The Tribute thread - To all those that have suffered damage in the ring

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Here's another story about Gerald:

Gerald McClellan, in the name of fun, used to get two pit bull terriers together in a room and then tape one of their mouths shut, and then let the other dog rip the taped mouthed dog to bits.

Thank you Nigel Benn, for doing us a favour, and rendering this loser almost senseless.

Great post...........

he's like anybody else...........

there are no saints in the world..........

like a big russian dude once said...........

"if he dies...he dies..."

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I have seen your posts about this before and although its a nasty thing to do, G-man didnt deserve to be in the condition he is today because of it.

but the dog did deserve to suffer to his death?.........

while having his mouth duct taped...............

death is death.........

life is life...........

and Gerald karma is a bytch..........

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I have seen your posts about this before and although its a nasty thing to do, G-man didnt deserve to be in the condition he is today because of it.

I don't want to blind you with knowledge, but here's the argument:

Gerald McClellan controlled his own destiny. He chose (yes chose) to get in the ring with men who could kill (yes kill) him with the swing of a punch, whether it be Nigel Benn or any of the 32 men he fought before. That's a risk he took. It was his choice, that's why he got paid so much money for doing what he did (bit like being a bodyguard in Basra, you get paid for allowing yourself to be potentially blown up).

Pit Bull Terrier #2 didn't consent to have his trap taped shut so other nasty bastards of animals could be allowed to rip the **** out of them. And don't tell me the dog could have said no, because I have a bull terrier in front of me now, and as old and ****** as she is, she'd eat whatever you put in front of her. Pit bull terrier #2 didn't consent to fight, whereas G-Man and has ****ed up mind thought it a great idea for pit bull #1 to fund his fantasy and 'fight' pit bull #2.

Now, I'm no angel, but that ain't fun.

Like I said before, nice one Nigel. You wiped the earth, almost, of yet another low-life. Maybe they should send Benn to have a crack at Michael Vick.

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I don't want to blind you with knowledge, but here's the argument:

Gerald McClellan controlled his own destiny. He chose (yes chose) to get in the ring with men who could kill (yes kill) him with the swing of a punch, whether it be Nigel Benn or any of the 32 men he fought before. That's a risk he took. It was his choice, that's why he got paid so much money for doing what he did (bit like being a bodyguard in Basra, you get paid for allowing yourself to be potentially blown up).

Pit Bull Terrier #2 didn't consent to have his trap taped shut so other nasty bastards of animals could be allowed to rip the **** out of them. And don't tell me the dog could have said no, because I have a bull terrier in front of me now, and as old and ****** as she is, she'd eat whatever you put in front of her. Pit bull terrier #2 didn't consent to fight, whereas G-Man and has ****ed up mind thought it a great idea for pit bull #1 to fund his fantasy and 'fight' pit bull #2.

Now, I'm no angel, but that ain't fun.

Like I said before, nice one Nigel. You wiped the earth, almost, of yet another low-life. Maybe they should send Benn to have a crack at Michael Vick.

Thanks I never knew that. What he did was totally wrong and disgusting.
But even if I knew this before there fight I would never wish what happened to him to have happened. I'm not condoning what he done and his life is just as important as that dogs no more no less. But like fistic art said Karma and I believe in it, what goes around comes around.

I don't know Geralds condition if he can talk or think or what state he is in, but I do wonder now knowing this if he does think about what he did with them dogs and does he wonder if that's his punishment.

Thanks lads. Anymore stories on G-Man or any of the other fighters would be cool.

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Thanks I never knew that. What he did was totally wrong and disgusting.
But even if I knew this before there fight I would never wish what happened to him to have happened. I'm not condoning what he done and his life is just as important as that dogs no more no less. But like fistic art said Karma and I believe in it, what goes around comes around.

I don't know Geralds condition if he can talk or think or what state he is in, but I do wonder now knowing this if he does think about what he did with them dogs and does he wonder if that's his punishment.

Thanks lads. Anymore stories on G-Man or any of the other fighters would be cool.

Watch this video.

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Watch this video.

Thanks for that. It's strange you hear him talk and he sounds totally with it and at the same time doesn't. It's sad to see, especially when you know what they were like beforhand.

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Beethavean Scottland
Excert taken from The Village Voice article " Year of the Replay" 2005....

Four months later, on ESPN2, it happened again. We watched as Beethavean Scottland and George Khalid Jones fought on a card on the USS Intrepid, docked off Manhattan. Scottland, a last-minute replacement for David Telesco, who was injured in training, was in real-life Rocky territory. Going into the 10th round, he was down on points, but by ending the fight on his feet, he'd score a moral victory—the announcers said as much—and a shot at another payday. With 37 seconds left in the final round, Jones nailed Scottland with a right to the head. He staggered. But Scottland steadied himself and stayed on his feet. Jones followed with a left, and Scottland crumpled to the canvas.

It's a scene we've watched a thousand times before. And it's usually most memorable for the guy still standing, his arms raised in victory—picture Ali looming over a prone and humbled Sonny Liston. But this time, and in all the replays, Beethavean Scottland wouldn't get up. The 26-year-old father of three died six days later of a cerebral hemorrhage. In a country too squeamish to televise an execution, this was a remarkable moment. And in the wake of September 11, a largely forgotten one. How can seeing one man die once compare to seeing 3000 die 3000 times?

Thanks for the posts. I never knew about this one, it was a great article well written.

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A follow up on the Benny Paret post:

Here's 2 articles.

http://www.ringsidereport.com/vitotrabucco972004.htm

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...1-5-2004_pg3_6

and Paret's wiki article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Paret

And a video of the fight. It's not nice if you're squirmish.

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A follow up on the Benny Paret post:

Here's 2 articles.

http://www.ringsidereport.com/vitotrabucco972004.htm

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...1-5-2004_pg3_6

and Paret's wiki article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Paret

And a video of the fight. It's not nice if you're squirmish.

I felt sick watching that and haven't seen it for a good 12 years. You see the life literally slip right out of him as he slowly sinks to the canvas.
Despite what Gil Clancy says Emile Griffith fought with a lot of anger and venom and they both clearly disliked each other. I can't come up with the words that I want to say about Paret or any of these other great fighters that suffered at the hands of another opponent.

We all love a good knockout but want no-one to get hurt. It's a shame that in the sport we love so much and defend against those who want it banned we and especially the families of the fighters concerned have to every so often deal with these tragic circumstances.

Thanks again for the fight clip and the articles.

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I was wondering how many boxers have actually died from injuries substained in the ring. On boxing rec there was 484.