Oscar Diaz Collapses After Ten Against Delvin Rodriguez

[BattlingNelson]

EPO is not in question here! If it was then he would be treated for a possible TIA Transient Ischemic Attack aka stroke as EPO boosts your RBCs given you increased O2 delivery hence increased stamina but incidentally increasing the viscosity of blood. The swelling and bleeding is typical Blunt Force Trauma. Some of his past fights have been pretty tough so this may be cumulative damage causing the cerebral injury. I will view fight the after class this afternoon. He definitely is in a life threatening condition! Best Wishes to you Oscar Diaz!

I said specifically that I didn't imply anything of EPO in regards of this fight. But it's a fact that EPO helps your oxygene-intake hence your stamina. In other words you will not feel as tired as you normally would and you would thereby stay in a fight longer than without the drug.

[!! Shawn]

I didn't know that about EPO, I think this has something to do with Diaz having trouble making weight yesterday, he had to take an hour to lose some extra weight.

I think about 90% of serious brain injuries that occur in boxing can be traced back to fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters should be locked in a room and forced to drink two gallons of water before they are weighed in.

The practice of dehydrating to making weight is ridiculous and goes against the very concept of weight classes.

[Zocalo]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/boxing/SA_boxer_Diaz_injured.html

By the eighth round, Oscar Diaz was in trouble. His right eye was closing, making it almost impossible to see any punch coming his way.

Entering the 11th, Diaz wobbled off his stool and collapsed. Referee Bobby Gonzalez immediately signaled an end to Wednesday’s bout and declared Delvin Rodriguez the winner by knockout.

It quickly became a moot point.

In the next five minutes, with a worldwide television audience on ESPN2 watching in horror, the 25-year-old Diaz would be fighting for his life.

A team of doctors quickly rushed into the ring, checking vital signs. Diaz, a 5-foot-10, 147-pound San Antonio boxer fighting in front of a hometown crowd of about 1,200 at Municipal Auditorium, was placed on a stretcher and fitted with an oxygen mask.

With fans openly weeping and chanting his name, Diaz was whisked off to University Hospital, one of the city's three Level One trauma centers. At 1 a.m. Thursday, Diaz underwent three-hour surgery to relieve pressure to his brain.
A hospital spokeswoman later Thursday morning declined to release information, at the request of family members.

According to Diaz's promoter, Donna Brooks, doctors feared bleeding in the brain and were preparing to perform surgery. University Hospital wasn't expected to make any official statement until later in the morning.

“He was breathing and he has a blood pressure,” said Dr. Wayne Lee, one of the ringside physicians working the fight. “But he was not responding to our commands.”

Lee said he suspects Diaz likely suffered trauma to the brain.

The stunning scene brought a close to a bruising battle waged by Diaz and Rodriguez, two welterweights fighting for the vacant United States Boxing Association crown.

Rodriguez (23-2-1, 14 KOs) controlled the fight with a sharp jab and clean, hard punches that landed with regularity.

But afterward, the 28-year-old from Danbury, Conn., was in no mood to celebrate.

“This was the biggest night of  my life, but also the saddest,” Rodriguez said. “I hope I never experience anything like this again.”

Diaz (26-3, 12 KOs) had his moments. In the fourth round, he caught Rodriguez flush on the chin with a right cross.

Stunned, Rodriguez quickly recovered and appeared to win the rest of the round.

Diaz tried to pressure Rodriguez and at one point in the 10th the two went down in a heap.

But it was clear Diaz would have to win by knockout.

All of it mattered little after Diaz collapsed moments later.

“It was hard seeing this,” Rodriguez said, “especially when it’s someone as tough and nice as Oscar Diaz.

“I’m praying for him right now and I’ll be praying for him all night.”

[Silencers]

I think about 90% of serious brain injuries that occur in boxing can be traced back to fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters should be locked in a room and forced to drink two gallons of water before they are weighed in.

The practice of dehydrating to making weight is ridiculous and goes against the very concept of weight classes.

I agree, most of the cases of brain injuries suffered in boxing can be traced back to dehydration and malnutrition to make weight, something needs to be done about this.

[MWMerlino]

I think about 90% of serious brain injuries that occur in boxing can be traced back to fighters struggling to make weight.

Fighters should be locked in a room and forced to drink two gallons of water before they are weighed in.

The practice of dehydrating to making weight is ridiculous and goes against the very concept of weight classes.

No, its just the constant trauma to the brain from punches received.

[Zocalo]

http://www.ksat.com/index.html#

You can post some get well wishes within that link...

[soymachin]

No, its just the constant trauma to the brain from punches received.

not true, because of the dehydration and the less volume of watter betwen the skull and brain and the reduced size of the brain makes it move more violently from every punch causing more damage.

and yeah droping weight just sucks i think the fights will be more interesting if everybody fought at the top of his game, some fighters seem to be more affected because the weight lost, but its like in pro boxing you are obligated to do it, if not everybody thinks they will be in disadvantage.
but i dont think this will change any time soon, right now i just hope diaz gets well, i´ve never seen something like this really i was shocked, this had so much exposure, i cant even imagine how the family is, its really a shame

[Zocalo]

I just saw a post fight interview of Rdz mins ago. He couldn't stop crying. I little known fact is that after the fight he grabbed the mike and addressed the crowd and said a short prayer for him and wished him well.

[Boofdatruth]

D.R hit Diaz very hard and clean, and he was hiting him at will during the fight. He caught D.R a couple of times, but Diaz was taking the much cleaner, much harder shots. It seemed that D.R could land any time he wanted. Even D.R's jab was rocking Diaz's head. I hope Diaz is ok, but he won't be the same after this fight if he comes out of this.

[Boofdatruth]

I agree, most of the cases of brain injuries suffered in boxing can be traced back to dehydration and malnutrition to make weight, something needs to be done about this.

If this were true, he would've lost early imo. Training down to weight and eating normally is much better than using a nutrionist to lose because the difference is the types of food that you eat to sustain your body during a fight. What you eat when you are being supervised by nutritionist is not food that can sustain a body for a 12 round fight. Your body is not used to using up food that is easily digested and going through you. (There is a reason why a well conditioned boxer is considered the most in shape athlete in the world.) This type of food leaves you ill prepared to fight many rounds in a tough fight. Eating the solid foods that you have been used to eating all of your life, and training down is the best way to go. This was a case of getting hit too clean and too often, not from dehydration. Nutritionists imo are only beneficial to fighters who want to GAIN weight, and not lose weight before a fight. This is aside from the fight.