What is it about these big guys?

[GranTorino]

"And what "ring tragedies" do you refer to?"

Mancini-Kim
Davila-Bejines
Benn-McClellan
Pintor-Owens
Ruelas-Garcia

There are countless others.

Note : I am in no way glorifying these tragedies.
They're all horrible.
But, I'm using them as points to refute the misinformed notion that the big guys do more harm than the smaller guys.

Hey jabs, when you mean "tragedies" do you mean.....actual tragedies? Like these dudes died in the ring or something? If so, gimme details please.

[Sir_Jose]

Wasnt really my intention to scare you. I was just telling you how it is. But judging from your halloween party pics, if that really is you in that pic, you should be scared of pretty much everyone. Jesus, man, eat something.

Yes...Thats really me in the pic.

Do you have a problem with that?

[GranTorino]

Yes...Thats really me in the pic.

Do you have a problem with that?

Oh how cute, an e-thug.

[spinksjinx]

GranTorino-Yes those are in ring deaths or where fighters died soon after being in the ring due to injuries that occured during the fight.


Another is robinson vs Doyle, sad stuff.

[GranTorino]

GranTorino-Yes those are in ring deaths or where fighters died soon after being in the ring due to injuries that occured during the fight.


Another is robinson vs Doyle, sad stuff.

Damn, man. I suppose the boxers who did the killing never boxed again after that?

[Sir_Jose]

Oh how cute, an e-thug.

oh yeah im really getting violent over here.

[spinksjinx]

Damn, man. I suppose the boxers who did the killing never boxed again after that?

Surprisingly enough, A lot of them really did continue.

[GranTorino]

oh yeah im really getting violent over here.

Well you're about as big as one of my legs, so it wouldnt really matter if you wanted to anyway.

[GranTorino]

Surprisingly enough, A lot of them really did continue.

I think that if that were me, it would really mess me up. I dont think I would be able to live with the misplaced guilt. Not something I would wish on anyone.

[jabsRstiff]

I think that if that were me, it would really mess me up. I dont think I would be able to live with the misplaced guilt. Not something I would wish on anyone.

It's true, most of the fighters continued their careers.

Gabe Ruelas, even though he fought on....was never the same again.
At the time he beat Garcia, if anyone remembers, he really looked like he was gonna make a run at the top of the lb4lb list.
He was fighting at a high level, & was starting to mature.

The Garcia fight took away a lot of his spirit & his hunger, & he never looked so good again.