Comments Thread For: Reality and tragedy: Remembering The Contender?s Najai Turpin

[BoxingUpdates]

In the latest addition of his monthly Contender series, Eric Raskin remembers the tragic tale of Najai Turpin, a 23-year-old whose life ended three weeks before the show aired on NBC.
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[boogbx]

Shame. R.I.P

as for the cause of his suicide, likely caused by something that the baby mom’s did. I know that’s weak but that’s what I always remind women when they discuss toxic masculinity, without ever wanting to
discuss toxic femininity.

[Liondw]

So tragic, lost his mother at a young age and had al that responsibility of paying bills and looking after his siblings.

Nothing mentioned of his dad, so it is presumed he wasn't there either.

This life can be beyond horrible, let's be honest. May God have mercy and bless his soul in eternal heaven.

[NihonJim]

Of the men I've known to of committed this act it's always been related to "losing" their children, an all too common tale sadly.

it was likely a case of the mother of his child threatening to take his daughter away from him in a low moment and it unfortunately being the straw that broke the camels back.

it's imperative the we as men discuss this type of stuff more frequently particularlywith June being Men's Mental Health Month.

Yeah that's exactly what happened to my cousin

[PBR Streetgang]

Powerful article and also incredibly sad. I remember watching The Contender and vaguely remember Mora's first fight but I don't remember Najai. Boxing has it's fair share of sad tales...RIP champ.

[Jamesboxing]

Yeah I remember watching the show and after when they said he passed away it was really sad because he was only very young and he was trying to build a career and support his daughter and all the problems that went along with that were just way to much for him to handle at a young age. Was a shame because he was a decent fighter was abit hard done by aswell getting the fight he got against Mora in the first round of the show because Mora was so much bigger than him.

[Nightfall]

I remember this as well. So sad. I hope his family especially his daughter are doing well

[ShoulderRoll]

It would have been nice if the article followed up on how his daughter and siblings are doing now.

[landotter]

Yeah that's exactly what happened to my cousin

I am very, VERY sorry you and your family had to live through a tragedy like that. I lost a step brother to suicide, and it bothers me to this day even though I was just a kid when it happened. Senseless. That is always the phrase that covers most of the emotions when it all comes back. Just truly senseless.

Eric Raskin did an amazing job with this article. Well written, but not glossing over the situation.

[archiemoore1]

It's ironic that his name is Najai Turpin and he committed suicide, when many years ago across the ocean, the great Randolph Turpin from England who beat Sugar Ray Robinson killed himself.
Hell, Ishe Smith was gonna kill himself at one point