Comments Thread For: The Beltline: When did you first watch a fight become a tragedy?

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Once you have witnessed a fight go wrong, you start to look at the sport differently, writes Elliot Worsell.
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I've seen too many fights that ended tragically but a few stick out more than others.

I remember watching the Beethaeven Scottland vs George Khalid Jones fight back in 2001. That was heartbreaking, Scottland was a late replacement who came up in weight to.fight Jones. The fact the fight was held on an aircraft carrier affected the quick response by medical services.

Another one I watched that comes to mind was the Magomed Abdusalamov fight against Mike Perez in 2013. That was an extremely violent fight.

Lastly, the Maxim Dadashev vs Subriel Matias fight is another that I remember watching live.

In all of these fights, there was a sustained beating although they weren't all necessarily gross mismatches. In all of them, it seemed like the medical response after the fight ended was less than stellar. Incredibly sad.

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Jimmy Garcia vs Gabe Ruelas

It all unfolded over the course of the Oscar vs Rafael Ruelas PPV. Jim Lampley providing updates on his condition as the PPV went on, each one getting worse. That was the first time I went to bed not really knowing what was going to happen.