Comments Thread For: Magomed Abdusalamov in Serious Condition in ICU

[Kagami Taiga]

And you're qualified to make this assessment?? Joe Mesi was diagnosed with a small brain clot (but I don't think he was put into a coma) and he was cleared medically several years after without any indication of brain damage.

I'm hoping that the doctors caught this thing in time and the medical procedures that they're putting him through with save his life and preserve his mental health

for them to induce a coma because of a brain injury, it typically means they are trying to avoid further injury to the brain. truth is, damage has already been done. i dunno how severe, but yes, him having a boxing career shouldnt even matter. just surviving and having a normal life is what his family is praying for im sure.

[New England]

Chris Mannix @ChrisMannixSI 7m Scariest part of boxing RT @NYPost_Willis: Just got confirmation Magomed Abdusalamov suffered a stroke and remains in coma on life support.

holy sh#T, deano.....

[Luiz]

George Willis @NYPost_Willis 11 min

#Mago promoter: “It’s possible he could be in a coma forever; it’s possible he could be in a coma for a few more weeks. No one knows."

[Hougigo]

George Willis @NYPost_Willis 11 min

#Mago promoter: “It’s possible he could be in a coma forever; it’s possible he could be in a coma for a few more weeks. No one knows."

Christ this is horrible...

[DoktorSleepless]

Mago had a stroke yesterday according to Kevin Iole. Goddamn.

Boxer Magomed Abdusalamov, hospitalized in New York since suffering a blood clot on the brain following a fight against Mike Perez on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, had a stroke on Monday, his promoter said

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing/magomed-abdusalamov-remains-icu-coma-suffered-stroke-fever-012150066--box.html;_ylt=AwrTWVXRmXlSNFwALXBNbK5_

[New England]

Mago had a stroke yesterday according to Kevin Iole. Goddamn.


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/boxing...lSNFwALXBNbK5_

so much for that "stable condition" stuff.


i also read that his fever hit 104 degrees.


high fevers are a symptom associated with bleeding on the brain. magomed is far from out of the woods.


some reading:

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

[thuggery]

WTF? They need to edit the title or maybe sticky a more recent one. He is no where near stable condition..

I hope he can make a recovery

[CubanGuyNYC]

The two main types of stroke are caused by either a clot blocking blood flow in the brain, or when a vessel on the brain's surface ruptures and fills the space between the brain and skull with blood. (I just looked this up.)

Medically induced comas (which I researched yesterday) are generally performed when a patient's brain has swollen and pressure must be relieved to prevent further damage to the organ.

I prefer to think positively about Mago's future. What he's experiencing right now is obviously grave, but he's a brave young man with gigantic heart. I'm hopeful those qualities will see him through.

[New England]

i imagine john david jackson is not sleeping much.

[CubanGuyNYC]

i imagine john david jackson is not sleeping much.

I would bet on that.

But I'd like to say this: I'm a big believer in protecting fighters' health, but it's tough to say when to say "when." I watched the fight this afternoon, and, although Mago looked pretty bad, many fighters have looked worse and turned out okay. It's easy to say now that Jackson, or someone else, should've stopped the fight; but Magomed was never so out of it that he couldn't emerge victorious. (Especially when you consider how unpredictable judges' scores can be.) Jackson wasn't alone in his decision.

One of the tragedies of this whole affair is that the very fans that are currently fearing for Mago's life and health are the very fans who would've cried havoc if the fight was stopped by Magomed's corner. A little soul-searching is in order.