Comments Thread For: Boxer Dies in Japan After Being Knocked Out in Pro Debut

[Jloro]

Damn that is horrible. Especially being in his pro debut

[CubanGuyNYC]

Terrible news. Another young life lost.

RIP Tesshin Okada

[The Hammer]

This never gets easier to hear. These fighters take a risk each and every time they get Into the ring. It kind of makes all of the back and forth, who Is ducking who debates seem kind of silly when In reality It can all end with one properly placed punch, regardless of the opponent. God bless all of these warriors that have lost there lives In the ring.

Good post.

RIP Tesshin Okada

[takingaim]

sigh... how horrible. my love to his parents & loved ones.

[CubanGuyNYC]

wow and people out there drinking beers and asking boxers to go toe to toe and brawl and forget about defense just to entertain them. boxing is a dangerous sport ! only dumb muther****ers dont know that ! rigo floyd bernard keep doing your thing dont listen to this crazy people; all they wanna see is blood and Entertainment for that night they dont care about what your familly and you will go through for the rest od your life. My best friend HERMANN NGOUDJO ( fought castillo/paulie/randall bailey, augustus in the mid 2000s ) got his jaw broken in a championship fight against Juan Urango at bell center in montreal 6 7 years ago and had to stop boxing ! today all the people who used to call him champ ask for his autographs and crack jokes with him dont even say hi to him and dont care if his 2 daughters eat or no so i know what im talking about ! i love boxing and i think its a great sport but some fans dont know boxing at all and just want to see people fight and blood pouring. This people have to live their lifes after and im glad some boxers like Floyd bernard rigo are leading the way and showing other boxers that you can be a boxer and be smart and think about your life and family first

Well said.

I don't blame the guys with the defense first style. If I had the talent, I'd be avoiding unnecessary damage, too. Any smart person would.

[Doctor_Tenma]

wow and people out there drinking beers and asking boxers to go toe to toe and brawl and forget about defense just to entertain them. boxing is a dangerous sport ! only dumb muther****ers dont know that ! rigo floyd bernard keep doing your thing dont listen to this crazy people; all they wanna see is blood and Entertainment for that night they dont care about what your familly and you will go through for the rest od your life. My best friend HERMANN NGOUDJO ( fought castillo/paulie/randall bailey, augustus in the mid 2000s ) got his jaw broken in a championship fight against Juan Urango at bell center in montreal 6 7 years ago and had to stop boxing ! today all the people who used to call him champ ask for his autographs and crack jokes with him dont even say hi to him and dont care if his 2 daughters eat or no so i know what im talking about ! i love boxing and i think its a great sport but some fans dont know boxing at all and just want to see people fight and blood pouring. This people have to live their lifes after and im glad some boxers like Floyd bernard rigo are leading the way and showing other boxers that you can be a boxer and be smart and think about your life and family first

That's why I respect the technical aspect of the sport

[jas]

Had a sick feeling in my stomach reading this headline...

Condolences .

Isn't that a unusually high number of boxing deaths in Asia? Is it because the bouts are too uneven?

[Respect Power]

Terrible news my heart goes out to his loved ones. Very sad... I was surprised to see the number of boxing deaths in japan since 1952 is 38 , it seems like a lot to me...

[The Problem Child]

I hate reading stories like this. Boxing is not a forgiving sport, these fighters put their lives on the line to entertain us.

I disagree with this. They put their lives on the line to make a living off this sport... for themselves and for those they need to support. I would say that only a few truly do care about entertaining fans and go out of their way to do so.

Anyhow, RIP. This is just one of the harsh realities of combat sports.

[turnedup]

wow and people out there drinking beers and asking boxers to go toe to toe and brawl and forget about defense just to entertain them. boxing is a dangerous sport ! only dumb muther****ers dont know that ! rigo floyd bernard keep doing your thing dont listen to this crazy people; all they wanna see is blood and Entertainment for that night they dont care about what your familly and you will go through for the rest od your life. My best friend HERMANN NGOUDJO ( fought castillo/paulie/randall bailey, augustus in the mid 2000s ) got his jaw broken in a championship fight against Juan Urango at bell center in montreal 6 7 years ago and had to stop boxing ! today all the people who used to call him champ ask for his autographs and crack jokes with him dont even say hi to him and dont care if his 2 daughters eat or no so i know what im talking about ! i love boxing and i think its a great sport but some fans dont know boxing at all and just want to see people fight and blood pouring. This people have to live their lifes after and im glad some boxers like Floyd bernard rigo are leading the way and showing other boxers that you can be a boxer and be smart and think about your life and family first

Man please cut the shhh ..this is a mans sport..these guys gets paid and know what they risk when they get in the ring. Considering the numbers of boxers who've taken part in the sport vs the number of boxers who've died due to the sport is less than .005%. You have a better chance of dying falling down a flight of steps..or from choking on your own spit. Just like football players..you know what you signed up for. It does suck when it happens but let's not act like they didn't volunteer to step into the ring.