Comments Thread For: Dadashev Undergoes Two Hour Surgery, Part of Skull Removed

[BigZ44]

Maxim started out circling and moving. Matias was a lot of pressure from the start but later in the fight Dadashev stood in the pocket and traded with Matias a LOT.

I've been trying to watch the damn replay on ESPN+ but it's saying it's still unavailable. ****ers

[BigZ44]

Dadashev won 3 maybe four rounds top but around the 6th is when it really got one-sided in favor of Matias. Dude was landing thudding, crippling body blows on dadashev, who was on the backfoot. When dadashev decided to stand his ground and fight Matias he was getting rocked hard in the head. Matias just keep coming the whole fight like a mini Jarret Hurd man

Thanks for the breakdown, wishing the best for Dadashev, hope he can make the best recovery possible. Aside from that, I'm very much looking forward to seeing Matias now after hearing about this performance

[Squ□redCircle34]

Sad day for boxing just like when we lost the legendary Pernell Whitaker to a car hit!

Mcgirt saved his life from being absolutely doomed, some trainers would’ve sent him back out there or refs like Jack Reiss would’ve let it continued no matter what!

Prayers to him and his fam!

Boxing is a beautifully brutal sports that isn’t meant for us mere mortals compared to these courageous unbounded warriors!

Boxing and boxers in general deserve way more respect!

[sledgehammer17]

Always very sad to hear this sort of news, I guess it's just part of the risk of boxing. Hope you get well soon bro. God bless.

[Mooshashi]

This situation shows why posters on this site who call boxers bums or worse should be banned....at least temporarily.

[Sweet Scions]

I have nothing to add that hasn't been well-articated here many times over, other than that this epitomizes the darker and sadder aspect of this great sport. Along with the obvious, this also casts an unfortunate shadow over an otherwise impressive performance from Matias (and from Dadashev in the first half before succumbing to Matias' onslaught). Wishing for the best possible prognosis.

[papimike]

My prayers are up for Max

Max showed a great deal of courage in the fight, so much so that Buddy McGirt had to protect him from further damage. I feel so bad for his poor wife back in Russia watching those horrible images of him struggling after the bout. May God protect and heal him.

[Theosis26]

Thanks for the breakdown, wishing the best for Dadashev, hope he can make the best recovery possible. Aside from that, I'm very much looking forward to seeing Matias now after hearing about this performance

No prob & yeah Matias will be a problem. I think he threw about 140 punches in round 11 alone! His workrate is crazy.

[Alan Smithee]

Sadly there is no way to reasonably prevent these types of injuries. If they stop fights too soon then the media, fans, fighters, etc. will be in an uproar. When is the punishment enough? The ony way would be to radically change the sport and even that may not work. Everyone takes punishment differently. I felt that Dadashev was competitive enough to allow the full 11 rounds. Mcgirt who I had the privelege to speak with on hall of fame weekend is a good dude and great trainer. He made an excellent call last night. Unfortunately the only way this injury could have been prevented is if Dadashev never entered the ring last night. He like all fighters are true warriors. I wish him well and offer thoughts and best wishes to his loved ones.

[Alan Smithee]

This situation shows why posters on this site who call boxers bums or worse should be banned....at least temporarily.

I'm guilty of calling boxers "bums" myself. But that is banter among fans. Fans have used terms like that to describe athletes in every sport. I do have respect for all who enter the ring and they are definitely warriors. The posters that I have an issue with are like the guy who criticized Mcgirt for waiting too long to stop the fight. When could he have stopped it? The guy was losing but he was undefeated and world class. Mcgirt did his job and a compassionate one at that!