My top two lows are Diego Corrales dying in his accident & a cat named Vinny Letizia dying in an accident. Diego was among my favorite boxers at the time. Vinny was a 21 year old Chicago prospect who I had seen fight live probably a half dozen times who was on a fast rise.
And there are countless other deaths in the ring or severe injuries I'd also count as lows. I don't get too low about L's although of those Mike Tyson losing was easily the one that fooked me up the most cuz it seemed so unlikely to me at the time. Nowadays I understand L's are gonna happen to most every fighter eventually so they never feel THAT bad anymore. It's not like they don't suck, but losing a piece of yourself or your life, which happens more than most any other sport, is a whole other level of low/pain than that bad mark on your record.
And there are countless other deaths in the ring or severe injuries I'd also count as lows. I don't get too low about L's although of those Mike Tyson losing was easily the one that fooked me up the most cuz it seemed so unlikely to me at the time. Nowadays I understand L's are gonna happen to most every fighter eventually so they never feel THAT bad anymore. It's not like they don't suck, but losing a piece of yourself or your life, which happens more than most any other sport, is a whole other level of low/pain than that bad mark on your record.
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