Brutal knockout yesterday, now in critical condition.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canad...-after-knockout-loss-in-title-fight-1.4201237
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canad...-after-knockout-loss-in-title-fight-1.4201237
This is why older fighters should not be in the ring. I did not watch this fight, did he get hit behind the head at all?Brutal knockout yesterday, now in critical condition.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canad...-after-knockout-loss-in-title-fight-1.4201237
No the last shot caught him right on the button, it also could have been an accumulation of punches that did the damage. He was the champion, he has been for 4 plus years, i don't know if age was a factor. It could beThis is why older fighters should not be in the ring. I did not watch this fight, did he get hit behind the head at all?
Being 41 definitely played a factor. I saw the highlights of the knockout, Stevenson is known for being tough and having a good chin which actually could have contributed to his downfall here.No the last shot caught him right on the button, it also could have been an accumulation of punches that did the damage. He was the champion, he has been for 4 plus years, i don't know if age was a factor. It could be
I watched the fight, no rabbit punches were thrown, but yes he has been in a lot of fights, it could be the accumulation of punches, older guys like Jones jr and Hopkins fought way past age 41, each guy is different, who knows the cause we might never know, guys who were a lot younger have had brain bleeds and even diedBeing 41 definitely played a factor. I saw the highlights of the knockout, Stevenson is known for being tough and having a good chin which actually could have contributed to his downfall here.
Sometimes being rabbit punched could take affect after a fight once you walk put the ring which happened in the Prichard Colon case.
True. Hopkins has less mileage on him as he spent some years in jail.I watched the fight, no rabbit punches were thrown, but yes he has been in a lot of fights, it could be the accumulation of punches, older guys like Jones jr and Hopkins fought way past age 41, each guy is different, who knows the cause we might never know, guys who were a lot younger have had brain bleeds and even died
Hopkins had more fights than Stevenson, Stevenson didn't start fighting until he was 29True. Hopkins has less mileage on him as he spent some years in jail.
Hopkins didn't really have much of an amateur career though..Hopkins had more fights than Stevenson, Stevenson didn't start fighting until he was 29