Injury Epidemic: Discussing the High Number of Injuries in Recent Boxing Matches
Boxing isn’t an easy industry, especially if you have sensitive skin or fragile joints. That’s because all those punches and attacks can make you lose balance and get injured. In fact, putting up a good fight also comes with its cons because you’ve to get a lot of punches while defending yourself. If you’ve been following the boxing matches for a while now, it’s safe to say that you’ve seen a lot of blood.
Nonetheless, there are some fights and injuries that boxing fans remember to this day. If you want to know about them, we have got the details!
The Exploding Eye Socket of Alfredo Angulo
We all remember the fight between Angulo and Erislandy Lara because the perfect light middleweight fight. However, the fight wasn’t food for Alfredo Angulo, as his eye socket exploded. He leveraged his skills to drop Alfredo in the fourth and ninth rounds. In fact, he was ahead on three different cards after completing nine rounds.
However, in the tenth round, Lara managed to punch the left eye socket of Angulo, which made him turn and surrender. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that his eyebrow looked like he was Cro-Magnon. This not only signifies broken bones but also brain damage. Fortunately, Angulo was medically cleared despite losing the match.
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Cyclops for Pawel Wolak
This was a draw after ten rounds. Pawel Wolak and Delvin Rodriguez fought in this fight, and it wouldn’t be wrong to call it one of the most exciting matches in boxing history. Wolak managed to fight with one eye, and everyone witnessed swelling on his face by the end of the fight. The Polish fighter managed to bring out his best game without quitting.
Still, no one can figure out the extent of the beating Wolak endured, but Rodriguez managed to secure a win, which he always wanted. He won through a one-sided decision, but Wolak didn’t have the courage to fight again – he retired after this.
The Swollen Eye of Erik Morales
Erik Morales got into the ring with Marcos Maidana back in 2011. Marcos might have been a younger one, but he was definitely bigger than Erik. Morales has always been a great fighter, but he lost five matches out of nine matches he played. Having said that, Maidana managed to close Erik Morale’s eye in the first round with his punches.
The swelling kept increasing, and it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he looked pretty horrific. Still, he didn’t quit but lost the close fight because there was a majority decision. Overall, this fight was great yet terrible at the same time.
The Busted Jaw of Arthur Abraham
This is a tale of 2006 when Arthur Abraham and Edison Miranda stepped into the ring together. Truth be told, there was a confusing round because Randy Neumann, the referee, cut off two points from Miranda due to a headbutt. While he lost two points, Arthur Abraham got his jaw broken. He was given only five minutes to recover, but the doctor recommended that the fight stops.
It doesn’t matter if the match was a foul or not because of the legal jaw punch; Miranda could’ve won the TKO victory as well as the middleweight title. However, Abraham kept on fighting and fought through seven rounds and ultimately won the match. All in all, a broken jaw is a huge vulnerability, but Abraham powered through.
The Broken Ear of Sebastian Lujan
There are some injuries that aren’t only terrifying to look at but extremely excruciating to endure. That’s because we had seen how Sebastian Lujan nearly lost his left ear when his head was banged with hooks for the most part of the fight. As a result, his ear burst open, and the blood started flowing. The fight was stopped in the tenth round, but his ear was hanging (just imagine).
Roy Jones Got KO’d
Roy Jones has gained popularity in the past few years due to his passion and talent, but he has been a victim of bad fights. For instance, he traveled to Moscow back in 2011 to play against Denis Lebedev, and honestly, he wouldn’t have chosen him as a sparring partner in his prime. However, his age made him a victim of this tough and skilled Russian opponent.
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Within a few seconds of the fight, Roy Jones was bent out of shape (or at his waist). The good thing was that Lebedev understood that Jones was already done with the fight, so the referee jumped in and stopped the fight.
The Battering of Samuel Peter
This fight was only a month after Vitali Klitschko beat Shannon Briggs because his younger brother, Wladimir ended up beating Samuel Peter. This was the rematch of their 2005 fight which Klitschko had won through a unanimous decision. However, this rematch was no less than a massacre as the level of punishment escalated.
It’s safe to say that Peter’s corner had the ability to stop the fight after the 5th or 6th round, but that didn’t happen. When Klitschko was ready to let go of the fight in the 10th round, Peter was stumbling around in the ring. Honestly, we are still shocked how Samuel Peter avoided brain damage after all the shots he endured.
Pedro Alcazar Died
You know that the fight was brutal when a boxer lost his life. He was fighting against Fernando Montiel, and it got intense. Fernando won the match, and Alcazar was taken for medical examination after taking the beating. The doctors there declared him healthy as no visible signs of trauma were apparent.
However, Alcazar collapsed in his room the next day (he was living in a hotel). When the housekeeping staff saw him, he was taken to the hospital, but he died. Many people say that he died of brain bleeding, but nobody knows for sure.
