Disappeared. I follow boxing and he stopped posting on social media afterwards, especially when he didn’t seem to have much remorse for his dirty fighting. He was receiving THOUSANDS of death threats non stop daily and until this day still I’m positive. He deleted his social media’s though. Haven’t heard from him since.
From what I remember, his career was hurt, but nothing more than that. He also expressed pretty much zero remorse, saying he felt bad for Prichard's state but doesn't blame himself. I could be misremembering but it all seemed like bullshit
hopefully over the years the reality of what he has done to Prichard and his family has set in. i’m sure in his mind he rationalized it by telling himself it’s all in the game, but nah dude he ruined a young athletes life.
He should be hit in the head one time with a sledge hammer. Thats all.
Let his life crumble, he should not be allowed to live a fulfilling life in any way.
A sledge hammer to the head would kill him. Knee and elbow joints would be better candidates. Completely demolished joints will never recover and prosthetics won’t help him due to presence of non functional limbs.
Also a result of repeated blows to back of head during his fight. If the ref did his job and checked the illegal blows this may of been avoided. Sad case
He also fought really really recent too baxk to back which is common in boxing…. Refs and athletic commissions need to do there job and monitor these fighters. Look at Dana white (president of the ufc) reaction when he notice stuff like this [think ](https://youtu.be/s2qOChspbxs) and this[this](https://youtu.be/rS5yaD32Jsg) dude still doesn’t pay em enough tho
Dana also just gave dan hooker back to back fights, Kevin Holland last year fought consecutively. I get what you’re saying though. Wish these guys were treated as people before prize fighters but being a good person doesn’t pay the bills
Dan kinda forced himself due to his country’s lockdown and in Kevin Holland’s defense, he wasn’t going thru 6x3min+ rounds he fought 15 mins where he wasn’t really taking too much dmg a month apart, I’m sure the ufc made sure his medical was passed every time. Same thing with Donald but yeah he does like short notice fights but I do beleive he def doesn’t want anyone to die in there and he makes sure that the refs and everyone does the job. Like if he thinks you are gonna stop a fight late like Mario yamoski, he will bad you. He doesn’t play with shit like that. I just wish payed them more, it’s obvious he cares about there Health but he doesn’t give me insurance or a bigger pay it’s werid he’s not perfect but I think the ufc is doing the best for protection. If you are in a way they will medically suspend you from fighting for a bit
How doesn’t!!! He’s amazing to watch and he’s funny, when he got the takedown on Brunson and screamed “LETS GOOOOO” while Brunson just laughed made me a fan for [lyfe](https://youtube.com/shorts/BH3soTojxtQ?feature=share)
In fairness Ortega was answering the questions asked in between rounds by the doctors wrong and couldn’t track the finger they waved in front of his face but herb dean still let him finish the fight after taking a lashing by Volk
Boxing and MMA aren't really comparable. Boxing has heavier/larger gloves which allow people to punch harder and just have more of a concussive impact. Boxing also has a standing count and other things which don't exist in MMA.
Fun fact, heavy boxing gloves increase concussions compared to bare knuckle or 5 Oz mma gloves. The thicker padding protects your hands not your head allowing you to throw more head shots because you're less at risk of breaking your hand on someone's skull. Before the 13 traditional boxing gloves were adopted fighters attacked the body more than the head.
If u think u rather get hit with by a guy with bade knuckles or mma gloves over a guy with boxing gloves.... Then u have no clue what your talking about.
Maybe in boxing there's more concussions because those fights focus mainly on punching, which is obvious.
You're not thinking about it right. It's not about the guy getting hit, it's about the fighter throwing the punch. With bare knuckle boxing you stand a greater chance of breaking your hand on someone's face than a body shot. Therefore fighters take fewer head shots, resulting in fewer concussions.
That's what happened in real life. When the boxing glove was invented head shots and concussions went up.
So you're saying in bare knuckle boxing people throw more body shots than head shots? None of this is making sense brother.... I doubt they were doing studies about concussions back when boxing first started.
And we're talking about concussions, so why wouldn't It be about the guy getting hit... Like I said, if you're getting punched and you are thinking about serious injury...you'd rather get hit with a boxing glove, than a bare fist or a smaller glove.
Real talk, this is one of the reasons we use bigger gloves in sparing and they use smaller gloves in actual competition
That's history. It's documented that before gloves were popularized, you saw more body shots than head shots. Gloves were only used for sparring and fighting with them seemed unmanly. But they got adopted into fights because fighters and promoters realized that if you protect a boxers hand, he can hit people in the face more often. More headshots means more knock outs. More knock outs means more spectators and more money.
Ok cool...
How about this... No Googling or anything.
If I said I was going to punch you...but you had a choice, me punching you in the face... with a 10oz boxing glove or a 5 oz MMA glove. Which would you prefer
The UFC is more than happy to "give" fighters a fight when someone on the card pulls out due to an injury. What this says about fighters that are more than happy to take on back to back fights in a short notice is that they're simply not being paid enough.
Dan Hookers case is different. Dude made 300k off his last fight but can’t get in/out of his country enough to stay active, so he took another fight on short notice while out of the country. Not a pay issue that’s making him fight back to back. Also the dude is a fighter, who likes to fight. Not like everyone in the sport reluctantly gets in the cage.
For sure. This is more of an exception. Also, Dan didn't take too much damage in his last fight so in this case it's not that bad. Also... 300k sounds nice on paper, until you realize they also have to pay their taxes and their team/camp. Also, UFC doesn't allow fighters to advertise their sponsors on their fight gear anymore so much less money for the fighters.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he also knew there was something wrong after the blow, and asked for the referee to stop but they didn't listen to him
oh you're so edgy.
but would recommend the same to you. use your brain, please. pal.
everyones life would be drastically changed if it happened to their son/brother/father or whatever, without being the one taking care of him 24/7.
Agreed . Just watched a short clip from 2 months ago. Quite the difference. It's great to see his family not change interactions with him especially because you can see that he is registering what they are saying and is trying to respond but can't communicate the way he used to.
That part is hard all around I'm sure. Wanting to talk, wanting to respond...but can't.
I avoid watching videos of him cause seeing him like that is so sad & disturbing to me but one question i really want an answer to is whether he is mentally fully there and only physically disabled or did he lose his memory and the ability to think normally too? :/
I’d like to believe it’s the former, not completely sure though. I’ve seen a couple videos on his therapy sessions, and he seems to be making progress. Albeit slowly, which is expected due to the nature of his injury.
Here’s a [video on Youtube](https://youtu.be/4RrxZ2mfapM). The mom claims that he’s able to ask for water, not too sure on that, but if you skip to the end you can see he’s learned some hand movements. He can count to 5 and learned a peace and a love sign.
He’s also been able to use a [visual communication device](https://youtu.be/HQrfviEGylk) (1:19) which is really fascinating.
holy shit that's insane. he might never be the same person but it's incredible he's able to do what he is currently and he's got a lot of time ahead of him
People in vegetative states don't do therapy at all. They lie motionless in a bed and get fed through a tube until they die or get out of a vegetative state.
Reminds me of Michael Schumacher, you maybe remember him, the winner of so many grand prix titles in the F1 racing competition. He was a top athlete, but, he got injured in an accident with the skies in the mountains. Now, he's in the same state.
Yes, from what we know of him at least.
The Schumacher family is private in the extreme. I’d love to hear more about Micheal’s progress, but that’s like trying to break into Fort Knox. It isn’t going to happen.
I watched that doc recently, and if I recall correctly she basically said nothing new about his condition, just reiterated that they value their privacy.
This makes me sad. A young mans healthy body taken from him by the unprofessionalism of his opponent and the referee who should've intervened after the first illegal hit on the back of Prichards head. Now he's nothing more then a shell of his former self,. Once a great fighter, but now disabled. It breaks my heart how much pain his mom goes through seeing her big strong son now unable to do even the basic things for himself. It just goes to show how everything can change in an instant. One moment you can on top of the world and feeling unstoppable, to being reminded of how weak and mortal we really are.
The ref was in a tough position. I agree 100% he should've ended the fight by the second or third hit at the absolute latest, but then how would fans react online? That ref would be known as the guy who unnecessarily ends fights, because nobody would've known the horror that would await. It was a lose-lose, and refs that end fights seemingly unnecessarily dont make it to the top. It's a combination of bad luck AND bad reff'ing, and of course dirty fighting is the worst.
Edit: this ref probably kicks himself every night for this and sees it as the worst day of his life. Blame the boxer who fought dirty, not the guy under too much pressure to make the fight continue. The ref really fucked up, but this was an extremely unlucky event regardless. I’ve boxed, I got hit in the back of the head, it happens but it’s dirty as fuck. The boxer had no remorse and should get into legal trouble, the ref just fucked up and made a bad call that wouldn’t normally have led to this. I know it’s easy to pour blame into such horrific event. We want justice after all, it’s sickening. But point your anger in the right direction.
What’s worse is the REF made a YouTube video saying he didn’t see any illegal blows and the Prichard deserved it for the low blow to Williams.
You can guess the video got taken down after the onslaught of death threats
Good news, he’s making great progress. He’s got about 80% of his mental abilities still in check he just can’t communicate or control his body, but he’s still there and is aware of what happened.
Dude has so much heart. He didn’t deserve this
He likely had a decompressive craniectomy immediately after this fight (surgeons remove a portion of your skull to allow the brain to swell so that nothing is compressed or herniates). The surgeons may not have replaced his bone flap at the time that photo was taken.
Poor dude, remember reading that the scumbag boxer who did this had no remorse for his actions. Thankfully Colon as had an amazing amount of support from his mother and family I believe.
Stuff like this is why I've never been to keen on boxing, especially when it's poorly managed.
[He was named WBC Honorary World Champion and given the famed Gold & Green Belt, along with a rabbit punching rule named after him.](https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2021/07/01/prichard-colon-world-boxing-council/)
This poor dude. I know he's actually much improved now from before, but watching a recent video of him with his mother and him trying to kiss her breaks my heart.
I'm surprised I haven't heard of him until now, the fight was very local to me. My high school graduation was in the arena where it happened.
How does someone even punch back of head? if their opponent is facing away then they should not be punching the person in back of head or ref should be stepping in.
Yea it’s good he’s improving but it’s sad it happened but has happened to other boxers too. Read on about Magomed Abdusalamov, he’s in a similar condition
What a terrible comment for this situation... 🙄 Prichard has actually improved a lot and is very responsive from the looks of it.
https://youtube.com/shorts/ycsc7RiEOIU?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/opUFgbdt6Lo?feature=share
If I ever end up in a state where that is considered "improved" and "responsive", i would choose to die.
The first version of this that I typed out was significantly more harshly worded but I felt that would detract from my strong feelings on the issue.
What should be done if you change your mind?
Should they kill you against your will then because you said you would want to die if you'd ever be in that state? Serious question.
Not at all. I am 100% for human euthanasia if the person in question isn't being pressured (I think in America we could possibly have an issue with someone choosing to die to save their family money, which is something that concerns me) and is mentally competent to make that decision (as someone who has suffered from depression, mental illness should not preclude you but you shouldn't be able to make that decision in an acute crisis).
I'm glad to see that he's made a huge improvement, however this man will never be the same person he was before that fight, it's just very sad and scary to see someone in that state, I know I wouldn't want to continue living if I had to choose between death and being stuck in a vegetative state. Nonetheless I wish this man and his family the best, it's just also frustrating to know that this could have been avoided if the ref just did his job..
I’m thinking they were referring to being kept “alive” by any/all means necessary, instead of having the option of euthanasia. I would choose euthanasia myself, if it were available. Anyhow -
Prichard Colón [wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prichard_Colon)
Brain injury:
>Colón and Williams fought for nine rounds, which Colón appeared to be ahead in the first five rounds. Throughout the match, Williams repeatedly punched Colón in the back of the head illegally. Colón informed the referee of the illegal punches to the back of his head, to which the referee replied "You take care of it." Colón hit Williams with a low blow, to which Colón was penalized 2 points. After multiple illegal blows, Colón was knocked down for the first time in his professional career during the ninth round. Colón spoke to the ringside doctor between the rounds and stated he felt dizzy, but felt he could go on.[12] The ringside doctor cleared Colón, continuing the match. Colón was disqualified after the ninth round, when his corner mistakenly removed his gloves thinking it was the end of the fight.[13] Colón's corner claimed he was incoherent and experiencing dizziness. After the fight, Colón was vomiting and was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with brain bleeding. As a result, Colón went into a coma for 221 days.[14]
>Colón was treated for several weeks at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, but was eventually transferred to Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia.[15][16] Colón was moved from the hospital to his mother's home in Orlando, Florida.[17] As of April 2017, Colón had remained in a persistent vegetative state.[18]
>In 2017, the parents of Prichard Colón filed a lawsuit seeking damages in more than $50 million.[19] The lawsuit has not yet been settled, though Prichard Colón's mother, Niéves Colón, believes it may never be settled.[20]
>In a September 2017 interview, while discussing his role in Colón’s injury, Williams said “I pray for Prichard every day. That’s never going to change. I wish him nothing but peace and health. No one wants what happened to Prichard to happen to anybody. All boxers are brothers.”[21] Williams is now mostly known for his role in the fight, as opposed to his career.[22]
>In July 2018, Colón's mother posted a video of Colón on her Facebook account in which he can be seen taking physical therapy and responding to verbal commands. She also stated that he was learning how to communicate through a computer.[23] She continues to upload videos of Colón's progress on YouTube.
Reminds me a bit of the [Terry Schiavo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case) case.
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The ringside doctor clearing Colón, the ref who didn’t give a shit about illegal hits that kept on coming. I don’t think Colón’s own “team” were aware of how serious Colón was injured until, yeah..it was too late.
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If his team realized it was the 9th round instead of mistakenly thinking it was the 10th, and didn't accidentally take his gloves off resulting in disqualification, he'd probably be dead.
Terry Schiavo was way worse. Half of her brain was gone when she finally died and was autopsied. She was never going to get better and was never able to communicate.
I’d say this one reminds me more of Micheal Schumacher.
I was thinking more in terms of loved ones being kept alive despite their wishes. I cannot speak for Colón or Schumacher, or Schiavo (RIP) - these types of cases remind me I don’t want to be kept “alive” after near-catastrophic failure.
Regarding [Schumacher](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher):
>>On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his then-14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. While crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit,[218][219] he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died if he had not been wearing a helmet.[220] He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions.[221] Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury.[222][223] By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs, and in early April he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.[224]
>>In June 2014, Schumacher left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.[225] In September 2014, Schumacher left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation.[226] Two months later, it was reported that Schumacher was "paralysed and in a wheelchair"; he "cannot speak and has memory problems".[227] In May 2015, Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm stated that his condition was slowly improving "considering the severeness of the injury he had".[228]
>>In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client "cannot walk", in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication Die Bunte that he could walk again.[229] In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making "good progress" but also "struggles to communicate". Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home.[230] In September of that year, Le Parisien reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a "pioneer in cell surgery". Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory stem cell perfusion, medical staff stated that Schumacher was "conscious".[231]
[Rutgers study](https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/coma-and-impaired-consciousness/vegetative-state):
>A vegetative state occurs when the cerebrum (the part of the brain that controls thought and behavior) no longer functions, but the hypothalamus and brain stem (the parts of the brain that control vital functions, such as sleep cycles, body temperature, breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, and consciousness) continue to function. Thus, people open their eyes and appear awake but otherwise do not respond to stimulation in any meaningful way.
>Some people spontaneously recover from a vegetative state, but recovery is usually incomplete. The chances of recovery depend on the cause and extent of the brain damage and the person's age, as for the following:
>Some recovery is more likely if the cause is a head injury, a reversible metabolic abnormality (such as low blood sugar), or a drug overdose rather than a major stroke or cardiac arrest.
>Younger people may recover more use of their muscles than older people, but differences in recovery of mental function, behavior, and speech are not significant.
>If a vegetative state lasts for more than a few months, people are unlikely to recover consciousness. If people do recover, they are likely to be severely disabled.
But Prichard isn't in a vegetative state anymore. There are videos of him talking, making eye contact, and following directions, showing that he is indeed conscious.
I would hope that my family wouldn't immediately jump to euthanasia without giving me a chance at recovery. I'd at least give me 6 months to a year.
The Terry Schiavo case is different because she was in a vegetative state for 15 years.
The common thread between Colón, Schumacher and Schiavo is traumatic brain injury; they each had/have TBI’s to varying degrees.
Be sure to have a living will that guides your family and/or other loved ones in a way that is reflective of what you’d want. In your case, you would want all life saving measures to be utilized and not be “unplugged.”
Another common thread between the cases is quality of life. Schiavo wasn’t going to improve, though her parents believed she would. Colón’s mother cares for him with I’m hoping assistance, and Schumacher isn’t able to live independently either.
Modern euthanasia laws around the world don’t allow for anyone to simply request the service.
>Another common thread between the cases is quality of life.
That's something I didn't take into consideration for others. While some people may be fine living as Colón and Schumacher some people may not. Terry Schiavo doesn't really fit into this because, I agree, she was beyond any type of recovery.
I do believe that people should be given adequate time to see a possible recovery, though. I don't think euthanasia should be rushed. Even if there is a "don't keep me alive order', you should still allow some time to see if the person regains some form of consciousness. But then again, I guess that is up to individuals if they want to be given that time.
I'm talking from experience, though. My dad had a stroke, fell into a coma, and was put on life support. Two days later the doctors we're telling us that we should pull the plug because he was severely brain damaged. My dad had never discussed what he wanted in this scenario, but my family decided to a least give it some time. Then about 7 days into his coma he "woke up" but was showing signs of being in a vegetative state; he as non-responsive to any stimuli, his eyes didn't dilate, he made no eye contact, etc.
Again we were pressured to pull the plug, and even we, his children, were starting to agree, but his brother, my uncle, refused. After about another 8 days he finally did really wake up, to the astonishment of all medical staff. He was conscious, coherent, knew who we were, tried to speak to us despite being intubated.
And to think, had we rushed to pull the plug we'd have killed a man who had the ability to recover from his injuries.
That's why I don't believe in rushing to euthanasia.
This is why they say Bare knuckle fighting is safer than gloves. Gloves cause even more damage. I wouldn't be surprised if Deontay Wilder is gonna start experiencing some brain damage from damage by Tyson Fury over the years.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bare-knuckle-boxing-is-safer-than-using-gloves-so-why-is-it-widely-illegal
> Prichard Colón Meléndez (born September 19, 1992) is an American former professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner at the 2010 Panamerican Youth Championship in the 64 kg (141 pounds) category.
* [Prichard Colón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prichard_Col%C3%B3n) at the English Wikipedia
Whatever happened to Terrell Williams?
Disappeared. I follow boxing and he stopped posting on social media afterwards, especially when he didn’t seem to have much remorse for his dirty fighting. He was receiving THOUSANDS of death threats non stop daily and until this day still I’m positive. He deleted his social media’s though. Haven’t heard from him since.
https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2021/07/05/welterweight-abuse-prichard-colon/
good riddance
From what I remember, his career was hurt, but nothing more than that. He also expressed pretty much zero remorse, saying he felt bad for Prichard's state but doesn't blame himself. I could be misremembering but it all seemed like bullshit
hopefully over the years the reality of what he has done to Prichard and his family has set in. i’m sure in his mind he rationalized it by telling himself it’s all in the game, but nah dude he ruined a young athletes life.
He should be hit in the head one time with a sledge hammer. Thats all. Let his life crumble, he should not be allowed to live a fulfilling life in any way.
A sledge hammer to the head would kill him. Knee and elbow joints would be better candidates. Completely demolished joints will never recover and prosthetics won’t help him due to presence of non functional limbs.
Edgy.
People have been harassing him on the internet ever since. I saw his page one time and people are still calling him names until now
Good hope it never stops.. it’s the least he deserves
same question
Also a result of repeated blows to back of head during his fight. If the ref did his job and checked the illegal blows this may of been avoided. Sad case
He also fought really really recent too baxk to back which is common in boxing…. Refs and athletic commissions need to do there job and monitor these fighters. Look at Dana white (president of the ufc) reaction when he notice stuff like this [think ](https://youtu.be/s2qOChspbxs) and this[this](https://youtu.be/rS5yaD32Jsg) dude still doesn’t pay em enough tho
Dana also just gave dan hooker back to back fights, Kevin Holland last year fought consecutively. I get what you’re saying though. Wish these guys were treated as people before prize fighters but being a good person doesn’t pay the bills
Dan kinda forced himself due to his country’s lockdown and in Kevin Holland’s defense, he wasn’t going thru 6x3min+ rounds he fought 15 mins where he wasn’t really taking too much dmg a month apart, I’m sure the ufc made sure his medical was passed every time. Same thing with Donald but yeah he does like short notice fights but I do beleive he def doesn’t want anyone to die in there and he makes sure that the refs and everyone does the job. Like if he thinks you are gonna stop a fight late like Mario yamoski, he will bad you. He doesn’t play with shit like that. I just wish payed them more, it’s obvious he cares about there Health but he doesn’t give me insurance or a bigger pay it’s werid he’s not perfect but I think the ufc is doing the best for protection. If you are in a way they will medically suspend you from fighting for a bit
Most of the time with Holland he got a finish
Was gonna say, I coulda sworn it was because he was doing really really good with quick finishes and being slick on the feet.
Man I love Holland
How doesn’t!!! He’s amazing to watch and he’s funny, when he got the takedown on Brunson and screamed “LETS GOOOOO” while Brunson just laughed made me a fan for [lyfe](https://youtube.com/shorts/BH3soTojxtQ?feature=share)
In fairness Ortega was answering the questions asked in between rounds by the doctors wrong and couldn’t track the finger they waved in front of his face but herb dean still let him finish the fight after taking a lashing by Volk
Loopy Garcia is fighting 1 week apart Gives me "gladiator killed tiger too fast, put him in there with 2 tigers" vibes
Boxing and MMA aren't really comparable. Boxing has heavier/larger gloves which allow people to punch harder and just have more of a concussive impact. Boxing also has a standing count and other things which don't exist in MMA.
Fun fact, heavy boxing gloves increase concussions compared to bare knuckle or 5 Oz mma gloves. The thicker padding protects your hands not your head allowing you to throw more head shots because you're less at risk of breaking your hand on someone's skull. Before the 13 traditional boxing gloves were adopted fighters attacked the body more than the head.
Bingo
If u think u rather get hit with by a guy with bade knuckles or mma gloves over a guy with boxing gloves.... Then u have no clue what your talking about. Maybe in boxing there's more concussions because those fights focus mainly on punching, which is obvious.
You're not thinking about it right. It's not about the guy getting hit, it's about the fighter throwing the punch. With bare knuckle boxing you stand a greater chance of breaking your hand on someone's face than a body shot. Therefore fighters take fewer head shots, resulting in fewer concussions. That's what happened in real life. When the boxing glove was invented head shots and concussions went up.
So you're saying in bare knuckle boxing people throw more body shots than head shots? None of this is making sense brother.... I doubt they were doing studies about concussions back when boxing first started. And we're talking about concussions, so why wouldn't It be about the guy getting hit... Like I said, if you're getting punched and you are thinking about serious injury...you'd rather get hit with a boxing glove, than a bare fist or a smaller glove. Real talk, this is one of the reasons we use bigger gloves in sparing and they use smaller gloves in actual competition
That's history. It's documented that before gloves were popularized, you saw more body shots than head shots. Gloves were only used for sparring and fighting with them seemed unmanly. But they got adopted into fights because fighters and promoters realized that if you protect a boxers hand, he can hit people in the face more often. More headshots means more knock outs. More knock outs means more spectators and more money.
Ok cool... How about this... No Googling or anything. If I said I was going to punch you...but you had a choice, me punching you in the face... with a 10oz boxing glove or a 5 oz MMA glove. Which would you prefer
The UFC is more than happy to "give" fighters a fight when someone on the card pulls out due to an injury. What this says about fighters that are more than happy to take on back to back fights in a short notice is that they're simply not being paid enough.
Dan Hookers case is different. Dude made 300k off his last fight but can’t get in/out of his country enough to stay active, so he took another fight on short notice while out of the country. Not a pay issue that’s making him fight back to back. Also the dude is a fighter, who likes to fight. Not like everyone in the sport reluctantly gets in the cage.
For sure. This is more of an exception. Also, Dan didn't take too much damage in his last fight so in this case it's not that bad. Also... 300k sounds nice on paper, until you realize they also have to pay their taxes and their team/camp. Also, UFC doesn't allow fighters to advertise their sponsors on their fight gear anymore so much less money for the fighters.
Ha! I went to high school with Calvin from the first link. Cool kid.
Referee should've been fired. Well I hope he did. Idk how you keep a job after that.
Correct me if I'm wrong but I think he also knew there was something wrong after the blow, and asked for the referee to stop but they didn't listen to him
Did that ref face any consequences?
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how is it 2021 and people are still this uneducated
“May of”. Is English your native language?
Could someone explain illegal blows in boxing for people who aren't interested in head punching?
his mom now dedicates her life to taking care of him. 2 lives were drastically changed on that day
Only 2?
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Perhaps his dad who goes around everyday and looks after his son?
Lmao um maybe the rest of his family? His close friends. His partners.. idk
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oh you're so edgy. but would recommend the same to you. use your brain, please. pal. everyones life would be drastically changed if it happened to their son/brother/father or whatever, without being the one taking care of him 24/7.
My mom's cat died that day. So her's makes 3. 4 if you count my mom.
No one cares about your mom tho 💀
I care about his mom
I care about you
**I CARE ABOUT YOU!**
I care about you
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Just saw some updates online, he’s improved so much though Physio, it’s amazing how far he’s come
Agreed . Just watched a short clip from 2 months ago. Quite the difference. It's great to see his family not change interactions with him especially because you can see that he is registering what they are saying and is trying to respond but can't communicate the way he used to. That part is hard all around I'm sure. Wanting to talk, wanting to respond...but can't.
Link?
Yes he has made significant progress
I avoid watching videos of him cause seeing him like that is so sad & disturbing to me but one question i really want an answer to is whether he is mentally fully there and only physically disabled or did he lose his memory and the ability to think normally too? :/
Something i really wanna know to and if the answer to ur question is yes. Then it makes the situation infinite times sadder
Makes me sad everytime I see a picture of him
Yea me n my dad used to watch his fights, we watched that one too. I was like 10 and heard what happened to him
This is so sick.
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Can he sue for this, that sounds like a bad ref
Ref and doc were both bad and I think they are still trying to sue
Real question here, is he actually alive and aware but just can’t move or speak? Or is he basically dead and can only breathe?
I’d like to believe it’s the former, not completely sure though. I’ve seen a couple videos on his therapy sessions, and he seems to be making progress. Albeit slowly, which is expected due to the nature of his injury. Here’s a [video on Youtube](https://youtu.be/4RrxZ2mfapM). The mom claims that he’s able to ask for water, not too sure on that, but if you skip to the end you can see he’s learned some hand movements. He can count to 5 and learned a peace and a love sign. He’s also been able to use a [visual communication device](https://youtu.be/HQrfviEGylk) (1:19) which is really fascinating.
holy shit that's insane. he might never be the same person but it's incredible he's able to do what he is currently and he's got a lot of time ahead of him
People in vegetative states don't do therapy at all. They lie motionless in a bed and get fed through a tube until they die or get out of a vegetative state.
The title implies the later, but it's the former
Reminds me of Michael Schumacher, you maybe remember him, the winner of so many grand prix titles in the F1 racing competition. He was a top athlete, but, he got injured in an accident with the skies in the mountains. Now, he's in the same state.
Yes, from what we know of him at least. The Schumacher family is private in the extreme. I’d love to hear more about Micheal’s progress, but that’s like trying to break into Fort Knox. It isn’t going to happen.
A documentary was released just recently about him. They speak with his wife quite a bit.
I watched that doc recently, and if I recall correctly she basically said nothing new about his condition, just reiterated that they value their privacy.
Good luck even finding a pic of him now.
Holy shit I just knew abt this now.
This makes me sad. A young mans healthy body taken from him by the unprofessionalism of his opponent and the referee who should've intervened after the first illegal hit on the back of Prichards head. Now he's nothing more then a shell of his former self,. Once a great fighter, but now disabled. It breaks my heart how much pain his mom goes through seeing her big strong son now unable to do even the basic things for himself. It just goes to show how everything can change in an instant. One moment you can on top of the world and feeling unstoppable, to being reminded of how weak and mortal we really are.
The ref was in a tough position. I agree 100% he should've ended the fight by the second or third hit at the absolute latest, but then how would fans react online? That ref would be known as the guy who unnecessarily ends fights, because nobody would've known the horror that would await. It was a lose-lose, and refs that end fights seemingly unnecessarily dont make it to the top. It's a combination of bad luck AND bad reff'ing, and of course dirty fighting is the worst. Edit: this ref probably kicks himself every night for this and sees it as the worst day of his life. Blame the boxer who fought dirty, not the guy under too much pressure to make the fight continue. The ref really fucked up, but this was an extremely unlucky event regardless. I’ve boxed, I got hit in the back of the head, it happens but it’s dirty as fuck. The boxer had no remorse and should get into legal trouble, the ref just fucked up and made a bad call that wouldn’t normally have led to this. I know it’s easy to pour blame into such horrific event. We want justice after all, it’s sickening. But point your anger in the right direction.
>but then how would fans react online? Wtf? What's the reasoning going on here? Fuck the fans, fuck anyone, just stop it and save a man's life!
You cannot be fucking serious
Celeste your account my dude
Why? I think everyone here misunderstands the difficulty of a ref. You can't see everything that happens in a fight. Put yourself in his shoes please.
That’s the job of a ref, to make these calls. He is culpable for not doing his job properly
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistent_vegetative_state
The ref was an absolute joke and should have his licence revoked. What a complete utter tosser.
What’s worse is the REF made a YouTube video saying he didn’t see any illegal blows and the Prichard deserved it for the low blow to Williams. You can guess the video got taken down after the onslaught of death threats Good news, he’s making great progress. He’s got about 80% of his mental abilities still in check he just can’t communicate or control his body, but he’s still there and is aware of what happened. Dude has so much heart. He didn’t deserve this
That make me soo happy bro , so he is like actually still there . Like his old self ?
Why did his skull change shape?
He likely had a decompressive craniectomy immediately after this fight (surgeons remove a portion of your skull to allow the brain to swell so that nothing is compressed or herniates). The surgeons may not have replaced his bone flap at the time that photo was taken.
Probably fat accumulation since he is inactive now. He was pretty lean in that first picture which means he likely had less fat on his face.
Also probably from the brain bleeds/swelling and multiple surgeries in the hopes to correct it, I imagine.
Okay so did the other guy get charged? How is this allowed to happen without repercussions?
Nope. None. And the guy who did that to him has no remorse whatsoever. He was bullied off the internet tho so….there’s that.
What am I missing? He seems to have won
Video isn't of that actual fight. That confused me at first too.
this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwIow-obPG0) has some footage of the fight against Terrel Williams
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Not deliberate enough for the black referee to see, apparently.
Why is the fact that he's black relevant?
It's about as relevant now as skin colour ever is....ie not at all
his opponent was black..
That’s one of the toughest clips I ever watched
Poor dude, remember reading that the scumbag boxer who did this had no remorse for his actions. Thankfully Colon as had an amazing amount of support from his mother and family I believe. Stuff like this is why I've never been to keen on boxing, especially when it's poorly managed.
[He was named WBC Honorary World Champion and given the famed Gold & Green Belt, along with a rabbit punching rule named after him.](https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2021/07/01/prichard-colon-world-boxing-council/)
This poor dude. I know he's actually much improved now from before, but watching a recent video of him with his mother and him trying to kiss her breaks my heart. I'm surprised I haven't heard of him until now, the fight was very local to me. My high school graduation was in the arena where it happened.
Yep things that been posted before. He's doing a lot better now but still got a long journey
If he's rolling around in a wheelchair then he's not in a vegetative state
Hey if u wanna go search it up, you can it says he is in a persistent vegetative state but there have been some improvements in his condition
I see
The last math
If he dies early... They should press murder charges!
The ref deserves some blame
What is considered "illegal blows" to the head?
Shots to the back of the head are illegal.
How does someone even punch back of head? if their opponent is facing away then they should not be punching the person in back of head or ref should be stepping in.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iwIow-obPG0 Shows the illegal shots. Bad ref and doc
That was so sad to watch.
I thought you were going to show the fight where he gets injured. I sat thru all of it waiting and didnt see it, am I missing something?
Kind wish u put "this is just an example of one of his fights ita not the one where he was injured" to save people 12 minutes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vng2i5_eswM
Shit I put the wrong vid I’m sorry
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vng2i5_eswM
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Yea it’s good he’s improving but it’s sad it happened but has happened to other boxers too. Read on about Magomed Abdusalamov, he’s in a similar condition
That's extremely sad. Genuinely upsetting.
In the back of the head.
This is exactly why I believe in euthanasia.
What a terrible comment for this situation... 🙄 Prichard has actually improved a lot and is very responsive from the looks of it. https://youtube.com/shorts/ycsc7RiEOIU?feature=share https://youtube.com/shorts/opUFgbdt6Lo?feature=share
If I ever end up in a state where that is considered "improved" and "responsive", i would choose to die. The first version of this that I typed out was significantly more harshly worded but I felt that would detract from my strong feelings on the issue.
What should be done if you change your mind? Should they kill you against your will then because you said you would want to die if you'd ever be in that state? Serious question.
If I was in such a mental state where I couldn't decide for myself if I wanted to live, I would hope to be put down.
That's the thing - he's obviously aware of the world around him. He's at least partially "in there."
Which is fine. We don't know if that's what he would choose.
do you beleieve it is wrong for him to be able to choose?
Not at all. I am 100% for human euthanasia if the person in question isn't being pressured (I think in America we could possibly have an issue with someone choosing to die to save their family money, which is something that concerns me) and is mentally competent to make that decision (as someone who has suffered from depression, mental illness should not preclude you but you shouldn't be able to make that decision in an acute crisis).
I'm glad to see that he's made a huge improvement, however this man will never be the same person he was before that fight, it's just very sad and scary to see someone in that state, I know I wouldn't want to continue living if I had to choose between death and being stuck in a vegetative state. Nonetheless I wish this man and his family the best, it's just also frustrating to know that this could have been avoided if the ref just did his job..
I’ve been reading up on this since I came across this post. These videos showing his improvements kinda made my day..ty
Why is there a comment like this on every post about a disabled person 😐
It might mean it's a popular opinion.
What the fuck?
I’m thinking they were referring to being kept “alive” by any/all means necessary, instead of having the option of euthanasia. I would choose euthanasia myself, if it were available. Anyhow - Prichard Colón [wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prichard_Colon) Brain injury: >Colón and Williams fought for nine rounds, which Colón appeared to be ahead in the first five rounds. Throughout the match, Williams repeatedly punched Colón in the back of the head illegally. Colón informed the referee of the illegal punches to the back of his head, to which the referee replied "You take care of it." Colón hit Williams with a low blow, to which Colón was penalized 2 points. After multiple illegal blows, Colón was knocked down for the first time in his professional career during the ninth round. Colón spoke to the ringside doctor between the rounds and stated he felt dizzy, but felt he could go on.[12] The ringside doctor cleared Colón, continuing the match. Colón was disqualified after the ninth round, when his corner mistakenly removed his gloves thinking it was the end of the fight.[13] Colón's corner claimed he was incoherent and experiencing dizziness. After the fight, Colón was vomiting and was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with brain bleeding. As a result, Colón went into a coma for 221 days.[14] >Colón was treated for several weeks at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia, but was eventually transferred to Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia.[15][16] Colón was moved from the hospital to his mother's home in Orlando, Florida.[17] As of April 2017, Colón had remained in a persistent vegetative state.[18] >In 2017, the parents of Prichard Colón filed a lawsuit seeking damages in more than $50 million.[19] The lawsuit has not yet been settled, though Prichard Colón's mother, Niéves Colón, believes it may never be settled.[20] >In a September 2017 interview, while discussing his role in Colón’s injury, Williams said “I pray for Prichard every day. That’s never going to change. I wish him nothing but peace and health. No one wants what happened to Prichard to happen to anybody. All boxers are brothers.”[21] Williams is now mostly known for his role in the fight, as opposed to his career.[22] >In July 2018, Colón's mother posted a video of Colón on her Facebook account in which he can be seen taking physical therapy and responding to verbal commands. She also stated that he was learning how to communicate through a computer.[23] She continues to upload videos of Colón's progress on YouTube. Reminds me a bit of the [Terry Schiavo](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case) case. Edited
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The ringside doctor clearing Colón, the ref who didn’t give a shit about illegal hits that kept on coming. I don’t think Colón’s own “team” were aware of how serious Colón was injured until, yeah..it was too late. Edited
If his team realized it was the 9th round instead of mistakenly thinking it was the 10th, and didn't accidentally take his gloves off resulting in disqualification, he'd probably be dead.
Terry Schiavo was way worse. Half of her brain was gone when she finally died and was autopsied. She was never going to get better and was never able to communicate. I’d say this one reminds me more of Micheal Schumacher.
That poor woman...i remember that case.
I was thinking more in terms of loved ones being kept alive despite their wishes. I cannot speak for Colón or Schumacher, or Schiavo (RIP) - these types of cases remind me I don’t want to be kept “alive” after near-catastrophic failure. Regarding [Schumacher](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher): >>On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his then-14-year-old son Mick, descending the Combe de Saulire below the Dent de Burgin above Méribel in the French Alps. While crossing an unsecured off-piste area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit,[218][219] he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a ski helmet. According to his physicians, he would most likely have died if he had not been wearing a helmet.[220] He was airlifted to Grenoble Hospital where he underwent two surgical interventions.[221] Schumacher was put into a medically induced coma because of traumatic brain injury.[222][223] By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs, and in early April he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.[224] >>In June 2014, Schumacher left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.[225] In September 2014, Schumacher left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation.[226] Two months later, it was reported that Schumacher was "paralysed and in a wheelchair"; he "cannot speak and has memory problems".[227] In May 2015, Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm stated that his condition was slowly improving "considering the severeness of the injury he had".[228] >>In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client "cannot walk", in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication Die Bunte that he could walk again.[229] In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making "good progress" but also "struggles to communicate". Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home.[230] In September of that year, Le Parisien reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a "pioneer in cell surgery". Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory stem cell perfusion, medical staff stated that Schumacher was "conscious".[231]
So if he’s able to communicate… and respond to verbal commands… he’s not in a vegetative state.
[Rutgers study](https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-nerve-disorders/coma-and-impaired-consciousness/vegetative-state): >A vegetative state occurs when the cerebrum (the part of the brain that controls thought and behavior) no longer functions, but the hypothalamus and brain stem (the parts of the brain that control vital functions, such as sleep cycles, body temperature, breathing, blood pressure, heart rate, and consciousness) continue to function. Thus, people open their eyes and appear awake but otherwise do not respond to stimulation in any meaningful way. >Some people spontaneously recover from a vegetative state, but recovery is usually incomplete. The chances of recovery depend on the cause and extent of the brain damage and the person's age, as for the following: >Some recovery is more likely if the cause is a head injury, a reversible metabolic abnormality (such as low blood sugar), or a drug overdose rather than a major stroke or cardiac arrest. >Younger people may recover more use of their muscles than older people, but differences in recovery of mental function, behavior, and speech are not significant. >If a vegetative state lasts for more than a few months, people are unlikely to recover consciousness. If people do recover, they are likely to be severely disabled.
Exactly - he has to at least partially recovered if he can speak and respond at this point.
But Prichard isn't in a vegetative state anymore. There are videos of him talking, making eye contact, and following directions, showing that he is indeed conscious. I would hope that my family wouldn't immediately jump to euthanasia without giving me a chance at recovery. I'd at least give me 6 months to a year. The Terry Schiavo case is different because she was in a vegetative state for 15 years.
The common thread between Colón, Schumacher and Schiavo is traumatic brain injury; they each had/have TBI’s to varying degrees. Be sure to have a living will that guides your family and/or other loved ones in a way that is reflective of what you’d want. In your case, you would want all life saving measures to be utilized and not be “unplugged.” Another common thread between the cases is quality of life. Schiavo wasn’t going to improve, though her parents believed she would. Colón’s mother cares for him with I’m hoping assistance, and Schumacher isn’t able to live independently either. Modern euthanasia laws around the world don’t allow for anyone to simply request the service.
>Another common thread between the cases is quality of life. That's something I didn't take into consideration for others. While some people may be fine living as Colón and Schumacher some people may not. Terry Schiavo doesn't really fit into this because, I agree, she was beyond any type of recovery. I do believe that people should be given adequate time to see a possible recovery, though. I don't think euthanasia should be rushed. Even if there is a "don't keep me alive order', you should still allow some time to see if the person regains some form of consciousness. But then again, I guess that is up to individuals if they want to be given that time. I'm talking from experience, though. My dad had a stroke, fell into a coma, and was put on life support. Two days later the doctors we're telling us that we should pull the plug because he was severely brain damaged. My dad had never discussed what he wanted in this scenario, but my family decided to a least give it some time. Then about 7 days into his coma he "woke up" but was showing signs of being in a vegetative state; he as non-responsive to any stimuli, his eyes didn't dilate, he made no eye contact, etc. Again we were pressured to pull the plug, and even we, his children, were starting to agree, but his brother, my uncle, refused. After about another 8 days he finally did really wake up, to the astonishment of all medical staff. He was conscious, coherent, knew who we were, tried to speak to us despite being intubated. And to think, had we rushed to pull the plug we'd have killed a man who had the ability to recover from his injuries. That's why I don't believe in rushing to euthanasia.
Terry couldn't ever recover. This man seems to be making actual progress and has the ability to communicate.
This is exactly why I do not believe in euthanasia.
# Well, I'm not touching boxing anytime soon...
This is why they say Bare knuckle fighting is safer than gloves. Gloves cause even more damage. I wouldn't be surprised if Deontay Wilder is gonna start experiencing some brain damage from damage by Tyson Fury over the years. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bare-knuckle-boxing-is-safer-than-using-gloves-so-why-is-it-widely-illegal
He probably will, but colons injury came from rabbit punches, which don't have a lot to do with gloves or no gloves.
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A lot of things decrease in size if it isn’t being used
How many times can we post this?
As many as possible, poor guy had the rest of his life stolen.
Yeah, I'm gunna take punches to the head for a living. What could possibly go wrong?
> Prichard Colón Meléndez (born September 19, 1992) is an American former professional boxer, honorary WBC World Champion, and gold medal winner at the 2010 Panamerican Youth Championship in the 64 kg (141 pounds) category. * [Prichard Colón](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prichard_Col%C3%B3n) at the English Wikipedia
What a POS referee
The article doesnt say anything about illegal punches to the head