Boxing dads are bad, says WBC – but do they cause ring deaths?

Posted: November 5th, 2009 | By David Isaacson | Posted in boxing | Tagged as , , ,
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Miguel Cotto after the Margarito fight

Miguel Cotto after the Margarito fight

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has said the most common element among boxers who died in the ring was the fact that their fathers were in their corners.

Of course, the most famous boxer-dad combination right now is Miguel Cotto snr and his son, who defends his WBO welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas next Saturday.

I think the WBC should investigate this issue further, because in South Africa we have seen some ring deaths in recent years which had a whole lot to do with incompetence of referees and trainers rather than family relations.

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Pacquiao Fan

November 6, 2009 at 3:50 am

Pacquiao will win on the fight. Cotto will KO on the 2nd round just like Hatton.

 

ernie

November 9, 2009 at 11:37 pm

NO way Pacman beat Cotto, P throws punches just as crazy as he is. Cotto knows boxing he is an elegant boxer no runs just move around the ring as a champ side to side. Cotto boxing class is way much better than Pacman “boxing” way. I am not a gambler, Cotto will win. I am not a Puerto Rico man just believe in a truth champ; Cotto he is a big champ go Cotto!!

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    At the height of his sporting prowess, David Isaacson could be seen every Saturday afternoon climbing the stairs to the upper gallery of Newlands. An all-round sportsman in his younger days - he was equally awful at cricket, soccer, athletics, swimming, table tennis, tennis, judo, cycling, hockey, basketball, volleyball and touch rugby - David quickly learnt that it was much easier (and far less painful) to be an armchair critic. As a journalist he has covered three Olympic Games, infuriated several sports administrators, reported on numerous other events and irritated Butana Komphela.
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