We all knew about Ali's condition.

[ScarletHayes]

I never knew this about Quarry.  He was 50 years old in this story.  Not 70 or 80, but FIFTY.  

[lrrps21]

In the Army there is a thing called special duty. Drive for a General, lifeguard, etc. I was on the All Military softball team and I roomed with a guy who was on the All Army boxing team. He boxed inside and out of the military vs golden gloves, etc. He boxed a dude named Mike Tyson. He came back messed up. He was never the same. I think it was called 'punch drunk' back then. He was in his late 20's and had the same look and motions of Quarry.

[Alabuckeye]

There is always a cost to any action. I wonder these days what Mike Tyson is like.

[stxbuck]

There is always a cost to any action.  I wonder these days what Mike Tyson is like.

Mike is surprisingly intelligent and insightful as a speaker,imo. I saw him co-hosting on a TV special a year or two ago "Amazing Brains" or something like that-people had amazing memory/recognition feats-and was really funny/on the ball.  Maybe all the drugs he did helped w/ the head blows.

[Alabuckeye]

The most boxing I've ever watched was in the early stages of Mike Tyson's pinnacle. What struck me about him was his pure rage and sheer 'bull in a china shop' approach to the match. He came exploding out of his corner and would just bludgeon until someone fell down.

Wondering if that approach kept him from getting the head shots that so many other boxers got. IDK

[zigbee]

Not worth it.   That is a sad video scarlet.

Got a buddy who started as a sophomore for Woody Hayes in mid 70s at LB, was a captain, led team in tackles and was leader in team history in tackles up to a few years ago.  Played with Archie and that bunch in Rose, Orange, and Sugar bowl.  Today he has had knees replaced and hip and other things along with water on the brain.   Has a tube running from his brain to his stomach.   We sure played a lot of basketball together over the years and I've known him since 1973. His dad was superintendent at school I work in years ago.  Really good guy.  I asked him if he'd do it all over again when I see him in the gym and he says yes, he would.   We are only one year apart in age and he can walk and ride the bike but really gets tired and sits down.  I can run and do so much more due to me not getting beat up for years and years.  Oh, well.  He had the glory and I had the seat in front of the TV.

[3rdgensooner]

It's a variation of CTE called Dementia pugilistica. Really the same thing. It was just more recognized in boxers for years before they realized it was fairly common in other sports. Probably because it was more common and more severe in boxers. And the cause was more obvious.
I remember reading about Quarry back in the 90s. He was barely 50 and he couldn't feed or dress himself. Sad.

[stxbuck]

The most boxing I've ever watched was in the early stages of Mike Tyson's pinnacle.  What struck me about him was his pure rage and sheer 'bull in a china shop' approach to the match.  He came exploding out of his corner and would just bludgeon until someone fell down.

Wondering if that approach kept him from getting the head shots that so many other boxers got.  IDK

Good point-I would imagine so -no wear and tear knocking other dudes out.

[TakeThePoints]

Can you believe that he had his last fight just 2 1/2 years before this film? At age 47 1/2. Dead at age 53 or so. He only made $2 million in 66 professional fights. Sad, sad story. He seemed like a nice guy.

[TcSoup]

Watched many many of his fights was fearless in the ring but took awful beatings. He also bled a lot . was always cut it seemed at some point.