Comments Thread For: Prichard Colon Investigation Ends With Sour Ruling For Family

[bryanj23]

Not surprised by this outcome cuz what state investigation is gonna find a problem with a state ran event, but for sure I feel Joe Cooper is the most responsible party for what happened to Colon. Cooper's job is to protect the fighter & he didn't do that with all the rabbit punches that were allowed & pretty much glossed over. Fight probably should have been declared a NC at some point like the Isiah Thomas vs Murat Gassiev bout.

Isiah Thomas vs Murat Gassiev fight was different because Isiah got hit after the bell and his corner and doctors came to the conclusion that he COULD NOT continue. Colon kept coming out aggressive so it seemed that he was exaggerating

[boxinghead530]

Colon exposed the back of his head a lot as a form of defense and the ref didn't oblige him in that. It sucks but any boxer who is putting himself in that bad a position hoping to be bailed out is playing with fire because it doesn't take all that much.

If I watch that fight 100 times not knowing the results afterward I would find it hard to believe that was the end result, but that is just a reminder about how badly a dude can get ****ed up in boxing even in a situation that doesn't look that bad.

I agree, I didn't watch that fight live but once I heard all the uproar about the fight and what happened to this poor kid I ended up watching it on youtube.

I came away from it thinking man was Colon exposing the back of his head lot as a form of defense and a way for the ref to try and bail him out. It was a dirty fight but nothing that had me thinking WTF. The Ref could have done a better job but how many times have we said that about a ref during a fight.

I feel really bad for Colon and pray he can somehow get out of his coma and come to some normalcy. But he didn't fight a good fight at all and he exposed that head of his a too much and he paid the price, which is a shame, but boxing is a dangerous sport and if you are not smart in there you can get seriously hurt.

[MarineCorps]

Some of you are so off. Terrel Williams has a long history of rabbit punching before this fight. Colon has never had this issue in other fights. Go watch their other fights on YouTube. Williams tendency is to reach around and hit the back of the head ON THE CLINCHES. Colon wasn't turning, neither were his other opponents. Cooper was obviously favoring Williams in this fight. He didn't listen to Colon a single time about the punches, and only took a point when Colon was obviously out of it. I have no doubt that the only reason Colon made it that far was on adrenaline. I think he was fighting concussed most of the way. The Commissioner should be ashamed. His actions from the outside put Colon in more danger. There was nothing Colon could have done. He was fighting for his life.

[bryanj23]

Old fights really dont matter, this particular fight, I cant say anything was egregious except the low blow by Colon. If this poor kid wasnt in a coma, people would just give Terrell his props. I just hope Prichard wakes up and is not a vegetable

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Sad he still in a coma, his family should slip him some ambien he might wake up.