Media Kubrat Pulev broke Frank Mirs neck

[SalvadorAllende]

Mir said that the doctors told him that if he were to taken one more punch, he could've been paralyzed.

Damn.. Good think Pulev saw Mir out on his feet and pulled back punches.

 

[Royce's Gi]

Check how tall Prime-Wanderlei was at 9:02 here

 

[Lucas1980]

Also, check how tall Prime-Wanderlei was at 9:02 here

Osteoporosis must have set in early ... Good fight though haven't watched that in years..Thanks

 

[Natural Order]

Also, check how tall Prime-Wanderlei was at 9:02 here

Man what a KO, what a fight. Got some foreshadowing of an even more devastating H-Bomb yet to come. War Hendo!

 

[Tweak896]

That was one of the dumbest mismatches to be made. Couldn't Mir have fought some cans for extra cash? It was basically lose-lose for both guys.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Celebrity boxing and old fighters getting hammered isn't sport, it's stupidity.

 

[Dorkman]

Fight never should have happened.

 

[ChimRichalds]

Yeah I'm not too sure how that was allowed to happen. One of the biggest mismatches I've seen to come out of this crossover boxing match bullshit.

 

[Deleted member 449757]

He should fight Butterbean next.

 

[Royce's Gi]

Celebrity boxing and old fighters getting hammered isn't sport, it's stupidity.

Money can make you do the stupidest things!

 

[theincognito]

He's lucky Pulev showed mercy. He had plenty of opportunity to land several more bombs.

 

[markantony20]

Makes you kinda worry about Ngannous safety, you know?

Not really, Mir has 1000% the wear on him than Ngannou does and a horrific motorcycle accident too.

 

[mjfan23]

I worry more for Tyson fury’s health when facing Francis

 

[regmma123]

It's only fitting that Miragliotta would be the ref

 

[Leonard Haid]

With all due respect, Mir had no business fighting anyone after all the damage he had sustained over his long and storied career. By the time he faced Pulev, Frank was 2 years retired from competition, having made his MMA debut 20 years prior. I hope he makes a full recovery and stays retired this time.

Why the fight was sanctioned is another story.. But he got a million dollars anyway. Not bad.

 

[HaulParris]

Why the fight was sanctioned is another story.. But he got a million dollars anyway. Not bad.

I agree - no way it should have been sanctioned. Problem is, for every retired big-name fighter, there's at least 2 unscrupulous promoters who are ready to throw money at them for "one last fight", and these promoters seem to often find a sanctioning body that is willing to look the other way.

 

[Chagaev]

Yeah, I saw a picture with Mir and he looked very worn out for someone in mid forties.

Francis, I think, is one of the most durable MMA fighters. Hopefully he won't gas in the second R.

 

[Leonard Haid]

I agree - no way it should have been sanctioned. Problem is, for every retired big-name fighter, there's at least 2 unscrupulous promoters who are ready to throw money at them for "one last fight", and these promoters seem to often find a sanctioning body that is willing to look the other way.

The Texas Athletic Commission has a reputation.


And:

https://www.fightopinion.com/2017/0...-libel-texas-department-licensing-regulation/

And from Mike Jackson, a former UFC fighter from Texas:
"“I don’t want to say the system was corrupt, but there was a lot of under-the-table sort of things going on for a long time with the Texas Athletic Commission."

 

[airic_15]

please dont compare Ngannou's striking or chin to Mir's, Ngannou would do the same thing to mir in a boxing match

 

[Fact Checker]

please dont compare Ngannou's striking or chin to Mir's, Ngannou would do the same thing to mir in a boxing match

Ngannou has worse boxing that Mir, he’s just in his physical prime and fights a bunch of washed 40 year olds who’ve already been one-tapped lol