The_budweiser Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 MIke Towell passed away 1am last night after suffering a bleed to the brain. I saw Mike fight a few years ago and I tipped him in the prospect thread - he reminded me of Hatton that night as he was a pressure fighter who didn't give you a seconds peach. Sad news for Scottish boxing and our thoughts are with his family and friends. RIP Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell RIP Tragic. Full story Sky News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSMFC64 Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell RIP Boxing Brother-thoughts with family, friends and all those present on the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creed Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Rest in peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Very sad and tragic news! This sport is brutal and we often get reminders of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Terrible news, although "He had been complaining of headaches for the last few weeks but we put it down to migraines with the stress of his fight" - I wonder if that's coincidence? I know I'm a hypochondriac but I cannot understand why anyone wouldn't get that checked out to be on the safe side. Hopefully this leads to even more caution before fights - the sport's too risky to take anything for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Oh fuck...fuck this, now my point about not letting boxers with bad blood fight becomes more valid. Even though it may not have been the main reason for his death, those fights get too personal and too intense, too violent. You can't have a mid-tempo fight with two guys who are out to take eachother's head off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Oh fuck...fuck this, now my point about not letting boxers with bad blood fight becomes more valid. Was there bad blood here? I only saw a press release beforehand, but they seemed to respect each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Was there bad blood here? I only saw a press release beforehand, but they seemed to respect each other. There was yes, after what I read. But I can't give you the link right now, it was at a boxing group on FB. Would take me too long to find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxeador Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Rest In Peace Mike Towell. I don´t know what to say. Very sad news. I wish it could be the last death fro a boxing ring. Very unlucky guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeboxing Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell So sad .Did Mike Towell take many punches or was it a one punch ko? RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittbox Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Rest in peace. If he had complains before the fight, someone didn't take care of him enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonRingRules Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell --- Always terrible news esp when they're up and coming with a new family and promising future. Not sure if anything could be done since officiating and procedures all seem to have been first rate...R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted October 2, 2016 Author Share Posted October 2, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Ricky Hatton set up a fund raising page for the family and donated 5,000 himself. The goal was to each 20k and right now its at £23,359 Crowdfunding For Good From JustGiving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Tragic ending. 3rd death in a British ring in 20 years. Sad for all those involved. Rest in Peace, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ton Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Tragic ending. 3rd death in a British ring in 20 years. Sad for all those involved. Rest in Peace, Mike. This statistic is rather incredible considering the nature of the sport, to punch your foe in the head repeatedly! Obviously, for the very few and their loved ones it's a tragedy, but no man ever got into the ring without knowing the risks or unwillingly at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell So sad .Did Mike Towell take many punches or was it a one punch ko? RIP He was down in the first round and then in the fifth, last. He did take some punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kevin Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Rest In Peace Mike Towell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell He was down in the first round and then in the fifth, last. He did take some punishment. First knockdown seems to be on the top of or side of the head. He came back strong in the next round. I guess the ref could've stopped it after the knockdown in the 5th, but i'm not gonna question that judgement. The video i watch was posted by selij, and you can see him clearly lose his footing while getting lifted up. That leg movement made you know something bad occurred. Of course i already knew the outcome while watching the fight. Very sad to hear. Condolences to his family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repsac Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eFXFCc-_WE&sns=tw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Nice to see boxing pulling together to help Mike Towell's family. So far Ricky Hatton's just giving campaign has raised £42,660 and donations are still coming in. Eddie Hearn has also chipped in and all the money made from remaining ticket sales to Ricky Burns' world title defence in Glasgow will be donated to the family of boxer Mike Towell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javier Ortega Nieto Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Re: R.I.P Mike Towell Terrible news, Rest In Peace Mike Towell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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