Filipino fighter Z Gorres lies in a Las Vegas hospital in a stable condition. He is one of the lucky ones. The boxer was floored three times last week before leaving the ring in a coma. His career is over. We can only hope that he gets his life back.
Gorres fell in the same ring that claimed Ricky Hatton, first against Floyd Mayweather two years ago and more worryingly against Manny Pacquiao in May.
Those who sat anxiously at ringside as medics rushed to Hatton's aid will be stunned to learn that the Hitman is planning to return. Hatton's lights were out before his head hit the canvas.
Pandemonium broke out. The Pacquiao camp went berserk. The memory stills the noise. All I can see looking back is a motionless Hatton, lying as flat as an ironing board and his mother and girlfriend Jennifer in bits on the ring apron. The scene played out in silence despite the percussive din.
And he wants to come back. It is not about the money, he said. It's about going out on his terms, about climbing the ropes with his hands held high at the sound of the final bell. Sorry Ricky, that is not how it works.
Time decides for us all how things end. A win over Juan Manuel Marquez would not erase the impressions left by Pretty Boy Floyd and the Pac Man.
Let's not think about the consequences of a defeat.
Let it go, Ricky. It's over. Hatton must let it go to give life a fighting chance.
Winner
Kauto Star: It’s the year of the horse. Out for the first time since March the Gold Cup winner was the right side of the fag paper at Haydock to claim his 12th Grade One success in the Betfair. Sea The Stars is gone. Kauto runs for ever.
Loser
Thierry Henry. First the hand, then the faux sympathy for the fallen Irish, then the call for a replay following the Fifa edict ruling it out. No World Cup is worth a reputation. Winning it would not salvage Henry’s.
The last word..
On the prospect of Michael Schumacher’s return to F1, Bernie Ecclestone said: “I don’t see any reason why he should. I would be very doubtful it would happen.” No man lays a false trail like Bernie. Put your money on Schumi driving for Mercedes in 2010.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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