Prayers for Nick Blackwell

[MDPopescu]

Reports are still a bit vague but I've read in a few places that he is in a induced coma due to bleed to the brain and is being operated on. He fought like a warrior tonight. Another reminder of how tough this sport is. Prayers for Blackwell and his family. Wishing a steady recovery.

May God help him...

The kid took too much unnecessary punishment last night...

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Nick Blackwell update: he is in an induced coma, stable and small bleed is outside of the brain. No plans for surgery at the moment.

— Chris McKenna (@cmckennasport)

[Sparked_26]

It should've been stopped a couple of rounds earlier imo, difficult though because Blackwell was still throwing punches. What a warrior.

It is wrong to play the blame game but Lockett should be having a look at himself.

I think the problem was that most people around that fight were under the impression that Blackwell most likely wasn't going to get stopped by Eubank Jr as Jr not a big enough puncher to really put him away and Blackwell was too tough.

This is the sort of fight when that open scoring system actually would have helped.

[K-Nan]

Corner should have stopped it about 2 rounds earlier. Blackwell was way down on the cards and eating some crazy uppercuts. He lost a LOT of blood during that fight.

[VatoMulatto]

Sorry to say he will never be the same.

Let's hope he recovers, if he does he should never fight again.

[CraigM]

All the best to the guy.. not a good situation in the slightest

[Tedkidlewis]

Blackwell still in a coma, looks like it's just a waiting game now. Really nice to see the boxing world pulling for him. Warrior.

[Weltschmerz]

It's concerning, I was thinking about Abdusalamov when this happened. When these guys just keep going forward their corner especially need to step in IMO. We saw it with Pascal too when Roach pulled him out against Kovalev. We should commend the ref here, good stoppage after consulting the ringside doc.

[BoxingIsGreat]

God bless him. Big heart despite being outgunned.

[Kiwi Nick]

Corner should have stopped it about 2 rounds earlier. Blackwell was way down on the cards and eating some crazy uppercuts. He lost a LOT of blood during that fight.

The kid was out on his feet 2-3 rounds before the stoppage. He was getting by on pure courage.
Eubank senior was right to implore the referee to stop the fight.
The referee needs his licence revoked.
Poor Nicky Blackwell, his corner let him down badly.

Now his career is over.
WHat boxing commission in their right mind is ever going to give this kid a blue card again after a brain bleed.

Young man, may you make a full and complete recovery and never endanger yourself in the ring again. All power to your healing and to your family at this time.