"He's probably as happy as anybody could be in this situation,"Lisa says. ). Discussion in 'Boxing Discussion' started by FreshPrince, Apr 11, 2010. It is one of the most common causes of disability and death in adults. Gerald did not even appear at a November fund-raiserheld on his behalf, a gathering that drew Joe Frazier andEvander Holyfield and helped raise $28,000 for a trust fundestablished for Gerald by his aunt Loretta Pruitt. Occasionally, however,something floats up--smells or sensations from his past, fromwhen he was whole. MCCLELLAN BLIND AFTER BRAIN INJURY. Yet,according to sister Lisa, 27, who serves as a familyspokesperson and is one of her brother's three principalcaregivers, he has come much further from those traumas thandoctors imagined he could. Emmit says this bitterness isn't directed toward Gerald, but itsurely isn't doing him any good. Fights with Gerald McClellan . The American boxer Gerald McClellan was in very critical condition and on a life support system Sunday after undergoing brain surgery in which a neurosurgeon removed a blood clot inflicted by a . Found insideNigel Benn v5 Gerald McClellan McClellan had ToTally dominaTed The early rounds, sending Benn flying Through The ropes, ... LoTs of people Think he had received a brain injury monThs before The fighT Ьи'г had been Told by Donn King To ... SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Some of the best super middleweights in history. 11. "Of course," a sister will say. Found inside – Page 4The fast-fisted contender was ready to step into the ring against world middleweight champ Gerald McClellan when his ... But when wise Nevada officials rejected that test, Parks whined about a shoulder injury and backed out of the bout. Nigel Benn's 1995 world title victory over Gerald McClellan brought all the contradictions of boxing together in one moment of clarity. A localreporter said, half in jest, "I don't even know if Gerald'salive. When he is visited by hisseven-year-old son, Gerald Jr., one of three children McClellanhas had with three women, he always inquires about theyoungster's personal hygiene. This is the stark reality of life after boxing and an insight into the carnage a brain injury can do to one of boxing's brightest stars. Face clean? Found inside – Page 218Mrs. Coulter was seriously injured and Gerald Coulter was killed. From the evidence in the report of the War Department, the Army personnel in the car were on official mission and were returning back to Fort McClellan. Â*Only one story reveals how McClellan went to a pet shop and bought a mongrel, and took it home, then taped the mongrels mouth shut and let one of his fighting dogs go to . FIGHT fans of a certain age the world over will likely never forget the tragic events that unfolded inside The New London Arena in Millwall on February 25th, 1995. UPDATE: Hours after this story was published, Lisa McClellan phoned Yahoo Sports to say that the New York-based Ring 10 had been extremely generous to her family since Gerald's injury. Flagg, who willnot otherwise comment, asserts that no money has changed hands.Lisa says she asked the FBI for nothing and received nothing. At the custody trial his total assets were put at$265,000, with an income of $10,000 a year from unknown sources.When he fought Benn he was 27, angling for a huge-money boutwith Jones. 10-9 Benn, slipping side to side and ducking shots to stay in range low and explode in with those hooks that Gerald isn't even trying get out of the way of. Posted in Sport. Former world WBC super middleweight and WBO middleweight champion Nigel " Dark Destroyer" Benn (42-5-1,35KO's) spoke to Peter Maniatis about living in Australia and fights with world title bouts with Doug DeWitt, Iran Barkley, Gerald McClellan, and Chris Eubank also the progress of his son Conor Benn(19-0, 12 KOs), Canelo Alvarez, and promoter Eddie . Found inside – Page 802The Office never accepted that appellant's psychosomatic condition was causally related to his 1955 employment injury . In the Matter of ROBERT J. HEDRICK , widower of JOAN HEDRICK and DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE , MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE ... "The reason is that Gerald wouldn't allow Emmit todominate him like Emmit dominated everybody else. Boxer Gerald McClellan of Freeport, Ill. is now blind as a complication of brain damage from a knockout last February, his sister, Lisa, said Wednesday. On February 25, 1995, British star Nigel Benn defended his WBC super middleweight title against the fearsome American puncher Gerald McClellan in London, England. Physically he may not be the mess many people suppose, althoughhis sisters allow very few visitors to see him and decide forthemselves. L.M: âConsidering he has no eyesight and considering heâs still got deficiency with his short term memory, and he has trouble comprehending things, believe it or not, physically heâs doing well. I have been told by neurologists and orthopedic doctors that my back has been ruined. Having never ever seen the brutal fight that almost took her brother’s life (“none of us were there that night, none of Gerald’s family were there”), Lisa nonetheless is constantly asked about the fight by Gerald himself; he is still trying to comprehend what actually happened to him that night. Perhaps all this is just the hysteria that is bound to follow anunexpected result. "Let's just say," Lisa says, "that I don't buy hispants at Kmart." [Drawing of woman bringing tray of food to Gerald McClellan], COLOR ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATIONS BY OWEN SMITH BENN BLASTED THE SHORT-TERM MEMORY FROM MCCLELLAN'S BRAIN, ALONG WITH HIS VISION, MUCH HEARING AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE [Drawing of Gerald McClellan being hit by Nigel Benn]COLOR ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATIONS BY OWEN SMITHHE HAD EMERGENCY BRAIN SURGERY AND SPENT TWO MONTHS IN A COMA IN LONDON, DURING WHICH HIS WEIGHT DROPPED ALL THE WAY TO 128 POUNDS [Drawing of Gerald McClellan breathing through respirator], COLOR ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATIONS BY OWEN SMITHAMID ACCUSATIONS OF PLOTTING, KING SAYS HE COULD "SEE THE CONSPIRACYOUT THERE PLAIN AS DAY" [Drawing of Don King holding checks], COLOR ILLUSTRATION: ILLUSTRATIONS BY OWEN SMITH SITTING IN THE DARK, MCCLELLAN IS A RUINED BATTLEGROUND ON WHICH PEOPLE FIGHT OVER $5,000 OR EVEN LESS [Drawing of woman standing next to Gerald McClellan, who is sitting in wheelchair], © 2021 ABG-SI LLC. From Lisa's accounts of her brother's day-to-day life, it'sclear that he has retained some of his impish personality andnearly all his high-fashion fussiness. He asks me if he got hurt against Nigel. "They hated each other,"says Lisa. Heâs got a good, hearty appetite and I cook good meals for him. Sometimes he cries. He can tell you each fight he had, the result, the round the fight ended in and the opponentâs name. If I'dwanted him to lose, I would've sat down and been quiet. Fans and experts alike expected a short fight. He had some kind of head injury walking into the Benn fight . This is the stuff of the fight game: debilitating injury, recriminations, bitterness, claim and counter-claim. The women are devoted to theirbrother, even showing up at his house on their days off. This culture of shaming a fighter for quitting and not taking repeated damage until they're knocked out with a permanent injury or even worse turned into a vegetable is stupid. I see improvement each time I see him. Lisa McClellan: âIt will be on March 28th in Freeport, Illinois, where we live. "Look at me on the videotape. If boxing is unique in sports, it isn't for the tragedies it soroutinely presents but for the way it compounds their cruelty.It's not enough that McClellan, whose fierce ring persona andstartling talents promised him unlimited success, now sits inFreeport, Ill., in the darkness of the house he bought in 1991for $20,000--and may sit there for the rest of his life. We speak to his sister, Lisa McClellan to find out how the G-Man is today and see whether boxing is supporting him. Is it just humannature? One woman who will certainly never forget is Lisa McClellan. "My daughters were there for the money, and not a lot ofmoney," he says. It was the first time they hadspoken since Emmit lost guardianship of Gerald in November. His sisters aren't talkingabout that. Q: You recently had a heart ailment diagnosed and had to give up work. What could I say? "I won't even dignify that," he bellows, addingthat his actions at the fight certainly belie any wish thatMcClellan lose. Principles of Risk Management and Patient Safety identifies changes in the industry and describes how these changes have influenced the functions of risk management in all aspects of healthcare. The book is divided into four sections. For many a dayhe felt that he didn't need Dad anymore." He knelt in his corner on one knee in submission. And he never got up. This is the story of what brought these two men together on the night of 25th February 1995 and how that night changed them forever. Gerald made his way to Motown and Kronk gym, and under the tutelage of legendary Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, went about his winning ways once again. Beyond the walls of his house there are only bitterness andconfusion, surprising hatreds, small-time arguments over moneyand larger fights over outlandish conspiracies. SAVE MONEY and GET THE BEST COVERAGE EVERY WEEK. Riddick Bowe also has promised tocontribute. Gerald McClellan was born on the 23rd October, 1967, in Freeport, Illinois, USA. "If he dies," she says, "don'teven call me about the funeral." "Do I still have my cars?" Apparently his temper helped make him a familiar figureto Freeport police. She said that so much was on her mind at the time of the interview that she forgot about Ring 10 and didn't want to appear ungracious. (Each of the sisters draws a modest $200 a week from thetrust fund, which is replenished by contributions from Showtimeand, presumably, other donors.) The source who heard therecording says that in one snippet that can be understood, thecornermen say that during the fight McClellan complained aboutthe taste of his mouthpiece. Those warriors who paved a way for glory, yet somehow never seemed to fully receive their just due. Join us, in remembering these "Forgotten Legends". Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old? We think using the chair all the time is too easy. McClellan starting to get the jab working at the end of the round 6. Found inside – Page 30... Staff Sergeant Johnny R. Thomas of Ft . Knox , Sergeant First Class Gerald D. Carstairs of Ft . McClellan . ... In order to protect your children from injury in a motor vehicle accident , encourage them to buckle - up and ride in ... Booth was suspended from the sport in 2017 after he made comments regarding the tragic death of Scott Westgarth and injury of ex-champ Gerald McClellan. Do you just care for Gerald now? Knockout punchers are not always up for a real fight and Benn was tenacious that night. She said . FIGHT fans of a certain age the world over will likely never forget the tragic . I got railroaded andkicked out. But he can walk and he does walk at all other times. Gerald isvery affectionate, and everything you do for him, he loves youfor it.". Found insideAn examination at the McClellan Air Force Base by Dr. S. A. Kleger on August 25 , 1958 , resulted in the ... The evidence further establishes that the effects of the injury did not interfere with his ability to perform the duties of the ... Sometimes one of his sisters will employ this delusion in hisrehabilitation, telling him he's in training and has to get onthe treadmill. Police investigating shooting at Arlington, Texas, high school; multiple people wounded. He recentlyinvented a kind of Truth or Dare game that seems as dangerous asit is exasperating. Can't feel too bad for him, I like animals more than I like people. 2021-05-23 Gary Newbon exclusive: I saw the way McClellan collapsed, boxing is brutal. He still insists on certain name-brand wear, invariablyin his trademark green--the color of money, he always said. Found inside – Page 53no bearing whatever on the sensitivity of brain structures to damage from blows to the head . ” The question of the risk of weight loss was also brought up when Gerald McClellan collapsed in his match because he , too , had lost weight ... McClellan suffered life-altering brain injuries after being stopped in the 10th. "The Hawk" first met Gerald McClellan in the ring on May 8, 1993. This would get immediate attention and proper tests would . Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when a sudden, external, physical assault damages the brain. "That's why I'm here to support him." McClellan had always made a point of returning to Freeport, the hometown he loved. Gerald McClellan knew what it was like to be the lion. Focal brain injury are typically large enough that they can be identified "macroscopically" (meaning without the use of a microscope) and diffuse injuries are typically microscopic. L.M: âWith his short term memory problem, he doesnât exactly remember it, but he remembers what Iâve told him about the fight and what happened. We grew up with boxing, it was a big part of our family. It was definitely a physically grueling fight, but it did not seem that Gerald had sustained enough damage to effectively end his life. . Meanwhile, Lisa hates her father. Answer (1 of 4): Gerald McCllellan's brain injury underscores the fundamental dangerousness of boxing… CREDIT PICTURE REUTERS Matson did a great job responding on this, and I will add a little, first, that defense does not save you from brain injury, and second, that the heavy sparring McClella. In the meantime, King says he was paying many of McClellan's medical expenses, including more than $90,000 for an air ambulance from London's Heathrow Airport to Ann Arbor in April and more than $22,000 for his subsequent care during a stay of more than a week at the University of Michigan . It will be held at the Masonic Temple, which is just near where we live. Emmit agrees that it has been several years since he and Geraldwere friendly. Gerald is a big talker, exhausting hunks of each sister's shiftwith chatter and questions, according to Lisa. Eventually, he fought Nigel Benn and suffered a brain injury. If it wasn't for the injury, that was fight of the year potential. It makes sense. Sitting in the dark, notremembering much from day to day, McClellan is a ruinedbattleground on which people fight over $5,000 or even less. It just happened. His short-term memory is shot,bombed out of his brain by Benn, along with his vision and a lotof hearing and who knows what else. Elliott to undergo surgery on serious ankle injury; Westwood, Fitzpatrick, Wiesberger secure Ryder Cup places . The last time I went to a fight in person, was the Roy Jones fight when he was knocked out by Glen Johnson, and that brought back so many memories of Geraldâs fight. It's an old story. And it looks permanent. Found inside... presumably in the same way as Michael Watson and Gerald McClellan were carried into the nearest hospital emergency ward. ... He realized the full extent of the dissipation of his skills and saw no reason to risk serious injury by ... Since then theintrigue has escalated dramatically, exciting all parties intheir conspiracy claims, and McClellan's life is not noticeablythe better for it. We often talk about it. It was beautiful and ugly, thrilling and frightening. Alabama football's Drew Sanders not expected to play vs Texas A&M because of injury. Then the little ploys don't work. It could be justthe hours he keeps. One of Benn's most famous fights at the height of his career came against American Gerald McClellan in 1995, with McClellan suffering life-changing injuries. UPDATE: Hours after this story was published, Lisa McClellan phoned Yahoo Sports to say that the New York-based Ring 10 had been extremely generous to her family since Gerald's injury. "Hewas bought off not to talk. Im sure my irish mother who was never even a boxing fan was jumping up and down in the living room at the end. TBI is a broad term that describes a vast array of injuries that happen to the brain. These people are probablyestranged forever, and it would have benefited Gerald had theycooperated. It's also documented that Steward was taking 50 Percent of Hearn's purses. The love he gets from the few peoplewho remain will have to do. Gerald McClellan, a former champion boxer who won both WBC and WBO championships in the 1990s, suffered a severe head injury which left him in a coma and with multiple physical injuries including . Lisa says she has rebuffed all attempts to "buy"Gerald's story, including offers from overseas and from the U.S.tabloid TV show Extra. "Apparently the FBI wanted stuffagainst King," says Emmit, "and they used my daughter [Lisa] tokind of manipulate the family thing. The G-MAN Gerald McClellan competed from 1988 to 1995. Andhe would start to tear the bill in half. "Once upon a time we were people in the ghetto,"says Emmit. Emmit is more resigned thanangry. But the decision came down for the aunt, Shorter, andBrown, who still lives in Freeport, has had little to do withGerald since. Nor is Lisa consistent even when King is notinvolved. Found insideintense, fast-paced fights where the level of injury would appear to make itself morbidly apparent. The cases of Gerald McClellan against Nigel Benn (round ten), Michael Watson against Chris Eubank (round 12), Johnny Owen against Lupe ... Benn took to Instagram . Answer: That's an interesting question. Found insidebrilliant and unbeaten American Gerald McClellan. ... After a truly savage brawl, McClellan was stopped in Round Ten. ... Peter and other experts had warned me all along that recovery from serious head injury can be slow, and that there ... She recently told a group of boxing writers thatGerald was subject to mood swings and, on his bad days, "wantsto die." Written on 17th February 2012. Referencing Gerald McClellan, who was left disabled with a severe brain injury suffered in a defeat by Nigel Benn in 1995, Booth added: "There's a good chance I'll end up in a wheelchair like .
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