Sakai JockeyGym – RIP
October 13, 2009 by nopstar
I saw the new this morning that rising star Sakai Jockeygym died last night due to injuries sustained in the ring. You can read the whole story here. Sakai was in Japan fighting Kazuyoshi Niki.
According to the article, Sakai was knocked down in the firsts and later in the 10th round when the ref stopped the fight. Sakai later collapsed in his dressing room and was unconscious for nearly 3 hours at which point he was declared dead from a blood clot in the brain.
You forget that this shit can happen. I don’t know if it’s’ naïveté or we’re just desensitized to the amount of damage our hero’s take. I watch Bovy and Anuwat fight and it makes me cringe.
You might remember I posted a clip of Orono a week or so ago. One of our community members, who spent a decent amount of time training with Orono, said that he’s not doing well at all. That Orono has sustained lasting damage and struggles to hold down a job.
I’ve spent time with champion NakMuays after the glory years have past and it isn’t as glorious as you think.
Anyway, this wasn’t the point of this post. My condolences go out to Sakai’s family and may he find happiness in his next life.
RIP.Thats a terrible thing to happen to such a young guy.I hope his handlers and promoters etc do the decent thing and get him returned to his family.RIP
Holy Sh…- R.I.P
Was it only Boxing?? Or was it a Muay Thai fight??
“Nikhom Rattanawich, secretary-general of the Professional Boxing Association of Thailand, said that Sakai’s handlers had not informed the association about the fight so his family might not get any financial help from them.”
Damn that’s tough. RIP.
Wow, that is crazy. Hard to remember that things like that can really happen. I always tell myself going into a fight or anything ” psh i might get knocked out or a broken nose but so what, thats the worst that can happen”
Rest In Peace.
RIP. I really hope that his family does get some help.
It’s always sad to hear about things like that :-(
Good luck in the next life
Sad, but we must remember this could happen in such a sport, whether boxing or Muay Thai.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/25643/sakai-death-leads-to-questions
God Bless! I’ve sustained a few serious concusions in the ring my self. It’s a reality check when you sit down with your doctor and he tells you it’s a mystery sometimes. In this sport ,you never know when it can happen. That’s the risk you take everytime you cross the ropes. I’ve also experienced a long lecture by Pee Num. We all know how much punishment he’s endured to become the legendary Nak Muay that he is today. He says it breaks his heart everytime he witnesses one of “his guys” get hurt in the ring. It’s hard because of our love for the sport but this is something that should be seriously taken into consideration.
My condolences to Sakai’s family…
Deep. RIP