Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini
After the battle between Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini and Duk Koo Kim in 1982, boxing was changed forever. After 13 brutal rounds, Kim looked like he reached the end but instead continued fighting. He should have stopped there because in the 14th round Mancini gave one last hit that caused Kim’s neck to snap back. The referee called quits and Kim eventually collapsed into a coma and died four days later from brain injuries. His mother subsequently killed herself and Ray fell into a deep depression after being labeled a murderer. The WBC was forced to shorten its rounds from 15 to 12 and introduced the eight-count. Since then. boxers are also required to take a set of medical tests pre-fight.
Ray Mancini
Buster Posey
Baseball interceptions have been around since the beginning, but taking a look at history we can see it’s not so smart to keep them around. This hits home for the San Francisco Giants as they lost their main catcher Buster Posey due to an injury in 2011. After this, the league decided to modify the rules about collisions at the plate. Catchers were no longer allowed to block a runner’s path to the plate, and runners could no longer tackle a catcher to knock a ball from his glove. The rule was not enacted until years after the collision with Posey, however, it will always be associated with his major injury.
Buster Posey
