“He always fought to the last”: what was said in the boxing world after Dadashev's death

"It seemed to me, weight was affected by Max"

The death of Maxim Dadashev in the United States did not leave indifferent in the Russian boxing community. The young talented fighter died after serious brain injuries sustained in a duel with Puerotrican Subriel Matthias.

However, his wife had the hardest time. The woman went to the US on Sunday to stay with her husband in the recovery process. But, unfortunately, the boxer failed to recover.

"My love! You're forever in my heart, the soul is torn from the pain without you! It’s the hardest time in our family, ”wrote Dadashev’s wife.

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My love ! You are forever in my heart, the soul is torn from the pain without you! It is the hardest time in our family

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One of the first to speak about what happened was the former coach of the athlete Oleg Sokolov. According to the specialist, Maxim was “driven” to the United States, where Dadashev moved to start his professional career.

“He set himself high goals. But it seems that there were a number of people who wanted to squeeze everything out of him. It's terrible that they squeezed, he succumbed, pulled away from the roots. Max got into greedy hands, I can’t say with absolute certainty, but the boy was driven, very carelessly handled this precious vessel. He was a great guy who worked all his life. It was not necessary to go over to the professionals, ”REN TV quotes Sokolov.

The trainer said that Dadashev never regretted himself and once already stopped a step from death.

“He had a case when he became a finalist at the World Junior Championships and went with the guys to rest in Egypt, and there something monstrous happened. As it turned out, he had viral meningitis, could not make a diagnosis. Max was going to die. I was in the hospital, I told him: “Max, get well, recover and stop, you do not need it”. But he is a fighter, recovered and began to speak again. I did not see this fight, but they told me that he looked bad, ”added Sokolov.

The last coach of Dadashev, Buddy McGirt, who tried to persuade Maxim to end the fight with Mathias, took it even harder.

“This case helps to realize in which sport we participate. He did everything right in training, no problems, nothing ... Right now I'm losing my mind. What could I have done differently? In the end, everything was good in training. He was fine, ready for battle, but that’s our sport. One hit and that's it, ”cites McGirth ESPN.

The specialist also told how the last minutes of the ill-fated battle passed.

“I saw him fade. And when he returned to the corner after the 11th round, he had already made a decision. I asked him out of respect, but I have already decided. I would not let him return to the ring. This was a great guy. Dream coach. If I had two more fighters like him, I would not train anyone else, because he was fully committed to the sport, ”added McGirt.

With difficulty, the head coach of the Russian national team Eduard Kravtsov, who also worked a lot with Dadashev, also selected words.

“Emotionally crushed after the fight, when they learned that he had got into neurosurgery. Already went to the information that there is little chance that get out, that complications went to the left side. When death became known, everyone was desolate. I knew him and his family well, I saw Maxim in 2008 at the junior championship of Russia for the first time, he became the first and went to the world. He was in my team too. Max has always been distinguished by the fact that he fought to the last and was always strong in spirit. Therefore, I can imagine what was happening in the ring, he endured everything, he wanted to continue boxing, ”quotes the words of the Championship.

However, the specialist stressed that the Dadashev team in the battle with Matthias did everything right and wanted to stop the fight even before the 11th round, when a technical knockout was announced.

“It was clear that the head coach was thinking about the health of the athlete. There are no questions for the coach and his team, nobody could predict that. It happens that athletes do not allow themselves to stop more difficult fights. I have no complaints about his team. Perhaps there were some pathologies, perhaps accumulated in blows. It's hard to say when you're not around. Someone may say that his rival boxed in more solid gloves, but they signed a contract, it is not prohibited. It seemed to me that weight was affected by Max. It was obvious that he was not quite ready, ”Kravtsov suggested.

“The coach should have stopped the fight on time”

The words of condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased were also expressed by famous Russian boxers, who in different years owned championship belts, for example, Konstantin Tszyu.

"How could this happen? Maybe it was dehydration or something else. The coach had to feel this moment and stop the fight in time. Our problem is that we are attacking the same rake. The team coach must feel what is happening with the boxer. There must be some preconditions for what happened, as he did the weight, whether there was dehydration - all this must be taken into account, ”Jiu Sport24 quotes.

And just recently announced his retirement, Denis Lebedev recalled that boxers, entering the ring, always risk their lives.

“I would like to express my sincere condolences to my parents. Alas, this is the reality of our profession. Each boxer, entering the ring, can finish like Dadashev. And this is the harsh truth of our sport. Just not everyone thinks about it. When my father sent me to the box, my father repeated almost every day: “You have to train, because you can get out of this square with your feet.” These are not just words. My father still talks about it every day, ”Lebedev’s newspaper, Moscow Says, quotes.

A similar thought was expressed by the famous domestic fighter of mixed martial arts Alexander Shlemenko.

“In fact, it is very frustrating. When I just found out what happened to him, I thought: the main thing is for Maxim to recover and stay alive. This is another confirmation that the career of a professional boxer is a very dangerous job. Anyone is aware that something like this can happen to him at any moment. Unfortunately, this happened not for the first time. If Magomed Abdusalamov survived, although he is in serious condition, then Dadashev ... When I go out into the octagon myself, my team does not stop the fight, not even talking about it. We are fighters, we are aware that we are at risk, ”said the athlete.

The current world champion Sergey Kovalev also wrote words of condolences in social networks.

“Rest in peace, Maxim. Sincere condolences to relatives and friends. This horrible news doesn't fit in my head. Take care of yourself, ”wrote Kovalev on Instagram.

Commented on the death of Dadashev and the world lightweight champion Ukrainian Vasily Lomachenko.

“Big loss for family and loved ones. I sparred with Max more than once, he has a lion heart. So I will always remember him. I can't find words any more ... My condolences to my relatives, ”wrote Lomachenko.

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A great loss for family and loved ones! I have sparred with Max more than once, he has a lion heart! I will always remember him like this! I can’t find any more words ... "My condolences to my relatives"

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"The main task in boxing is to cause damage to each other"

Well-known Russian promoters Vladimir Khryunov and Andrei Ryabinsky also recalled that boxers every time they enter the ring actually walk around the edge.

“The main task in professional boxing for rivals, unfortunately, is to cause damage to each other. This is one of the sad sides of our sport. First of all, I want to express sincere condolences to the family and friends of Maxim. He is a real warrior. He died, in fact, in battle, ”complained Hryunov.

At the same time, the functionary noted that it was incredibly difficult to completely resolve security issues during the battle.

“It seems to me incorrect to talk about the quality of medical examinations before the fight, because we do not know everything. Today we have this terrible fact. It remains only to condole, ”added Hryunov.

In turn, Ryabinsky admitted that he had watched Dadashev's fight with Matias, but could not even imagine that everything would end in tragedy.

“I don’t know if this could have been avoided. I saw the fight. I agree that Dadashev missed a lot of punches. The coach persuaded him to stop the fight, the fighter was already reacting poorly. But no one expected such an outcome. It is a pity, but such accidents happen in sports and in life, young good people leave who could still do a lot in this world. This is unfair, but it happens in life, ”Ryabinsky recalled.

According to the functionary, the judge in this situation has worked correctly and acted according to what is happening in the ring.

“Any referee is worried about the athlete and puts his health above all. But in this case it was impossible to predict such an outcome. Maxim's death is an accident, and no one should be blamed. But this episode must be thoroughly investigated. It is a pity that it happened. Maxim was a great guy, some of my guys talked to him and talked only good things about him, ”Ryabinsky summed up.