01-12-2003, 07:19 AM
Former 5 time world champion Johnny Tapia is on life support. Seems he slipped into a coma after falling down backwards at home. As many hits as tapia has taken to that head in his career looks like probably the trauma was too much.
He's unable to breathe on his own and was placed on life support last night I think.
Tapia was in the news last week for a confrontation with the cops, he was found with drug paraphenalia but wasn't arrested.
Tapia is one of the best and exciting fighters under 130 pounds, ever. His hall of fame ballot has been signed several times over in his career. He's on the tail end of his career now. Especially after his loss to Marco Antonio Barrera a few months ago.
It would be sad to see a man who fought for his life in and out of the ring, die so suddenly when he was just begining a new life after boxing.
He's unable to breathe on his own and was placed on life support last night I think.
Tapia was in the news last week for a confrontation with the cops, he was found with drug paraphenalia but wasn't arrested.
Tapia is one of the best and exciting fighters under 130 pounds, ever. His hall of fame ballot has been signed several times over in his career. He's on the tail end of his career now. Especially after his loss to Marco Antonio Barrera a few months ago.
It would be sad to see a man who fought for his life in and out of the ring, die so suddenly when he was just begining a new life after boxing.