How did former Heavyweight Champion Greg Page die?
Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who had been in a wheelchair since a 2001 fight left him brain damaged, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50. Family spokesman Christopher 2X said Page died Monday morning of complications from severe brain injury. “Their family wants the public to know that they are in much gratitude for their support over the years of not only when he was in his glory days in the boxing ring, but when he was challenged with his injury,” said 2X. His wife, Patricia Page, told The Associated Press her husband “is in a better place now.” The March 9, 2001, fight against Dale Crowe in northern Kentucky left Page in a coma for nearly a week. He then had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He was paralyzed on his left side and received intensive physical therapy. “It took hours to get him to the proper treatment. There wasn’t oxygen at ringside. There wasn’t a doctor at ringside, so you’re behind the eight ball to begin with,” said local boxing expert B
Prizefighter Greg Page died on April 27, 2009, at the age of 50. According to his wife, Patricia, his death was the result of ongoing complications from his 2001 brain injury. Page began boxing at the age of 5. When he was a teenager, he famously sparred three rounds with Mohammad Ali. He had an impressive amateur boxing career, winning the National AAU Heavyweight title in 1977 and 1978, and the National Golden Gloves title also in 78. His amateur record was 90-11, with 55 knockouts. He turned professional in 1979. Page was the World Boxing Association heavyweight champion for five months in 1984 and 1985. His professional record was 58-17-1, with 48 knockouts. Page’s last fight took place on March 9, 2001, against Dale Crowe, during which he sustained a brain injury that left him paralyzed on his left side, with garbled speech. Sources: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/sports/othersports/29page
