He couldn’t protect the back of his head and his face at the same time, and Williams went to the face when Prichard guarded his injured head. The inaction of Cooper let Williams mount an offense around the rabbit punches – as well as the threat of them – as Prichard was left to compensate for the referee. And, when that scenario repeated 21 seconds later, Cooper was facing Prichard and said nothing. For his part, referee Joe Cooper stayed silent. As I was not used to seeing Prichard respond that way (he is naturally very relaxed), I had a very bad feeling. But, what if you protected yourself and you identify the fouls that keep occurring, and nothing is done? After that first memorable ‘spike’, Prichard’s face turned pink and he winced waving his glove in protest. Make no mistake, this is a sport of inherent danger and it is well-known that you must guard yourself at all times. Picture Credit: NBC/Premier Boxing Champions It set a tone for what was to come later. As I recall, Prichard was leaning forward, and as referee Joe Cooper said “let him go,” Williams overhand punched him on the back of the head, like spike in volleyball. “rabbit”, punch that Williams landed as they were being separated at the 47 second mark of Round 1.
And, in all of the rounds that amounts to, I’ve never seen him respond the way he did to the behind-the-head, i.e.
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For the record, I have watched all of Prichard Colon’s professional fights – up to this point in his career. Prichard’s testimony was captured by ‘PBC on NBC’ cameras. Prichard is obviously the principal figure and he is not able to speak about what he experienced in the ring that night. So far, many people have spoken about what possibly went wrong in the bout between Prichard Colon and Terrel Williams, except the three major figures involved, which include referee Joe Cooper. Perspectives on Prichard’s Injury from Mohamad Elmahmoud The fact that it took a coma for the boxing world to hear Prichard Colon inevitably leads the ‘elephant in the room’ to ask, “Who is really asleep here?” Somewhere out there is another Sir Newton in the boxing world, with an apple hanging over his head who needs to learn from the events of October 17th, and devise greater checks and balances, so that other boxers don’t get endangered from a system that errs on the side of disbelief when a pugilist says he is injured (or is in pain because of a foul). Prichard isn’t the only one resting right now. The reason I’m asking now is because this is a story that transcends sports and the ‘gravity’ (to build on the apple metaphor) of what happened to Prichard should serve as a wake-up call that we all must heed. With his flamboyant outfits, inspired by his countryman Hector Camacho, and a vivacious spirit that punctuates his flashy combination of speed and power with a smile Prichard’s debut quickly became a focus of our coverage, as Team Colon reflected the collective drive that propelled boxers like Danny Garcia and Felix Trinidad into the mainstream.īefore I go further into this story, I want to ask anyone who’s reading this piece to click the ‘share’ button at the end of the page, or cut and paste this article to your social media. Prichard has been a regular feature in Main Course since his northeast debut on the undercard of Danny Garcia – Rod Salka. At this very moment, Prichard ‘Digget’ Colon lays in a hospital bed in Fairfax, Virginia, in wait of his own proverbial apple to fall and wake him from a coma he’s been in since fighting Terrel Williams on October 17th. As I compose this piece on Prichard Colon with Main Course boxing analyst Mohamad Elmahmoud, I can relate to Sir Isaac Newton in those moments before the apple fell from the tree.
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