[Philly Shell]

Sadly 1970s heavyweight Joe Bugner can no longer remember his boxing career and is in a care home.

Boxing Great Joe Bugner Living In A Care Home, Battling Severe Dementia - Boxing News 24/7

Joe Bugner, who fought during the Golden Era of heavyweight boxing, the Hungarian-born warrior sharing a ring with, amongst others, Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali,

www.boxing247.com

 

[gumbo2176]

Unfortunately, this happens to far too many ex-fighters. The list is long for former fighters suffering from this horrible affliction, and nobody is immune from it with many former champions among that number.

 

[Sweethome_Bama]

this happens to regular people, the longer we live the more common you see this with your loved ones.
My sympathies to his family

 

[Philly Shell]

Unfortunately, this happens to far too many ex-fighters. The list is long for former fighters suffering from this horrible affliction, and nobody is immune from it with many former champions among that number.

Bugner fought 570 pro rounds against the likes of Lyle, Shavers, Ali (twice), Frazier, Bruno, Page, Tillis, Ellis, to name just a few. That wasn't a great investment in his future health.

 

[rjjfan]

He had too good a chin.

 

[Philly Shell]

He had too good a chin.

Probably too good for his own good, as it turns out.