Cruiserweight Fighting For His Life After Knockout Loss
According to reports in Canada, cruiserweight David Whittom is fighting for his life after a suffering a knockout loss in Fredericton over the weekend.
The boxer suffered a brain hemorrhage and was rushed to Saint John Regional Hospital and underwent two hours of surgery to remove a portion of his skull to allow for swelling.
"He's considered in stable condition but he suffered a traumatic brain injury," said Eric Moffatt, Whittom's stepbrother to CBC News. "We're not sure how that's going to play out at this point."
Whittom, who lives in Quebec City, is in the intensive care unit in Saint John, where he is heavily sedated and using a respirator. Moffatt said doctors have scheduled a CT scan for Tuesday.
"It's one of those things where we expect the worst and hope for the best," he said. "The brain has to decide how it's going to heal ... it's going to be a long process."
Whittom, 38, fought for the Canadian Professional Council cruiserweight title on Saturday night and was stopped by Gary Kopas of Saskatoon in the tenth round.
The boxer seemed fine after the fight, but once he got home he started having a very bad headache and became nauseous. A CT scan at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital revealed the hemorrhage.
"The family is looking for thoughts and prayers for David's hopeful recovery from this," said Moffatt.
Whittom, with a record of 12-24-1 and 8 knockouts, was a journeyman fighter who took on all comers from light heavyweight to heavyweight. He fought the likes of Oscar Rivas, Hughie Fury (in his pro debut), Eleider Alvarez, Tye Fields, Adonis Stevenson, Manny Siaca, Adrian Diaconu, Ismayl Sillakh, Lateef Kayode and many, many others since turning pro in 2004.
against Spence 
if you wanna move around he will cut you off and keeps pressuring you the whole round and get to you eventually. I think he will beat Thurman and unify, Pacman don't want it and Crawford is too small..... the ? for me is when he moves up to 154 thats when shyt will get interesting for me. 
