Greg Page was a heavyweight champion who sustained permanent brain damage in March 2001, when he was knocked out in the 10th bout of a Kentucky heavyweight bout against Dale Crowe.WFPL: Boxer Greg Page Dies At 50 (April 27, 2009)
He died at his Louisville, Kentucky, home on April 27, 2009, of complications arising from the 2001 fight.Southern Ledger: Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50 (April 27, 2009) WHAS: Former heavyweight boxing champion Greg Page has passed away (April 27, 2009)
Boxing Career Ended
On March 9, 2001, Page had a 58-16-1 career record when he went into a fight against Dale Crowe in Erlanger, Kentucky. Page was 41 at the time; Crowe was 24. In the tenth round, Page went down and didn't get up; he had suffered irreversible brain damage. There were no medical personnel at ringside.Southern Ledger: Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50 (April 27, 2009)
Page was in a coma for a week, and had a stroke during surgery, that paralyzed his left side. He won a $1.2 million settlement with Kentucky boxing officials, because of the lack of medical personnel. As part of this settlement, the revamped boxing regulations in the State of KY were named the "Greg Page Boxing Safety Initiative"Southern Ledger: Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50 (April 27, 2009) WHAS: Former heavyweight boxing champion Greg Page has passed away (April 27, 2009)
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October 25, 1958, Louisville, KentuckyBoxRec: Greg Page
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Patricia Love Page (married 2001), has step son, three step daughters and a step grand daughterUSA Today: Prodigy Greg Page adapts to life with brain injury (June 17, 2005)
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Won the Heavy Weight champion title from Gerrie Coetzee in December 1984, and lost the title to Tony Tubbs in April 1985Southern Ledger: Former boxing champ Greg Page dies at 50 (April 27, 2009)
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Was out 45 minutes before being taken to the hospitalBoxRec: Greg Page
