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* Subverted in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''. While Randy Boy Sr. sustained fatal brain damage in his fight with Miyata's father, said damage didn't manifest itself until several days after Randy Sr's world championship fight. He didn't die in the ring per se, but the fight with Miyata Sr. caused his death nonetheless.
** Also subverted with Jinpachi Nekota, who was a victim of a "rabbit punch" that caused him ''punch drunk disease'' (see below), but that happened ''sixty'' years ago and he's still alive. He ''did'' have to retire, though.
* Used in the backstory of ''[[
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* One episode of ''[[Leverage]]'' relied on faking one of these in order to snare a corrupt local fight promoter.
* One season of ''Oz'' features a boxing tourny, climaxing with the death of one of the combatants.
* ''[[
== Music ==
* Warren Zevon sings about the death of boxer Kim Duk Koo (see [[Real Life]] below) in his song "Boom-Boom Mancini."
* Pettinellis' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whZV9ZzC-FY "Un hombre muerto en el ring"] aka [[Exactly What It Says
== Opera ==
* Joe in ''[[The Rise and Fall of
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* ''[[Fallout]] 2'' has a boxing sidequest. The rules for winning a match are a little obscure, but death is definitely a possibility. Especially if you find the plated gloves and maybe pop a couple Buffout.
* EA's ''Mutant League'' series of sports games revolved entirely around this, where players could be blown up on the court, bisected, etc.
* This is a quintessential part of [[Mortal Kombat]], though [[Exactly What It Says
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== Western Animation ==
* In [[Justice League (
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