A man who died at a hospital after an Arkansas boxing match had been examined by a doctor before he entered the ring, a member of the state Athletic Commission said Monday. Authorities say Anthony Jones, 28, of El Dorado, Ark., died Sunday morning at University Hospital in Little Rock, where he was taken Saturday night after his fight with Quincy Palmer in Benton was stopped in the second round. Jones, making his professional boxing debut in the heavyweight division, had been scheduled to go four rounds against Palmer. Athletic Commission member Jason Stuart of Little Rock, a lawyer, said he was the supervising commissioner in charge at ringside in the Fitness Unlimited facility at Benton. He said everything at the event followed proper procedures and Jones had been examined by a physician before getting into the ring with Palmer. Larry Harris, promoter of the "Benton Beatdown," said referee Martin Tunstall of Sheridan stopped the Jones-Palmer fight after Jones was sent to the mat by a blow to the head. Emergency medical personnel stationed ringside went into the ring to attend to Jones, Harris said. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6078307
Gonzalez. He has gotten a few looks from Manning and with Jeff Saturday back anchoring the line Peyton will have more time to throw.
