Ex-boxing champ Greg Page, 50, dies
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Greg Page, a former heavyweight boxing champion who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2001 fight, has died at his Louisville home. He was 50.
His wife, Patricia Page, said she found the one-time World Boxing Association champion early Monday morning. Patricia Page said he died of complications related to injuries he suffered in the fight.
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Jim Wesley said Page had slid from his hospital-type bed, as Wesley said he would occasionally, sometime between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m., when his wife found him, and that his death was consistent with positional asphyxia.
Page was found sitting on the floor with his head lodged between the bed and the rail, Wesley said. Patricia Page immediately moved him to try to resuscitate him, Wesley said.
Page told The Associated Press her husband “is in a better place now.”
The March 9, 2001, fight left Page in a coma for nearly a week. He then had a stroke during post-fight surgery. He was paralyzed on his left side and received intensive physical therapy.
Family friend Christopher 2X said Page took on his debilitating injuries with the same intensity as he would have in preparing for a fight.
“When he was challenged with his boxing injuries, he was the presence of courage,” 2X said. “Because he never gave up.”