Posted on 05/07/2026 8:05:13 AM PDT by dennisw
'Absolute inept [staff], who were keeping me in the waiting room, not cleaning the blood dripping down my face. I'm hearing them gossiping in the other room — the hospital is almost completely empty.'
An American bare-knuckle boxer has hit out at the quality of healthcare he received from the NHS and claimed that treatment after his most recent fight led to serious health complications.
Paulie Malignaggi, 45, picked up his first win in nearly a decade when he defeated Tyler Goodjohn at a bare-knuckle event in Leeds in October 2025.
The brawl, which Malignaggi won by split decision, saw the veteran former lightweight contender hospitalised with broken ribs and hands, as well as cuts to his face.
And it was the treatment he received for his cuts by staff at Leeds General Hospital which led to his complaints. Malignaggi described staff as 'inept' and said that they 'wouldn't be allowed to work on farm animals' in the United States.
'The cuts [I suffered] would have been just a regular stitch job in a regular hospital in the United States,' Malignaggi said on The Ariel Helwani Show. 'But they have people in the UK that work in the NHS that in America, probably wouldn't even be allowed to work on farm animals. They let them work on human beings in these hospitals. I was in that hospital all night.
'Basically, what I'm getting at is the complications from one of the cuts [on my left eyebrow] has been constantly infected and pussing out up until a few weeks ago.
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Yup!
I have to wonder about the blood dripping down his face.
I would have expected to the promoters of the fight to have ringside medical care and that the those professionals would at least close his wounds and apply bandages.
Or does NHS prohibit private care at such events?
“Volunteer to get pummeled to a pulp, complain that others don’t clean your wounds well. No fan of nhs but”
My sentiments as well. He could get a job elsewhere ... if he can.
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Weird I see it. It’s Dalton from Road House.
Sometimes posted pictures just show up as little blue squares for whatever reason. I wouldn’t have known who it was anyway, never saw the movie.
Welcome to National Healthcare!! Good thing you didn’t have a heart attack or you’d be in real trouble! At least they didn’t offer you assisted suicide right off the bat like they do in Canada!
“Sometimes posted pictures just show up as little blue squares for whatever reason. I wouldn’t have known who it was anyway, never saw the movie.”
Put mouse cursor over tiny blue square. Right click >>> open up in new tab or new window. You will see the image he posted (that had to go through a security check)
open in new tab actually
“A real tough guy would just sew up his own head.”
A real tough guy would have brought needle and thread.
You directed cadavers? Like in a play, movie or TV show?
“Also,in 1981 I got a tour of the Muhimbili Medical Center in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania”
Today Tanzania ranks as one of the better African nations. Better run too.
Thanks. That happens fairly often on this computer, and I didn’t know about the new-window thing.
Thanks. That happens fairly often on this computer, and I didn’t know about the new-window thing. Just tried it and it worked fine.
This is what happens to ALL Government/public employees. There is no accountability, they’re typically in unions (I am too, but it is a high quality non-government union) no repercussions for crap work and work ethic. They can’t or won’t be fired. They are complete waste of space, sponges.
“An American bare-knuckle boxer has hit out at the quality of healthcare he received from the NHS and claimed that treatment after his most recent fight led to serious health complications.” Pugilist.
Very interesting. My main reason for visiting Tanzania was to visit national parks. On a long drive to Ngorongoro Crater (an amazing place) I saw,with my own eyes,a case of genuine serious malnutrition. A young girl,standing next to an adult on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere,with orange/red hair,a huge “pot belly” and little stick legs...all classic signs of serious malnutrition. It’s an image that will stay with me until my dying day.
Cadaver puppet shows...
Nah. I meant dissected. Stupid autocorrect..
Figured as much!
However the opportunity to inject some humor was too strong.
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