Matador killed in ring

[Malcolm Buggeridge]

Víctor Barrio muere tras una brutal cornada en el pecho | Toros | EL MUNDO

First one since 1987 by all accounts

Live by the sword, die by the sword and all that....

I feel sorry for the mother of the bull because tradition has it that the mother of any bull responsible for the death of a matador has to die. Indeed, in the foyer of La Mastraenza in Seville is the head of the mother of the bull that killed Manolete.

Horses for courses, different strokes & all that....

[AtW]

What's the tradition for mother of matador who kills bull???

[Mordac]

What's the tradition for mother of matador who kills bull???

That would be a night out with you - a greater punishment I cannot comprehend, nor would I even wish to.

[Paddy]

Víctor Barrio muere tras una brutal cornada en el pecho | Toros | EL MUNDO

First one since 1987 by all accounts

Live by the sword, die by the sword and all that....

I feel sorry for the mother of the bull because tradition has it that the mother of any bull responsible for the death of a matador has to die. Indeed, in the foyer of La Mastraenza in Seville is the head of the mother of the bull that killed Manolete.

Horses for courses, different strokes & all that....

She is a silly old cow anyway.

[BrilloPad]

The internet brings out the best in people :-

Death of bullfighter Victor Barrio mocked and celebrated by 'disrespectful' Facebook trolls

[FatLazyContractor]

It is very heartbreaking and sad to see the bull hurt itself.

[TestMangler]

It is very heartbreaking and sad to see the bull hurt itself.

I'm sure you've been 'killed in the ring' a few times yourself.

[Malcolm Buggeridge]

It is undoubtedly a cruel art but I once attended a Corrida in Granada and was completely transfixed by the pageantry and artistry of the whole spectacle.

That said, on this particular afternoon I witnessed the great Espartaco single handedly take on all 6 bulls on the cartel and saw him receive 2 ears and a tail for his afternoon's work.

I've heard it said, though, that watching some of the lesser matadors fumbling with the sword is like watching something being butchered with a pair of blunt garden shears.

Definitely not my bag.

[FatLazyContractor]

I'm sure you've been 'killed in the ring' a few times yourself.

Yes, just as I entered NLyUK's ring.

[barrydidit]

I'm sure you've been 'killed in the ring' a few times yourself.

FLC's ring sees more traffic than spaghetti junction. In fact, I hear, thats what the nurses called it at his last colonoscopy.