Tragedies in Boxing

[El Kabong]

After the deaths of Arturo Gatti and Alexis Arguello and Mike Tyson's daughter, I got to thinking, What tragedies in the boxing world have been the worst or most heartbreaking

Stanley Ketchel - got shot by a jealous husband

Jack Johnson - dies in car crash after being refused service at a Dinner in North Carolina on account of his skin color.

Muhamed Ali - Long slow deterrioration with Parkinson's

Duk Koo Kim - Dies in the ring vs Ray Mancini

George Chuvalo - Son dies of overdose and wife committs suicide

Battling Siki - shot twice in the back of the head at the age of 28, perhaps by a police officer who saw him drunkenly staggaring down the street.

Joe Louis - Sucker punched by the US Government and made dirt poor for his Golden Years, battled drug and alcohol addiction and died penniless after being one of the GREAT Civil Rights Leaders.

Ray Robinson - battled drug addiction and Alzheimer's

Trevor Berbick - Killed by being beaten to death with a metal pipe

Ezzard Charles - Died at 53 due to ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease


....can you guys think of any more, I am sure I left out a bunch

[LEGION]

Billy Collins tragic beating and then I think a year later he died.....in an accident I think?

Mike Quarry probably died too young; he liked to take abuse and it caught up with him. That Foster punch didn' prolong his life any that's for sure.

Not sure if those count.

[ElTerribleMorales]

After the deaths of Arturo Gatti and Alexis Arguello and Mike Tyson's daughter, I got to thinking, What tragedies in the boxing world have been the worst or most heartbreaking

Stanley Ketchel - got shot by a jealous husband

Jack Johnson - dies in car crash after being refused service at a Dinner in North Carolina on account of his skin color.

Muhamed Ali - Long slow deterrioration with Parkinson's

Duk Koo Kim - Dies in the ring vs Ray Mancini

George Chuvalo - Son dies of overdose and wife committs suicide

Battling Siki - shot twice in the back of the head at the age of 28, perhaps by a police officer who saw him drunkenly staggaring down the street.

Joe Louis - Sucker punched by the US Government and made dirt poor for his Golden Years, battled drug and alcohol addiction and died penniless after being one of the GREAT Civil Rights Leaders.

Ray Robinson - battled drug addiction and Alzheimer's

Trevor Berbick - Killed by being beaten to death with a metal pipe

Ezzard Charles - Died at 53 due to ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease


....can you guys think of any more, I am sure I left out a bunch

Kim died in the hospital

Salvador Sanchez died at only 23 yrs of age in a car crash

Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash, was decapitated died instantly

Benny "Kid" Parret also beaten into a coma in the ring, died a few days later

recent one, Leavander Johnson

[LEGION]

After the deaths of Arturo Gatti and Alexis Arguello and Mike Tyson's daughter, I got to thinking, What tragedies in the boxing world have been the worst or most heartbreaking

Stanley Ketchel - got shot by a jealous husband

Jack Johnson - dies in car crash after being refused service at a Dinner in North Carolina on account of his skin color.

Muhamed Ali - Long slow deterrioration with Parkinson's

Duk Koo Kim - Dies in the ring vs Ray Mancini

George Chuvalo - Son dies of overdose and wife committs suicide

Battling Siki - shot twice in the back of the head at the age of 28, perhaps by a police officer who saw him drunkenly staggaring down the street.

Joe Louis - Sucker punched by the US Government and made dirt poor for his Golden Years, battled drug and alcohol addiction and died penniless after being one of the GREAT Civil Rights Leaders.

Ray Robinson - battled drug addiction and Alzheimer's

Trevor Berbick - Killed by being beaten to death with a metal pipe

Ezzard Charles - Died at 53 due to ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease


....can you guys think of any more, I am sure I left out a bunch

Kim died in the hospital

Salvador Sanchez died at only 23 yrs of age in a car crash

Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash, was decapitated died instantly

Benny "Kid" Parret also beaten into a coma in the ring, died a few days later

recent one, Leavander Johnson

Another recent one; remembr last year in the fight where they let it go on way too long and he ended up havng surgery to relieve he pressure? Damn I ca't remember his name; Texas kid. He'll never fight again now.

[LEGION]

Oscar Diaz I think it is.

[Spicoli]

Very solid and world ranked Serqui Kobozev was moonlighting as a doorman/bouncer.....and apparently had a fatal run in with the Russian mafia.Took years to solve.Found his remains in some backyard.

'Jesse' James Hughes was pure fire in the ring,world ranked face first all balls battler found murdered in Alabama.

Gilberto Roman excellent spr fly champion claimed in an auto crash

Kid Akeem ...just a damn shame and a story of what might have been.

Tough as nails lt Heavy Victor Galindez killed while racing

Ernie Magdalano

whats sad is they just keep coming .

[LEGION]

Very solid and world ranked Serqui Kobozev was moonlighting as a doorman/bouncer.....and apparently had a fatal run in with the Russian mafia.Took years to solve.Found his remains in some backyard.

'Jesse' James Hughes was pure fire in the ring,world ranked face first all balls battler found murdered in Alabama.

Gilberto Roman excellent spr fly champion claimed in an auto crash

Kid Akeem ...just a damn shame and a story of what might have been.

Tough as nails lt Heavy Victor Galindez killed while racing

Ernie Magdalano

whats sad is they just keep coming .

Some list Spicoli'. I only know 1 of those names

[Diane]

Najai Turpin

Victor Burgos

[Spicoli]

haha...man,Hughes was fooking crazy.Fun,fun to watch.He was convinced that he could beat Trinidad in the biggest way

holy shit....Harry Greb.What a way to go.

[Britkid]

'Jesse' James Hughes was pure fire in the ring,world ranked face first all balls battler found murdered in Alabama.

Gilberto Roman excellent spr fly champion claimed in an auto crash

Kid Akeem ...just a damn shame and a story of what might have been.

I think Jesse James was found in a snake infested swamp, if I remember correctly. Hughes was murdered during the hottest streak of his boxing career.

In an era of everyone getting their 15 minutes, Gilberto Roman truly is grotesquely ignored by even sites as good as this.

Kid Akeem/Quiroga was an amazing fight, sadly Robert was taken from us too early as well....

[Spicoli]

'Jesse' James Hughes was pure fire in the ring,world ranked face first all balls battler found murdered in Alabama.

Gilberto Roman excellent spr fly champion claimed in an auto crash

Kid Akeem ...just a damn shame and a story of what might have been.

I think Jesse James was found in a snake infested swamp, if I remember correctly. Hughes was murdered during the hottest streak of his boxing career.

In an era of everyone getting their 15 minutes, Gilberto Roman truly is grotesquely ignored by even sites as good as this.

Kid Akeem/Quiroga was an amazing fight, sadly Robert was taken from us too early as well....

Was trying to get some tranfers done the other night and watched that Akeem-Quiroga war again. Just brutal and how Akeem just fell out on live tv, laying there. Quiroga was a warrior, saw the match with Borboa on the end and that was just harsh.
Too often too soon, have to say Morrison also. Corrie Sanders. I guess if you have to go though, defending your kids is at the top of the list. Johnny Tapia!!

[bcollins]

Kim died in the hospital

Salvador Sanchez died at only 23 yrs of age in a car crash

Rocky Marciano died in an airplane crash, was decapitated died instantly

Benny "Kid" Parret also beaten into a coma in the ring, died a few days later

recent one, Leavander Johnson

Salvador Sanchez is the one that jumped in my head first - so much unrealized potential. It's awful to see a life taken early.

[generalbulldog]

Davey Moore dying in a freak accident at 29 when he was crushed by his car and the garage door.

Carlos Monzon dying in a car crash near the prison he was returning to.

[JazMerkin]

Davey Moore dying in a freak accident at 29 when he was crushed by his car and the garage door.

Carlos Monzon dying in a car crash near the prison he was returning to.

I personally find it a bit hard to consider Monzon's death a tragedy considering he was in prison for killing his wife.

McLellan, Quarry, Corrales, I haven't read through the whole thread but I'm guessing the obvious names are there.

2 local ones I can think of are James Oyebola & John Kacsu Abbey both murdered near the area I live in recent years.

There's also the scores of guys we know nothing about whose lives end in tragedy.

I see Holyfield's desperation as a tragedy in itself, but there's many like him.

Shit, I feel depressed now.

[IamInuit]

Davey Moore dying in a freak accident at 29 when he was crushed by his car and the garage door.

Carlos Monzon dying in a car crash near the prison he was returning to.

Yeah he was almost cut in half in his own garage no less. The other Davey Moore dies after his fight with Ramos.

Fitting end to Monzon