Sanchez is the poster boy for this. First fighter I thought of when I read the post headline. I can’t think of another untimely death of a great champ like that, but some others that come to mind in other ways:
1. Meldrick Taylor was ruined early after the Chavez fight.
2. Paul Williams was lost in a car accident.
3. Tony Ayala jr. was convicted of rape.
4. Pernell Whitaker was no longer a champ but we lost him too soon to a vehicular accidemt while he was crossing the street.
5. Arturo Gatti was no longer fighting but we lost him to murder from his wife in Brazil.