Tragedies in Boxing

[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

[The Congressman]

Rolando Navarete gone loco and piss poor. Was Agapito Sanchez shot or stabbed to death? Damn, this thread is indeed depressing.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Oscar Diaz I think it is.

Diaz at least survived and should be able to live a decent life

Rolando Navarete gone loco and piss poor. Was Agapito Sanchez shot or stabbed to death? Damn, this thread is indeed depressing.

yea i think it was shot like 9 times by the cops or something

[El Kabong]

Well I hate to be all "Donny Downer" on the forum, but I think this topic is big in this sport, we've had so many All-Time Greats and Champions that have had tough lives inside and outside the ring and I think it helps explain why boxing is not only a sport, but it's like a family.

[jdonaher1]

Actually Chuvalo had 3 sons that died from drug overdoses and his wife commited suicide just a week or so after her 2nd son was buried.

The Hilton family (Matthew, Alex & Davey) was pretty sad. All 3 bothers had world class skills but drugs, booze, jail, etc ruined there chances.

How about Tony Ayala Jr.? Most people said he could have been an all-time great and was on the brink of some huge fights before he went to jail.

Tyson is huge tragady, the guy lost/spent/stolen from like $300mil, his prime was way to short and I think he robbed us of seeing one of the best heavy's of all-time.

[IamInuit]

Homicides other then those mentioned.

Oscar Bonevena
Corrie Sanders
Julian Letterlough
Agapito Sanchez
Hector Comacho
Vernon Forrest

[Cressa121]

Homicides other then those mentioned.

Oscar Bonevena
Corrie Sanders
Julian Letterlough
Agapito Sanchez
Hector Comacho
Vernon Forrest

The Forrest one was very sad. I remember see the HBO boxing deaths special about the deaths of Forrest, Gatti and Arguello. Tragic end. Sanders too, wasn't he protecting his daughter or something?

[greynotsoold]

Robert Quiroga was murdered as well
Robert Quiroga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[IamInuit]

Homicides other then those mentioned.

Oscar Bonevena
Corrie Sanders
Julian Letterlough
Agapito Sanchez
Hector Comacho
Vernon Forrest

The Forrest one was very sad. I remember see the HBO boxing deaths special about the deaths of Forrest, Gatti and Arguello. Tragic end. Sanders too, wasn't he protecting his daughter or something?

Yeah Forrest should have not pursued those guys. You can always get another watch. Corrie got it in a restaurant I think while dining with family. I was really gutted when Arguello killed himself. Its always the guy that you think would never do it that does. I hate to be a cynic but I still suspect Gatti's wife.

[beenKOed]

Edwin Valero, kills his wife and commits suicide in jail.
Corrie Sanders fatally shot during a robbery at a restaurant where he was attending a birthday party.

[Dark Lord Al]

What about Tyson Fury singing after a fight ?
Or Tyson Fury being denied the chance to face David Haye due to theatrical makeup / intentionally cutting himself.