Tragedies in Boxing

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[rjj tszyu]

Micahel Watson after his 2nd fight with Eubank. He is in a much better state now but he will never fully recover!

[Onix]

although he's not dead, I think Joe Frazier has had a very tough and unfair life. I've kept the HBO documentary on my Tivo "Thrilla in Manilla" and every time its still sad to see where he has had to end up living, living the rest of his life bitter about what should have been the greatest moment of his life.

[uwey]

DO KOO KIM death to Mancini. Tragic

[SweetPea]

Biggest tragedy ever was when I decided to spend $44.95 on the Sultan Ibragimov-Evander Holyfield PPV.

[KananKrus]

I remember catching on TV a segment that featured the health risks involved for athletes who are in the demanding contact sports like boxing, MMA, football, and etc. Mainly the segment was about the cerebral damages that is directly caused by the very violent nature of these disciplines, which at times can be permanent or even fatal.

It showcased the premature deaths of brothers Mike and Jerry Quarry. Both these men, were boxers as we all know, but what we don't exactly know is that both suffered irreparable and irreversible brain damages after their ring careers were over. These damages inflicted atop the ring, tragically led to their early demise.

Comparatively, it was indicated that the Quarry brothers had a genetic flaw that allowed for an inordinate level of cerebral damage than those sustained by the average boxer.

Mike, the younger of the two and Jerry, six years apart at birth, both died only in their mid-fifties. They were only 55 and 54 years of age respectively, at the time of their deaths.

The medical term that is attributed to the cause of Mike and Jerry Quarry's death is pugilistic dimentia. In my layman's term, it is a severe case of being perpetually "punched drunk", if you will.

[Chris Nagel]

I think that the tragic suicide of Randy Turpin is one of the most terrible stories in boxing. A man with with his demons, it's a shame people allowed things to get to that breaking point.

I also remember reading about old-timer Young Stribling got into a motorcycle accident, and while laying beside his wrecked motorcycle with one foot dangling from a tendon, he says, "I guess this means no more roadwork". This was long before Chico's sad accident.

Marciano died in a plane crash back in 69. Willy Pep was also in a plane crash and survived although affected by the accident.

By the way, in recent memory does anyone recall Agapito Sanchez? I remember him fighting JMM. I heard that an off duty cop was harassing his wife, so he stood up to him and the cop shot him. They never found the guy that did it.

There are countless tragedies befalling fighters both inside and outside of the ring, often ending the promising careers of would-be champions.

[KananKrus]

On the Agapito Sanchez tragic shooting...

He was killed by a military man from the Dominican Republic's Armed Forces in a bar dispute.
Died for his girl!

Details of the report below...

"Sanchez was shot twice by a sergeant of the Dominican armed forces on Sunday in Santa Domingo after the boxer refused to let the military man dance with his partner, police spokesman Simon Diaz said".

RT� Sport: Sanchez dies after bar brawl

[KananKrus]

A little addition to the Agapito Sanchez tragic shooting...

Agapito is known atop the ring as one of the craftiest, and eventimes bordering on the dirty, but on that fateful night, I'd like to think he had finally cast all the dirt away, and stood for what is so pure...

He died for his girl!

In Agapito Sanchez' death, chivalry was given life!

[ukansodoff]

I know neither of these guys have died but i see them both as tragidies. And both were injured because of being in 2 of my favourite fights ever.

Michael Watson and Gerrald Maclellan.

Sayin that Watson is doing great things and is showing the same spirit in his charity and youth work as he did as a boxer.

HE BEAT EUBANK HE WAS ROBBED.