Masao Ohba and Salvador Sanchez Both: Were orthodox Both: Never moved away from their hometown Both: Had their 1st draw and 1st loss before the age of 20 Both: If not for their death were on their way to become undisputedly the greatest fighter from their country. Both: Were inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame Both: Won their world titles at the age of 21 Both: Won their World titles by stopping their opponent in the 13th round Both: Only held their World titles for 2 years Both: In their final fight stopped their opponent Both: Died 22 days after their last fight Both: Died in a car accident on a highway while driving the most iconic car of their era. Both: Died at the age of 23 This is a wild and bazaar story. Shout out to Office Hancho Boxing on Youtube for connecting the dots. Thoughts?
Eerie, but my first thoughts were that Office Hancho Boxing on Youtube has wayyyyyyyyy too much time on their hands.
I wish had more time on my hands! I listen to him on one ear bud as Im working. I listened to 747 different fights from John Renicks on auto play who knows how many times. Today I listened to a 5 hour video from Honcho and it kept me sane for today. lol
I feel silly enough for taking 10 seconds or so to add up all the letters in both names for a total of 24. Damn. So close yet so far from another eerie coincidence.
Errol Flynn and Max Baer, both born 1909 and died 1959, aged just 50. Flynn was an actor who once played a boxer. Baer was a boxer who played as an actor, including a role as a boxer. Both were larger than life, living theirs to the fullest and were a hit with the ladies. Both also died of heart attacks I believe.
Like chimps, given enough tries, eventually typing out the complete works of Shakespeare, eh? “Is this a banana which I see before me?” That’s a quote from one of their attempts just before they got it exactly right.
Reminds me of Infinite London Theory which I coauthored with @cross_trainer While the intricacies of it have literally filled textbooks, the crux of the theory is that if infinite Brian London’s were allowed to be created, the best boxer of all time would also have to be Brian London.
Interesting! I just did some more research and apparently both Flynn and Baer had 10 fingers and 10 toes. This is getting eerie.
There are 76 celebrities who are in the 27 club as of today. Its kind of creepy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club