Darkest Coincidence in Boxing History

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  1. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    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?
     
  2. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Eerie, but my first thoughts were that Office Hancho Boxing on Youtube has wayyyyyyyyy too much time on their hands.
     
  3. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    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
     
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  4. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    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. :D
     
  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've also never seen either in the same room.

    Another coincidence? I think not.
     
  6. kingfisher3

    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    well damn, i guess it had to happen eventually.
     
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  7. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Bob N Weave Full Member

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    Neat!
     
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  8. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    There’s probably one to be done with Edwin Valero and Monzon ot someone like that.
     
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  9. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison were 27 when they died. Co-inky-dink? I don't know.
     
  10. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Left out Amy Winehouse and Kurt Cobain.
     
  11. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    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.
     
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  12. Pugguy

    Pugguy Ingo, The Thinking Man’s GOAT Full Member

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    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. :D
     
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  13. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    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.
     
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  14. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    Interesting! I just did some more research and apparently both Flynn and Baer had 10 fingers and 10 toes. This is getting eerie.
     
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  15. BoB Box

    BoB Box "Hey Adam! Wanna play Nintendo?" Full Member

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    There are 76 celebrities who are in the 27 club as of today. Its kind of creepy.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club
     
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