BOXING: Tragic Stories

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  1. Brian Zelley

    Brian Zelley Active Member Full Member

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    Throughout the long history of boxing, there have been many tragedies
    from the ring and beyond the ring.

    Classic tragedies in the ring include the likes of Benny Kid Paret,
    Davey Moore, Johnny Owen, Lavern Roach, and others.

    Outside the ring, there have been numerous tragedies and sad moments
    with deaths such as Al (BummY) Davis to war casualties such as
    Garland (Ripper) Randall, and the many accident victims such as
    Rudel Stitch, Chic Calderwood, and Zora Folley.

    For some their story was a tragedy such as Georgie Small.
    Following his victory over Lavern Roach in 1950, his life spun out of control
    due mainly to the guilt of having beat his friend Lavern Roach who died
    following the bout.

    And many are now aware of the years of turmoil for Emile Griffith
    following the tragic death of Benny Paret. A must watch is the
    "Ring of Fire, The Emile Griffith Story".

    A river of tears, teardrop by lonely teardrop, can never wash away the sorrow of the lost potential, the ruined lives, and the pain of family
    and friends, but we can remember them.
     
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  2. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Very True mate , when Johnny Owen died i stopped watching boxing for a long time , whether this was because of the tragic way in which Johnny died or that i was a young man starting a family i just don't know , but Wales is a small country by comparison to others and it hit us as a nation very hard indeed , his loss to us is no way worse than any other nations pain when one of its favorite sons dies but it did bring with it this nation a time of mourning , least we forget these fallen warriors , i agree .
     
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  3. elgoadie

    elgoadie Active Member Full Member

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    One that springs to mind is Gerald McClellan after his war with Nigel Benn.
     
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  4. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    The happiest story a dog could ever read.
     
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  5. El Puma

    El Puma between rage and serenity Full Member

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    :goodWhile sad, in retrospect it appears justice was served.
     
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  6. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    couldnt agree more. that **** had it coming
     
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  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    While what McClellan did with the dogs is atrocious, I really don't see a man being beaten into brain damage, memory loss, blindness, and being for the most part deaf pretty much all for the entertainment of others as something "he had coming." Obviously he was a bad person, but the effects of that fight are things I wouldn't wish upon nearly anyone.

    Apart from in the ring tragedies, a lot of boxers had tragic life stories, such as Esteban DeJesus.
     
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  8. RDJ

    RDJ Boxing Junkie banned

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    Could not disagree more. **** him.
     
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  9. tommy the hat

    tommy the hat Active Member Full Member

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    I feel the tragedy that George Chuvalo suffered in his family life is an incredibly sad story. Three sons became heroin addicts, one committing suicide,the other two dying from OD's. Then to top that off, his wife commited suicide. Geoge now spends alot of his time touring Canada and speaking to young kids about the tragedy he endured in hopes he can save other people from what he had to go through. A incredibly tough man in and out of the ring.
     
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  10. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    His life story is probably the saddest of any boxer I know of.
     
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  11. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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  12. TommyV

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    Chuvalo's story is awful. Huge respect to the guy. Someone posted a story in the general forum the other day about a guy called something Perez. He was Jewish and after his 100+ fight pro career was taken to a German concentration camp, and make to fight every week to save his life. I'll try and find the story now and edit this and post it.

    EDIT:

     
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  13. Waynegrade

    Waynegrade Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am curious, what`s McClellan`s story with regards to dogs?
     
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  14. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats tragic what happened to Perez, never read that before thanks for posting it.
     
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  15. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Didn't shed a tear.

    Nigel fought a brilliant fight.
     
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