BOXING: Tragic Stories

Ill second that

 

Yeah, really tragic for those "champions" atsch

Now that is ****ing terrible.

 

Make that Dogs and Flamingo's.............:-(

 

James Broad.........died penniless yet proud , homeless in a bus terminus in Henderson Nevada.. (never asked for handouts yet had no home or money , and when offered help he was too proud to take it..) died of pneumonia..

Jerry Ballard , Don King Heavyweight prospect..stabbed in the neck after a row in a bar in Maryland.. didn't know he had been stabbed and even though the stabbing was not that bad , he ran five blocks after the attacker before collapsing in an alley where no one could hear his cries for help.. bled to death overnight , when he so easily could have survived.

Kid Akeem Anifawoshe..

Nigerian / las vegas based fighter who collapsed after a gruelling fight with Robert Quiroga, yet survived , he became obsessed with making a comeback.. returned to Nigeria to seek medical advice when banned in NV and after a visit to his shamen lost about 4 pints of blood whilst undergoing a ritualistic cleansing regime and passed away ...

Albert Williams , Ex Marine returned from the gulf turned pro as a heavyweight with a respectable record , a draw with both Ed Mahone and Jameel McCline.. Albert was trained and handled by Stacey Mckinley and Crocodile , Albert was also Lennox Lewiss cheif sparring partner and close friend.. Al had just been offered a very good promo contract in NY , and was working closely with team Tyson in 1999, Al was ready for some great paydays , when he returned home from sparring at Nevada partners , he ate a cat fish dinner with his trainer and sat quietly with his lovely son in the bedroom of his home he silently died of heart failure aged 31.. incidentally his father died of a similar condition at exactly the same age.. Mike Tyson kindly paid the whole funeral expence (that man is an absolute gentleman) thankyou mr Mike Tyson.. always grateful for that gesture..

enough for now......

Too many lovely people died in this wonderful sport....

 

Who cares about a bunch of dogs???? REALLY???? Pontious you **** wit, I bet you eat Big Macs by the dozen and dont give a care in the world about the cows being slaughtered. I would bet you are fully supportive of the ignoramous ****s in Iraq dropping bombs on the innocents also..... McLellan may have been involved in cruelty to dogs, yet this is secondary to the current physical state he is now in. Perhaps you mother needs to suffer the same fate as gerald for having exposed such a ****ing dog like yourself to the world.

 

Johnny Owen's story also broke my heart, a kind shy quiet man who went out as a warrior.

A tribute to the Matchstick Man.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gZgi7ucgbLA

 

Well put and good info as always Bigcat....I had no idea Tyson paid for that.

As for my contribution to the thread, look no further than my current avatar. Leavander Johnson was a good guy, who had overcome the one remaining hurdle in his career in what was, in all likelihood, his last chance to do so. He'd finally won a title in his 4th attempt, becoming one of the older first time champs you'll see at 35....only to be mortally wounded in his first title defense, where nobody had any idea of the severity until he collapsed in the locker room. Coincidentally enough, I was born on the same day Leavander was and picked up rooting for him based on that initially, but grew to be a fan the more I learned and watched of him and was genuinely proud when he finally succeeded in his bid for a title. I'm biased, but I'd encourage anyone who can spare a few bucks to make a donation to his foundation. http://www.leavanderjohnsonfoundation.org/index.html

RIP and Happy Birthday, Champ.

 

gary barker a promising amatuer and brother to darren died in a car crash i think last year

lito sisnorio (spelling) died in a fight with manny pacquio for his WBC flyweigth ttile

 

Les Darcy story is pretty tragic.

 

how about the old school boy himself bobby chacon .. wife commits suicide .. million dollar fighter ..multi champion .. gave the nation thrills chills and spills fight after fight only to wind up being seen at an oscar delahoya event picking through the trash ...

thats pretty nasty

 

Talking about the amateurs. What about the American team that died in a plane crash. I think most of them would have represented USA in the 1980 Olympics. If USA hadn't pulled out.

 

Benny Lynch.

Scottish born flyweight. Considered to be the premier flyweight of the 30's and still rated by some as the best Scottish boxer ever.

His career was over by the time he was 25 due to his fondness for a drink. Died a penniless alcoholic in his early 30s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Lynch
http://www.bennylynch.co.uk/

Johnny Tapia has also lead a pretty amazing / tragic life.