He committed suicide "amidst allegations of financial misdealings with public money." He was the mayor of the capital city of Nicaragua, Managua.
Jeez, maybe he was afraid he would go to prison?, i read about problems with cocaine, alcohol, but i would never expect him to end his own life..:-(
A man like that ain't afraid of no stinkin' prison! . . . even if it's a Nicaraguan one. If it is true that he indeed killed himself it would have been due to nothing less than honor.
Man, I'm soo bumbed to hear this news. He was in Puerto Rico this past weekend and from what I hear he was in good spirt and talking about his future as the mayor of Managua. Here in the island, people love him and remember him mostly from his fight against Escalera. He is definately the Boxing Gentleman. Something that I would like to see in some of today's boxers. He had Carisma, Class and Respect for the sport, fans and fellow boxers. So long Champ, RIP...
None the less we are all speculating about what happen but if it all ends as that he killed himself, I'll agree with you in ths thought.
If you include heart, courage, dedication, humility, and class in your measurement of greatness, then Alexis Arguello was the greatest prize fighter in history. International Boxing Hall of Fame member "El Flaco Explosivo" was the very definition of the term "boxing legacy." The man was poetry in motion, graceful, powerful, athletic, a Champion among champions. However, his early career gave us no hint that an all time great fighter was on the rise. He was in his 16th outing before he fought an opponent who actually had a win on his record, and Alexis still managed to lose 2 of his first 15 fights. Beginning with his 16th bout Arguello started knocking out everything in sight. Known mostly as a scrawny slugger, his first title shot came at 126 against Ernesto Marcel. Alexis lost. A few fights later Arguello stopped future hall of fame member Ruben Olivares in the 13th round, and for the first time we saw that he might have something more than just heavy hands. Alexis Arguello would go on to beat Royal Kobayashi, Alfredo Escalera X 2, Rafael "Bazooka" Limon, Bobby Chacon, Ruben Castillo, Rolanda Navarette, Cornelius Boza Edwards, Jose Luis Ramariz, Jim Watt, Ray Mancinni, Andy Gannigan, Kevin Rooney, and Billy Costello, among others. Arguello went 16-3 in world titlie fights, and fought a total of 14 current, former, or future world champions. The finest gentleman to ever grace a prize ring Alexis "El Flaco Explosivo" Arguello was my #1 all time favorite fighter. Good Night Champ! I'll see ya when that eternal morning dawns on the other side!
Good post. Just taking a superficial glance at his record, it is rather confusing. You see him losing to unknowns early on, etc., the list goes on, but he then rose up above and became one of the all-timers. Then his personality speaks for itself.