BOXING: Tragic Stories

not sure how 'tragic' this is, as he simply pissed everything he had up against the wall, and made himself homeless and penniless...he made a fortune outside of boxing too...

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I remember coming across this somewhere - all these are former Kronk fighters
Eight went to prison
Nathanial “Gator” Akbar – sentenced 10 to 20 years for arson in 1984; denied parole 5 times so far; next parole hearing June 2002.
Darrell Chambers – sentenced to life for drug conspiracy in 1994; has appeals pending; in prison at Terre Haute, Ind.
Alvin Hayes – sentenced to 5-to-20 in 1987 for armed robbery, released, committed three more armed robberies, sentenced in 1994 to three terms of 612 to 40 years. At Detroit’s Ryan Correctional Facility, possibly until December 2040.
John Johnson – retail fraud, served less than two years, released in 1999.
William “Caveman” Lee – went to prison three times for bank robberies, the last time July 2000, when he began a 7-to-15-year federal sentence; first parole date December 2006.
William “Stanley” Longstreet – sentenced for drug conspiracy with Chambers in 1994, released August 1997.
Rickey Womack – armed robberies, assault, did 15 years in prison, paroled last fall.
John Yopp, promoter – sentenced to 30 years in 1994 for drug conspiracy, later reduced to 15 years; in Milan federal penitentiary.

10 have died
Wilson Bell – murdered, 1989
Collier Bishop – killed in car-jacking incident, 1994
Johnny Compo – died in a car crash at 42 last October
Leslie “Lemonade“ Gardner – Drug overdose in 1983, age 26
J.L. Ivey – Murdered by drug dealer, 1990, age 26
DuJuan Johnson – murdered, age 28, over $200 debt, 1984
Bernard “Superbad” Mays – died of alcoholism at 33, 1994
Steve McCrory – dead, age 36, undisclosed illness, 2000
Duane Thomas – shot and killed at 39 in drug dispute, 2000
Darius “Dollbaby” Wilson – shot to death, age unknown, early 1980s

its well outdated but thats one unlucky gym man

 

On a side note to that wasnt Bernard 'Superbad' Mays meant to have been one of the most talented guys to box - ive heard his amateur record was amazing and remember reading that a lot of people though he was much better than SRL at the time. Obviously even if he had stayed on the straight and narrow he may not have fulfilled his potential but we'll never know how good he could have been.

I suppose Hearns taking his place as the top Kronk fighter at the time was a good enough substitute though

 

paul sykes from yorkshire.

i have read a lot obout him, including his own book.

he was a ***** - a horrible *******....but the way he ended up was tragic, homeless on streets of wakefield and getting beat up regular, last serious beating he took was by a gang of 15 year olds who left him for dead....again, he was a ******* by all accounts in the prime of his life, but a near 60 year old former boxer, underweight, no strength left, very sick, sleeping in doorways getting beat up by kids on a regular basis is pretty tragic..

as he was...

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as he ended up...

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Rocky Lockridge, two junior lightweight champion. Became a homeless crack head. Suffered a stroke. Walked with a cane. Featured on an episode of Intervention. Hopefully, it worked.

 

Dougie, every death caused by alcohol is tragic. But Jack Doyle could sing
" The Rose of Tralee ",and bring me to tears !

 

paul williams was mentioned?

 

Never knew any of that, sad story

 

Eddie Machen was a tragic, sad story. He suffered from mental illness and died when he was "sleep walking" and fell from a 3rd story window to his death on the sidewalk below.
It may have been a suicide really. Zora Folley also died within days of Machen and it was written in BI that Folley my have not been ready for death, but Machen probably was.

 

Ezzard Charles I don't think has been mentioned after being Heavyweight champ of the world he would later be fighting in High School Gyms for pittance and had Lou Gherigs disease which really crippled him. There's a pic i've seen of him in a wheelchair near the end and it just breaks the heart.

Tony Galento although a bit of a ***** had to have both of his legs amputated due to diabetes which would later kill him.