[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKoWeY8nbe8[/url] [yt]TKoWeY8nbe8[/yt] Great piece by Frank Deford of Real Sports on Alexis Arguello's death and the his prestigious Boxing life. It includes his relationship with Daniella Ortega and the Sandanista Revolution that took place whilst Arguello was Boxing as a professional and the events leading up to his death in 2009. Brought a tear to my eye, one of the greatest boxers. So interesting and captivating the life Boxers live.
Man that was such a tragic year for boxing. That month we lost Vernon Forrest, Gatti and Arguello. RIP champions.
And it's just been a year last week since we lost Johnny. I wanted to do a thread but no one gives a **** and it makes a rapid trip to the back pages.:-(
I think any way we celebrate the memory of Johnny Tapia should be good. May he rest in peace, it's been a year already? Damn..... time flies. :-(
He was Murdered by the "Sandinistas" I know this because I am a sandinista and I am a Nicaraguan.. Edit... it was the "Rosario Murillo branch of Sandinista" that murdered him for political reasons..
If I remember right, Flaco was having doubts about the manifesto he was expected to convince the people of. The poor guy was pulled in so many directions.Imagine everything you've worked for just taken from you.
He was clearly murdered, you can see it on his face. he fougth to the end but was clearly murdered. yet the Sandinistas have all the power, they control the police and the goverment
Damn this was the sad as hell, the same people screwed him over in the beginning screwed him over at the end.