God damn it. Rest in peace Israel. You were as much a warrior as any fighter that ever lived for my money.
One of the greatest Mexican fighters to ever lace them up. This is a sad day for boxing. RIP Magnifico.
RIP Israel. Feels weird reading through this, none of us took it very seriously at the time to actually do Sal's thread much justice, I mean, an active fighter and all, be plenty of time for the serious talk sometime down the road... then barely more than a decade later you come back and he's gone.