Lest We Forget: Diego Corrales Appreciation Thread

[JACK D. RIPPER]

**** this hypocrite. sues castillo into oblivion forcing him to fight when he should retire. then he goes and fails weight himself. im glad hes dead.

Dude what is your problem???

[cottothechamp]

r.i.p chico, even though i hate u for retiring my brazilian champion freitas =]. A true warrior.

[ßringer]

"Chico" was one of very few fighters who, for me, transcended the sport. I felt a connection with that dude everytime I watched him fight, his personality literally bled through the television screen.

Many fighters have said that they are willing to die in the ring.

But with "Chico", you actually believed him when he said it. Because he always delivered.

I'm willing to go through hell to beat Jose Luis Castillo. I'm willing to die in there.

-"Chico" prior to the first Castillo fight.

R.I.P. Diego. We still miss you, man.

[JACK D. RIPPER]

"Chico" was one of very few fighters who, for me, transcended the sport. I felt a connection with that dude everytime I watched him fight, his personality literally bled through the television screen.

Many fighters have said that they are willing to die in the ring.

But with "Chico", you actually believed him when he said it. Because he always delivered.



-"Chico" prior to the first Castillo fight.

R.I.P. Diego. We still miss you, man.

I couldn't have said it better man. I hope that where ever he is right now, he knows that we miss him and got eternal respect for what he did.

[ßringer]

I couldn't have said it better man. I hope that where ever he is right now, he knows that we miss him and got eternal respect for what he did.

He left us all with a whole hell of a lot of respect for him, and countless hours of boxing entertainment to be had throughout his career.

Watching that Clottey fight is very depressing for me, but it also shows you even more of Chico's tremendous heart.

Dude was way too small for Clottey and yet he stayed in there until the bitter end. Tooth and nail.

Tooth and fucking nail.

We love you "Chico".

[tjadl6386]

I'll never forget the classic 1st fight between Corrales and Castillo. The ebb and flow in that fight was unbelievable and the way it ended was very dramatic. Corrales was a true warrior who always tried to get up when he was down. Boxing lost a true warrior the day Corrales passed away.

[Mr. David]

Here's the article BoxingScene ran two years ago tomorrow in memory of Diego "Chico" Corrales:

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=8554

[JACK D. RIPPER]

One minute to midnight. Get your last words in fellas.