Alexis Arguello, Boxing Great Found Dead

[StarshipTrooper]

This makes me very sad, Alexis Arguello is one of my fav fighters of all time, ive got his career on DVD and ive seen all of his fights, great fighter and a legend.

Arguello was a true gentleman, RIP champ.

One of my all-time favorites as well.....this is truly heartbreaking news.

Poet

[SAN D13GO VILLAN]

WoW, I was thinking this was some kind of sick joke, real sad news, RIP Arguello!

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Alexis Arguello, Boxing Great Found Dead

BoxingScene.com has been informed by muliple sources that former champion and hall-of-fame fighter, Alexis Arguello, was found dead in his home in Nicaragua. The details are still fuzzy but one source told BoxingScene that local police believe the cause of death was suicide. [details]

[blind4]

RIP .....

[StarshipTrooper]

WoW, I was thinking this was some kind of sick joke, real sad news, RIP Arguello!

Sadly it isn't I checked the news wire a few minutes ago and it's being reported legitimately.

Poet

[poofdatruth]

Alexis Arguello was found dead!

Nicaraguan Boxer Alexis Arguello Found Dead
Wed, Jul 1, 2009


Former professional boxer Alexis Arguello was found dead this morning in his home by an apparent suicide. He was 57.

Former heavyweight?? champion Alexis Arguello went into politics and in November 2008 he was elected mayor of Managua, the nation’s capital city.

Police say the mayor of Managua, Nicaragua committed suicide by shooting him self on the heart. An autopsy will be conducted to determine the actual cause. The Nicaraguan champion was notable for his fight against hall of fame boxer, Aaron Pryor. He was 57 years-old.
Although he was not a high profile celebrity, it’s always sad to hear a person has taken his own life. Condolences to his loved ones.

[mrpain81]

This was a few days ago in Puerto Rico, he looked great and is very well spoken.

[poofdatruth]

Is Alexis Arguello former Heavyweight champion?

[THE REED]

Do you read NSB before making a thread?

[Dynamite Kid]

One of my all-time favorites as well.....this is truly heartbreaking news.

Poet

Arguello

Its hard to take when you think how happy go lucky the guy was, you just wouldn't think he would of done something like this, but then again we dont know whay was going on in his private life that could of drove him to this.