Boxers Who Died Young

[CubanGuyNYC]

This thread will serve several purposes, not the least of which is to pay tribute to the valiant warriors who have entertained us throughout the many decades of this sport. For the purposes of this thread, I define “young” as less than sixty years of age. I will start with boxers who died in the ring, or as a result of their injuries from a single boxing match, and will list the age and the opponent. This list is not exhaustive, as it’s estimated that approximately 500 boxers have died as a result of ring injuries since the Marquess of Queensbury rules were introduced in 1884. I will therefore limit the names to the more well-known incidences, or where a world champion was involved. My sincere apologies to the men whose names I leave out, as they deserve to be no less honored than those I mention. If anyone cares to add any names to the list, or anything else, please be my guest.

1. Frankie Campbell (26) - Max Baer
2. Ernie Schaaf (24) - Primo Carnera
3. Jimmy Doyle (22) - “Sugar” Ray Robinson
4. Sam Baroudi (21) - Ezzard Charles
5. Benny Paret (25) - Emile Griffith
6. Davey Moore (29) - “Sugar” Ramos
7. Ulric Regis (29) - Joe Bugner
8. Angelo Jacopucci (29) - Alan Minter
9. Charles Newell (26) - Marlon Starling
10. Johnny Owen (24) - Lupe Pintor
11. “Young Ali” (Asymin Mustapha) (21) - Barry McGuigan
12. Kim Duk-koo (27) - Ray Mancini
13. Francisco Bejines (21) - Alberto Dávila
14. Jacob Morake (30) - Brian Mitchell
15. Gerardo Derbez (25) - Jorge Vaca
16. Jimmy Garcia (23) - Gabriel Ruelas
17. Pedro Alcazar (26) - Fernando Montiel
18. Leavander Johnson (35) - Jesus Chavez
19. Lito Sisnorio (24) - Chatchai Singwangcha
20. Choi Yo-sam (35) - Heri Amol (A rare case where the champ died.)
21. Francisco Rodríguez (25) - Teon Kennedy
22. Roman Simakov (27) - Sergey Kovalev
23. Patrick Day (27) - Charles Conwell
24. Jose Blanco (age unknown) - “Sugar” Ramos
25. Rocky Marciano (45)
26. Luis Rodriguez (59)
27. Joe Gans (35)
28. Arturo Gatti (37)
29. Zora Folley (41)
30. Diego Corrales (29)
31. Abe Simon (56)
32. John L. Sullivan (59)
33. Max Baer (50)
34. Johnny Tapia (45)
35. Jerry Quarry (53)
36. Tommy Morrison (44)
37. Carlos Monzón (52)
38. Benny Leonard (51)
39. Ezzard Charles (53)
40. Michael Dokes (54)
41. Hector Camacho (50)
42. Alexis Argüello (57)
43. Edwin Rosario (34)
44. Edwin Valero (28)
45. Pernell Whitaker (55)
46. Vernon Forrest (38)
47. Salvador Sanchez (23)
48. Marcel Cerdan (33)
49. Stanley Ketchel (24)
50. Harry Greb (32)
51. Tiger Flowers (32)
52. Les Darcy (21)
53. Billy Miske (29)
54. Pancho Villa (23)
55. Omar Henry (25)
56. Billy Collins Jr. (22)
57. Errol Christie (53)
58. Akeem Anifowoshe (26)
59. Vinny Letizia (21)
60. Randie Carver (24) - Kabary Salem
61. Ed Sanders (24) - Willie James
62. Anthony Jones (28) - Quincy Palmer
63. Emiliano Valdez (28) - Teddy Reid
64. James Shuler (26)
65. Sergei Kobozev (31)
66. Davey Moore (28)
67. Sonny Liston (39 or 40, exact age unknown)
68. Esteban de Jesus (37)
69. James Hughes (29)
70. Genaro Hernandez (45)
71. Corrie Sanders (46)
72. Maxim Dadashev (28) - Subriel Matías
73. Scott Westgarth (31) - Dec Spelman
74. Mike Towell (25) - Dale Evans
75. Michael Norgrove (32) - Tom Bowen
76. Jesus Gallardo (32)
77. Julian Letterlough (35)
78. Julio César González (35)
79. Johnny Bumphus (59)
80. Víctor Galíndez (31)
81. Becky Zerlentes (34) - Heather Schmitz (First recorded female boxer death.)
82. Agapito Sánchez (35)
83. Roberto Balado (25)
84. Jimmy Thunder (54)

[asgarth]

Maxim Dadashev (28)

[CubanGuyNYC]

Maxim Dadashev (28)

One of the warriors I didn’t include.

An excerpt from Wikipedia: “Buddy McGirt (trainer) asked the referee to stop the contest at the end of the eleventh round. Dadashev, losing significantly on the official scorecards, protested; but McGirt overruled him, believing that he could not take any more punishment. McGirt later said he had considered doing so two rounds earlier, as he felt his fighter was fading and taking too many hits.”

All of these are sad stories, but sadder still to wonder if Maxim would still be here if Buddy waved the fight off earlier.

[Saint Scrappy]

Gervontae "Tank" Davis (25)

The Internet Brigade are dragging his career across the Net as we speak!

[CubanGuyNYC]

Gervontae "Tank" Davis (25)

The Internet Brigade are dragging his career across the Net as we speak!

Lol Let’s hope it remains a figurative death.

[CubanGuyNYC]

An unusual situation in the case of Frankie Campbell. He was battered by Max Baer, one of the hardest hitting heavyweights of all time (and who himself died young). Doctors worked on Frankie in the ring and at the hospital, for what amounted to several hours, and it was later discovered that his brain had been knocked completely loose from the connective tissue inside his skull. The ref was subsequently suspended for not stopping the fight on time.

[johny joe hdz]

This thread will serve several purposes, not the least of which is to pay tribute to the valiant warriors who have entertained us throughout the many decades of this sport. For the purposes of this thread, I define “young” as less than sixty years of age. I will start with boxers who died in the ring, or as a result of their injuries from a single boxing match, and will list the age and the opponent. This list is not exhaustive, as it’s estimated that approximately 500 boxers have died as a result of ring injuries since the Marquess of Queensbury rules were introduced in 1884. I will therefore limit the names to the more well-known incidences, or where a world champion was involved. My sincere apologies to the men whose names I leave out, as they deserve to be no less honored than those I mention. If anyone cares to add any names to the list, or anything else, please be my guest.

1. Frankie Campbell (26) - Max Baer
2. Ernie Schaaf (24) - Primo Carnera
3. Jimmy Doyle (22) - “Sugar” Ray Robinson
4. Sam Baroudi (21) - Ezzard Charles
5. Benny Paret (25) - Emile Griffith
6. Davey Moore (29) - “Sugar” Ramos
7. Ulric Regis (29) - Joe Bugner
8. Angelo Jacopucci (29) - Alan Minter
9. Charles Newell (26) - Marlon Starling
10. Johnny Owen (24) - Lupe Pintor
11. “Young Ali” (Asymin Mustapha) (21) - Barry McGuigan
12. Kim Duk-koo (27) - Ray Mancini
13. Francisco Bejines (21) - Alberto Dávila
14. Jacob Morake (30) - Brian Mitchell
15. Gerardo Derbez (25) - Jorge Vaca
16. Jimmy Garcia (23) - Gabriel Ruelas
17. Pedro Alcazar (26) - Fernando Montiel
18. Leavander Johnson (35) - Jesus Chavez
19. Lito Sisnorio (24) - Chatchai Singwangcha
20. Choi Yo-sam (35) - Heri Amol (a rare case where the champ died)
21. Francisco Rodríguez (25) - Teon Kennedy
22. Roman Simakov (27) - Sergey Kovalev
23. Patrick Day (27) - Charles Conwell
24. Rocky Marciano (45)
25. Luis Rodriguez (59)
26. Joe Gans (35)
27. Arturo Gatti (37)
28. Zora Folley (41)
29. Diego Corrales (29)
30. Abe Simon (56)
31. John L. Sullivan (59)
32. Max Baer (50)
33. Johnny Tapia (45)
34. Jerry Quarry (53)
35. Tommy Morrison (44)
36. Carlos Monzón (52)
37. Benny Leonard (51)
38. Ezzard Charles (53)
39. Michael Dokes (54)
40. Hector Camacho (50)
41. Alexis Argüello (57)
42. Edwin Rosario (34)
43. Edwin Valero (28)
44. Pernell Whitaker (55)
45. Vernon Forrest (38)
46. Salvador Sanchez (23)
47. Marcel Cerdan (33)

did you forget Salvador Sanchez??????? (23) sorry.. I just saw it.

[CubanGuyNYC]

did you forget Salvador Sanchez??????? (23) sorry.. I just saw it.

That was a tough one to miss. Lol But I’m sure I’ve missed a few that died before the age of sixty. Sadly, I couldn’t pay tribute to all who lost their lives in the ring.

It’s a dangerous sport. Like they say, you don’t “play” boxing.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Scott Westgarth (31)
Mike Towell (25)
Michael Norgrove (32)

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ined_in_boxing

Here’s a full list via Wiki.