Boxers Who Died Young

[CubanGuyNYC]

I randomly chose one of the boxers on the OP and came across this article regarding Jimmy Doyle:

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-new...y-doyle/125707

Wow. Thanks for that article. I’ve read stories here and there about the men I’ve listed. Many have some kind of strange aspect to them. Robinson having a premonition he would kill his opponent is quite something.

[KidDinamita]

Yes, they were all in my original post. I’ve been updating the list as people mention specific names. Several members have provided links to different sites that are far more inclusive than the list I offer. I’m trying to pay tribute and stoke discussion. It’s not my intention to be definitive. Sadly, hundreds of boxers have died in the ring, and many more have died young. If anyone is interested in looking deeper, the links are there for further research.

Choi, as I pointed out in my list, is a rare case of a champion dying as a result of punches he absorbed in a fight. Thank you for adding more details to his story.

Will try to find more, unfortunately, there was a case in the UK last month that an amateur boxer kid died after a bout, he was around 9 if not mistaken.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Will try to find more, unfortunately, there was a case in the UK last month that an amateur boxer kid died after a bout, he was around 9 if not mistaken.

I can’t find information on the kid you’re talking about. But I stumbled upon this while searching: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46200448. It’s a BBC article about Anucha Thasako, a thirteen year-old Muay Thai boxer who died after a match.

And here’s an interesting, fairly recent CNN article about boxing deaths: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/17/sport...rnd/index.html. It reports that, “Between 1890 and 2011, it's estimated that 1,604 boxers died as a direct result of injuries sustained in the ring... That is an average of 13 deaths a year.” Somewhere in the world, a boxer will die this month due to injuries suffered in the ring.

None of this takes into account all the non-lethal, but nonetheless terrible, injuries fighters have sustained over time from boxing. Men such as Magomed Abdusalamov and Prichard Colón have suffered life-ruining injuries from their boxing matches.

[Dean_Razorback]

i don't know if you have it on your list but galindez was 31 when he died, although he was already retired from boxing

[CubanGuyNYC]

i don't know if you have it on your list but galindez was 31 when he died, although he was already retired from boxing

I do not. Thank you for the addition. Víctor Galíndez (31), third Latin-American to win the light heavyweight championship of the world.

From Wikipedia: “Galíndez was forced to retire because of two operations to repair his detached retinas, and then he tried to pursue his other dream of becoming a stock-car race pilot. On 25 October of that year, he participated in what would be his first and last Turismo Carretera race. After going to the pit for repairs, Galíndez was struck by a car that lost control and killed instantly while in the waiting area.”

[CubanGuyNYC]

To my knowledge, there has only been one female death in boxing to date. Becky Zerlentes (34) died as a result of being knocked out in an amateur boxing match in 2005. Becky was highly accomplished. She was a college professor of geography and economics, and also taught martial arts.

MMA has recently seen its first female casualty. Saeideh Aletaha (26) was killed as a result of injuries sustained in a K1 match in November of 2019.

[Fat_asian]

Agapito sancheZ, was shot in the club for dancing with a soldiers wife. He had great losses to Manny Pacquiao and Joan guzman. Was a dirty fighter but Lord rest his soul �� only 35 years old.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Agapito sancheZ, was shot in the club for dancing with a soldiers wife. He had great losses to Manny Pacquiao and Joan guzman. Was a dirty fighter but Lord rest his soul �� only 35 years old.

So many of these men have met terrible and untimely deaths. Agapito’s killer only got fifteen years in prison.

[Willy Wanker]

Compare this list to Pro wrestling smh.

Vernon and Gatti was so fcked up imo

Pro wrestling list would be 4 times longer, and that's just wrestlers from the 80s.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Pro wrestling list would be 4 times longer, and that's just wrestlers from the 80s.

Yes, it’s pretty extensive. Wrestling deaths were touched upon on page two of this thread. Here’s a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...estling_deaths