charon 4,943 Posted May 12, 2015 The rapist , eh, light middle boxer , Tony Ayala Jr, dead at 52.. Could've been a contender ..... http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/05/12/sources--former-sa-boxer-tony-ayala-jr--dead.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,684 Posted May 12, 2015 The rapist , eh, light middle boxer , Tony Ayala Jr, dead at 52.. Could've been a contender ..... http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/05/12/sources--former-sa-boxer-tony-ayala-jr--dead.html Suicide, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted May 12, 2015 Heart attack I think. Probably roid driven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted May 12, 2015 Russian boxer Denis Boytsov in a coma. He proves the old adage: when in a Berlin subway, don't Boytsov more than you can chew. SC http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/12870549/russian-boxer-denis-boytsov-coma-incident-berlin-subway 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted May 20, 2015 Tom Imrie, former Scottish Commonwealth champion, dies at 67. http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-tom-imrie-boxing-champion-1-3777472 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted May 30, 2015 Bobby "Sherbo" McDermott, Scottish bantamweight, 55, cancer. http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/obituaries/bobby-sherbo-mcdermott.127435721 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted May 30, 2015 Ali Raymi, Yemeni junior flyweight, 41, explosion. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/390403-mysterious-junior-flyweight-ali-raymi-killed-in-yemen His first 21 fights ended in a knockout in the first round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted May 30, 2015 Third boxer of the day. Eamonn Magee Jr., NI super lightweight, 22, murdered. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-32942489 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,637 Posted May 30, 2015 Ali Raymi, Yemeni junior flyweight, 41, explosion. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/news/390403-mysterious-junior-flyweight-ali-raymi-killed-in-yemen His first 21 fights ended in a knockout in the first round. A pretty fascinating case study this guy, as said he had (at the time) the longest first round KO streak in boxing history, except all of his fights were against guys with records that were, at best, sketchy, and at worst non-existent. Allegedly a lot of his opponents were the same guy just fighting under a different name and wearing different coloured shorts. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted July 22, 2015 John McCluskey, Scottish flyweight champion who competed for GB at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (quarter finalist) and was a successful professional fighter, 71, dementia. http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/13489330.John_McCluskey/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,219 Posted July 22, 2015 The rapist , eh, light middle boxer , Tony Ayala Jr, dead at 52.. Could've been a contender ..... http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/05/12/sources--former-sa-boxer-tony-ayala-jr--dead.html Suicide, right? Heart attack I think. Probably roid driven. Meant to post this too: Heroin overdose killed Ayala. http://www.boxingscene.com/autopsy-confirms-tony-ayala-jr-died-heroin-overdose--93374 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted July 23, 2015 The rapist , eh, light middle boxer , Tony Ayala Jr, dead at 52.. Could've been a contender .....http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat/news/2015/05/12/sources--former-sa-boxer-tony-ayala-jr--dead.html Suicide, right? Heart attack I think. Probably roid driven. Meant to post this too: Heroin overdose killed Ayala. http://www.boxingscene.com/autopsy-confirms-tony-ayala-jr-died-heroin-overdose--93374 We shouldn't have disparaged his name by flippantly linking him to steroids. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,637 Posted July 30, 2015 Len Woodhall, trainer best/only known for coaching his son Richie to the WBC Super Middleweight title and subsequent mind-numbing TV analysis spots, dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted August 15, 2015 Floyd Mayweather says that his decision to retire was also triggered by the deteriorating health of his uncle and former trainer, Roger Mayweather, also a former boxing world champion: http://www.badlefthook.com/2015/8/14/9153105/mayweather-rogers-deteriorating-health-has-influenced-my-decision-to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,366 Posted August 22, 2015 I'm not sure if he'd obit in the UK, but American boxer Howard Davis Jr is suffering from stage IV lung cancer. Before turning pro, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,637 Posted September 4, 2015 Fascinating article about Emanuel Augustus, the "Drunken Master" of ESPN Friday Night Fights who was perhaps the finest 'have gloves, will travel' boxer of his generation. Floyd Mayweather says he was the toughest opponent he ever faced, his bout against Micky Ward is regarded as one of the best boxing matches of the modern era, and, inevitably, he ended up homeless and shot in a street incident. Health is, unsurprisingly, not great. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,078 Posted October 5, 2015 Northern Irish 'boxing hero' Freddie Gilroy hospitalised after a stroke: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/boxing-hero-freddie-gilroy-hospitalised-following-stroke-31581890.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,991 Posted October 14, 2015 Sergio Caprari Silver Medalist in the Featherweight Division at the 1952 Olympics is dead at age 83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted October 14, 2015 Sergio Caprari Silver Medalist in the Featherweight Division at the 1952 Olympics is dead at age 83 I need something more than a link to deadfamous.com. Not a mention on the Web otherwise, for a medal winner that's odd. Granted James Messenger won an Oscar and disappeared almost unnoticed SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted November 6, 2015 I'm not sure if he'd obit in the UK, but American boxer Howard Davis Jr is suffering from stage IV lung cancer. Before turning pro, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. October article on his website: "Everybody dies, but few have the opportunity to accomplish a greater good through their death. Davis fights every day with spirit and tenacity, not just to hold death back longer but to inspire the lives of others." Now I'm reading into it but who talks about impending death unless there is .... An impending death? Will he make 2016? I bet it's close. SC http://www.howarddavisjrfoundation.org/the-indomitable-fight-inside-howard-davis-jr/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,543 Posted November 6, 2015 I'm not sure if he'd obit in the UK, but American boxer Howard Davis Jr is suffering from stage IV lung cancer. Before turning pro, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. October article on his website: "Everybody dies, but few have the opportunity to accomplish a greater good through their death. Davis fights every day with spirit and tenacity, not just to hold death back longer but to inspire the lives of others." Now I'm reading into it but who talks about impending death unless there is .... An impending death? Will he make 2016? I bet it's close. SC http://www.howarddavisjrfoundation.org/the-indomitable-fight-inside-howard-davis-jr/ Boxing news in June had him as terminally ill. Only thing keeping him off my DDP team at the moment is the concern about a UK obit. He's had no coverage whatsoever so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted November 7, 2015 I'm not sure if he'd obit in the UK, but American boxer Howard Davis Jr is suffering from stage IV lung cancer. Before turning pro, he won a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. October article on his website: "Everybody dies, but few have the opportunity to accomplish a greater good through their death. Davis fights every day with spirit and tenacity, not just to hold death back longer but to inspire the lives of others." Now I'm reading into it but who talks about impending death unless there is .... An impending death? Will he make 2016? I bet it's close. SC http://www.howarddavisjrfoundation.org/the-indomitable-fight-inside-howard-davis-jr/ Boxing news in June had him as terminally ill. Only thing keeping him off my DDP team at the moment is the concern about a UK obit. He's had no coverage whatsoever so far. Just want to add that a recent HBO boxing telecast had them making a very long comment relating to Howard Davis, sounded like they knew he hadn't long till the final 10 count. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted November 7, 2015 He's a gold medal boxer I'm not concerned about an obit. You can change people midstream? I gotta learn rules of all these DPs, someone should post them all in one link called DL Rules or summat. SC No, but the game does start afresh on January 1st, so thoughts do move towards the 2016 team. DDP - 20 names (plus 3 subs in case any die before 1st January), no changes throughout the year, picks need to have a mention as having died on one of about 20 obit sources. From loose memory, the American stars who don't get obits here tend to struggle to get them in the US too, but that's not a fast rule. Deathrace - 20 names, if a pick dies on January 1st its 365 points, January 2nd 364 etc etc. First team to 2016 next year wins. MPFC runs it, and likes a swift fast winner, so will accept nearly any obit known to man, even a mention in passing in the horoscope section of an US newspaper. As reigning champion (somehow), I picked up points from the translation of a French parish newsletter. No changes as the game is expected to end ASAP. Hares Pool - Deathray's game (in which you pick 25 celebs), much like the Deathrace but reverse. So you want to pick lingerers who might snuff it in December 2016. Death by Years - Shauns game, you play this. Hartlepool Deadlypool - Haven't a bloody clue. I just pick ten famous names each year and hope for the best! Inverse Deadpool - Formerly run by Spade, it starts in mid-January when the Deathlist 50 and the Drop 40 (most popular picks on 2016's Derby Dead Pool) are known. You pick the 25 people on each you think will definitely not die, and were stupid picks. Then if they die, you lose points. The person with 0, or the closes to a positive score, wins. That's the main ones (the DDP and the forum games) I play anyhow. You should repost this in HowTo this is gold! Much thanks! SC Actually it's worth a pinned thread of its own, IMO. Details of new games can be added as and when, and we would have them all together as a useful reference point. Wish I'd have thought of that SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted November 22, 2015 http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2591744-bob-foster-former-light-heavyweight-boxing-champion-dies-at-age-77 Bob Foster the former Light Heavy champ, aged 77. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted November 28, 2015 Former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell was shot to death during a robbery as he exited a public transit bus in Atlanta early on Wednesday, police said. An officer found Bell, 40, lying in the street, Atlanta police said. Another man nearby had also been shot but survived. The survivor, who was taken to a local hospital, told police he and Bell were shot after first being robbed when they stepped off the bus. Born in Jamaica and known as “Supernova” throughout his career, Bell was the undisputed cruiserweight champion in 2006, winning the World Boxing Council, World Boxing Association and the International Boxing Federation titles after a 10th-round knockout of Jean-Marc Mormeck at Madison Square Garden in New York. Bell lost a unanimous decision to Mormeck the following year in France. Bell had a 27-4-1 career record, including 25 victories by knockout. His last appearance came in December 2011, when he beat Rico Cason in a first-round knockout. SC http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/sport/27-Nov-2015/former-boxing-champ-shot-dead-during-robbery-in-atlanta 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
