RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted October 15, 2019 South Korean boxer Song Soon-chun has died aged 85 His name sounds like a Neil Diamond song Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted October 15, 2019 50 minutes ago, Wee Jum said: South Korean boxer Song Soon-chun has died aged 85 His name sounds like a Neil Diamond song Everybody knows one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted October 16, 2019 20 hours ago, Wee Jum said: South Korean boxer Song Soon-chun has died aged 85 His name sounds like a Neil Diamond song Boxer spent his life as one touching one, reaching out, touching me, touching you 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,361 Posted October 16, 2019 American boxer Patrick Day has died from injuries sustained in a fight. He was 27. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/16/patrick-day-charles-conwell-open-letter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted October 19, 2019 On 15/10/2019 at 15:37, Wee Jum said: South Korean boxer Song Soon-chun has died aged 85 His name sounds like a Neil Diamond song 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,595 Posted October 29, 2019 55 year old Nigel Benn's comeback fight is off - so he'll likely see 2020, then - plenty of people thought the whole thing a stupid idea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/50215864 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,935 Posted November 10, 2019 Australian Boxer Dwight Ritchie dies after a training session at 27, possibly caused by a punch in the stomach: https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/50364991 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: Australian Boxer Dwight Ritchie dies after a training session at 27, possibly caused by a punch in the stomach: https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/50364991 The news came as a real punch in the gut to his survivors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 20,899 Posted December 11, 2019 On 14/10/2014 at 11:15, gcreptile said: Leon Spinks, victorious opponent of Muhammad Ali, hospitalized: http://www.huffingto..._n_5980388.html Leon Spinks "fighting for life" in hospital: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7782129/Ex-boxing-champ-Leon-Spinks-famously-upset-Muhammad-Ali-1978-hospitalized-Las-Vegas.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,054 Posted December 12, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Leon Spinks "fighting for life" in hospital: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7782129/Ex-boxing-champ-Leon-Spinks-famously-upset-Muhammad-Ali-1978-hospitalized-Las-Vegas.html Scavenger Hunt Bingo deadpoolers waiting with interest .... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,935 Posted December 12, 2019 Win for Biblio if it happens.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted December 12, 2019 I used to go to a ghetto pub owned by Leon Spinks on Grand River Ave in the D. Circa 1989. He was there ance or twice. This means if I did drugs I woulda did them in the same bathroom stall as Leon Spinks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Red Death 87 Posted December 12, 2019 19 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Leon Spinks "fighting for life" in hospital: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7782129/Ex-boxing-champ-Leon-Spinks-famously-upset-Muhammad-Ali-1978-hospitalized-Las-Vegas.html Remains in hospital with "exceptional team of doctors", some sources say he has contracted pneumonia: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/ny-leon-spinks-still-in-hospital-with-team-of-doctors-family-says-20191212-autdoha62jfxti3wm3wd4rlmau-story.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,725 Posted December 13, 2019 Jorge Hernandez, former Cuban boxer who won a gold medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the light flyweight division., dead at 65 years: http://www.granma.cu/deportes/2019-12-12/fallecio-jorge-hernandez-padron-astro-del-boxeo-cubano-12-12-2019-11-12-31 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Red Death 87 Posted December 14, 2019 On 13/12/2019 at 02:36, The Red Death said: Remains in hospital with "exceptional team of doctors", some sources say he has contracted pneumonia: https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more-sports/ny-leon-spinks-still-in-hospital-with-team-of-doctors-family-says-20191212-autdoha62jfxti3wm3wd4rlmau-story.html Now diagnosed with prostate cancer, also showing signs of improvement: https://www.tmz.com/2019/12/13/leon-spinks-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-intensive-care/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,725 Posted December 19, 2019 Saoul Mamby, WBC Light Welterweight Champion from February 1980–June 1982, dead at 72 years: https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2019/12/19/saoul-mamby-dies-aged-72/ He made a comeback at 60 to become one of the world's oldest boxers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,068 Posted December 20, 2019 9 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: Saoul Mamby, WBC Light Welterweight Champion from February 1980–June 1982, dead at 72 years: https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2019/12/19/saoul-mamby-dies-aged-72/ He made a comeback at 60 to become one of the world's oldest boxers. Any chance he's a Scavenger hunt pick? (EDIT: nope grrr) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,500 Posted December 20, 2019 8 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Any chance he's a Scavenger hunt pick? (EDIT: nope grrr) Inclusion in Scavenger Hunt seems to impart Eternal Life No hits since September. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,725 Posted January 2, 2020 Carlos de Leon who won the cruiserweight world title a record four times and compiled a career record of 52-8-1 with notable wins over Leon Spinks and Bernard Benton, dead at 60 years https://www.elperiodico.com/es/deportes/20200102/fallece-cuatro-veces-campeon-mundo-carlos-sugar-de-leon-7791930 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,321 Posted January 10, 2020 Many happy returns to retired american boxing legend George Foreman who turns 71 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,725 Posted January 13, 2020 Scottish Hall of Fame Boxer Jackie Brown dead at 84 years: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/people/edinburgh-boxing-champion-jackie-brown-who-once-shared-dressing-room-muhammad-ali-dies-aged-84-after-dementia-battle-1363613 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,568 Posted January 19, 2020 South Africa's first black world champion Peter Mathebula (WBA Flyweight, 1980) has died aged 67. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,321 Posted February 5, 2020 https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10897417/boxer-saved-princess-anne-kidnapping-sell-medals/ Wasnt sure if to put this in the boxing thread, British royal thread or possibilities for 2021 thread. Anyway the boxer Ronnie Russell who heroically helped rescue Princess Anne during her kidnapping in the 1970s has revealed he is in poorly health, although its nature unspecified, and is selling of his heroes medal as a result to help him survive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,568 Posted February 5, 2020 Former world junior welterweight champion (WBA) and would-be 1980 US Olympian Johnny Bumphus has died of cardiac arrest aged 59. He lost the title at his first defence to Gene Hatcher and in his only other title fight, the WBC welterweight title, he was stopped by Lloyd Honeyghan after 2 rounds. He never boxed again, retiring with a 29-2 record. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,321 Posted February 12, 2020 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/other/samoan-born-new-zealand-boxer-jimmy-thunder-peau-dies-aged-54 Samoan born New Zealand boxer Jimmy the Thunder or Jimmy Peau has died aged 54 after having brain surgery. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
