maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted February 18, 2017 Michael Watson and his carer both maced/or worse and hospitalised after a failed carjack in Laandan Town. Can't believe how long ago 'that' fight was. No shit; genuinely sick. Not funny - but, on the other hand, when Lloyd Honeyghan was mugged outside the family florists shop by schoolgirls who stole flowers, that was a real laugh 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted March 7, 2017 Boxer Dean Francis has incurable/terminal cancer and is crowdsourcing for Alternate medicine funds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted March 7, 2017 3 hours ago, msc said: Boxer Dean Francis has incurable/terminal cancer and is crowdsourcing for Alternate medicine funds. Another future candidate or the Elizabethan Deadpool I reckon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted March 8, 2017 Lou Duva, a boxing trainer and manager to some big names including Evander Holyfield and Lennox Lewis, has died aged 95. Edit: Daily Mail obituary here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted March 15, 2017 Rodrigo Valdéz, a Colombian boxer who was World Middleweight Champion (1977-1978), has died aged 70. Edit: Here is a Daily Star obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,528 Posted March 15, 2017 Weirdly enough, I was looking at his Wikipedia article this morning out of a bored desire to compile a list of the 20 oldest lineal boxing champions still living. Here is that list: Jake LaMotta (Middleweight) 95 Robert Cohen (Bantamweight) 86 Tony DeMarco (Welterweight) 85 Terry Downes (Middleweight) 80 Freddie Little (Light middleweight) 80 Carlos Ortiz (Light welterweight) 80 Éder Jofre (Featherweight) 80 Curtis Cokes (Welterweight) 79 Alessandro Mazzinghi (Light middleweight) 78 Nino Benvenuti (Middleweight) 78 José Nápoles (Welterweight) 76 Takeshi Fuji (Light welterweight) 76 Sugar Ramos (Featherweight) 75 Billy Backus (Welterweight) 74 Chartchai Chionoi (Flyweight) 74 Koichi Wajima (Light middleweight) 73 José Legrá (Featherweight) 73 Ismael Laguna (Lightweight) 73 Fighting Harada (Bantamweight) 73 Hiroshi Kobayashi (Junior lightweight) 72 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,585 Posted March 15, 2017 37 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: Weirdly enough, I was looking at his Wikipedia article this morning out of a bored desire to compile a list of the 20 oldest lineal boxing champions still living. Here is that list: Jake LaMotta (Middleweight) 95 Robert Cohen (Bantamweight) 86 Tony DeMarco (Welterweight) 85 Terry Downes (Middleweight) 80 Freddie Little (Light middleweight) 80 Carlos Ortiz (Light welterweight) 80 Éder Jofre (Featherweight) 80 Curtis Cokes (Welterweight) 79 Alessandro Mazzinghi (Light middleweight) 78 Nino Benvenuti (Middleweight) 78 José Nápoles (Welterweight) 76 Takeshi Fuji (Light welterweight) 76 Sugar Ramos (Featherweight) 75 Billy Backus (Welterweight) 74 Chartchai Chionoi (Flyweight) 74 Koichi Wajima (Light middleweight) 73 José Legrá (Featherweight) 73 Ismael Laguna (Lightweight) 73 Fighting Harada (Bantamweight) 73 Hiroshi Kobayashi (Junior lightweight) 72 Massive blindspot for me. I only recognise one of those names and that is because he is a forum favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 15, 2017 I only recognize one of those names as well, but I heard of him before I found the forums due to the iconic film Raging Bull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 29, 2017 The Sun's longtime boxing correspondent Colin Hart sounded very unwell indeed when he gave his views about Anthony Joshu on Radio 4's news at 10 tonight. I like to think I'm quite good at working out who might not have long to live based on how they sound and Hart definitely sounded like he was on borrowed time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 30, 2017 Re the post above Colin Hart turned 82 a few weeks ago Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted May 16, 2017 Update on Dean Francis a.k.a. Errol Christie 2.0: http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/must-read-why-dean-francis-will-beat-terminal-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted June 15, 2017 Next update for Dean Francis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bass 17 Posted June 15, 2017 "We raised £48,000, which is amazing and in normal life is an extremely substantial amount of money - but sadly not when you're fighting cancer on alternative treatments.” -Dean Francis' wife He is going to three continents and munching his money. Seems like he took a suggestion from Newton-John. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 Could he replace Errol Christie on DL 2018? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted June 15, 2017 Well, 6 and a bit months to survive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 Wasnt he told he had 2 yeaars to live? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted June 15, 2017 Just now, Shaun of the Dead said: Wasnt he told he had 2 yeaars to live? That was if he underwent chemo iirc. But he's forgoing chemo, and is instead pursuing that foolproof "expensive natural healing in Mexico" route. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 Oh the Leah Bracknell route. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: Oh the Leah Bracknell route. On the bright side, it's kept Leah Bracknell afloat for quite a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 Seems like the sort of the pick the committee would go for seeing as they like boxers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 Just now, Zsa Zsa's leg said: On the bright side, it's kept Leah Bracknell afloat for quite a while. She has been quiet for a while though and it was only 9 months she was diagnosed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted June 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Shaun of the Dead said: She has been quiet for a while though and it was only 9 months she was diagnosed. Well going for the snake oil and diamond water is not a smart route. The only reason Christie lived so long with Stage IV Lung Cancer is because he opted for traditional treatment, Bracknell has gone for alternative methods. She will maybe last 1/2 as long as Christie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted June 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: Well going for the snake oil and diamond water is not a smart route. The only reason Christie lived so long with Stage IV Lung Cancer is because he opted for traditional treatment, Bracknell has gone for alternative methods. She will maybe last 1/2 as long as Christie. Christie was given loads of chemo Bracknell was told she could only have 6 rounds of palliative chemo which she hasnt taken.Big difference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted June 17, 2017 Listening to a bit on Christie by Bunce + McGuigan, and wee Barry says he was confused for a bit as to whether it was Errol or Herol that had died as they are both ill. Herol, as in Graham, tried to top himself a decade ago, but went to work in Asda two years ago in a bid to beat the depression when it returned. Worth a spot in monitoring lists...*he does have a just giving page but I couldn't get it to load... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted July 11, 2017 Former British and Commonwealth featherweight champion Evan Armstrong has died aged 74. http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/15400944.Obituary___Evan_Armstrong__one_of_Scotland__39_s_greatest_ever_featherweight_boxing_champions/ Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Armstrong Latterly suffered from Alzheimers and unsurprisingly blamed his cerebral injuries on his boxing career. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
