HOrnbrod Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Perhaps the greatest lightweight boxer of all time. Went on after boxing to become the Mayor of Managua, Nicaragua last year. Supposedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Sandinistas. :nuts: I remember Arguello destroying the likes of Ruben Olivares, Afredo Escalera, Bobby Chacon, Boom Boom Mancini, I mean knocking them cold! First fighter I've ever seen knock someone out with a body shot. The 5'10" thin Alexis had a rocker launcher in his right had that exploded. His two fights with Aaron Pryor were epics; one was the fight of the decade. And I was lucky to see that one in person. Yet unlike most of today's obnoxious fighters, he was a humble and caring individual. Therein is the true loss to the sport, his skills as a boxer and as a human being. RIP AA, Three-Time World Champion. This is sadder to me than all the recent deaths lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWPhotog Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 who? x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 who? Coming from someone who thinks hockey is basketball your comment is completely understandable. :shake: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 who? x2 x3 Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 Jeesh! Doesn't ANYBODY like boxing on this forum? AA was one of the truly best from the late 70's - early 80's. Bunch of youngsters; probably before your time. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Best I can do is that I know who he was. I was technically alive at that time, but reeeally young. So unless he did a cameo on Sesame Street, i never saw him back in the day. Still a bummer. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I wasn't even born until '86. Still crapping in my drawers that year, much less boxing aware. Probably still figuring out why I had 11 fingers. Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLHTAZ Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I am not a boxing fan, but being the mediocre sports fan that I am, I do know who he was, and that he was a great man in general. Definitely a loss to his people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueXJ Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I knew who he was but that is the extent of my knowledge about him. I never followed his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepdoggydogB Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Jeesh! Doesn't ANYBODY like boxing on this forum? AA was one of the truly best from the late 70's - early 80's. Bunch of youngsters; probably before your time. :cheers:I remember Don , I think a reason for the tuneout of younger folks is a lot of the younger folks watch things like UFC (Ultimate Fighter) and have tuned out of professional boxing. (At least in my family they have and I attribute Pay Per View to be a large cause) I do remember some of the great matches for example with Ray (Boom Boom) Mancini, and his nemesis Aaron Pryor in a different weight class. All excellent and perhaps some of the best Feather-weight to Light weight boxing in history. I am an old boxing fan from the late 60's to late 80's, after that (and the birth of PPV)I kind of tuned out myself. I feel fortunate to have been able to watch Arguello, Ali, Norton, Frazier, Foreman, Leonard, Robinson, early Tyson, Hearns, Hagler, and others along with Howard Cosell hosting. I feel that SPIKE T.V. has stepped up offering folks free entertainment in UFC (although in my opinion it isn't a sport) where as any longer boxing is a thing of PPV. I do long for the days of ABC's wide world of sports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildman Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 :eek: Now all that puts me back in the Twilight Zone :eek: Howard Cosell and the Wide World of Sports. Didn't Jim McKay pass away a few months ago :hmm: So......My question is.........Did Howard Cosell make Cassius Clay the showman or the other way around :dunno: I think the last fight I watched, after 20 minutes of "Rope-a-dope" did me in :doh: And like you said doggy........Pay for view really killed the boxing industry in a whole, even in the '70's not every body had cable in there house, or even in there town :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Yeah, PPV sucks and I do understand. It's big business now much like other major sports. I had a few fights as a youngster several centuries ago and basically got my a$$ kicked in all except my first 4-rounder, and it didn't take long to realize there had to be a better way to make a living. But I have been a huge boxing fan all my life. The only PPV I will do is when Manny Pacquio fights, because he's a distant relative of the wife, he always fights his heart out, and I had the pleasure of meeting him several times in the Philippines long before he became the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. And he still hasn't changed much. The UFC and the other variations are IMHO trash sports. But Arguello was a true all-time great, an honorable man, and I mourn his passing a hell of a lot more than an MJ. Sorry for the soapbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 ...and I mourn his passing a hell of a lot more than an MJ... Whoa, Whoa... Whoa. Let's not get crazy here. ;) Rob L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejndssn Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 Jeesh! Doesn't ANYBODY like boxing on this forum? AA was one of the truly best from the late 70's - early 80's. Bunch of youngsters; probably before your time. :cheers: Well i do and do remember those fights and as you stated earlier a very humble man. Mr Arguello let his fists do the talking. Agree with your earlier statement he was an all time great boxer and now a legend. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted July 8, 2009 Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yeah, I know him, He's a legend in boxing. He's all three of the Gatti-Ward fights packed into one human being. De La hoya would have never had a chance against him....too bad God didn't save him for the current day so he could give a shellackin' to that punk Floyd Mayweather Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 8, 2009 Author Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yeah, I know him, He's a legend in boxing. He's all three of the Gatti-Ward fights packed into one human being. De La hoya would have never had a chance against him....too bad God didn't save him for the current day so he could give a shellackin' to that punk Floyd Mayweather Jr. Punk Mayweather would get his hind end kicked bad against AA, even if the Punk has his whole family of thugs in his corner. But since that will never happen, I'm going to leave it up to the Pacman and Freddie to take care of business, just like they did with Oscar and Hatton. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 He's all three of the Gatti-Ward fights packed into one human being. De La hoya would have never had a chance against him....too bad God didn't save him for the current day so he could give a shellackin' to that punk Floyd Mayweather Jr. Jeesh - watching the fights tonight on SHO; they just announced that Arturo Gatti was found dead in a hotel room today in Brazil while on vacation. He was only 37. This is unreal............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Man, that is a real bummer. What a fighter, I'll have to watch the three Gatti/Wards again in tribute. He wasn't the best, but one of the best to watch....real exciting fighter. you couldn't help but root for the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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