ALEXIS ARGUELLO RUMORS
Old Boxers Never Die (Of The Reason You Think)
Alexis Arguello Jr. is convinced that his world champion father did not kill himself. "My dad had been through three failed marriages, alcoholism, crack, the worst things someone could go through. But he would not do this." [Fanhouse]
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August 31, 2009
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Son in Fight of Alexis Arguello's Life
by Lisa OlsonFiled under: FanHouse ExclusiveMore than eight weeks have passed since boxing legend Alexis Arguello allegedly shot himself in the chest with a 9mm pistol. It was a suicide, declared Nicaraguan government officials, and they closed the case almost as quickly as they shut his casket.But in an exclusive interview with FanHouse, Alexis Arguello, Jr., the son of the Hall...
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August 31, 2009
New evidence indicates suicide by Arguello
Investigators have released new evidence that points to suicide in the death of former boxing champion and Managua mayor Alexis Arguello.
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July 02, 2009
Boxing Legend And Managua Mayor Arguello Dead
With an apparent shotgun blast to the chest, boxing has lost one of its most intriguing and brilliant fighters, as the AP has reported that three-time world champion Alexis Arguello was found dead at his home in Managua, Nicaragua on Wednesday morning. Arguello was probably best known for losing two epic battles with Aaron Pryor [...]
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July 01, 2009
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July 01, 2009
Alexis Arguello's Death, Prefigured
Alexis Arguello, the Nicaraguan boxing legend who was found dead early Wednesday of a gunshot wound to the chest, led a demon-haunted life that he nearly ended by his own hand 25 years ago. From a 1985 Sports Illustrated story: In 1984, when Alexis Arguello was 32, he sat on his boat in the ocean one morning and stared down the black shaft of a loaded automatic pistol. It was as...
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July 01, 2009
Former Champ Alexis Arguello Found Shot to Death
Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, who had been serving as the mayor of Managua for the past year, was found dead in his home of a gunshot wound on Wednesday according to a spokesperson for the president of Nicaragua.
Arguello compiled an 82-8 record during his boxing career, with 65 knockouts, and held championships in three [...]
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July 01, 2009
Alexis Arguello, 1952-2009
What Manny Pacquiao is to the Philippines, what Julio Cesar Chavez is to Mexico, so Alexis Arguello is to Nicaragua, a boxer who transcended sport to become a fighting symbol of the collective heart of his people. He fought Ruben Olivares, he fought Aaron Pryor, and in the tumultuous 80’s in Nicaragua, he took to the jungle to fight the Sandinistas. He was a fighter, pure and...
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July 01, 2009
Alexis Arguello Dies, Boxing Champ Became Mayor of Managua
by Michael David SmithFiled under: Boxing GossipAlexis Arguello, the former boxing world champion who in 2008 was elected mayor of his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 57.The newspaper El Nuevo Diario reported that Arguello's death appeared to be a suicide.Alexis Arguello Dies, Boxing Champ Became Mayor of Managua originally appeared on Fanhouse...
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July 01, 2009
Boxing Great Alexis Arguello Found Dead
[HT: Fox Sports.com/AP]Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, considered one of the best lightweights to step in the ring, has been found dead.Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed Arguello's death early Wednesday.The 57-year-old Arguello was elected mayor of Managua last year. He turned pro in 1968 and won his first title by knocking out Ruben Olivares for the...
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July 01, 2009
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July 01, 2009
Former lightweight boxing champ Arguello dead
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) -- Former boxing champion Alexis Arguello, considered one of the best lightweights to step in the ring, has been found dead.
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July 01, 2009
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