bbb Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 He was really an excellent boxer. I remember that first Aaron Pryor fight well. It was brutal. They said Alexis almost died in the ring that day (and if my memory serves me right, it was the same day that Boom Boom Mancini killed Duk Ku Kim): http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=4299144 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Great Talent, kicked everyones ass except that cheating Prior (bottle) in the first fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Another great fighter from the 1980. Those Pryor fights were among the most brutal in memory. Great Talent, kicked everyones ass except that cheating Prior (bottle) in the first fight. Only POS Panama Lewis 'mixed' water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magox Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 He was really an excellent boxer. I remember that first Aaron Pryor fight well. It was brutal. They said Alexis almost died in the ring that day (and if my memory serves me right, it was the same day that Boom Boom Mancini killed Duk Ku Kim): http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=4299144 I remember that fight! One of the greatest fights I had ever seen, and yes, it was brutal. What tremendous chins they both had, the damage that they were both being exposed to was amazing. I will never forget the battles they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Tigre Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Great fighter. Would have loved to see him fight Roberto Duran when both were in their primes. Seemed like a decent guy too. I heard it was a suicide. Damn,I hope not,what a tragedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 This may interest you: http://assets.espn.go.com/boxing/columns/graham/612133.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Tigre Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 This may interest you: http://assets.espn.go.com/boxing/columns/graham/612133.html Wow. Heartbreaking. He always seemed like the straight arrow compared to many of the others of his era. This just blows me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 This is very sad, I was always entertained by any of his fights that I watched especially the classic battle with Pryor. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABURZFAN Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 this is a shame. one of the best boxers of all time. if Pryor wasn't all coked up, Arguello would have knocked him out. RIP Champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 This may interest you: http://assets.espn.go.com/boxing/columns/graham/612133.html Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdelma Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Another great fighter from the 1980. Those Pryor fights were among the most brutal in memory. Only POS Panama Lewis 'mixed' water. Did they ever investigate that bottle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spun Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 He was really an excellent boxer. I remember that first Aaron Pryor fight well. It was brutal. They said Alexis almost died in the ring that day (and if my memory serves me right, it was the same day that Boom Boom Mancini killed Duk Ku Kim): http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=4299144 You are close, it was the next night. I saw both of the Arguello - Pryor fights on TV and they were wars. Alexis hit Pryor with shots that would have taken down most fighters. Pryor had a rock of a head. Pryor was famous for starting each round at full speed and was relentless at keeping that pace. Arguello was a class act. The last Arguello fight I saw was against a boxer mamed Billy Costello. It was a comeback fight for Arguello. Although some had doubts Alexis would win because of inactivity and Costello supposedly being a very good fighter, Arguello won. I remember both fighters being interviewed afterwards side by side. Costello was very dejected. Arguello in typical classy fashion tried to lift Costello's spirits. It is a sad loss from the last great era of boxing (the 1980s). I have doubts that this was suicide although suicide was part of the Arguello family history. Check out this story about Boom Boom and the Kim fight: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo...d_after_tr.html About 1981-82, I was in a corner store at Hertel Ave. and North Park in North Buffalo. On the wall was an autographed photo of Boom Boom. The owner of the store was Boom Boom's uncle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Check out this story about Boom Boom and the Kim fight: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo...d_after_tr.html About 1981-82, I was in a corner store at Hertel Ave. and North Park in North Buffalo. On the wall was an autographed photo of Boom Boom. The owner of the store was Boom Boom's uncle. Boom Boom was never the same after that. I remember it well. I also think it's amazing that Youngstown has produced two world champion boxers in the last 25 years, between Boom Boom and Kelly Pavlik, considering how economically depressed that area is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Boom Boom was never the same after that. I remember it well. I also think it's amazing that Youngstown has produced two world champion boxers in the last 25 years, between Boom Boom and Kelly Pavlik, considering how economically depressed that area is. economically depressed areas will produce more and better fighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 You are close, it was the next night. I saw both of the Arguello - Pryor fights on TV and they were wars. Alexis hit Pryor with shots that would have taken down most fighters. Pryor had a rock of a head. Pryor was famous for starting each round at full speed and was relentless at keeping that pace. Arguello was a class act. The last Arguello fight I saw was against a boxer mamed Billy Costello. It was a comeback fight for Arguello. Although some had doubts Alexis would win because of inactivity and Costello supposedly being a very good fighter, Arguello won. I remember both fighters being interviewed afterwards side by side. Costello was very dejected. Arguello in typical classy fashion tried to lift Costello's spirits. It is a sad loss from the last great era of boxing (the 1980s). I have doubts that this was suicide although suicide was part of the Arguello family history. Check out this story about Boom Boom and the Kim fight: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo...d_after_tr.html About 1981-82, I was in a corner store at Hertel Ave. and North Park in North Buffalo. On the wall was an autographed photo of Boom Boom. The owner of the store was Boom Boom's uncle. Without a doubt he was not only on the classiest boxers of all time, he was maybe the classiest athelete ever. Except for several NHL'ers. For a boxer, thats saying a lot. He was just as gentle in his post fight win over Mancini as he was with Costello. (That was when they used to show quality fights on regular tv)It was not canned or done for self promotion either. Which is even more obvious now reading the posted articles here. Sounds like he was a bit too sensitive and emotional for his own good. Very sad he's gone. I was really heartbroken when he was defeated by Pryor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bufcomments Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 He was really an excellent boxer. I remember that first Aaron Pryor fight well. It was brutal. They said Alexis almost died in the ring that day (and if my memory serves me right, it was the same day that Boom Boom Mancini killed Duk Ku Kim): http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/ne...tory?id=4299144 He was murdered damn shame, good always die young Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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