cleveland williams being killed in a hit and run accident aged 66
zora folley sustained head injury's after apparently diving the pool at the motel he was staying in.aged 41
trevor berbick was stabbed by his 20 year old nephew in a church courtyard in jamaica.he was aged 52
alexis arguello commited suicide in 2009.aged 57
arturo gatti died under suspicious circumstances in aged 37
oscar bonevena was shot dead by his wifes bodyguards at a ranch in argentina
and how could i forget the great rocky marciano who died in a planecrash in 1969 aged 45
jack johnson died in a carcrash aged 68
johny tapia commied suicide aged 45
tommy morisson most recently due to illness aged 44
Old time middleweight Stanley Ketchel was a womanizer. He was shot dead by a jealous husband.
Also, Harry Greb died during complications during surgery. The reasons for the surgery may have been boxing-related, but his demise was due to causes during the surgery. The surgery was NOT a post-fight emergency surgery/.
Sonny Liston is thought to have been rubbed out by the mob and found in the desert near Las Vegas, or Palm Springs.
Obviously Salvador Sanchez, he's the number one guy to come to mind.
Like Greb, Tiger Flowers died during the same operation that Greb was having at the time of his death, and only like a year after I believe.
Diego Corrales crashing his motorcycle.
Vernon Forrest was murdered, as was Gatti (although he was retired).
Vernon Forrest -Got stabbed in a robbery
Diego Corrales -Motorbike accident
Edwin Valero -Suicide
Salvador Sanchez and Diego "Chico" Corales. Their deaths were untimely because these guys were at or approaching their peak at the time.
Max Baer died in 1959 at only 50 years of age. He experienced chest pains and died of a heart attack.
I recall Victor Galindez dying at a young age apparently struck by a vehicle and Young Stribling was also killed in an accident.
