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Thread #121980   Message #2669301
Posted By: Neil D
01-Jul-09 - 07:00 PM
Thread Name: Obit: BS---OBIT threads--May they RIP
Subject: RE: Obit: BS---OBIT threads--May they RIP
I wasn't about to start another Obit thread but now that you brought him up I must say I'll miss Alexis Arguello more than anyone else who's died recently. Not only was he one of the greatest boxers of all time, he was a truly class act, a hero of my youth. He never won a fight without going to the opponent imediately after the knockout. He would take their face between his gloves, look them in the eye and tell them they fought a great fight. He said it was to give them back their manhood, their pride. A real gentleman of the sweet science and I for one will mourn his passing.