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Alexis Arguello, boxing champ and Managua mayor, found dead

 
The Hall of Fame boxer was known as 'The Explosive Thin Man' in the ring. > Alexis Arguello, who fought in one of boxing's most classic brawls and reigned supreme at 130 pounds, was found dead at his home early today. (link)

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