sports.espn.go.com - 7/1/2009
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- 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 Wednesday. Coroners were conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death. Sandanista Party's Radio Ya and other local media were ...
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com - 7/2/2009
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mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com —
It saddened me to hear that Alexis Arguello
passed away yesterday. The former world champion, who was...
known as "The Explosive Thin Man" was found dead at his home in Managua, Nicaragua. Arguello suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest according to reports.Arguello was one of the best jr. ...
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Video: Alexis Arguello Tribute
sportingnews.com - 7/1/2009
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sportingnews.com —
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 ...
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Alexis Arguello, 1952-2009
watchkalibrun.com - 7/1/2009
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watchkalibrun.com —
Alexis Arguello died today. Arguello engaged in a
memorable and controversial bout with Aaron Pryor. Pryor won...
that initial bout but both men would fight again and once again Pryor would win. WKR mentioned Arguello and Pryor in an article during the aftermath of vaseline-gate.
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Alexis Arguello died today.
Arguello engaged in a ...
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... Alexis Arguello died today.
Arguello engaged in a memorable and controversial bout with Aaron Pryor. Pryor won that initial bout but both men would fight again and once again Pryor would win.
WKR mentioned Arguello and Pryor in an article during the aftermath of vaseline-gate. ...
Around the Leagues
Bootlegger Sports- Sports Humor Blog —
... Boxing: Former lightweight title holder, Alexis Arguello, was found dead today in Nicaragua, after being shot in the chest. The Party radio is reporting it looks like a suicide, but considering he was elected mayor of Nicaragua’s capital city, it’s not beyond the realm of possibilities that foul play was involved. Politics in Central America are far more dangerous than a career in boxing. People just commit suicide down there all the time. Usually with multiple gunshots to the back of the head. ...
Boxing Legend And Managua Mayor Arguello Dead
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
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 in the 1980s, but he also lived one of the most colorful and fascinating lives of any fighter in recent memory. ...
Unhappy returns
BOXIANA —
... I must say that of the three Vernon Forrest was the most upsetting. Arguello was so monumental and fixed; a boxing icon and statesman so foundational that not even this could shake the image of that long right hand as his valediction. And ...
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threio.com 7/3/2009 — I was shocked to hear that Alexis Arguello, 57, may have committed suicide. Investigators involved in the case regarding the death of former boxing champ have found traces of gunpowder on his hands. They also claim that the room where he was found with a gunshot wound to his head showed no ...
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blak4rest.blogspot.com 7/1/2009 — The former boxing great reportedly committed suicide in Nicaraguan. He is best remembered for his legendary fights with Aaron Pryor, both of which he lost. Arguello won titles in three divisions and was known as one of the hardest punchers in the lighter weight divisions.Fanhouse.com
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google.com 7/1/2009 — 7 hours ago MANAGUA (AFP) Nicaraguan boxing legend Alexis Arguello committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart early Wednesday, local press reports said. The 57-year-old, a national hero who was elected mayor of Managua last November, had ...
Alexis Arguello R.I.P.
blog.thesavagescience.com 7/2/2009 — Just posted–the Savage Science tribute to boxing great Alexis Arguello, who died today in Nicaragua at the age of 57:
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