The fallen boxers and tragic stories

The Never Ending Story: by brian zelley
https://www.facebook.com/FallenBoxers

* The above link is dedicated to former boxers that are gone.
It covers some of the names that have been mentioned on this
blog with some help from others.
some of the names mentioned to-date are:
Benny "Kid" Paret, Davey Moore and  Lavern Roach.

*It also provides the East Side forum piece: "Tragic Stories"
and the Boxing Scene's "Tragic Boxing Stories" with plenty
of names such as 
Dave Sands, Billy Papke, Bobby Horn, Monte Barret, Billy Collins jr.,
the Quarry brothers Jerry and Mike and Oscar Bonavena, Young Stribling,
and Randy Turpin.  

There is also a Facebook, group site that has touched
on the many stories and names:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/91922911429/
* there is no set agends for the site, it is an ongoing flow
of names and stories.
this group site has been on-line for several years, so has covered
a lot of ground with many names of the fallen and the tragic stories:
*** some examples include Jamie Ollenberger, Gerald McClellan,
Arturo Gatti, boxing coach Cal Gilbert, and many many more.

* Eddie Machen has had his share of stories about his 
boxing journey and his tragic passing.

* Eddie Haddad is a former boxer that was in the 1948 Olympic Games
and after retiring from the Royal Canadian Navy, he was killed when hit
by a car.  Also, former boxing coach, official and past president of the
BC Amateur Boxing Association was also hit and killed when struck by
a car in Vancouver.

Mark Leduc, was a Canadian olympic medal
winner who died in 2009.  

Wallace "Bud" Smith










CHARLES "Sonny" LISTON