Andy "Lion" Ganigan is living in a run down shack on the Waianae cost of Hawaii. Julian "Hawk" Jackson was working as an elevator security guard at the Sunset Station Las Vegas. "Lightning" Lonnie Bradley was working as a security guard at Radio City Music Hall NY. Chango Carmona was working in a parking lot downtown LA. James "Broad Ax" Broad died Penniless in So Carolina. Anthony "Baby" Jones bought a tow truck and went into business in Detroit. Jose "Pipino" Cuevas owns a butcher shop in Mexico City. Esteban De Jesus died of aids in a Puerto Rican prison.Wilfred Benitez lives off a small goverment assistance in his native Puerto Rico.
why do so many boxers end up busted????
nature of the beast...or sport.........most of the best in boxing grew up poor...and just couldnt handle the financial success and dramatic change in lifestyle....(or had managers that helped thier financial downfall...)
mike tyson or roberto duran could both be posterchilds for boxing legends that went broke........
1. sugar ray leonard
2. george foreman
3. holyfield
4. ali
are some of the few that have pretty much handled thier finances well.....and life in general well.....jmo
nature of the beast...or sport.........most of the best in boxing grew up poor...and just couldnt handle the financial success and dramatic change in lifestyle....(or had managers that helped thier financial downfall...)
mike tyson or roberto duran could both be posterchilds for boxing legends that went broke........
1. sugar ray leonard
2. george foreman
3. holyfield
4. ali
are some of the few that have pretty much handled thier finances well.....and life in general well.....jmo
hilo....i sense you`ve been a fan of the sport for quite awhile....
the andy ganigan reference brought back some memories...2 of my favorite guys were based in hawaii.....ganigan and salud....action fighters.....i really was a fan...andy had arguello down and whacked sean o`grady around....some puncher...
this board is growing steadily and is becoming pretty well rounded...
don`t think i said welcome aboard....so,welcome aboard...
the andy ganigan reference brought back some memories...2 of my favorite guys were based in hawaii.....ganigan and salud....action fighters.....i really was a fan...andy had arguello down and whacked sean o`grady around....some puncher...
this board is growing steadily and is becoming pretty well rounded...
don`t think i said welcome aboard....so,welcome aboard...
Thanks SP!
Salud the "Hawaiian Punch" lives on the same part of the Island I do and I hear he is a good guy. When he lost to Frankie Duarte in 1988 during a Forum boxing tournament I thought he might not go far but he did win a world title.
Ganigan is a mess hooked on ice and always fighting with the police who are called to his house but he does have a huge painting of himself on the wall from his boxing hey day.
Salud the "Hawaiian Punch" lives on the same part of the Island I do and I hear he is a good guy. When he lost to Frankie Duarte in 1988 during a Forum boxing tournament I thought he might not go far but he did win a world title.
Ganigan is a mess hooked on ice and always fighting with the police who are called to his house but he does have a huge painting of himself on the wall from his boxing hey day.
Mike Quarry was peniless had bad dementia was trying to train fighters with no sucess and could be found at Bally's Health Club Rosemead, CA. Mike Weaver was working at Bodies In Motion in Pasadena, Ca teaching arobics and boxing workout. Julio Cesar Chavez is rumored to be involved in illegal activity in Culican, Mexico. Michael Nunn has exhausted all appeals and appears to be going to spend the majority of the rest of his life in federal prison due to a drug traffic charge. Ruben Castillo continues to be a party boy in his home of Bakersfield, CA. Danny "Little Red" Lopez works on a construction crew in So Ca. Pernell Whitaker is rumored to be still involved with drugs and suffering severe daily depression. Aaron Pryor who is said to be off drugs wrote a book called The Hawk Flys Again and training marginal fighters.
