# Boxer Alexis Arguello, Dead at 57

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580 "2009-07-01T14:48:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580/1 "2009-07-01T14:48:59Z")

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Arguello was a 3-time champion, who fought professionally from 1968 - 1995. His fight with Aaron Pryor in 1982 (I think) was one of the greatest boxing matches I’ve ever seen. Last year he was elected mayor of Managua, Nicaragua. Not sure what he died from yet.

Edit: I guess I can’t fix the title, but it should obviously be “Dead.”

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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580/2 "2009-07-01T14:55:34Z")

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Fixed the title for you.

I’m trying to find a news story, but I’m hearing that Arguello shot himself through the heart after being accused of shady dealings with public money.

Edit: [here we go, at least for the cause of death.](http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jB3fyKo1sweIvu7NmkBbaUm_PDjwD995N0D80)

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**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580/3 "2009-07-01T15:12:29Z")

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Thanks for the fix and the link.

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580/4 "2009-07-02T04:53:11Z")

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Suspected suicide.

"When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating  
Seven weeks later he was back in the ring  
Some have the speed and the right combinations  
If you can’t take the punches it don’t mean a thing "

Warren Zevon

wrong forum?

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**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxer-alexis-arguello-dead-at-57/501580/5 "2009-07-02T13:55:50Z")

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> [@MadTheSwine](#):
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> Suspected suicide.
> 
> "When Alexis Arguello gave Boom Boom a beating  
> Seven weeks later he was back in the ring  
> Some have the speed and the right combinations  
> If you can’t take the punches it don’t mean a thing "
> 
> Warren Zevon
> 
> wrong forum?

Beat me to it - I was just coming in to quote the same lyric! ::salute!::