Alexis Argüello Found Dead | Suicide Suspected

The heart of a champion

Sadly, recent weeks have brought what seems like a flood of celebrity deaths to the public eye. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays - and the list goes on. Understand that death comes to the human race every day of the year; it just seems like more is occurring of late because these deaths make the headlines rather than just the obituaries. I don’t think it’s a matter of fairness. No, it is simply the way the public interest works. People die, and those who remain take pay day loans for quick cash to fund the funerals and memorials.

Some people in life are fighters. In the case of Nicaraguan Alexis Argüello, this was literally true. Born in 1952, this Hall of Fame boxer became the sixth man to hold the title belt in three separate weight classes - featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight. He was known at “The Explosive Thin Man.” Now Alexis Argüello, former mayor of Managua, Nicaragua, is dead. He was 57 years old.

Shot to the heart

Filadelfo Aleman reports for the Associated Press that the three-time world boxing champion was discovered dead in his Nicaragua home. The news was initially reported by his Sandinista Party’s Radio Ya. Interestingly, Argüello took issue with the Sandinistas during the 1980s after the party had gobbled up his property and bank accounts. Perhaps the best way to beat them is truly to join them. Sure, the opposing party made claims that Argüello’s election stemmed from a fraudulent vote, but it was never proven. Considering that Argüello held the Nicaraguan flag during the opening ceremonies of a recent Olympic Games, he may just have been popular with the Nicaraguan people. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Alexis Argüello Found Dead | Suicide Suspec ted"