Former world champion Diego Corrales dies in motorcycle crash
As the topic title says, Diego Corrales died in a motorcycle wreck yesterday. He was travelling far too fast on his brand new bike, around 100 mph, and hit the back of the car in front of him.
For those that follow boxing, he won the WBC Lightweight title with his 2005 10th round TKO over Jose Luis Castillo. The match was as good and thrilling a fight as you will ever see, and was pretty typical of his career: he was a very entertaining fighter.
He had his troubles in life, ran with gangs when he was young and lost his best friend to a drive-by shooting. He spent time in prison for beating his pregnant wife, and at the end of his life he was broke and in tax trouble.
The content of Diego Corrales' character such that he was not as good a man as he was a boxer. Nontheless, RIP Diego Corrales, and thanks for the thrills.
Daryl
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Former world champion Diego Corrales dies in motorcycle crash
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