Live Fast, Die Young Diego Corrales 1977-2007 Diego Corrales 1977- 2007 a Tribute by Budd Schulberg
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I HAVE lost a dear friend, and the boxing world has lost one of its fiercest competitors with the violent passing of former- lightweight champion Diego "Chico" Corrales.
While it is deeply painful, alas it is no surprise that Chico's death would be a violent one. Whether in the boxing ring, or in the larger ring of life, Chico was a man of action. He loved racing his motorcycle, and parachute jumping, and swimming with sharks. He put his great physical attributes and his heart into everything he did.See the full content of this document
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Live Fast, Die Young Diego Corrales 1977-2007 Diego Corrales 1977- 2007 a Tribute by Budd Schulberg
In the ring, setbacks that would discourage 99 out of 100 fighters seemed instead only to inspire him to still one more effort. He was like a race horse that comes on in the stretch, all the way from last place to win the Derby, the Preakness and the Be...
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