selij Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 http://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/01/01/sports/01davis-obit-1/01davis-obit-1-master675.jpg Howard Davis Jr., a boxer from Long Island who in 1976 won an Olympic gold medal and also received the Val Barker Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding Olympic fighter, over his teammates and fellow gold medalists Michael and Leon Spinks and Sugar Ray Leonard, died on Wednesday at his home in Plantation, Fla. He was 59. The cause was lung cancer, according to an announcement on Facebook by the Howard Davis Jr. Foundation, which raises money to fight cancer. Davis, who was a lightweight for most of his career and had a blistering left jab, was only 20 and was in mourning at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Days earlier, his mother, Catherine, had died of a heart attack at 37. Full story ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1987-05-02 Hector Camacho Sr. vs Howard Davis Jr. Look at a VERY young Jim Lampley at the start of this!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Howard's Career Thread revised and Updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Extremely talented and you would've bet money on him becoming a World champion. Probably would be if fighting today. Rest in Peace, Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Female Money Mayweather Fan Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Rest in Peace Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Howard's Career Thread revised and Updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSMFC64 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 R.I.P boxing brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaconfan Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Very sorry for him. Just a really unlucky guy, being the only one from the U.S team that did not win a world title, despite being voted outstanding boxer of the olympics. I know Ray Leonard will be sad. He was a good friend of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bickle85 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 One of the very best not winning a World Title! Very sad! RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zute Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Very nice man interviewed him a few years ago. He was also fond of MMA and trained MMA fighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagobs Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Re: Howard Davis Jr Dies, 59 Really sad. Another legend passes away. Rest in peace, and all of the best wishes to his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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