{"id":3262,"date":"2009-07-02T00:03:55","date_gmt":"2009-07-02T04:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2009-07-02T00:03:55","modified_gmt":"2009-07-02T04:03:55","slug":"alexis-arguello-karl-malden-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=3262","title":{"rendered":"Alexis Arguello &#038; Karl Malden &#8211; R.I.P."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2009\/z070109alexis_malden.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Arguello<\/strong> and <strong>Karl Malden <\/strong>passed on today.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Arguello<\/strong>, who was a <strong>champion in three weight divisions<\/strong>, died at the age of<strong> 57<\/strong> from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.\u00a0 <strong>Arguello<\/strong>, was a charismatic champion who compiled an amazing <strong>82 &#8211; 8<\/strong> record before finally retiring in <strong>1995<\/strong>.\u00a0 Although <strong>Arguello<\/strong> never lost a fight 130 pounds he is best known for his first brutal and controversial war against <strong>Aaron Pryor<\/strong> in <strong>1982<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<strong> Arguello<\/strong> moved up in weight with the hope of being the first champion in four weight divisions.\u00a0 <strong>Pryor<\/strong> won the fight by knocking out <strong>Arguello<\/strong> in the <strong>14th<\/strong> round of the epic fight which had seen both fighters taking and giving as good as they were getting.\u00a0 <strong>Arguello<\/strong> seemed to be gaining the advantage, but in the respite before the <strong>14th<\/strong> round, <strong>Pryor&#8217;s trainer<\/strong>, <strong>Panama Lewis<\/strong>, called for a specific water bottle &#8212; &#8220;the one I mixed&#8221; &#8212; the mysterious drink seemed to revive <strong>Pryor <\/strong>who went on to win.\u00a0 The fight against<strong> Pryor<\/strong> was voted <strong>Fight of the Year<\/strong> and <strong>Fight of the Decade <\/strong>by <strong>Ring<\/strong> magazine.\u00a0 <strong>Arguello<\/strong> fought for <strong>13<\/strong> more years and remained a popular figure after leaving the squared circle.\u00a0 He appeared in commercials, carried his country&#8217;s flag in the <strong>Olympics<\/strong> and was currently the <strong>mayor<\/strong> of <strong>Managua<\/strong>, the capital of<span class=\"dateline\"> <strong>Nicaragua<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Karl Malden<\/strong>, <strong>97<\/strong>, died today from natural causes.\u00a0 An <strong>Oscar winner<\/strong> for <strong>Best Supporting Actor<\/strong> in <strong>1951<\/strong> for his role in <strong>&#8220;A Streetcar Named Desire&#8221;<\/strong> which starred <strong>Marlon Brando<\/strong>. \u00a0 <strong>Malden<\/strong> also appeared with <strong>Brando<\/strong> in<strong> &#8220;On the Waterfront&#8221;<\/strong> and <strong>&#8220;One-Eyed Jacks&#8221;<\/strong> as well as several dozen movies without him.\u00a0 <strong>Malden <\/strong>had a <strong>five year run<\/strong> with <strong>Michael Douglas<\/strong> in the popular <strong>&#8220;Streets of San Francisco&#8221;<\/strong> tv series which ran from <strong>1972 &#8211; 1977<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends and fans of <strong>Alexis Arguello <\/strong>and<strong> Karl Malden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexis Arguello and Karl Malden passed on today. 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