Rest in Peace - Ken Buchanan

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Ken Buchanan the legendary Scottish boxer passed away on April 1, He was 77 years of age. He was a member of the Boxers Hall of Fame. He was the Unified Light Weight Champion in 1971.

Buchanan, 1st undisputed lightweight champ, dies

Scottish boxing great Ken Buchanan, who became the undisputed world lightweight champion in 1971 and won his first 33 fights, has died at the age of 77.

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Ken Buchanan the legendary Scottish boxer passed away on April 1, He was 77 years of age. He was a member of the Boxers Hall of Fame. He was the Unified Light Weight Champion in 1971.

Buchanan, 1st undisputed lightweight champ, dies

Scottish boxing great Ken Buchanan, who became the undisputed world lightweight champion in 1971 and won his first 33 fights, has died at the age of 77.

www.espn.com

Yes we missed this one I thought he had ALS(Lou Gehrig's disease) but the article mentions dementia as the leading cause of death.

While he was the first undisputed lightweight champion in the 2 belt era. He wasn't really the first undisputed champion as way back in the pioneer days Joe Gans(Black American from Baltimore) had a series of bouts with Battling Nelson(Dane) and these two never had their championship fights disputed.

Also Buchanan had a legitimate case for not being given time to recover from a foul against Duran even though Duran was thrashing him up to the disputed stoppage from a solar plexus punch.

Anyway sad news about the death of the gallant Scotsman.