indian red lopez dead?

[jaclem2]

..i heard just the tail end of this on radio and i thought this is what it said but i'm not sure. anybody else have any clarification?

[allworld80]

Yeah, saw this the other day. R.I.P.

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 5142.story

Ernie 'Indian Red' Lopez dies at 64; welterweight fought before sellout crowds at the Forum

By Keith Thursby

October 5, 2009

Ernie "Indian Red" Lopez, a popular boxer in the 1960s and '70s who twice lost title fights before sellout crowds at the Forum and was found in a Texas homeless shelter just in time to be honored for his accomplishments in the ring, has died. He was 64.

Lopez died Saturday in Pleasant Grove, Utah, from complications of dementia, said one of his sisters, Naomi Adams. He had lived with Adams' family for five years before recently moving into a rest home, she said.

"He never became a champion, but he was very popular with the fans," said Bill Caplan, longtime Los Angeles boxing publicist. "He was aggressive; he didn't worry about getting hit."

[m1kee50]

The obits made it into print on this side of the water too. RIP.