Ed Dunkhorst

joneva · Post by **joneva** » 30 Oct 2002, 06:31

Hi,

The biography for the boxer Ed Dunkhorst, 'famous' for being one of the heaviest boxers ever, mentions that he died of kidney failure. However I found a site which lists a newspaper report for October 26th 1915 giving his cause of death as a fight (presumably a street or bar fight rather than a boxing match):

http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/public/hi ... er1915.htm

I would love to see a picture of Dunkhorst in his prime!

Ric · Post by **Ric** » 30 Oct 2002, 12:54

According to the CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 26, 1915, p. 11, he died of Bright's Disease:
http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2218.html