Swedish heavyweight champion and Olympian Thörner Åhsman passed away on Oct 30. At the same time in Ireland Patrick "Pa" Sharkey also passed away. Sharkey lost his prelim to a third round knockout in the 1956 Olympics heavyweight division to Thörner Åhsman. What a strange coincidence to die at the same time. What's the odds for that? Thörner turned pro, but Pat remained in the amateur ranks.
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