Rico Hoye - did he kill this bloke!

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Feb 2005, 08:39

This bloke Rico Hoye shot and spent a decade in jail for. Anyone know the full details?

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 09 Feb 2005, 08:40

If it's America... it could the be the 3 strikes rule.

Perhaps he stole a pizza.

Tony Lumb · Post by **Tony Lumb** » 09 Feb 2005, 08:45

He did kill the guy, read about it in Boxing Monthly a while back i think. It was a 2nd degree charge due, i believe, to a self-defence claim from Hoye. It was either him or the other guy.Not 100% sure though

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 09 Feb 2005, 08:49

Yes he did, but I bet we don't get the same fuss they made over Tyson getting permission to fight in the UK.....wonder why.......

Check this for the details

http://www.lethalathletics.com/ricco_hoye_jr.html

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Feb 2005, 08:55

Cheers all.

Buster · Post by **Buster** » 09 Feb 2005, 13:58

How about the bloke Michael Gomez killed? what was the story behind that? I hear it was the reason he changed his surname to Gomez.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Feb 2005, 14:06

Buster wrote:How about the bloke Michael Gomez killed? what was the story behind that? I hear it was the reason he changed his surname to Gomez.

Gomez was cleared of manslaughter.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 09 Feb 2005, 14:08

tuaman2004 wrote:
Buster wrote:How about the bloke Michael Gomez killed? what was the story behind that? I hear it was the reason he changed his surname to Gomez.
I just thought his second name was "Armstrong" and that there was someone already boxing under the moniker of Michael Armstrong. So he chose the name of his all time favourite boxer Wilfredo Gomez

i know the last bit of that is true, never heard the first bit, though there are other fighters called Michael armstrong.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 09 Feb 2005, 14:10

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
tuaman2004 wrote:
Buster wrote:How about the bloke Michael Gomez killed? what was the story behind that? I hear it was the reason he changed his surname to Gomez.
I just thought his second name was "Armstrong" and that there was someone already boxing under the moniker of Michael Armstrong. So he chose the name of his all time favourite boxer Wilfredo Gomez
i know the last bit of that is true, never heard the first bit, though there are other fighters called Michael armstrong.

Yes, Michael Armstrong was the fighter in question - also from Manchester and also British super-featherweight champion.

Wales · Post by **Wales** » 09 Feb 2005, 21:26

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
tuaman2004 wrote:
Buster wrote:How about the bloke Michael Gomez killed? what was the story behind that? I hear it was the reason he changed his surname to Gomez.
I just thought his second name was "Armstrong" and that there was someone already boxing under the moniker of Michael Armstrong. So he chose the name of his all time favourite boxer Wilfredo Gomez
i know the last bit of that is true, never heard the first bit, though there are other fighters called Michael armstrong.

All true, chose the name gomez due to another fighter being called michael armstrong. Rumours around manchester are that he did kill the guy during a drunken fist fight, lets be real.... do you think a pi55ed michael gomez would stop giving you a hiding, would a sober michael gomez stop giving you a hiding??

All being said gomez for me is the most reformed boxer in british boxing... gomez barera 2005.... Gomez KO10