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The original was posted on /r/boxing by /u/GORGEOUSWAVY on 2023-11-27 13:33:19.

After watching some videos recommended by YouTube of David “The Mexican Monster” Benavidez and Naoya “The Monster” Inoue.

I realized there’s some sinister stories of real “Monsters” in the history of boxing and thought of Edwin Valero who committed suicide after murdering his wife. Valero was hospitalized for six months for psychiatric rehabilitation in March 2010, after suspicion of viciously assaulting his wife.

I think of Sam Kellerman, Max Kellerman’s brother being murdered by boxer James Butler.

In 1954, Don King, was charged with killing a man, for attempting to rob one of his gambling houses, and was acquitted after the incident was ruled justifiable homicide. In 1967, Don King was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, after stomping one of employees to death. Don King committed 2 murders, 13 years apart, and undoubtedly probably committed several more, since in this era, there was no surveillance cameras, or cellphones. In 1992, during a senate investigation into organized crime, King Invoked his Fifth Amendment, when questioned about his connection to mobster John Gotti.

I’m interested in hearing you guys thoughts and opinions, on real life boxing monsters, that might be unknown by the general public.