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Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - craigyid14 - 02-13-2020
Rest in peace big guy.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/119476529/boxer-jimmy-the-thunder-peau-dies-aged-54-after-brain-surgery
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - mippy - 02-13-2020
Jimmy was one of the first boxers I followed as a youngin. Shame his career ended up the way it did
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
Nice feature and some of his fights on TV1 this morning. Don't know what happened to him since he was homeless, and there was a big story written about him in the Herald years ago. Hope he came right and enjoyed life before his death. I remember Steve Kilgallon, who used to come on here, did a nice story about him.
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/combat-sports/119476529/boxer-jimmy-the-thunder-peau-dies-aged-54-after-brain-surgery
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
Family has been trying to get him home since 2010, or before, from Vegas. It sounds like they succeeded several years later. Hopefully, he had a few good years left before he died.
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
Jimmy Thunder passes
Former heavyweight contender of the 1990s Jimmy Thunder has passed away in an Auckland, New Zealand hospital after recently undergoing brain surgery. He was just 54. Thunder was a regular on American television and scored wins over the likes of Trevor Berbick, Tony Tubbs and Tim Witherspoon. He never fought for a Big 4 heavyweight title, but did hold the IBO and WBF belts. A big puncher, Thunder compiled a record of 35-14, 28 KOs. RIP.
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
Another story about Jimmy Thunder:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12308373
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - bart - 02-13-2020
A talent, had some great fights and really did cut a path to Pro boxing for Kiwi and PI fighters.
Unfortunately mismanaged and health took a battering along the way
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - diehard - 02-13-2020
This from Parker:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12308456
RE: Jimmy Thunder R.I.P - justafan - 02-15-2021
Anyone got premium nz hearld that could kindly copy and post this article in full please?
I'm told it was in the weekends paper and apparently it's a very real yet very good story on his life.
RIP legend, one year already
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/lost-it-all-the-life-and-tragic-death-of-jimmy-peau/TWEOQGMVNUNIXZORWEAAODKHK4/