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03/26/2008 Archived Entry: "Obituaries: Art Aragon, 80; colorful L.A. boxer"
Obituaries: Art Aragon, 80; colorful L.A. boxer
In the '40s and '50s, Aragon was known as the 'Golden Boy.' He entered the ring wearing gold robes and trunks, flattened opponents with his sharp left hook -- and dated starlets.
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Courtesy of the L.A. Times
March 26, 2008
Art Aragon, the charismatic "Golden Boy" boxer who steadily drew standing-room-only crowds at Los Angeles and Hollywood venues in the 1940s and '50s, died Tuesday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center after his family removed him from life support. He was 80.
He suffered a stroke March 15, his son Brad said.
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