Salvador Sanchez, Andrew Murray and Cleveland Denny were boxers who lost their lives in the prime of their existence.
Andrew “Sixhead” Lewis though, is one of few Guyanese sportspersons who fit the description of “The great dying young”. The passing of Guyana’s first world champion should be a loss akin to the intense bereavement Mexicans felt when the legendary Sanchez was killed at the tender age of 23.
For he was the very first world champion of any type, sport or otherwise from this country. Eerily, Lewis was
