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Bobby Gunn, Bare Knuckle Star, Fails To Appear For Fatal Crash Case

Former professional boxer and Bare Knuckle boxing pioneer Bobby Gunn failed to appear at a pretrial hearing for his death by auto case. Gunn has been charged with second-degree death by auto and aggravated assault after a 2019 fatal car crash near Salem County, NJ. He allegedly drove his truck into oncoming traffic and collided…

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Former professional boxer and Bare Knuckle boxing pioneer Bobby Gunn failed to appear at a pretrial hearing for his death by auto case.

Gunn has been charged with second-degree death by auto and aggravated assault after a 2019 fatal car crash near Salem County, NJ. He allegedly drove his truck into oncoming traffic and collided with 51-year-old Polly Tornari, who died at the scene of the crash.

Gunn allegedly was under the influence of fentanyl at the time of the incident.

Gunn’s legal team claimed that the former boxer was suffering from high blood pressure and required a hospital stay which forced him to not appear in court.

Despite Gunn’s alleged health issues, Salem County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Forte didn’t buy the excuse.

“This case is getting a little long in the tooth and Mr. Gunn has a propensity to skip out on court appearances due to health issues,” Forte said in the courtroom. “Quite frankly, I have never seen anything from a doctor … I’ve seen no medical evidence as to all of the issues and symptoms that Mr. Gunn has claimed that he’s having. I’m unmoved by this and I would be requesting a bench warrant.” (h/t Bloody Elbow)

Gunn is thought to have over 60 unofficial bare-knuckle boxing fights during his career and appeared at BKFC 1 in 2018. His win over Irineu Beato Costa Jr. is the only sanctioned bare-knuckle match on his record, despite some believing the fight was fixed.

Gunn also fought against boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. for the WBF World Cruiserweight Title in 2017, losing via eighth-round TKO. He also picked up title wins over Shannon Landberg and James Morrow.

Gunn faces 5-10 years in prison if found guilty of the crimes.

What is your reaction to Bobby Gunn’s legal issues?

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Bare Knuckle FC Highlights: Was This Fight Fixed?

This finish is being called highly questionable by many who saw it:

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There was a ton of action at last night’s (Sat., June 2, 2018) Bare Knuckle FC event from the Cheyenne Ice and Events Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A former UFC women’s strawweight got back into the win column by TKO, former UFC and Bellator vet Joey Beltran won a bloody- five-round war, and a former nine-time Bellator heavyweight competitor suffered a huge one-punch KO. You can watch the highlights for all of those bouts here, but some additional controversy in one of the fights arose involving bare knuckle legend Bobby Gunn.

Gunn, a folk legend of the sport with a ridiculous 71-0 record in bare knuckle fights heading into his match with Irineu Beato Costa Jr., proceeded to work Costa’s body early on, dropping him. When he got back up and was dropped again just 41 seconds into the fight, people remarked that Gunn’s finishing punch had not actually hit Costa in the head, although it seemed the body shots were what hurt him.

Overall, although it appeared Gunn was landing some decent shots, many watching were surprised to see Costa fold like a lawn chair from the blows, rendering him unable to continue awarding Gunn a TKO victory in under a single minute of the first round.

Watch the controversial finish here courtesy of Zombie Prophet on Twitter and decide for yourself:

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