Gary Mason

MK Shrimper · Jan 7, 2011

Ex boxer Gary Mason has died in a cycling accident. RIP.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12135980

EastStandBlue · Jan 7, 2011

Just saw this... Sad news indeed. Impeccable record for a British professional.

Uncle Leo · Jan 7, 2011

Also a former leaguie, playing three games for London Broncos in the early 1990s.

RIP Gary.

Eastblack · Jan 7, 2011

I saw this earlier, and what a shame. I met him a couple of times and he was a thoroughly good bloke, very sociable and approachable.

canveyshrimper · Jan 7, 2011

Eastblack said:
I saw this earlier, and what a shame. I met him a couple of times and he was a thoroughly good bloke, very sociable and approachable.

Never met him, but always came across as a nice guy, 37 wins from 38 fights is pretty good, particularly when his only loss was against Lennox Lewis.

RIP

Phippsy · Jan 7, 2011

A real gent who never really got involved with the petulance that follows fighters these days rip Gary.

Smudger · Jan 9, 2011

I was absolutely gutted to hear of this last night....Gary Mason was one of my first heroes in boxing and I was there as a young boy when he fought Lennox Lewis at Wembley Arena in 1991. I desperately wanted him to win that night and when he had Lennox wobbling on his way back to his stall a couple of times we thought he might just pull it off but sadly his eyes closed up and the referee had no choice but to stop the fight. In truth he was probably a little bit too limited to reach the very top of the game but as a big man with a lot of heart and a huge punch, he would have always had a chance were it not for his career being cut short. The sad thing is that it happened just as he had got himself into a position where he could command some bigger pay days. Outside of the ring, he always came across as a lovely man and a true gentleman of boxing - a fact confirmed to me by a mate of mine who grew up with him in South London. RIP Gary Mason, gone but never forgotten....