Friday 7 January 2011

Boxer Gary Mason dies



Who?

Retired British boxing champion. Out of his 38 professional fights he only lost one. That was to Lennox Lewis who went on to become the World Heavyweight Champion.

How old?
48

How?
Cycling collision

Tributes

Boxing promoter Frank Maloney on BBC:
One of the nice guys of boxing. Even if things were going wrong for him, he cheered other people up,

His agent Dave Davies on Sky News:
He was a bit of a handful

Sky News:
Mason was known for his strong chin

His church warden Christine Lindsay on This is Local London:
The poetry he used to write was often very deep

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