RIP Reg Gutteridge

R.I.P Reg

Thoughts to his family at this time.

 

Many memories of watching fights with Reg and Jim.

Great commentator.

R.I.P.

 

Reg Gutteridge came from a boxing family, so boxing was in his blood. I have a lot of special memories from the 80s and 90s listening to his wonderful commentary.

R.I.P REG GUTTERIDGE

 

One of the voices of my youth, RIP Reg and thank you.

 

So did I, something about Liston pulling a door off it's hinges and asking Reg if he could do the same. Reg said he didn't but then plunged the knife into his wooden leg (Liston never knew about the leg) and asked Liston if he could do that

 

rip he was a legend.

 

I read Reggie's autobiography and it's in there in his own words.If i remember rightly it was an ice pick from a champagne bucket.Liston not knowing Reg had a false leg was dumbfounded and lightened up on Reg after that.
Boxing will seem a strange place without Reg Gutteridge R.I.P.

 

Sad, sad news.

RIP Reg.

 

Yep, it was an ice pick in the story I heard. I've read Regs book so thats probably where I picked it up.

 

RIP reg. The soundtrack to some of my earliest and best boxing memories. Sympathy to the family.

 

I was reading the story about Reg when he was in Zaire for the Rumble the Jungle (credit to Ben Dirs), and to his annoyance he found that dinner was just one course, so he ordered what he took to be chicken.

The next day it was chicken again, ditto the next day. The fourth day Reg complained and ask the waiter if there was anything other than chicken? To which the waiter replied "chicken? We only get that on the Presidents birthday."

Reg found to his horror he had been eating Roast ******!

Also it should be noted, it should be Reg Gutteridge OBE (rightly rewarded to him in 1995).

 

I've read some excellent tributes in the past couple of days, this one on the Sports Journalist Association blog is the best and I thought i'd share it:

http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/blog/?p=1667

RIP Reg

 

RIP Reg.

 

10 bells for Reg Gutteridge was observed impeccably by the capacity crowd at Glenn McCrory's annual Braveheart Boxing Dinner, last night (Monday)

It was even more poignant for the fact that Reg's long time friend and colleague, Jim Watt, was at ringside.

A man respected an loved by millions of boxing fans.

Farewell but never forgotten, Reg.

 

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