British World Champion Get's Ktfo Cold By Punter in a nightclub

Yep, it was one of the Delaneys.

 

It was Gary Delaney.I used to train with him at the Peacocks.His a bit of a thug and definitly has a mean streak in him. But i think his sentance was a bit harsh and unfair.

 

How long did he get?

 

Life

 

If your a boxer or trained in any other combat sport then your body is as much of a weapon as a knife, sentance should be the same.

 

It was. Thats why he got life. A boxers hands are considered in a court of a law as a dangerous weapon. There were many stories that abounded. But the judge ruled that Garry used unneccesary force for no good reason and gave him the long ride.

 

Wasn't the guy just trying to get back in to get his coat or something like that? I seem to remember it didn't get reported as the usual bouncer vs pisshead scuffle.

 

The chap apparently wasnt wearing the right attire to get into the club and Garry was asked to remove him. The word is he dropped him in a bush and when the chap asked him why he did that he punched him in the face and he fell back and cracked his head on the ground and died not long afterwards. If this was the case it was a cheap shot certainly but its hardly murder in the 1st degree. But at the same token his a professional boxer.At the end of the day it was the judges call.He has to serve a minimum of 11 years. Time he gets out he`ll be nearly 50 providing his had good behavior.

 

Are they actually considered a 'dangerous weapon' though? I've heard that it's not the case everywhere, i.e. dependent on the case in question, the judge etc. Obviously if it comes to light that the guy in the dock is a boxer then it might play on the minds of the jury though...

I only ask because I've previously served on a jury where the assailant was an amateur boxer and that fact did not come into it at all.

 

They are seen in the eyes of the law as a dangerous weapon. But i believe in Delaneys case the judge ruled that he used unneccesary force and was being a bully for no reason hence why he gave him the harshest sentance. Im not sure what the penalty is for manslaughter but Garrys crime was certainly not 1st degree. As far as im aware manslaughter charges normally dont carry a life sentance.

 

I think whether a boxer's hands are considered "dangerous weapons" should depend on the boxer.

Tyson: Dangerous weapons
Malignaggi: Not dangerous weapons
Haye: Dangerous weapons
Chris Byrd: Not dangerous weapons
Klitschko: Dangerous weapons
Typical Amir Khan opponent: Not dangerous weapons

 

Do we know what boxer was actually KO'd then?

 

deleaney' actions are inexcusible imo and i hope he rots in there scum of the highest order

 

Minimum use of force is essential when defending yourself. You can pre-emptively strike someone if you have reasonable evidence that they are about to harm you but only if it is the only way for you to avoid injury. If the prosecution get wind that you are a trained fighter they are likely to use that to their advantage when pressing for a conviction but of course a clever lawyer will use it in your defence. As for the Delaney incident all I will say is there are two sides to every story but in any incident where a life is lost -it is a tragedy. Whilst working on the Doors I lost a friend through a violent incident and also had another friend kill someone. I was threatened with a knife one night and in the scuffle the person who threatened me with it was unfortunately knocked unconsious he came round after about 20 mins attacked the paramedics who were trying to help him then put his fist through a police car window. He's thrown in the cells and in the morning was discovered unconsious. He had fractured his Skull and suffered bleeding in his brain and went into a coma. Luckily he pulled through and when the CPS viewed the video they deemed I had acted reasonably and it never went to court. But so easily it could of been me in prison but for some common sense from the investigator. Though obiously if the press had got it they could have easily painted me as the bad guy.. all i'd done was stop him from going back in a club after he'd been fighting.