I remember him beating Gomez then dissapearing, werent he 16 or 17 unbeaten, then packed up cant for the life of me remember if I read why
A shoulder injury that plagued him since his amateur days cost the Londoner his career. "A doctor thinks he runs the risk of becoming a cripple later in life," said trainer Johnny Eames.
crying shame. i mean i know gomez has always been erratic even at his peak, but lear destoyed him in or around his prime years.
Lear was a quality operator. A tragedy that he was lost to boxing so early in his career. Hope he's doing alright for himself now. God bless.
It was a bad bad beating. I think the WBU was on the line as well at the time. Lear never went on to achieve much after that because of his injury. That fight could have propelled him to the big time.
