Lou Gent, where did he go to after Benn fight

No idea but thought a few times wondering where he was. Once working somewhere met a guy who went to school with him

 

Tough guy Gent, gave it a go just outgunned by a huge puncher..Gary Newbon if I remember right was being a **** in his interview after the fight with Gent, always trying to wind fighters lol

 

Remember watching his brawl against Henry Wharton. He had his loyal fans. Haven’t heard about him in ages.

 

Henry Wharton, whatever happened to him?

I forget about him sometimes when I talk about that era of Benn and Eubank, what a tough man he was, granite chin, very good fighter too.

Finished with a record of 27 Wins (20 KO) 3 Defeats (0 By Stoppage) and a single Draw.

Lost to Benn by UD, Eubanks by UD and was very unlucky against an unbeaten Robin Reid in a WBC world title challenge when he lost by MD.

He did win British, Commonwealth and European titles, just fell short at world level,

He had his last fight at 30 years old, really young and strange considering he only had 31 fights, was never stopped and pushed very good fighters to decisions.

 

I don't think Henry was ever the same after the Eubank fight, that was a helluva beating and he was on fire that night (unlike against Nige when he froze)

Lou Gent was always a cruiserweight before, hung with big Glenn McCrory

 

Hi, I know im a bit late to the thread,
However Im Louis' Daugther. We moved to Norfolk when I was born and Dad took up chicken farming, he knocked the farm down and built houses and now buys and renovates properties for a living.

 

Always nice to hear about ex pro's doing well. Too many unhappy endings in our sport.

 

Good to hear he’s doing well!

 

I used to make Louis steak dinners for him and his team at Bar Bastian in lanzarote when he was out training for the Benn fight, was always polite as was the rest of the team, think his trainer was Dave, can't recall his second name.

 

Thanks for the update Demi.
Glad your Dad is fit and well and doing ok.
He was a genuine tough guy who hung in there with fighters of the highest calibre.
Someone to be really proud of.

 

Hi, so pleased to hear Lou is doing well. I am also late to this thread. When I lived in Lanzarote Lou trained for the Benn fight and we became friends as he used to eat at the restaurant I worked at and the owners were friends with Lou's trainer Dave. I have some great old pictures and would love to catch up with your Dad!

 

I always remember this as one of my favourite fights.
It was a real throwback to a bygone age type of fight.
Benn was never in a dull fight & this was right up there.
I recommend anyone watching this.