Richard Evatt RIP

Awww dear, That's so sad.

I remember the night he fought Junior Jones, massive underdog. He wasn't given a chance and by the 11th round he was on his way to shocking the world till Jones found the answers.

Very good fighter who never lived up to his talent, but enjoyable to watch none the less.

May he RIP.

 

**** i remember him, excellent fighter, very very sad news

 

Sad to here. At one one time I thought he was going to be very, very big.

 

A entertainer and talented man,RIP

 

Sad to hear the only details i have read online was that a man had been arrested on suspicion of his murder.

He was staying in a salvation army hostel very sad it's been a tough year for losing boxers.

 

Really exciting boxer back in the day.

 

Very sad news, great fighter to watch, very entertaining, certainly one of characters of boxing. RIP.

 

Good fighter , liked his hair cuts.

Peace.

 

Jeffro was it you who said you had Evatt vs Jones and would upload?. If so or if it was someone else and you see this please do. Excellent fight, and a fight that although Richard didn't win, showed how good he was. Be nice touch, no shame in losing to likes of JJ.

 

edit: very sad indeed. RIP Evatt. It's terrible how someone like him can end up in a Hillfields Sally Army

 

Knew him at school and he was a world-class dickhead, which carried on into adulthood. There are people much more deserving of sympathy.

That said, I'm not a complete knob, RIP.

 

Hope you didn't take offense at the Hillfields comment btw, certainly none intended to that or any other part of town, wasn't it Willenhall where he grew up? Its sad that he did fairly well in the sport but ended up how he did. I know he was no angel, but still a sad story.

 

Hillfields always was a shithole, I grew up in Wood End which is no better. I don't know where Richie grew up but I had a few run-ins with him at school (Caludon Castle) which nearly came to blows more than once. I didn't know he was a boxer at the time or I would have backed down and we might even have got on seeing as I was a Tyson and boxing nut, but I saw him out in pubs when I was older and he was still giving it the big 'un. I'm sorry for his kids though, must be hard for them.

Edit: I posted his demise on Facebook and the general consensus from people at school was that he was a ****, it's not just me.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-18880089

Boxer Richard Evatt dies in Coventry hostel
A former boxer from Coventry has died after being found collapsed at a hostel in the city.

Richard Evatt, 38, died in hospital after being found at the hostel in Harnell Lane West on Monday.

A post-mortem examination will take place on Wednesday to establish the precise cause of death which is being treated as unexplained, police said.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder as part of the inquiry.