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Grew up with him and Harry Carpenter as a kid and anyone my age or older will be saddened by this tragic news.
The man was in the business for absolutely ages and was a great commentater and pundit...infact one of the best the world has ever seen and maybe will ever see.
RIP - Reg the ledge!
BBC SPORT | Boxing | Gutteridge dies following illness
Everybody on this board (UK) will have grown up on Reg and Harry. All those great Middlleweight fights between Benn/Watson/Eubank/Collins were all voiced by Reg. He will be sadly missed.
The last fight I remember him doing was Tyson - Holyfield 1
He will be mised
Rest in Peace, Reg.
R.I.P although i was too young to remember he well, i still loved his commentary work and i believe he was a good Amateur boxer. And had a promising future until he got an injury in the war or something ? but anyway very sad to hear this i only just heard him yesterday commentating quite a shock.
Known Him 50 years, had some great times in His company, the Master of the understated, He never changed. Rest in peace Captain.
Will always be the voice of boxing for me - RIP Reg you legend !!!!!
Sorry guys, I did a duplicate thread without seeing this one.
its a shame he was the voice for yrs (got used to him on tv with his top commentating & was real funny as well)
RIP
RIP Reg.
Like many UK Saddonians, you grew up with Reg as Big H wrote- the voice of boxing. The UK boxing scene and his commentary went hand in hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by BIG H
Seemed to be of the old school and a gent.
Never realised he lost a leg in WW2 from stepping on a landmine:o
Might dig out the "Reg n Harry's" fight night from the loft.
Brilliant hour and a half of histories top fights starting off way back with Dempsey etc and going through the worlds best fights:cool:
Really is a must have for any fight fan
Reg And Harry's Classic Fight Night: Boxing: Amazon.co.uk: Video
I was gonna say that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrap
These days it always makes me smile hearing fights he called.. how unexcited/calm he is compared to todays hyper-shouters.
Reg himslef tells the story of when he was interviewing a particularly sullen and untalkative Sonny Liston. Liston got bored and fixed Reg with his 'Old Stoneface' look, then walked over to the door, put his shoulders against it and just ripped the whole door furnoture off the wall.
"Can you do that, little man." Sonny asked with a sneer.
"No, but if you think you're tough - can you do this?" asked Reg and he took a knife and plunged it several times into his leg, before getting up and walking out with the knife still sticking out.
Liston was staring at him goggle-eyed and - later - when someone talk him Rag had a wooden leg, he saw the funny side and telephoned Reg, gave him his interview and remained on good terms with him for the rest of his life.
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Originally Posted by X
Former ITV boxing commentator Reg Gutteridge, who died at the weekend at the age of 84 after a short illness, used to tell a terrific story about his friend Muhammad Ali.
It related to a dinner at which Gutteridge was seated next to the great man. 'You think you're hard,' said the Londoner, 'but are you as hard as this?'
Whereupon he stuck a fork into his left leg. Ali screamed with shock, as did all the victims of that party piece and the famous Gutteridge sense of humour. At that stage in their acquaintance, Ali did not know about his dining companion's wooden leg.
Legendary boxing correspondent Reg Gutteridge dies, aged 84 | Mail Online
I just went to get this link, i come back and you've posted something similar. :)
r.i.p. reg