Lionel Rose dies at 62

**Snakey** · 05-08-2011 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN

News just through here in Australia that former World Bantamweight Champion Lionel Rose died today aged 62, Rose has been suffering ill health since a stroke in 2007.

Rose won the title from Fighting Harada and was known in Los Angeles for his fights with Chucho Castillo and Ruben Olivares.

RIP champ

RIP Champ, if only more aussie boxers had your fighting spirit !!!

**THE THIRD MAN** · 05-08-2011 01:57 PM

Originally Posted by Snakey

Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN

News just through here in Australia that former World Bantamweight Champion Lionel Rose died today aged 62, Rose has been suffering ill health since a stroke in 2007.

Rose won the title from Fighting Harada and was known in Los Angeles for his fights with Chucho Castillo and Ruben Olivares.

RIP champ

RIP Champ, if only more aussie boxers had your fighting spirit !!!

Rose fought at a time when the bantamweight division was at it's strongest in history. Eder Jofre, Fighting Harada, Lionel Rose, Ruben Olivares, Chucho Castillo... Rose was champion for 18 months and defended the title successfully 3 times, in an era such as this he really was a great champion.

**marbleheadmaui** · 05-08-2011 07:55 PM

One of the sport's rare teenage champions. A tremendous fighter.

RIP champ.

**IamInuit** · 05-08-2011 07:57 PM

Great fighter, often overlooked.

RIP

**CutMeMick** · 05-08-2011 08:13 PM

No fucken way!!! that's 2 now...

May Rose R.I.P.

A big thank you to THIRDMAN whom I would not know a lot about Rose if not for him.
I got my hands on an original documentary with the life of Rose and several of his fights.
Rose was huge when he crowned himself champ.
So much that he met Elvis in Vegas chatted him up had a friendly sparring session and invited Elvis to Australia to visit.
Rose was the 1st aboriginal to capture a world title.
After defeating the heavily favourite Harada in Japan, Rose returned to Australia where a quarter of a million people crowded the streets in Melbourne waiting for him that's how huge Rose was.

**THE THIRD MAN** · 05-09-2011 01:01 AM

[QUOTE=CutMeMick;968232]No fucken way!!! that's 2 now...

May Rose R.I.P.

A big thank you to THIRDMAN whom I would not know a lot about Rose if not for him.
I got my hands on an original documentary with the life of Rose and several of his fights.
Rose was huge when he crowned himself champ.
So much that he met Elvis in Vegas chatted him up had a friendly sparring session and invited Elvis to Australia to visit.
Rose was the 1st aboriginal to capture a world title.
After defeating the heavily favourite Harada in Japan, Rose returned to Australia where a quarter of a million people crowded the streets in Melbourne waiting for him that's how huge Rose was.[/QUOTE
Rose in action agaisnt Fighting Harada: