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Boxing commentator Reg Gutteridge dies
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Brilliant commentator, RIP.
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I remember reading a story about Reg Gutteridge in a book about the Krays.
He was at a boxing function (naturally), hosted by the Krays, and they were entertaining a recently-retired Sonny Liston. Liston wasn't in particuarly good spirits that evening - in fact, a bit of a mood. He spent the evening at the same table as Gutteridge, someone he hadn't previously met, and occasionally muttering obscenities and calling Gutteridge honky', which Gutteridge just ignored.
His mood continued all evening, and the sniping carried on all night from Liston.
After a few drinks, Gutteridge has had enough. He walks round to Liston and sits down next to him and picks up a steak knife and starts waving it in front of him. "Hey, Liston - you think you're the great boxing champion. You think you're so great. You think you're a hard man? Well, I bet you can't do THIS..."
With that, Gutteridge takes his steak knife and stabs it straight into his thigh.
Liston immediately goes as white as a sheet, and stares incredulously at what he has just done. "Wha...?" He can't believe it.
Unbeknownst to him, Gutteridge lost a leg after he trod on a landmine, and had a cork one fitted.
After that, they became great friends, and every time Liston saw him, he'd ask him to repeat that stunt for other bemused friends.
He was at a boxing function (naturally), hosted by the Krays, and they were entertaining a recently-retired Sonny Liston. Liston wasn't in particuarly good spirits that evening - in fact, a bit of a mood. He spent the evening at the same table as Gutteridge, someone he hadn't previously met, and occasionally muttering obscenities and calling Gutteridge honky', which Gutteridge just ignored.
His mood continued all evening, and the sniping carried on all night from Liston.
After a few drinks, Gutteridge has had enough. He walks round to Liston and sits down next to him and picks up a steak knife and starts waving it in front of him. "Hey, Liston - you think you're the great boxing champion. You think you're so great. You think you're a hard man? Well, I bet you can't do THIS..."
With that, Gutteridge takes his steak knife and stabs it straight into his thigh.
Liston immediately goes as white as a sheet, and stares incredulously at what he has just done. "Wha...?" He can't believe it.
Unbeknownst to him, Gutteridge lost a leg after he trod on a landmine, and had a cork one fitted.
After that, they became great friends, and every time Liston saw him, he'd ask him to repeat that stunt for other bemused friends.
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Great story
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The Large One
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Did you? How sweet for you to think that way. Bless.
Mind you, it came from Fred Dinenage book about the Krays.
Tooting Gull
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Is that THE Fred Dineage? How in God's name did he end up doing a book about the Krays?
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He was a long-time campaigner for their release, and was their personal friend.
Pavilionaire
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Shurely that should read "How! in God's name...?
Tooting Gull
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Indeed. Can't be much of a read though, not if keeps going: 'Ronnie and Reggie were going down, and they knew it. Anyway, back at Fratton Park, Pompey had just scraped a draw against Gillingham..'
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Possibly apocryphal and ill-remembered Reg Gutteridge quote at the end of a fight: "And just to think, the new world champion Mike Tyson is so young, he couldn't even buy himself an alcoholic drink in this state. I wouldn't like to be the barman who refused him, mind."
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An excellent commentator, who will be sadly missed.
Also, for those of a certain age, he was a cousin of Jackie Pallo - the youngsters will have to ask who he was.
Also, for those of a certain age, he was a cousin of Jackie Pallo - the youngsters will have to ask who he was.
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oh the memories, kent walton, mick mcmanus
