RIP Reg Gutteridge

[brown bomber]

RIP Reg Gutteridge

by Kevin Taylor ([Only registered and activated users can see links])Jan 25th 2009 [Only registered and activated users can see links] boxing commentator Reg Gutteridge died yesterday at the age of 84, after a short illness.

An amateur boxer as a youngster, Gutteridge worked for the Evening News as its boxing correspondent for 40 years before making his name as ITV's voice of boxing before moving to Sky.

Gutteridge was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2002 and was awarded the OBE in 1995, he covered six Olympic Games.

Gutteridge, who lived in Barnet, leaves a wife, daughter and four grandsons.
RIP ....

[fidds]

rest in peace reg

[ishy]

RIP Reg

[Mandanda]

Rip reg

never forgotten

[GPater11093]

best british commentater ever

one of the most respected men in boxing

will be missed

[nulty]

We'll miss you Reg RIP

[Chinny]

Fantastic commentator, such a likeable man. The sport was lucky to have him

[9Ball]

Reg did so much for the sport he should have been knighted without doubt.

RIP Reg, we'll all miss you.

[craig stephen]

Privileged to meet him two years ago at an event that I was working at.

A gentleman, a legend, gone but not forgotten.

RIP Reg.

[Beeston Brawler]

Rip

[Beatboxer]

RIP Reg

[ApatheticLeader]

RIP Reg - you were awesome.

[ninebar]

Truly sad news

His voice will forever live on in my boxing memory's.

RIP Reg.

[scurlaruntings]

Ah shit man not Reg!! Sad day. I hope the toll the bell 10 times for him.

[Doppleganger]

RIP Reg. It was him in partnership with Jim Watt that defined the golden age of boxing for me in the 80's. Will be sadly missed...

[sitiyzal]

Legend. RIP.

[stuey]

sad news RIP reg....

[Grievesy]

Sad, sad news.

RIP Reg.

[Welly]

Will be sadly missed,
RIP Reg

[bronze_bandit]

Truly will be missed...
Having grown up listening to his voice whenever a big fight was on, he always called it straight down the line an personified the fight game for me during that age...
Reg...may you long rest in peace!!?

[FLINT ISLAND]

shocked and saddened

like the previous post said I grew up on reg guttridges voice

he was of the old school

legend to me as he is one of them guys who has had a influence on my life

when I look back to old memorys of watching big fights i always accosiate Regs voice to them

Reg and Jim Watt were a great partnership

I'm sure that Jim Watt will be very sad about this news

[mryeags]

RIP to a legend ... good bye Reggie thanks for the memories

[heehoo]

Rest In Peace to a man who was easily my favorite British boxing broadcaster of all time.

You Britons were very, very fortunate to have this man as your voice of boxing. He was remarkable.

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1924-2009.

[Urban Legend]

Reg Gutteridge and Harry Carpenter were THE voices of boxing, sad news. I'm not usually one for these celebrity death threads but Reg was a true gentleman and will be sorely missed.

RIP

[WelshintheUS]

Ahh fuck.
Thats horrible news.

RIP Reg

[Bonavena25]

"All over....... and that is the biggest upset in the fight game bar none...."

Reg said that after Holyfield beat Tyson. Still remember it.

R.I.P Reg.

[Kid Lucky]

Like others I grew up with Reg calling the big fights on ITV. A great broadcaster with a really relaxed old-school journalistic style with a great choice of phrase, 'it's looking like a carnival in a car park' was a favourite describing the ring after the final bell had rung. Reg also turns up with some commentary at the end of a Morrissey track 'Boxers'.

I hope that ITV do something in tribute to Reg on their next show, and perhaps Setanta will be able to pay tributes on Buncey's this week.

[TBooze]

A proper boxing commentator, who knew his stuff. A man who did just not commentate to get them trips to the States.

Boxing, as Reg Gutteridge knew and described, died over 20 years ago, and sadly, with Reg's passing another of the few links left to that sport has been cut.....

[safe_pa]

no way, RIP Reg.

[Urban Legend]

Just saw this, made me smile.

In a converstaion with Sonny Liston..... Liston discussing, with the commentator Reg Gutteridge, the differences between blacks and whites. Black men had fewer hairs on their legs, said Liston. Not true, said Gutteridge. They struck a £10 bet, and Liston rolled up his trousers to reveal just two hairs on his shin. Undaunted, Gutteridge rolled up his trousers to reveal a shiny false leg - the original was blown off during the Second World War.

Liston thought that hilarious, and paid up.

[TBooze]

Just saw this, made me smile.

In a converstaion with Sonny Liston..... Liston discussing, with the commentator Reg Gutteridge, the differences between blacks and whites. Black men had fewer hairs on their legs, said Liston. Not true, said Gutteridge. They struck a £10 bet, and Liston rolled up his trousers to reveal just two hairs on his shin. Undaunted, Gutteridge rolled up his trousers to reveal a shiny false leg - the original was blown off during the Second World War.

Liston thought that hilarious, and paid up.


LOL, actually I heard the story went Reg was interviewing Liston, and Sonny was doing his intimidation act, so Reg got out a pen knife and started stabbing his leg whilst keeping eye contact with Sonny.....

Sonny called Reg, Mr Gutteridge for the rest of the interview and gave nice full answers to any questions.....

I suspect yours is the true one, mine the urban legend.

[hitman_hatton1]

"All over....... and that is the biggest upset in the fight game bar none...."

Reg said that after Holyfield beat Tyson. Still remember it.

R.I.P Reg.

i preferred the other classic line from that fight.

he's out and it's over..........is that the bell gone jim????? :lol:

RIP.

[brown bomber]

Reg was a commentary legend.... That line at the conclusion of the Tyson fight was a classic and I can here him saying itin my head now. I hope boxing news and co give him the send off he deserves... Without the likes of Reg, people who live and breath the fight game through and through, we wouldn't have very much to talk about at all.

RIP Reg.... thanks for making my memories of the fights you called that much more dramatic.

[SouthpawSlayer]

Just saw this, made me smile.

In a converstaion with Sonny Liston..... Liston discussing, with the commentator Reg Gutteridge, the differences between blacks and whites. Black men had fewer hairs on their legs, said Liston. Not true, said Gutteridge. They struck a £10 bet, and Liston rolled up his trousers to reveal just two hairs on his shin. Undaunted, Gutteridge rolled up his trousers to reveal a shiny false leg - the original was blown off during the Second World War.

Liston thought that hilarious, and paid up.


never heard that before great story

RIP

[Axl_Nose]

Reg was without doubt the best commentator ive heard call a fight .. His partnership with Jim Watt was always insightful and to the point ..
A sad loss of a true broadcasting legend

[Sibbo]

Sad news.

Reg and Harry Carpenter were THE voices of Boxing for British fans and it's a sad loss to Boxing.

RIP

[LiamE]

He was the voice of boxing for me. He'll be missed.

[GazOC]

R.i.p.

[Sean101]

Sad news for boxing

RIP Reg

[GazOC]

LOL, actually I heard the story went Reg was interviewing Liston, and Sonny was doing his intimidation act, so Reg got out a pen knife and started stabbing his leg whilst keeping eye contact with Sonny.....

Sonny called Reg, Mr Gutteridge for the rest of the interview and gave nice full answers to any questions.....

I suspect yours is the true one, mine the urban legend.

I've heard a similar story, don't know if its true though.

[moon]

RIP Reg.

[Spirit Fearon]

Totally gutted, TOTALLY

[BadJuju83]

R.i.p

[pijo]

Sad news.

R.I.P.

[stegsie]

Rip ....

[saturday_kid]

R.I.P Reg

Thoughts to his family at this time.

[SteelTownCobra]

Many memories of watching fights with Reg and Jim.

Great commentator.

R.I.P.

[ardy]

Reg Gutteridge came from a boxing family, so boxing was in his blood. I have a lot of special memories from the 80s and 90s listening to his wonderful commentary.

R.I.P REG GUTTERIDGE

[DamonD]

One of the voices of my youth, RIP Reg and thank you.

[ApatheticLeader]

I've heard a similar story, don't know if its true though.

So did I, something about Liston pulling a door off it's hinges and asking Reg if he could do the same. Reg said he didn't but then plunged the knife into his wooden leg (Liston never knew about the leg) and asked Liston if he could do that :lol:

[warrior85]

rip he was a legend.

[ron u.k.]

So did I, something about Liston pulling a door off it's hinges and asking Reg if he could do the same. Reg said he didn't but then plunged the knife into his wooden leg (Liston never knew about the leg) and asked Liston if he could do that :lol:I read Reggie's autobiography and it's in there in his own words.If i remember rightly it was an ice pick from a champagne bucket.Liston not knowing Reg had a false leg was dumbfounded and lightened up on Reg after that.
Boxing will seem a strange place without Reg Gutteridge R.I.P.

[Grant1]

Sad, sad news.

RIP Reg.

[GazOC]

Yep, it was an ice pick in the story I heard. I've read Regs book so thats probably where I picked it up.

[riot187]

RIP reg. The soundtrack to some of my earliest and best boxing memories. Sympathy to the family.

[TBooze]

I was reading the story about Reg when he was in Zaire for the Rumble the Jungle (credit to Ben Dirs), and to his annoyance he found that dinner was just one course, so he ordered what he took to be chicken.

The next day it was chicken again, ditto the next day. The fourth day Reg complained and ask the waiter if there was anything other than chicken? To which the waiter replied "chicken? We only get that on the Presidents birthday."

Reg found to his horror he had been eating Roast Monkey!

Also it should be noted, it should be Reg Gutteridge OBE (rightly rewarded to him in 1995).

[Jimbo]

I've read some excellent tributes in the past couple of days, this one on the Sports Journalist Association blog is the best and I thought i'd share it:

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RIP Reg

[BoxingFanNo1]

RIP Reg.

[craig stephen]

10 bells for Reg Gutteridge was observed impeccably by the capacity crowd at Glenn McCrory's annual Braveheart Boxing Dinner, last night (Monday)

It was even more poignant for the fact that Reg's long time friend and colleague, Jim Watt, was at ringside.

A man respected an loved by millions of boxing fans.

Farewell but never forgotten, Reg.

[FLINT ISLAND]

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1924-2009 R.I.P

[bratwurzt]

R.I.P Reg. All time great.
My favourite line was during the Benn v Mclellan fight 'They are not blinding each other with science' Quite ironic actually, given what happened.

[FLINT ISLAND]

R.I.P Reg. All time great.
My favourite line was during the Benn v Mclellan fight 'They are not blinding each other with science' Quite ironic actually, given what happened.


Yeah and Reg in the same fight talking about Benn

"He is like Lestor Piggot on a classic horse" :lol: