Paid Members Snake Plissken Posted January 7, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted January 7, 2011 Former British boxing champion Gary Mason has died in a cycling accident. Mason was on his bike in Sandy Lane South, Wallington, south London, on Thursday morning when he was involved in a collision with a van. The 48-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.  The Metropolitan Police, who are yet to confirm the name of the victim, said the van driver was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.  The 43-year-old, who was driving a white Vauxhall "combi" van, had stopped at the scene. He was taken to a south London police station and bailed pending further inquiries.  A post-mortem examination will be held at St Helier Hospital mortuary and an inquest will be opened at Croydon Coroner's Court.  Any witnesses are urged to call officers from the road death investigation unit at Hampton on 020 8941 9011.  Mason was known as a tough, hard-hitting fighter with a strong chin.  The heavyweight boxer, born in Jamaica, fought 38 professional bouts between 1984 to 1994. He won 37, with his only loss being to future world champion Lennox Lewis at Wembley Arena in 1991.  Mason was British champion from January 1989 to March 1991 when he lost to Lewis.  Mason led a varied life after his boxing career, with a spell as a pundit for Sky and a brief venture with rugby league side London Broncos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 8, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2011 super sad story  I always remember when Gary Mason was boxing, i was young then so i don't remember any specific fights but i remember the scene he was involved in. I also remember him being on celebrity Gladiator's and sweating prefusely, stupid the things you remember.  I'm gonna try getting hold of some old Gary fights.  RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWEFan1980 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 One of the many reasons I no longer want to own a byccyle. Â Man i used to love cycling back in the day now there is too many cars on the road a few years ago I quit cycling for good. BUT came out of retirement in 2008 for one time only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 One of the many reasons I no longer want to own a byccyle. Man i used to love cycling back in the day now there is too many cars on the road a few years ago I quit cycling for good. BUT came out of retirement in 2008 for one time only. Gary Mason dies yet you live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted January 8, 2011 Moderators Share Posted January 8, 2011 I guess you could say that WWEFan1980 did not get to Live to Win Forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Mojo Rising Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Sad news. I always remember the fight against Lennox Lewis in 1991. I always used to like watching him fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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