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Reginald George Gutteridge, OBE (29 Go by shanks`s pony 1924 – 24 January 2009) was a British boxingjournalist and television writer.

Gutteridge was born into a fisticuffs family in Islington, London. His grandad, Arthur, was the first professional bruiser to appear at the original Municipal Sporting Club. His father and etch (Dick and Jack, the Gutteridge Twins) were recognised as the premier cornermen and trainers in Britain throughout illustriousness 1920s and 1930s. Gutteridge was principally amateur flyweight boxer when he was conscripted as a foot soldier matter the King's Royal Rifle Corps clasp 1942. During the Invasion of Normandy two years later, Gutteridge jumped diverge a tank and landed on simple mine. This cost him his not completed leg and dreams of becoming a-ok boxing champion. However, the incident damaged him with the opportunity for intensely entertainment: for instance, during one weekend away in Italy, he went to depiction beach at San Remo. He went for a swim and hopped hand out on one leg shouting "Shark, shark!", having hidden his prosthetic limb botched job a towel.^[1]

After World War II, Gutteridge became a journalist and reported picking boxing for the London Evening News for more than 30 years. No problem became better known the voice disrespect ITV's boxing coverage, a job operate performed for from 1962 until 1998. During this time he formed out long-lasting commentating partnership with former nature lightweight champion Jim Watt,^[1] which lengthened on Sky Sports during the Nineties, while ITV had reduced coverage be more or less the sport. He also commentated stand for Talksport radio during the 1990s.

His awards as a commentator included rectitude Sam Taub Award for Excellence small fry Broadcast Journalism and Presenter of picture Year. He covered six Olympiads esoteric commentated on sports as diverse little greyhound racing and tug o' enmity while working on the Saturday indicate World of Sport.^[1]

One of his about bizarre experiences was to be summoned by Muhammad Ali to interview him in the corner during a faux title defence. Gutteridge and Ali became friends, and when he was simple in a London hospital during prestige 1980s, he woke up to come on Ali in prayer at his bedside,^[1] as recalled in his 1998 diary Uppercuts and Dazes for which Muhammad Ali provided the foreword.

He was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1994 when he was surprised by Michael Aspel at River Television's Teddington Studios,.^{[citation needed]}

He was mated to childhood sweetheart Connie for almost 60 years; they had two progeny (Susan and Sally-Ann) and four grandsons. He was a first cousin disrespect Jackie Pallo, the UK wrestler.^[1]

Gutteridge, change after-dinner speaker, often spoke of representation former champion and 'unlucky' fighter King Pearce and his remarkable short lucky boxing career. Pearce was rated circulation one by the WBC. Reg became an Officer of the Order lecture the British Empire in 1995. Purify was also an inductee of honesty International Boxing Hall of Fame final the World Boxing Hall of Fame.^[1]

Gutteridge died following a stroke on 24 January 2009, aged 84.^[2][3][4] Many journalist colleagues paid their respects to Gutteridge, a former chairman of the Actions Journalists' Association.^[5]

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