Boxing Loss

[gnasher16 31,530]

Heard a horrible rumour around mid day that boxing manager/promoter/cornerman Dean Powell had been found dead this morning......after a few hours phoning round i learned it was sadly true..........I first met Dean when he came down from Birmingham to the Thomas a Beckett gym in the Old Kent Rd he was a cracking fella real friendly and well liked...very knowledgable in every part of the sport so much so my pals boy turned pro under Dean last year.......Dean was a Frank Warren man and remained loyal to Frank when everyone else was jumping shit..........i wasnt buddies with him but he was an aquaintance over many years,was only talking to him a few weeks ago.......kind of shakes you up a bit !................Rip Dean " All the Georgie "

[northern lad 2,292]

Terrible news Gnasher,very sad loss to the sport,RIP Dean

[*The*Field*Marshall* 674]

Unbelievable. . Not sure of his age, but didn't look much past 50. .

 

R.I.P Dean Powell. . An indispensable man of British boxing.

[the_stig 6,614]

rip -----only 46/47 makes you think ..

[Desmond 480]

Very sad to hear about this,he was a great man for british boxing..RIP

[j j m 6,616]

rip dean you will be sadly missed

[gnasher16 31,530]

Its freaky the way things pan out sometimes......the morning Dean died i was supposed to be meeting someone in Bermondsey about a bit of business he rang me saying he was going to be late because he was stuck outside New Cross station as someone had jumped in front of a train..............................turned out it was Dean Powell !........Very sad he felt there was no other option......i dont think anyone can quite believe it still.

[NEWKID 28,698]

Don't know anything about the man, but it's a real shame when people feel they have no other option but to take their own life..

I feel very sorry for his family and friends..

RIP

Edited September 14, 2013 by NEWKID

[the_stig 6,614]

Its freaky the way things pan out sometimes......the morning Dean died i was supposed to be meeting someone in Bermondsey about a bit of business he rang me saying he was going to be late because he was stuck outside New Cross station as someone had jumped in front of a train..............................turned out it was Dean Powell !........Very sad he felt there was no other option......i dont think anyone can quite believe it still.

heard he`d taken his own life gnash but didn't know how -- I can never get my head round why someone would do ,seems like he would of had a lot going for him --I suppose we must all fight our demons in different ways..

[gnasher16 31,530]

He,d only worked a corner the night before......apparently he was his normal self......was due to do 2 corners next weekend......had plenty of money,his girls idolised him he was well liked by all his peers..............its almost as though he woke up that morning and said " f**k it im out of here ".............just cant get my head round it.

[brookie 1,193]

He,d only worked a corner the night before......apparently he was his normal self......was due to do 2 corners next weekend......had plenty of money,his girls idolised him he was well liked by all his peers..............its almost as though he woke up that morning and said " f**k it im out of here ".............just cant get my head round it.

thats depression for you gnash .its a dreadfull illness and a silent killer .