When Undefeated KO Artist Challenged Lennox Lewis

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5 ай бұрын

BLTV Highlights an all unbeaten clash between two big punching Brits, Lennox Lewis & Gary Mason. Lewis was the underdog going into the bout! And many predicted the fight would end in a knockout!

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@vlofvl 4 ай бұрын

I played Rugby League against Mason, he was a big powerful man but surprisingly athletic and dexterous. He was also a true gentleman, really down to earth and easy to chat with. RIP Gary Mason you did well

@a5dr3 4 ай бұрын

I met Lennox at my gym once. He is incredibly nice.

@Joe21671 4 ай бұрын

My favourite memory of Gary Mason was actually during the first Bruno-Tyson fight. Gary Mason was at ringside jumping up and pounding on the canvas screaming "f### him up Frank!" Great tv coverage from back in the day.

@TheNeorch 2 ай бұрын

@@a5dr3 that's boxers for ya,strong yet gentle,they knew how painful it was in the ring so they aint that arrogant.

@58stoddart 4 ай бұрын

I once had the great pleasure of meeting Gary Mason when he was working as security in a club in Wimbledon after he had retired . I was always a fan of his boxing ability but was so impressed with his engaging personality. Happy to chat with a drunk fat lad about boxing after realising I had followed his career. We must have chatted for 10 minutes about the sport he obviously loved. Rest in Peace Gary, a true gentleman 🙏

@brutusleao 4 ай бұрын

Men like this in security industries(especially bouncers)are extremely dangerous for stupid drunk people...this man had a real grenades in his fists

@roblaidlaw6508 4 ай бұрын

Meet Gary at a boxing show in London. Shook hands and chatted for a couple of minutes....an absolute gentleman

@JoaoBatista-de1th 4 ай бұрын

Grande técnico de lenox, bater no olho, ganhou várias lutas desde jeito

@a5dr3 4 ай бұрын

I met Lennox. He is incredibly nice.

@58stoddart 4 ай бұрын

@brutusleao well Brutus, that may say more about than you realise. Even though I’d had a couple of beers I know how to conduct myself, especially in front of people I admire.

@redrum4100 4 ай бұрын

In the pantheon of heavyweight boxing Mason has been quickly forgotten, but 37 fights with just a single loss to one of the greats, and many wins over some tasty opposition, that's a hell of a record.

@dawg4769 4 ай бұрын

Cause he never went past the British scene but it was probably because of his eye

@ciararespect4296 4 ай бұрын

Yea the eye unfortunately was his Achilles heel 😂@@dawg4769

@davidbrooks8809 4 ай бұрын

Said I've never heard of him

@user-cp5fp3nv2x 3 ай бұрын

He was very slow though wasnt he

@redrum4100 3 ай бұрын

@@user-cp5fp3nv2x But affective, or he wouldn't have chalked up all those victories

@colinstenning9136 4 ай бұрын

Gary mason a top fighter and a great human being,sorely missed we need more people like Gary in the world RIP🤝👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥇🥊

@DameTremonti 4 ай бұрын

Sad ending. He apparently lived in a small pokey run-down flat and had no money or anything.

@dfcvda 4 ай бұрын

and he was riding his bike when he was killed, he was 48@@DameTremonti

@henrysniper8481 2 ай бұрын

@dfcvda 😭 Never bring a bicycle to a car fight. He had so much life yet to live, great guy and great athlete.😰

@Alpine_Joe 4 ай бұрын

Gary Mason was a really good fighter and had plenty big wins to his name ! His only loss was to Lennox Lewis and that's nothing to be ashamed about ! RIP Gary !

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

He's not in the all-time top 100 heavyweights.

@rneoman 4 ай бұрын

And he didn't actually lose, ref retired him for a cut

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

@@rneomanThat's a loss in boxing 🥊

@irena7777777 4 ай бұрын

I didn’t realise Mason was so good. I knew he hit hard but he looks solid in this video

@obitouchiha9573 4 ай бұрын

you can't find a better story, better narration, better edited video than BLTV, thank you for every video and please keep making them. Rip Mr. Mason

@zoomingby 4 ай бұрын

Except for the fact that they used f'ing clickbait for the thumbnail.

@alunmorgan2352 4 ай бұрын

For me (controversial) but Lewis was one of the best if not the best HW there’s ever been. When his head was in the game, I’m not sure who could of beat him. Mason was an underrated warrior

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

Ali would HAVE beaten him. The unbeaten Foreman that Ali KO'd would have beaten him too. Very few others would though, possibly a peak Larry Holmes.

@alunmorgan2352 4 ай бұрын

@@andyelliott8027 I won't argue as hard to say. Different times.

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

@@alunmorgan2352 Toughest era in Heavyweight history. Ali, Foreman,Frazier, Ken Norton, Ron Lyle, Earnie Shavers etc. Any of those would have made mincemeat of Gary Mason.

@CYMotorsport 4 ай бұрын

@@andyelliott8027I doubt it. He would be severely physically disadvantaged from one of the most technical HWs in history with the benefit of the sports evolution. And the way they win fights was essentially the same. Same reason Joe Louis wouldn’t beat Lennox. That were flag bearers of their time limited by time itself. But pushing the sport forward single-handedly at times so Lennox could run while they trudged ahead. In his absolute prime, Lennox would struggle to beat Liston. Ali had uniquely a granite chin AND incredible speed. Lennox has a solid chin and good speed but Liston at his peak you’d need those two In spades he was weirdly vulnerable but only to a specific style. But Ali was the only one really with a jab so fast it negated liston’s lethal jab. It literally knocked people out. Lennox depends on his jab, fighting the guy with by far and by all his peers and near-peers the strongest job in boxing history is not going to be favorable matchup. It’s a battle of the Jabs that in his prime I can’t not pick listons unless he’s other world quick like Ali’s. Not sure he’d beat Holmes either for similar reasons. Another giant using his jab but Larry was dynamic with it. Lennox’s entire game plan depends on unsettling his man with his jab. I’m not a fan of Larry but that wouldn’t work. His jab isn’t as solid as Larry’s despite being very good. Larry could bang too. And could wear punishment very well. Lennox had this weird thing where he went from 100 to 0 real quick. Almost no fighters in history would be able to get inside long enough to make the damage accumulate and him lose focus. Larry is that type of guy as was Sonny. Other than that, I’d probably put my money on Lennox vs the field who I think is the most prolific HW specifically of all time in terms of who he fought and his success /dominance against ATGs consistently .

@alunmorgan2352 4 ай бұрын

@@andyelliott8027 Again I can't argue too much. All I can say is the era Lewis was in was pretty special also. Both era would have ruined everybody in this one

@Richard-Espanol 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for showing these stories! So many greats like Gary Mason i have yet to hear about. That last rally after Lennox hurt him showed that he had the heart of a champion. Unfortunate to hear he has passed away but glad to know he left a lasting positive legacy outside the ring and is remembered well. Rip Mr. Mason

@nmfeb70 4 ай бұрын

The world needs more people like Gary Mason. A gentleman. Rest in Peace, Big Fella.

@andreastzanneskastritis4367 4 ай бұрын

Gary was a very good friend of mine who I miss dearly. Such a lovely funny kind hearted generous man. Sorely missed. Taken too early. Knew his strengths in and out of the ring. Proper knockout merchant in the ring and a proper gent this side of the ropes. Think of you often Gary. Miss your smile and twinkle in your eyes. Rest in brother.

@NeoViny 4 ай бұрын

Imagine these dudes against today’s champions… it would be tough for todays champs…

@nazrasool6063 4 ай бұрын

Met Gary Mason back in the late 90's as he lived near a friend. He was nice, smiling and laughing away, proper genuine guy. RIP

@incognitobrown7782 4 ай бұрын

Didn’t know anything about Gary Mason until this video. From all accounts a very good fighter and good man too. RIP Champ.

@adrianboyddodd8007 4 ай бұрын

Without the eye injury Mason could have been an immensely feared heavyweight that many would have avoided.

@WildMorgan 4 ай бұрын

Yeah he reminds me a lot of Mercer

@totussvalorian 4 ай бұрын

thank you for bringing Gary Mason into view to more people, i remember watching his fights live on UK tv , he was great to watch , always fought hard and over time has not received the acclaim he was due. video's like these help to correct that. great record , great guy. sad to hear he has passed away, RIP the gentle giant.

@TheOddy80 4 ай бұрын

Rare respectful gem of a video, where it's not about trashing some unfortunate loser, but about highlighting a forgotten champion by showing how he dealt with adversity. Beautifully told short story about two greats.

@chrisjackson9626 4 ай бұрын

Gary was an excellent fighter who trained at Terry Lawless's Royal Oak gym in his early days, a man who trained 4 fighters to world titles. Sadly Gary Mason died in a bicycle accident at the age of 48.

@TrueKienzster 4 ай бұрын

Great video. It's nice to see some content on the career of Lennox Lewis. RIP Gary Mason.

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

Is that Gary MANSON the mass murderer ? Was he related to Gary Mason?

@TrueKienzster 4 ай бұрын

@andyelliott8027 Somehow, I spelt the name wrong by mistake, I meant to write Mason lol 😅

@maxbray6819 4 ай бұрын

Never stop these

@AnthonyCodringtonTopCat 4 ай бұрын

I knew Gary after he retired and was living in Camberwell. We usually bumped into each other at the newsagents in the morning. He always had time to reason about boxing and he was so down to earth. RIP big man 🙏🏾

@vincerees841 4 ай бұрын

Genuinely a big hard man respect!! Loved 80s British boxing and free to watch !

@DoupleP-Px2 4 ай бұрын

Good vid. Its great to remember Gary Mason, a true gentleman.

@Paul2nis 4 ай бұрын

RIP. Great video as always BLTV

@vince11harris 4 ай бұрын

RIP? Lennox isn’t dead

@sorryinadvance5362 4 ай бұрын

Hes talking about Gary Mason

@busawulf 4 ай бұрын

As a70+ old git, RESPECT to both those guys. Seriously.💜

@mikhailarutyunyan4126 2 ай бұрын

What a fight! Uff. I watched this, then watched the entire thing. Unbelievable. Respect to this legends

@memyselfeye662 4 ай бұрын

RIP in peace Mr Mason, taken from us far too soon. Will always be in the hearts of British boxing fans forever x

@mohammaddavoudian7897 4 ай бұрын

Gary Mason was a tough fighter with tremendous power. RIP.

@jukeboxtimebomber 4 ай бұрын

Lennox was an all-time great with quality in every area. Arguably the best resume of any heavyweight in history, imho (but that's open to debate) Rest in Peace, Gary, one of my heroes growing up and was I first falling in love with Boxing.

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

The best resume was held by Muhammad Ali who beat 3 of the all-time top 10, two of them twice,and 15 of the all time top 100.

@jukeboxtimebomber 4 ай бұрын

@@andyelliott8027 You’re entitled to your opinion.

@andyelliott8027 4 ай бұрын

It's not My opinion,it's the opinion of Ring magazine and a matter of public record and recorded boxing history. It's there in black and white.@@jukeboxtimebomber

@theinformationbomber7102 4 ай бұрын

@@jukeboxtimebomber it's a fact not an opinion lewis is nowhere close to Ali or even the top HWs of all time

@jukeboxtimebomber 4 ай бұрын

@@theinformationbomber7102 Whatever you want to believe 🙂

@tonymcgrath8890 2 ай бұрын

This was great 👍 thank you so much , always followed Gary’s career so sad he passed away 🥲 rip gary mason ❤️

@saisila6694 4 ай бұрын

RIP MR GARY MASON . YOU ARE A CHAMP IN YOUR OWN RIGHT , IN AND OUT OF THE RING .

@HardTimeBluesCafe 4 ай бұрын

Stop using photoshop clickbait thumbnails

@dudetrustme8320 3 ай бұрын

That's not photo shop. I was there and that's exactly how it was.

@glynhannaford7332 2 ай бұрын

Gary Mason is the forgotten man of HW boxing. A great record and huge potential, thwarted by a detached retina. Reputed to be a lovely chap too. RIP Champ.

@mowerman60 4 ай бұрын

I didn't realise he'd gone. RIP Big Gary

@ppuh6tfrz646 4 ай бұрын

He only died 13 years ago so there hasn't been time for the news to circulate.

@mowerman60 4 ай бұрын

@@ppuh6tfrz646 I live in NZ,so wouldn't be news here,Pal.

@ppuh6tfrz646 4 ай бұрын

@@mowerman60 And the internet is a relatively new thing over there...

@twmlloyd5257 4 ай бұрын

He was out on his pushbike and a bus collided with him , sad loss

@ppuh6tfrz646 4 ай бұрын

@@twmlloyd5257 It was a van not a bus.

@danktunes3618 4 ай бұрын

Lenox had the BEST jab

@GoGetYourShinebox 4 ай бұрын

At that time yeah for sure, his jab was better than every other HW boxer already. Lennox Lewis and Larry Holmes have the two best jabs in HW history

@drstew1 4 ай бұрын

I used to know Gary Mason and he would’ve laughed at the body they photoshopped his head onto 😂

@Frank-mc4zg 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for uploading again! Missed this

@alpacamybag9103 4 ай бұрын

What a guy, what a record! I'll be going back and looking at his career.

@Lee-dr8qe 4 ай бұрын

Rip big man, true warrior and a true gentleman out of the ring too 🙏

@jeepamir508 4 ай бұрын

Bltv always delivers great content for us. Yep

@dpimpernell4050 4 ай бұрын

Another excellent vid. Mason had a great record better then most. The injury put paid to his career but he was as tough as they come. And you're right he was a great guy, humble, very intelligent and just a top bloke.

@BrotherPatriot 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video...and thanks for sharing Gary's story. He was a good man and his mentality should be encouraged. HOO-YAH & God Bless Gary's Soul and Memory.

@robharding5345 8 күн бұрын

Gary mason, Gone, but never forgotten, just a thoroughly nice man who had a heart of gold.

@adm924s 4 ай бұрын

I loved the post fight interview best

@jacksonfrenchii8080 4 ай бұрын

That thumbnail looks like a hybrid Frank Bruno, and Ronnie Coleman 😂

@lukas__14 4 ай бұрын

this channel is amazing, the quality of the videos omg

@ZBOXINGTALK 4 ай бұрын

Lennox at his athletic prime around this fight.

@NeillWylie 4 ай бұрын

They were tough as nails. Incredible.

@tonymcnamara9368 4 ай бұрын

Gary Mason was a warrior, with the heart of a lion! 🥊🥊

@Bralio123 4 ай бұрын

Great video as usual

@curtisalleyne3710 4 ай бұрын

Meet Gary Mason at a funeral a lovely guy with a good sense of humor RIP

@frankpendlebury4333 4 ай бұрын

Mason never got the recognition he deserved. Hard fighter.

@MaxDooDat2 4 ай бұрын

Lewis always used that uppercut punch well; more so than most other boxers. It was a great addition to his arsenal and gave him a distinct edge.

@Pierre3513 4 ай бұрын

I remember the fight it was amazing big fan of both guys rest in peace Gary Mason.

@danielemosetti5875 4 ай бұрын

Hit by hard punches ..Mason was going to Attack again....what a Heart

@LivesInLibertyCity 4 ай бұрын

Hw boxing in the 90s was classic family TV in my house

@threedawg 4 ай бұрын

Great coverage

@johndoe-qg7jp 4 ай бұрын

He had a great record and mixed it with the best 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏽🙏🏽 RIP Gary Mason 😞

@omerengin3193 4 ай бұрын

Wow. What a match.

@timthompson8297 4 ай бұрын

I get so tired of hearing people say Tyson was better than Lewis. A good big man usually beats a good small man.

@ppuh6tfrz646 4 ай бұрын

Lewis never faced a prime Tyson. Tyson was basically a stationary target when he fought Lewis.

@timthompson8297 4 ай бұрын

@@ppuh6tfrz646 Lewis wasn’t prime either. He was older than Tyson and only fought one more time. A good big man usually beats a good small man and when Lewis was good, he was very good.

@ppuh6tfrz646 4 ай бұрын

@@timthompson8297 It isn't as straightforward as you make it out to be. Fighters don't all peak at the same age. Tyson peaked in 1988 and was 14 years past his prime when he fought Lewis plus he was out of the ring for 4 years between 1991 and 1995. That's a lot of ring rust.

@MultiBadger32 4 ай бұрын

@@ppuh6tfrz646 The "Prime Tyson" that supposedly peaked in 1988 was partly an illusion created by a sequence of poor opponents.

@OOICU812 2 ай бұрын

Mason's defense let him down terribly in that fight with Lewis.

@cjjonez 4 ай бұрын

nothing beats a clean boxed fade👍

@stevenwynn7162 4 ай бұрын

As someone that grew up watching boxing during this era I never heard of Mason which after this blows my mind. He was a talented, hard nosed fighter that went in against Lewis with basically one good eye… I looked and saw he passed in 2011 so RIP brother

@SuperhumanUnchained 4 ай бұрын

GREAT VIDEO GREAT CHANNEL GREAT CONTENT GREAT ATHLETE GREATEST BOXING CHAMPIONS AND HISTORY

@stoneagepig3768 4 ай бұрын

Ahh, it's glorious to see proper heavyweights before they dropped the super heavyweight division and allowed the big slow dumptrucks to bore the life out of us. They bore us even when not fighting, it states in this that Gary Mason fought 6/7 times per year, I mean how times did Mike Tyson defend his belt within the first 12 months of winning it? 4 or 5 times off the top of my head. Middleweight and below are what I enjoy watching most, proper boxers

@craig5346 4 ай бұрын

What a legend of a man Mason was x❤x

@marvellis6762 4 ай бұрын

Hear that?.... 6, 7 fights a year! Those where the days

@usherklein3937 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos. my favorite boxing vids on youtube. Why did you switch from bltv, to bltv extra to bltv highlights?

@user-wj5sj3gs2k Ай бұрын

Great man

@davidp5262 4 ай бұрын

Mason’s head was HUGE

@Nokka10 4 ай бұрын

Loved watching Mason fight

@ronnieboucherthecrystalcraftsm 21 күн бұрын

lennox = beat tyson = and that is a massive statement !

@chaozboy9482 4 ай бұрын

Another Masterpiece

@ChefDuane 4 күн бұрын

Why didn't the public in the US ever hear more of Gary Mason? He looks to be a pretty good fighter with a heavy punch.

@gabrielnowak7640 4 ай бұрын

the fact, that this fight is the only one lose in Mason's record is pretty weird. i think all of the fighters from the top were just afraid of giving him a chance. such a puncher.

@ryandavis6660 4 ай бұрын

That was amazing heavy weight fight

@simonthomas5367 4 ай бұрын

Lewis had such precision with his long reach. Excellent, clean fighter.

@stehirst227 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic fighter Mason was ! one of the best of British !

@krakatoa1200 4 ай бұрын

1991?? I can't believe that it was that long ago. Mason was a tough fighter, and a really nice man RIP Gary.

@SirStoneyOfBow 4 ай бұрын

Solid Fighter. Sadly taken from us too soon. RIP Gary Mason.

@bfcrangers5411 4 ай бұрын

Lennox Lewis a British legend 🇬🇧❤️

@juice6570 4 ай бұрын

Legend! Not only British legend. LEGEND!!!

@andreastzanneskastritis4367 4 ай бұрын

Canadian. Does he sound British to you? Even now?

@juice6570 4 ай бұрын

@@andreastzanneskastritis4367 omg! Another legend! Lol

@andreastzanneskastritis4367 4 ай бұрын

@@juice6570 All of a sudden everyone's a legend!

@StewH08 4 ай бұрын

I remember this fight and while i wanted lennox to win i had a great liking and respect for Gary Mason.RIP Big Man.❤

@DTKRDMNK 4 ай бұрын

Had relatives that went to the same high school (Cameron Heights, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario) as Lennox. Said he was too tall for the desks while surrounded by a bunch of Vietnamese refugees late 70s lol.

@Bestrapperalive_ 4 ай бұрын

Gary mason was one of mike tysons main sparring partners dude had a killer punch and a iron jaw

@nickmetcalfe4536 4 ай бұрын

Not true, they never sparred

@abraxis20 4 ай бұрын

You're probably thinking of Oliver McCall.

@nickmetcalfe4536 4 ай бұрын

yep there is youtube footage of Tyson sparring McCall, and McCall handles himself very well.

@Bestrapperalive_ 4 ай бұрын

@@nickmetcalfe4536 gary mason was tysons sparring partner gang it’s documented

@Bestrapperalive_ 4 ай бұрын

@@abraxis20 nope mason was a documented sparring partner

@chrismac2234 26 күн бұрын

Hating to lose is not ego fella. It's an obsession, to not just do your best, but to win doing it.

@garrickclark3965 4 ай бұрын

Lennox is the best, cool as, not scared of anyone

@Akastrap 4 ай бұрын

You learn something everyday, i never knew that Gary Masons record was that good, 1 loss to Lennox and he give him a great fight although his eye was damaged he would of prob' carried on had it not been stoped. Lennox is an all time great far as im concerned, just shows how good Mason was, its sad injury forced him out the game, luckily we have memories that live on forever 🙏

@chriswardmusic 4 ай бұрын

The last truly great heavyweigh, fought and beat everyone in his generation prime for prime that had the balls to face him and showed how to come back from something everone is terrified of....... Defeat. Everone loses its how you come back, Lennox Lewis did it better than anyone and thats why he is a true all time great imo. RIP Garry Mason a British legend that feared no one and only lost to the best.

@stanmonzon5788 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone remember a heavily refreshed Mason being great value on Under the Moon?

@gfg890 4 ай бұрын

Gary's bravery that night against Lewis was admirable. He had eye problems with a detached retina or something and Lewis had damaged it during the fight with it almost closed due to swelling but fought on like a true warrior. If you're going to lose a boxing march, that's the way to do it. He earned a lot of admiration in defeat and always came across as a decent, likeable guy.