David "Bomber" Pearce - Newport's Rocky (Welsh boxing documentary)

[@laylamariawillis5308]

Thankyou all for the nice comments about david my great uncle! ❤️ Love you bomber ❤️ the family is so proud of you ❤️ and so am i❤️ miss you loads 💖🕊️

[@Potbellypugilist]

Nice to see him finally getting the recognition he deserves. Hard as nails, the Welsh Marciano. I never met David but worked with his brother Ron and knew Gary from the "step power" gym in pil. Both nice guys.

[@andrewgibbs7279]

I've watched a few videos of David lately, what a character and what a fighter, big smile, big punch, bigger heart.

[@grahambrown9981]

The film is a fitting tribute to a great boxer who I was proud to have known and worked with,rest in peace David. Graham

[@topcats78]

Fantastic documentary. I had the privilege of meeting David on a number of occasions when he would come to Abingdon Oxfordshire and spar with my mentor and combat teacher Dave Townsend. David was an absolute gent and it was great watching him workout. Incredible punching power. Such a tragedy that his life and boxing career was cut short . R.I.P Dave ' Bomber' Pearce.

[@davidtownsend1792]

I learned so much from David, and his father Wally, The Pearces are a remarkable family, kind and loving, with the heart of warriors, big, big respect,

[@patricklawlor2629]

Really moved watching this documentary on David 'Bomber' Pearce in NSW Australia. What a fighter, a great great man.

[@briggsybabe]

great documentary on a talented boxer and an outstanding man. I had the great pleasure of knowing David, he was such a lovely man, no ego, just a happy go lucky Gent. RIP mate.

[@alangrace8628]

A heartbreaking story... a great man, a great boxer and a true gentleman...May he rest in peace

[@rambocharles7956]

Legend should hear more about this man

[@vincentturner2]

Thank you for this, memory's is all we have great story but what a shame

[@neilangus1363]

That made me sad. A great man. A great fighter. That's all he had. Heartbreaking. Bless his nephew and the people of Newport

[@georgebarker3356]

Great story,remember seeing the statue when I went to Newport last year.Shame he didn’t go all the way as he clearly had the heart and ability to,a proud Welshman from a proud background 🥊🥊👏

[@laylamariawillis5308]

David bomber pearce is my uncle, he died 20th may 2000 and i was born 20th may 2006, hes my moms brother

[@ghxlls2580]

@@laylamariawillis5308 that’s cap bc he’s my nans cousin

[@laylamariawillis5308]

@@ghxlls2580 he may be, but he's my mom's brother, there are photos with my mom and him when they were born, growin up and his fame

[@ghxlls2580]

@@laylamariawillis5308 stop lying what’s ur mums name

[@laylamariawillis5308]

@@ghxlls2580 my mom's name is carol

[@walterpearce9154]

Love this David was a great brother xx

[@aliggoz]

Wow, what a fantastic boxer, harrowing story. Really feel for the guy..well, done Luke, you done your legendary uncle proud. 2 great men 👏

[@andrewmoonbeam321]

"You 've had a go, and that's all that matters." That in a nutshell is everything. David 'Bomber' Pearce (8 May 1959 - 20 May 2000) R.I.P. Reginald George Gutteridge (29 March 1924 - 24 January 2009) R.I.P.

[@davidtownsend1792]

Lovely tribute to both gentlemen,

[@paulstock9051]

Brilliant documentary fair play bomber 💪

[@FIGHTGAME100]

Beautiful documentary. Rest him well

[@gracelands1]

Loved this so much brought a tear to my eyes and I promise to visit Newport and his statue love to his family and a special thankyou to David the Lonsdale belt he won should be gifted to his family xxx

[@markmessiwilliams5578]

A magnificent and incredibly sad documentary of a true Welsh legend 💕💕

[@chrisl3634]

Sad and uplifting in equal measure. Very glad I saw this documentary and know a little more about a super fella, his life and family.

[@paulmann9154]

I watched him beat Neville Meade, and saw a few other fights of his. I wish he had had a better break in life. Really sad. I am English, but always support the Brits and consider David one of my own. Lovely bloke. Never forget him.

[@MarleneWalker-su8ku]

The family loves the town ,Bomber won the British title for the town .Big up Newport ,I not from there but it's great to see they got a Statue for their Hero.Got a few Welsh mates and they'd say" owa ear oh " . RIP Bomber you did you done us all proud ❤

[@peterrichards9468]

I seen him fight when I was a kid at the lycium in London and an hour before the fight he was chatting and laughing relaxed, a lovely bloke he would have chinned Bruno, my favourite fighter when I was a kid, great documentary thanks

[@RaiderX948]

God Bless him, always wanted to visit Wales and now when I go there's a statue of a good man to see.

[@kevindean1327]

I think there's one of Johnny Owen and probably Jimmy Wilde as well.

[@paulallen3011]

Johnny owen one is in a shopping centre in Merthyr Tydfil, along with the Howard winstone one nearby. Eddie thomas one is up the road. Spent a nice afternoon visiting them on a wee holiday down the brecon beacons. Great boxing legacy for one town, brilliant

[@shaundavenport621]

My home town but I've only been back once since I was born.I remember my Dad used to go to a pub called the Globe.we lived in Joan St and Stowe Hill.Happy memories😊.Early 70s.

[@bertsmert6787]

What an incredible boxer. What an incredible man. I feel sad that I'll never get to meet him. RIP Mr. Pearce.

[@jingofighter]

Great stuff, definitely will check if ever in Newport

[@LL-uw6sm]

Legend that tags get thrown about to easy these days..but david was a legend in and out the ring what a fella..god bless you brother love and respect from manchester..

[@thegrimlok7944]

Thank you so so much for this, I followed him around 83 i was only 22yrs old at the time and always thought he was a certainty to go far, Didn't have internet then for much information and had no idea what had happened other than the brain scan dilemma. Glad he got the statue and well done to Luke. Rip David.

[@gilllloyd1170]

Brilliant video mate ❤ big love for David Pearce ❤

[@paulquinn9353]

Lovely tribute. I was still boxing as an amateur when Dave beat Neville Meade and I remember watching the Rodriguez fight live. Dave came so close in that one and we can only wonder what impact he would made in the then fledgling Cruiserweight division. I certainly would have fancied his chances against Carlos DeLeon, Marvin Camel, ST Gordon etc.

[@iainlindsay5687]

I remember watching the mead fight live. loved the heart shown by David Pearce.

[@GARTH257]

truly he could have been a world cruiserweight champion,old skool tough as iron,true gentleman.my family are from the Rhonda so will check statue next year when back there.RIP bomber.

[@jeremysipes44]

Never heard of the dude until now.Good stuff.

[@kevindean1327]

I don't think I've ever seen a guy that lived for fighting like David. This is a truely sad story!!!

[@walterjamessimpson5829]

it.s the first time I heard of David bomber Pearce .what a great boxer with a big heart .it s a sad story about a man with great potential.rest in peace champ.

[@flynnterry9848]

Big heart the man, great fighter

[@Baltihunter]

Fantastic program well done Luke

[@karldaly1153]

A great documentary, what a legend this man was.

[@grbbbc]

Tremendous, a man to be truly proud of.

[@robertmulherine8195]

Love someone to make a movie of this guy. A few people have said Henry Cavill would be perfect to play him.

[@lion-sq2ml]

Brilliant documentary

[@kevinjenkins9212]

great video i enjoyed it

[@justonsullivan3807]

A great story at 1st, then it all went wrong. R.I.P David u will never be forgotten brother. 🙏🇺🇲🗽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🙏

[@NickPenlee]

At the end of the day you have to admit that the Boxing Board of Control were right in their decision to suspend his licence. Dying of epilepsy is quite rare and though attributed to SADS one can't help wondering whether his congenitive neurological abnormality contributed to David's early death.

[@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224]

There is an hour long documentary on ITV that goes in to detail, Pearce's argument at the time was he was at no greater risk (Harley street neurologist recommendation) than any other boxer and had just signed to fight for the World title.

[@NickPenlee]

@@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224 Thanks for the info. Regards

[@colincampbell7928]

BoxRec has a nice page on him.

[@ericgeorgeedwards9918]

What a legend god bless

[@BillyBronco73]

In 2008 a work colleague from Swansea went into a local car dealership and a man who was clearly living on the streets and an alcoholic shuffled in begging for money. That man was the late Neville Meade former British boxing champion who Pearce defeated to win the title. Very sad.

[@laylamariawillis5308]

Thats my uncle ♥️ he died 20th may 2000 i was born 20th may 2006

[@MufcGgmu38]

You’re uncle was a hero. Rarely get upset but one hell of a man

[@laylamariawillis5308]

@@MufcGgmu38 🙏🏽

[@MufcGgmu38]

R. I. P A rose proper mans man. We need a film on his life call it the “the Newport rocky’

[@laylamariawillis5308]

@@MufcGgmu38 tysm for the support and kindness to him🙏🏽❤️

[@ghxlls2580]

@@MufcGgmu38 he’s lying David is my nans cousin

[@Kuwaitisnot_adeployment]

Great video only complaint is can we get some subtitles for Bronson 😂 I couldn't understand a word he said

[@josephmiller9424]

I don't remember this fighter I was young and always read ring magazine old ones so I knew of Cooper and older fighters but why didn't this guy fight light heavy or if he was born 20 years earlier when he would be the average size heavy but luck plays a big part from no cuts to getting enough sleep food training luck plays suck a huge part in our lifes how many fighters ,football players wrestlers, find out they had fought played their whole career with luke a broken neck or a thin spine and its nothing they did and nothing they can do so its career over life is not fair sometimes.

[@joemorgan636]

Shame Real Shame for David great trainer Real Man’s Man

[@stevex8409]

David Pearce, a Newport legend. Feel a bit of credit should go to Charlie Bronson here also, what a great gesture to help the cause. Respect all round.

[@richardlawrence5485]

I remember Bomber pearce and followed his career a little small for a heavyweight but he would have been a serious challenger for world honours at cruiser !!!! RESPECT to the Pearce family for keeping his memory alive ….

[@michaelhiggs8657]

Bob Fitzsimmons deserves a statue in Helston!

[@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224]

He was related to David's mum x

[@robertbowden1445]

🙌👏

[@tuffgonggbUNCTION]

HERO

[@waynec8894]

So the doc where right to stop him fighting

[@widge59able]

Is this narrated by Nathan Blake?

[@gotti786]

The Welsh need their own fanbase their best fighter calzaghe was more hated by his own than the English.

[@davidwatkins8395]

Welsh people never hated on Calzaghe we always support our people including Calzaghe, in fact that was one of his problems at the start of his career the only place that regularly filled arenas up in would be in Wales because of the lack of support from England who had people Hatton and Khan at the time and I think a few more champs ,so when they were on top they didn't really care about Joe at all tbh, that is why people say he didn't travel to much , yeah no wonder,he would guarantee to sell out an arena in his home country , and the English fans didn't came out for Joe's fight until after Hatton lost to May weather, so he was like the UK's last hope at the time and Joe beat Lacy and Kessler for undisputed supermiddleweight and that's when the whole world outside of Wales stood up and recognised him as a legit Champ and pound for pound at the time top five,but in Wales we always rocked with him from day one 💯😎✌

[@happyuk06]

Very underestimated boxer. Was it true Frank Bruno once avoided him?

[@RobBirnie-q8w]

Champ 🥊💨

[@crichtonhamilton7775]

When his "Support" team forgot to book him a hotel room for his European title challenge in France, and he spent the night sleeping rough with a fractured hand ,,,That just says it all ,,,,, A Warrior surrounded by donkeys , he deserved better ,God bless him

[@paulhaywood1615]

Surrounded by narcissists types who sabotaged his career in order to push PC (correct)Bruno.

[@greglenthall8142]

🕯️

[@josephdobbs3436]

Steered bruno away from Pearce , did the same with liverpool's Noel Quarless I think both big hitters . Not saying they would of beat big Frank but weren't given the chance. Big risk little reward .

[@josephmiller9424]

When you can't fight coach.

[@stephendent3058]

The BBB of control failed him imo 🥊🥊

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Looks like the boxing licence board was right on this one . Dementia Pugilistica is horrible .

[@paulhaywood1615]

Poor sod was targeted, his personality types are always used and abused.

[@philobeddoe3495]

A bunch of hype about a nobody. Comparing him to Rocky Marciano is a huge insult to Rocky. He never fought one name guy and got KO'ed twice while losing 4 out of 21 fights.

[@jeremysipes44]

Marciano beat old Heavyweights and old Light Heavyweights during his title reign,and had no young talented guys to expose him.It's not his fault that those were his only legitimate challengers. He has got to be one of the most overrated boxers of all-time.

[@philobeddoe3495]

@@jeremysipes44 Obviously, Marciano beat everyone he faced and as you said it was not his fault who was active in his time. That said, this guy never fought one guy that would compared to the guys that Rocky beat and he lost several fights and got KO'ed The only thing similar is the skin color and I get so tired of people comparing all white guys to each other.

[@grahamharrison7672]

Well who was neither mead the British champion certainly not a nobody

[@slava9734]

What nonsense!! he was mediocre at best. won the british title against one of the weakest champs ever! and they conviniently forgot that mead had ko´ d him the first time around LOL! bruno would have killed him. FACT!!

[@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224]

Meade was on a great run and had a reputation as a world class puncher. Meade did win the first fight when David was 19 controversially, but respect to both fighters. Regarding Bruno, after Floyd Cummings had him out on his feet and hurt badly and Pearce had KO'd Albert Syben in 1 rd at the Royal Albert Hall, Terry Lawless was quoted as saying they wanted no part of David Pearce because of the risk he posed with his toughness and punching power. It was also a known fact that the cartel tried to sign Pearce to fight ST Gordon and bring him to Cruiserweight. But more importantly he was a gentleman and an inspiration to so many which is proven by his statue and the registered charity that supports the advancement of amateur sport and has up to now raised 130k plus since it's inception. #WelshRocky #NewportsRocky #TheDavidBomberPearceLegacy

[@andrewgibbs7279]

What exactly is nonsense? Mediocre, compared to who? Did anyone ever pay to see you, specifically you?

[@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224]

@@andrewgibbs7279 Totally agree, what Pearce achieved against all the odds and giving height and weight away, with no real promoter and with his father was remarkable.

[@thomascoady3761]

@@thewelshrocky-davidbomberp1224 i remember him he was a big puncher i spared with him in Vancouver Canada, God bless 🙏 him it's a tough world we live in.

[@slava9734]

@OC cry me a river

[@ktu668]

So sad or David what a lovely person and a fighter well done Luke and the rest of his mates and family,and Charlie .