Regional Gutteridge

March 29, 1924 (age 84)

Islington, London

Gutteridge was an amateur flyweight boxer when he was conscripted as a foot soldier with the King"s Royal Rifle Corps in 1942. During Doctorate-Day two years later, Gutteridge jumped from his tank and landed on a mine. However, the incident provided him with the opportunity for some entertainment: for instance, during one holiday in Italy, he went to the beach at San Remo. He went for a swim and hopped out on one leg shouting "Shark, shark!", having hidden his prosthetic limb under a towel. After World World War II, Gutteridge became a journalist and reported on boxing for the London Evening News for more than 30 years. He became better known the voice of Independent Television"s boxing coverage, a job he performed for from 1962 until 1998. He also commentated for Talk Sport radio during the 1990s. His awards as a commentator included the Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism and Presenter of the Year. He covered six Olympiads and commentated on sports as diverse as greyhound racing and tug o" war while working on the Saturday show World of Sport. One of his most bizarre experiences was to be summoned by Muhammad Ali to interview him in the corner during a world title defence. He was a first cousin of Jackie Pallo, the United Kingdom wrestler. Gutteridge, an after-dinner speaker, became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1995. He is also an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame. Gutteridge died following a stroke on 24 January 2009, aged 84.Many sportswriter colleagues paid their respects to Gutteridge, a former chairman of the Sports Journalists" Association on the SJA website.

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Background

Gutteridge was born into a boxing family in Islington, London. His father and uncle (Dick and Jack, the "Gutteridge Twins") were recognised as the premier cornermen and trainers in Britain throughout the 1920s and 1930s.

Career

Gutteridge was an amateur flyweight boxer when he was conscripted as a foot soldier with the King"s Royal Rifle Corps in 1942. During Doctorate-Day two years later, Gutteridge jumped from his tank and landed on a mine. However, the incident provided him with the opportunity for some entertainment: for instance, during one holiday in Italy, he went to the beach at San Remo.

He went for a swim and hopped out on one leg shouting "Shark, shark!", having hidden his prosthetic limb under a towel.

After World World War II, Gutteridge became a journalist and reported on boxing for the London Evening News for more than 30 years. He became better known the voice of Independent Television"s boxing coverage, a job he performed for from 1962 until 1998.

He also commentated for Talk Sport radio during the 1990s. His awards as a commentator included the Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism and Presenter of the Year.

He covered six Olympiads and commentated on sports as diverse as greyhound racing and tug o" war while working on the Saturday show World of Sport.

One of his most bizarre experiences was to be summoned by Muhammad Ali to interview him in the corner during a world title defence. He was a first cousin of Jackie Pallo, the United Kingdom wrestler. Gutteridge, an after-dinner speaker, became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1995.

He is also an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Gutteridge died following a stroke on 24 January 2009, aged 84.Many sportswriter colleagues paid their respects to Gutteridge, a former chairman of the Sports Journalists" Association on the SJA website.

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This cost him his left leg and dreams of becoming a boxing champion. During this time he formed a long-lasting commentating partnership with former world lightweight champion Jim Watt, which continued on Sky Sports during the 1990s, while Independent Television had reduced coverage of the sport.

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