Gary Mason (boxer)
| Gary Mason | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Gary Michael Mason |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Nationality |
Jamaican British |
| Born |
15 December 1962 Jamaica |
| Died | 6 January 2011 (aged 48) Wallington, London, England |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 38 |
| Wins | 37 |
| Wins by KO | 34 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Gary Mason (15 December 1962 – 6 January 2011) was a British boxer who was based in Chatham, Kent, England. He was born in Jamaica. Mason fought at the heavyweight level and became the British heavyweight champion in 1989. Mason was a top ten contender, his main strengths being his punching power, heart and physical strength.
Mason died on 6 January 2011 in a cycling accident in South London.
Mason fought 38 times as a professional in a career that spanned 10 years from 1984 to 1994, with 37 wins (34 by knockout) and only one loss, that being to Lennox Lewis when he challenged for the European title in 1991. Mason gave Lewis his hardest fight up to that point in his career.
Mason defeated a number of well known heavyweights, including Tyrell Biggs, James Tillis, Alfonzo Ratliff, Ricky Parkey, James Pritchard, Louis Pergaud, Hughroy Currie and David Jaco.
He suffered a detached retina in a bout with Everett Martin in 1990. After a short retirement he staged a comeback, which ended with a TKO loss to Lennox Lewis, which aggravated Mason's eye injury. He came back once again, but after winning two fights in the US he retired for good.
Mason played three rugby league matches for the London Crusaders (now London Broncos) reserve team, scoring a try in his first game although ending up on the losing side against Scarborough Pirates.
Mason appeared in a special celebrity show of Gladiators that raised money for charity in 1993 which John Fashanu won. Mason also appeared on the panel of the ITV show You Bet!, and the second episode of the first series of GamesMaster in 1992 playing Sonic Blast Man arcade. Mason's home was also one of those featured on the panel show Through the Keyhole. Though the panel were able to ascertain that the property was home to a British boxer, they plumped for its being Lennox Lewis's abode.
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