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, Lorenzo Boyd, Alfonzo Ratliff, Ricky Parkey, Donnie Long, James Pritchard, Mark Wills, Everett Martin, Louis Pergaud, Hughroy Currie, Terry Armstrong, David Jaco and Jess Harding. He suffered a detached retina in a bout with... more
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mylife_jc And a nigga stay in court like Perry Mason or Gary Payton
New shoes up on his feet like every week, his moms interogatin
__MoneyHUNGRYY @Bitch_ImmNAE ; Ohh Cuss I Was Boutta Sayy .. &' Mason .. Gary Coleman , Whatss Thaa Diffrence , ?
tennewsqld Masterchef goes to Italy - tonight our Europe Correspondent, Brett Mason, catches up with George & Gary in the... http://t.co/QTCph0UjKaren_LFC_YNWA "@The_Mason_85: I was listening to the bee gees then find out robin passed away RIP" pleeeease listen to some Gary Neville commentary
rockchops @LennoxLewis I remember your fight with Gary mason good fight! Perfect example of what you just said! R.I.P Garry
lukey1976 @lennoxlewis @davidprice_1 could make comparissons between him v tyson fury + you v late gary mason
yipdennis Cooler housing market no catastrophe | Gary Mason - The Globe and Mail http://t.co/DYGXXI8N
The22ndAbyss @RjSoRaw Went at it with Melo for a summer, Gary Neal, James White, Roger Mason Jr
true_arttext Just watched some "North by Northwest": Gary Grant, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint with platinum hair, no computers, no cell phones, awsome..
The_Mason_85 RT @RTEsoccer: Neville: Gary's England appointment a masterstroke: Phil Neville has described the appointment of his... http://t.co/S4Dpz125 #rtesoccer
