a gesture deserving of recognition

[mahatma]

for those familiar with the peacock gym in canning town e16 , above the reception desk sits 2 championship belts one is garry delaneys commonwealth light heavy belt but the other is richie wenton 's lonsdale belt which he won outright between 94-96 at super bantamweight.
Richie 'lent' the belt to the gym for the last 16 years, following his ill-fated win over the late Bradley Stone.
Many a kid looks up at the belt, which surely is the best in boxing admires it and learns the story behind why a guy from liverpools belt sits proudly in a london gym
i thought it was a tremendous gesture by Richie and something much appreciated by the members of the gym, which i thought id share with the forum

[johnswan1]

Fair play Richie, great to have a Lonsdale belt on show in a London gym. Not sure whether it's worth celebrating Garry Delaneys achievements given he's currently in prison serving time for murder.

[Captain Hook]

That's my overriding memory of him as well.

Was a sickening fight to watch, but Richie got some fantastic shots in himself and had a good go; they seemed to bounce off Barrera though, he was awesome.

I can't remember which undercard that was on but there only seemed to be about 100 people watching. Naz? DLH?

[Chambers2]

for those familiar with the peacock gym in canning town e16 , above the reception desk sits 2 championship belts one is garry delaneys commonwealth light heavy belt but the other is richie wenton 's lonsdale belt which he won outright between 94-96 at super bantamweight.
Richie 'lent' the belt to the gym for the last 16 years, following his ill-fated win over the late Bradley Stone.
Many a kid looks up at the belt, which surely is the best in boxing admires it and learns the story behind why a guy from liverpools belt sits proudly in a london gym
i thought it was a tremendous gesture by Richie and something much appreciated by the members of the gym, which i thought id share with the forum

Fair play to him

Wonder if some of the higher profile stars are as generous?

[floyd67]

That's my overriding memory of him as well.

Was a sickening fight to watch, but Richie got some fantastic shots in himself and had a good go; they seemed to bounce off Barrera though, he was awesome.

I can't remember which undercard that was on but there only seemed to be about 100 people watching. Naz? DLH?

Naz vs McCullough. Arnie fought on that show too, so did Hatton and McCracken amongst others.

Was in the arena that night. 100 people is about right at the point of Richies fight. I remember Herol Graham being in Richies corner that night. Was Wenton the only fighter Herol ever worked with?

[Darcy Delaney]

Fair play Richie, great to have a Lonsdale belt on show in a London gym. Not sure whether it's worth celebrating Garry Delaneys achievements given he's currently in prison serving time for murder.

It amazes me how people love to feed of negative energy, them belts are an inspiration to young kids of the area. What the belts symbolize is if you put the hard work in and go to school and stay fit you can achive what ever you want in life. Yeah Garry's in prison but what you need to remember he aint the first boxer to be there and he wont be the last, it's funny how people always remember the bad stuff about Garry and never mention all the other stuff,
he won School boy titles,and winning the London ABA title as a 17 year old beating Terry Dixson who had just returned from international duty for Jamaica,also represented his country numerous times winning a gold medal in the same multi nations as Oscar Dela Hoya, as a pro winning the southern area light heavyweight & crusierweight titles the penta & inter continential titles the commonwealth light heavyweight title and fighting for the british titles at crusierweight & heavyweight aswell as boxing on some of the biggest shows in Britain and Las Vegas,also winning and losing to some of the best fighters from Britain, Europe & the USA and not forgeting the 2 world titles that were shown on the BBC & then SKY not bad for a "ginger kid" from East London is it ?
What im trying to say is don't judge a book by it's cover mate

[Old bones Ian]

I remember Richie's fight with Paul Lloyd, it looked like it was going to be a tough night for Richie as he had lost to Neil Swain in his previous fight, and no-one knew if he still had the fire in his heart to box at all. The Swain fight was the one after the tragic Stone fight, and Richie just couldn't face hitting Swain and turned away in the 5th.

But he went to Lloyds place and really put up a great fight, the first round was crazy as Richie hurt Lloyd a few times, and the crowd was going mental. Paul Lloyd kept trying to get to Richie , but ended up losing in the 5th

[Floatlikeabutterfly]

I remember Richie's fight with Paul Lloyd, it looked like it was going to be a tough night for Richie as he had lost to Neil Swain in his previous fight, and no-one knew if he still had the fire in his heart to box at all. The Swain fight was the one after the tragic Stone fight, and Richie just couldn't face hitting Swain and turned away in the 5th.

But he went to Lloyds place and really put up a great fight, the first round was crazy as Richie hurt Lloyd a few times, and the crowd was going mental. Paul Lloyd kept trying to get to Richie , but ended up losing in the 5th

Great night and a great fight, we went back to a boozer on the dock road in Liverpool and Richie turned up with the lonsdale belt, Top guy is Richie was training in Devon at the time

[palooka]

Fair play Richie, great to have a Lonsdale belt on show in a London gym. Not sure whether it's worth celebrating Garry Delaneys achievements given he's currently in prison serving time for murder.

It amazes me how people love to feed of negative energy, them belts are an inspiration to young kids of the area. What the belts symbolize is if you put the hard work in and go to school and stay fit you can achive what ever you want in life. Yeah Garry's in prison but what you need to remember he aint the first boxer to be there and he wont be the last, it's funny how people always remember the bad stuff about Garry and never mention all the other stuff,652
he won School boy titles,and winning the London ABA title as a 17 year old beating Terry Dixson who had just returned from international duty for Jamaica,also represented his country numerous times winning a gold medal in the same multi nations as Oscar Dela Hoya, as a pro winning the southern area light heavyweight & crusierweight titles the penta & inter continential titles the commonwealth light heavyweight title and fighting for the british titles at crusierweight & heavyweight aswell as boxing on some of the biggest shows in Britain and Las Vegas,also winning and losing to some of the best fighters from Britain, Europe & the USA and not forgeting the 2 world titles that were shown on the BBC & then SKY not bad for a "ginger kid" from East London is it ?
What im trying to say is don't judge a book by it's cover mate

You have hit the nail on the head there Darcy; I think it's human nature to look at the bad things someone more successful has done; I imagine it makes us feel better for a second or 2; (then we feel crap for doing it).

And Richie Wenton has done well by donating the belt; he must be some sort of decent man to do that.

[Darcy Delaney]

Fair play Richie, great to have a Lonsdale belt on show in a London gym. Not sure whether it's worth celebrating Garry Delaneys achievements given he's currently in prison serving time for murder.

It amazes me how people love to feed of negative energy, them belts are an inspiration to young kids of the area. What the belts symbolize is if you put the hard work in and go to school and stay fit you can achive what ever you want in life. Yeah Garry's in prison but what you need to remember he aint the first boxer to be there and he wont be the last, it's funny how people always remember the bad stuff about Garry and never mention all the other stuff,652
he won School boy titles,and winning the London ABA title as a 17 year old beating Terry Dixson who had just returned from international duty for Jamaica,also represented his country numerous times winning a gold medal in the same multi nations as Oscar Dela Hoya, as a pro winning the southern area light heavyweight & crusierweight titles the penta & inter continential titles the commonwealth light heavyweight title and fighting for the british titles at crusierweight & heavyweight aswell as boxing on some of the biggest shows in Britain and Las Vegas,also winning and losing to some of the best fighters from Britain, Europe & the USA and not forgeting the 2 world titles that were shown on the BBC & then SKY not bad for a "ginger kid" from East London is it ?
What im trying to say is don't judge a book by it's cover mate

You have hit the nail on the head there Darcy; I think it's human nature to look at the bad things someone more successful has done; I imagine it makes us feel better for a second or 2; (then we feel crap for doing it).

And Richie Wenton has done well by donating the belt; he must be some sort of decent man to do that.

he's a gentleman mate one of the best

[kamicazze]

for those familiar with the peacock gym in canning town e16 , above the reception desk sits 2 championship belts one is garry delaneys commonwealth light heavy belt but the other is richie wenton 's lonsdale belt which he won outright between 94-96 at super bantamweight.
Richie 'lent' the belt to the gym for the last 16 years, following his ill-fated win over the late Bradley Stone.
Many a kid looks up at the belt, which surely is the best in boxing admires it and learns the story behind why a guy from liverpools belt sits proudly in a london gym
i thought it was a tremendous gesture by Richie and something much appreciated by the members of the gym, which i thought id share with the forum

Fair play to him

Wonder if some of the higher profile stars are as generous?

I read that Paulie Malignaggi put one of his IBF titles in a coffin of a pro who had been murdered. The pro was 8-0 and paulie said he would have been world champion so it was only right that his family got to bury him a champion. I dont even think Paulie knew the guy personally

[palooka]

Tommy Hearns showed a hell of a lot of class by presenting is NABF Middleweight belt to the family of James Schuler at his funeral. James has passed away in a moterbike accident a month or so after the bout. Apparently Hearns said' 'He (Schuler) held it longer than me'.

Now that is class

[Captain Hook]

That's my overriding memory of him as well.

Was a sickening fight to watch, but Richie got some fantastic shots in himself and had a good go; they seemed to bounce off Barrera though, he was awesome.

I can't remember which undercard that was on but there only seemed to be about 100 people watching. Naz? DLH?

Naz vs McCullough. Arnie fought on that show too, so did Hatton and McCracken amongst others.

That's right, seem to remember Arnie bludgeoning some tough Yank over 4/6 rounds? And McCracken fought a guy known as "The Rat" around that time, maybe it was that card. Ray Domeche? Should have beaten him in a couple of rounds but seem to remember he dragged it out...

Anyway, props to Wenton, he's always come across as a top guy.

[orbtastic]

Sorry to bump an old thread. I was at that fight too, arena was pretty deserted and quiet when it happened.

Does anyone know why Wenton was awarded a Lonsdale belt with only 2 notches on it? Lack of contenders doesn't seem right as there were quite a few at super bantam/feather around that time?

[johnnygreaves]

After reading darcy delaney,s post I fully agree , I don't really know what really happened with Gary but I can say that growing up training at the peacock, Gary & many other fighters there were nothing but supportive , encourageing, honest & fun to be around. I know for a fact that many boys look to them two belts and dream . Gary fully deserves he's belt on show, he was a man I looked up too.

[Jeff Thomas]

Some fighter was richie

[Scrap]

Nice Fighter, Nice Man, Class is Richie.

[Tommy Gunn13]

Richie Wenton works offshore now,a couple of my mates have been on the same rig as him&said hes a top fella.

[bennie]

Boxrec has Richie making just one defence of the British super-bantamweight title (against Wilson Docherty), when his Lonsdale Belt proves he made two.
His win over Paul Lloyd was also in defence of the title.

[orbtastic]

Cheers Bennie, makes sense. Lloyd picked up a title of his own but was found desperately wanting at world level. I remember his painful outings against MAB & Tim Austin.

[twenty six]

I haven't seen Richie since 2000 when he fought Gary Thornhill for the British title.
I think he was still training at Glyn Rhodes' gym at the time.
A good lad.
Back then even the small hall shows were good bills.
7 fights that night, featuring as well as Richie, Mikey Jennings, Thomas McDonagh, Bradley Pryce, Neil Sinclair, Ryan Rhodes - and top of the bill Ricky Hatton.
Good times.