RIP Ray Cattouse

[johnty1888]

I’ve just heard that former British Lightweight Champion Ray Cattouse has passed away aged 71.
His fight with George Feeney was an absolute classic

[nobleart1978]

sad news. his fight with feeney was a classic.

[Giancarlo]

Absolute war!

RIP Champ.

BBC highlights version. That was how they showed a lot of fights in those days. The rest of the fights ended up on the cutting room floor and in most cases lost forever. Terrible shame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhCaWs4HdR4

[MightyWarrior]

It was a legendary fight in the UK, people talked about it for years. Ray landed bombs, but George was hard as nails. I don’t know how anyone ever knocked him out.
He was on a late career run when Ray ran into him.


RIP Ray A true Warrior.

[margaret thatcher]

not sure if a full version is still out there, cattouse with virtually non stop punching. at one point throws a nontuple jab. worked too hard for his own good and even then doesnt really start to flag until the 13th. must have thrown over 1000 punches. feeney very fit himself and still had the gas to take advantage and finish it in the 14th

meanwhile, i throw 10 punches and am half passed out these days

[nobleart1978]

There is nowt on internet about him passing away. If you have made this story up then you are a warped f@#!

[SeanBrennan]

sorry to hear he has passed.

[johnty1888]

There is nowt on internet about him passing away. If you have made this story up then you are a warped f@#!

Get Fūćķed you tit… I haven’t made it up I’ve passed on information from George Feeney,
You retard, stay off the coke

[MightyWarrior]

George is still about? That’s good to hear. I did wonder about him when I looked up his record the other day, after hearing about Ray’s passing.

I always remember being shocked when George took on the red hot Liverpool prospect, ex Olympian Tony Willis, and George flattened him inside a round.
I’d never seen it before, but someone’s now put in on YouTube.

[margaret thatcher]

willis himself went on to be a solid british champ after that flattening, never laid out early again

[MightyWarrior]

Yep, watching the vid it was a lightning strike of the perfect 1-2 by George that pulled off that freak result. Only the hellacious punching Pat Barrett managed to KO Tony Willis I think, and like you say, that was late on.

[johnty1888]

George is still about? That’s good to hear. I did wonder about him when I looked up his record the other day, after hearing about Ray’s passing.

I always remember being shocked when George took on the red hot Liverpool prospect, ex Olympian Tony Willis, and George flattened him inside a round.
I’d never seen it before, but someone’s now put in on YouTube.

Yes, he’s had a few health problems but is still pretty fit and drives a taxi 6 days a week in Hartlepool.
Willis was the only opponent George ever disliked, because Willis totally disregarded George in the build up to the fight….said George was “just a stepping stone”
George was a notoriously slow starter but he did 4 x 3 minute rounds on the pads just before the start of the fight, so he was well warmed up by the time the bell went.
Even after that first round stoppage Willis was in denial, saying to George that the fight was stopped early, he could continue etc

[MightyWarrior]

Ahh thanks for the update, good to hear he’s doing ok, definitely make for an interesting taxi ride w George reminiscing about his career - Boom boom Mancini and his epic with Ray Cattouse.

I never heard that backstory about Tony Willis
Maybe tell George it’s on YouTube. I’m sure he’d get a kick out of seeing it after all these years.

[nobleart1978]

Why reply in such an aggressive manner ?
Er, because you have made it up. Possibly.

[SeanBrennan]

Why reply in such an aggressive manner ?
Er, because you have made it up. Possibly.

let's just leave it eh? if he has passed, very sad. if he has not, brilliant and perhaps someone getting wrong end of stick.

[johnty1888]

Why reply in such an aggressive manner ?
Er, because you have made it up. Possibly.

I replied in an aggressive manner cos only a tool like you would think that someone who has been on here over 20 years would post a malicious post about a respected fighter.
If it isn’t true then George Feeney has been misinformed by someone in the fight game, not because I’ve “made it up”

[Controversial]

Why reply in such an aggressive manner ?
Er, because you have made it up. Possibly.

I replied in an aggressive manner cos only a tool like you would think that someone who has been on here over 20 years would post a malicious post about a respected fighter.
If it isn’t true then George Feeney has been misinformed by someone in the fight game, not because I’ve “made it up”

It’s been posted on Facebook by someone with the same surname Cattouse saying “RIP uncle Ray” so looks like the information is correct.

[orbtastic]

Bennie also posted a thread about it.

[johnty1888]

There is nowt on internet about him passing away. If you have made this story up then you are a warped f@#!

You didn't look very hard

https://x.com/LDNBOXHISTORY/status/1808240295315673236

[nobleart1978]

Well I apologise sincerely.
I was hoping it wasn't true.
Sadly, it is.

[JamesPhilips]

willis himself went on to be a solid british champ after that flattening, never laid out early again

Didn’t he get flattened by Pat Barrett?

[margaret thatcher]

willis himself went on to be a solid british champ after that flattening, never laid out early again

Didn’t he get flattened by Pat Barrett?

in 9 rounds ya, not in 2 minutes

[JamesPhilips]

willis himself went on to be a solid british champ after that flattening, never laid out early again

Didn’t he get flattened by Pat Barrett?

in 9 rounds ya, not in 2 minutes

Yeah he was winning too