Renny Edwards

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bennie
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Renny Edwards

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Renny Edwards died last April, a former Welsh international outscored by Colin McMillan in the ABA semi-finals in Blackpool in 1988. Edwards subsequently turned pro with Colin Jones and looked a fair prospect until he failed a brain scan and his life spiralled out of control.


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bennie wrote: 30 Mar 2025, 03:48 Renny Edwards died last April, a former Welsh international outscored by Colin McMillan in the ABA semi-finals in Blackpool in 1988. Edwards subsequently turned pro with Colin Jones and looked a fair prospect until he failed a brain scan and his life spiralled out of control.


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Talented fella, but really struggled after boxing
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Coco wrote: 30 Mar 2025, 13:20
bennie wrote: 30 Mar 2025, 03:48 Renny Edwards died last April, a former Welsh international outscored by Colin McMillan in the ABA semi-finals in Blackpool in 1988. Edwards subsequently turned pro with Colin Jones and looked a fair prospect until he failed a brain scan and his life spiralled out of control.


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Talented fella, but really struggled after boxing
Good body puncher. He gave Colin McMillan a real fight in the ABA semi's in 1988 and one of the judges voted for him (the other two scores were close). McMillan then dropped an iffy decision to the Scot Dave Anderson in the final at Wembley, after dropping Anderson in the first round. Edwards went pro and was building some momentum when he tripped doing his roadwork and broke a leg, which set him back. He later failed a brain scan and simply never got over it. RIP.
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looked like he was a ko merchant in the ams but couldnt carry his power to the pros. did the leg break have anything to do with that i wonder
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margaret thatcher wrote: 31 Mar 2025, 13:29 looked like he was a ko merchant in the ams but couldnt carry his power to the pros. did the leg break have anything to do with that i wonder
He was matched tough, difficult to be kept busy without a promoter behind you, too much time on your hands, didn't live the life
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He wasn't a good guy
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