Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 15:09
Deepest regrets to friends and family.
Prayers are with you,James.
Always sad when anyone goes, lets hope justice is done for James and his family.
RIP.
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James Oyebola is in a critical condition
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Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 15:13
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 15:14
Very sad.
R.I.P.
R.I.P.
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 16:37
RIP Big Bad James Oyebola
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 17:08
Rest in Peace James
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 17:16
Awful news. Condolences to the family.
RIP
RIP
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 18:11
RIP JAMES
my thoughts are with your family
my thoughts are with your family
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 18:48
Awful news, such a terrible tradegy.
I've read that he was a bit of a gentle giant.
RIP James.
I've read that he was a bit of a gentle giant.
RIP James.
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 18:53
RIP...my thoughts are with his family
Posted: 26 Jul 2007, 19:44
Terrible news. RIP James, and my thoughts are with your family.
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 02:23
RIP, thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 02:34
R.I.P, Mr Oyebola.
"T.M.K"
"T.M.K"
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 02:51
R.I.P, James.
Terrible tragedy.
Tom Podmore.
Terrible tragedy.
Tom Podmore.
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 05:49
Need the death penalty bringing back... :x
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 06:31
Former British heavyweight champion James Oyebola has died four days after he was shot in the face and leg at a Fulham nightspot.
"Big Bad" James won the British title with a stunning one-punch knockout of the fancied Clifton Mitchell in four rounds in Cardiff in November 1994 but lost it to former victim Scott Welch and had one more fight before retiring. His first fight with Welch in Atlantic City in May 1994 summed up the Londoner's entire career: Oyebola's chin was never the strongest - he went down in the third round - but that right hand of his! He came back to flatten iron-jawed Welch in the fifth.
Oyebola caused a sensation in the amateur ranks with that undoubted power and his phenomenal height and reach. He belted Bobby Wells out of the 1985 London championships and captured two ABA super-heavyweight titles for the All Stars Club in Kilburn (which also produced Michael Ayers) and Commonwealth bronze at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he took on Canada's Lennox Lewis in the semis.
Totally untested at international level (unlike Lewis, who boxed in the 1984 Olympics), he had a real go in a messy first round, as Lennox concentrated largely on the body. But James got overeager in the second and walked on to a cracking right hand and down he went. He bravely beat the count but a few more rights from Lewis forced the stoppage.
Interestingly, Lewis went over to Oyebola's corner moments later with a Canadian rosette, which he gave to Kevin Hickey - and totally ignored Oyebola.
James switched to the pros in the peak of the Tyson era in July 1987 but struggled to outscore cute Welshman Andy Gerrard in his debut, later to hold him to a draw, a sign of things to come. James blew hot and cold and lost at crucial times in his career - just when he was building up real momentum. But his power was never in question. Oyebola took out 16 of his 18 victims.
A dangerman.
"Big Bad" James won the British title with a stunning one-punch knockout of the fancied Clifton Mitchell in four rounds in Cardiff in November 1994 but lost it to former victim Scott Welch and had one more fight before retiring. His first fight with Welch in Atlantic City in May 1994 summed up the Londoner's entire career: Oyebola's chin was never the strongest - he went down in the third round - but that right hand of his! He came back to flatten iron-jawed Welch in the fifth.
Oyebola caused a sensation in the amateur ranks with that undoubted power and his phenomenal height and reach. He belted Bobby Wells out of the 1985 London championships and captured two ABA super-heavyweight titles for the All Stars Club in Kilburn (which also produced Michael Ayers) and Commonwealth bronze at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, where he took on Canada's Lennox Lewis in the semis.
Totally untested at international level (unlike Lewis, who boxed in the 1984 Olympics), he had a real go in a messy first round, as Lennox concentrated largely on the body. But James got overeager in the second and walked on to a cracking right hand and down he went. He bravely beat the count but a few more rights from Lewis forced the stoppage.
Interestingly, Lewis went over to Oyebola's corner moments later with a Canadian rosette, which he gave to Kevin Hickey - and totally ignored Oyebola.
James switched to the pros in the peak of the Tyson era in July 1987 but struggled to outscore cute Welshman Andy Gerrard in his debut, later to hold him to a draw, a sign of things to come. James blew hot and cold and lost at crucial times in his career - just when he was building up real momentum. But his power was never in question. Oyebola took out 16 of his 18 victims.
A dangerman.
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 06:31
Bastards.......................
RIP James
RIP James
Posted: 27 Jul 2007, 07:26
R.I.P 
I hope the bastards get their comeuppance
I hope the bastards get their comeuppance
Posted: 29 Jul 2007, 00:25
God rest his soul.
Posted: 29 Jul 2007, 07:44
I left London a long time ago and there were plenty of shooters about even then - My Mother witnessed a shooting in Chinatown (London) back in the thirties so there have always been guns on the streets - Having said that, it is getting worse and guns are everywhere not just London - Very sad story God bless his family and friends.