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He was a bin man last I heard.

Dunno if he would have had the dedicationto make it to the top of the European scene even if the shoulder hadn't gone.

From speaking to an ex-gym mate of his, when they were away on training camps in the Canaries, Eames had to practically nail the bedroom windows shut to stop Lear sneaking out at night to go on the tear in the nearby bars..

nothing to do wiv his pro career,i fought or should i say tried to fight Kevin lear as a schoolboy in the championship the round b4 the 1/4finals if my memory serves me right.....we were 13 i didnt last long he had me out of there in the first round&my club mate fought Ned Lee(repton)i think i lasted 2seconds longer....Lear&Lee both won the schoolboys that year.....Im sure Martin Power was on the bill&beat one of the norfolk boys just as quick......haha

harrygreb wrote:be fair, lear was head and shoulders - sorry to mention those - above the list you post and he would have given mitchell an education.

boxing news kept the faith in kevin by holding him as our top ranked super feather for as long as they could before the injury proved to be a career stopper.

Sorry, thats not right. I like Kevin Lear alot but he would have been well and truly in the group I mentioned. It's a good group. Mitchell Vs Lear would be a great London fight but Lear would not give Mitchell "An education".

sorry, but it is right. lear was the best of the superfeathers of that time - a good group true indeed. and an education is exactly what mr mitchell would have got. a bit like what youre getting now. (sorry, martin, i couldnt resist that little joke)

Was well impressed with win over Gomez. Could certainly have been in the mix at world class, well unfortunate not to get opportunity due to injury.

He hardly looked like a world beater against Kirikov or was his injury kicking in!!!

I remember that night for Wayne v Maisa!

[quote="thepocketrocket"]He hardly looked like a world beater against Kirikov or was his injury kicking in!!!

I remember that night for Wayne v Maisa![/quote.


I'd just like to mention , Kevin did fight Kirikov ,with an injury and 2nd with a broken thumb! Each to Thier own opinion!! But he won his Defence because he had a Class about him !!!

it's nice to see Peoples opinions and I will show Kevin all the nice things People have quoted, The dustman job !! Wheres that one come from ha ha x

Tommy Gunn13 wrote:nothing to do wiv his pro career,i fought or should i say tried to fight Kevin lear as a schoolboy in the championship the round b4 the 1/4finals if my memory serves me right.....we were 13 i didnt last long he had me out of there in the first round&my club mate fought Ned Lee(repton)i think i lasted 2seconds longer....Lear&Lee both won the schoolboys that year.....Im sure Martin Power was on the bill&beat one of the norfolk boys just as quick......haha

Ned Lee was class I remember sparring him at crystal palace(boxed my head off) he was a very tall awkward southpaw. I hope he is doin well.

Miss Lear wrote:

thepocketrocket wrote:He hardly looked like a world beater against Kirikov or was his injury kicking in!!!

I remember that night for Wayne v Maisa![/quote.


I'd just like to mention , Kevin did fight Kirikov ,with an injury and 2nd with a broken thumb! Each to Thier own opinion!! But he won his Defence because he had a Class about him !!!

I was seriously just asking a question! :-) He looked sharp as a tack against Gomez, I was trying to find out iif that was Gomez being drunk or was Kevin a class act before the injuries!!!

Glad he is well!!

My Bro Fough Ned Lee in Gloden Gloves Final and got stopped when they couldnt stop the blood running from his nose

I remeber Ned had the skinniest Legs i have saw was very tall , big gangly guy

i believe he went to the Army not long after

Arnie wrote:

Tommy Gunn13 wrote:nothing to do wiv his pro career,i fought or should i say tried to fight Kevin lear as a schoolboy in the championship the round b4 the 1/4finals if my memory serves me right.....we were 13 i didnt last long he had me out of there in the first round&my club mate fought Ned Lee(repton)i think i lasted 2seconds longer....Lear&Lee both won the schoolboys that year.....Im sure Martin Power was on the bill&beat one of the norfolk boys just as quick......haha

Ned Lee was class I remember sparring him at crystal palace(boxed my head off) he was a very tall awkward southpaw. I hope he is doin well.

Also worth notin that the gomez who boxed lear wasnt the same fighter as the one who boxed arthur.

He had been partying, drinking, sniffing all year himself....
Brian hughes wanted him to retire after the fight cos his head hadnt been on boxing for a while...

Lear was class though and would have fitted well into the mix, but a dedicated gomez with the intensity he had in the arthutr fight would have made it a lot closer

Arnie wrote:

Tommy Gunn13 wrote:nothing to do wiv his pro career,i fought or should i say tried to fight Kevin lear as a schoolboy in the championship the round b4 the 1/4finals if my memory serves me right.....we were 13 i didnt last long he had me out of there in the first round&my club mate fought Ned Lee(repton)i think i lasted 2seconds longer....Lear&Lee both won the schoolboys that year.....Im sure Martin Power was on the bill&beat one of the norfolk boys just as quick......haha

Ned Lee was class I remember sparring him at crystal palace(boxed my head off) he was a very tall awkward southpaw. I hope he is doin well.

His older brother Tommy wasnt bad either...He won schoolboy titles aswell

This thread is hilarious. How many shoulders has he got?
Seriously though it is a shame, he's a decent fighter.

With a packet of fags in his pocket, and a few quid for a bet, Kevin is happy.

Lol

Lol yeah it is defiantly hilarious and credit where it's due Gomez is a brilliant boxer and yeah maye he was having a bad time lol but the way people have spoke about Kevin on here I don't think half of you'd know what your talking about ha ha !

Miss Lear wrote:Lol yeah it is defiantly hilarious and credit where it's due Gomez is a brilliant boxer and yeah maye he was having a bad time lol but the way people have spoke about Kevin on here I don't think half of you'd know what your talking about ha ha !

You aint the unlucky women to eb his Misses Only Kidding Kevin was a Great Boxer and a Natural Athelete went to Teneriffe without training for a couple of years and done Mounth Tidie and 8 rounds sparring with think Earl and Beavis not a Problem with only one arm