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Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 10:04
by Taansend
rpms wrote:Cazelo wrote:Really sad news. Anyone know what kind of cancer? Maybe a just giving page to help.
Lee Haskins has started one,I`ll try to find the link.
Only just found about this myself,he`s very popular here in Bristol where he`s a trainer still
There's a tweet on here that might help
http://checkhookboxing.com/index.php?th ... cer.93202/
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 10:41
by thepocketrocket
Taansend wrote:thepocketrocket wrote:Remember him beating David Starie...horrific news.
Me too. And how's this for a tenuous link. At the time I was engaged to a bird who's step grandad was a boxing manager out of Norfolk way who managed Starie. He was involved with Herbie Hide too & a couple of other names from that way. Great old colourful character he was.
Back to Francis. Best of luck to him. I remember when he turned pro & he was going all the way. Well, that's what many thought at the time. Wasn't his dad the UK Olympic boxing coach or something?
Not sure on the second part (coach) but that is a good story!
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 10:45
by PredatorHayds
Good luck champ. Good fighter who was unlucky with injury.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 12:58
by boxingknockout
Good god. I watched him live best David Statie
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 01 Mar 2017, 13:38
by Bard of Boxrec
talented fighter. very sad.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 02:42
by Sklar
Horrible news. Thinking of you Dean.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 02:48
by bodyactive
Sorry to hear this news im sure dean being a true fighter will fight this horrible disease.keep fighting Dean
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 02 Mar 2017, 07:23
by olij999
tijuana1 wrote:My heart goes out to Dean and his family. I'm currently going through a scare (at Jimmy's Leeds hospital tomorrow) for tests and scans and hopefully a result from my operation 14 days ago. All the best of luck Champ.
Very best wishes to Dean Francis, and to tijuana1 as well.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 04:44
by Autobarn
Very sorry to hear this.
He had a superb fight with Mark Baker and the KO of Tony Oakley is a classic.
On his comeback - which led to the Oakley win - he absolutely toyed with Ovill McKenzie, who became a very dangerous domestic operator.
Best super middleweight stylist we had - made such easy and economical work of one of the most difficult operators, David Starie - and the best left hand I've seen in British boxing for many years.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 05:08
by tonyevs
So sad to read this. Dean was my pick out of the good crop of supermiddles around at that time; I would have had my money on him beating Calzaghe before his shoulder trouble.
Fingers crossed he proves the medics wrong and gets past this.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 06:27
by mickey1975
tonyevs wrote:So sad to read this. Dean was my pick out of the good crop of supermiddles around at that time; I would have had my money on him beating Calzaghe before his shoulder trouble.
Fingers crossed he proves the medics wrong and gets past this.
They boxed in the ABA semis before Joe's hands and Dean's shoulder had gone.
Re: Dean Francis
Posted: 03 Mar 2017, 07:47
by Deserter
mickey1975 wrote:tonyevs wrote:So sad to read this. Dean was my pick out of the good crop of supermiddles around at that time; I would have had my money on him beating Calzaghe before his shoulder trouble.
Fingers crossed he proves the medics wrong and gets past this.
They boxed in the ABA semis before Joe's hands and Dean's shoulder had gone.
Calzaghe stopped him in the first i think. Dean definitely didn't fulfill his potential, but he would never have beaten Joe.