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Did anything ever come out about why he might of taken his own life? The reason I ask is it seemed to just go pretty quiet in the aftermath.

it usually does go quiet with suisides i suppose the families dont want it public knowledge as its a private matter

There is usually some kind of inquest to establish the reason. Usually they are open to the public knowing I believe.

Be good to know why as he always seemed to have an upbeat front to him.

columbo wrote:Did anything ever come out about why he might of taken his own life? The reason I ask is it seemed to just go pretty quiet in the aftermath.

You really are a complete bell end.. It doesn't matter to you his reason. Think it's disgusting making threads about someone who is no longer with us

He's not a nob head, he's asking a question in a respectful way. I'd also wondered why Mr Powell had taken his own life, I also wondered why Darren Sutherland had done the same - I don't think that makes me disgusting - nosy perhaps but not horrible.

daviddee wrote:

columbo wrote:Did anything ever come out about why he might of taken his own life? The reason I ask is it seemed to just go pretty quiet in the aftermath.

You really are a complete bell end.. It doesn't matter to you his reason. Think it's disgusting making threads about someone who is no longer with us

You really need to lay off the name calling my friend. It's extremely natural for people to harbor curiosity at why Powell committed suicide, especially the manner in which he did so.

palooka wrote:He's not a nob head, he's asking a question in a respectful way. I'd also wondered why Mr Powell had taken his own life, I also wondered why Darren Sutherland had done the same - I don't think that makes me disgusting - nosy perhaps but not horrible.

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It's no one else's business.. If the family wanted it to be public I'm sure it would be.. People in life should be more respectful. Try and focus on your own lifes. In these situations the families should be considered above any nosy people..

Can I ask why you came onto the thread then David?

perhaps some good will come of it if the reasons are made public. perhaps it will help someone else reach out for help before they do the same thing.

daviddee wrote:It's no one else's business.. If the family wanted it to be public I'm sure it would be.. People in life should be more respectful. Try and focus on your own lifes. In these situations the families should be considered above any nosy people..

Knob. Nothing wrong with the original post.

If it was a depression based suicide it's good to raise awareness to help others through similar problems.

Happy Slapper wrote:

daviddee wrote:It's no one else's business.. If the family wanted it to be public I'm sure it would be.. People in life should be more respectful. Try and focus on your own lifes. In these situations the families should be considered above any nosy people..

Knob. Nothing wrong with the original post.

If it was a depression based suicide it's good to raise awareness to help others through similar problems.

As you know I work in the industry and it matters to me why people suffer from depression in boxing, more people are coming out with the same problems, I knew Dean Powell and he was always Hyperactive and he had a big personality, the last time I spoke to him, he was trying to make a commonwealth fight with me and judging by the conversation, I would never have believed he had any problems, he was always excited about the sport and was one of the most powerful men in boxing over here, in football they have had the same problems with players, maybe it is pressure, who knows, nobody wanted to admit there was a problem, until Gary Speed, now they are putting measures in place to combat it, we need to wake up in boxing as well.

Why on earth is that disrespectful? Get off your high horse, your being sanctimonious.

The poor bloke probably suffered in silence cos of the stigma put on mental health issues that are perpetuated by no one ever discussing it.

daviddee wrote:

columbo wrote:Did anything ever come out about why he might of taken his own life? The reason I ask is it seemed to just go pretty quiet in the aftermath.

You really are a complete bell end.. It doesn't matter to you his reason. Think it's disgusting making threads about someone who is no longer with us

Umm I was just asking if anything ever came out about it. There was no disrespect behind it you gobby little dickhead. Go and make some more threads about how great a boxer your brother is you twat.

sweetscience wrote:it usually does go quiet with suisides i suppose the families dont want it public knowledge as its a private matter

That's fair enough mate. I was just wondering if anything did come out about possible reasons for it.

Yes, we need to talk about mental illness and what causes it, instead of just tying to forget about as it is 'embarrasing'

Say Dean was gay (just pulled that out of the air btw) and was worried that in the macho world of boxing he would be a laughing stock, got depressed and killed himself, wouldn't it be better to talk about that? The fact we are mostly so accepting may help people in the same position realise that it isn't going to be the end of the world.

That could go for any scenario

thepocketrocket wrote:Yes, we need to talk about mental illness and what causes it, instead of just tying to forget about as it is 'embarrasing'

Say Dean was gay (just pulled that out of the air btw) and was worried that in the macho world of boxing he would be a laughing stock, got depressed and killed himself, wouldn't it be better to talk about that? The fact we are mostly so accepting may help people in the same position realise that it isn't going to be the end of the world.

That could go for any scenario

Yeah. There could of been lots of reasons I guess. Could of had financial pressures relating to allegedly and the tough transition. Could of been physically ill, etc. Could of been so many things. I certainly wouldnt mock somebody for mental health issues because i've suffered with them extensively myself and it's no bloody fun.

dean was a great guy with a hard job and I for one greatly miss him and our chats regarding boxing

Just like Gary Speed we'll never know the only people that know why are Speed and Powell and why do people always assume people who commit suicide are gay?

For me asking reasons for him killing himself on a message board is not exactly great. Its his families prerogative if they wish to share into the reasons in which he took his own life. Some people choose to go public and raise awareness and some don't, everyone is different. In this instance his family has not pursued to make it public or raise awareness and they have been very quiet throughout the whole time.

JamieM wrote:For me asking reasons for him killing himself on a message board is not exactly great. Its his families prerogative if they wish to share into the reasons in which he took his own life. Some people choose to go public and raise awareness and some don't, everyone is different. In this instance his family has not pursued to make it public or raise awareness and they have been very quiet throughout the whole time.

I didnt ask the reasons. I asked whether if anything had come out about it. If not then fair enough.

A really massive loss to British boxing indeed.

He was only 46 years old, such a sad tale and I can't imagine how his loved ones feel.

These happy-go-lucky types are always the ones you least suspect of harbouring such feelings about themselves that they would rather be elsewhere than in life itself.

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PS- those criticising the open question on a boxing board, shouldn't be so heavy handed towards Columbo. People are still extremely shocked and curious as to any clue or note Dean may have wrote or mentioned before the sudden ending came about.

Yh it was a terrible tragedy, dean & I had our fair share of crossed words, has I seem to have with many lol, but I remember not long before this happened one of my fighters lost when he shouldn't of really and it was a bit of a shock, not just to the team but dean and a few others aswell, I remember feeling extremely gutted by it, has it was probably our biggest chance to break into some big fights, and Dean coming up to me, putting his arm around me and gave me some great advice, then he phoned me only a few days before he passed away about he would be getting my lad another shot at something and one of the things he said to me again was, don't worry son, it will be alright, quite sad thinking back to it now, I wish it could of been that way for him. That was Dean though, he would rant & rave at you one minute, then have some great advice and be there for you the next, he'll be sadly missed. What ever the reason behind the tragedy I just hope Dean is finally at peace, and anyone else that does suffer any mental illness or depression need not feel humiliated or suffer in silence.

The same year I lost a good old friend in Billy smith who unfortunately took his own life & a life long friend who I trained, a young 23yr old pro named Danny Walton, who sadly took his own life too.

Mental illness & depression is unforgiving & doesn't discriminate, if you haven't got peace of mind, then you haven't got nothing

So just keep making threads asking questions?? For all you know his family come on and read this and seeing this may be quite upsetting. I don't get why it is anyone's business.. I agree depression is something that needs to come out but at the end of the day his family clearly don't want to say the reason or more importantly maybe they don't know.. Someone mentioning about being gay.. This is the whole reason we should all stay out of someone who can't answer for himself's business..

daviddee wrote:So just keep making threads asking questions?? For all you know his family come on and read this and seeing this may be quite upsetting. I don't get why it is anyone's business.. I agree depression is something that needs to come out but at the end of the day his family clearly don't want to say the reason or more importantly maybe they don't know.. Someone mentioning about being gay.. This is the whole reason we should all stay out of someone who can't answer for himself's business..

Read the bloody posts properly, there was no suggestion of him being gay, just used as an example and columbo wasn't asking for inside information, just if there was any news about why he took his own life, if there was any available publically, it would have been reported by various boxing sites and possibly some papers, I don't see what's wrong with asking if anything has been reported. Not like he was after the family coming on here with a detailed explanation, it's possible they may not have one. Understandably people are interested, plenty of people on here have some sort of involvement with the game and may have met Dean previously and he was a regular fixture at shows up and down the country, still feels a bit weird not seeing him in the corner during fights and he always had a smile on his face, which makes it all the more puzzling why he took his own life.