Faces of death Johnny Owen death

Johnny Owen (7 January 1956 4 November 1980) was a professional boxer from Wales. His fragile appearance earned him many epithets, including the Bionic Bantam and the Merthyr Matchstick. During his brief career, he held the Bantamweight Championships of Great Britain and Europe and became the first ever Welsh holder of the Bantamweight Championship of the Commonwealth. He challenged champion Lupe Pintor for his version of the World Bantamweight title in September 1980, losing a torturously difficult contest by way of twelfth round knockout. Owen never regained consciousness, fell into a coma and died seven weeks later. A statue commemorating his life and career was unveiled in Merthyr Tydfil in 2002.

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[etabone1]

damn!!!he went out fighting....respect!

[covblazebabe21]

yeah he certainly did that! you could tell he wasn't with it though, it really should have been stopped, if that happend going on todays rules he would still be alive!

[Mystica245]

All RESPECT TO HIM AND HIS FRIENDS

[covblazebabe21]

thanks for the comment! sorry about the quality, to this day i dont no why the fight waent stopped!

[la1maravish]

why insult people over such a sad matter???? the world is filled with fcked up people for someone to say shite like that

[scorpio4fun1976]

Guy had heart r.i.p

[MotorsportUK2009]

@onemx2000 you need help, i think you are sick in the head . . . LOCO!!!! COMPRENDE??

[Deverstater3000]

RIP Johnny Owen a True Warrior, Heart Of a Lion!

[WebRouge]

@onemx2000 You make me sick to call myself American, degenerate retard.

[onemx2000]

FcUk The BRITSHITS!!! ANY SELF RESPECTING MEXICAN SHOULD KILL ONE!

[einsteinslies]

RIP Merthyr Matchstick

[cliftonspursboy]

a true warrior R.I.P Johnny

[Endero]

He died doing what he loved and fighting for his dreams. I can only respect this man

[markyboythewolf]

I watched this when I was 10.

I was gutted to hear he'd died a few weeks later on a radio in a newsagents.

RIP