Gary Stretch
Gary Stretch
Statistics
Real name
Gary Stretch
Rated at
light middleweight
Nationality
British
Birth date
November 1968 or April 1968
Birth place
St Helens, Lancashire, England, UK
Stance
Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights
25
Wins
23
Wins by KO
14
Losses
2
Gary Stretch (born in St. Helens, Lancashire) attended Cowley High School before becoming a British boxer and male model and actor.
During the early 1990s, Gary Stretch was the glamour-boy of British boxing. His good looks coupled with KO power in his fists ensured he was big box-office. He also made money as a male model on the catwalk. Some[who?] said he earned more as a model than actually fighting, and his appearances in the British tabloid newspapers made sure that he was never out of the headlines.
Despite winning the British light-middleweight championship, his big moment came in 1991 when he challenged Chris Eubank for the WBO world middleweight championship in London. "Beauty V The Best" attracted the big celebrity crowd, and it was a major sporting event.[citation needed] Stretch did not really train for the fight and despite a gutsy performance, fighting one weight class above his usual light-middleweight division, was ultimately outclassed by the iron-chinned champion; Stretch suffered a cut behind the ear in the first round and was shaken by an uppercut in the third. Eubank was down twice in the fight, in the second and third rounds, but on both occasions was judged to have slipped by the referee. In the sixth round Stretch had a point deducted for pushing Eubank onto the canvas; Stretch was then shaken by a right hand from Eubank who subsequently knocked Stretch down twice. The fight was stopped in Eubanks favour after the second knock down. All three judges had Eubank ahead on the scorecard at the time of the knockout. After many unsuccessful attempts for a rematch, Stretch had one more fight then retired. He currently divides his time between Los Angeles and the UK. In 2004, his hard work finally paid off when he was cast as psychotic gangster "Sonny" in Shane Meadows' gritty cult thriller Dead Man's Shoes (2004). Stretch received a BIFA nomination[citation needed] alongside another British talent, Paddy Considine. He went on to appear in the Oliver Stone film Alexander (2004).
Filmography
Tis a Gift to Be Simple (1994) Perry Truman
Dead Connection (1994) Richard Welton
Infidelity/Hard Fall (1997) Shane
Business for Pleasure (1997) Rolf
Shergar (1999) SAS Soldier
Dead Dogs Lie (2001) Duck
Final Combat (2003) Jaikra
A Good Night to Die (2003) Ronnie
Dead Man's Shoes (2004) Sonny
Alexander (2004) Cleitus
The King Maker (2005) Fernando De Gamma
World Trade Center (2006) John's Paramedic
The Commander: Windows of the Soul (2007) Jack Bannerman
Afghan Knights (2007) Nash
Tied in Knots (2008) Jay
Freebird (2008) Fred
Deadwater (2008) Colin Willets
The Heavy (2009) Mitchell 'Boots' Mason
The Girl from the Naked Eye (2010) Frank
Baseline (2010) Rob
References
^ a b c d e "boxer: Gary Stretch" BoxRec.com
^ thisisst-helens.co.uk profile
External links
Gary Stretch at the Internet Movie Database
Professional boxing record for Gary Stretch from Boxrec
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