RIP Paul Bell

2008 Paul Bell

Paul David “Killer” Bell said he knocked out two boxers in different rings one busy night. He won three Golden Gloves crowns and was inducted to the Ohio State Former Boxers Association’s Hall of Fame. Bell died at home in his lifelong Cleveland on April 13 from an apparent heart attack. He was 63. At 16, Bell was attending a parking lot when a stranger shot him in the leg for no apparent reason. He kept boxing, winning 75 fights and losing 7, according to association records. He trained with the acclaimed Clint Martin. Only in later years did he begin to limp from his injury. Bell never turned pro. Instead, he worked for the Cleveland recreation department and supervised teen-age employees. He was an East High School graduate and a 33rd-degree Mason. Survivors include three children, four grandchildren and a fraternal twin sister. Pernel Jones and Sons handled his arrangements.

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