The **BOXING** thread Vol 2
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tuscaneer said:
....Over 36 rounds.he went on to be a prolific racehorse oweer and member of parliament. By his death he had amassed a fortune that would be into the tens of millions by today's standards.
i could sqeal with excitement. i've found a copy of gully's biography that went out of print in 1935......in south africa of all places.so i bought it. be rude not to!tuscaneer said:
i could sqeal with excitement. i've found a copy of gully's biography that went out of print in 1935......in south africa of all places.so i bought it. be rude not to!
I'm very quickly forming this image of you in my head-With folders of boxing stats on a shelf in that rather impressive museum of yours.
Tuscaneer,
You'll love this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristol-Boys-Untold-Bristo...
Oh, and the Gully book in the UK
http://vintageboxing.co.uk/index.php?route=product...
You'll love this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristol-Boys-Untold-Bristo...
Oh, and the Gully book in the UK
http://vintageboxing.co.uk/index.php?route=product...
Edited by Birkin1932 on Friday 9th October 18:51
Birkin1932 said:
Tuscaneer,
You'll love this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristol-Boys-Untold-Bristo...
Oh, and the Gully book in the UK
http://vintageboxing.co.uk/index.php?route=product...
the Bristol book looks cool I'll have that.all the books I have read about the bare knuckle era from James Figg right up to jem mace seem to be centred around Bristol more than anywhere else. Top tip!You'll love this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristol-Boys-Untold-Bristo...
Oh, and the Gully book in the UK
http://vintageboxing.co.uk/index.php?route=product...
Edited by Birkin1932 on Friday 9th October 18:51
I found that gully book in the link you put up cheers.....but you'll notice that it's out of stock....hence casting my net a little bit further afield!
StuTheGrouch said:
I'm very quickly forming this image of you in my head-
With folders of boxing stats on a shelf in that rather impressive museum of yours.
hey, yer cheeky fker!!! I'd never wear a red/green tie with a brown/blue shirt......i may not be a gentleman but I'm not an animalWith folders of boxing stats on a shelf in that rather impressive museum of yours.
Sorry Tuscaneer I posted the wrong link
http://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk/pages/books/40296...
This Bristol area link is fascinating. Have you seen this
https://m.facebook.com/pages/History-of-Bareknuckl...
http://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk/pages/books/40296...
This Bristol area link is fascinating. Have you seen this
https://m.facebook.com/pages/History-of-Bareknuckl...
Edited by Birkin1932 on Saturday 10th October 19:09
Birkin1932 said:
Sorry Tuscaneer I posted the wrong link
http://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk/pages/books/40296...
This Bristol area link is fascinating. Have you seen this
https://m.facebook.com/pages/History-of-Bareknuckl...
That facebook link is superb!!!! You've just cost me a couple of hours!! Cheers palhttp://www.harringtonbooks.co.uk/pages/books/40296...
This Bristol area link is fascinating. Have you seen this
https://m.facebook.com/pages/History-of-Bareknuckl...
Edited by Birkin1932 on Saturday 10th October 19:09
Birkin1932 said:
Terry Flanagan tonight was absolutely stunning. What a first defence that was.
Best performance by a British fighter this year by a country mile.
Just got round to watching the card. Man alive, two incredible fights!!! After the first couple of rounds you wondered how Beefy was going to land anything on someone that rangey...but once he got to grips with the distance, his power was way too much for Thompson and it was only going one way. Delighted to see one of the Smiths pick up a world title...pretty sure it won't be the only belt those boys lift!Best performance by a British fighter this year by a country mile.
Edited by Birkin1932 on Saturday 10th October 23:16
Then Flanagan...
Completely agree this was the performance of the year by a British fighter. The fact the bookies had this fight pretty much level pegging, despite Flanagan being defending champion and the hometown fighter shows how rated his opponent was; or more likely how under-rated Flanagan was. Don't think they'll make that mistake again. He was absolutely devestating...and that left upper cut is an absolute thing of beauty! I noticed that the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board didn't have Flanagan ranked in the top 10 Lightweights whereas Magdaleno was listed #9....bet they'll be revising that pretty PDQ!!!
http://www.tbrb.org/all-rankings/
Still haven't sorted BoxNation so had to watch that in youtube. ...wow!!! Made up for smith...that finish was phenomenal. That second to last shot would have knocked a horse out.
Flanagan was amazing. From the first knockdown in the first round with that gorgeous left hook counter there only looked to be one winner. Beautiful boxing and finish!!! Tip top
Flanagan was amazing. From the first knockdown in the first round with that gorgeous left hook counter there only looked to be one winner. Beautiful boxing and finish!!! Tip top
Yiliterate said:
Looks like Amir Khan has given up hope of fighting Manny Pacquiao. A negotiation tactic or a clear marker that Manny's been given the nod that the rematch is on...?!
Or that Pacman simply won't lower himself to Khan's level.I like Khan as a fighter, but he has been far too inactive and doesn't warrant the opinion he has of himself. He should avenge his defeats, fight 2-3 times a year and then start making a case for whoever is top dog.
StuTheGrouch said:
Yiliterate said:
Looks like Amir Khan has given up hope of fighting Manny Pacquiao. A negotiation tactic or a clear marker that Manny's been given the nod that the rematch is on...?!
Or that Pacman simply won't lower himself to Khan's level.I like Khan as a fighter, but he has been far too inactive and doesn't warrant the opinion he has of himself. He should avenge his defeats, fight 2-3 times a year and then start making a case for whoever is top dog.
Fittster said:
Would anyone want to see the rematch?
well.........we won't know how much the shoulder injury hampered manny until they do it again.also, all this floyd rehydrating on a drip was all very fishy....
you can bet if hey did it again there would be eyes all over both of them
still should have fought mid 2000s , mind
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