The **BOXING** thread Vol 2

[tuscaneer]

djsmith74 said:

A quick Google search, throws up these images....quite a sight indeed!...(ignore the p*rn title in the Reddit link!)

https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/552g...

http://www.josportsinc.com/catalog/view.php?id=170...

that must have been an incredible sight...

before i looked at the second link i was going to post up a reply about an original panoramic photo that craig hamilton(josport inc) is selling.....i'd love it but at $2500 it's a bit naughty!!...he's also got a couple from havana when johnson lost the title to willard in 1915

[FredClogs]

tuscaneer said:

djsmith74 said:

A quick Google search, throws up these images....quite a sight indeed!...(ignore the p*rn title in the Reddit link!)

https://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/552g...

http://www.josportsinc.com/catalog/view.php?id=170...

that must have been an incredible sight...

before i looked at the second link i was going to post up a reply about an original panoramic photo that craig hamilton(josport inc) is selling.....i'd love it but at $2500 it's a bit naughty!!...he's also got a couple from havana when johnson lost the title to willard in 1915

Is that the one where they built a bespoke grandstand out of a local forest just for the fight? They used some insane amount of wood which never got used again.

Thank god for TV

[tuscaneer]

FredClogs said:

Is that the one where they built a bespoke grandstand out of a local forest just for the fight? They used some insane amount of wood which never got used again.

Thank god for TV

one of many pal, jack kearns was the don king x 10 of his day and regularly did this kind of thing....he built a bespoke stadium for dempsey / willard in 1919 with freshly chopped down pine....it was a baking hot day and every got stuck to the benches because of all the weeping sap

[Amirhussain]

BrerRabbit said:

Amirhussain said:

Some mouth watering fights coming up in the upcoming weeks/months

• Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz on 28th January
• Haye v Bellew and Garcia vs Thurman on 4th March
• Golovkin v Jacobs on 18th March

Haven't you stopped just short of the big one?

Not fussed about that fight tbh...

In other news, WBC have ordered Badou Jack to defend his title against Callum Smith. Should Badou Jack move up to light heavy, Smith and Dirrell will fight for the vacant belt.

[StuTheGrouch]

Amirhussain said:

BrerRabbit said:

Amirhussain said:

Some mouth watering fights coming up in the upcoming weeks/months

• Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz on 28th January
• Haye v Bellew and Garcia vs Thurman on 4th March
• Golovkin v Jacobs on 18th March

Haven't you stopped just short of the big one?

Not fussed about that fight tbh...

In other news, WBC have ordered Badou Jack to defend his title against Callum Smith. Should Badou Jack move up to light heavy, Smith and Dirrell will fight for the vacant belt.

You're not bothered about AJ vs Klitschko???

[Amirhussain]

StuTheGrouch said:

Amirhussain said:

BrerRabbit said:

Amirhussain said:

Some mouth watering fights coming up in the upcoming weeks/months

• Frampton v Leo Santa Cruz on 28th January
• Haye v Bellew and Garcia vs Thurman on 4th March
• Golovkin v Jacobs on 18th March

Haven't you stopped just short of the big one?

Not fussed about that fight tbh...

In other news, WBC have ordered Badou Jack to defend his title against Callum Smith. Should Badou Jack move up to light heavy, Smith and Dirrell will fight for the vacant belt.

You're not bothered about AJ vs Klitschko???

Maybe 'not fussed' were the wrong words to use, but not as excited for that fight compared to the others.

[tuscaneer]

fkin hell pal

From a historical point of view this is a pivotal moment in heavyweight history....the fury blip in the graph aside....unless he comes back to be dominant,which I can't really see... this is on a level with holmes/ali ,loius/marciano or sullivan/ corbett in terms of a dominant old champ versus the future star...of course, joshua may not go on to be the future of the division but wladimir is certainly the last "great" champion with all he has achieved...

Is it a passing of the torch or has the old master still got one big performance left in him???

I can't wait!!!...

Amir...you are a hard man to please my friend

Edited by tuscaneer on Tuesday 17th January 18:22

[Yiliterate]

tuscaneer said:

fkin hell pal

From a historical point of view this is a pivotal moment in heavyweight history....the fury blip in the graph aside....unless he comes back to be dominant,which I can't really see... this is on a level with holmes/ali ,loius/marciano or sullivan/ corbett in terms of a dominant old champ versus the future star...of course, joshua may not go on to be the future of the division but wladimir is certainly the last "great" champion with all he has achieved...

Is it a passing of the torch or has the old master still got one big performance left in him???

I can't wait!!!...

Amir...you are a hard man to please my friend

Edited by tuscaneer on Tuesday 17th January 18:22

Until yesterday afternoon, I would have told anyone who'd listen that AJ vs Wlad was a perhaps a once-in-a-generation bona fide clash of the titans. But since failing to procure a ticket (as nobody was thoughtful enough to remind me they were going back on sale yesterday...that applies to everyone on here but I've decided to lay the blame for this specifically at the door of tuscaneer as he already has a well-established track record for failing to notify people of forthcoming events of interest), I've completely come around to Amir's point of view on this one. The man speaks the truth...if there was ever a fight that embodied the word 'Meh', it's this one. £XXX to watch the sporting equivalent of paint dry; nah, not for me....




Besides which, there could well be a repeat of 'Murder She Wrote' or something over on UK Gold at the same time...!

[tuscaneer]

Hey,you paddle your own fking canoe pal....ever heard of a Greek called oedipus???....

Edited by tuscaneer on Tuesday 17th January 19:02

[Yiliterate]

Why, did you get your photo taken with him in Milton Keynes as well...?!?!

[tuscaneer]

Hahaha!!!!.....fkin hell...talk about distracted..I've just read that back....I meant aesop!!! Don't know where oedipus came from

I mixed up my ancient Greeks...again..

Edited by tuscaneer on Tuesday 17th January 20:00

[Yiliterate]

I was going to say! I've been called a mother****er once or twice over the years, but thought that might have been just a tad harsh in the context of the above!

[tuscaneer]

Well...a bloke who told a story about a surly fox and a tortoise and a rabbit having a race versus a dude who murdered his old fella then goosed his ma....you can see where the mix up occurred

Edited by tuscaneer on Tuesday 17th January 20:45

[Yiliterate]

Wow...fantastic acolade for Carl Frampton!

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/the-r...

[tuscaneer]

Yiliterate said:

Wow...fantastic acolade for Carl Frampton!

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/the-r...

"Edged out Crawford,gonzalez ,lomachenko and pacquiao"!!!!fking hell he won't be able to get his head through the door

[tuscaneer]

well....i've been one of amir khan's most ardent supporters over the years but the latest video release really does show him off as being a wker.literally. why would you film yourself pullin yer pudding then allow it to get out in the wild??

[Yiliterate]

tuscaneer said:

well....i've been one of amir khan's most ardent supporters over the years but the latest video release really does show him off as being a wker.literally. why would you film yourself pullin yer pudding then allow it to get out in the wild??

Yeah but he's always had fast hands!!!*






*Joke shamelessly stolen from FredClogs

[Having A Barth]

Supposedly not long after he got married too. Advantage to his wife in the latest round of falling outs with his family I guess.

[tuscaneer]

ha!!....what a wker!!

more fuel in the divorce courts as well i would guess

[Zammy]

Yiliterate said:

tuscaneer said:

well....i've been one of amir khan's most ardent supporters over the years but the latest video release really does show him off as being a wker.literally. why would you film yourself pullin yer pudding then allow it to get out in the wild??

Yeah but he's always had fast hands!!!*






*Joke shamelessly stolen from FredClogs

Have to agree with tuscaneer, always supported Khan but the home life drama and now the vid is all getting a bit silly, he needs to sort it out quick and then a set a date with Kell. Don't want him to him to use his personal life as an excuse if he loses(more than likely even though I want him to win) to Kell!