gnasher16
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It would be easy to say i knew he wasnt as good as people thought,but to be honest i thought he was like a breath of fresh air at a time when the division was possibly the weakest it had ever been with the swapping of the title every other fight between the fatties witherspoon/tubbs/thomas etc.....I thought he had great raw talent and an exciting style.....but his strength was actually his weakness......he was brought on by Cus d,amato with the famous " peek a boo " style which d,amato had taken Floyd Patterson to a world title with also...this style worked well for Tyson against limited fight
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Yep,cant argue with that......you only need to look at Hatton as a perfect example of what you say !....However,when we are talking what go,s on inside a boxing ring as opposed to selling the sport/media etc etc etc.......the truth usually comes out in the end.....and Tyson was no different !.....And if im honest the only thing that really interests me is what go,s on inside a boxing ring.All the best
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Most of this is way over my head and very much out of reach to my limited intelligence i wouldnt even attempt to try to trade views with some of you folk i would need a dictionary to work some of this out ....but its interesting stuff anyhow......... But what exactly is wrong with blind faith ?....we have freedom of thought to change our thinking to whatever suits us whenever we like....how are we not free if we simply follow whats handed down to us without questioning it. Im as guilty as the next man id really love to believe there is a god it would fit in well with everything my old mum
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Like i said,go read a superhero comic if you want excitement drama and hero worship.....top quality boxing is not always exciting or great to watch..... Tyson historically always struggled with tall men,Jose Ribalta,Mitch Green,Tillis,Bonecrusher etc were all 6ft 4 plus and he struggled with them and they were very average boxers....imagine what Lewis would have done to him ! Tyson ended up a cartoon character,if thats to be respected then maybe you shouldnt be questioning why you wouldnt flick the tv over to watch David Haye !
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Hilarious !.....What possible reason could there be to think Tyson in his prime would have beaten Lewis or Holyfield.....the average middle aged man today was impressed by Tyson as a youngster as folk in general are very impressionable as youngsters and without doubt Tyson was a very dramatic fighter. But when you get the hero worship out of the way and the fond memories of watching boxing for free on itv......you quickly realise that a totally untested 218 lb Tyson who with hindsite we know to be a quitter......would have stood no chance whatsoever with a 255 lb Lewis who was technically sup
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If you think a prime Tyson could have beaten a prime Lewis or a prime Holyfield then you are seriously deluded ! Danny Williams yes maybe....Lewis or Holyfield,not in this lifetime or any other !
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From a financial point of view Tyson becoming world champion at 20 was great,particularly in regards to the state of the division at the time. From a boxing point of view it was disastrous as he was nowhere near a complete boxer and if not for how weak the division was would have been exposed much sooner.Holyfield was a pumped up light heavyweight but a very good boxer and a true fighter in his heart,that is a far higher level than Tubbs,Thomas,Biggs and the other dead bodies he splashed around the ring. Kevin Rooney often says that had Cus d,amato not been so driven on producing the youn
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Many would say it was BECAUSE of cus d,amato that he did turn out like he did !.....Taking a kid in and teaching him boxing skills is great,but taking a kid in and allowing him to run riot and do what he wants because you dont want him to leave is another thing.Look what happened when Teddy Atlas put Tyson in line for trying it on with a young girl Cus fired him and allowed Tyson to carry on being an arse to people. As regards Tyson as an athlete and a fighter he simply didnt have what it took,its happened before and will happen again.....part of being a great fighter is mental toughness a
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Thats nothing to do with steroids.....the mans been injecting synthol which is the equivalent of male implants.Looks like he,s used dirty needles and its become infected. Steroids dont make " stuff " pour out of your arms
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If i remember right the timing belt service on them vans is 100k so although 2 grand seems cheap if the belts not been done your looking at another 2/300 quid pretty soon,and 100k is a lot of miles for a flimsy piece of rubber ! Good little vans though my lad swears by them and gets a new one every few years.
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I was quite impressed the way the labrador scratched back in at the end who knows he might have come off the bottom to win....ooops thats not going to go down too well with the fur mummies and daddies i can feel the knives coming out already In all seriousness,the bloke was a complete moron,the fact he,s walking a dog aggressive dog in a very public place is bad enough,the fact he,s happy to put the lead down and fanny about is worse,the fact he has no idea how to break off a dog is worse still !.....If he had any character about him which i doubt,he would find that woman and do the right t
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Cheers Clash thats decent of you....im going to buy one as its not going to be a short job,ive a good size collection of boxing tapes some reasonably rare that are still on vhs and a few folk have told me to hurry up and get them copied onto dvd,talking about 200 plus so i think ebays out . Much obliged for the advice anyway
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Cheers boys....im gathering you cant pause a dvd while recording and just record the bits you want like you could on a tape to tape vhs ?!....and do you lose any quality in the transfer ?..... Spose i,ll just buy one and give it a go,prob walk out the shop with a toaster
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Are there any clever bods out there who know how to put old vhs videos onto dvd ?...Can i just buy a dvd player with a record button,hook them up and record away or is it a bit more technical than that ? Sums up my circle of friends when ive got to come on a hunting forum to ask a techincal question
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What the f**k is that all about ! ere pal woodernit be fukkin funnee if evrywon tiped in de saim axent as wat day spokein !!! Thought it was a pretty poor game but the openers of the group stages usually are,still dont think utd will have much trouble going through and be surprised if rangers make it through......hopefully both will.
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[quote name='runforyourlife' timestamp='1284481889' post='1710159' exactly, imagine someone going on at someone like that in the pub.... over a bet, he'd be K O'd in no time.... anyone wanta bet a oner.... ...jesus christ,are you for real ?? getting all stressed because somebody called you son !!!....up north i spose you might get called chuck or your mrs might get called pet.....down here a bloke might get called son,get over yourself for f**k sake,see a counsellor if your feeling that delicate !
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I think your taking this internet lark a tad too seriously son ......but my apologies if your ego appears to have been dented.....are you the same lad that offered a bet the other month for 100 and when i said make it 1000 the converastion stopped....maybe your not and if so i apologise.....even so,dont get excited pal its only a bit of bollocks talk Oh and.....they might only lose 100 quid either way but its the difference between winning 400 or winning 1600....like i said i dont think you thought it through but never mind we all make mistakes
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[quote name='runforyourlife' timestamp='1284469826' post='1709887' just go put your 100 quid on them then, i dont see your problemm. now we have someone trying to argue about a simple bet. this place is really going down the swany!! ....stone me son relax.... im just taking the piss out of you im not arguing ! Who in their right minds going to bet 4-1 with some fella off the internet when a legitimate betting shop is offering 16-1 for the same bet ....you havent thought this through have you lad Incidentally,Swany is a place in northern ohio....its swanny your looking fo
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I know what you meant......blue square and bet fred have 16-1 for an away win.....if you can better that we,ll talk
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2-1 for a man utd win at home against a side who would barely survive in the English championship !!....blimey thats brave ....make it 4-1 and you might get a taker.
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Which is 2 posts more than somebody who doesnt care would have Hero worship,i dont know the man and i judge a fighter on what he does in the ring not out,personally i always felt he was over rated,simple.
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For somebody who doesnt care you seem to have a lot to say about it....a teeny weeny touch of jealousy maybe ? I couldnt care less about a number of subjects discussed on these boards so i dont bother voicing an opinion on them ..... Sometimes the truth has strange ways of showing itself
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Its called having a competetive nature mate,dont knock yourself for it....its just in some people and not in others,you cant buy it or learn it............and unfortunately you cant just ignore it either ! As regards the sacrifices...." Be true to the sport and the sport will be true to you "......famous old Terry Lawless saying,god rest his soul. Dont overthink it mate.Take care.
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He,s a fool for putting himself in this position,do what you like in private its nobodies buiseness but your own,but when you spend a career putting yourself out with this " one of the lads "....." squeaky clean,boy next door " image.....to then put yourself in a position where a lot of those " ive got the most fans in the entire world " are going to feel let down. Ive no problem with any man doing as he pleases famous or not.......but thats the risks you take when you try so hard to be the publics little darling,you have to live up to it !
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Am i right in thinking this was your first pro fight ?.....I know you say you was in great nick but do you think theres a chance you froze on the big occasion ? You wouldnt be the first and wont be the last and you seem an honest guy so no harm giving it some thought we,re all human after all,sometimes we build things up in our mind to such a degree that we actually become our own worst enemy....I remember building fights up in my mind,playing them through punch for punch to the point where i would drive myself up the wall,i really admired these guys who could push themself to the limit physic
