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    I can well believe it....my father would tell me many stories about him as he fought a few times on Randy Turpin undercards at the White City.Being from East London i was constantly getting told stories of fighters from these parts though Randy Turpin was one of the few ( foreigners ) as he called them,the old fella would talk about
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    I did meet Joe Bugner once not long after he moved to Oz and he wasnt my cuppa tea,but then i dont think he was anyones !...speaking of which,if im not wrong George Biddles took Jack Bodell to a British title win against Bugner ? and possibly managed Richard Dunn when he fought Ali,though i could be wrong.
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    No,what was that and when was it ?....Jack was a little before my time although i was told many stories about him.As a small child my father introduced me to him after the Cooper/Clay fight which he promoted though i dont remember it at all i was too young and not jewish enough for him to pay me much attention His highlight was promoting the Sugar Ray Robinson/Randy Turpin fight which my old dad won a small fortune betting on Turpin at something like 33-1 !
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    Yes i can understand that....although i will say Frank Warren has been great for British fighters. Just out of interest i used to collect a lot of old fight films myself,as you probably know Jim Jacobs who was part of tysons old team had the biggest collection in the world at one stage,it got past down when he died and his son or gr son i forget which,sold them all off....a fiend of a friend managed to get some historic old fights that are worth a fair bit now.....so a collections always worth holding onto
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    I still have a passion for the sport and i dont think its changed that much over the years.....what has changed is the characters,back then it was a massive thing for a young fighter who they signed with be it Duff,Lawless,Solomons,Jarvis Astaire,Mike Barret etc it was all who dangled the biggest carrot in front of you,now for youngsters if you dont sign with Frank Warren you failed ! There was so many trainers,managers and promoters,so many gyms.....nowadays we have gone the american way of pushing all good fighters onto a handful of trainers/managers etc......the game has lost its sense of a
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    Absolutely right and good man for making the point As a few folk on here will know from our sporting bets im very big on a certain local childrens charity close to me.....as much sympathy as i have for the problems around the world there are people in just as much need on our doorsteps,once they are sorted out we can look further afield if we are in a position to help. Its that prick Bob Geldoff who started this shit,before that English people were glad to help other English people,now they all want to be trendy and save a poor starving african like it gives you rights to ownership
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    John Mugabi was one of the biggest wastes of talent ive ever seen,he would have beaten Hagler in that fight if he had more belief in himself but he was a strange fella i remember seeing him at the Royal Oak gym back around 84 Mickey Duff had brought him over and he was sparring with another Duff fighter some might remember named Cornelius Boza Edwards,they were light sparring even though Boza was only a lightweight and Mugabi was light middle at the time.....Mugabi couldnt lay a glove on him and he lost his rag and got out the ring during a round.I was knobbing about on the pads elsewhere and
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    The best time the apbt breed had in this country was the following 10 years after the 91 dda when they were banned and folk were being hit with big fines just for owning them it meant only the real dedicated followers of the breed would keep or breed them,the more strict the law was the higher quality the dogs became.Then when the laws relaxed and a certain kennel of " good dogmen " started selling them out to the pakies they became a fashion item and gradually the quality got lower to the point where the breed as a whole is at its lowest ever since arriving on these shores.I love the breed
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    Best of luck and all that.....i have a pal ive known back since school days who has been in the game over 30 years and still going strong today,he often comments how folk starting up now dont need anywhere near the talent he had when he started out.....he says its like comparing doing a dot to dot picture through tracing paper to natural artistic talent that can create a beautiful picture from nothing. As little as i know im inclined to agree.......then again he might just be a bitter twisted old cxxt !
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    Think thats the same clip that was on here a few years back...and yes its fake ! Never been into all the hong kong fuey shit myself it never impressed me,but ive started reading a book ( which i dont do very often ) called The Warrior Within......its about the philosophy Bruce Lee preached more than martial arts.....he,s certainly a fascinating character and proving a great read.
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    Apart possibly from Ronnie o Sullivan,Higgins surely has to be the most naturally gifted pure snooker players the game has seen,theres plenty better tacticians of both generations,Davis then and John Higgins now....but for pure ability and talent Alex Higgins had few equals.
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    THE A TEAM

    gnasher16 replied to flinty's topic in General Talk

    Havent seen it.......is Quinton Jackson any good as Mr.T ?....I imagine he could play the part pretty good.
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    DREAM TEAM

    gnasher16 replied to a topic in General Talk

    I aint got the foggiest idea what your on about or how it works......but if its footie related im game Surely you could just put the entire West Ham team in
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    On the other hand,you could just say Tyson fell apart when he fought a higher class of fighter.Lewis,Holyfield were not intimidated by him,hence when he couldnt dominate them he curred out instead ! I accept his early career was impressive to youngsters of those days......but the harsh truth is he was simply overated in a very poor era of heavyweight boxing.
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    I'm appalled to read the comments regarding the little Chihuahua being killed by a fox! I'm the Poole & Bournemouth Dog Whisperer, and I can tell you that it happened in front of 4 young children during one of their birthday parties! Before you make up your own assumptions on any story, please get your facts right. The father did indeed run after the fox (who wouldn't if it grabbed your dog?), and the dog was dead. The family are grief stricken, and wouldn't it be nice if you respected their pain and suffering rather than write a heap of s**t! I couldnt care less if you are Moth
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    Couldnt be doing with that i cant stand cats at the best of times.Think id be inclined to ask for the cat to be removed or a refund on a refund on my meal !...Having any animal around while im eating is a no no for me.
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    Its true most Plecs were always a dull coloured fish but useful in tank hygiene,today though with the introduction of the L number Plecs they are a far more attractive fish,i have a Gold Nugget L 177 of decent size,not a cheap fish but does a good job and a nice looking fish.There are a lot of different variety L number Plecs that are very colourful and interesting fish.
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    Its worth keeping in mind most of the popular fish such as Siamese Fighters bought from aquatic centres really are poor specimens these days.The quality of fish available to the retail market today is nowhere near what it was 20 years ago.Its like anything that becomes too popular quality suffers,todays Siamese Fighters are a very long way from true Siamese Fighters,as Watchman says they are actually quite boring fish and are very rarely showed at their best and are a target for fin nippers such as Tiger Barbs etc. Most important is to cycle a new tank correctly before adding fish.The majorit
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    [quote name='watchman' date='16 July 2010 - 03:59 PM' timestamp='1279292353' post= if your just starting out i would go for fish that are relatively easy to keep,you need to decide if you want a species tank or a community tank,this will then give you an idea of what fish you can and cannot keep together. as a beginer i would advise things like,guppys and,platties,with plenty of weed in the tank these will breed readily and give birth to live young,the list is endless for community fish get out there and see what takes your fancy. i used to keep a lot of the american cichlids but you do nee
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    And im sure you have been around long enough to know you cant just go putting labels on a man because of what he looks like Ive lifted weights most of my adult life,i have a younger mrs.....am i a bozo,c**t and possible psycho killer ? Best to judge individuals as individuals.......apart from that i agree with everything your saying.Like yourself i have met lots like him,fortunately you know where you stand with them and its easy to read the situation.... its the little 9 stone weaklings that stick a knife in your back when your not looking that worry me more....well used to anyway im way
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    Like myself my sons a West Ham nut....tonight they are playing Peterborough in a pre season friendly and he,s gone up there with his pals.Just had a phone call from him saying he just had a chat and shook hands with Mike Tyson !!! .... What he,s doing there i dont know,he also said he looked a mess....but kept that to himself
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    Trouble is mate,probably 50% of all prisoners getting released are threatening one thing or another....they cant look into every single case.Most turn out to be nothing but occasionally,as in this instance......he meant it. Personally i just cant believe how angry and upset some folk are getting just because a man lost his head and shot a few people on the spur of the moment,theres plenty worse more revolting crimes happening every day that get a tiny corner on the 7th page of a newspaper that people dont even bother talking about anymore because its so common.....just because this Moat fe
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    This sentance has got to be the most ridiculous pile of nonsense in this entire thread !!.....So because a fellas a big lump who lifts weights and has a younger bird he just has to be a bozo,c**t or even a psychotic killer !.... Well i suppose all niggers are going to pinch your wallet......all pakies smell.....and all fat people are lazy b*****ds Maybe you should go work at Passport control,you can spot a psycho killer from a photograph im sure a real life suicide bomber would be no problem at all !! I believe it was a tragic case of mental weakness and the man got everything h
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    [quote name='littlefish' date='13 July 2010 - 09:32 PM' timestamp='1279053125' post= Previous partners and neighbours say he was a violent man............it does sound like there was a history of abuse and violence from this man. If he was on doors then violence would have come with the territory theres nothing wrong with that....obviously if that spilled over to women/kids/everyday folk then obviously it cant be excused and what go,s around comes around etc..... Only thing i dont understand is if he was a regular on doors then he obviously had a high degree of self control......
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    Nobodies defending him mate,i dont know about what he,s done before but on this case alone i do feel a little sorry for the man,we have all been in situations where we are close to totally losing it for any number of reasons,thankfully 99% of us can think it through and have the mental strength to rationalise,this was clearly a weak and unstable man who tragically acted on impulse.Yes he got what he deserved as you have to pay the price for your actions.But i could never compare this mans crimes to the revolting sicko shit you here and read about every day that doesnt get anywhere near the att
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