gnasher16
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I was really pleased to see a fair and correct decision...i was sure beforehand that if it went to a close decision hopkins would get the nod...but for once the outcome was spot on even if the scorecards were somewhat strange....personally i had it 115-113 for Joe....although the punch stats show joe landing so many more punches in pro boxing unlike amateur stats dont score points....i dont buy into this " slapping " calzaghe punches,BUT the fact is a punch that does not land with the knuckle part of the glove will not go down as a scoring punch even though it will count on the stats sheet as
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Its worth remembering.....an american fighting in les vegas....with 3 las vegas judges !!...in a fight very likely to go the distance..... Also,hopkins has brought in freddie roach,a brilliant trainer tactically...... End of his career or not this will be a great victory for calzaghe........im picking a points win for hopkins....maybe a controversial one.
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He said it in his book Bill.....give me a few days and i,ll even let you know what page !......another few notable points he spoke of in his book were..." i would never fight a war like the benn- eubank fight "....." i would never put myself in a fight like that where i knew injury was a serious threat ".....im not bashing joe i think he probably is one of the all time greats in his division....i just feel he has no right to expect the recognition worldwide that he does when he simply hasnt showed enough willingness to meet and beat the best......its unrealistic to expect roy jones / bernard h
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This also is only an opinion as i dont know the kid.....but i do think it a little odd when anyone old or young has a lot of dogs pass through their hands while money is being exchanged......especially dogs of such varying breeds.....a lot of dogs of one breed you could say the person specialises in that breed....if no money is changing hands you could say the person is a genuine dog lover doing right by the canine species in general...inwhich case if he has a good kennel set up,his dogs recieve good treatment and care,then good on him...but a lot of different breeds being bought and sold and
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The fight was talked about many times.....but as with most of the top yanks they disregarded calzaghe when joe made it clear from early on that he wouldnt go to america,and rightly so in my opinion....america is the boxing capital of the world thats just how it is....in his book calzaghe himself asks why he should travel when he is champ.....then he hinted at his fear of flying.....so why go now ???....joe never wanted career defining fights...he wanted to keep an unbeaten record at any cost.....he also admitted he has never taken a fight he thought he might lose....this fight could and should
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I think calzaghe has the style and stamina to take a points win.....BUT ...my moneys on hopkins to take a slim and maybe very controversial points win.....you can bet your boxxxxks if its close hopkins will get the nod and personally i cant see either knocking each other out.... I think its only fair that calzaghe gets no great credit even if he totally overwhelms hopkins....he should have taken the plunge and took this fight 7 years ago.....but as is the way with our top fighters these days they wait till the best are on the slide and then try to claim a great victory.... Good luck to joe b
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Feel for you mate........hope theres a happy ending.
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Everybody sets their own standards....no matter who the person or what the dog at the end of the day the only person a dog needs to please is its owner and if the owners pleased with his dog its a good dog.....nobody is happy with a dog that cant or wont do the job we expect it to do.....but if we set our standards very high their is going to be more " shit " dogs than good dogs...if our standards are very low there will be more "good " and "great " dogs talked about......so naturally we can only judge a dog by our own standards which may be very different to somebody elses.....1 man may have
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Personally i dont think he needs a real test,but part of the problem with hyping someone like they have done with khan...is you are then under pressure to fight big names....i dont think khan is ready for the top level fighters yet but i think he will now get pushed into them before he is ready....boxers are not machines,they all grow,learn,mature and improve at different rates...i believe khan needs more hard gym time myself but he is too busy running round putting his face everywhere which is another drawback to being touted as a star before you are one !
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barry mcguigan is paid to give his views on boxing and boxers,he,s not paid to hype people....if he was he would hype every fighter not just khan.... i make you dead right about the hype that the public swallows.....and this has been my argument since the start of khans career.....the first 2 years of khans career has been absolutely no different to any other talented fighter...no different to nigel benn ...no different to tyson or any other young prospect.....if the public want to fall for all the hype and bullshit and expect young prospects to be getting beaten up while they are learning th
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So with all this trashing of khan none of yous would think him good enough to win a version of a world title i take it ?.....well i,ll take bets with all and anyone who wants to...that he will within 2 years..... I dont like the kid but i recognise talent reagrdless of what colour or religion they are and i said from around his 4th or 5th pro fight that he had the talent to go all the way...wee barry mcguigan said the same and the last fighter he stuck his neck out and said the same about at such an early stage of their career was nigel benn !...which for me says something about his judgement
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I know theres a few boxing fans on here,i dont often look at youtube but thought id have a flick through some of my favorite moments in the sport......this for me was the greatest single round in boxing history..... We all often over use the words " hard men " but for me they dont come much harder than this when it comes to raw courage and competetive spirit......these 2 never fought for the title,and were great friends with tons of respect for each other,both quiet humble men who simply had incredible will to win.....2 genuine " hard men " showing incredible warrior like spirit......
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piss poor decision that....how could he not see it from 5 yards !....fancy liverpool to get through now
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WELL MATE , YRS AGO I REMEMBER SITTING WATCHING HIM IN ON VIDEO IN A MATES HOME ......... HE WASNT A BAD HAND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A FEW FRIENDS OF HIS ....... SHAME IS ........... THAT MEN LIKE HIM NEVER GOT THEIR STORY TOLD , THE BOOKS OF THESE SORT BY LENNY MCLEAN / BARTLEY GORMAN ETC NEVER TELL THE TRUTH ....... NO DEFEATS JUST WINS ... SAD TO HEAR OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS PASSING ALL THE BEST DUCKWING Your right mate....i believe he beat mclean twice but it was before lenny really made a big name in them circles...id stick my neck out and say len
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shame that....he was from luton way if i remember right,it was a few years ago i heard he was bang in trouble so not surprised to hear that...decent fella by all acounts.......RIP.
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...amazing...a middlesboro fan !!!....seen a few of thier games on the telly,nice shiny seats they got at that ground
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saw him fight in the flesh back in the day mate....not long before he beat lenny mclean...i hear he,s not doing too good these days apparently the beer got the better of him and he,s down to skin and bone now unfortunately....
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they didnt nick him mate he just didnt want o play for them anymore. he was just in the shop window at west ham to prove he could do it in the prem. well that and the fact no other team wanted them at the time because they where not sure about the legal side of him bing owned by someone else jamie...it was a joke mate
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i have been /am a fan of football season ticket at my club for 20 years or so ......just telling it like it is and my face has never been six inches from your face .................... yis fellman ho ho ho... he he he...that was so funny i nearly pulled my own pint !....likewise im only telling it like it is and rugby fans are constantly slagging football...it dont work the other way,cant think of any other reason than jealousy myself,maybe im wrong.
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and the hammers last game of last year......then they had to nick the player who scored !
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I wonder if thats anything to do with the influx of foreign players by any chance....i remember watching the 86 world cup for example...and laughing at the way other countries players rolled around the floor every time they was touched....now they are all over here ! stands to reason really.
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I think the word your looking for mate is ..." jealousy "....the reason footballers earn so much money and rugby players dont is not many people give a bollock about rugby ! if your average rugby player earns the price of a round of drinks per week and your average premier league footballer is on 50k,theres a reason why ! Why is it rugby fans are always slagging off footballers but football fans dont slag off rugby players...my guess is jealousy. By the way.....i would have serious doubts about any " real man " who was happy to have his face 6 inches from other mens arseholes....
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Di canio certainly didnt have legend type status down at west ham.....in fact he took a lot of stick when he first arrived...upton park crowds have always been hard on a foreigner who doesnt give 100 %....just ask that prick boa morte .........at the start di canio wanted the ball at his feet or he would just stand with his hands in the air.....but credit where its due he had fantastic ability and put in some great displays and was well liked....certainly not legendary status though.
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Absolutely right i noticed that...thats the problem with chelsea these days,they have no real loyalty to their club,just their team...it could be ANY team of 11 bob smiths costing 25 million each !...lets face it if the russian had bought doncaster united,macclesfield town....or even newcastle utd ...that team would be where chelsea are today.....if chelsea were relegated next year there attendance would half,fact!......when west ham went down a few years ago our average attendance dropped by less than 1000...... Some things tell their own truths...1 being,you dont see many old chelsea fans
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West ham might be a shit team mate...but when it comes to history and respect...we are WAY above a flash in the pan team like chelsea....and this is my point.....west ham have history,tradition and pride.....i remember a time when west ham refused to buy a player whos roots were outside london,let alone england.....count how many other premier league teams play at least 7/8 english players week in week out,many of whom have been spotted by their own scouts and brought through the youth system as kids......believe me,if west ham fielded a team of foreign players every week there would be uproar
