SBW V Botha

[Manu Vatuvei]

Originally Posted by Manu Vatuvei

Well I apologise, I've been living under the misapprehension he's always been a leaguie. This has rocked me a bit, not much of a Union man

Funnily enough I know a lot of guys in those 1996/1997 Auckland West teams, same place and era as well....

Funny how they only keep a record of the Roller Mills, it's under-53kg right (or was)? You'd think most of the kids these days would be coming through the open weight stuff...

I see it's now 55kg...and I think back in the old days it was 8 stone which is more like 51kg.

Still, most 11-12 year old gun rugby players these days would struggle to make that!

[Son of Gaul]

Originally Posted by james5000

He's from NZ he's obviously played a ton of Rugby growing up. Not to mention he was only 22 when he left the dogs any way

Weigh in result = SBW 107kg Botha 115.25kg

Uh-oh. Looks like the buffalo's taking this seriously.

[Francis75]

Originally Posted by IrnBruMan

Why not?

Why would I ?

[HookMeister]

Originally Posted by straightshot25

SBW may lack in experience however this is clearly made up for in atheleticism, Botha doesn't have the fitness to go 12. I think SBW by decision. What about you guys?

Sonny has no idea what he's in for. They might think they do. But Sonny is a weekend warrior, Frans Botha is a seasoned professional, even at 44.
Botha had two fights last year (2012). He lost a UD over 10 rounds in September, and a tko in the 11th, in March. He went 12 rounds with Michael Grant in November 2011. He went eight rounds with Holyfield, April 2010. Botha is going to punch Sonny so hard in the liver we'll be able to see it coming up in his mouth.

[darkhorse]

..i hopein' Sonny Bill at least passes his gut check..to survive he must stay outside against this bloke..

[IrnBruMan]

Originally Posted by Francis75

Why would I ?

Why would you what?

[IrnBruMan]

From the brief snippet I saw on the news of the weigh-in, Botha looks pretty fit, not carrying as much of a gut as I expected he would be...but it looked like a massive height difference although this pic doesn't look too bad:

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[Francis75]

Originally Posted by IrnBruMan

Why would you what?

You asked the question and I answered it.

[IrnBruMan]

Weigh-in footage here:

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[IrnBruMan]

Originally Posted by Francis75

You asked the question and I answered it.

What question?

What answer?

Explain yourself.

[Francis75]

Originally Posted by IrnBruMan

What question?

What answer?

Explain yourself.

You're the one questioning me. I'm just answering your questions. I feel like I'm being water boarded by this inquisition.

[IrnBruMan]

Originally Posted by Francis75

You're the one questioning me. I'm just answering your questions. I feel like I'm being water boarded by this inquisition.

What inquisition?

What is "water boarded"?

[darkhorse]

.. i love the Hulk Hogan look..

[Francis75]

Originally Posted by IrnBruMan

What inquisition?

What is "water boarded"?

You need to ask yourself those questions. Only you have those answers.

[IrnBruMan]

Originally Posted by Francis75

You need to ask yourself those questions. Only you have those answers.

Why?

What answers?

Answer these.