Antony Small

[DonPrestige]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

What was up with that retarded ring entrance? All of a sudden its popular to be a freaking Muslim!!!! Fuck me this is boxing not some prayer meeting.Boy was i glad old war horse Bradley KO`ed his cocky arse.I thought he could have been something special but his arrogance for a rookie is fucking annoying.Oh well there goes his world class asperations

I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.

[doggyland]

Originally Posted by rooq

to be honest, as a muslim i was as offended....

coming out to a prayer whilst wearing a scream mask? thats like a devout christian attending sunday service dressed as freddie kruger.

keep sports and religeon separate...

as for anthony small, he looked ok in the first couple of rounds, but he just does not have enough natural ability to pull off that kind of fighting style. its like he made a decision to imitate roy jones jr before he made the decision to learn how to box.

Well said -

[doggyland]

Originally Posted by archie

completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

What time did the fight start then Archie?

[Jack Dempsey]

Originally Posted by sandwichsurgeon

Serves him right getting taken care of like that, anyone that calls themself "Sugar Ray Clay" needs a good spanking if ya ask me.

Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jnr!!! no less

[mmickyward]

Originally Posted by DonPrestige

I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.

Agreed the commentary was so biased towards bradly pryce.Small tried to fight off the ropes and hes not slick enough to do so.He should re learn the basics instead of watching roy jones jnr tapes.

I think boxing and religion should be kept seperate to some extent.Theres nothing wrong with being proud about your religion bu hearing a boxer praise allah/jesus/satan for being punched in the head for 30 minutes is really annoying

[Napuis]

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

[stake501]

Originally Posted by DoppelGanger

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

Absolute rubbish,he was trying some sort of crap rope-a-dope tactic....he got caught, obviously pryce is not a big hitter, because small didnt even look like going down, he stayed on his feet and if the ref hadnt jumped in would have recovered almost straight away. Why not give small a standing eight (is that allowed) if he thought he was getting clattered.

in the post fight interview, although again chatting like a knob, small seemed perfectly fine, and that was just after the rediculous stoppage.

this should have been a cracking fight which I am sure Pryce would have done well in, but a legitimate stoppage - no way. I dont even like Small and prefer the limited Pryce but the viewing public (who cares about us) were robbed.

[scurlaruntings]

Originally Posted by DonPrestige

I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.

Balls? Everyone seems to be a muslim these days like its a new fad! There all walking around in there burkha`s like its a new age thing or some show of defiance.Seeing as things are quite sensitive and tentative in regards to the subject of Muslims id say it was VERY distasteful.There is NO connection between boxing and a mans religion.

[SevenSamurai]

Originally Posted by archie

completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

He is exactly what boxing needs I agree. I really like his style and he is obviously highly skilled. Its unfortunate he got a dodgy refereeing decision. I was scoring the fight very closely at the time, and I had him two points behind. Which means he would have had to have won every round bar one from then in to win the fight. Unlikely, I think but not impossible. What cost him the fight was laying on the ropes and being lazy.

[SevenSamurai]

Originally Posted by DoppelGanger

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

A fighter should be stopped if they are so badly hurt they are unable to continue. Small as stated already was playing with Pryce and pretending to be hurt. Small was able to continue when it was stopped if you watch the fight...

[archie]

Originally Posted by doggyland

What time did the fight start then Archie?

Are you suggesting that the late start time of this fight may have affected the refs judgement?

[Vantage_West]

Originally Posted by rooq

my favourite thing about the stoppage was the way pryce just dropped his arms and looked at small after he'd knocked him back onto the ropes.

that should be on the bad ass moves thread
left hook right hand left hook and flump anthony started pedalling backwards while pryce just waits for him i hope pryce does get a title tilt later in his career he is the guy i like has no disrespect but doesnt like the guy either

[Vantage_West]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

Balls? Everyone seems to be a muslim these days like its a new fad! There all walking around in there burkha`s like its a new age thing or some show of defiance.Seeing as things are quite sensitive and tentative in regards to the subject of Muslims id say it was VERY distasteful.There is NO connection between boxing and a mans religion.

whats wrong with you should we pick up the teachings from are lord and walk down the street carrying a 7 foot crucifix...dude it's only a religeon it means a set of rules people belive in....thats it it doesnt mean your a good boxer or not it doesnt mean that you will be bombed it doesnt not mean that it's us vs them it's typical non relations with islam to the commmunity...i agree with you that there is this defince thing but still im sure they are muslim and have faith in the koraan

[Vantage_West]

Originally Posted by mmickyward

Agreed the commentary was so biased towards bradly pryce.Small tried to fight off the ropes and hes not slick enough to do so.He should re learn the basics instead of watching roy jones jnr tapes.

I think boxing and religion should be kept seperate to some extent.Theres nothing wrong with being proud about your religion bu hearing a boxer praise allah/jesus/satan for being punched in the head for 30 minutes is really annoying

exactly this is what pisses me off about mundine lovers he has athletic abilty but no or limted boxing skills. now if you look at roy jones the guiy was born and bred in the gym his father sent him there eveyr day training or not training just taking in the atmosphere he was a world class boxer with a pedigree he was a great boxer (in the technical term not just a man who laces gloves) with a smart head and a fine tuned body these men dont have it but have the athleticism to do so.i hope small learns from this and comes back better than before a proper article.
anyways i hope he says to himself he was hrt but was abble to continue

but also danny williams always says "praise allah for the victory"...i have no quarms about that he shows he is muslim but doesnt mix it with boxing.

[Vantage_West]

man this is a good thread it has all the traits i like the
young boxers
personality of boxers
politics
and modern british boxing