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Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by SkillspayBills, Dec 22, 2011.


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  1. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I feel really young :(
     
    sadlittleboy, Dec 22, 2011
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  2. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    :good It's nice Geoff got a mention he was a really solid champion.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9xaIIcLt_k[/ame]
     
    SkillspayBills, Dec 22, 2011
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  3. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    I think he'd beat Brodie and Mccollough pretty handily. Harrison would've been tougher for him. Scott had mauling down to a tee and also had physicality on him. That would've been a great fight.
     
    slip&counter, Dec 22, 2011
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  4. Dunky McCafferty

    Dunky McCafferty Boxing Junkie banned

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    Funny thing is, I used to feel the same way when I started posting here back in 2004, being a boxing fan the years fly in, trust me:deal
     
    Dunky McCafferty, Dec 22, 2011
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  5. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    Cheers Slip :good.

    One thing that is far different to nowadays is the quality of foreign foes as well when you look at guys we had come over and fight even for baubles the quality was there. Affif Djelti, Simon Ramoni who i believe was robbed by Brodie. Winky Wright even came over for 3 fights which was lovely to see as he brushed aside our boys with ease.
     
    SkillspayBills, Dec 22, 2011
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  6. WalletInspector

    WalletInspector Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Scott Harrison... unfortunately.
     
    WalletInspector, Dec 22, 2011
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  7. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think my issue was not having Sky in the 1990's. I turn 24 on Friday so I'm not THAT young, I just missed the early days of Sky Sports :lol:
     
    sadlittleboy, Dec 22, 2011
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  8. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    :lol: Year older then me, yep i was lucky that in end my dad got Sky cos i didn't get it till i was 7/8 i think. My dad partly got it to watch football but for the boxing which was really good back then.
     
    SkillspayBills, Dec 22, 2011
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  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Spot on, mate. That's another reason the 90's is so underrated. There was something a little more authentic about what was being imported.
     
    slip&counter, Dec 22, 2011
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  10. Dunky McCafferty

    Dunky McCafferty Boxing Junkie banned

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    :shock:

    :lol:

    wallet, if I can still love Eubank to this day, you can still like Scotty:deal

    boxing forums are a double edged sword if you ask me, its great to talk to your fellow fan, but having to talk to the poisonous characters eventually poisons your own opinions... negativity spreads like a virus on ESB.

    but thats for another debate:good
     
    Dunky McCafferty, Dec 22, 2011
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  11. HitmanHatton

    HitmanHatton Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I used to be a big fan of Alex Arthur, he was world class in his prime IMO.
     
    HitmanHatton, Dec 23, 2011
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  12. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    i get a shiver up me when i see his name mentioned and it reminds me of one of the best fights i ever seen with him and michael gomez
     
    doug.ie, Dec 23, 2011
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  13. SkillspayBills

    SkillspayBills Mandanda Running E-Pen Full Member

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    TBH for all the stick he gets your right the kid was very good, worked well to head and body. He beat some good fighters and ran European scene with ease a lot of people forget that. The Gomez fight done him sadly even though he bounced back well i think it took his edge and he had this terrible lack of concentration during a fight.
     
    SkillspayBills, Dec 23, 2011
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  14. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    there have been some belting fighters mentioned, tony sibson for instance was a hell of a fighter with charisma to match.i remember his big wins over sibson, davison and john collins.i can remember his early pro fights with eddie smith then later with tough kevin finnegan and gratien tonna too.
    one of my other favourites from later on was scrap iron ryan who was never in a dull fight win or lose.
     
    turpinr, Dec 23, 2011
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  15. Kid Lucky

    Kid Lucky Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Liked Paul 'Hoko' Hodkinson - he was a decent little fighter with an exciting style and a good left hook and was like a poor man's Barry McGuigan. He used to have an annoying habit of pulling up his shorts all the time.

    Used to be on the telly quite a lot too but got beaten by a Mexican called Vargas who looked a bit special at the time for his FW title but don't think he went on to do much.
     
    Kid Lucky, Dec 23, 2011
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