Watched Holmes Shavers 1 Yesterday

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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Watched this fight through You Tube ,on my new 42" TV , nice to see it on the big screen .
    Very fast paced ,exciting heavyweight fight.
    It got me thinking about the last time I saw a great heavyweight scrap,and just as sad ,when am I likely to see another?
     
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  2. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've been watching a heap of Holmes lately. Thoroughly enjoyed watching his scraps with Witherspoon, Carl Williams and even Bobick from the Ali -v- Frazier III undercard.
     
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I remember getting up Sunday mornings sitting in front of the screen stuffing bacon sandwiches in my face,watching Larry against Snipes, Cooney , Bey,ect, and all for free.:good
     
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  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Master Boxing class by the great Holmes.
     
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  5. apollack

    apollack Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That was the fight that convinced the doubters like Cosell and showed them that Holmes was for real. Holmes basically dominated Shavers in that first fight and put on a brilliant boxing exhibition.
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I think you remember wrong cuz Holmes Conney sure wasn't free or on a Sunday morning, least not stateside.
     
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  7. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    If people leave the US they don't eventually fall of the edge of the world. I live in the UK, of which America is a colony,[ we would have colonised Portugal, but there's nowt there but golf courses] . Holmes/ Cooney was gratis in G.B. I taped it to keep on the Sunday morning, still got it on VHS.


    Had to come back,it's occured to me that the Holmes /Conney fight might have been P4V.


    Am certain the Holmes /Cooney one was free in GREAT BRITTANIA though.

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  8. salsanchezfan

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    Tell me about these bacon sandwiches...........? :p
     
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  9. Philly-Tough

    Philly-Tough Active Member Full Member

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    Wait till this saturday Eddie Chambers vs Tomasz Adamak, even if there is a lack of drama, will show pretty high level boxing (compared to the rest of the bunch during today) at a competitive level. I'm looking forward to this moreso than I can remember for a heavyweight fight.
     
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  10. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Thanks for the heads up ,I will try and catch it.:good
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    No good for a young athlete like yourself, can't do someone like me any more damage.:lol:
     
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  12. Philly-Tough

    Philly-Tough Active Member Full Member

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    No probs :thumbsup

    While it won't exactly be a Holmes-Shavers you have two well schooled heavyweights. For me the winner of this one is clearly the third best heavyweight in the world. Its as good as it gets and at least theres no ugly Klitschko style involved (I respect them, but struggle to watch them).
     
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  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Me too, they bore the **** out of me. Just watched Ward /Gatti 3 on ESPN, those were the days:good
     
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  14. Philly-Tough

    Philly-Tough Active Member Full Member

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    Of course, but great fights happen evrey year.

    2008- Israel Vasquez vs Rafael Marquez 3. About as good as its gets
     
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  15. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Give me a classic fight and a bacon sandwhich and I'm in heaven.
     
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