Jeff Harding

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  1. Straight Shoota

    Straight Shoota Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At 29,coming of a close loss to one of the greats in McCallum,why did he retire?
     
  2. wide_open_road

    wide_open_road Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There was a endless party to attend, I'm pretty sure he only just left, but who knows? He may have gone back, not sure
     
  3. swilson120

    swilson120 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He was never gonna be a fighter than got better with age took too many punches
     
  4. rusty nails

    rusty nails Tszyu for PM!! Full Member

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    mccallum one of the greats??
     
  5. ipswich express

    ipswich express Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He sure was.
     
  6. Coetzeefan101

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    His fight with Tom Collins was the Hagler-Hearns of the Light heavyweights.
     
  7. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    My mate Tony was going great guns in the Commonwealth games back in the day until he ran into the body snatcher , mustard in a vest and IMO
    an ATG pro , just brilliant ,
     
  8. swingin

    swingin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    its a well known fact that harding would have beaten any welshman in history in his weight class.....
     
  9. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm sure our Eddie Avoth ( the guy who stopped Mr Thornberry ) or Joe who stopped Mr Thornberrys boy Ricky would have had something to say about that @ L/ Heavy , truth be told I loved watching Jeff back then ( respected the hell out of him ) so won't take this debate down our normal route so will just say "Maybe " .
     
  10. swingin

    swingin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ****. i thought youd bite harder than that:yep.....just shows the welshmans lack of power...

    trev...cut eye stopage (cut already weeks earlier)
    rick...points decision
     
  11. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm sure Trev don't go around talking bull**** like you about his moment in the sun , he would probably have wished Eddie well in his career and his next fight with Chrissy Finnegan .

    Joe Calzaghe probably fought one of his top five **** feasts v Ricky and still cruised home by a street and would have probably been too much for Harding IMO .
     
  12. swingin

    swingin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    trevs a great old fella.

    rick gave old slappa a scare in the 7th, near koing him. ah well.
     
  13. JOSEY WALES

    JOSEY WALES Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm sure Trevor is and Calzaghe was down less than a handful of times in his career ( three by legit punches ) so I doubt your second comment , you know the thornberry fight is probably the only other fight alongside the Ashira fight that is too boring to watch a second time .
     
  14. Trumpy

    Trumpy Active Member Full Member

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    Thonberry got owned by Slappy calagzie , GOOD ana PROPER ..Lets not get carried away with patriasm , because not many have actually seen the fight , it amazes me the amount of people who comment on stuff they were told ..

    I ws on holiday in britain , and went to watch it, believe me Thornberry tried his best and full credit to him , he done himself proud , but Joe was at his worst and still done the job easy .
     
  15. swingin

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    just watch the 7th round. joe gets a little *****. no, im not quoting the rumours....:yep