The Vault (R.A vs Mayweather)

****sake. Just wrote a big long post about my memories of Lewis-Grant and ESB ****ing timed out when I went to reply.

Oh well, I enjoyed it anyway.

Lennox is BOSS.

 

Freddy Mills looked like a cartoon imo. He tucked his chin behind his shoulder and looked lopsided as a result and that was the extent of his defence. He just brawled like a madman and it was good enough to win the title against Gus Lesnevich. His manager was a dumb mother****er though and had Mills fighting often and against heavyweights he had no business fighting. He faced Bruce Woodcock who knocked him out before he even defend the title and was also put in against Joe Baksi who beat the shite out of him in 6. His next fight after Woodcock knocked him out was a title defence was against Joey Maxim who, shock horror, knocked him out. I think the way he was handled was similar to the terrible job Bob Arum has done with Pacquiao. Yeah it's great watching a smaller man beat up bigger fighters (or in Mills case put up a demented losing effort) but that **** can ruin a fighter.

With a more sober matchmaker Mills could have had a better career and I'm speculating here but he probably suffered multiple concussions to the point of getting terrible depression and that's why he killed himself.

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Past his best and unable to keep the assault going.

Come forward fighters without a great defence need protecting more than any other type of boxer imo. Hatton was thrown in with Collazo which was just dumb and it was on shortish notice. He was supposed to defend his title instead he had to move up and fight a big Welterweight because his new promoter dropped the ball and he took a beating in the last round. That was a waste of a fight and bad for his longevity.

 

Re the Turpin fight, typical british early stoppage!! :silly

 

Anyone got a link for De La Hoya vs Mayweather with the Sky commentary?

 

I eventually found the real HBO documentary on Dicky Eklund as featured in 'The Fighter'.

Cracking watch, pleased he's on a better path now.

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/high_on_crack_street_lost_lives_in_lowell

 

In all due respect I wouldn't want Sky commentary on DLH - Floyd. I have the Sky DVD and a US copy too, the latter is the better.

 

Sky Box Office broadcast of Hatton/Tszyu on one video

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The atmosphere!

 

I never knew that. :think

According to Google they actually fought several times. Did Booth ever get the best of him? That is mad if so. :yep

 

Cool thread, btw.

 

That was funny Mayweather really did look like a total weapon and got owned by RA!

The fact that he even called up the radio station because some relatively unknown rapper had criticised him in a freestyle really does show that PBF is massively insecure!