McAllister Vs Murray preview:Check it out

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Hey forum regs.. please could you let me know what you think?
     
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  3. trotter

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    Excellent preview Jeff. I said it the other day but you have a really good writing style.

    Entertaining, punchy and well informed. Good mix of fact, opinion and questions that need to be answered.

    It heightened my anticipation for the fight and ultimately that's the name of the game, surely. You did it without resorting to hyperbole, or glossing over the cons of both guy's careers.

    I think a little more about how you think the fight might pan out, and the comparative physical/technical abilities of both guys, would have been the icing on the cake.

    Where / how did you learn to write? I do a little bit for my job. It's a hell of a lot harder than people would imagine. You (well, I anyway) agonise over nearly every word and it's hard not to use the same phrases time and again. You have a really good variety.
     
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  4. MightyLondoner

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    Great article Jeff! Keep them coming.
     
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  5. tommysimmo

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    Good article, looking forward to the fight more because of reading that. Anybody know the best place to get tickets?
     
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  6. brown bomber

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    Glad you liked it mate. That is exactly what I was aiming for with the article and the reason why I didn't go into the way the fight was going to pan out was because i'm pretty sure one of their more senior writers will be doing that later this week.

    Whilst been an exceptional mathimatitian as a child, I actually struggled massively with my reading and writing until about the age of 13 at which time I began reading a magazine called Boxing News.

    I had massive problems as a child and could seldom concentrate for more then a few minutes. In fact I have since been told by a nurse that I had all the symptoms of an ADHD sufferer, but it wasn't really recognized as an illness when I was a child.

    I spent most English lessons staring in through the window of the classroom from the outside, after been kicked out for acting a tit. I came out of school with a D in English but once I discovered reading could be enjoyable, my skills as a writer improved immeasurably and now at work I produce all of the documentation, be it letters to clients, Method Statements, Risk Assessments etc... I like writing poetry too and also short stories but it has to be something I feel strongly about or my mind wanders.

    I make many, many punctuation errors as I have never been shown how to correctly grammer a sentence but I usually pick up on the errors when I proof read. I'm still improving though so hopefully one day it may be something I get to cash in on... What better way to make money then doing something you love?
     
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  7. D Coldwell

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    Well done Jeff.
    Great read, good to see ya contributing to the game.
     
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  8. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :D Thank you Mr Coldwell. I hope trainings going well. I'm sure you have a different opinion to mine and it will be a great result if you guys can pull it off, I just think its a very difficult fight for Lee. But he's got one of the best young trainers in the sport in his corner so who knows. :good
     
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  9. brown bomber

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    Lol thats both Joe Gallagher and David Coldwell who have wrote to me about my article, add to that Billy Nelson about the Gomez article.... I'm going to have to stay in shape in case I upset somebody. :)
     
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  10. robster

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    Great to see guys like Dave Coldwell, Curtis Woodhouse and all the other pro's actively supporting the forum.

    As a Scot, Dave, I'm in your corner for Saturday. Come on the Aberdeen Assassin!!!:bbb
     
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  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    come on lee

    brilliant articule jeff didnt know you had fought him and i know it is hard to beat lee in aberdeen but unlucky mate.

    i think lee will win as murray dosent cope well with boxers and looks 1 dimensional and i think dave coldwell will improve lee alot.
     
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  12. c woodhouse

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    yea top stuff jeff you defo got some talent in that pen sorry to upset you but im going to go for lee in a upset his belief has made me a believer think it will be a top fight
     
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  13. Thomasl19

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    Nice1
     
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  14. D Coldwell

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    lol, flattery will get u places mate..u learning fast! Haha.
    Thanks mate, appreciate that.
    I totally understand what u saying tho, Lee is up against it and he knows it.
    I've trained him since before his last fight and he is improving, he wants to learn...I was like u and plenty others who had heard plenty of what he's had to say, but never seen him fight.
    Looking at records, this is a huge step up for him as Murray is a great talent.He has a very very good trainer in Joe and will be in great shape for the fight. I rate him highly but feel he's beatable,not a super talent as he's a little too hittable. Although his last fight against Meager was very impressive,best defensive showing he's had..and the attack was brutal.
    But having Lee up close, working with him, he is very very keen to learn and despite all the talk, is willing to listen!
    He is much better now he is focused, teaming up with Tommy Gilmour was a great move as Tommy suffers no fools.Lee is 100% focused and looks at this fight to prove himself,show people he isn't all chat.. he knows he hasn't fought any great names, but he knows what he's capable of.And we both know John is going to be in the toughest fight of his career. People could well be shocked at what they see next week. . We've had great sparring, his weight is fantastic, and what will suprise people is he's coming to wigan to knock Murray out.
    He can be slippery, he will be slippery, but now its time to show people he can punch too.
     
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  15. D Coldwell

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    Nice one mate!
    Will u be there or watchin on tv?
     
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