Floyd training in England, London fans going wild

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by pirlo, May 22, 2009.


  1. Imperial1

    Imperial1 VIP Member Full Member

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    I truly beleive he was a bit envious of Hatton's fan base ..I mean the hysteria at his weigh ins alone would make any boxer want that !
     
  2. FrochPascal

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    i was there and the atmosphere was quite different to the sky interviews. People were going crazy...it was crazyy
     
  3. Toopretty

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    What? I thought you guys hated the man. lol
     
  4. kgs83

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    Really just hated for the one fight versus Hatton. But on his own i think most fans over here would appreciate him. Similarily if say Cotto, Pac or SSM did a public workout over here.
    I think many fans would go to that an all, I know i would, unfortunately i couldn't get in to this one, waited for about an 1hr and a half. Thats time i'll never get back :(

    It was badly organised, it should have been held in the o2 center.
     
  5. FrochPascal

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    yeh the peacock people i.e 'security guards' etc were a bad joke. It could have turned really ugly and really sad. Thank God it didnt. Floyd did hes thing, the fans that were inside provided a great atmosphere.
     
  6. kgs83

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    Totally, the guards didn't have a brain cell between them; you hear when they kept shouting 'Step back! Step back!" i was thinking how the **** can i step back, theres a million people behind me. At one point a few fans tried to make a break for it into the gym.....that was funny. Unfortunately for the fans, they failed lol

    Why didn't they have a barrier for ****s sake and make people queue in a line, they made it a free for all.
     
  7. Arran

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    2 and a half hours I ****ing waited, 220 mile trip and I coulnt even get in!..... and I was there an hour early!

    did they let anybody in after they tried to drop the shutters and we all stopped them coming down? I was about 2 foot from the door, but gave up when the window got broke and the shutter came down................step back!
     
  8. Arran

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    did anyone see the young lad who got crushed and passed out, he got taken inside by the doormen, cant have been older than 18, he looked ****ed through the window where I could see him.
     
  9. mariancobretti

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    I couldnt get in my bro..got in though....awsome to see a genuine superstar in the UK in his prime training...


    would be great if we got to see a genuine skilled champ like Mayweather fight in his prime.


    Sorry fellow Brits...seeing Calzaghe slap old timers doesnt do it for me.

    Get Floyd over here!!
     
  10. Arran

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    Finally, since we didnt all get in, why couldnt he go up on the balcony where the camermen were and say a few words on the mic? Some of us ****ers done 220 miles for that punk to turn up 90 minutes late and not even see him..... well for a split second, that was it.
     
  11. kgs83

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    More good american fighters should do the same, as i said before i would love to see a Cotto/Pac/SSM fight over here and me sure they could sell many tickets (dependant on the opponent of course)
     
  12. Arran

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    Was Kieron Dyer there? I turned round to see who I thought was Kieron Dyer, was gonna abuse the twat (in a jovial way), but then I lost him. I just got home and my mate reckons Kieran was on SSN, how did that ****er get in, he was behind me. Did anyone see Degale?
     
  13. TommyV

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    Arran. :-(

    I went down there eventually aswell, about 5 to 3 though, waited for literally a few minutes and knew we weren't going to get back in so ****ed off back home.

    I only live 10 minutes drive away, I'm be pissed if I travelled from Warwickshire like you.
     
  14. Arran

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    I got there a 2.05 and still didnt get in, it wasnt due to start till 3, he didnt even turn up till 4.30
     
  15. Iron Mike

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    I got there at 12.30 and never got in. The whole event was a bit of a shambles and it could have turned nasty. All I kept hearing was 'Step back!'. I was surrounded by people and feared getting crushed so I had to get out.