What is James Thunder up to these days?

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  1. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember some his fights,he seemed a good fighter some nights and awful on others like the Harris fight.Just wondered if he was still fighting.
     
  2. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    Not fighting and from what I've heard living in Vegas not doing so well. Others may care to elaborate.
     
  3. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    One of the most exciting boxers of his era IMO, especially in Oz before he went to the States.

    Have also heard some not so good news on how he's travelling now.
     
  4. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its a shame to hear he aint doing so good.He reminds me a little of our guy Danny Williams,great when on form and awful when not.But good to watch either way.
     
  5. LeonMcS

    LeonMcS The Mayor of Kronkton Full Member

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    I've been tracking down a heap of his fights and he was rarely in a bad one. Adminstered and recieved some brutal KOs.
     
  6. the beaver

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    Not sure but didn't i see nearly the exct same thread a couple of months ago :huh
     
  7. p.Townend

    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sorry if you did,i was just watching a few of his fights the other day and wondered what he was up to.
     
  8. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    There was at least a similar thread a little while back - from memory Flamengo had some info on Jimmy not travelling terribly well.
     
  9. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Suffice to say, he'd be better off living in Oz or NZ.. Much better take away food here.
     
  10. ozziebattler

    ozziebattler Shadow Boxer Full Member

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    So whats the go with him??
     
  11. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    USED GOODS. Info is he's a bum eating from trash cans in Vegas, after a great career that ended up as a sparing partner, that ended up over worked, that ended up destroying him.

    Only in America. Getting Jimmy back home should be a VERY focussed on subject.
     
  12. ozziebattler

    ozziebattler Shadow Boxer Full Member

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    Eating from trash cans??

    How does that happen??

    Man lifes a *****..Bet he had lots of friends etc back in his prime fight years..
     
  13. flamengo

    flamengo Coool as a Cucumber. Full Member

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    Yep.. Friends etc. shine as brighly as the 'kid' who's the current star.. The STAR burns out, the mob run to the nearest light.
     
  14. ozziebattler

    ozziebattler Shadow Boxer Full Member

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    I thought being of Samon heritage he might have more chance of some1 helping him being that they are generally extremely tightnit people.

    Being where im from and some of the relos i have im used to witnessing people fall lower and lower down in life,but couldnt imagine it being some1 who once was a extremely good athlete.

    He was still fighting 10 years ago.

    Now he is getting food out of bins??
     
  15. teke

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    That was beautiful man :thumbsup