Boxing in the UK

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Cobra33, Jun 6, 2021.

  1. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Seems that you have so many top heavys and have had some entertaining bouts between them.
    Do you remember a time in UK boxing history when you had so many world class heavyweights?
     
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    You’re in the wrong place asking about top heavies.

    According to this place

    Fury is a hype job
    Joshua is a chinny robot
    Whyte is a pudding
    Chisora is way past it but was never great anyway
    Dubois is a quitter
    Joyce is old and slow
    Hughie has pillows for fists

    Even Dave Allen gets disrespected.
     
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  3. nurological

    nurological Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Just reading that list and saying top heavies is pretty funny.

    Yes we have alot of the current top heavies but its a pretty bad bunch. Fury and AJ aside there is a massive gap in quality.

    Having said that if they all jumped in together we would all be happy and watch.
     
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  4. Potwash

    Potwash The Real Untouchables Full Member

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    The UK is running heavyweight boxing. You lot can **** and moan all you want but the scene is thriving with greatness.
     
  5. Jurgen

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    You missed Big Dave Price is a plumber
     
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    Jurgen Pay Per Pudding Advisor banned Full Member

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    A good football analogy would be the current Heavyweight scene is probably similar to the Scottish Premier League which is a substandard league with only 2 capable of winning it. Those two Glasgow Teams know that they get seriously found out when facing elite level opposition.

    I fear for any of the current crop in there with a prime Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Iron Mike Tyson or Evander Holyfield.

    Butterbean would wipe out Dave Pudding Allen.
     
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    And to be fair that analogy pretty much describes heavyweight boxing for the best part of 20 years never mind today.
     
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    Sap1en Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Isn't the German League also a 2 horse race?
     
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    Gatekeeper Well-Known Member Full Member

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    More like a 1 horse race, in the last 12 seasons Bayern have won the league 10 times
     
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    ein Pferd as the Erics say