Haha! You weren't the only one... My pal, who knew nothing about Boxing, was rooting for Hatton (this is the night of the Floyd fight). Then, footage comes up of Floyd doing the pads - without looking at them! - and my pal was like "Nah, Hatton is getting it!" Lol
I lived in Broughton Park back then, so the Hatton hype was suffocating. Can remember walking around the Trafford Centre in fight week and overhearing people tipping Ricky to do that Lloyd Mayflower in 4 with a bodyshot.
Ha! I worked with a northerner who kept saying the same thing. I had to laugh on the Monday morning at work.
After Ricky told them he couldn't miss. The richest bit, after all that, was when he had the nuts to come out and say he'd had a disastrous camp to excuse the flattening.
I have been unfortunate enough to have read Froch's autobiography. Rach sorted out a blind date with Froch shortly after he beat Pascal. She was less than besotted with the Cobra before he won the world title. Would she have sorted out the blind date if he worked in Tesco?
Tyan Booth has covered this subject extensively. Hopefully he'll expand it into a doctoral thesis. I think we all know the answer though.
The same could probably be speculated about the spouses of men on this forum. I can't be the only guy here who doesn't work in Tesco. Who here has a spouse who might not care for him if he worked in Tesco, anyone willing to say? I'd like to read it myself, it's one I haven't gotten around to. Did she have the opportunity to meet him sooner? Carl had been in a relationship prior to that one, as far as I understood. When Rach was a (whatever she was before she made modelling inroads) and Carl was turning pro, might they have found each others' company enjoyable had they had the opportunity to meet? The term 'boxer' can be offputting to women, anyway. It conjures up certain negative associations. Hearing that a guy is quite good at it and might not end up a punched-out tramp by 45 would be somewhat reassuring for a female, I'd imagine. (Excuse the pitiless choice of words, I genuinely feel for the guys who do end up that way, I'm just speaking in blunt terms.) A woman wants security and a man who can be around for her and their children (and ideally some good f***ing, if she's a healthily sexual women), she doesn't want to attach her emotions to a situation that may end up heartbreaking. Women of high value tend to attract equivalent men, and vice versa. It's the way the world generally works. A woman's value is initially perceived based on her physical assets (hopefully good in bed, or able to be corrupted to one's desired extent) and not being too much of a dosser, then one considers mothering potential, her general moral outlook and suitability, et cetera (I'm speaking for myself, of course, but I think also for many men). A man's value is perceived based on his ability to provide security, not merely economically but emotionally. That they are of equal value does not mean that there is no genuine love between them. It's a lasting marriage that has produced three children, a good example for other Britons. Whether it lasts eternally, time tells all. But they've done well thus far. Calzaghe's ego reportedly tore his relationship apart (said as a huge fan of Joe). Carl and Rachael's relationship has flourished, despite Carl's perceived egotism. Maybe he's not such a bad guy, after all. Generally speaking, I think people should respect a marriage. But that's just me, how I was raised.
My right hand would be with me no matter what...excluding some horrific accident that caused my right arm to be amputated.
I'm not sure that fighting Jean Pascal on ITV sets a guy up for life, but, ay. If someone wants to see something, they'll see it.
This content is protected Ive only just seen this IG post from a couple of days ago. A clear dig at Froch lol.