In reviewing the Best of British Boxing, there are many interesting videos and commentary. One example is the case for Howard Winstone and his bouts with Vincente Saldivar and others. Then there is an interesting BBC documentary called "Finding Kirkland Laing". So the big question is why would a boxer like Laing that had the right stuff just drop away and drift into obscurity? It seems a shame that over the years, that some USA based fans are critical of British boxers. However, they don't own the the only spot when it comes to producing excellent boxers. e.g. Jimmy Wilde, Colin Jones, Randy Turpin, Freddy Mills, and many more. In recent years we have seen some excellent British warriors from Wales and England. Throw in Scotland and Northern Ireland and we could add more. Some excellent warriors from the past include Tony Sibson, Davy Boy Green, Henry Cooper, John Conteh and Alan Minter. Concerning Lennox Lewis, he could be considered a Canadian or English boxer if we consider his birth place, amateur days and pro performance. Based on the 2008 Olympics and hope for the 2012 London Olympics, we should see more top ranked pros as time goes by:happy:bbb
This thread/post is refreshing as hell ! ! Ok for me it is, really is, for others maybe not. Anyways, i like it Cheers BZ :thumbsup
Yes, it can be found on You Tube. http://www.youtube.com I have saved it! Aside from the documentary there is also an interview, and you can watch the Kirkland Laing - Colin Jones fight. When you are tired of boxing, you can listen to and watch music videos such as "Only You" - Platters (Tony williams singing is like watching Sugar Ray Robinson box). Or for something historical there is a ready supply of Barack Obama videos. I like the one with the words "walking in my shoes". Obama is helping out at some old folks residence and doing house chores. Getting back to old tunes, I viewed one that I hadn't heard since about 1960 called "And The Heavens Cried" with Ronnie Savoy (another Sugar Ray Robinson of singing). Think of Detroit music re Motown, then thank of the likes of Ronnie Savoy for being there in the early days.:happy:hammertime
Thanks Highlander!:good My early memories about boxing including hearing about (but not watching) the Sugar Ray Robinson vs Randy Turpin bout in London, and hearing about our own Islington's Terry Allen who won the flyweight title in 1950. Then throughout the years following the likes of Terry Downes, Henry Cooper, Johnny Prescott, Billy Walker, Eddie Avoth, Johnny Pritchett, Wally Swift, Maurice Cullen, Howard Winstone, Alan Rudkin, Ken Buchanan, Joe Bugner, Bunny Johnson, Alan Minter, Tony Sibson, John Stracey and many more.:firedevi:
That is me when I was fighting in the Sixties in places like B C, Tacoma, Portland and Seattle Golden Gloves including two bouts with Portland's own Ray Lampkin. I have added an attachment on one post. That is three of us at the 1984 Canadian Olympic boxing team training site in Burnaby, BC. Some boxers from Finland were there and the now well known Lennox Lewis was there. I'm the one with the Los Angeles Olympic T-shirt. I refereed some sparring sessions and interviewed some of the Canadian boxers for an issue of the "BC Amateur Boxing News". I talked with Lennox about London.:thumbsup
Cheers :thumbsup Fire up your idea's and thoughts. How was Ontario or there pedigree , reckoned with then ? And again, cheers BZ :good
Ishy, cheers agian, ok im a bit rubbered and...........anyways Gazoc, cheers for asking it out and Ishy dishing up. I am now K L's newest fan. I saw a lot of mentions before, though it seemed to be ............ala pisstake/sarcasm...............not sure if it was. Anyways
checking :good Not sure if you head into the classic area of ESB, if you dont you should. I certainly aint there enough , maybe its too many fantasy p4p. Anyways :thumbsup
Yes I do go there, but when it comes to debating the best in a division, nothing every changes. It is the same old arguments with very little movement of individual choices. Same with best P4P, after a few logical choices, it becomes a free for all. If and when boxers like Harold Dade, Lew Jenkins, Melio Bettina, Freddy Steele and Hogan Bassey get thrown into the "soup & nuts" mix of debate & discussion maybe it might generate a new list of the top 25.:rasta
lew jenkins was an introverted bloke wasn't he.there was a bloke who would fight anybody and everybody including armies.
In 1976, a group of British Schoolboy boxers travelled to Canada and fought B C select junior boxers including Dale Walters (1984 LA Olympics - bronze). I wonder if any of the Lancashire lads or the Canuck clouters are out there somewhere :good:hi: