Julius Francis

The Big guy is a cracking dude

 

Last time i saw him he was on some Darcus Howe doc in a barber shop.

 

yeah moaning about Somalians :rofl

 

:rofl That's the one.

 

He does come across as a big friendly chap

 

I used to see Julius regularly at the Peacocks. But i havent been there in some time. Like everyone else here though he's a cracking fella despite his tough past.

 

Class Julius , loved it when he went on that run upsetting mofo's after been written off

 

Wasn't a very good pundit though. I remember him tipping someone to win a fight (might have been Bruno to beat Tyson) and his reasoning was something like "It's the way he talks".

 

Good video here, talking about his misspent youth

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7s-qEm8YIc[/ame]

Always seemed like a nice guy, hope he invested the cash wisely...

 

If you're interested in Julius this interview shld be helpful.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOQFDihXxFg&feature=related[/ame]
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QHlaXlWaFs&feature=related[/ame]

 

I'll always remember him for 3 things:

• Bursting Pele Reid's bubble.
• Handing Danny Williams his arse
• Taking out sponsorship on the soles of his boots against Tyson

:yep

 

Yep, I never met him but I never met anyone who had who ended up not thinking he was just a nice guy...

By the way, whilst we're on the subject of mid - late 90s domestic heavyweights, whatever happened to Keith Long?

 

Funny you say that i was going through some of my old fights from the early 2000's and stumbled on Danny Williams vs Keith Long. Long was a gutsy fighter with a marauding style but he couldnt crack an egg.

 

i left school 3 years ago but he used to teach boxing at my school with wayne llewlyn and as far as i know they still do he was friendly and all the kids loved him

it wasnt just my school he taught at i think he coached at a few and maybe had his oen gym with wayne