Andy Lee v Billy Joe Saunders. WBO Middleweight title. Sept 19th

He was very.very good in his day. He's one of those where the anti-hype movement has surpassed the hype and now he's actually underappreciated in my opinion. Late 90s and early 2000s he was terrific. I'm sure you remember Greece? We have him to thank for even making the WC in 2002.

 

TBH, the only thing I remember about Beckham.. yeah his goals and that ridiculous banana free kick. :rofl

I always loved watching him because of that.

:yep

 

:good It was a treat. Went right downhill soon as he left United though. :conf

 

Not a bad way for a 21-year old to announce himself to the world. :good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4tVnpwp8d4

 

lmfao hypejobs? ferdinad is one of the best defenders of all time. owen is a bigger hypejob than Beckham, dude completely tanked after he went to madrid, beckham is far better than you actually make him out to be. his popularity might have been overrated but he's one of the most gifted corner/free kicker, and playmaker england has had. He's easy to hate but the guy was truly great in his prime.

 

he wasn't terrible in madrid, like owen, pure hypejob trash. bigger hypejob than broner .

 

He was quite the looker in his prime (no ****).

Looked a lot like a prime Nick Carter. :yep

But yes that shot was brilliant. :yep

 

Oh well if he's going to be held to the standard of being the best player of his generation then he'll always come up short. But he was excellent in his day. The last Englishman to win UEFA club player of the year I believe.

And if we'd performed in the pens then we would have won despite his sending off in '98. And the sending off overshadows what had otherwise been a very good tournament from him. But there's no living down that headline.... "10 Brave Lions, 1 Stupid Boy"... It'll never be forgotten.

 

:nono

Owen's a legend. His hamstrings weren't.

England hasn't had a striker show up at the big events against the big teams like Michael since Lineker.

 

legend in being one of the biggest disappointments of all time. he should have stayed in liverpool. **** i do miss the premier league from back in the early 2000's to like 08. Was originally an aresneal fan, Henry and ljungberg were gods, and van persie and walcott were still babies, hopped to chelsea once Henry left lol. Followed it briefly again when Kagawa went to Man u, but you damn brits fked up and played him out of position and ruined part of his prime.

 

I only cheer for Team USA (World Cup) and Petr Cech. Well Beckham too years ago :nod.

Cech is amazing.

 

Disappointment because a rash of injuries robbed him of his ELITE pace by the time he was 25.... Torn ACL at 26 and he was never remotely the same again...

He scored 2 world cup goals at age 18, one of them against Argentina.
He scored a hatrick against Germany in World Cup Qualifying.
He scored 2 world cup goals at 22, one in the knockout stage against Denmark and another in the knockout stage against Brazil.
He scored a goal in the Euros against Portugal.

Anyone who thinks Owen was a hype-job DKSAF...

 

Dude ferdinand was an absolute beast. Admittedly my soccer knowledge really doesn't extend past the 90's to like 08, but are you saying he wasn't one of the best in that time? Ferdinand > that bum Gary Neville, and Terry who's actually good.

I don't know about stats, but beckham was pretty damn good in the premier league, overrated maybe, but Owen was absolute trash in real madrid, legit ****ing trash.