any questions for john conteh? im going to a sportsman dinner tommorow.

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    top class thread. congratulations on meeting a great man and i hope you enjoyed yourself choklab!
     
    lufcrazy, Jun 11, 2011
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  2. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    he has had acting parts -as an old boxer.
    he said he was taking some writing classes. he's still quite hyper when he gets going. he was quite excited about imaginative writing. he said the woman who takes the class was a bit concerned about all the violence in his writing. he said "but she told me to write what I was thinking about, but now she’s ****ing scared of me!" john has a boyish smile so its hard to tell if hes not pulling your leg. he has a bad eye, but I wouldn’t tell him! the man is still quick and funny.
    I know the guy who organised the event and can say Johns doing ok with the dinner circuit, since he always always ends with the line "its been a financial pleasure" so i am sure hes doing great.
     
    choklab, Jun 11, 2011
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  3. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    was a great night, would recomend conteh anytime!
     
    choklab, Jun 11, 2011
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  4. johnmaff36

    johnmaff36 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Glad you enjoyed it mate. Top class fighter john conteh:good
     
    johnmaff36, Jun 12, 2011
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  5. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    - What was different between the 1st and 2nd Saad Muhammad fights?
     
    Kittikasem, Jun 12, 2011
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  6. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Thanks very much for the feed back ,much appreciated :good
     
    mcvey, Jun 12, 2011
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  7. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    I asume john felt he was not the real john conteh for the rematch. maybe he felt he did not do himself justice. I have seen the fight and he did not look to have it anymore that night.
     
    choklab, Jun 12, 2011
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  8. Kittikasem

    Kittikasem Guest

    I find it difficult to rationalize how the two fights could have been so different, only 8 months apart.
     
    Kittikasem, Jun 12, 2011
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  9. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Are you going to change your name to MyDinnerWithConteh?
     
    PowerPuncher, Jun 12, 2011
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hell, he wasn't the real John conteh for the first match...I'm convinced that Conteh would have neatly and expertly outboxed Saad all over the place to take a unanimous 15 round decision in '74 or '75. The one handed boxing lesson he handed out to Lopez way back then told us all how very very good John Conteh was.
     
    red cobra, Jun 12, 2011
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  11. Kittikasem

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    How do you account for the difference between the two Conteh-Saad fights? The difference was drastic, and they were only 8 months apart. Was it a case of Matthew Saad working Conteh out, or did Conteh decline significantly even in such a short period of time?
     
    Kittikasem, Jun 12, 2011
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  12. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I think the first fight was so close...Conteh showed flashes of his old brilliance, like a reprise of his best days...he came so close, for it to unravel so at the end, that it took something out of him..it could have been mental as much as physical..and the in the rematch he just couldn't summon up the old ghost of the past as well as he did the first time.
     
    red cobra, Jun 12, 2011
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  13. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    haha, im not funny enough!
     
    choklab, Jun 13, 2011
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