Barrera showing us Brits what it means to be world class.

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Addie, Nov 6, 2009.


  1. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    A lazy, uninformed guess. I don't spend too much time on the British Forum.
     
  2. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Don't judge us by the standards of the General. Most people on here are able to be reasonable and see both sides of an argument.:good
     
  3. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    I hope so, he looked a shot fighter that night. Even so, he still managed to buckle Khan's legs on at least one occaion. :yep:bbb
     
  4. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    :good Glad to hear it. In other news, Anglosaxon is one of the worst posters of all time and does the British a disservice for even being here.
     
  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    Agreed, but luckily he's yet to "grace" the Brit forum with his presence.

    We're pretty realistic on here, its not a forum where we just tell each other how great British fighters are....;)
     
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    I see. I'm every bit as British as anyone else on here. I've left the country on like 5 occasions in my life, but I'm of the opinion that we rarely produce world calibre talent in Boxing. I can't be one of these people who support Khan, Hatton, and Calzaghe for the sake of the union jack.
     
  7. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    It's a Union Flag unless its being flew on a ship Addie :good
     
  8. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I don't think we do bad when you consider the size of the country, theres a lot of fighters that get hyped as potential world champs but come up short but thats the nature of boxing.

    In the old days they'd have been European champs, top 10 world fighters, lost in a world title title shot and that used to be considered a very good career. These days it seems to be world title or nothing for a lot of the fans.
     
  9. Lee Mc

    Lee Mc Boxing Addict banned

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    What a fighter he was in his peak...

    Definite ATG in my opinion.
     
  10. nip102

    nip102 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Prob because theres four of them
     
  11. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    He was OK, but don't go overboard...when you lose to fighters like Clarkson and Wenton you can hardly be considered an ATG can you?
     
  12. Flea Man

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    Yep, Barrera was awesome. Still, this isn't really a good gauge of 'showing us Brits how to be World class' I doubt he'd look as good fighting say, Howard Winstone.
     
  13. Dan684

    Dan684 Dave's Stepdad Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  14. Flea Man

    Flea Man มวยสากล

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    British Forum is, for the most part, very realistic. hence why I've made this my home lately as opposed to the Classic, a lot of ****s popualate that forum nowadays.

    Word is Barrera wants Paulus Moses. Another points loss methinks, Barrera is done. Can't see him operating at Lightweight. Probably still has enough to school the hideously overrated Valero though.
     
  15. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    ...Course it is. He comes over to our backyard and makes a good domestic level fighter look F level by beating ten bells of **** out of him for 3 minutes, forcing him to quit on his stool, with the entire crowd silent in awe. That's the gap between European level and world class, and he emphasized it with every body shot he sank into the ribs of poor Paul Lloyd.

    You could argue Barrera looked even better in outclassing Hamed at his peak, one of Britain's finest post war fighters.