Billy Graham: "My sacking led to retirement"!

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  1. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :rofl
     
  2. kurt2006

    kurt2006 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mummy Hatton : Did you see the way Ricky hit the turnbuckle in the PBF fight ?

    Jenni : Yes Ricky is just so funny.

    Daddy Hatton : Jenni please get a boob job they droop well low, we can write the boob job off against Rickys tax bill.
     
  3. Dibbs

    Dibbs Active Member Full Member

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    There were rumours Graham was on his way out after the Floyd fight, Ricky was beaten by the better man and ring post, someone had to be blamed for the loss. I wonder who the fingers pointed at ?????

    It goes to show where money is concerned, loyalty comes a very distant second.
     
  4. FLINT ISLAND

    FLINT ISLAND PENYRHEOL Full Member

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    that is not a absolute law

    but in the case of the Hattons

    money is their God

    sack Billy Graham as a trainer to make a bit extra and burn a bridge that has been built for over a decade of hard work?

    no problem at all

    with Grahams slice of the pie - the Hattons can keep it

    Ray Hatton will probaly use the extra spare cash to buld a exrtension to his house and spoil wife Carol with a safari to Africa

    why give it to Graham?

    I would say - cos he he earned it from years of loyalty and hard work building up Ricky Hatton from a 4 round fighter to a mulitple World Champion

    Ray Hatton would say

    yeah but the hard works done now

    Ricky is coming to the end of the road

    we dont need to show loyalty to Graham anymore

    **** HIM

    he's not family

    we want to keep the money in the Hatton Household
     
  5. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    You're one strange man Flint!!:lol:
     
  6. john b

    john b EVERTON 0- OLdham 1 Full Member

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    Does aybody know how graham's last fight went tonight. Hope he got a result with his fighter, seemed a great fellow and was a top class trainer.
     
  7. GazOC

    GazOC Guest Star for Team Taff Full Member

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    I hope Ojay got his win to sign off with. As he said on Bunces hour, he could have done a lot better in his career.
     
  8. dan-b

    dan-b Guest

    He didn't, he got disqualified after the 1st for hitting after the bell. Shame.

    As for Flint, I love his little stories, I think they're great. I weren't sure about him at first but he's becoming one of my favourite posters.:lol:
     
  9. Betty Swollocks

    Betty Swollocks James 'Lights Out' Toney Full Member

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    well well well, what have we here.

    I wonder who to believe...Billy Graham, who seems like a stand-up guy (even though I feel he was overrated as a trainer) or Ricky and Ray Hatton, who have plenty of previous for spinning things and outright lying in order to make themselves not seem like a bunch of sneaky, money grabbing frauds. ****ing horrible, loathesome individuals they really are.
     
  10. Jack Dempsey

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    Who is that statue of Betty? is it Jimmy Wilde?

    Bet whoever it is they aint best pleased about having their statue in some windswept 60's shopping precinct
     
  11. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I must say they have gone down in my estimation after this farce.

    He stated in his book that he couldn't imagine having another trainer, and that guys who knee jerk after a loss are often looking for excuses.

    Ring any bells......

    To be honest, I can only remember Nigel Benn and Lennox Lewis changing trainers in recent years and becoming better fighters. Nigel when he went to Jimmy Tibbs and when Lennox dropped Pepe Correa and went to Manny Steward.

    Others like Naz just fell by the wayside. I suppose time will tell with Hatton but I don't see a coach out there who can turn him into Pernell Whitaker!

    Best just stick to what has got him where he is - which is probably beyond where his natural talent takes him, but just use the ****ing jab more instead of walking on to shots all night long.
     
  12. dan-b

    dan-b Guest

    Thankfully he should be retired soon anyway. Then at long last this hysterical gravy train will have reached it's final stop. I just hope they have pies & Guiness there.
     
  13. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I will be honest I am a Hatton fan, but in the past 12 months he has really been cashing in.

    Overplaying this 'I'm normal' card and 'I hate celebrity culture' stuff - when you seem to be in the paper or on Sky One every day. Ok he isn't a true celebrity in the truest sense (being famous for no apparent reason - Jade Goody, Kerry Katona, Aby Titmus etc).

    How can any guy who earns £10m for three months training and a fight be normal. Your typical working male earns what, a fair bit less than £10k for the same amount of work :deal
     
  14. Nemesis

    Nemesis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It looks like Johnny Owen too me
     
  15. Jack Dempsey

    Jack Dempsey Legend Full Member

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    It is Johnny Owen:good

    Look at the ears on it!

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