His career was all ****ed up because, when he knocked out a promising young heavy in sparring, they tried to make him a heavy right off the bat. I remember when he was cruiserweight champ reading about how they'd make him eat huge meals and chocolate bars, and then one day he took a bad body-shot and started puking chocolate all over the place. He dropped down to cruiser and earned a title, but lost it quickly to Lampkin in Tuesday night fights. And then back to heavy. I have a feeling that he was never really right after the botched start.
It's changed a lot. The pundits and commentary teams, these days, are scared stiff to say anything that could be perceived as a bad word against the in-house boxer. Not sure what you mean by "with an accent". Literally everyone in the world has an accent, but comparing McCrory to Barry Jones seems to me like you're taking the ****. Barry Jones is good at singing of the hymn sheet he's given. He's also annoying screaming at the top of his voice at times during fights. Like most small dogs, he has a higher pitch, so that can be especially irritating. McCrory the opposite.
McCrory in full throat at the peak of a fight, was sometimes unintelligible just as Jones is. At least some of it is down to their accent, coupled with hysterics, pitch and noise. Not sure what's controversial about that, I like both of them but the fact remains. The thing I don't get about modern commentators is their platform-diven hypocrisy, as you say, "hymn sheets". The likes of Jones and Bellew will push their clients' fighters during the broadcast but then you'll find them on podcasts or Radio 5 or somewhere else and they'll speak something a bit more like the truth. I get they're on the payroll and all that but it's mad.
Completely agree. Towing the party line really disrespects the viewer too. I also think it covers up for a lack of world boxing knowledge like when Nelson said that Irish kid who knocked a few out, James Tennyson , would KO Tank Davis. I don’t think that Bellew or Nelson etc ( I could be wrong of course ) are all over the internet watching fights that aren’t on Sky, TNT and DAZN, pouring over Boxing News and Ring Magazine and checking in the various websites for the latest up to date info. This is why they always over rate the Brits and underrate everyone else.
It may be part nostalgia, but I loved McCrory and Darke as a combo. Glenn was a bit rough around the edges by today's standards, and his accent may have been difficult for people not used to that part of the world (my old man is from the NE so never a problem for me). Similar to Mason from the 90s Sky team, McCrory had a really sharp insight into what was going on, and would pick up on subtle shifts in momentum. He was never afraid to speak his mind, go against the house fighter, or commit to an opinion even it then turned out to be wrong. It was pre social media, so you didn't have the same pile-on if you ended up calling something the wrong way. As a fighter, objectively he was a product of his time. Cruiser was a bit of a no-man's land for fat LHWs and small HWs, and it was at that point made for fighters like McCrory. He came off a losing streak at HW, and was able to land right in the British title picture and then claim a title off Lumumba, which was a pretty solid win to be fair. Lampkin was a big upset at the time, but he was also a much better fighter than his record suggests. One of those hot and cold heavy-handed types, and he caught McCrory with a body shot. If McCrory had kept on winning, he may well have faced Nelson down the line, and would have stood a good chance of beating that version of Nelson, which would make his career look a lot different. Lewis was a cash-out, and he was never equipped to deal with the super-heavies and elite punchers. The Cole fight probably gives a good reflection of his abilities; he was a good solid cruiser, but a bit short of the better guys at the weight. I don't really pay much attention to any extra-curricular stuff, but wish him all the best.
Great sum up there shipmate, BZ. He had a career to be proud of, simply wasn't big enough to stand with the big boys. He did what millions of fighters haven't, won and defended a world title strap.
I use John Fury for motivation I am 54 (knocking on a bit) I still train everyday I am one of the oldest members on the George Groves Boxing Club Strava site Where we record our training everyday and the Stava site is admined by Boxing News Declan Taylor When it goes a bit quiet in the comments section I remind everybody that I'm training in case big John Fury comes for me I will be disappointed if Glen gets in first
