***Jason '2 Smooth' Booth Appreciation Thread***

I just wanted to make this thread because i been a Jason Booth fan since i was a kid when him and Nicky were Champions and on Sky and they used to headline bills together and i always loved watching him box.

He's not only a great character and story but a great domestic technician and a joy to watch. Seeing that performance tonight and the Moran performance this guy has shown that Skills win fights not Size and i hope that any young lads watching will learn from this guy because some of his defense and footwork and all round boxing is fantastic to see especially from a man who was in a hospital bed and never thought he fight again.

He's provided some fantastic fights over the last 10 years and his work rate considering being late and in sweltering heat was credit to this guys drive and want.

Where does Booths career go from here? Hunter? Munroe? Back Down to Fight Napa? Your thoughts and your thoughts on this great domestic technician.

 

Great little fighter, one of the most underrated/under-appreciated in Britain. Not only is he classy boxer, he also seems to be a genuine nice guy as well and it's impossible not to like him.
Would like to see a rubber match with Napa as I think he takes that one, and when in form I think he has the beating of Munroe too.

 

Booth is one hell of a fighter, deserves a world title shot if he beats Hunter but maybe down at bantam or even super fly

 

Got to admire the way he's got his career back on track after a serious drink problem and now seems to be boxing better than ever......maybe theres hope for me yet??

 

:rofl:rofl....er....probably not . I always got the impression that you liked the birds and beer too much, a bit of a poser :hey

Booth has got one hell of an engine, he wins fights on work rate alone, never mind his technical skills which are very good indeed. Its a bit of a shame that he just seems to lack a little in the power department because a decent punch would take him to the next level.

 

Really enjoyed his performance last night, very skillful. He may have enough to win a world title but he's fallen short at higher levels in the past. It's a shame he doesn't have KO power because he has everything else.

 

The guy is so underrated, he is a hell of a fighter perod. He has so much variety and his movement in finding angles is fantastic. His style is a great blueprint for young fighter coming up. A Real talent.
I also give him credit for turning his life around after going through some real bad times. That takes balls.

 

Great skills, much appreciation.

 

Good, if surprising news that Maloney will be lobbying for Booth at the WBC convention later this year...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8128719.stm

Luckily for Booth, he can seemingly make any weight from Light Flyweight to Heavyweight:tong, so there may well be an opportunity for him. It would be well deserved and make a great story.

I've always wondered what goes on at these WBC conventions. I've got this image in my head similar to that Simpsons episode where Apu and Homer go to the Kwik-e-Mart headquarters in the Himalayas to go and get his job back. Instead of some Indian god, Sulaiman sits on a big chair while promoters like Hennessy and Maloney come in bearing gifts and have 30 seconds to convince him to give their guy a title shot:nut

 

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Anyway well done to Booth and if he gets a world title opportunity then that is one hell of an achievement.

 

I agree one of the great domestic fighters....

 

I don't think a world title is the way to go. I know he's paid his dues at domestic level, but if he can't beat the best in Europe I wouldn't like to see him in with the best. He could get hammered, that wouldn't be nice to see.

There ain't many soft touches at BW/SBW, its too tough an ask at this point.

 

If he can get back down to the lower weights again there is no way he will get hammered. Lets be fair he lost but didn't get hammered in his Euro title shots. He is more focused, seasoned and mature now anyway.

 

I'm really annoyed because my Sky Plus didn't record this due to a signal problem.

 

I had that problem with the Klitchko Chagaev fight the other week - thank God really.

Although I really do rate Booth as a quality fighter i couldn't see him being competitive at world level. Wouldn't mind him seeing him against some decent overseas opposition - some Mexicans especially - but that never seems to happen anymore and it's more likely that he'll be fed Afrobums