Meeting boxers your stories?

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  1. fg2227

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    Ive met tim witherspoon, Tyson and Frazier were all classy especially tim such nice guy. What about you guys?:good Would even like to hear the negative stories when you met your heroes.
     
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  2. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The bigger the name the nicer the guy , i suppose they have less to prove.

    Met a British Super Feather champion once who acted like a complete **** and on the same night met Lennox Lewis , he was a gentleman.
     
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  3. dyna

    dyna Boxing Junkie banned

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    Lewis is known to be a nice guy.

    Which is why Americans dislike him (besides not being American)
     
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  4. wallworkjake123

    wallworkjake123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who was the British Super Featherweight you met mate?
     
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  5. rayrobinson

    rayrobinson Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Alex Arthur , acted like a complete knob , right up his own ass , and this was after I complemented him on a recent win.

    Karma.

    The next time I will talk to him my response will be

    'no just a regular meal please' :D
     
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  6. chitownfightfan

    chitownfightfan Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've met Tyson a handful of times at different spots in Cleveland. He was a regular at Hot Sauce Williams BBQ........shared a plate with him...well....he bought us all our dinners:D.

    Back when I was an autograph hawk, got him to sign multiple times.....gloves, NIKE hat, shirt at the Tower City Mall.
    In the last few yrs though, his body guards got a bit frisky. And my wife's dad says he was a jerk last time he met him at HSW. :think
     
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  7. wallworkjake123

    wallworkjake123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's a shame he seems like a nice guy on Ringside.
     
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  8. W1LLPARK3R

    W1LLPARK3R Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I wouldn't say I've met them so much as run into a few, let's see, the late Diego Corrales.. Oneill 'supernova' Bell....and Carl Froch shortly b4 the Ward fight.
     
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  9. Sergio(e)

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    was second nicest boxer I have ever met - took about 10 more pictures with fans after he said he had to go. But his star power isn't off the charts, so who knows.

    Breidis Prescott
    Amir Khan
    Tim Bradley
    Jamie Kavanaugh
    Zab Judah
    Kermit Cintron (this guy was an absolute ****)
    Manny Pacquiao (saw from 20 feet away, did not meet)
    Peter Quillin
    Nonito Donaire
    Andre Ward (kind of a dick)
    Fernando Montiel
    Devon Alexander
     
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  10. wallworkjake123

    wallworkjake123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How is Prescott? Do you speak the same language?
     
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  11. Sergio(e)

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    Don't speak the same language. He seemed apathetic to fans. Shook some hands and left.
     
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  12. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    "Never meet your Hero's"

    lucky you got to meet Frazier fg2227
     
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  13. wallworkjake123

    wallworkjake123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How about Bradley? Always seems like a good guy.

    And Khan??
     
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  14. Sergio(e)

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    Bradley is pure class and happily mugged for fans at the NYC presser for the Pacquiao fight. He went from the end of the line to the front. But sadly, everyone was mostly waiting to catch a glimpse of Manny Pacquiao.

    Khan was cool, but a bit Hollywood (kinda of fake, hurry to leave).

    I mean, I don't have sit downs with them. Just brief hellos from fights. But in those short moments, it says a lot about them. Pacquiao signed autographs after the conference, but if he obliged every photo request and autograph, he'd be there for hours.
     
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  15. TED 822

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    Met Pat Crerand in Manchester.Stopped and shook hands.Yeah,know hes not a boxer!
    Met Robbie Davies,when I recognised him said he hadnt been very good(ABA champ and a good pro)Had a good laugh.
    Carl Thompson at a show.Hes ex worldcruiser champ,im nobody.HE spoke to me.Wish id asked him abouy his career.Seemed a top lad.
    Alan Richardson ex(i think}British feather champ,a few times.Modest,really nice guy.
    Ryan Rhodes many times.Absolutely a terrific,interesting (not just about boxing)guy.
    Johnny Nelson.Almost bumped into him.Mentioned i knew his mate John Keeton(british
    cruiser champ)Spoke for 10minutes,nice guy and as youd expect,funny.Keeton is even
    funnier IMO and also decent fella.
    On the other hand,once met a county cricketer who thought he was a mars bar and rude
    with it.So much so that i had to tell him i thought so.
    AND If Johnny had been the same,
    Id have kept my effin mouth shut!!!
     
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