Peter Buckley's last fight

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  1. DamonD

    DamonD Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Spotted this at Fightnews.



    Final fight for Buckley!
    Record-setting welterweight loser Peter Buckley is aiming to bow out of professional boxing with a win on Friday night in what will be his 300th and last fight. And for one of the few times in his career, the Birmingham man will be in the home corner at the Aston Events Centre on a Frank Warren promoted show headlined by Don Broadhurst. Buckley, 39, turned professional in 1989 with a six-round draw and has gone on to have 299 fights, spanning 1,734 rounds and racking up 31 wins, 12 draws...and 256 losses. Things will be a little easier on Friday when "The Professor" tackles Matin Mohammed (0-0-1), a man he drew with in Nottingham earlier this month, and becomes one of just a handful of fighters who have racked up 300 fights. "It's great to get my final fight in my home city, but I'm not sure about being in the home corner," said Buckley. "When the bell goes between rounds I'm not sure if I'll know where to go! Win lose or draw, this is definitely my last fight.....I definitely won't miss getting punched in the face for a living!" Among Buckley's 256 losses are setbacks to the likes of Scott Harrison, Naseem Hamed, Michael Brodie and Gavin Rees.
    Monday, October 27 2008
     
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  2. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Good luck Peter would be nice for him to go out with a win.
     
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  3. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    yes...good luck to him...

    so many top british boxers from so many different weights have met him on the way up...including esb's own jeff thomas :)

    very best to him.
     
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  4. MightyLondoner

    MightyLondoner Underdog Full Member

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    he hasn't won in 84 bouts haha although i did lost count a couple of times.
    anyway what a credit to the sport.
     
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  5. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Peter Judson and Matt Brown two very good wins.... Peter just coasts through his fights but he's very clever and hardly gets hit.
     
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  6. TFFP

    TFFP Guest

    Respect. It takes a lot of mental strength to jump into the ring knowing in all likelihood you are going to lose, yet perform with the grit and dedication in the absence of natural talent to only be KO'd 10 times in 300.

    He hasn't been KO'd for 6 years actually.
     
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  7. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Didn't he retire a few months ago and then return again within days?
     
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  8. pijo

    pijo Feed the Pope Full Member

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    I really hope he wins his last fight.
     
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  9. Decebal

    Decebal Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Especially since he wouldn't have to lose this one to be sure to get another gig next time around!:p ;)
     
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  10. icemax

    icemax Indian Red Full Member

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    I'm not a betting man but if I were my money would be on Buckley. As Jeff points out Peter just seems to coast through his fights without getting hit too much. He is like a mature woman guiding a young lad through his first sexual experience, don't try anything daft and no one will get hurt. I believe Jeff lost his cherry to the man from Brum.

    Interview with Buckley in 2005 http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/0508/two.htm
     
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  11. MIK1000

    MIK1000 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Jeff can u repost ur Slap from Joe lewis story. I was telling the story at the dinner table the other night. Great stuff.
     
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  12. Nemesis

    Nemesis Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I bet my life this isnt his last fight
     
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  13. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Icemax it was my second fight t was great sharing the ring with someone i'd seen on many occasions and had fought many great champions.

    Mik1000... No idea how to find that one.... I'll have a go...

    Joe Louis slapped Ezzard Charles
    who slapped Archie Moore
    who slapped Muhammed Ali (he must have caught him at least once)
    who slapped Larry Holmes
    who slapped Mike Tyson
    who slapped Lennox Lewis
    who slapped David Tua
    who slapped John Ruiz
    who slapped Roy Jones jnr
    who slapped Bernard Hopkins
    who slapped De La Hoya
    who slapped Mayweather Jnr
    who slapped Justin Juuko
    who slapped Mike Gomez
    who slapped Peter Buckley
    who slapped me.

    :)
     
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  14. TBooze

    TBooze Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    No, the officals/promoters made sure he has not won in 84 bouts, you know at least a dozen of them bouts were 'unlucky defeats'!;)

    Anyway lets hope for one final flash of glory....

    But maybe next year we might be debating whether Buckley can get to 400 bouts.
     
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  15. saturday_kid

    saturday_kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Be great to see him win.

    Like has been said who's betting a good percentage of his losses have been atleast "unlucky" or "close" defeats.

    Credit to the sport, it needs your Peter Buckleys as much as it needs your Floyd Mayweather's etc.
     
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