Retirement of the Boilermaker

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Boilermaker, Dec 11, 2011.


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  1. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Damn. Boilermaker is solid.

    I hope this retirement is as valid's as most of Ray Leonard's.
     
    Stonehands89, Dec 13, 2011
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  2. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    :lol:

    I've wondered the same thing.

    RDJ is cool though.
     
    Garrus, Dec 13, 2011
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  3. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    With Boilermaker's pending retirement, who is now to defend the legacy of Bob Fitzimmons ? Reconsider B !!!
     
    burt bienstock, Dec 13, 2011
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  4. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    I have fitz as the goat but without bopiler here we could see australian greats slip into esb obscurity


    darcy who?
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 13, 2011
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  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. Full Member

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    Best wishes Boilermaker.


    Many good posters have left over the years. Old Fogey, Marciano_Frazier, and Ted Spoon come to mind. Ted still posts ever now and then. I hope you pull a Cross_Trainer and leave for a while then come back.
     
    Mendoza, Dec 13, 2011
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  6. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nah, doesn't add up.............

    Boilermaker good luck, I found you to be one of the more productive posters here of original stuff from way back, I'll genuinely miss your input. I know how you feel though as I've nearly bailed out a few times and only interact with some posters now.
     
    mattdonnellon, Dec 14, 2011
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    Haha maths always adds up!

    I agree though boilermaker was a very original poster with a unique mentality.

    I'll miss his explanations of why ruby is the goat at lmw, mw, smw, lhw and cw.
     
    lufcrazy, Dec 14, 2011
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  8. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    PP,
    Sorry i didnt respond to this post before i retired.

    I meant to, but most have forgot to submit. I do watch modern boxing but not as much as some on here. The fights are like are those that are well built up enough to make you care about the result. Mayweather Pacman will be great even though i expect Mayweather to win quite easilly. And fight with an Australian in it, because i want to see them win. Most Mundine fights, The Klitchsko's although mainly because i want to see an upset so that we can have a unified title again. Hope that makes sense.

    I post mainly on old timers here (and would anyway) because it is the classic section and we all know what the general section is like here. Anyway, in my retirement, i have started to follow the modern scene a little closer, and thanks to the new forum i post on i was alerted to this absolute gem of a fight which leaves Khan Patterson for dead.

    The fight was between two undefeated modern sized and skilled superheavyweights. For the Highly regarded Latinao heavyweight championship My two new favourite fighters actually and two guys who are the future of this sport. In fact i dare say that it is living proof of what you guys have been telling me for ages. There are hundreds of guys in the local gyms today, who have better fundamental skills than Corbett, Fitzimmons, Jeffries, Sharkey and John L Sullivan and co.

    Please watch these two undefeated professional greats and let me know what you think.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EALcYERW-s0&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/ame]


    Regards from the Farm,
    Boilermaker
     
    Boilermaker, Dec 17, 2011
    Boilermaker, Dec 17, 2011
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  9. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Or Brett Favre
     
    Surf-Bat, Dec 17, 2011
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  10. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Thank you for this fight. Hell, Greb, Robinson, Leonard,and other old relics couldn't hold a candle to these modern well conditioned phenoms....
    Reconsider B...
     
    burt bienstock, Dec 17, 2011
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  11. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    :lol: It's Creed-Balboa 3 right there. How are your Aussie title fights? British Title fights sometimes make gfor Gatti-Ward type match ups if you fancy following this thread for a few of them

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=328848&highlight=british
     
    PowerPuncher, Dec 17, 2011
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