Whatever Happened To Pat Barrett

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Jamie Slater:what about your first British or European champ, because you've had a few haven't you?

Brian Hughes: Yeah. First one was Patrick (Barrett). He won it against Tony Willis - a bronze medallist from the Olympic games, who had only lost once as a pro, I think. He was the champion at light-welter and Pat knocked him out sensationally. Then after that he became the undefeated European Champion. Those are the sort of things that stick in your memory. Don't get me wrong, I never forget the other lads, everybody's important (to me) even the lads who were never champions. I don't just teach my fighters how to box, I also teach them how to live proper lives and become proper citizens. I'd never want them to become like these kids you see now, where they all hang about on streets, you know.

 

Very true. He still is heavily connected with the Hillbillies. Years back he was offered out by some loon, can't remember his name, a bodybuilder and drugs man, who used to do people with a hammer...big white guy with blonde hair...total headcase and hard as ****.

Even Barrett didn't want it. That geezer is dead now anyway...my mate saw Pat spark some big skinhead with one uppercut in a club a few years back. He hits very hard, good boxer but obviously making his money with serious crime these days, and has been for a long time.

 

that's one of the best fights ever ain't it. :yep

under rated classic.

breland beats the holy cow out of davis don't he.

so unlucky. atsch

 

i'm insanely jealous.

i've always wanted to check out breland's amateur fights.

a lot of people say he is the best amateur boxer of all time. :bbb

 

he was bang on with what he said about hatton wasn't he, great interview .
i feel i should make it clear about the comments i made earlier that i respected pat barrett as a boxer , top fighter and should have gone further .

 

I remember at one point he was being talked up in the British press as a challenger for Chavez. Could have got to him before Frankie Randall........

 

Man, back in the days when I were but a young'un like most of you posters here, I was actually a 'brit' & loved Chris Eubank & Pat Barrett!

I used to watch all Barrets fights & thought he was a special talent. He was my second favourite fighter behind Eubank.

How times change though I suppose. Very sad.

 

Pat Barrett who won the British Title against Tony Willis. Barrett was behind on points and came back to knockout Willis in the 9th round with a devastating left hook. Barrett made his first defense of the British Title against Scottish Champion Robert Harkin. Black Flash Barrett was on a 7 fight ko streak going into the fight with Harkin but Pat Barrett strugled with Harkin and could not get by Harkins superb defense. Barrett won a very close points decision and was disapointed with his performance he later rejected a rematch with Harkin.

 

That's interesting. I too was a 'Brit' when I was younger. Me and my mates sat around cheering Scotland on many a time, Sweden in 1990 world cup for one. We were gutted when you lost to Brazil.

Once I moved to London though and met some Scots, that was the end of it for me. The hatred and deep seated insecurity about the English disgusted me. Same goes for the French, they have been the same in my experience. In the English capital constantly whinging about the English.

I'd always banged on about 'southerners' but I have jacked that in. To be honest it embarasses me that I could have been so small minded and pathetic to generalise about a whole group of people, especially while living amongst them. End of the day it's insecurity.

 

Awesome read.... Don't you think Pat is huse for a light welter.... How he ever made the weight I don't know... Heard lots about him never seen him fight though... Anyone give us an idea of what he was like... Apparently a big hitter- one shotter?

 

Great read!!!

 

Jeff, a very lazy description of Barrets style would be a poor mans Thomas Hearns (and mean that as a complement).

 

hmm. seems like we shared the same experiences, albeit on a different level.

me? back in the 80's & early 90's I was a true brit, I always looked at scots, english welsh & irish fighters as all equals, fighting for the UK. I also voted labour.
Man, I was sucha Eubank nuthugger that I rushed home from my job early twice when I was working my arse off & exhausted, to make it to the SECC on time TWICE to see my hero Chris Eubank in his public training sessions, & it cost me money too as Eubank charged, but in fairness to the man all the proceeds went to charity.
Second time I went, I even took my wee sister with me, as I loved Eubank so much, even she caught the bug!

man, when Collins beat Eubank it was the worst boxing moment of my life, I was so sickened I actually left the pub I was watching it in early, went home & straight to bed in one gigantic huff!!!
Man, its crazy days thinking back to when I used to be a brit.

I supported all the brits, but I never had SKY & as they stole all the mainstream fighters from terrestrial TV, I kinda fell away from the sport for a while.
Then I met a good friend a few years later who had SKY, & once again I was able to watch boxing all the time!

& guess what, a certain Scott Harrison appeared on the scene. Now as he was a boy from my neck of the woods, I took to him immediately when I seen he had something special about him, & i was so proud to see a scotsman that had real potential, & then Arthur appeared also, Scotland had two brits that could make a mark on the world stage, these two guys were special scottish talent & both came along at the same time!
I felt spoiled as a UK fight fan, we always had Eubank & Benn to support then it was Naz, & then we had two scottish guys to cheer on too as part of the UK invasion!!!

Then the wheels dropped off my UK bandwagon...

I always read the BBC boxing forum, & the amount of nasty **** aimed at Scott Harrison & Alex Arthur from englanders shocked me at first, & as the hatred of the two mounted my shock turned into dismay, then anger followed by a complete rejection of britishness.

What had these two guys done to earn such stick? I often asked myself that question, & then the penny dropped. My fellow 'brits' from down south didnt want to see scottish fighters douing well. In fact, they wanted to mock them & see them hurt badly in the ring. & when I checked other forums, the same feeling was there. It seemed that UK boxing was all about english glory, but **** cheering the scots on.

I changed from that moment of realization onwards. Like you, I couldnt understand why we were at odds. Then we came to our own conclusions.

& here we are, July 11th 2008 & open rivals. Funny how time changes a man.

 

This is my great uncle Tony in Robert Harkins corner .He died in 92 long before I got into boxing .

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