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We follow them, discuss them, stay up all hours to watch them and pay money to PPV for them. But I'm just wondering how many of you speak to them?
So who was the last boxer you spoke to? What are they like? and what got said?
Was it a HOF great like Jones Jnr, or an up and coming star like Audley Harrison?
I'll start, the most recent was only the other day, I was chatting to Richard Towers (up and coming UK heavyweight prospect) Was chatting to him online about him being a sparring partner for Derek Chisora recently and how that went. Also chatted about how difficult he is finding it to get matched and has only had 2 fights all year as all opponents keep pulling out at the last minute.
Seemed a really sound guy and I was pretty grateful he took the time to have a chat with a fan like me. I know he's hardly David Haye starness, but still, up and coming stars sometimes have the mini success rush to their head and aren't humble enough to chat with fans.
Speak to plenty am boxers all the time... Last Pro?
Willie Casey or Martin Rogan maybe
I bet they are both a right laugh.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
I'd love to go on the piss with Rogan, bet he can sink a few!
Yeah mate, Rogie is a gentleman. He might be an entertainer in the ring, but he's a showman outside of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by 0james0
Great thread.
The last boxer i spoke to was danny williams at Highbury(former Arsenal stadium).
It was a quick chat about how he was doing and what the scores were gonna be on the night.Couldnt keep him that long because he wanted to get to his seat and crowd's were gathering,But seemed a very humble guy.
It's been a while now but the last couple have been Ricky Hatton - he was fairly tanked up at the time, he was doing a dinner speaking night in my local town Yarm - funny lad to be on the piss with !!
Jaime Moore - another top lad, again carnt really remember what was said as we were both abit worse for ware, but that was on a night out in Manchester we bumped into him and had a few bevvie's in the Printworks with him.
Frank Bruno on a garage fourcourt, on the way back from the ministry of sound I was off it but he shook my hand and said get home safely, Nigel Ben in Heaven night club was off it again, was taken aback how small he was, chatted for a while and braught him a drink too, Gary Mason in a club in kensington cheaky bugger was trying to chat up my then Mrs could of been nasty as we where firm handed but fair play to him, he just laughed it off and we ended up chatting and drinking sunday afternoon away. Im too old for that sort of time out these days so I dought I will meeting any waywood boxers in the future.
WA state Middleweight Timothy Broady and former WA state Middlweight champ George "Sonny" Wright.
More well known boxers kell brookes and Ryan Rhodes .... Think I uttered I'm not normally this drunk before saying cheese for the camera lmao but up and coming boxers I speak to often as I go to dave coldwells shows as they are mostly on in my home town
Oh and of course the time I told Amir khan I didn't want his autograph at a hatton fight :0)
Met Hatton twice. Once in an Irish Bar in Vegas a couple days after the Pac loss, last time a few months later in an Irish bar in Dusseldorf when I was there for the cancelled Haye Vs Klit fight.
Both times he was pissed and both times he was a bit rude, nothing too bad but you could tell he was pissed off with me for having to take pictures. I sypathised with him a little and just thought he must get pissed off with all the fans bothering him all the time. Then my mate said bollocks to that, he doesn't complain when we line his pockets with PPV money and follow him to Vegas - now 3 times in total!!
Good point well made I thought! You should always make time for your own fans.
All meetings with Hatton seem to have one thing in common! .........:drinker:
Nonito Donaire, Robert Garcia, and Freddie Roach this year.
Future first ballot hall of fame Thomas Hearns at his auction, just talking to him about the 57 chevy he had for auction, he said he had it all redone but at most he had some paint put on years ago and that was a bad job. The car had rust under the paint some broken glass bad interior and engine was painted while in the car with paint over spray on the hoses and wires.
Put simply he had no clue what was done or not done on the car and almost everything he had for auction was junk or really beat up and the car needed a complete restoration.
On a good note I could understand every word he said and he still dressed very well and looked to be in good shape and spirit despite his financial problems.