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Originally Posted by Fenster
There is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...
If the scent of money is in the air, someone will figure a way to run it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by ykdadamaja
I can understand that. However, I would much rather give an opinion on something that i've actually witnessed than "repeat" someone elses view.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidThere is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Just 10 years ago, when I joined this site, I would wax lyrical about fighters I'd hardly ever actually seen. I now think that is embarrassing. These days I watch videos of "great" fighters, my heroes, but don't see them as the supermen I once thought.
I see boxing as a horrible cynical business. I have no heroes. Yet I love it more than I ever have. :)
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Originally Posted by BritkidQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
There is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...
I remember my mum waking me up at silly o clock to listen to the radio commentary of Bruno/Tyson live.
With the I internet stream sites these days and of course youtube we can access pretty much any fight live so thats brilliant for us lot.
I do miss those terrestrial tv days though whete every man on the street would know about the next big fight and it was openly discussed on the same popularity level as a big footy match :)
Even though I dont need to pay for boxnation they (Warren) deserve props for what they've created.
They go hd with a slight price hike on the Fury/ Chisora bill on Sat for those that didnt know.
Not with HBO and SHOWTIME around. HBO seemed like a great idea when it first came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
When the airways were taken private everyone knew how things were going to turn out, eventually.
My father used to tell me, "Boxing is a business little buddy, don't forget it." Like you I didn't fully appreciate what that meant until I was much older.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterI can understand that. However, I would much rather give an opinion on something that i've actually witnessed than "repeat" someone elses view.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidThere is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Just 10 years ago, when I joined this site, I would wax lyrical about fighters I'd hardly ever actually seen. I now think that is embarrassing. These days I watch videos of "great" fighters, my heroes, but don't see them as the supermen I once thought.
I see boxing as a horrible cynical business. I have no heroes. Yet I love it more than I ever have. :)
He would never go beyond that statement, I guess he didn't want to turn off my interest in boxing or open my eyes too soon.
Thanks for the vid, do you want a program?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
When Bruno fought Witherspoon the nation could not watch that fight which was sad. We had to do with the pre-fight hype.
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Originally Posted by beenKOedMy father used to tell me, "Boxing is a business little buddy, don't forget it." Like you I didn't fully appreciate what that meant until I was much older.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterI can understand that. However, I would much rather give an opinion on something that i've actually witnessed than "repeat" someone elses view.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidThere is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Just 10 years ago, when I joined this site, I would wax lyrical about fighters I'd hardly ever actually seen. I now think that is embarrassing. These days I watch videos of "great" fighters, my heroes, but don't see them as the supermen I once thought.
I see boxing as a horrible cynical business. I have no heroes. Yet I love it more than I ever have. :)
He would never go beyond that statement, I guess he didn't want to turn off my interest in boxing or open my eyes too soon.
Same as I was told, and it is ... it really is business/organised crime first.
Im sure I watched that down me nans, no idea why I was down me nans mind. It wasnt live because me prick uncle told me he lost before I got to watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
You must be remembering another fight. They never did show the fight, it must have been the Bugner fight, I think that may have been delayed. Those were the shit old days. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisIm sure I watched that down me nans, no idea why I was down me nans mind. It wasnt live because me prick uncle told me he lost before I got to watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
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Originally Posted by MasterYou must be remembering another fight. They never did show the fight, it must have been the Bugner fight, I think that may have been delayed. Those were the shit old days. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisIm sure I watched that down me nans, no idea why I was down me nans mind. It wasnt live because me prick uncle told me he lost before I got to watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
They definitely showed it the evening after. I went to it with my Dad, then the following Afternoon met up with the rest of the family for the annual trip to Great Yarmouth where we all watched it on some awful little TV that evening. Then we watched Fergie and Andrew's wedding on my 12th Birthday...
You may be right you have a good reputation so I may believe you. Memphis is normally on drugs so I could not trust his memory. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterYou must be remembering another fight. They never did show the fight, it must have been the Bugner fight, I think that may have been delayed. Those were the shit old days. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MemphisIm sure I watched that down me nans, no idea why I was down me nans mind. It wasnt live because me prick uncle told me he lost before I got to watch it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
They definitely showed it the evening after. I went to it with my Dad, then the following Afternoon met up with the rest of the family for the annual trip to Great Yarmouth where we all watched on some awful little TV that evening. Then we watched Fergie and Andrew's wedding on my 12th Birthday...
Appreciate the offer but I don't collect memorabilia or anything like that. It would be wasted on me. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcom
Come on, Fenster! I can't get those last two lines out of my head. If boxing is a horrible, cynical business then there must to be villains in boxing. If there are villains, then there have to be some heroes too. There are people and orgs in boxing who are trying to deal with everyone honestly and fairly. I don't know who they are, but you should try to find them, they are the heroes you seem to be missing and mourning.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterI can understand that. However, I would much rather give an opinion on something that i've actually witnessed than "repeat" someone elses view.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidThere is another upside to boxing then. Because it was not all on TV (even as you mention, some very big fights), it made you as a fan go to more fights. Also back then you had some mystery in the sport. You read about some of these exceptional fighters, but you rarely got to see them, so when you did it was a special moment. I do miss that part of the sport...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Just 10 years ago, when I joined this site, I would wax lyrical about fighters I'd hardly ever actually seen. I now think that is embarrassing. These days I watch videos of "great" fighters, my heroes, but don't see them as the supermen I once thought.
I see boxing as a horrible cynical business. I have no heroes. Yet I love it more than I ever have. :)
Your Challenge for 2014, Sir Fenster of Saddoboxing Land, is find us boxing heroes. Do not fail us, in your Challenge, for we all need heroes.