That was classy. I hope we see the same thing next time Ricky Hatton fights in America.
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That was classy. I hope we see the same thing next time Ricky Hatton fights in America.
The bad thing - I'm from the States, and I was booing that rendition. Whoever that was couldn't find pitch with a map.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
Maybe if he fell into a piano he could hit a right note.
GOD DAMN RIGHT!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
I would rep you for this but I already repped you. The US never boos any national anthems.....although we wish we could ;)
They were well behave and gracious winners. Congrats to them.
[QUOTE=bcollins;502436]The bad thing - I'm from the States, and I was booing that rendition./QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
Me too, that guy sucked!! Why would they let some retard who can't sing a lick...sing our NA is beyond me.
Hatton fans are just as much football fans than boxing.
Where they ALL Welsh?:confused:
What about the English, Scottish & Northern Irish that probably were there that didn't boo also?:confused:
They should have all boo'd that retard who sang the US national anthem! I know i was.Quote:
Originally Posted by Syntax Error
from what i could tell it and from what theyd been syaing on the radio it was about 90% welsh crowd, how unprofessional is tom jones though the way he was asking if the mic was working haha what a clownQuote:
Originally Posted by Syntax Error
Who gets Ray J. to sing the National Anthem????
Whitney Houston was sitting in the crowd, drag her ass up to sing the National Anthem, she's a millions times better!
Also on a side note, if I had Tom Jones singing the anthem before I came to the ring, I would also have him sing my intro music because that would be bad as hell!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrwO8b9iq34
Ray J did miss a few notes singing the anthem... didn't he.
Isn't bombing one very decade enough for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by LyleGOD DAMN RIGHT!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
I would rep you for this but I already repped you. The US never boos any national anthems.....although we wish we could ;)
just joking ;)
Isn't he the dude in the Kim Kardashian sex tape? If so maybe he should stick to putting out naked videos of Kim Kardashian because he sure as fuck can't singQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
Perhaps you should watch Borat again, I'm sure the Kazakstani anthem wasn't particularly welcome at that hick convention;)Quote:
Originally Posted by LyleGOD DAMN RIGHT!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
I would rep you for this but I already repped you. The US never boos any national anthems.....although we wish we could ;)
[quote=Bomp;502826]Was that before or after Borat was talking about Bush drinking the blood of the Iraqis???Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Tell you the truth... I was actually cringing before the high notes in "and the rockets red glare" and "land of the free." I was certain he was going to crack.Quote:
Originally Posted by LyleIsn't he the dude in the Kim Kardashian sex tape? If so maybe he should stick to putting out naked videos of Kim Kardashian because he sure as fuck can't singQuote:
Originally Posted by TitoFan
[quote=Lyle;502827]Fair point.Quote:
Originally Posted by BompWas that before or after Borat was talking about Bush drinking the blood of the Iraqis???Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Yup, it was all good in showing respect to the opposing fans (or maybe just a convenient break to load up on beer before the fight started). ;)
As for Tom Jones....it wasn't a good rendition of the welsh national anthem from my point of view. Way too fast and lacking in passion.
What is it in America with singing national anthems without musical accompaniment?
He was also making up the words as he went along.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Welsh fans show respect and that's how it should be. Maybe the English Hatton fans should try the same.
I blame Ray Jay for the loss(he killed the whole patriotic vibe), :p he sounded like his voice was cracking like a 13 year old going through puberty. One of the worst renditions I've heard...I wouldn't have blamed the Welsh or Americans for booing that one. ;D
Wales definitely won the national anthem battle too. I thought Tom Jones did very well. What were the Welsh fans chanting before the fight started? It was "stand up if ........ ? " Anybody know?
He still can't touch Carl Lewis' National Anthem....they should have hung him for treason for singing it like that! OR Rosanne Barr....JESUS who thought that was a good idea?!?!?!Quote:
Originally Posted by No Contest
One that got screwwed up but I thought was very touching was when a little girl forgot the words and was just suffering major stage fright singing the anthem before an NBA game and coach Maurice Cheeks went over to her and helped her sing the rest of it....not the best rendition but by the end the entire arena was singing with them.
The kid couldn't sing his way out of a paper bag... but let's look at the bright side. At least they didn't put Roseanne Barr in there, so she could scratch and burp her way through the anthem. Baseball is the only sport stupid enough to have done that.Quote:
Originally Posted by No Contest
UK fans are like Texas Longhorn fans. They'll travel ANYWHERE.
Don't you remember when Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo ??, short memories from the Welsh I believe :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
The most patriotic and best song ever as sung by the greatest singer ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moUifEmOcbU
..Elvis could sing the fucking names in the phone book and people would pay to hear it.
Those weren't Welsh fans. Me and my mates all Welsh clapped the US anthem that night. Pity our friends from across the border didn't do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeDon't you remember when Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo ??, short memories from the Welsh I believe :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
Anyway the evidence is there - Welsh fans didn't boo at the Hopkins fight but English fans booed at the Hatton/Mayweather fight. Shame on them.
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Originally Posted by WelshDevilRobThose weren't Welsh fans. Me and my mates all Welsh clapped the US anthem that night. Pity our friends from across the border didn't do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeDon't you remember when Calzaghe fought Peter Manfredo ??, short memories from the Welsh I believe :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
Anyway the evidence is there - Welsh fans didn't boo at the Hopkins fight but English fans booed at the Hatton/Mayweather fight. Shame on them.
If they were not Welsh fans who were they ?? there was a welsh fighter involved and it was held in wales :rolleyes:
How many Welsh fans went over to support their boy yesterday, 10,000 ?? Shame on you.
Hatton fans more than doubled that for the PBF fight and yet the Hatton fight was on the eve of Christmas when most people are saving money.
English support is well better that Welsh support.
No credibility in your arguement there. There were plenty of English fans at Joe's fight against Manfredo, I know cos they were the ones booing.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeQuote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRobThose weren't Welsh fans. Me and my mates all Welsh clapped the US anthem that night. Pity our friends from across the border didn't do the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftylee
Anyway the evidence is there - Welsh fans didn't boo at the Hopkins fight but English fans booed at the Hatton/Mayweather fight. Shame on them.
If they were not Welsh fans who were they ?? there was a welsh fighter involved and it was held in wales :rolleyes:
How many Welsh fans went over to support their boy yesterday, 10,000 ?? Shame on you.
Hatton fans more than doubled that for the PBF fight and yet the Hatton fight was on the eve of Christmas when most people are saving money.
English support is well better that Welsh support.
This topic is about the booing of a national anthem not a popularity contest between Calzaghe and Hatton and at the end of the day there are 50 million people in England and 3 million in Wales - so it is pretty bloody obvious who will have the bigger fan base.:rolleyes:
How is English support better? - what a strange and inaccurate statement, Lee.
Not everybody in the UK likes Ricky Hatton whearas virtually all Welsh people LOVE Joe Calzaghe.Quote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRobNo credibility in your arguement there. There were plenty of English fans at Joe's fight against Manfredo, I know cos they were the ones booing.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeQuote:
Originally Posted by WelshDevilRob
If they were not Welsh fans who were they ?? there was a welsh fighter involved and it was held in wales :rolleyes:
How many Welsh fans went over to support their boy yesterday, 10,000 ?? Shame on you.
Hatton fans more than doubled that for the PBF fight and yet the Hatton fight was on the eve of Christmas when most people are saving money.
English support is well better that Welsh support.
This topic is about the booing of a national anthem not a popularity contest between Calzaghe and Hatton and at the end of the day there are 50 million people in England and 3 million in Wales - so it is pretty bloody obvious who will have the bigger fan base.:rolleyes:
How is English support better? - what a strange and inaccurate statement, Lee.
English support is better, fact, we took nearly 30,000 for Hatton/Floyd and you guys take a third of that, fact.
I don't need to argue, England ouclasses Wales when it comes to Boxing, David Haye recently proved that :cool:
English hooligans simply don't like the US and it's because they are pathetic ignorant peasants who are oblivious to the fact that the USA and England are basically family.
If you want to boo my national anthem you had better hope I don't see or hear you do it in person
Would you prefer it if we changed the words instead of booing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
The land of the slaves and home of the cowards?
And saying we are family. Thats a new one on me!
You do realise your USA national anthem was written just after the burning to the ground of your entire capital Washington including the White House. It took over 5 years to rebuild the damage.
I believe it was in done in return for the USA causeing terrorist attacks on Canada.
We are far from family and IMO far from freinds, Youre republicans and we most certainly are not.
How many fans did Hatton take over for his first fight against Collazo?
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Originally Posted by leftylee
Sorry Lee. You're ignoring the fact of proportional populational representation. With England's population of 50m and Wales slightly over 3m, 30,000 fans related with 8,000 dwarfs the english support proportionally.
And let's have a look at the number of Welsh champions against English champs proportionally over the past five years.
Or is it the ability of the English fans to boo throughout the American national anthem and disrespect their country that makes the England fans "better"?
Well you've just outted yourself as a fucking moron....you're a credit to your nation :beat:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasp
How am I suppose to know but come on Hopkins is x10 a bigger name than Collazo so I don't know what you're implying there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing
No ive outed my self as a realist and i am a credit to my nation.Quote:
Originally Posted by LyleWell you've just outted yourself as a fucking moron....you're a credit to your nation :beat:Quote:
Originally Posted by Wasp
We'll see how many of your countrymen agree with you. It's funny you try to place the blame of slavery on America which is a fucking joke and you call us cowards too?
Sie sind willkommen
Oh that's right...you don't speak German, I wonder why that is????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWS-FoXbjVI
I wasnt placing the blame of slavery on the USA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
I simply changed the words of the US national anthem.
As for world war 2 you do realise Britian fought the nazis on their own for 1 year and then with the Russians for 3 until the USA cowards turned up.
By that time, Britain had won the battle for Britian. Won in East and West africa and winning in the north.
Russia had won in Moscow,Stalingrand and Leningrad and had the nazis retreating before the USA even landed in europe.
In reality it was us British and allies who saved USA from the Japanese.
Not only was the A bomb realised possible in Britian but we were fighting the Japnese while the USA did nothing but retreat and surredender for 6 months.
Britian also destroyed more of the Japanese army than the USA.
Sayonara
Oh thats right you dont speak Japanese.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LtU3vUOa2sw&feature=related
Listen to this translated.
I like the second verse.
"We fought for the future, destroyed the invader and brought to our home land the larels of fame."
"Our glory will live in the memory of nations, and all generations will honor her name."
"Long live our soviet mother land".
Says it all, just a shame you in the USA are taught false history.