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I had juan urango visist my gym, ill tell you the guy is not small, but he jumps rope like robocop. On another occasion i david estrada came to our gym with his posse, and i had to spar one of his friends(who is actually on bangbros for those who know what that is) and whose ass i kicked. Also had timur and sultan ibragimov at my house. Nothing special but its worth a story, id love to hear yours
What the hell is bangbros?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxer4life
Beside, how come Sultan and Timur came to your house? How are they?
I never met many boxers in person, unfortunately. Beside Eric Lucas and Joachim Alcine (Alcine in Montreal and Lucas during the Beyer Clash in Lepizig) and it was just briefly. Guys like Cutmemick have met a lot and could tell you a lot, oidem for Pride of Boston but he's not much around by these days.
I've seen:
Antonio Tarver broadcasting at the Ward vs. Bika match
Ward
Bika
The rest were at the boxing world cup Phillipines vs. Mexico in Sacramento, CA in 2007
Gerry Penalosa
Jhonny Gonzales
Ray Bautista
Daniel Ponce De Leon
Lennox Lewis
Oscar De La Hoya
Juan Manuel Marquez
Raul Marquez
Michael Katsidis
I was ringside so I was able to pat Ponce De Leon on the back as he made his way to the ring, only fighters I met that night were Z Gorres and a few other Filipinos who fought on the card.
Stood right next to Katsidis like 3 feet from him for a while and didn't even know it was him...:p
I met Roy jones jr in Brighton and have got my picture with him.
That was about a year ago.
I have met chris eubank sr and had lunch with him as there were no tables left and he asked to join our table and in return we got a picture, his shoes were like mirrors.
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Originally Posted by NamelessWhat the hell is bangbros?Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxer4life
Beside, how come Sultan and Timur came to your house? How are they?
I never met many boxers in person, unfortunately. Beside Eric Lucas and Joachim Alcine (Alcine in Montreal and Lucas during the Beyer Clash in Lepizig) and it was just briefly. Guys like Cutmemick have met a lot and could tell you a lot, oidem for Pride of Boston but he's not much around by these days.
You disappoint me brother :mad:
Quintana, Cotto, Tarver, Calderon, Juanma, Trinidad, Jose Pedraza, and the Arroyo Brothers
all the local guys I've seen at small event cards on the island besides Quintana who I met in Moca cause I sporadically work out at the gym he would usually go to, I met him when he was training for his comeback fight after his KO loss to Williams, Tarver I saw at Disney hahaha
Alan Minter
Chris Eubank
Oliver 'The Atomic Bull' McCall - frequented my gym
DeMarcus 'Chop Chop' Corley - saw as a guest at a fight
and just because I am broke, I missed out on seeing Jameel McCline fight some nobody and young up and coming prospect Joe Hanks this past Saturday.....I could kick myself for missing that!
I had the klitschko bros round to paint my cieling as I couldn't reachQuote:
Originally Posted by Boxer4life
Roberto Duran ( legend )
Ken Buchannen,
Gary Mason ( RIP )
Frank Bruno at the Great North Run kept up with him for about 1 mile ( remember thinking he had shoulders like cannon balls )
On the piss with, Ricky & Matthew Hatton, Anthony Farnell Michael Gomez, Jaime Moore & Gary Sinclair
Chatted with Alan Minter, Glen McRory, Ian Darke.
Although not boxers, Frank Warren & Frank Maloney
When I was 15 i was suppose to have a fight at the adelphi hotel in Liverpool. David Price was the special guest on the show he was still an amatuer at this point though. I remember him being a really nice lad who gave me a lot of sound boxing advice it was good to hear at my age. The fight never went through that night for me because I wasn't at the right weight.
I fought the same lad 2 weeks later on a different card at the dockers club in Liverpool...it was an absoutle shit hole and I got robbed on points. The club who put on the show their lads won every single one of the fights that they put on, was a joke.
Used to see ricky burns in morrisons gym every now and again but never talked to him, also been to a willy limmond fight but thats about it, see a few other pros in morrisons but cant remember there names.
Ricky hatton in york, sound bloke very funny,
Nigel benn in leeds, my all time fave, a true gent was willing to have a convetsation and signed a glove for me,
Floyd mayweathwer in a vegas nightclub, didnt say much but shook my hand and had a photo with me.
Junior witter (when he was quite big lol!!) at an amature boxing show i fought on.
Alan minter at a sportsmans dinner, he was absloutly blathered on red wine!!
Mike tyson in manchester, let me have a photo but didnt wana chat!!
I bet no one messed with you with this crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mattyhitman
i see former boxers Carl Thompson most weeks , and somes times Khan they both live near me.
From the well known fighters I have seen in person up close
ricky hatton
barry mcguigan
amir khan
junior witter
naseem hamed
herol graham
I didn't even think of that. He fought in your neck of the woods recently huh ?Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
You should add Jameel on facebook, he's on my friends list. Nice guy and he posts often, just like Monte Barrett does.
Saw Gerry Penalosa once in the Elorde boxing gym back here in Manila. Classy guy. Unfortunately, didn't have my camera/cellphone with me so wasn't able to take pics and in the heat of the moment even forgot to ask for an autograph. I know.. how terribly stupid of me. I don't know, but for some reason I still think if manny pac and gerry penalosa were both there and I just had to pick one guy to meet it would have been Gerry. Weird. :confused:
Also met the grandsons of Gabriel "flash" Elorde (pro boxers but certainly nowhere near their gramp's level) several times on the restaurant I worked at which was beside the gym they own.
He did always seem like an ok guy, I wonder if he sparred at my gym while he was down here. 1 of the regulars at the gym Jonathan Haggler who just lost to Maruiz Wach was a sparring partner for Wladimir Klitschko in preparation for the Thompson and Chagaev fights. A guy I used to spar quite frequently with (Paul Jeanette) just lost a decision to BJ Flores. So by 2 degrees of separation I've fought some pretty decent guys ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
Met Chris Eubank on thr train from Victoria to wherever i was going, he was friendly enough but was with a mystery blonde so dont think he wanted to chat too much. He walked through my booth to get to his i was reading boxing monthly at the time it was my sis who said 'look who it is' :)
Duke Mckenzies kids went to school where my mum was a dinner lady so i got his autograph one day but i have met him at a couple of shows too.
I have met Wayne Alexander a few times. First time was at the Naz v Calvo show show, then I went to whsmith on my dinner break to get boxing news - couldnt find it so tapped the guy reading his and said 'where did ya find that' - it wa Alexander again lol. He's on my facebook and I have spoke to him a couple of times and sent him links to old interviews of his and I had a chat with him at the Burns v Katsidis show. (not stalking him honest lol)
Had a chat with
Lloyd Honeyghan
Micheal Brodie
Colin Dunne
Graham Earl
Antony Crolla
Joe Gallagher (trainer)
Spencer Fearon
Dave Charnley (1961 Ring fight of the year)
Paul Smith
Billy Joe Saunders
Kevin Mitchell
Ashley Theopane
Takaloo
Bumped in to Naz after Groves vs Degale and had a chat got autograph and photos
Michael Watson
Seen Enzo Maccrinelli but didnt get to speak
Walked passed Vince Phillips at a witter show years ago but my mate said 'why would he be here' so i didnt go speak to him saw the show on tv the next day and Phillips was getting interviewed ringside. :mad:
Brendan Ingle (trainer)
Jason Booth
Mickey Vann (ref)
Richard Williams (beat twice by Sergio Martinez)
Sat next to Carl Froch at York Hall a few years ago
Mark Krence
Julius Francis
Roman Greenberg
Jane Couch ;D
Wow didn't realise how many i had met till i just thought about, pretty happy with that :)
edit: Shook Groves hand after Smith fight and Haye was there too. Also saw dereck chisora but he werent interested in giving out autographs pretty ignorant.
By no degrees of seperation you have sparred a couple of pro fighters and that is admirable.Quote:
Originally Posted by El KabongHe did always seem like an ok guy, I wonder if he sparred at my gym while he was down here. 1 of the regulars at the gym Jonathan Haggler who just lost to Maruiz Wach was a sparring partner for Wladimir Klitschko in preparation for the Thompson and Chagaev fights. A guy I used to spar quite frequently with (Paul Jeanette) just lost a decision to BJ Flores. So by 2 degrees of separation I've fought some pretty decent guys ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
But, your still a Klithead. ;D
My list pales in comparison to all of you alls, can't even call it a list since its got two people on it.lol
First one I ever met was marijan benes, not a big name but held ebu title a few times in late 70s and 80s and did fight for the wba title as well. Owned a cafe in town I grew up in and dad would take me there often when I was little.
Second is ali, got to meet him twice. Once he came to my middle school when I had just moved here, and the second time I was a waiter in a restraunt that he came in, saddly wasn't my table. Neither time did I ask for an autograph or anything , seemed very frail.
Was sat next to James Degale at the Tyson Fury - John Mcdermott rematch. A very nice, down to Earth guy. Nothing like he comes accross sometimes. No ego or attitute he was happy to chat boxing with us and sign some autographs. Also spoke briefly to Johnny Nelson and Jim Watt the same evening. Also nice guys, happy to talk to us fans.