Crazy!!
http://www.worldboxingnews.net/news/2014/02/10/ex-muhammad-ali-opponent-joe-bugner-63-to-announce-ring-return.html
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Crazy!!
http://www.worldboxingnews.net/news/2014/02/10/ex-muhammad-ali-opponent-joe-bugner-63-to-announce-ring-return.html
I'm going to send him a huge set of forceps, to help him get that wild hair out of his ass!
Seriously, if he wants to be a referee, work corners or promote that's good, but no fighting.
Too many fights already!
Could he save the heavyweight division?
Time will tell
Looks like Wilders title eliminator is all but finalized then eh.
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Originally Posted by Spicoli
Bahahahahahaha
Flat lined.
He'll still have no problem winning the Australian heavyweight title but once he goes past domestic level I can see him struggling.
Best thing we ever did was send him to Australia. Never forgive the fat git for beating our Henry. I hope they feed him to Wilder!
If there is an athletic commision in America that will sanction him, they need to be shut down.
Harry Gibbs and Henry Cooper, both sadly deceased, true quote after the Cooper fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Henry - 'I thought I nicked it Harry'
Harry - 'Henry - Champions don't nick fights'
My Joe Bugner memorabilia collection has now doubled in value! Bring it on Joe! (and I think 63 is a bit kind, he's one month younger than me, and I am 64)
He was slow in his prime ffs ;D
Oh hell why not?
:rolleyes:
On the other hand.... maybe it's his way of poking fun at the Geriatric Comeback Kids in the heavyweight ranks today.
In the space of ten years he lost to Joe Fraizer (no shame) and His son Marvis (so much shame).
People, that decade was 73-83, how can he have possibly improved in the following 31 years?
Good luck to him.
well in the article it says that it will probably just be an exhibition so whatever. he will probably fight a 3 round fight against a nobody and lose then never fight again.
No.
Just No.
Who would sanction him??
:confused::confused:
Who knows eh? I mean look what Foreman did after 7 years. Consider the state of this soft division. He's probably coming out of retirement out of frustration having been witness to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcomHarry Gibbs and Henry Cooper, both sadly deceased, true quote after the Cooper fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Henry - 'I thought I nicked it Harry'
Harry - 'Henry - Champions don't nick fights'
My Joe Bugner memorabilia collection has now doubled in value! Bring it on Joe! (and I think 63 is a bit kind, he's one month younger than me, and I am 64)
If it is an exhibition, it will not (rather should not) count on his record. Nor should it be scored.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerpuncher
Bugner was one of Hungary's finest HW fighters.
Didn't Frank Bruno once beat the living hell outta Bugner?
one out of how many?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Yeah, on a freezing October night at White Hart Lane. Arguably Bruno's finest performance, and listening to the post fight interview a few days later, Bugner was in fine form too: "The referee was a bloody disgrace!" And when asked if Bruno had a chance against Tyson: "That is a different kettle of fish; Tyson is 21 not 37..."Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
'Beat the living hell' is a bit of an overstatement, I was there with the other 14 Joe Bugner supporters. The referee stopped the fight when Bugner took a knee, some would say prematurely. As for 'beat the living hell' Joe looked allright in Stringfellows straight after the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidYeah, on a freezing October night at White Hart Lane. Arguably Bruno's finest performance, and listening to the post fight interview a few days later, Bugner was in fine form too: "The referee was a bloody disgrace!" And when asked if Bruno had a chance against Tyson: "That is a different kettle of fish; Tyson is 21 not 37..."Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
lolololol.....Quote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcom'Beat the living hell' is a bit of an overstatement, I was there with the other 14 Joe Bugner supporters. The referee stopped the fight when Bugner took a knee, some would say prematurely. As for 'beat the living hell' Joe looked allright in Stringfellows straight after the fight!Quote:
Originally Posted by BritkidYeah, on a freezing October night at White Hart Lane. Arguably Bruno's finest performance, and listening to the post fight interview a few days later, Bugner was in fine form too: "The referee was a bloody disgrace!" And when asked if Bruno had a chance against Tyson: "That is a different kettle of fish; Tyson is 21 not 37..."Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulk
I'm sure I remember Bruno kept hitting him whilst he was taking a knee.
Oh he was trapped in the ropes. Bruno then threw him out the ring. And was still clumping him well after the bell went.
I agree with Bugner, the ref was a disgrace. ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIQAkEy7Jj4
Good article here about Bruno v Bugner, didn't realise it was Barry Hearns first night of boxing promoting.
http://that1980ssportsblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/1987-frank-bruno-v-joe-bugner.html?m=1
Blimey, it wasn't even shown live. An hours delay which was only made public two days before the fight, as Hearn had said it wont be broadcast live on TV all along.
They offically announced it in September, the fight took place in October.
It was only 25 years ago. Are we even on the same planet?
Sadly, that sums up Joe. Instead of giving it is all in the fight, he was giving it his all with his mate Peter. Just glad to of made a good pay day...Quote:
Originally Posted by nuggetdotcom
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Originally Posted by Fenster
Its amazing really, Bruno was a huge huge star and anyone with a tv knew who he was fight fan or not.
Those were the days..
I used to LOVE midweek sports special and still remember the music :)
Boxing used to feature heavily on that and Grandstand.
I saw Haye v Thompson on grandstand and think it was one of the last fights they showed?
Maybe satellite tv killed off boxings popularity and not the dodgy matchups ;)
Mad thing is the fight game in the UK is easily as good as I've ever known it right now .... probably better in depth of talent.
I wonder if BBC/ITV will ever screen live fights again.
Im actually surprised ITV didnt jump on Joshua and try and do a deal but I guess sky and matchrooms marriage fucked any chance of that happening.
Wonder if their were ever talks etc?
Thank fuck those aren't still the days. Imagine being told Froch-Groves II isn't being shown live anywhere.
Bruno was a huge star at the same time snooker players could get top ten singles in the charts. Obviously due to only having four channels. Back then we "watched" virtually every international fight through print. Fuck that. These days are fantastic for boxing.
Terrestrial TV wont make any difference to how huge Joshua will be if he goes to the top. They couldn't afford him anyway.
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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