Devastating News...Flintoff likely forced to retire through injury

[bzkfn]

Flintoff Has Shoulder Surgery, Ring Career Likely Done - Boxing News

I'm in tears here guys. A genuine prospect retiring after just 1 fight. This is a dark day for boxing.

Maybe we can make this thread a petition to get him in the Hall Of Fame. Who is with me?

[imp]

Cant believe this!

Danny williams was the next target as well..damn.

[AdamGB]

What?!?!

It's over?!

[Memphis]

Perhaps the dodgy shoulder was why he 'punched' like a retard?

[Saddo]

gutted mind you his last opponent nearly pulled a willie pep on him in them last rounds

Has Audley not been calling him out on twitter yet

[Fenster]

You guys are being way to harsh, that was a decent performance against a guy paid to not throw punches.

[mofo2]

Perhaps the dodgy shoulder was why he 'punched' like a retard?

No that will be never having had a single fight in his life before he made his Pro debut and having only trained for 4 months to get him there......I know lads who have been training 4 months before now and have never even sparred!!

[Memphis]

Perhaps the dodgy shoulder was why he 'punched' like a retard?

No that will be never having had a single fight in his life before he made his Pro debut and having only trained for 4 months to get him there......I know lads who have been training 4 months before now and have never even sparred!!

You cant learn how to throw a punch in 4 months?

We see the hillbilly boxer guy leaping around throwing punches like a cat and we all laugh but we're supposed to say well done Freddie Flintoff, you've made the ultimate in human sacrifice to become a boxer?

Flintoff is a privileged guy who got privileged treatment over the course of 4 months and at the end of it didnt know how to punch properly, thats a fact. Yes he showed the willingness to train hard and the willingness to get in the ring but thats it.

I did a driving experience day a while back around a race track after a couple of hours instruction. That makes me about as close to Sebastian Vettel as Flintoff is to Bernard Hopkins.

[boyla]

Perhaps the dodgy shoulder was why he 'punched' like a retard?

No that will be never having had a single fight in his life before he made his Pro debut and having only trained for 4 months to get him there......I know lads who have been training 4 months before now and have never even sparred!!

Pros fight 3 minute rounds, if anything it was a exhibition

[Otley]

Shock & horror...he was going to change the face of Heavyweight boxing...he was the saviour....sob sob!!!

job biscuit (tennis elbow)!!!

eh eh!!!

[Vendettos]

Mock all you want, how many of you here have a perfect pro record or even 1 fight?

Boxing fans seem to forget what it takes to be a boxer, even for one fight.

[Beanflicker]

Has anybody ever heard of a torn shoulder ligament ending a career before?

[Master]

I agree with Fenster although he is being sarcastic but I am serious. You lot are mean spirited individuals. Flintoff trained his ass off and got in condition and fought and undefeated opponent in his first fight with no boxing experience of his own. He brought a lot of mainstream attention to the game and all you can do is laugh at his career threatening injury!. I am disgusted and ashamed.

[Fenster]

I agree with Fenster although he is being sarcastic but I am serious. You lot are mean spirited individuals. Flintoff trained his ass off and got in condition and fought and undefeated opponent in his first fight with no boxing experience of his own. He brought a lot of mainstream attention to the game and all you can do is laugh at his career threatening injury!. I am disgusted and ashamed.

I'm not sure that works mate ()

His shoulder was already fucked from his cricket career, along with his knee and other stuff (I heard his former team mates saying this weeks before his fight).

[Memphis]

Boxing fans seem to forget what it takes to be a boxer, even for one fight.

Given what we saw from Flintoff it would appear that a reasonable level of fitness is all thats required.

Start boxing as a kid and keep going until you cant do it no more, different ball game.