New Heavyweight K.o Tournament

[telboy66]

It was a terrific nights boxing & it was right that the fittest two guys got through to the final some of those taking part looked like they did their training over the road in the Dundee arms. Why is it that most heavyweights think road work is for other people.
Ferguson did'nt have a lot but it was to much for an out of condition Beesey
Ibbs was in well over his head with a fired up Rogan
Kenna seemed to think he only had to be there to win & got sparked in the second by Butlin
Morgan "the beast" at 19st the heavyest threaterned but had no answer to Dolan combinations

So to the semi finals

Ferguson v rogan Ferguson just did'nt throw enough punches & Rogan was not a man who was going to wait to be asked & ran out a worth points winner
Next up my pick Dolan against Butlin who could not find the ko punch from the first fight & spent the fight smiling when he got hit & falling short with his own attacks Dolan did enough to pick up the points


Now the final & what a final The atmosphere In the york hall was electric & the fight lived up to expectations it was never going to be a skillfull fight with Rogan the man who would not take a backward step forcing the fight & when he put Dolan down about halfway through the first it was not looking good for my tenner But Dolan fought back & in the second had his best round when he stood off a bit & put some combinations together.
coming to the last I felt that there was only the extra point for the knock down between them & indeed Dolan's better boxing seemed to be putting him in front,then rogan caught him put Dolan down & allthough he got up the writing was on the wall Rogan finished strong & was very worthy winner

Contratulations to him & to barry Hearn for putting on a great night

[yvonne]

I had £10 on Dolan at 3/1 & £10 on Rogan at 9/2 so I am pleased with the result

In that case.....mine's a Guinness cheers pal.

Cheers for the Rep mate!Yeah i was a little bit gutted that i missed the first two bouts of the tournament.I'll have to watch the beginnig again when it's highlighted on t.v.The CHUBBY BROWN show was FANTASTIC!Really really funny.He was a laugh a second.I recomend anyone to go and see him if you want a really good laugh.Mind you he was VERY BLUE!CHEERS CHUBBS YOU ARE LEGEND!A very very funny man who made me wet myself with laughter!A great night it was....Watching Chubbs then watching a top draw exciting British Tournament!ROGAN done really well and he deserved it.

[yvonne]

It was a terrific nights boxing & it was right that the fittest two guys got through to the final some of those taking part looked like they did their training over the road in the Dundee arms. Why is it that most heavyweights think road work is for other people.
Ferguson did'nt have a lot but it was to much for an out of condition Beesey
Ibbs was in well over his head with a fired up Rogan
Kenna seemed to think he only had to be there to win & got sparked in the second by Butlin
Morgan "the beast" at 19st the heavyest threaterned but had no answer to Dolan combinations

So to the semi finals

Ferguson v rogan Ferguson just did'nt throw enough punches & Rogan was not a man who was going to wait to be asked & ran out a worth points winner
Next up my pick Dolan against Butlin who could not find the ko punch from the first fight & spent the fight smiling when he got hit & falling short with his own attacks Dolan did enough to pick up the points


Now the final & what a final The atmosphere In the york hall was electric & the fight lived up to expectations it was never going to be a skillfull fight with Rogan the man who would not take a backward step forcing the fight & when he put Dolan down about halfway through the first it was not looking good for my tenner But Dolan fought back & in the second had his best round when he stood off a bit & put some combinations together.
coming to the last I felt that there was only the extra point for the knock down between them & indeed Dolan's better boxing seemed to be putting him in front,then rogan caught him put Dolan down & allthough he got up the writing was on the wall Rogan finished strong & was very worthy winner

Contratulations to him & to barry Hearn for putting on a great night

GREAT was'nt it?I bet it was great being there was it mate?I lost a fiver on Dolan like.I've been in that position plenty of times.I lose on most of my bets now.I never used too,but lately i've been losing on me boxing bet,football bets as well.Mind you i got a place on the Grand National...I only won a fiver,Ha!Im hoping Woods will K.O Taver later in the early hours of sunday morning.I've got a bet on him to win by K.O in rounds 6,7,8 at the price of 60-1 on each of the rounds.Good odds them like.Getr yourself in the bookmakers my friend and shot a pound or two on.

[X]

I must admit that I had mixed feelings about this. Having all the fights on the same night made it sound like a bit of a circus and I thought that there is more chance of getting seriously hurt by a hevyweight if a) you are not very good and b) if you are already tired.

I also thought some of the fighters were very poor indeed, especially some of the first round losers. It really is true to say that the depth of talent in British heavyweights rarely extends below the top three at any given time.

Having said that, it gave the guys the chance of a decent payday.

Barry Hearn is a robbing cunt though, as only the winner got paid anything ..... so he put the show on, paid the winner £25k, charged for tickets and beer and also sold the TV rights ........ no wonder he was grinning all night.

Most of the fights were pretty entertaining, even if half the guys couldn't actually box. The three round format suited most of them actually. I thought Rogan came out a worthy winner as he was a real 3 round scrapper with a good heart and he interviewed well. Good luck to him, shame he is 36 already and probably would tire out after the 6th in a normal fight. He leads with his face, but he'd sell tickets anywhere .... good luck to him.

Dolan has been touted as a prospect for some time, and I remember seeing him a lot as am amateur. He's not a David Haye. He has good well-schooled boxing skills, but to me he lacks power, he is not that exciting to watch and he is way too small to ever make it as a heavyweight. He also came over as either brain-dead or an arrogant arsehole in his interviews.

[telboy66]

Barry Hearn is a robbing cunt though, as only the winner got paid anything ..... so he put the show on, paid the winner £25k, charged for tickets and beer and also sold the TV rights ........ no wonder he was grinning all night.


Your bang out of order here mate Even the two reserves got £2,000 just for being there, the first round losere got £3,500 ,the losing semi's got £7,500 & the losing finalist $ 10,000 so how does that make barry A robbing ****

[telboy66]

Alright their U.K boxing fans!I really enjoyed the Prizefighter Tournament last night even known i missed the first two bouts due to watching Roy Chubby Brown Live in Middlesbourgh,"What a SCREAM!"Anyhow when i got back into me home town(Hartlepool)afterwards and gearing up for me next pint of John Smiths,"I had 6-7 by then",I ended up watching the rest of the tournament in a wine bar in town.About 3/4 of it.It was a great night for british boxing.I found the tournament very exciting"As i predicted it would!"The final was a great match up even known me local boy "Dolan"took two journeys to the canvas from BIG HEAVY shots.Damm!I had £5 on Dolan to win at 2/1....Nevermind.It was a great night,but im feeling kind ofat the moment after all of the beer i had!Im glad all of you enjoyed it!Keep your eyes and ears open for future events on the tournament,because there's talk on doing one in the Welterweight,Middleweights too!

it was a really good night out I took a mate & his son they had never been to the fights before & they are hooked.Your right Barry Hearn has plans to run the same format at Middle, welter, & feather I'm getting a season ticket. I try to get to all the big fights but this was something else it's such a special crowd at York hall

[X]

Barry Hearn is a robbing cunt though, as only the winner got paid anything ..... so he put the show on, paid the winner £25k, charged for tickets and beer and also sold the TV rights ........ no wonder he was grinning all night.


Your bang out of order here mate Even the two reserves got £2,000 just for being there, the first round losere got £3,500 ,the losing semi's got £7,500 & the losing finalist $ 10,000 so how does that make barry A robbing ****

Oh, sorry - I didn't realise that. I watched the show and the commentators kept talking about the £25k but nobody said anything at all about the other payments (including in the build up). Sorry about that ... I stand corrected.

Still, that doesn't NOT make any promoter a robbing cunt, generally speaking

[telboy66]

Barry Hearn is a robbing cunt though, as only the winner got paid anything ..... so he put the show on, paid the winner £25k, charged for tickets and beer and also sold the TV rights ........ no wonder he was grinning all night.


Your bang out of order here mate Even the two reserves got £2,000 just for being there, the first round losere got £3,500 ,the losing semi's got £7,500 & the losing finalist $ 10,000 so how does that make barry A robbing ****

Oh, sorry - I didn't realise that. I watched the show and the commentators kept talking about the £25k but nobody said anything at all about the other payments (including in the build up). Sorry about that ... I stand corrected.

Still, that doesn't NOT make any promoter a robbing cunt, generally speaking

Yeah i'll give you that mate but where would we watch our sport without them back on the cobbles or some dirty old warehouse where you get mugged on the way home. no I think i'll put upwith their scheming & double deaing

[donnydarkoIRL]

A nice night of boxing. The prize and format saw the heavies really speed it up!

[WelshDevilRob]

I really enjoyed watching the show. Had everything - at times it was tense and other times dramatic.

Rogan showed the most desire to win and he did. Won me a few quid in the process aswell.

Really hope they do another show.

[yvonne]

Alright their U.K boxing fans!I really enjoyed the Prizefighter Tournament last night even known i missed the first two bouts due to watching Roy Chubby Brown Live in Middlesbourgh,"What a SCREAM!"Anyhow when i got back into me home town(Hartlepool)afterwards and gearing up for me next pint of John Smiths,"I had 6-7 by then",I ended up watching the rest of the tournament in a wine bar in town.About 3/4 of it.It was a great night for british boxing.I found the tournament very exciting"As i predicted it would!"The final was a great match up even known me local boy "Dolan"took two journeys to the canvas from BIG HEAVY shots.Damm!I had £5 on Dolan to win at 2/1....Nevermind.It was a great night,but im feeling kind ofat the moment after all of the beer i had!Im glad all of you enjoyed it!Keep your eyes and ears open for future events on the tournament,because there's talk on doing one in the Welterweight,Middleweights too!

it was a really good night out I took a mate & his son they had never been to the fights before & they are hooked.Your right Barry Hearn has plans to run the same format at Middle, welter, & feather I'm getting a season ticket. I try to get to all the big fights but this was something else it's such a special crowd at York hall

Alright they bud!I can imagine the atmosphere being top draw in the Famous YORK HALL.I'll have to get meself in there to sample it!I've always wanted to go and watch a top quality bout in there.I will some day!Good to know that you had a good night mate,thats what it's all about!

[yvonne]

I really enjoyed watching the show. Had everything - at times it was tense and other times dramatic.

Rogan showed the most desire to win and he did. Won me a few quid in the process aswell.

Really hope they do another show.

Im glad someone on here won something from it.I lost a fiver on Dolan.How much did you win?Enough to go and fly over and watch Calzaghe(£2500)?

[The Rela]

I really enjoyed watching the show. Had everything - at times it was tense and other times dramatic.

Rogan showed the most desire to win and he did. Won me a few quid in the process aswell.

Really hope they do another show.

Nice one, he won me a few quid also.

Dolan was good, but he looked more like a cruiserweight to me.

He was nailed (in the second fight?) - and that was when I was a bit more confident with my 5-1 bet!

[Shamrock]

Dolan disapointed me in the final. Rogan was always going to try to turn it into a brawl and Dolan fell for it. Instead of using his boxing and staying at a good range to get his shots off he got involved and that meant there was only going to be one winner.

Full credit to Rogan - he seemed to want it more than anyone else.

[telboy66]

Dolan disapointed me in the final. Rogan was always going to try to turn it into a brawl and Dolan fell for it. Instead of using his boxing and staying at a good range to get his shots off he got involved and that meant there was only going to be one winner.

Full credit to Rogan - he seemed to want it more than anyone else.

I think your last line sums it up from the first bell in his first fight you could see Rogan was well up for it