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

[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).

[boyla]

He was not ready for two minute rounds.

To soon.

[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.

[AdamGB]

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.

He showed some bottle, but take it from somebody who has competed in more rounds than Flintoff has sparred - that should not be called boxing.

Like Fenster said - I'm not even convinced that the fat tomato can wasn't paid to not throw any punches.

[mofo2]

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.

He showed some bottle, but take it from somebody who has competed in more rounds than Flintoff has sparred - that should not be called boxing.

Like Fenster said - I'm not even convinced that the fat tomato can wasn't paid to not throw any punches.

Of course it should be called boxing.....this was his first fight at any level, Guys going into their Pro Debuts are usually experienced amateurs who have boxed between 20-30 fights, the fight was shit but you need to have a little understanding as to why, let's face it he was never going to look like a Contender, but for what it was I gotta give he Guy Props!

[AdamGB]

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.

He showed some bottle, but take it from somebody who has competed in more rounds than Flintoff has sparred - that should not be called boxing.

Like Fenster said - I'm not even convinced that the fat tomato can wasn't paid to not throw any punches.

Of course it should be called boxing.....this was his first fight at any level, Guys going into their Pro Debuts are usually experienced amateurs who have boxed between 20-30 fights, the fight was shit but you need to have a little understanding as to why, let's face it he was never going to look like a Contender, but for what it was I gotta give he Guy Props!

They were 2 minute rounds, his opponent was shite and he was trained by an ex-world champion...
...and even viewed as a first amature fight instead of pro, it was embarrassingly poor. It would be below average for a first time even sparring.

Like I said, he showed bottle... Nothing more.

[THE THIRD MAN]

You get found out very quickly in boxing, there have literally hundreds of what they call 'Gym' champions, someone who is outstanding in the gym and in training, but the moment they enter the ring and someone hits them back everything they have learned remains in the training gym. Every boxer gets hit at some point (even Floyd) it's how you react to that and respond in turn that makes or breaks you. As the old saying goes "hit and don't get hit" Abilene saloon owner Phil Coe, who stated he could "kill a crow on the wing," (flying) is one of the Old West's most famous sayings, and it showed that Wild Bill Hickok was certainly a cool customer in a fight. He answered Coe by sneering, "Did the crow have a pistol? Was he shooting back? I will be.
In boxing the other guy fights back and unless you are very good you will get nailed at some point! Flintoff can leave his boxing career in the gym from now on.

[Dia bando]

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.

He showed some bottle, but take it from somebody who has competed in more rounds than Flintoff has sparred - that should not be called boxing.

Like Fenster said - I'm not even convinced that the fat tomato can wasn't paid to not throw any punches.

Of course it should be called boxing.....this was his first fight at any level, Guys going into their Pro Debuts are usually experienced amateurs who have boxed between 20-30 fights, the fight was shit but you need to have a little understanding as to why, let's face it he was never going to look like a Contender, but for what it was I gotta give he Guy Props!

They were 2 minute rounds, his opponent was shite and he was trained by an ex-world champion...
...and even viewed as a first amature fight instead of pro, it was embarrassingly poor. It would be below average for a first time even sparring.

Like I said, he showed bottle... Nothing more.

Adam come on now bud, that's the best HW I've EVER SEEN,, give him may be 10 or 15 years he could become a white collar champ.

[Violent Demise]

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.

You actuallly considered that Boxing?