Pete Buckley to retire - hats off to an unsung ring hero

[donnydarkoIRL]

In your post Bilbo you seem resigned to that fact.

As Buckley was resigned to the fact that he would never become anyone great. He accepted that.
I believe a true fighter would never surrender their ambition.

I realise that to him it's just a living. With that amount of losses it's clear he doesn't really care about fighting all that much

[Kev]

In your post Bilbo you seem resigned to that fact.

As Buckley was resigned to the fact that he would never become anyone great. He accepted that.
I believe a true fighter would never surrender their ambition.

I realise that to him it's just a living. With that amount of losses it's clear he doesn't really care about fighting all that much

I don't know, maybe he just didn't get the chance.

You obviously know better than me how the system works but I expect that the best he could have realisitically hoped for was modest domestic honours, maybe a British title shot.

Given that that was his limit he probably felt he could make more money fighting regularly for a paycheck rather than fight every 3 or 4 months and have a 30 or 40 fight career.

You're career is just about to take off and you're full of hope and optimism.

Maybe if you lose 3 in a row and realise you'll never be a star but you still love boxing then maybe you'd do the same?

But what am I saying, your Irish all you have to do is turn pro and you'll sell out in Dublin!

[donnydarkoIRL]

In your post Bilbo you seem resigned to that fact.

As Buckley was resigned to the fact that he would never become anyone great. He accepted that.
I believe a true fighter would never surrender their ambition.

I realise that to him it's just a living. With that amount of losses it's clear he doesn't really care about fighting all that much

I don't know, maybe he just didn't get the chance.

You obviously know better than me how the system works but I expect that the best he could have realisitically hoped for was modest domestic honours, maybe a British title shot.

Given that that was his limit he probably felt he could make more money fighting regularly for a paycheck rather than fight every 3 or 4 months and have a 30 or 40 fight career.

You're career is just about to take off and you're full of hope and optimism.

Maybe if you lose 3 in a row and realise you'll never be a star but you still love boxing then maybe you'd do the same?

But what am I saying, your Irish all you have to do is turn pro and you'll sell out in Dublin!

I completely understand where you're coming from mate believe me.

I can also identify, who knows I could end up in the same situation soon enough I just feel in the interests of his own health, there are easier ways.

[Howlin Mad Missy]

In your post Bilbo you seem resigned to that fact.

As Buckley was resigned to the fact that he would never become anyone great. He accepted that.
I believe a true fighter would never surrender their ambition.

I realise that to him it's just a living. With that amount of losses it's clear he doesn't really care about fighting all that much

Tell that to the stable of Nobby Nobbs fighters.

PB and others like it are the meat of the fight game and it's very a practical way to be. I'm sure most people enter the game with the idea that they can be world class. Most soon realise they aren't and will never be. You have 2 choices.

Walk away from boxing or resign yourself to the fact that you can make regular money in a sport you love. Think of all the might have been, sky sports is full of them plenty get built up as the next big thing only to be found wanting and most quit. Fighters like PB will probably earn more over their career than those who quit because they'll never be world class.

[donnydarkoIRL]

As I said, I can truely recognise that, but it doesn't take much to be succesful at a domestic level.

[Kev]

As I said, I can truely recognise that, but it doesn't take much to be succesful at a domestic level.

Yeah but it's easy for you to say that you live in Ireland

[donnydarkoIRL]

The Irish domestic scene lives off the English.
Fightrs mingle a lot.
Often it is a win against a British opponent that will move you up the rankings in Ireland.

As for me personally, will I find it easy? No.
I'm either going to America to train or not at all. Domestic level training and competition is not enough.

[Fenster]

Without journeymen you wouldn't get "star" fighters.

Everyone has to learn.

And it doesn't matter how hard you try or how hard you believe YOU WILL achieve something - if you're shit you're shit. And there's fuck all you can do about it.

[Kev]

Without journeymen you wouldn't get "star" fighters.

Everyone has to learn.

And it doesn't matter how hard you try or how hard you believe YOU WILL achieve something - if you're shit you're shit. And there's fuck all you can do about it.

haha that should be the disclaimer in every Tony Robbins book!

[donnydarkoIRL]

Without journeymen you wouldn't get "star" fighters.

Everyone has to learn.

And it doesn't matter how hard you try or how hard you believe YOU WILL achieve something - if you're shit you're shit. And there's fuck all you can do about it.

Dunno man.
If you travel to a top class gym, get the trainers to help you, live the life and show interest, I think you can transform yourself.

Look at Mickey Rourke...


Of course selective match making, good management and promotion help also.

[telboy66]

I have posted on more than one occaision ref Peter buckley he has been a great servant to boxing for the last 20 odd years & given many an up & coming boxer a good learning fight & far from slagging him off he should be praised for his contribution most times he came in at days sometimes hours notice to save a show without the likes of boxers in the Buckley mould many shows would be cancelled. I hope he stays in boxing what better guy to teach the art of self defence