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

[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]

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Right Flintoff is a great cricketer, but he can't box for shit it's a fact it's a sorry state to give a complete
novice with NO boxing experience what so ever, a pro boxing licence. Why because it was shocking
I've seen 16 year old's that would have kicked hiss ass, in the ring fact not bullshit.[/winning QUOTE]
The mere fact he won against another opponent who had fought twice before professionally and he had been given his license by another Boxing Board actually justifies him being awarded his own licence, if he gets his ass handed to him it's shocking, but winning against an experienced fighter who had fought Am, only Highlights he was ready!!!

Let's see a very large Pig is flying over my garden at the moment, it truly is a wonder to watch or there
again I may be just full of SHIT.

[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.