put your case forward why your city has the best boxing heritage....

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most people love there home town and will defend it to the hills, even against the odds. this thread is to put forwards your reasons why you think your home town is the true heart of the boxing world, name the great champions and any boxing related claim to fames....

i'll start, firstly my home town is sheffield and its the best boxing city because....

it is home to the one and only prince naseem hamed, and his one time gym mate bredon ingle, and ryan rhodes. it's also home to old time legend "bomber" graham and is still home to his gym. we have the institute of sport where the olympic team train. it is also home to curtis woodhouse who recently lost a questionable SD to frank gavin, as well as huge heavyweight prospect richard "inferno" towers.

our biggest hope at the moment is kell brook, who recently defeat tough opponent n'dou, in sheffield, he actually walked to the fight from his home as he lived across the road.

I can't believe this, I played the Steve Lewsam card early, effectively ending this as an argument, and still it goes on...

It's of wonderment to me Union, thought it was a done deal at that point to be honest.

Steffan wrote:

BALTIMORA wrote:

Steffan wrote:Best one was we argued with these kids down the street. So me and my cousin drank loads of orange squash, then urinated into a bottle till it was full. Then we got up onto the roof of one of the houses (old fashioned flat roofing on some of them) and tipped our wee wee all over those kids. Think only one of them didnt cry if I remember. Yeah we ruled

We had a TV...

That explains you being the big fat couch potato you are today I guess

Fresh air I prefere

If it keeps you happy... Just never saw the need to climb onto someone's roof in order to pour a bottle of my own urine-mixed with that of my cousin, lest I forget that part-over some neighbourhood kids. Personally I was more inclined towards burning things, but to each his own I guess...

oxring wrote:Before this degenerates into and Wales v England slagging match - could we please make sure things do not cross the line of banter.

Can we call the line Offa's Dyke?

(only joking)

[quote="BALTIMORA"]

Steffan wrote:
If it keeps you happy... Just never saw the need to climb onto someone's roof in order to pour a bottle of my own urine-mixed with that of my cousin, lest I forget that part-over some neighbourhood kids. Personally I was more inclined towards burning things, but to each his own I guess...

I went to a boarding school. we used to amuse ourselves by taking aerosol cans deep into the woods. We'd build little bonfires and throw the cans before taking cover. Some of them went up like rockets. Beats playing with the Wii any day....

[quote="razzaq"]

BALTIMORA wrote:

Steffan wrote:
If it keeps you happy... Just never saw the need to climb onto someone's roof in order to pour a bottle of my own urine-mixed with that of my cousin, lest I forget that part-over some neighbourhood kids. Personally I was more inclined towards burning things, but to each his own I guess...

I went to a boarding school. we used to amuse ourselves by taking aerosol cans deep into the woods. We'd build little bonfires and throw the cans before taking cover. Some of them went up like rockets. Beats playing with the Wii any day....

raz, are you from Hampshire or Surrey?

If you're from Surrey and went to Boarding School you're the poshest chap on here!!!

Weaverham
[Extracted from The Knowwhere Guide]
All the great weaverham boxers who fought in the A.B.A.championships howard furmston, karl griffiths,peter adams,kevin dunne, karl furmston

[quote="Sir. badgerhands"]

razzaq wrote:

BALTIMORA wrote:

Steffan wrote:
If it keeps you happy... Just never saw the need to climb onto someone's roof in order to pour a bottle of my own urine-mixed with that of my cousin, lest I forget that part-over some neighbourhood kids. Personally I was more inclined towards burning things, but to each his own I guess...

I went to a boarding school. we used to amuse ourselves by taking aerosol cans deep into the woods. We'd build little bonfires and throw the cans before taking cover. Some of them went up like rockets. Beats playing with the Wii any day....

raz, are you from Hampshire or Surrey?

If you're from Surrey and went to Boarding School you're the poshest chap on here!!!

Not sure about that old boy.

[quote="razzaq"]

BALTIMORA wrote:

Steffan wrote:
If it keeps you happy... Just never saw the need to climb onto someone's roof in order to pour a bottle of my own urine-mixed with that of my cousin, lest I forget that part-over some neighbourhood kids. Personally I was more inclined towards burning things, but to each his own I guess...

I went to a boarding school. we used to amuse ourselves by taking aerosol cans deep into the woods. We'd build little bonfires and throw the cans before taking cover. Some of them went up like rockets. Beats playing with the Wii any day....

we did the same thing with tins of baked beans

Sir. badgerhands wrote:raz, are you from Hampshire or Surrey?

If you're from Surrey and went to Boarding School you're the poshest chap on here!!!

On the boarder

razzaq wrote:

oxring wrote:Before this degenerates into and Wales v England slagging match - could we please make sure things do not cross the line of banter.

Can we call the line Offa's Dyke?

(only joking)

Very well - The Offa's Dyke of banter.

We used to do this thing where you would turn your Raleigh Grifter upside down and then spin the pedal like mad to get the back wheel going, then the idea was to approach the spinning wheel of death very slowly with your legs apart and you had to burn a hole in the groin of your trousers without catching your tadger.

Kids, eh.

bhb001 wrote:Weaverham
[Extracted from The Knowwhere Guide]
All the great weaverham boxers who fought in the A.B.A.championships howard furmston, karl griffiths,peter adams,kevin dunne, karl furmston

right bhb001, this is scary.....I used to live in Weaverham. Small world.

Union Cane wrote:We used to do this thing where you would turn your Raleigh Grifter upside down and then spin the pedal like mad to get the back wheel going, then the idea was to approach the spinning wheel of death very slowly with your legs apart and you had to burn a hole in the groin of your trousers without catching your tadger.

Kids, eh.

i'd have loved hearing the creative lies told to your mom to explain why the croch on your trousers wore out so quickly

Union Cane wrote:We used to do this thing where you would turn your Raleigh Grifter upside down and then spin the pedal like mad to get the back wheel going, then the idea was to approach the spinning wheel of death very slowly with your legs apart and you had to burn a hole in the groin of your trousers without catching your tadger.

Kids, eh.

Ahh the Grifter. Had a Burner myself.

The dirt burner! I had one of those!

Super D Boon wrote:The dirt burner! I had one of those!

Just A Raleigh Burner.

Spoiler:

alma wrote:Leamington Spa. Not a city, but Randy Turpin did beat SRR, so.....

i'm from leamington spa too. small world

got a couple of appalling pictures of me posing with the turpin statue in warwick

I had the Raleigh Street Wolf. Used to make noises when you pressed the button and that

Spoiler:

Can't remember the name of mine. A little bright green thing, the Raleigh Max afterwards.

Bethnal Green (London) - York Hall.

Steffan wrote:I had the Raleigh Street Wolf. Used to make noises when you pressed the button and that

Spoiler:

I remember those!!!!

Union Cane wrote:We used to do this thing where you would turn your Raleigh Grifter upside down and then spin the pedal like mad to get the back wheel going, then the idea was to approach the spinning wheel of death very slowly with your legs apart and you had to burn a hole in the groin of your trousers without catching your tadger.

Kids, eh.

I had a Grifter. Wanted a BMX so was somewhat disappointed by by the Grifter. I realise now though that BMXs are equally poo.

BALTIMORA wrote:

Union Cane wrote:We used to do this thing where you would turn your Raleigh Grifter upside down and then spin the pedal like mad to get the back wheel going, then the idea was to approach the spinning wheel of death very slowly with your legs apart and you had to burn a hole in the groin of your trousers without catching your tadger.

Kids, eh.

I had a Grifter. Wanted a BMX so was somewhat disappointed by by the Grifter. I realise now though that BMXs are equally poo.

A Grifter was very much more of a saloon car thing - Ford Mondeo perhaps. Your Burner was definately your Golf GTi Mk1

The Raleigh Grifter :

Spoiler:

Mine, of course, had spokey-dokeys and stunt-pegs.

Family originally from Merthyr, so we had a few:

Howard Winston
Johnny Owen
Eddie Thomas

We also have three statues, so possibly the most statues of boxers, must make us the winners!

Although I now live in Feltham, Middx where we have the young offenders prison, so the majority of boxers that have had any connection here did so as kids! Randy Turpin did train for one of his fights at the Airman pub in Feltham though.

Stunt pegs were necessary for backies.

The Street Wolf was obvioulsy the DeLorien from Back to the Future......

The big boys used to have Raleigh Bombers, beasts they were.

razzaq wrote:The Street Wolf was obvioulsy the DeLorien from Back to the Future......

Couple kids I knew had Street Wolf bikes. Amazing how much difference an angular black mudguard makes to a ten-year-old boy. It was just a slightly jazzed-up BMX, for Christ's sake!!

I had a Team Aero Pro Burner, the red white and blue one, was a beauty, white skyway mags on it.

We have Buchanan?

Not sure it's a fair comparison but I'm from London so can pick from Kid Lewis, Honeyghan, Magri, Duke McKenzie, Benn, Eubank, Bruno and Lewis (I've probably missed loads). As well as more recently Haye and young upstarts Groves and DeGale. For a little quantity over quality I'll throw in Williams and Harrison (Olympic gold lets not forget...) too!

rowley wrote:I had a Team Aero Pro Burner, the red white and blue one, was a beauty, white skyway mags on it.

thought this would have been yours jeff

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=old+bike&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=683&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=dU61C8t0CuAA0M:&imgrefurl=http://3riversepiscopal.blogspot.com/2010/11/used-bikes-can-change-peoples-lives.html&docid=K0lynGR3VVdp9M&w=1200&h=1200&ei=P4sxTt7SKMrLhAe25LWMCw&zoom=1

Badger - Camberley had the 3 gypsy brothers... oh, can't remember their names but one laid my parents drive... but they were all Brit/commonwealth/euro champs.

The first HW title was in the grounds of what is now Farnborough Hill School and, I understand, the Ship used to be a bareknuckle venue...

In the UK it has to be between London, Manchester and Sheffield.. somebody earlier forgot Paul Jones from Sheffield.

I used to live in Brighton-cue jokes about battered in the ring etc

compelling and rich wrote:runcorn horrible place! best known thing about them is the bridge being on start of two pints of lager and a packet of crisps!!

the train station is a sight to behold also, made even worse that the next two at helsby and frodsham are pretty nice!

Ahhh the Runcorn/Widnes bridge. What a horrific structure that is. I never quite worked out whether it was better to leave Widnes and arrive in Runcorn or do the reverse. Rock and hard place spring to mind.

I lived in Frodsham for a good few years. Lovely little place and also where Gary Barlow comes from. Not sure if he ever boxed though.

I have been exiled dahn sarf for a while now but this thread has made me yearn for the grim old North again.

Happytravelling wrote:Badger - Camberley had the 3 gypsy brothers... oh, can't remember their names but one laid my parents drive... but they were all Brit/commonwealth/euro champs.

The first HW title was in the grounds of what is now Farnborough Hill School and, I understand, the Ship used to be a bareknuckle venue...

I'd forgotten all about them.

Was the Collins brothers.

Should have remembered them as I watched Georgie Collins fight Kirkland Laing in Reading.

Had heard about The Ship Pub, but didn't realize the the Heenan Sayers fight was at Farnborough Hill.

Thanks for the info.

What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

razzaq wrote:What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

Isn't it against your religion to drink?

Union Cane wrote:

razzaq wrote:What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

Isn't it against your religion to drink?

Only between the hours of 9am - 5pm.

razzaq wrote:What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

HAHA, I'm just up the road from you!!!

Haven't been in the Ship for years wasn't a bad boozer.

Have you sampled the delights of the The North Camp and Elephant and Castle pubs yet?

They make the pub in American Werewolf in London look welcoming.

If you should come across a pub called The Fox steer well clear.

The Swan is a nice place though, on the Airport Road and within staggering distance of North Camp.

Sir. badgerhands wrote:

razzaq wrote:What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

HAHA, I'm just up the road from you!!!

Haven't been in the Ship for years wasn't a bad boozer.

Have you sampled the delights of the The North Camp and Elephant and Castle pubs yet?

They make the pub in American Werewolf in London look welcoming.

If you should come across a pub called The Fox steer well clear.

The Swan is a nice place though, on the Airport Road and within staggering distance of North Camp.

The Swan is the best I've sampled so far. Haven't had the balls to go into the 2 on North Camp parade. They look a bit yocal although that's the kind of place I'm looking for. Live round the corner from the Squirrel by the bowls green. Unfortunately the Squirrel is one of those places advertises 2 meals for £6.00 which is an instant no go for me. There's always ketchup on tables in places like that and squashed peas on the carpet.

razzaq wrote:

Sir. badgerhands wrote:

razzaq wrote:What's the Ship like in Farnborough? Moved to North Camp about a year ago and not really found a decent boozer yet.

HAHA, I'm just up the road from you!!!

Haven't been in the Ship for years wasn't a bad boozer.

Have you sampled the delights of the The North Camp and Elephant and Castle pubs yet?

They make the pub in American Werewolf in London look welcoming.

If you should come across a pub called The Fox steer well clear.

The Swan is a nice place though, on the Airport Road and within staggering distance of North Camp.

The Swan is the best I've sampled so far. Haven't had the balls to go into the 2 on North Camp parade. They look a bit yocal although that's the kind of place I'm looking for. Live round the corner from the Squirrel by the bowls green. Unfortunately the Squirrel is one of those places advertises 2 meals for £6.00 which is an instant no go for me. There's always ketchup on tables in places like that and squashed peas on the carpet.

Try the Thatched Cottage.

Bit of a locals pub, but one where you don't have to fear being cornered by a bunch of rabid ruffians!!

razzaq wrote:

There's always ketchup on tables in places like that and squashed peas on the carpet.

Sounds like my house.

STOKE CITY - The man himself Scott Lawton! And of course our Champ at the moment, Chris Edwars.

I now live in Telford though having just moved here in April so i suppose i could could talk about Richie Woodhall?

my mate who is from stoke now lives in sheffield, he moved into a house and found out he was room mates with curtis woodhouse

Depends whether you base the argument per head of population or total amount of boxing heritage. Has to be London in total because it is miles bigger than anywhere else in the UK.

Las Vegas...Must of the greats come from my ends.