Argh isn't he nice..

by TheMackemMawler Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:17 pm

Been talking to truss earlier about Prizefighters egglington and it got me thinking...

(this is lame BTW)

I was a massive Steve Robinson fan in the 90's for no other reason that he tried hard in the ring and seemed a nice fella. Has any one else became a fan of an unlikely boxer for the same reasons? (Or is it just me)?

by TRUSSMAN66 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm

He was a big overachiever as well....

by TheMackemMawler Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:25 pm

It was really irrational but i thought he was great!

I even wanted him to win against the Great Mackem.....Sir Billy Hardy!

by TheMackemMawler Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:26 pm

...and of course Naz

by TRUSSMAN66 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:30 pm

Billy Hardy...Nearly caused one of the biggest upsets of the 90's when he lost narrowly against Orlando....I gave it to Hardy......

Got battered in the rematch though.....Hardy was another Naz victim I believe..

by Rowley Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:52 pm

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Hardy was another Naz victim I believe..

He was indeed Truss, I was there for all ninety seconds it lasted!

by TRUSSMAN66 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 5:56 pm

That's what my Wife said the other night!! Cool

Hardy seemed to be a bit like cowdell..

by Steffan Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:00 pm

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:He was a big overachiever as well....

Well you would know all about that wouldnt you sir Wink

by TheMackemMawler Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:04 pm

I was hoping you'd turn up Steffan

by Rowley Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:05 pm

TheMackemMawler wrote:I was hoping you'd turn up Steffan

Now there's a phrase you don't read too often on here.

by TheMackemMawler Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:08 pm

by Steffan Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:08 pm

Rowley wrote:
TheMackemMawler wrote:I was hoping you'd turn up Steffan

Now there's a phrase you don't read too often on here.

Spoiler:

by Rowley Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:10 pm

Can't open that Steffan so will assume it was playful banter, you know I have nothing but love for our resident Welsh nationalist and honourary Dane (for the next few months anyway)

by TRUSSMAN66 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:10 pm

Steffan is an archaeologist....

He's the Welsh Indiana Jones....

He's currently digging up ... Cleverly's next opponent!

by Steffan Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:15 pm

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Steffan is an archaeologist....

He's the Welsh Indiana Jones....

He's currently digging up ... Cleverly's next opponent!

You gotta love Spielberg. America didnt have any famous archaeologists so good old Steven made one up

And the guy became a legend fair do thumbsup

by Steffan Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:21 pm

Rowley wrote:Can't open that Steffan so will assume it was playful banter, you know I have nothing but love for our resident Welsh nationalist and honourary Dane (for the next few months anyway)

All in good spirit sir thumbsup

And yes get ready for the Viking invasion on here......KESSLER. KESSLER. KESSLER

by TRUSSMAN66 Sun 20 Jan 2013, 6:23 pm

A lot of Welsh people have become legends in America... Cool

Their accents are coming on well too...

by BoxingFan88 Mon 21 Jan 2013, 10:20 am

Bellew, I used to really dislike him, but after hearing him outside of the ring, he is one of my favourite fighters.

by sparxz Mon 21 Jan 2013, 10:29 am

BoxingFan88 wrote:Bellew, I used to really dislike him, but after hearing him outside of the ring, he is one of my favourite fighters.

Same Before the Fight with cleverly i was a huge cleverly fan, now seeing more and more of Bellew in and out the ring, and that fact cleverly is becoming known as a gimmick champ as he not getting big fights, i now rate Bellew as my favourite fighter.

by bhb001 Mon 21 Jan 2013, 10:39 am

Matt Skelton for me. Just seemed like a nice bloke ... then he went to prison! Oh hum. Mind you, I'm happy to take that as a misunderstanding, such is my irrational liking of the man.

by huw Mon 21 Jan 2013, 10:51 am

Danny Williams - Always wanted him to do well as he seemed nice.

by Diggers Mon 21 Jan 2013, 12:39 pm

Gary Mason.....I know people say about a lot of boxers he's just a big cuddly teddy bear really, but I always reckon most of them would be fairly scary like say Frank Bruno who always looks like he might kill you. Not Gary Mason though, just seemed like a lovely bloke. RIP.

by Diggers Mon 21 Jan 2013, 12:45 pm

Actually just looked at Masons record, forgot he only lost once to all time great.
Anyhow he actually fought the same guy in his first 2 fights, Al Malcolm...first fight KO 1 second KO 2...odd. Not like the first fights result could have been in doubt. Then same gain in his 5th and 6th fights with Steve Gee. both TKO's in the 5th.
I thought it was interesting anyway...

by milkyboy Tue 22 Jan 2013, 5:29 am

Mason did seem a very nice man. Tried to hit on the ex mrs milky on a fairly regular basis, but apparently did so in a gentlemanly fashion and never once threatened to beat up her boyfriend.

My nomination is sylvester mittee. Seemed like a nice guy and decent fighter. Tough to decide who to support when he fought honeyghan... A domestic showdown, where one was the better prospect who you had high hopes for, the other was a nicer guy.

by Guest Tue 22 Jan 2013, 8:28 am

I'll go for Richard Williams.

Genuinely nice lad who when he wasn't fighting worked as a meals on wheels guy delivering to the elderly

by **88Chris05** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 8:43 am

I might be a little biased as he's from my neck of the woods, but to me Jason Booth has always been one of British boxing's real nice guys.

A rough (though not dirty) handful in the ring, but always gentle as a lamb outside of it whenever I've come across him. I've never seen him bad mouth an opponent or be anything less than extremely humble and gracious regardless of whether he's won or lost, and whatever he's lacking in technical skill he's more than made up for it with an iron will (let's not forget his crippling personal problems out of the ring a few years back) and hard work.

As Milky alluded to something similar, I'd say I felt the same for the Quigg-Booth fight a few months back. I knew that Quigg would win it deep down, of course, and from a British boxing perspective it was the 'right' result, but in my heart I would have loved to have seen Jason pull out one last big career moment. Ditto the Galahad fight.

by captain carrantuohil Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:20 am

Don't know if it's unlikely or not, but Alexis Arguello always appeared to be the perfect gentleman, both inside and outside the ring. When I had the good fortune to bump into him and chat for a while, I was delighted to find that appearances were not deceptive. A gem of a person and one of my great heroes, old Alexis.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:26 am

I always liked Anthony Crolla granted he's crap but always seemed a nice lad.

by **88Chris05** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:28 am

Good to see you back, Kev.

by milkyboy Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:29 am

Arguello certainly seemed one of the guys that no-one had a bad word to say about. Even his friendship to pryor, the guy who bumped him a few places on the atg lists and did so with the 'bottle incident'... something his supporters used as an excuse but i don;t believe arguello ever did.

Of course with all these nice guys of boxing... they earn their living punching people, so i'm not sure any are destined for sainthood, but in the relative terms of such a discussion, arguello is a good choice.

Don't know enough of Booth Chris (didn't make many local news headlines round here!).

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:30 am

Cheers Chris mate hope alls well.

by Rowley Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:32 am

Got to put Earnie Shavers up for a shout here, have had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times and could not be more friendly approachable or willing to take a few minute to chat with you. On the occasions this subject has cropped up it does appear my experience with Shavers is very much the norm.

by milkyboy Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:43 am

did you find yourself quiveringly reverential, knowing you're talking to one of the biggest punchers in the history of boxing? "Hello mr shaver's, would you mind terribly if i asked you a few boxing related questions...only if you don't mind, i wouldn't want to put you out, are you sure, really."

by Rowley Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:50 am

Was a bit embarrassing to be honest milky, met him on the way out to Vegas for the Hatton Mayweather fight and got chatting about the fight and he was saying how hard it is to fight such good defensive fighters and we were discussing Floyd’s defensive style and I found myself mimicking Floyd’s defence. Even as I was doing it I realised a fat idiot from Rotherham trying to emulate the finest defensive boxer of his generation was a pretty dumb thing to do but to be doing it to a guy who has shared a ring with the likes of Ali and Holmes was just plain wrong but I could not seem to help myself. I believe TSMR walked off at that point.

by milkyboy Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:58 am

quality rowley, my laugh out loud moment of the day.

by manos de piedra Tue 22 Jan 2013, 9:59 am

Katsidas is a nice guy

by **ShahenshahG** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:23 am

Rowley wrote:Was a bit embarrassing to be honest milky, met him on the way out to Vegas for the Hatton Mayweather fight and got chatting about the fight and he was saying how hard it is to fight such good defensive fighters and we were discussing Floyd’s defensive style and I found myself mimicking Floyd’s defence. Even as I was doing it I realised a fat idiot from Rotherham trying to emulate the finest defensive boxer of his generation was a pretty dumb thing to do but to be doing it to a guy who has shared a ring with the likes of Ali and Holmes was just plain wrong but I could not seem to help myself. I believe TSMR walked off at that point.

by **88Chris05** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:34 am

Earnie against Rowley, the biggest hitter in the history of the Heavyweight division against the biggest hitter in the history of 606. Epic stuff.

by milkyboy Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:36 am

Think that story could only have been bettered if earnie had demonstrated how to get past rowley's Philly shell

by **ShahenshahG** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:39 am

milkyboy wrote:Think that story could only have been bettered if earnie had demonstrated how to get past rowley's Philly shell

Probably by lying him gently on the floor and getting the ref to count to ten as he tries to get back to his feet. Then he gets disqualified after 1000 seconds for being helped up by help the aged.

by Rowley Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:41 am

I think you're underestimating me, obviously am reading between the lines a little but think it is safe to say Earnie looked impressed with the skills.

by **ShahenshahG** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 10:54 am

Rowley wrote:I think you're underestimating me, obviously am reading between the lines a little but think it is safe to say Earnie looked impressed with the skills.

He was probably comparing your skills to richard Dunns

by **superflyweight** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 11:00 am

88Chris05 wrote:Earnie against Rowley, the biggest hitter in the history of the Heavyweight division against the biggest hitter in the history of 606. Epic stuff.

Not very subtle work from the profanity filter.

by **88Chris05** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 11:03 am

superflyweight wrote:
88Chris05 wrote:Earnie against Rowley, the biggest hitter in the history of the Heavyweight division against the biggest hitter in the history of 606. Epic stuff.

Not very subtle work from the profanity filter.

And we have an early front runner for the 2013 Post of the Year, fellas!

by **ShahenshahG** Tue 22 Jan 2013, 11:05 am

HAHAHA bravo clap

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