TomandJerry
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- Oct 1, 2013
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Anyone else tuning in?
Boxing has more or less died a death as a mass popular sport ever since it moved to subscription channels and PPV (or even both at once in some cases!) - now the majority of the great British public (including me) has never even heard of most boxers (like the two on Channel 5 tonight).
So, I might tune in if there's nothing more interesting. Mrs. Brown's Boys certainly wouldn't fit that category; 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown is in with a chance though...............
Benn, Eubank, Honeyghan anyone...............................?Fraid that sums up my view. I'm listening to Planet Rock sucking on soft bread and drinking water and the odd tea.
Oh for the days of the Middleweights and Supermiddleweights of the 80s and 90s where the tv brought in huge audiences.
Benn, Eubank, Honeyghan anyone...............................?
Shocking lack of respect for the ten bells silence for Terry Downes - noise (chatter) didn't abate until the 5th. or 6th, and there were still a few low-life turds still chatting away at the end. Oh well, I expect they were important................or thought they were.................
(Yes, I am watching; 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown not on yet)
Alan Minter?Exactly.
Sugar Ray Leonard Roberto Duran Hit Man Hearns Johnny Conteh Watson the fireman. Who was the fella who owned the club in Waterloo or Preston St - Linden Club. His son was a Crawley boxer. Spent many a night there.
Alan Minter?
Was it a relation of Alan Minter?
PS Just pipped as I couldnt remember his name
In professional boxing terms I think Flores' punches are pretty powder puff. Sure, they'd probably knock you or me into next week, but it's clear that Flores relies on landing a lot of punches; Selby's punches are much sharper, and maybe he feels that he can just shrug off a few punches to demoralise his opponent.No idea why Selby sometimes let the guy just punch him like that
It was always said Minter's dad owned the place.
His Dad did own it, his Dad's name was Sid Minter......back in the 70s I used it all the time with my brother Dave, Friday afternoon / evenings were great times down there!!
Yes just looked it up. Minter fought on TV on 4th November 1980 the day I flew to KSA. Been to Highbury to watch us get beat once again but a great send off from friends starting on train from Brighton. I didn't stop drinking Southern Comfort until I fell into a taxi near Picadilly Circus after collecting my suitcase from a lockup. Got to Ariel Hotel at Heathrow and Minter was fighting that night on TV. I must have watched a round and then passed out in my clothes on the bed. Woke at six to loud banging on door for early morning alarm call. TV was crackling quick shower and onto five years in Saudi and Bahrain.I had a sore head ror the whole flight luckily no booze on Saudi Airlines but 85°f when arrived at 10pm.
I probably met you [MENTION=3649]hitony[/MENTION]. Brighton was full of all day drinking clubs before the drinking laws governing pubs were changed in the eighties. I recall the club near term Clock Tower which Steve Foster had something to do with. He may have owned it. I managed the West End tor a couple of summers when it was called the 273 club. There was also a place we went east of the Pier in a small guesthouse - Marine Parade?