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I was, funnily enough, going to ask the same question, a big no from me sadly.
[Other Sport] Greatest English/British sporting moments ever
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I was, funnily enough, going to ask the same question, a big no from me sadly.
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For Bikers, the 1967 Agostini/Hailwood duel in the IoM Senior TT.
The two best riders in the world on the two fastest bikes Ago on the MV Augusta Triple and Mike the Bike on the the very fast but terrible handling Honda 500 Four.
The lead was swapped repeatedly and each broke the lap record until Ago's chain failed on the last lap.
Oh and Hailwood's throttle twistgrip came loose while he was doing all this - try riding the TT circuit with a dodgy throttle control.
His lap record wasn't broken for 8 years, and it was a 750cc bike that did it then.
Hamilton and his cossetted F1 car ilk don't know they are born...
The two best riders in the world on the two fastest bikes Ago on the MV Augusta Triple and Mike the Bike on the the very fast but terrible handling Honda 500 Four.
The lead was swapped repeatedly and each broke the lap record until Ago's chain failed on the last lap.
Oh and Hailwood's throttle twistgrip came loose while he was doing all this - try riding the TT circuit with a dodgy throttle control.
His lap record wasn't broken for 8 years, and it was a 750cc bike that did it then.
Hamilton and his cossetted F1 car ilk don't know they are born...
I was there for Gazza's goal against Scotland but that's the only one for me
I'm a hex on the England cricket team though, I've been to lots of test matches but have never seen an English century - I've seen seven from tourists though (including two from Steve Waugh)
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I think my greatest sporting moment will be 1983, replay, 19 and excited as hell. The rest... ah well.
Massive rule changes in 1980, Olympic sport? Hmmm. Archery?
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Colchester easily beat full strength Palace August 2019
METALMICKY
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No! Here's the clue. His miraculous win was because he had ' red on both sides' which is no longer allowed.
TBH, that hasn't helped me much! Clay pigeon shooting?
METALMICKY
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OK here's the big clue. The Chinese are obsessed with this sport
Some great fighters and performances on this list.
I would have to say IMO that Joe Calzaghe is the best British boxer of all time.
He had a record of 49-0 beating Eubank to win his 1st world title. Along the way he beat the likes of Woodhall, a peak Kessler, Lacy, and finished his career beating American legends Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones in the USA
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I'm guessing it's table tennis, and he had red on both sides of the bat?
Ah ha! Wiff Waff.
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Henry Cooper sticking the then loud mouth Cassius clay on his arse in 1963.
What a moment that was............we will ignore the next round.
What a moment that was............we will ignore the next round.
METALMICKY
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That's correct but just checked and John Hilton had in fact black rubbers on both sides. The trick was one side was a very spinny whilst the other was a dead anti spin rubber. Coupled with some clever defensive play he twiddled the blade during play so his opponent could not read whether they were playing a flat ball or one with high spin. In addition he stamped or squeaked his foot on the floor during service to prevent his opponent hearing the sound the ball made which will would be a clue as to which side of the bat he had used. Before the different colour rubber rule was brought in there was also a rule about stamping.
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What I also liked about JC was that he knew when to retire and not be mugged off by making a comeback. Those Millennium Stadium nights were amazing. I agree, for any fighter, I look to see if they beat the best of the best in the world at that time.
Totally agree. The Americans brought over the new 'Mike Tyson' Lacy who was favoured by the bookies to win their fight. Its actually quite painful viewing but a boxing master class if you ever watch it on youtube.
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I loved watching boxing since I was a nipper .... from the later Ali fights, Sugar Ray Leonard, you name it. I’ve watched Calzaghe and know exactly what you mean. His trainer Dad created an intelligent boxer, I think his opponents and a load of English punters under-rated him, realising almost too late when it was coming to the end. Kessler was a deceptively brutal fighter, but JC overcame him too.