Huge congratulations to the man.
I’m really pleased for him, not just because he talked the talk and then walked the walk, but because of the pit he fell into and dragged himself back out of.
I only wish I’d got up and watched the fight.
Yep. AJ’s punches hardly registered on Ruiz, so I think he’d have his work cut out against Fury. Either way we, as a nation, couldn’t lose as we’d have a British undisputed world heavyweight champion.Fury's other big advantage is that even if you do break through he can take a punch or two, shrug it off and come right back at you.
Personally I cant see the attraction of watching two people try and knock each other senseless
Personally I cant see the attraction of watching two people try and knock each other senseless
There was probably more corruption in boxing then than there is now.The whole things as daft as WWE or whatever the highly scripted and marketed wrestling thing is called these days.....it's all about money.
When I was lad there was Ali, Frazier, Foreman, etc......can't help thinking they were the good old days.
Mind you, it was all about money then as well....
The thing that really pissed me off about Ali is that he and/or his corner cheated when he got flattened by 'Enry's 'Ammer by cutting his glove when he was sparko on the canvass. The saying 'what comes around goes around' didn't work out on that occasion because Henry Cooper never got to be world champ when he rightfully deserved it.Heavyweight boxing, these days, is “artless” in comparison to the technical skills on show until Ali regained his title (briefly) for the third time in 1979. Then Mike Tyson blasted his way through everyone he faced in just a year (November 22, 1986-March 7, 1987) to unify the WBA, WBC and IBF titles.
For me, Ali is still the greatest-ever heavyweight champion. Mike Tyson, at his best, was the most fearsome. Both men were supremely skilful in different ways; brave, brutal, beautiful to watch and easy to appreciate.
They were fascinating, exciting and entertaining fighters of the old breed - and nothing like the hulking, mauling brawlers of today.
The thing that really pissed me off about Ali is that he and/or his corner cheated when he got flattened by 'Enry's 'Ammer by cutting his glove when he was sparko on the canvass. The saying 'what comes around goes around' didn't work out on that occasion because Henry Cooper never got to be world champ when he rightfully deserved it.
Mike Tyson? I can’t imagine that he’d ever have to raise his voice to get someone’s attention.Mike Tyson. Now there's a man that would terrify anyone with more than two brain cells and prolly one of my favourite ever boxers. He was on Mrs P's flight to London from LA (I think; somewhere in the US anyway) with his bodyguard about eight years ago. She said he was an absolute gentleman and one of the most polite, respectful people ever to set foot on one of her aircraft. Surprisingly softly spoken, too.