Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑12 Nov 2025, 12:19
Benn was my favourite boxer growing up.
He was a Yid
That's hit me harder than when I found out Father Christmas wasn't real.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 14:31
by Council Scum
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑12 Nov 2025, 12:19
Benn was my favourite boxer growing up.
He was a Yid
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 12:21
by Lee Trundle
Looks like he brought up Conor well, also.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 12:19
by Lee Trundle
Benn was my favourite boxer growing up.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 12:09
by Council Scum
Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑12 Nov 2025, 11:40
I've never, ever liked Eubank.
That interview just confirms everything I think of him.
I never liked Chris, but then I never liked Benn, neither of them are particularly nice people, but I did love watching Benn fight.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 11:40
by Lee Trundle
I've never, ever liked Eubank.
That interview just confirms everything I think of him.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 11:28
by Gary Strodders shank
I watched a documentary last night on the Eubanks
It was mostly set around the build up to the first Benn fight where Chris snr was adamant that his son would be risking his life by boiling down to the lower weight of 11 6.
They stopped talking until he decided to show up to support his son on the day
As for making the weight he was correct as Chris junior ended up in hospital for three days after severely dehydrated.
The dynamic overall seems to be love hate with the boy having to live up to his dad's name and his old man pretty much taking over and speaking for him earlier in his career before jnr decided to put distance between them and be his own man.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 12 Nov 2025, 10:34
by Takashi Miike
Re: Boxing
Posted: 08 Nov 2025, 04:01
by Nutsin
I love these clips of prime Tyson training. He was a beast!
I was still serving in 1990 when the Benn/Eubank pre fight was in full swing.
Benn served in the RRF and fought in the Army boxing team ..i was on remedial SWIMMING and Benn was using military bases for fitness ..courtesy of the Army Boxing Team..
His taste in music was dog shit...and a bit of a pillock .
But that's the Army...if you excel at any sport you get away with anything
My uncle knew him an all whilst also serving and being based out in Germany back in those times.
Your Uncle was in RRF in 1990.?...Paderborn?...they had 3 battalions back then...now down to 1.
one of the battalions was in NI back then...not sure which one
He was stationed out in northern Ireland during the 80s as well as served out in Bosnia later on whilst based in West Germany a lot of the time think osnabruck. Come out warrant officer in the end and still keeps his nose in doing some work down at larkhill and tidworth.
You'll find most fighters did back then, most of the 80's top fighters were on coke.
I was still serving in 1990 when the Benn/Eubank pre fight was in full swing.
Benn served in the RRF and fought in the Army boxing team ..i was on remedial SWIMMING and Benn was using military bases for fitness ..courtesy of the Army Boxing Team..
His taste in music was dog shit...and a bit of a pillock .
But that's the Army...if you excel at any sport you get away with anything
My uncle knew him an all whilst also serving and being based out in Germany back in those times.
Your Uncle was in RRF in 1990.?...Paderborn?...they had 3 battalions back then...now down to 1.
one of the battalions was in NI back then...not sure which one
Gary Strodders shank" wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 12:06
I only just realised Mitchell Smith won a European belt on the undercard Saturday.
I know Mitchell and his family and watched him develop into a fine prospect at super featherweight before it all went to his head and he ended getting banged up
Every time he tells the story of his subsequent weight gain he seems to add a stone or two and it's now eighteen and a half stone now but nonetheless to lose that weight and get back to challenging for titles is pretty remarkable.
At 32 he has little time to lose and needs to get down to superfeather again as he is to small for a lightweight but if he can hold it together could well be in some entertaining fights going forward.
A showman who leaves it all in the ring.
Was a decent fight as it goes, probably a little to early for Arnie, who I've watched a bit under Martin, but he didn't disgrace himself at all.
Yeah it was decent and both came out of it with credit
I think Mitchell maybe got into Dawson's head a bit too.
He (Mitchell) took the fight he says at ten days notice and had only been sparring for six or eight rounders so didn't know whether he could go the distance.
A few days prior to getting the offer he was talking about quitting as he was only being offered journeymen on small hall shows and not making any money.
He is now calling out Josh Warrington again ten years or so after originally dubbing him feather fists.
One career soared to great heights whilst the other nosedived spectacularly mostly through a total lack of self discipline.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 27 Oct 2025, 15:54
by Council Scum
Gary Strodders shank" wrote: ↑27 Oct 2025, 12:06
I only just realised Mitchell Smith won a European belt on the undercard Saturday.
I know Mitchell and his family and watched him develop into a fine prospect at super featherweight before it all went to his head and he ended getting banged up
Every time he tells the story of his subsequent weight gain he seems to add a stone or two and it's now eighteen and a half stone now but nonetheless to lose that weight and get back to challenging for titles is pretty remarkable.
At 32 he has little time to lose and needs to get down to superfeather again as he is to small for a lightweight but if he can hold it together could well be in some entertaining fights going forward.
A showman who leaves it all in the ring.
Was a decent fight as it goes, probably a little to early for Arnie, who I've watched a bit under Martin, but he didn't disgrace himself at all.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 27 Oct 2025, 12:06
by Gary Strodders shank
I only just realised Mitchell Smith won a European belt on the undercard Saturday.
I know Mitchell and his family and watched him develop into a fine prospect at super featherweight before it all went to his head and he ended getting banged up
Every time he tells the story of his subsequent weight gain he seems to add a stone or two and it's now eighteen and a half stone now but nonetheless to lose that weight and get back to challenging for titles is pretty remarkable.
At 32 he has little time to lose and needs to get down to superfeather again as he is to small for a lightweight but if he can hold it together could well be in some entertaining fights going forward.
A showman who leaves it all in the ring.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 27 Oct 2025, 09:54
by ,
If the tenth round had still 30 seconds left Wardley’s assault would have lead to the ref stopping the fight. As it was Parker went into the eleventh round still visibly shaken by the effect of the battering taken at the end of the tenth.
Did the referee stop the fight too early? No but his timely intervention prevented Wardley having the satisfaction of decking his opponent.
Iron Duke" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 15:13
The fight was stopped too early. Parker was ahead, Wardley was swinging but in danger of gassing himself out. Parker deserved the chance to carry on. I know he was under pressure, but he wasn’t getting pummelled.
Yep he was clearly gassed with punches that weren't doing much damage at that point with Parker soaking up all the pressure with his guard still up defending it. He collapsed in sheer exhaustion whilst Parker argued with the Ref about what he was playing at. He punched himself out and it prevented Parker from having his turn after weathering the storm just as they both did throughout the fight. It's what was making it so fascinating to watch and yet Howard does what he's always done jumping in for too early unnecessarily spoiling the fight in the end.
Parker hadn't thrown a shot in 20 odd seconds, he took nearly 30 shots without throwing, he then threw two desperate swings that land near Wardleys arms, he then got hit again and stumbled back onto the ropes and then got hit by 3 shots, first and last weren't clean, but the hook landed crisp and was a decent shot.
All this "Wardley was gassed" is bollocks, they were both tired but Parker wasn't coming back he was getting hurt and was gonna get more hurt.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 15:57
by Massive Attack
Iron Duke" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 15:13
The fight was stopped too early. Parker was ahead, Wardley was swinging but in danger of gassing himself out. Parker deserved the chance to carry on. I know he was under pressure, but he wasn’t getting pummelled.
Yep he was clearly gassed with punches that weren't doing much damage at that point with Parker soaking up all the pressure with his guard still up defending it. He collapsed in sheer exhaustion whilst Parker argued with the Ref about what he was playing at. He punched himself out and it prevented Parker from having his turn after weathering the storm just as they both did throughout the fight. It's what was making it so fascinating to watch and yet Howard does what he's always done jumping in for too early unnecessarily spoiling the fight in the end.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 15:13
by Iron Duke
The fight was stopped too early. Parker was ahead, Wardley was swinging but in danger of gassing himself out. Parker deserved the chance to carry on. I know he was under pressure, but he wasn’t getting pummelled.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 13:18
by Council Scum
Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 10:57
Parker threw 2 punches literally just before Wardley threw those last 3/4 punches, none of which fully connected by the way, maybe the left hook.
Too early for me, given the nature of the fight. Foster is the master of it.
They were the first he'd thrown and were just wild swings out of desperation.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 11:02
by Massive Attack
Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 10:57
Parker threw 2 punches literally just before Wardley threw those last 3/4 punches, none of which fully connected by the way, maybe the left hook.
Too early for me, given the nature of the fight. Foster is the master of it.
Yep, seen it all before with Foster.
It was turning in to an absolute classic and Foster spoils it as per.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 10:57
by Eerie Decent
Parker threw 2 punches literally just before Wardley threw those last 3/4 punches, none of which fully connected by the way, maybe the left hook.
Too early for me, given the nature of the fight. Foster is the master of it.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 10:40
by Council Scum
Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑26 Oct 2025, 10:30
Enjoyable fight, but that stoppage, fucking hell.
Foster was it? Course it was. Same as it ever was...
It may have been a few seconds too early, but it wasn't changing what was happening, he hadn't thrown a shot in over 20 seconds and was taking punishment, the stoppage was coming. Rather a bit to early than a bit to late, it's hardly a bad one.
Covered rounds 10,11 and 12 and grouped on it as well, so had a good night on Wardley.
As stated earlier in thread, Parker just isn't all that. The Wilder fight raised his stock (But Wilder is a one punch trick) lucky against Zhang and the less said about Bakole fight the better. People got taken in a bit too much by it.
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 10:30
by Eerie Decent
Enjoyable fight, but that stoppage, fucking hell.
Foster was it? Course it was. Same as it ever was...
Re: Boxing
Posted: 26 Oct 2025, 09:57
by Massive Attack
Thing is he survived Parkers punches which takes some doing. Geezer's head is made of granite. He's a very dangerous opponent for anyone. Love his heart and desire to somehow keep going to land devastating blows of his own.
