The 80s was a golden age for Boxing...especially the middleweights.
Our own Kaylor/Sibson/Cristie/minter
Hagler/Hearns /Leonard /Duran..(no mas)
Other weights
Charlie Magri
Davey boy green
Kirkland Laing...(What a talent he was)
GARY MASON (RIP)
HORACE NOTICE
Honeyghan at welterweight ..( I still remember staying up late to watch the Curry fight itv)
So many iconic boxers throughout the weights.
Anyone remember Dennis Andries?...what a warrior he was
Yeah remember Andries. Hackney lad iirc.
No room for 'the fighting fireman' Terry Marsh on your list mate?
Not the most explosive of boxers, but managed to retire undefeated.
The middleweight division in the 80's was mad, so many great fighters all capable of beating each other. Me and my mates used to watch them live at Mile end odeon in the early hours of the morning.
This was obviously pre Sky tv, made for some great nights. My personal favourite was Sugar Ray Leonard, he had the fastest hands I'd ever seen. Have to agree with you about Hagler though, he was an absolute beast and one of the bravest fighters I ever saw.
As for Foreman, he would have been the dominant boxer among the heavyweights had Ali not been around.
RIP.
Totally agree.
The 80s was a golden age for Boxing...especially the middleweights.
Our own Kaylor/Sibson/Cristie/minter
Hagler/Hearns /Leonard /Duran..(no mas)
Other weights
Charlie Magri
Davey boy green
Kirkland Laing...(What a talent he was)
GARY MASON (RIP)
HORACE NOTICE
Honeyghan at welterweight ..( I still remember staying up late to watch the Curry fight itv)
So many iconic boxers throughout the weights.
Anyone remember Dennis Andries?...what a warrior he was
You can also add Colin Jones to that list as well, very unlucky against Milton McCrory not to lift a world title and beat Kirkland Laing twice.
The middleweight division in the 80's was mad, so many great fighters all capable of beating each other. Me and my mates used to watch them live at Mile end odeon in the early hours of the morning.
This was obviously pre Sky tv, made for some great nights. My personal favourite was Sugar Ray Leonard, he had the fastest hands I'd ever seen. Have to agree with you about Hagler though, he was an absolute beast and one of the bravest fighters I ever saw.
As for Foreman, he would have been the dominant boxer among the heavyweights had Ali not been around.
RIP.
Totally agree.
The 80s was a golden age for Boxing...especially the middleweights.
Our own Kaylor/Sibson/Cristie/minter
Hagler/Hearns /Leonard /Duran..(no mas)
Other weights
Charlie Magri
Davey boy green
Kirkland Laing...(What a talent he was)
GARY MASON (RIP)
HORACE NOTICE
Honeyghan at welterweight ..( I still remember staying up late to watch the Curry fight itv)
So many iconic boxers throughout the weights.
Anyone remember Dennis Andries?...what a warrior he was
You can also add Colin Jones to that list as well, very unlucky against Milton McCrory not to lift a world title and beat Kirkland Laing twice.
The 80s was a golden age for Boxing...especially the middleweights.
Our own Kaylor/Sibson/Cristie/minter
Hagler/Hearns /Leonard /Duran..(no mas)
Other weights
Charlie Magri
Davey boy green
Kirkland Laing...(What a talent he was)
GARY MASON (RIP)
HORACE NOTICE
Honeyghan at welterweight ..( I still remember staying up late to watch the Curry fight itv)
So many iconic boxers throughout the weights.
Anyone remember Dennis Andries?...what a warrior he was
Yeah remember Andries. Hackney lad iirc.
No room for 'the fighting fireman' Terry Marsh on your list mate?
Not the most explosive of boxers, but managed to retire undefeated.
As you say, a golden age.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 23 Mar 2025, 22:40
by Takashi Miike
Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑22 Mar 2025, 23:25
big west ham fan Colin Hart's also died
The middleweight division in the 80's was mad, so many great fighters all capable of beating each other. Me and my mates used to watch them live at Mile end odeon in the early hours of the morning.
This was obviously pre Sky tv, made for some great nights. My personal favourite was Sugar Ray Leonard, he had the fastest hands I'd ever seen. Have to agree with you about Hagler though, he was an absolute beast and one of the bravest fighters I ever saw.
As for Foreman, he would have been the dominant boxer among the heavyweights had Ali not been around.
RIP.
Totally agree.
The 80s was a golden age for Boxing...especially the middleweights.
Our own Kaylor/Sibson/Cristie/minter
Hagler/Hearns /Leonard /Duran..(no mas)
Other weights
Charlie Magri
Davey boy green
Kirkland Laing...(What a talent he was)
GARY MASON (RIP)
HORACE NOTICE
Honeyghan at welterweight ..( I still remember staying up late to watch the Curry fight itv)
So many iconic boxers throughout the weights.
Anyone remember Dennis Andries?...what a warrior he was
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 23:25
by Takashi Miike
big west ham fan Colin Hart's also died
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 18:11
by only1billybonds
Cough
The middleweight division in the 80's was mad, so many great fighters all capable of beating each other. Me and my mates used to watch them live at Mile end odeon in the early hours of the morning.
This was obviously pre Sky tv, made for some great nights. My personal favourite was Sugar Ray Leonard, he had the fastest hands I'd ever seen. Have to agree with you about Hagler though, he was an absolute beast and one of the bravest fighters I ever saw.
As for Foreman, he would have been the dominant boxer among the heavyweights had Ali not been around.
honky cat" wrote: ↑22 Mar 2025, 15:47
I always get him muddled up with 'mad' Frankie Foreman.
RIP.
Those grills are tops for doing crumpets.
Sorry " brown bread Fred" foreman
Anyway he's with the angles now
Freddie Foreman (father of Jamie), Mad Frankie Fraser
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 16:46
by Far Cough UKunt
Lato wrote: ↑22 Mar 2025, 15:48
He is in my top 3 favourite boxers of all time along with Tyson and Hagler. RIP George
Marvelous Marvin Hagler is my favourite boxer of all time and I love Ali but Hagler was just a fucking machine and look who he was up against Thomas (The Hitman) Hearns, Roberto (Manos de Piedra) Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard, you'll never see the likes of those again.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 15:52
by honky cat
honky cat" wrote: ↑22 Mar 2025, 15:47
I always get him muddled up with 'mad' Frankie Foreman.
RIP.
Those grills are tops for doing crumpets.
Sorry " brown bread Fred" foreman
Anyway he's with the angles now
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 15:48
by Lato
He is in my top 3 favourite boxers of all time along with Tyson and Hagler. RIP George
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 15:47
by honky cat
I always get him muddled up with 'mad' Frankie Foreman.
RIP.
Those grills are tops for doing crumpets.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 15:28
by F 129 Row66
I always get mixed up between him and George Formby. Foreman was the grill bloke right.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 13:29
by Alfs
Decent boxer but was no Frank Bruno.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 12:38
by nychammer
The Grilla (not) from manila
RIP
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 11:38
by ragingbull
The jungle never recovered from that grilling,
RIP George.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 11:11
by Pub Bigot
Vexed wrote: ↑22 Mar 2025, 10:15
Another one sadly taken by a bumming from the ghost of Steven Gately. FFS.
Gets about, the lad.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 10:22
by the coming of gary
For me he was possibly the greatest, powerful and brutal. Destroyed a legendary world champion in Joe Frazier with six knockdowns in two rounds
Took part in the most famous fight of all time - although he lost on that occasion, Ali and his team refused point blank any re-match, which seems unthinkable now
RIP George
.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 10:15
by Vexed
Another one sadly taken by a bumming from the ghost of Steven Gately. FFS.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 10:12
by mallard
Retired at 28 - Comeback at 45!
R.I.P. George
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 09:57
by Council Scum
One of the top 5 greatest heavyweights of all time and after being a bit of a nasty bastard in his younger days, completely turned his life around. Deserves all the plaudits coming his way.
I wonder how much Hulk Hogan wishes he'd taken the Grill gig, before they then offered it to Foreman after Hogan rejected it.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 08:32
by Far Cough UKunt
The Rumble in the Jungle was legendary but the Thrilla in Manilla was murderous for both Muhammad Ali and Smokin' Joe Frazier.
RIP George Foreman. A monster in the ring but an absolute gentleman outside of it.
Re: George Foreman has grilled his last steak
Posted: 22 Mar 2025, 06:19
by Sydney_Iron
Even had a top 20 hit back in 1976 for the rumble in the jungle fight! How many of you old codgers remember this?
