Can't they just be honest and locate the fight at midnight in a shopping precinct outside a dodgy boozer. Oh, and each of the protagonists has to have a 7 stone girl friend holding him back, shouting "Noooah Rickee, you'll kill him"
I hope for his sake he isnt skint, he had a great career and I'd hoped was only scratching these itches because he has something in him that says "do it while your body let's you" as opposed to any financial need as he really did earn well in his career.
Wrung everything out of what he had and people may think he got shown up against Pacquiao and Flloyd but those two were elite level, he was a world class body puncher and relatable in a way I cant remember any British boxer being
I won't watch but millions will all the while the circus keeps circusing
I hope for his sake he isnt skint, he had a great career and I'd hoped was only scratching these itches because he has something in him that says "do it while your body let's you" as opposed to any financial need as he really did earn well in his career.
Wrung everything out of what he had and people may think he got shown up against Pacquiao and Flloyd but those two were elite level, he was a world class body puncher and relatable in a way I cant remember any British boxer being
I won't watch but millions will all the while the circus keeps circusing
Agree with all.
I will say that I have total respect for boxers, f*** getting punched in the face to earn a living. The discipline and training as well.
Ricky Hatton three years ago talking about one of Mayweather's exhibition fights:
"I don’t get it. Surely, he’s made enough money. Is he skint, or is it greed? I mean, come on. Who wants to watch that? It’s making a mockery of boxing."
He was doing an interview over webcam yesterday on SSN and he honestly looked and sounded like the homeless spice addicts that roam Piccadilly gardens. I’d put money on him dying in that ring.
He was doing an interview over webcam yesterday on SSN and he honestly looked and sounded like the homeless spice addicts that roam Piccadilly gardens. I’d put money on him dying in that ring.
Saw an interview with him yesterday, thought it was an Haribo ad judging by the tone of his voice.
And people will pay to watch, and the slow sad decline of the best sport after football will continue.
Obviously your view as you must enjoy it but I doubt boxing makes it into a top five in terms of popularity.
Its miles behind Cricket, Rugby, F1, Tennis etc
Boxing is and has been a joke for years, just glad I am old enough to have watched the great fighters and fights
Absolutely agree, and it's my personal view, Rugby/Cricket are public school games. F1 is just areodynamicist and engineers battling it out on computers.
Boxing for me was the same as football, working class lads with the skill and application could lift themselves to great heights. But as I say its my personal view.
And people will pay to watch, and the slow sad decline of the best sport after football will continue.
Obviously your view as you must enjoy it but I doubt boxing makes it into a top five in terms of popularity.
Its miles behind Cricket, Rugby, F1, Tennis etc
Boxing is and has been a joke for years, just glad I am old enough to have watched the great fighters and fights
I won't disagree that boxing is becoming a bit of joke, especially with the mIsfits stuff and Jake Paul but it's still very popular.
Outside of the 6 Nations, how many people regularly watch rugby? I reckon the average man in the street could probably name more current boxers than current England rugby players.
Same with tennis, everyone gets well into it during the summer for Wimbledon, but how many people follow it year round?
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Now he's washed up and out of money (like most boxers) and chasing one last payday.
I hope for his sake it doesn't end in disaster
This just feels a bit sad.
Wrung everything out of what he had and people may think he got shown up against Pacquiao and Flloyd but those two were elite level, he was a world class body puncher and relatable in a way I cant remember any British boxer being
I won't watch but millions will all the while the circus keeps circusing
I will say that I have total respect for boxers, f*** getting punched in the face to earn a living. The discipline and training as well.
"I don’t get it. Surely, he’s made enough money. Is he skint, or is it greed? I mean, come on. Who wants to watch that? It’s making a mockery of boxing."
Hmmmm.
Smart money says we'll all be walking round in kickers and kappa tracksuits by September and The Word will be back on telly.
I personally don't have an issue with two 50 year olds having an exhibition match. Tyson v 20 something influencer is a different matter.
Boxing is the checkers to MMA's chess, so not really a surprise the sport is going in this direction.
(Agree with the sentiment about the glorified white collar celebrity death match nonsense though mate)
Its miles behind Cricket, Rugby, F1, Tennis etc
Boxing is and has been a joke for years, just glad I am old enough to have watched the great fighters and fights
Boxing for me was the same as football, working class lads with the skill and application could lift themselves to great heights.
But as I say its my personal view.
Outside of the 6 Nations, how many people regularly watch rugby? I reckon the average man in the street could probably name more current boxers than current England rugby players.
Same with tennis, everyone gets well into it during the summer for Wimbledon, but how many people follow it year round?