MOST EXCITING BRITISH CROWD-PLEASERS OF LAST 25YRS

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 07:45

GUYS WHO ALWAYS GAVE A GOOD NIGHT OUT.....REMINISCE....

..........HENRY WHARTON..BILLY SCHWER...MARK KAYLOR....Had many a good night at leeds town hall watching henry hook the hell outa someone....electric vibe..what about you....

el_grande_mauro_mina · Post by **el_grande_mauro_mina** » 19 Apr 2008, 07:47

I have two...

Rocky Kelly and Andy Till.

Greg Nicholas · Post by **Greg Nicholas** » 19 Apr 2008, 07:50

Wharton at the Leeds town hall for me too..! his left hooks used to knock e-level fighters through the ropes.. :)

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 07:54

Carlos-Wigan wrote:I have two...

Rocky Kelly and Andy Till.

did kelly box on grandstand n midweek sports special a few times..longish hair come forward style..

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 07:58

Greg Nicholas wrote:Wharton at the Leeds town hall for me too..! his left hooks used to knock e-level fighters through the ropes.. :)

never forget wharton-carr...commonwealth...left glove soaked in blood.weighed about 2-3kilo`s..after..classic war..

hair stands up even now..{well if i had any}

ebeneezer · Post by **ebeneezer** » 19 Apr 2008, 08:23

Paul "Scrap Iron" Ryan

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 19 Apr 2008, 08:33

Carl Crook, Billy Schwer (just a brilliant Euro level fighter - rarely gets a mention these days), Shea Neary, Chris Saunders (hit or be hit) Kevin Leushing, Wayne Rigby - there have been loads of exciting lower weight fighers from GB over the last couple of decades.

PAt Barrett - saw his name mentioned on another thread - what a deadly puncher he was - pure excitment every time out (except for the Manning Galloway debacle)

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 08:44

TerribleTerry wrote:Carl Crook, Billy Schwer (just a brilliant Euro level fighter - rarely gets a mention these days), Shea Neary, Chris Saunders (hit or be hit) Kevin Leushing, Wayne Rigby - there have been loads of exciting lower weight fighers from GB over the last couple of decades.

PAt Barrett - saw his name mentioned on another thread - what a deadly puncher he was - pure excitment every time out (except for the Manning Galloway debacle)

WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT WENT WRONG THAT NIGHT WITH PAT..THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE STRETCHD GALLOWAY THAT NIGHT..WAS GALLAWAY THAT TRICKY, OR DID PAT FREEZE A LITTLE....ADY BENTON WAS A BATTLER IF I REMEMBER RIGHTLY...DID HE GET PAST BRIT/COMMONWEALTH LEVEL....??

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 19 Apr 2008, 10:03

Paul 'Scrap Iron' Ryan - I used to love going to his fights!!!

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 10:13

Syntax Error wrote:Paul 'Scrap Iron' Ryan - I used to love going to his fights!!!

did he have the flat cap..ala del-boy style.???london lad???yeah...had a chirpy entrance tune or sommat..

good call

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 10:18

always good when you have someone in your locality who you can actually imagine being able to represent....hodgkinson......not my area..but always watched him...

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 19 Apr 2008, 10:45

Syntax Error wrote:Paul 'Scrap Iron' Ryan - I used to love going to his fights!!!

His name should be in a dictionary as the definition of 'chinny banger'.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 19 Apr 2008, 10:49

Nigel Benn and Hamed for me.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 19 Apr 2008, 11:51

macxwell66 wrote:
Syntax Error wrote:Paul 'Scrap Iron' Ryan - I used to love going to his fights!!!
did he have the flat cap..ala del-boy style.???london lad???yeah...had a chirpy entrance tune or sommat.. good call

That was him.

He wasn't the greatest fighter; but you'd struggle to find a fighter more exciting, especially as he wasn't a top of the line fighter whose tickets were expensive.

Syntax Error · Post by **Syntax Error** » 19 Apr 2008, 11:52

Goz wrote:
Syntax Error wrote:Paul 'Scrap Iron' Ryan - I used to love going to his fights!!!
His name should be in a dictionary as the definition of 'chinny banger'.

You could never predict the results of his fights.

It was like Mike Tyson used to say: "Destroy or be destroyed!" :P

el_grande_mauro_mina · Post by **el_grande_mauro_mina** » 19 Apr 2008, 13:30

macxwell66 wrote:
Carlos-Wigan wrote:I have two...

Rocky Kelly and Andy Till.
did kelly box on grandstand n midweek sports special a few times..longish hair come forward style..

Mixed race scouser based in London - He had some terrific scraps! The one I remember was his war with Kirkland Laing as well as his fights against David Dent, Kostas Petrou.

BigGar · Post by **BigGar** » 19 Apr 2008, 13:38

Colin Jones was pretty exciting. One always knew that he had the punch to turn any situation around. Just ask Kirklaind Laing!

chris s · Post by **chris s** » 19 Apr 2008, 15:51

Carl Thompson, Rocky Kelly, Gary Knight, Kostas Petrou,

Spud · Post by **Spud** » 19 Apr 2008, 16:13

Ricky Hatton has been good value for money.

Clinton Woods is on my list - obvious reasons.

David Haye will not be in a dull fight in my view.

Jamie Moore is never in a dull fight and Amir Khan is exciting to watch.

But my personal favourites are Benn and Eubank.

BigGar · Post by **BigGar** » 19 Apr 2008, 16:23

Some good ones on that list Spud. Not totally convinced anout Eubank though. I was a big supporter of Eubank but some of bouts were tedious! Great to watvh on a good night though.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 19 Apr 2008, 16:46

Carlos-Wigan wrote:I have two...

Rocky Kelly and Andy Till.

Good call. Two West London lads who could really fight.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 19 Apr 2008, 16:48

Carlos-Wigan wrote:
macxwell66 wrote:
Carlos-Wigan wrote:I have two...

Rocky Kelly and Andy Till.
did kelly box on grandstand n midweek sports special a few times..longish hair come forward style..
Mixed race scouser based in London - He had some terrific scraps! The one I remember was his war with Kirkland Laing as well as his fights against David Dent, Kostas Petrou.

Dave Dent. Theres a blast from the past. What a great amatuer he was. Sparred many a round with Dave at the Pat Newman Centre in days gone by.

I wonder what he is up to now?

macxwell66 · Post by **macxwell66** » 19 Apr 2008, 17:51

peter

KO Artist wrote:
Carlos-Wigan wrote:
macxwell66 wrote:did kelly box on grandstand n midweek sports special a few times..longish hair come forward style..
Mixed race scouser based in London - He had some terrific scraps! The one I remember was his war with Kirkland Laing as well as his fights against David Dent, Kostas Petrou.
Dave Dent. Theres a blast from the past. What a great amatuer he was. Sparred many a round with Dave at the Pat Newman Centre in days gone by.

I wonder what he is up to now?

peter judson {judder} one craaayzy mother... ready to fight his own reflection.....great lad tho....looked like an albino...fight like a mongoose..lol....some goood guys...went to denmark with him...guy bust his rib sparring,but rather than rest it ,knocked the shite out of the dane..cos the guy targeted his body ..brave crazy dude,,,,

The_Don1 · Post by **The_Don1** » 19 Apr 2008, 19:28

gott agree with macxwell66 about henry wharton, I remember seeing him against sam storey over in halifax, it looked like the fighting wasn't just gonna be taking place in the ring that night with the crowd rivalry!

Henry was always good value, he's up there with bomber Graham as one of the best boxers never to win a world title. I know Carl fought there last year, but it'd be nice to see more bouts at the town hall, even if they're not name fighters, its a great venue.

Flump · Post by **Flump** » 20 Apr 2008, 08:13

Keith Fletcher, heavyweight who wasn't around long but always in a good fight. Otheres who haven't been mentioned yet who spring to mind - Andy Holligan, Tony Sibson, Pele Reid & Lou Gent.