Goz wrote:Tommy Morrison against Mercer pretty much exposed 'The Duke'.
Also domestically, anyone remember George Collins when Kirkland Laing battered him?
Yes I was at that one, Fulham I think, Kirk won at a stroll. George's moment of truth might have come in his last amateur fight - about to break the UK record for consecutive wins ( i think ) and already signed big money to go pro by a ringside allegedly - he was blasted out inside a round by "opponent" Gary Stretch.
Can only imagine what a shocked Warren was thinking!
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Being undisputed Heavyweight champion meant he was hardly a propsect - but it seemed like he was going to have a long a fruitful reign as the man (or at least till Lewis signed to fight him)... oops.
Goz wrote:Tommy Morrison against Mercer pretty much exposed 'The Duke'.
Also domestically, anyone remember George Collins when Kirkland Laing battered him?
Yes I was at that one, Fulham I think, Kirk won at a stroll. George's moment of truth might have come in his last amateur fight - about to break the UK record for consecutive wins ( i think ) and already signed big money to go pro by a ringside allegedly allegedly - he was blasted out inside a round by "opponent" Gary Stretch.
Can only imagine what a shocked Warren was thinking!
I was at the Laing/Collins fight too, it was in Reading.
After Mayweather, his entire record has been scrutinised more closely than before. I dont know whether you could say that we were wilfully ignoring it before, but now people seem to be asking 'was he over-hyped'?
After Mayweather, his entire record has been scrutinised more closely than before. I dont know whether you could say that we were wilfully ignoring it before, but now people seem to be asking 'was he over-hyped'?
The guy was protected until KT, the again after it, then PBF mashed him down.
Hatton is nowhere near the level people believed he was.
