Another scoop...Wayne Alexander out of Tak clash

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 07 Apr 2004, 10:49

We cited Dennis Holbaek Pedersen as Ricky Hatton's substitute opponent before anyone. Now comes another scoop.
Wayne Alexander versus Takaloo is off (it was set for May 13). Wayne has suffered cartiledge damage to his knee. He's genuinely injured, and can hardly walk.
He is gutted. He knows he has had more than his fair share of injuries and is embarrassed that people will think he is scared of fighting Takaloo.

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 07 Apr 2004, 10:56

damn

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 07 Apr 2004, 12:14

Wayne really does get his share of bad luck. Will this match ever take place?

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 07 Apr 2004, 12:15

FECK FECK FECK

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 07 Apr 2004, 12:27

how did he bugger his knee up?

Takaloo should fight the man that beat him last time out for the WBU

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 07 Apr 2004, 12:48

gutted for Wayne but this is absolute genuine...
he has had a bad knee for about 4 years and had to cancel a fight with Howard Clarke back in the day because of this.....

He always trains with a knee support on but the last few weeks has been in real pain, to the extent that he could barely walk after finishing his road work last week...

Obviously you cannot prepare for a 12 rounder without roadwork and given that Wayne couldnt get to see a doctor till next week it will be a while before he is ok to run again...

I hope Takaloo doesnt start trying to make a situation out of it all.....claiming wayne is scared of him.....

Injuries affect some people more than others....

Paul Gascoigne, Derek Redmond for example were world class athletes who never achieved what they could have done due to their bodies being injury prone.... others never seem to pick up niggles....

I know from my experiences in the gym that some people can put their bodies through absolute torture and never get injured.... Garry Delaney is hard as nails......others arent so lucky

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 08 Apr 2004, 14:48

Please don't doubt Wayne Alexander's willingness to fight Takaloo.

Alexander took on high flying Harry Simon at about 24 hrs notice and put up a very brave effort before being crushed in 5 rounds, but not before Simon was wobbled to his boots and Wayne suffering damage to both hands.

When Wayne was British champion no one seemed to want to know. Although he was wild against Paul Samuels when winning the title, the fact Samuels ended up being smashed out of the ring probably convinced a few of the eligible contenders to pursue another career path....I'll mention no names.

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 08 Apr 2004, 15:26

I had some slight cartiledge trouble, and it is a nightmare. Ya canna even bend ya knee.

Might take a few weeks to get over that.

Matchfixer · Post by **Matchfixer** » 08 Apr 2004, 16:23

THEBUTCH wrote: Alexander took on high flying Harry Simon at about 24 hrs notice and put up a very brave effort before being crushed in 5 rounds, but not before Simon was wobbled to his boots and Wayne suffering damage to both hands.

Just out of interest, why did Harry Simon retire?

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 08 Apr 2004, 17:38

Matchfixer wrote:
THEBUTCH wrote: Alexander took on high flying Harry Simon at about 24 hrs notice and put up a very brave effort before being crushed in 5 rounds, but not before Simon was wobbled to his boots and Wayne suffering damage to both hands.
Just out of interest, why did Harry Simon retire?

Injuries sustained in a fatal car smash in Namibia. He was driving and a court case is pending.
It's fair to say, he's as welcome a sight in your rear view mirror as Salvador Sanchez.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 08 Apr 2004, 18:20

bennie wrote:
Matchfixer wrote:
THEBUTCH wrote: Alexander took on high flying Harry Simon at about 24 hrs notice and put up a very brave effort before being crushed in 5 rounds, but not before Simon was wobbled to his boots and Wayne suffering damage to both hands.
Just out of interest, why did Harry Simon retire?
Injuries sustained in a fatal car smash in Namibia. He was driving and a court case is pending.
It's fair to say, he's as welcome a sight in your rear view mirror as Salvador Sanchez.

Has he definately retired? I know he's probably never going to fight again (because of the court case and a likely big stretch in Jail) but I didn't think his injuries were career ending.

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:13

So far so good. Two days to go and no one has pulled out yet.

Read in the Metro Wayne Alexander says he will retire if Takaloo wins

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:16

http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/sport/ ... fetime.php

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:18

THEBUTCH wrote:Read in the Metro Wayne Alexander says he will retire if Takaloo wins

When I read the title to this thread I thought "Oh no not again!!!!"

I never like to hear a fighter talking about retiement before a fight, like they say "If they are talking about retirment, they are half retired already"

Like I said on another thread I go for Tak's greater fitness and better chin to take him to a mid rounds victory.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:19

if alexander is in the best shape he will spark takaloo.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:20

I agree, if Alexander is in top shape then Tak gets stopped. Alexander in 3 rounds for me.

THEBUTCH · Post by **THEBUTCH** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:29

Yeah, not the sort of talk you want to hear, especially as Wayne also says he's got 3/4 years left in the sport.

Maybe it's just his way of saying how committed he is to winning this fight. I seem to remember Nigel Benn saying he'd quit if he lost to Chris Eubank.

Sadly (I say sadly because I've followed Wayne since his ABA days) I feel his career has stalled sufficiently to let Takaloo in with a good chance of winning. With a wonder puncher like Wayne he's always in with a shout but I too think Takaloo will grind him down well before the twelve rounds are up. Body shots might prove key for Takaloo.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 08 Sep 2004, 12:46

Takaloo mid round stopage...

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:07

MightyWarrior wrote:Takaloo mid round stopage...

Yeah that's what i think, it's all about who takes the better punch and i don't think Alexander can take a punch anymore. I'm gutted this fight is off, it may affect my weeks scoring on boxingpredictions.net

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:23

Its going to be ding dong, but I just think Takaloo's stamina (he still hits hard late in contest, ask Jim Rock and Logan) will do it for him. He will probably get off the canvas to do it.

I predict this will be the fight we will discuss more about when this weekend is over. Well domestic fight, there some great US fights this week.

lirva33 · Post by **lirva33** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:28

THEBUTCH wrote:So far so good. Two days to go and no one has pulled out yet.

Read in the Metro Wayne Alexander says he will retire if Takaloo wins

You nearly gave me a heart attack mate.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:34

Hold on i'm confused, is this fight off or what? We are getting some mixed posting signals here

adamiw · Post by **adamiw** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:35

lol, thank fornicate for this being an old thread.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 08 Sep 2004, 14:37

adamiw wrote:lol, thank fornicate for this being an old thread.

J · Post by J » 09 Sep 2004, 04:50

very cruel I ll bet tthat had Kevin recalling his offer of tickets for Haye Thompson hahaha

some people have wicked sense of humour on here, class!