Hagler2002 wrote:11:00 - Woken up by alarm clock
11:01 - 15:00 - sleep
15:00 - Shower
15:10 - Go to the bookies
17:30 - Tea
18:30 - Go to the off license
19:15 - Switch on TV - Watch X-Factor
22:30 - No cans left so time to abuse the vodka
23:00 - Start upsetting the rest of the household
00:00 - Apologize to everyone in the world.
00:01 - Minute's silence.
00:05 - More drink.
04:00 - Watch fight
05:15 - Soil undergarments, Sleep.
That made me laugh, that did
I remember i was signing on about 8 years ago, when i left uni, and when it became pretty clear i was in no hurry to enter into paid employment they asked me to keep a diary of my activities during the week.
So thats what i did
10:00 - Wake up
10:15 - Morning wank
12:00 - Lunch
13:30 - Afternoon wank
14:30 - Murder She Wrote
15:30 - Post Murder She Wrote wank
16:00 - Hide from window cleaner
and so on
The stone faced women who did my review didnt seem 1 bit surprised, shocked or even interested
states wrote:Deserter: I was at Nottingham for the last Froch fight, and I have to say, the view seemed to be pretty good no matter where you were sat (unless you were Emerson, and sat behind Tim Bradley's massive uncle!) It's a good venue, certainly compared to somewhere like the Excel. I was in the 'premium tiered' seats (£40, if I remember right), and it was a boss view. Managed to move a good few rows down as well, it wasn't as full as ticketmaster were claiming.
states wrote:Deserter: I was at Nottingham for the last Froch fight, and I have to say, the view seemed to be pretty good no matter where you were sat (unless you were Emerson, and sat behind Tim Bradley's massive uncle!) It's a good venue, certainly compared to somewhere like the Excel. I was in the 'premium tiered' seats (£40, if I remember right), and it was a boss view. Managed to move a good few rows down as well, it wasn't as full as ticketmaster were claiming.
Thanks for letting me know mate
His Uncle was bloody massive states. His shits were bigger than me! It's a great venue for seating, Deserter. Bit hot at times, but nice and close to the action wherever you are.
Ant Evans wrote:Geography aside, if anyone is considering going to Warren's small-hall show rather than a real world title fight in real arena Nottingham then they know Jack about boxing.
Bit harsh Ant, given Enzo vs Banks was on the card still at the time of writing. You can't beat a showdown between two big punchers, especially in the heavier weight classes.
Banks is a bum mate, I've seen glaciers move quicker, and Enzo is coming off a brutal spanking. OK, fun fight, but hardly in league of Froch's assignment IMO.
Fair enough. Just felt Enzo's fragility is such that even though Banks ain't all that it was still a bit of a craps shoot. Anyway, getting my Froch ticket tonight subject to securing the all-important pass from the missus....
Ant Evans wrote:Geography aside, if anyone is considering going to Warren's small-hall show rather than a real world title fight in real arena Nottingham then they know Jack about boxing.
Bit harsh Ant, given Enzo vs Banks was on the card still at the time of writing. You can't beat a showdown between two big punchers, especially in the heavier weight classes.
Banks is a bum mate, I've seen glaciers move quicker, and Enzo is coming off a brutal spanking. OK, fun fight, but hardly in league of Froch's assignment IMO.
Emerson, hurry up and confirm me on XBox son, then I can school you on the footie
Agreed that Banks isn't so good. He was horrible against Rossito, and we all know what an unfinished, fairly inexperienced Haye did to a fresher Rossito. Froch-Pascal was always far more interesting than Enzo vs "American power puncher" Banks.
Just a few days from one of the biggest boxing nights for many a year, Thunderbirds are pretty much go. Nottingham's unbeaten Carl Froch takes on Canada's unbeaten Jean Pascal in a 'proper' world title fight in Nottingham, Bolton's once-beaten Amir Khan tackles tough Dubliner Oisin Fagan in a make-or-break 10-rounder in London, and over in the States, golden oldie Oscar De La Hoya faces little Filipino Manny Pacquiao over 12 rounds in one of those catchweight squabbles in Tinsel Town.
Christmas has come early.
In Pascal, super-middleweight Froch faces a former amateur star with an inexperienced 'feel' about him after less than four years as a pro, much like Detroit's unbeaten Rico Hoye was inexperienced prior to a five-round mauling at the hands of Clinton Woods in a 'proper' world title fight here in 2005. Tucked away in cheery ol' Canada for all but one of his pro fights, Pascal will not enjoy fortress Nottingham one bit but we know from a trip he made here in the amateurs, when Pascal struck gold in Manchester in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, that he is quick, sharp and brave, and possibly one of those dreaded 'sleepers'. We also know that Froch looked horribly open against a neat-boxing, nimble but essentially limited Aussie by the name of Dale Westerman quite recently. Pascal is a 'mover', a counterpuncher - a sharp counterpuncher. At 26 he has plenty of life in his legs and his right hand. One has a feeling that the 31-year-old Froch will need all his renowned strength, durability, grit and character on Saturday.
Nonetheless, the local man will NEVER have a better chance to win a major world title.
Khan still dreams of a major world title but any Naz comparisons lie in ruins somewhere in the MEN Arena, where Colombia's Breidis Prescott destroyed him in 54 seconds in September. At 21 Khan can come again, and will enjoy expert support. Top American trainer Freddie Roach is already on board, which is no bad thing, and Khan's first opponent since the rangy, dangerous and unbeaten Breidis Prescott is no bad choice, either: the stumpy, light-hitting Fagan. I do Fagan a disservice. The 34-year-old Irishman is rugged and tough, and he will almost certainly provide enough 'rounds' for Khan to find his feet again, although Khan does seem to have taken his first defeat well - no excuses, no complaints, just an apparent willingness to learn from it. He spent the last few weeks training with Roach in Los Angeles, for whom he dumped Jorge Rubio, the Cuban trainer who chose Prescott as an opponent. Even Pat Sheehan in The Sun, who spells Howard Winstone 'Howard Winston' knew enough to label it the worst match ever. What was Rubio thinking!
Anyway, lightweight Khan, lightning-quick, is due a morale booster and should get it. Hats off to him for climbing back on to his horse so soon.
To the De La Hoya-Pacquiao showdown, the most cynical of the lot. De La Hoya was recently labelled "a part-time fighter" by Roach, who trains Pacquiao as well as Khan. Indeed, the 35-year-old De La Hoya appears for just the fourth time in four years against Pacquiao, a quick, sharp-hitting southpaw known as "The Bruce Lee of Boxing". You know, Oscar is bored, and Oscar likes money. The two elements form a dangerous mix in a sport like boxing, but Oscar also happens to be smart. No Antonio Margarito for him, no Paul Williams. Instead he takes on a former world flyweight champion who has worked his way through the weights, slowly, and finally, and I mean finally, settled at lightweight. This match is at welterweight.
Let us hope Christmas is not cancelled.
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Well, I'll be on a solo mission (lovely 3 hr plus drive from Somerset and back!), so if anyone else going to Nottingham fancies meeting up for a drink beforehand or at the show then let me know.
Fair enough. Just felt Enzo's fragility is such that even though Banks ain't all that it was still a bit of a craps shoot. Anyway, getting my Froch ticket tonight subject to securing the all-important pass from the missus....[/quote]
Hard to come by, those passes, eh? I just think Froch deserves more credit than he's getting for this fight and British boxing needs get behind legit fights and fighters and not phonies.[/quote]
Quite. I just can't believe people were preferring that dreadful London show to the far superior one in Nottingham - even with Enzo v Banks.
And why anyone on here would actually buy a ticket for one of these shows until the last minute anyway...it's just beyond me given recent circumstances.
Things have changed quite a bit since I last posted. As I said before, I'll be recording both. What I will be watching live depends on what times the fights are on. Ideally I would watch these fights live:
Froch vs Pascal
Barker vs McKay
Lawton vs Gethin
Khan vs Fagan
Possibly (depending on the level of action):
Harrison vs Rogan
Bendall vs Smith
Deserter wrote:Well, I'll be on a solo mission (lovely 3 hr plus drive from Somerset and back!), so if anyone else going to Nottingham fancies meeting up for a drink beforehand or at the show then let me know.
If I was on my own I'd be up for a meet up but I'm with the missus. Its enough to persuade her to build our weekends around boxing without meeting up with blokes who post on forums!
Drunken Monkey (or something monkey) is a good bar up there I seem to remember
Deserter wrote:Well, I'll be on a solo mission (lovely 3 hr plus drive from Somerset and back!), so if anyone else going to Nottingham fancies meeting up for a drink beforehand or at the show then let me know.
If I was on my own I'd be up for a meet up but I'm with the missus. Its enough to persuade her to build our weekends around boxing without meeting up with blokes who post on forums!
Drunken Monkey (or something monkey) is a good bar up there I seem to remember
I'm going out in Kingston then its back to my girlfriend's house to watch the boxing. I've made it crystal clear that I'm not missing De La Hoya-Pacquiao, so she can't say she hasn't been warned!
I'm at my uncles 60th Birthday on Saturday, I was going to Sky+ the Hennessy shows and the Box Office show, but the withdrawal of Banks has put me off the Sky show so I might give it a miss (although I have got wonga on Pacman, so may have to get it hmmmm ).
Either way Froch-Pascal is by far the best fight of the night and is truly unmissable
Rocky Balboa wrote:I'm going out in Kingston then its back to my girlfriend's house to watch the boxing. I've made it crystal clear that I'm not missing De La Hoya-Pacquiao, so she can't say she hasn't been warned!
Come on Manny, make history!
How did you make it "crystal" clear, may I ask?
Alrite then, maybe there's a chance I might miss the fight then lol!
No, seriously, De La Hoya-Pacquiao is only two days away & I'm anxious. Really hope Manny wins! Pacquiao looks in fabulous shape, looks to have kept his speed despite the added size!
I just think Froch deserves more credit than he's getting for this fight and British boxing needs get behind legit fights and fighters and not phonies.[/quote]
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