Russel Brand gives us his opinion on boxing...

[Asterix]

I quite enjoyed that to be honest, he actually managed to encompass the emotions of a fight, for boxer and fan pretty well. This sport is not for the faint hearted and it is brutal.
The dread he mentioned is a fact in the sport, some hide it better than others, I have even seen Pete Buckley been actually sick with nerves before a bout, any fighter to claims not to feel like that is a liar.

x2

i like his style of writing and like coco found it honest

Same here. I can see where Brand is coming from, and I do feel the same sometimes, but I still love boxing.

[Asterix]

I quite enjoyed the piece but I'm not sure about his description of football as "unifying". It would be just as easy to describe it as divisive, considering the number of punch-ups opposing fans seem to end up in. It's interesting that most of the violence at boxing matches is caused by football fans. Boxing fans leave their violence to the men in the ring.

[Horse]

I read this - and although I respect him for the amount of fanny he gets, he is a world class plum. Really not that funny, and his writing is terrible. Whenever I read his column in the Observer I'm so struck by what a load of poop he writes.......

When did E get banned?

[Captain Hook]

,i dont know anyone who really liked the fights ending tbh.
nice to know hattons put brand off boxing for life.

Your joking aint ya........like search said so many had orgasms watching Hatton looking like a grounded fish while the camera turned to his missus.

Tosser

[alexpaterson]

,i dont know anyone who really liked the fights ending tbh.
nice to know hattons put brand off boxing for life.

Your joking aint ya........like search said so many had orgasms watching Hatton looking like a grounded fish while the camera turned to his missus.

Tosser

x2 cant stand Brand the mans a weirdo he thinks hes funny

[Captain Hook]

The man is a tosser.......weird looking fruit who gets far too much attention.

You still would Martin. Don't lie.

I'll consider it....... 8)

[mickeyb]

devonport or stonehouse?

I see you've visited our fair city!

Ham (otherwise known as "fockin' 'aam") actually. Although I'm Demport massive now. But the nice bit (yes, there really is a nice bit).

[metropol]

x2 cant stand Brand the mans a weirdo he thinks hes funny

He may well be weird but whats wrong with that? i find some of his comedy funny.

[superpunchout]

Read the article and it basicaly seems to say "I liked boxing until I saw my mate being violently Koed, now I think it's horrible and shall never watch it again".

Having never heard of him before, I take it this Russel Brand isn't a boxing man?

[Chambers2]

Read the article and it basicaly seems to say "I liked boxing until I saw my mate being violently Koed, now I think it's horrible and shall never watch it again".

Having never heard of him before, I take it this Russel Brand isn't a boxing man?

He's a British comedian & TV and radio presenter & writer & Sun newspaper shagger of the year and a jammy bastard, he's not a 'boxing man' at all.

He's one of them Hari Krishna blokes as well, so I'm not surprised Russel Brand and Boxing weren't a match made in heaven.

He set the scene well in that article though

[superpunchout]

Read the article and it basicaly seems to say "I liked boxing until I saw my mate being violently Koed, now I think it's horrible and shall never watch it again".

Having never heard of him before, I take it this Russel Brand isn't a boxing man?

He's a British comedian & TV and radio presenter & writer & Sun newspaper shagger of the year and a jammy bastard, he's not a 'boxing man' at all.

He's one of them Hari Krishna blokes as well, so I'm not surprised Russel Brand and Boxing weren't a match made in heaven.

He set the scene well in that article though

Thanks, although seconds after I submitted post, I remembed hearing his name in conjunction with the Johnathon Ross/Man-from-Faulty Towers debacle.

[Chambers2]

Read the article and it basicaly seems to say "I liked boxing until I saw my mate being violently Koed, now I think it's horrible and shall never watch it again".

Having never heard of him before, I take it this Russel Brand isn't a boxing man?

He's a British comedian & TV and radio presenter & writer & Sun newspaper shagger of the year and a jammy bastard, he's not a 'boxing man' at all.

He's one of them Hari Krishna blokes as well, so I'm not surprised Russel Brand and Boxing weren't a match made in heaven.

He set the scene well in that article though

Thanks, although seconds after I submitted post, I remembed hearing his name in conjunction with the Johnathon Ross/Man-from-Faulty Towers debacle.

Yeah that's him

[mike john]

devonport or stonehouse?

I see you've visited our fair city!

Ham (otherwise known as "fockin' 'aam") actually. Although I'm Demport massive now. But the nice bit (yes, there really is a nice bit).

used to live in stonehouse mate. just up from union street

[metropol]

ever drink stonehose cider ? is it made there?

[telboy66]

Read the article and it basicaly seems to say "I liked boxing until I saw my mate being violently Koed, now I think it's horrible and shall never watch it again".

Having never heard of him before, I take it this Russel Brand isn't a boxing man?

He's a British comedian & TV and radio presenter & writer & Sun newspaper shagger of the year and a jammy bastard, he's not a 'boxing man' at all.

He's one of them Hari Krishna blokes as well, so I'm not surprised Russel Brand and Boxing weren't a match made in heaven.

He set the scene well in that article though

Yeah never watch it again unless he can pounce a ticket to Ricky v Manny, but really is anyone on here interested in what this prick has got to say about anything he is just a waste of oxygen

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

I have met Russel on a couple of occasions and he was, and i imagine still is, a lovely fellow.

that is all

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

Due to a crack in my laptop screen 2 thread titles sort of merged on my display and i read this topic as


"The Late Russel Brand gives us his opinion on boxing..."


which confused me for a minute, ill be honest with you

[Phenomenal-Nutrition]

Wanted to hate Brand while watching some of his comedy but he is hilarious, and I don't find many so called funny men funny. Seems like a decent likable bloke too. Everyone's entitled to their opinion and hes never going to be the sort to get off from blood and guts war, is he?

[m1kee50]

met him at west ham, nice enough bloke, i find his stage persona the most annoying thing, so imagine my surprise to find he's much more likeable in real life.

[jeej]

He's a tad eccentric and a bit over the top, but I think he is a nice guy and pretty funny. He does like to use some flowery words, but he seems intelligent enough.