Ol' fart Bugner turns 60 on March 13

[AntonS]

I'm sure some of you still remember him.
http://www.tweednews.com.au/story/2010/ ... ussie-joe/
Feel free to send him best wishes c/- me [email protected] which I'll give to MC on the day of the bash
Cheers

[J]

err no.

[Wales]

Didnt endeer himself on that im a celeb thingy.

Also "oldest heavyweight champion" .. remind me what belt it was

[bennie]

He was always 60 in the ring.

[bigjack]

Didnt endeer himself on that im a celeb thingy.

Also "oldest heavyweight champion" .. remind me what belt it was

Was it the WBF he won it against bonecrusher smith if i remember correctly.

[bennie]

Didnt endeer himself on that im a celeb thingy.

Also "oldest heavyweight champion" .. remind me what belt it was

Was it the WBF he won it against bonecrusher smith if i remember correctly.

Yes, an Aussie-based organisation run by one man and his Jack Russell. I watched Bugner against Earnie Shavers the other day, and Shavers, already blind in one eye, stopped him in two rounds on cuts but the cuts saved Joe from a knockout. Earnie was really nailing him.

[funso banjo baby]

Joe's a legend

check out his mean right against winston allen

and the overhand to flatten dino dennis

heady days my friends

[bennie]

Joe's a legend

check out his mean right against winston allen

and the overhand to flatten dino dennis

heady days my friends

A question, if I may: why do you call yourself Funso Banjo baby?

[bigjack]

Yes, an Aussie-based organisation run by one man and his Jack Russell. I watched Bugner against Earnie Shavers the other day, and Shavers, already blind in one eye, stopped him in two rounds on cuts but the cuts saved Joe from a knockout. Earnie was really nailing him.

That's not how I remember it. Shavers laid some heavy leather on Bugner and dropped him with a big right uppercut in round 1. However, Bugner got straight back up and weathered the storm until the end of the round. Shavers came out firing again in the second but couldn't put Bugner away (Bugner was always a good defensive fighter). Shavers then nutted Bugner in the face and the ref had to stop it when Bugner was badly cut. Shavers had poor stamina and was getting frustrated. He wanted Bugner out of there quick. Had it been allowed to develop into a long fight I think Bugner may have won. He had better skills, a better defense and much better stamina than Shavers who was prone to run out of gas late on.

When you think that shavers was probably one of the hardest punchers to step in the ring i thought bugner did ok, and like you thought he would go onto win

[el_grande_mauro_mina]

Bugner fought them all - his resume is the most impressive of ANY British heavyweight and there are few British fighters who have fought as good as opposition (can you better Ali, Frazier, Lyle, Ellis, Shavers etc)

Bugner would have weathered the storm if not for the cut and gone on to stop Shavers in around 6 rounds - Shavers had that tendency to go hell for leather and the blow up - Shavers was very lucky for Bugner to be stopped on a cut so early.

Bugner can say he fought the best of his era - can Calazghe? Hamed? Hatton? Even the holy Dark Destroyer? (a man we all love and respect as a fighter) - so called 'world' champions? don't think so!

[funso banjo baby]

Joe's a legend

check out his mean right against winston allen

and the overhand to flatten dino dennis

heady days my friends

A question, if I may: why do you call yourself Funso Banjo baby?

technically it should be banjo babafunso baby

[skelp]

What a bloody embarrassment his WBU Title Fight was with Bonecrusher Smith. I remember him holding the belt aloft and screaming about being the world champ. If I remember rightly, Bonecrusher had to withdraw after 1 round with a dislocated shoulder. Boxing has improved somewhat in recent years.

[Wales]

Boxing has improved somewhat in recent years.

Like when Olympic gold medalist audley harrison beat richard hersia (was it? ... also wasnt it the dutch sonny liston?) for the same strap?

[funso banjo baby]

Boxing has improved somewhat in recent years.

Like when Olympic gold medalist audley harrison beat richard hersia (was it? ... also wasnt it the dutch sonny liston?) for the same strap?

audleys footwork and handspeed were world class that night !!!