OVERHANDS TRIVIA(L) THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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OVERHANDS TRIVIA(L) THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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See if you Fokkers can get this one, as presented by the forums most veteran, long serving & of course credible British member:

Who is the heaviest man EVER to compete in a British ring?

Answers please!
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N. Valuev?
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Post by knockout »

Boxing?? butterbean??

Ring, Giant Haystacks!!! ;-)
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Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Keep em coming.
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Post by JC »

Are we talking boxing or just any sport in a ring?
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give us the weight so we know if we r wrong :)
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Unlicenced Boxing

Man Mountain York?
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Post by Old bones Ian »

something completly different, but my claim to fame, Giant Haystacks spat at me once.
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Lewis must be up there, or some fat bastard we've all forgoten....
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Judging by the picture in Boxing News, Ricky Hatton could beat the record
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Re: OVERHANDS TRIVIA(L) THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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overhand_right wrote:See if you Fokkers can get this one, as presented by the forums most veteran, long serving & of course credible British member:

Who is the heaviest man EVER to compete in a British ring?

Answers please!
Coronation Street's John Savident (Fred Elliott)? Think laterally...
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Post by stujones »

topper123 wrote:Judging by the picture in Boxing News, Ricky Hatton could beat the record
:lol:
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Post by Loynesy »

they had a sumo tournament here a few years ago, is it the largest of those fellows (I think it was the one called "The Dumptruck")
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Post by J »

konishki.
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J wrote:konishki.
Bless you.
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Post by J »

haha i knew that was coming.
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simplest gags are the best, J.
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Post by KOJOE90 »

Loynesy wrote:
J wrote:konishki.
Bless you.
Wasn't he Hawian?
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Hello again.

The answer is the late John Tate, from 1988, when he got jobbed of a 10 rd dec over Noel Quarless.

They claimed it was John Tate anyway, looked more like they just shaved an aged & obese gorilla and put gloves on it.

This thread was shit.
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Post by KOJOE90 »

overhand_right wrote:Hello again.

The answer is the late John Tate, from 1988, when he got jobbed of a 10 rd dec over Noel Quarless.
Boxrec has his weight as 281lbs which is about 40lbs lighter than Valuev was when he fought here?
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Sorry he was the heaviest at the time but that was in 1988. Only 17 years ago.
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Whilst on this subject did anyone here see Quarless vs Tate?

All I can recall is reading about it in Boxing News at the time.
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I have it on tape. Its shit. But i'll go into mopre detail if anyones interested.

Big John was completely obese. He couldnt fight in his prime & in this sorry, tired & overweight condition he was even worse.

For 10 rds he plodded after Quarless throwing haymakers. Quarless ran & won a decision i think by half a point. Tate looked like he won fair & square.

Tate didnt realise that in the UK immediately after the fight the ref awards the dec. He was wondering around waiting on the decision whilst Quarless was running around celebrating. Then one ofhis corner explains the situation to him and Tate screams "WHAT THE fornicate????" & attempts to run wild & has to be restrained. I dont know about you but i cant realy conjure with the idea of having to restrain a 20 stone John Tate going ape. The situation eventually calmed i assume somebody had a cattle prod or a gun to hand or something.
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overhand_right wrote:I have it on tape. Its shit. But i'll go into mopre detail if anyones interested..
I am, and I thank you. :TU:

Thinking back to the Boxing News report I seem to recall them saying that at one point the faded and overweight Tate attempted an Ali shuffle. Bearing in mind this is the best part of 20 years ago, so I apologise if I am thinking of the wrong fight. I think they said his whole body 'jiggled' during his attempted shuffle.
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