Jess Harding

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 29 Jun 2010, 11:05

A sucessful business man with a Pallett business and a newly opened Hotel. He's doing okay.

Samuel Brooks · Post by **Samuel Brooks** » 29 Jun 2010, 11:19

He runs a hotel/bar and its doing very nicely.

Still wears those silly long coats though!!!

hurlock · Post by **hurlock** » 29 Jun 2010, 12:15

stacked up with work

DD

dont know harding, but i just found him dodgy :!:

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 29 Jun 2010, 12:19

I had a couple of dealings with him, treated me well and thought he was a good bloke

tarton terror · Post by **tarton terror** » 29 Jun 2010, 19:06

great bloke he put some great shows on in coventry .

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 30 Jun 2010, 04:50

Looks like a villain from a Guy Ritchie film but I join the voices of those who say he's a good bloke, having dealt with him professionally. Got a Spud-like anecdote about his Lamborghini, if anyone's interested...

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » 30 Jun 2010, 05:14

I was until you mentioned "Spud-like"

Aaah, go on then lad, tell us....

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 30 Jun 2010, 05:49

Captain Hook wrote:I was until you mentioned "Spud-like"

Aaah, go on then lad, tell us....

Well, it involved him picking me up in his Lambo (you'll never guess who I was on the phone to at the time) and driving to his office (you'll never guess who was there) and ended with me giving MY autograph to some schoolboys outside Potters Bar station.

(The bits in brackets are creative licence, I didn't speak to or meet anyone famous).

The last bit was because a group of teenage lads saw me getting out of the Lambo, and they knew the driver must be Jess Harding, since it was his home town. Since I was wearing sporty clothes and carrying a kit bag, they assumed I was one of his boxers. They started talking to me and asked who I was. I gave them my real name and one of them said "Yeah, I've heard of you" (lol). I told them I'd just renewed my contract with Jess, who had promised me a British title shot if I won my next fight. I ended up autographing their school books!

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » 30 Jun 2010, 06:25

Ha ha nice one mate.....

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 01 Jul 2010, 03:59

So out there somewhere are schoolbooks with big X's on them?

rhino222 · Post by **rhino222** » 01 Jul 2010, 04:35

did the kids supply you with crayons so you could sign their books?? ......

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 01 Jul 2010, 05:12

hurlock wrote:stacked up with work DD

dont know harding, but i just found him dodgy :!:

You don't know him, but found him dodgy?

WTF?

ERIC GUY · Post by **ERIC GUY** » 01 Jul 2010, 11:02

Funny guy Jess, he was at prizefighter last night, we used to spar at Finchley ABC when Darkie Smith trained us, in 78-79, loves the padded shoulder pad suits, but tight as a crabs arse

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 01 Jul 2010, 11:06

I once saw Jess outclass Jean Chanet, the balding, rugged Frenchman who went on to lick Derek Williams twice and remain upright against Lennox Lewis.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 01 Jul 2010, 12:19

ERIC GUY wrote:Funny guy Jess, he was at prizefighter last night, we used to spar at Finchley ABC when Darkie Smith trained us, in 78-79, loves the padded shoulder pad suits, but tight as a crabs arse

They're not padded - Thats the shape of his shoulders.

McCannW14 · Post by **McCannW14** » 01 Jul 2010, 12:35

Samuel Brooks wrote:He runs a hotel/bar and its doing very nicely.

Still wears those silly long coats though!!!

Saw him outside Sainsburys in Potters Bar the other week. Linen Jacket. He looked well.

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 02 Jul 2010, 04:19

rhino222 wrote:did the kids supply you with crayons so you could sign their books?? ......

No, but I charged them a fiver each.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » 03 Jul 2010, 14:26

Straight talker - like him - glad he is doing well outside of boxing.

1southpaw · Post by **1southpaw** » 05 Jul 2010, 15:42

harding is a plum imo i've had a couple of dealings with him he tried to knock a fighter out of £1500 one night but came unstuck ??? and i've hread that he has held on to fighters money for upto 2 weeks after a fight ???

Craig14 · Post by **Craig14** » 05 Jul 2010, 18:10

and he got knocked out by gary mason in 2 rounds!!! Say no more!!!!

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 06 Jul 2010, 03:26

yid14 wrote:and he got knocked out by gary mason in 2 rounds!!! Say no more!!!!

Yeah, cos Mason was such a slouch.

Craig14 · Post by **Craig14** » 07 Jul 2010, 09:14

Well I think sloth is a better word than slouch!

palooka · Post by **palooka** » 07 Jul 2010, 12:51

I saw Gary Mason at the Notting Hill Carnival and he is the biggest man I have ever seen in my life. He is massive; anyone he hit flush would be absolutely knackered.

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 08 Jul 2010, 02:51

simon fox wrote:I saw Gary Mason at the Notting Hill Carnival and he is the biggest man I have ever seen in my life. He is massive; anyone he hit flush would be absolutely knackered.

Indeed.

Mason was a decent fighter. His record probably flatters him, but perversely it is this fact that makes a lot of people underrate him. He could have been matched tougher and still done well.

boxer70 · Post by **boxer70** » 08 Jul 2010, 15:37

I remember Gary mason when he used to live in Lordswood, i used to see him around quite often. He seemed like a nice guy.

Anyone know what he is up to now?

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