What's happened to the W.B.U title???
What's happened to the W.B.U title???
it had some credible champ's & fight's.
dunne v holiday
ward v neary
angel manfredy,corrie sanders,ricky hatton
dunne v holiday
ward v neary
angel manfredy,corrie sanders,ricky hatton
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Wake up call
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Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
It kind of died a death when TV said they were not going to broadcast fights for it anymore. It been going rapidly downhill since it's president John Robinson passed away before then.
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Old bones Ian
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Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
Wasn't it for sale? I'm just glad SKY started to refuse to show WBU fights
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We've just got some pretty dubious Commonwealth title fights instead.Old bones Ian wrote:Wasn't it for sale? I'm just glad SKY started to refuse to show WBU fights
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Ash-Weston
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Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
Wayne Alexander was another decent fighter to hold the title................You all already know that but i thought id just tell you lol
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
Ricky Hatton - 15 defences, it sounds incredible now that he defended that worthless piece of sh!t 15 times.
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
The_Don1 wrote:Ricky Hatton - 15 defences, it sounds incredible now that he defended that worthless piece of sh!t 15 times.
I still think it'd have been better to have Commonwealth & European titles, some Intercontinental fights vs the Americans and even winning the British title outright (the proper way) within those 16 WBU fights....
Col/T.M.K
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I remember when they had that ridiculous with the Hattons thing on SKY (?) and they had him and his family at his house talking about Lazcano and his mum (of all people) was saying "oh yes he was world champion"....yeah really...give it a rest.
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
wbu wbf the all the f f f ff belts means a lot to some boxers who couldnt hit the prime time i won the wbf after an area title win and in hartlepool no one wouldnt ever not call it a world title they use to buy another pint until people c and belive in the boxer but glad they die in out now they worth less look nice to show kids but thats about ithurlock wrote:it had some credible champ's & fight's.
dunne v holiday
ward v neary
angel manfredy,corrie sanders,ricky hatton
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
was it good hearing & the newtear up wrote:wbu wbf the all the f f f ff belts means a lot to some boxers who couldnt hit the prime time i won the wbf after an area title win and in hartlepool no one wouldnt ever not call it a world title they use to buy another pint until people c and belive in the boxer but glad they die in out now they worth less look nice to show kids but thats about ithurlock wrote:it had some credible champ's & fight's.
dunne v holiday
ward v neary
angel manfredy,corrie sanders,ricky hatton
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lefty
- Heavyweight

Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
who cares?!They're a crappy organisation and tin pot world championships anyway
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
T.M.K wrote:The_Don1 wrote:Ricky Hatton - 15 defences, it sounds incredible now that he defended that worthless piece of sh!t 15 times.![]()
I still think it'd have been better to have Commonwealth & European titles, some Intercontinental fights vs the Americans and even winning the British title outright (the proper way) within those 16 WBU fights....
Col/T.M.K
how much was the wbu going for ???
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I always wonder how much a wbu belt would be worth to buy,you csn buy a wbc belt fir about 2 grand ,i imagine a wbu would be worth about 3/4 hundred ...
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housesecond
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Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
Wasn't there an Australian bloke that used to work for them and turn up at all the fights? Mick something? or am I getting mixed up with something else. I remember drinking with him after a couple of shows.
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Old bones Ian wrote:Wasn't it for sale? I'm just glad SKY started to refuse to show WBU fights
I have a vague recollection of someone (Oliver??) suggesting the forum chip in to raise an amount (100k i think) to take over the organisation and make it credible. A bit like the way the non league club was bought by a syndicate (Ebsleet I think it was). The forum couldn't have done much worse than the state the WBU was in at the time, well, raising the money might have been an issue but other that
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
i heard it a few times in my career but always good to hear the new champ even if its a micky mouse belthurlock wrote:was it good hearing & the newtear up wrote:wbu wbf the all the f f f ff belts means a lot to some boxers who couldnt hit the prime time i won the wbf after an area title win and in hartlepool no one wouldnt ever not call it a world title they use to buy another pint until people c and belive in the boxer but glad they die in out now they worth less look nice to show kids but thats about ithurlock wrote:it had some credible champ's & fight's.
dunne v holiday
ward v neary
angel manfredy,corrie sanders,ricky hattonD
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they not much when i fought for wbf think my manager gave round about 350 to 500 max for a lovely wbf great to tell the council estate kids your a world champ though they use to knock on the door before they use to go to school and have a look ha ha haAlba wrote:I always wonder how much a wbu belt would be worth to buy,you csn buy a wbc belt fir about 2 grand ,i imagine a wbu would be worth about 3/4 hundred ...
Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
i bet it felt like you won wrestlemania
D
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not as such ya prick after 12 roundshurlock wrote:i bet it felt like you won wrestlemaniaD
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I live on an estate and it's f uckin good that the kids've have someone to look up to who'd done things the right waytear up wrote:they not much when i fought for wbf think my manager gave round about 350 to 500 max for a lovely wbf great to tell the council estate kids your a world champ though they use to knock on the door before they use to go to school and have a look ha ha haAlba wrote:I always wonder how much a wbu belt would be worth to buy,you csn buy a wbc belt fir about 2 grand ,i imagine a wbu would be worth about 3/4 hundred ...
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who that prick takin the piss he ever boxed before or arm chair wanna b the pricksimon fox wrote:I live on an estate and it's f uckin good that the kids've have someone to look up to who'd done things the right waytear up wrote:they not much when i fought for wbf think my manager gave round about 350 to 500 max for a lovely wbf great to tell the council estate kids your a world champ though they use to knock on the door before they use to go to school and have a look ha ha haAlba wrote:I always wonder how much a wbu belt would be worth to buy,you csn buy a wbc belt fir about 2 grand ,i imagine a wbu would be worth about 3/4 hundred ...
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I aint a prick and wont taking the piss hunter, meant what I said
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I mean the size of the belt ya thickotear up wrote:not as such ya prick after 12 roundshurlock wrote:i bet it felt like you won wrestlemaniaD
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no that hurlock had on ere not you simon he deleted it bet it felt like resalmania ha i can spell itsimon fox wrote:I aint a prick and wont taking the piss hunter, meant what I said
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Teddy's Toupee
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Re: What's happened to the W.B.U title???
I have to say Simon Fox is not a prick Tear-Up, just incredibly parsimonious, and you wouldn't be calling him any names if you got on the wrong side of his wallet.simon fox wrote:I aint a prick and wont taking the piss hunter, meant what I said