Oh no.......

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 23 Jun 2005, 14:02

If Robin Reid overcomes Jeff Lacy there is a distinct possibility that we might have the pleasure of Reid vs Magee II - Brian Magee vs Vitali Tszypko's EBU title fight doubles over for an IBF eliminator.

I normally delighted when Brits gets eliminator fights, but I don't think I can stand Magee vs Reid II.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 23 Jun 2005, 14:20

'the horror'

Hesketh Vampire · Post by **Hesketh Vampire** » 23 Jun 2005, 14:36

Fear not, unless Robin shows a lot more activity than he did in the first Magee fight he won't be defending the IBF belt against anyone!

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 23 Jun 2005, 19:02

Was Reid and Magee that bad?

Coconut · Post by **Coconut** » 24 Jun 2005, 03:18

Magee- Reid was really not that good at all.

Magee's not a lock to beat Tsypko by a long stretch.

Hesketh Vampire · Post by **Hesketh Vampire** » 24 Jun 2005, 03:53

Max Molyneux wrote:Was Reid and Magee that bad?

No, it was worse. Painful viewing. Imagine listening to nails being dragged down a blackboard whilst sucking lemon-coated wasps, it was something akin to that.

DavidPayne · Post by **DavidPayne** » 24 Jun 2005, 04:03

Imagine Giant Haystacks wearing high-heels and standing on your back.

Now for some of you thats a nice night in, for the rest of us its a scarring experience.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 24 Jun 2005, 06:05

Coconut wrote:Magee- Reid was really not that good at all.

Magee's not a lock to beat Tsypko by a long stretch.

Oh no, both are the underdogs in my book. I would probably give Reid the better chance of the two.

Bard of Boxrec · Post by **Bard of Boxrec** » 24 Jun 2005, 07:50

Incidentally, I found an old tape of harrison/negus the other day and reid was on the undercard fighting Francisco Mora. Reid still looked so sharp, and dangerous back then in 2002. I wish that version of reid were fighting Lacy because all that sharpness has gone now.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 24 Jun 2005, 07:55

I don't agree at all, he looked very very sharp against Ottke, until he was told by Hughes that he was behind on all the cards in round 5, which was a fornicating liberty as Ottke had landed about 4 shots in 5 rounds. After that he was looking for the KO because he knew he was never going to get the decision.

Magee's style made for a bad fight with Reid, I don't think Reid has slipped that much to be honest, he's not all that old for a SM anyway.

Dutch Windmill · Post by **Dutch Windmill** » 24 Jun 2005, 08:38

Magee is going to have a hard time getting past Tsypko

Nightmare Roy · Post by **Nightmare Roy** » 24 Jun 2005, 12:02

DavidPayne wrote:Imagine Giant Haystacks wearing high-heels and standing on your back.

.

Damn ive just got a semi on!

On a serious note, i'd love to see Reid beat Lacy and then get his revenge over Joe C

Hesketh Vampire · Post by **Hesketh Vampire** » 24 Jun 2005, 12:44

To be honest I think Robin would have done better basing himself in the States with a US promoter following the Calzaghe defeat. Reid was clearly a little peeved that whilst both he and Joe were promoted by Sports Network for that fight it was Joe who was being given the favoured son treatment, with FW telling is how he was going to build Joe up and make him a big star. Must be a bit of a kick in the Hampsteads when your own promoter is talking like that about your opponent ahead of a big fight. But I don't think he did himself any favours by subsequently positioning himself with Jess Harding. Personally I think his style and good looks would have been well-received over in the States and he could have made more progress at a higher level over there.

Bard of Boxrec · Post by **Bard of Boxrec** » 24 Jun 2005, 14:35

yeah, with some top US nurturing he really could have been something special.

Imagine if reid had been around fighting in america during mclellan's destruction period, that would've been an intriguing fight, with gerald's a style that suited Reid.