A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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twenty six wrote:I must admit I'm always surprised by the number of "I was there" "I saw it on TV" comments there are about Nelson's fight with De Leon.
Not that hard, it was live on ITV!

4 channels in those days and a Saturday night if I remember rightly. I have to say most people have tried to mentally rid themselves of the worst title fight in history.

And he goes and does it again against James Warring for the IBF title! How can you put in the same performance twice for the world title within the space of 12 months, I don't know. :roll:

However, we do have an exciting Johnny Nelson fight right here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOTUDW76Bv8
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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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Well i remember it well. I watched it in my room in black and white. I was 14.
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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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Just seen one, Dustin Dirks v a Brazillian guy...a very poor advert for Boxing.
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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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Fat Git,
You're missing the point mate.
I have discussed the Nelson fight with many over the years.
However I can tell you that at least half a dozen swore they were either there or saw it on TV and all of them were born in 1985 or later.
Work it out.
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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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Re: A Cure for insomnia. The most boring fight you've ever seen?

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milpool wrote:Just seen one, Dustin Dirks v a Brazillian guy...a very poor advert for Boxing.
Beat me to it! mind you there was a smidgen of entertainment when the ref lost his shoe in the 10th
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