ITV Fight Night In The 80s

[Mimmy]

Anyone know what happened to the Manc heavyweight Michael Murray. He lost a lot of fights but tested lots of the good heavyweights including Herbie Hide

He died a few years ago.

Really? more info??

[matko]

Anyone know what happened to the Manc heavyweight Michael Murray. He lost a lot of fights but tested lots of the good heavyweights including Herbie Hide

He died a few years ago.

Really? more info??

I can't remember think may of been cancer he wrote an autobiography a few years ago I've still got it not a bad read always interested in fighters not only the world famous 1s

[palooka]

Michael Murray wrote an autobiography called 'The Journeyman' - can be had on amazon.

[Mimmy]

http://www.BS.com/michael-murr ... ces--48402

found this

[JLP]

Anyone know what happened to the Manc heavyweight Michael Murray. He lost a lot of fights but tested lots of the good heavyweights including Herbie Hide

He died a few years ago.

Really? more info??

Michael was a great guy. He died aged 47 after battling with a brain tumour. He suffered a stroke on Christmas Eve last year (2011) and died on Christmas Day. It's poignant that you bring his name up now as we're almost at the first anniversary of his death.

A bit of advice, "mimmy123", is to get your hands on a copy of Michael's book: The Journeyman: Autobiography of a Professional Boxer. It's not Norman Mailer but it's an interesting and worthwhile read.

[Mimmy]

Michael Murray wrote an autobiography called 'The Journeyman' - can be had on amazon.

Just bought it now off ebay £2-77 should be a good read I quite like Murray

[Mimmy]

You know you think back to lads who have died over the years at a young age and some not mentioned on the news. You have to find this info on boards such as this one. Terribly sad that piece of news, along with James Oyebola and Gary Mason.

[JLP]

Michael Murray wrote an autobiography called 'The Journeyman' - can be had on amazon.

Just bought it now off ebay £2-77 should be a good read I quite like Murray

Good man. It's a bit random in parts but I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

[Mimmy]

Michael Murray wrote an autobiography called 'The Journeyman' - can be had on amazon.

Just bought it now off ebay £2-77 should be a good read I quite like Murray

Good man. It's a bit random in parts but I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

I love reading boxing auto's got a few good ens, Michael Watson, Chris Eubank, Roberto Duran, Frank Bruno, Mickey Duff, Barry McGuigan, Nigel Benn Hurricane Carter Holyfield. etc

[palooka]

Best one I've read is about Jimmy Mclarnin, 'Babyface in Hollywood' - a fantastic read, I'd recommend it.

[spudder56]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Yeh, you are right it was Gary Jacobs.

btw, I'm sure Jacobs was Jewish??

Yes, that's right. I seem to recall he used to fight with the Star of David on his trunks.

Yes and he boxed pernell whitaker sure he was a southpaw? Also joey Jacobs is he not Crewe amateur club coach? If I remember rightly he is and was a scouser?

I think you will find the Crewe Abc owner/coach is Joey Singleton who is a scouser

[palooka]

I think I've seen Singleton box at one time or another - he was a tidy boxer and well conditioned.

[matko]

btw, I'm sure Jacobs was Jewish??[/quote]

Yes, that's right. I seem to recall he used to fight with the Star of David on his trunks.[/quote]

Yes and he boxed pernell whitaker sure he was a southpaw? Also joey Jacobs is he not Crewe amateur club coach? If I remember rightly he is and was a scouser?[/quote]



I think you will find the Crewe Abc owner/coach is Joey Singleton who is a scouser[/quote]


That's it sorry bin hit too much

[Giancarlo]

Kostas Petrou vs Dave Douglas on Fight Night

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2jEOL_GFvQ

[misterpunch]

joey singleton was a damn good amateur

must get the mcclarnin book - thanks for that

[bennie]

Remember Mike Whalley, terrible boxer but serious puncher.

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

Whalley went to war each and every time he fought and burned out quickly but memorably; he was a poor man's Barry McGuigan.

[southace]

some memories from me


This was a must see for all boxing fans. along with Sportsnight and Midweek Sports Special. Saw McCauley v Bassa 1 + 2. McCallum v Watson and graham. Graham fighting and losing to kalambay in London and Italy on BBC, Benn on ITV. Glenn McCrory winning his IBF title on a mad night in the north east. The world heavyweight title series from which Mike Tyson reigned supreme. Honeyghan, laing, Daho etc. pat cowdell being blasted out by Azumah Nelson and explaining to me the difference between very good and great by icing the classy Midlander. Good bouts at all levels. Great memories. love it.
can recall ITV showing the British Light- middleweight title fight between tony collins and wally swift jr on a wednesday night. A brutal fight which swift finished with an injury to his lip that looked like it had been done by edward scissorhands. He still did an interview afterwards. Still got lots of vhs recordings of some classic bouts. An archive for which i still own a vhs player All this was enough to stop me going out and causing menace on the streets of SE20 with my mates.
Can remember working nights at the superstore with a T in the early nineties and missing Steve Robinson stop Paul Hodkinson because of a double shift and my video + messing up and recording something else. Was gutted for years after, though I have just found it on YouTube so will now make up for lost time and spend the rest of 2012 watching that and some other classics.
Happy new year fight fans.

[Old bones Ian]

some memories from me


This was a must see for all boxing fans. along with Sportsnight and Midweek Sports Special. Saw McCauley v Bassa 1 + 2. McCallum v Watson and graham. Graham fighting and losing to kalambay in London and Italy on BBC, Benn on ITV. Glenn McCrory winning his IBF title on a mad night in the north east. The world heavyweight title series from which Mike Tyson reigned supreme. Honeyghan, laing, Daho etc. pat cowdell being blasted out by Azumah Nelson and explaining to me the difference between very good and great by icing the classy Midlander. Good bouts at all levels. Great memories. love it.
can recall ITV showing the British Light- middleweight title fight between tony collins and wally swift jr on a wednesday night. A brutal fight which swift finished with an injury to his lip that looked like it had been done by edward scissorhands. He still did an interview afterwards. Still got lots of vhs recordings of some classic bouts. An archive for which i still own a vhs player All this was enough to stop me going out and causing menace on the streets of SE20 with my mates.
Can remember working nights at the superstore with a T in the early nineties and missing Steve Robinson stop Paul Hodkinson because of a double shift and my video + messing up and recording something else. Was gutted for years after, though I have just found it on YouTube so will now make up for lost time and spend the rest of 2012 watching that and some other classics.
Happy new year fight fans.

good memories mate, The Swift fight was a tough one, and i can still picture his lip after the fight, Collins was the hyped fighter at the time.
I used to love the featherweights around that time some great domestic stuff with Sean Murphy, Gary Deroux, John Davison etc.
Then the jinxed British Super feather title, with each fancied boxer losing it in their first defense.

[RJP]

Wow! This thread brings back some great tv memories.

Anyone remember the Najib Daho tribute special Granada TV ran in the NW with some of his best fight night tear-ups? Awesome

[styledoctor]

Wow! This thread brings back some great tv memories.

Anyone remember the Najib Daho tribute special Granada TV ran in the NW with some of his best fight night tear-ups? Awesome

Yes was great "Champ from the Casbah" or something like that? Think I still have it somewhere on tape.

Some real names from the past used to be on Fight Night, great memories used to absolutely love that show- Kostas Petrou, Donnie Hood, John Davison, Pat Cowdell, anyone remember Pat Barrett almost decapitating Roberto Trevino? And Michael Armstrong throwing punches at the ref when he got stopped by Modest Napunyi?

I always thought Gary Newbon's boxing knowledge was wasted at Sky doing greyhounds and daft phone ins whilst Dave Darts just asks scripted questions.

[palooka]

I can remember Gary DeRoux and Sean Murphy having a real fight; unbelievable bout that was

[manno]

Ensley Bingham boxing so well for a good few rds before the ole Greek tank, Kostas ground him down. Also remember Petrou v Kelly on a saturday afternoon show, a proper fight. Also Errol Christie emerging thru the ranks in spectacular style. Happy memories

[Old bones Ian]

Wow! This thread brings back some great tv memories.

Anyone remember the Najib Daho tribute special Granada TV ran in the NW with some of his best fight night tear-ups? Awesome

I put that on my youtube channel. enjoy. This is part one and follow the rest of them from the links on the right of the page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHHjIubS28U

[johnnykayo]

i remember brian schumacher on fight night,one of early fights as he just come out the navy and signed for allegedly,good prospect him and ended up doing bird for belting his father in law and killed him. another good un i seen a cpl of times on their was shaun "governor" cummings,he could have a row him and only last year the poor bugar was brutally murdered,sad ending. thursday nights if i remember rightly was fight night,allegedly shows a lot of em.

[SamWise72]

I can remember Gary DeRoux and Sean Murphy having a real fight; unbelievable bout that was

I keep hoping someone will upload that on Youtube. It's a fight that makes Rocky seem realistic; unbelievable back and forth bell to bell action. One man would be against the ropes getting pasted by shot after shot, then would somehow roll out and reverse the roles. Unbelievable.