The Gloves Are Off - The Heavyweights

[dr_devious]

Fury came over really well, I'm starting to warm to him. Lewis and Bruno were also good, as was Joshua although he shouldnt have been there, and Scott Welsh didnt have much to say at all. It is worth a watch but nowhere near as good as the super middleweight gloves are off

[mickey1975]

Did Bruno press Lewis on why he dismissed him as an Uncle Tom for his marrying a white woman?

Lewis's insinuations of race betrayal in 1993 took us right back to the days of Jack Johnson. Amazed how it is glossed over when he is discussed.

It was Lewis pressing Bruno on it without actually saying it. Asking if he'd forgiven him. I remember Big Frank sobbing in his post fight interview after McCall, the happiest day of his life and still saying "im not an Uncle Tom". It really hurt him.

[ScottDetonator]

I don't think the mix was right for this show. Yes, you've got a mix of youth and experience but they didn't really have much history between them - except for Lewis and Bruno.

The super middleweight show was better as we had Eubank, Collins, Calzaghe, Roy Jones and Richie Woodhall, that all had a connection by fighting at least one guy at the table, which certainly added to the atmosphere and spiced things up.

It needs to decide what kind of programme it wants to be, because the questioning from Johnny didn't really flow and the only time that two or more of the boxers seemed to engaged with each other was when Bruno and Lewis spoke about court and then the advice from all to Joshua.

I want stories from the past that make you sit up and listen, a lively bit of banter and most important of all, some talk about actual boxing matches they took part in.

I thought Fury was the only guy that had anything interesting, be it slightly comical, to say. Although obviously Bruno will always get a smile and a laugh. The atmosphere around the table was pretty dull.

[Syntax Error]

Got it taped, might give it a play later.... didn't appeal to me. Tyson Fury's knowledge of the sport seems to be a bit of a joke judging by his comments on other fighters in press conferences.... Scott Welch? Anthony Joshua?

If they wanted an all British one - they should have had Lewis, Bruno, Akinwande, Williams, Haye, and Michael Bentt.

Herbie Hide too.

[reggaereggae]

It was disappointing - Tyson Fury seemed the only one with anything interesting to say, and the only one with a brain..... And that included Nelson. Nelson as a lead interviewer/presenter is terrible. Stumbles over his words and asks uninteresting, poorly put together questions.

The show was just packed with cliches from the boxers mouths

Lewis - bland, arrogant, thinks he's more intelligent than he is
Bruno - his honesty is good, fairly interesting. Thick, obviously, funny that he referred repeatedly to Haye's fight against the KlitschkoS (sic)
Welch - didn't add anything, seems uninterested
Fury - much sharper than all the other idiots. He came across well
Joshua - says all the right things (prob constantly briefed by his PR to avoid the Audley situation) but bland

Nelson - shouldn't be there - weird question (eg the Lennox/Rahman gay question; inappropriate especially as Johnny must know Lennox dabbles.) Nelson lacks the smoothness, vocabulary and skills to head this kind of get together

[Parson Cross]

I give up.

[loaded_gloves]

Nelson - shouldn't be there - weird question (eg the Lennox/Rahman gay question; inappropriate especially as Johnny must know Lennox dabbles.)

You do realise that legally you are liable for anything you write on the internet?

How can you possibly make such a statement?

[reggaereggae]

Nelson - shouldn't be there - weird question (eg the Lennox/Rahman gay question; inappropriate especially as Johnny must know Lennox dabbles.)

You do realise that legally you are liable for anything you write on the internet?

How can you possibly make such a statement?

I bet you're a right play by the book jobsworth DD ..... I feel it's rather unlikely Lennox will chase a (competely broke) boxing fan.

And I'll happily add an 'allegedly' if you want. I have not 'witnessed' any couplings of any description involving Lewis so cannot claim to know 100% one way or the other. Nor can you. Nor do I think any less of him if he is bisexual. There are a lot of statements by industry boxing people. Maybe it's a big conspiracy. Whatever. My point is it was an odd and inappropriate question by Nelson.

[fasteddie]

i think lewis got abit mixed up with hasim when he told johnny it took 4 years to get him back in the ring??? i think he was meaning mcCall because he fought hasim about 4/5 months after he got k.oed

[fasteddie]

oh and im starting to warm abit to tyson fury,he is a character.

[jessi]

I thought it was pretty good, didn't like the way Lewis asked Bruno why he took him to court, Bruno is clearly a bit unstable !
Welsh's advice to Joshua was quite amusing, "go in there and take them out ASAP" that's why he never got anywhere !
I'm glad Joshua and Lewis told fury in the nicest possible way that haye is going to destroy him.
Fury actually said the most interesting things, his confident but cheesy with it, makes me laugh though

Actually mate i thought Lewis contradicted himself ,one minute he said the big man will always win and the next he picked Haye

Your right, just remembered that !