Steve Collins goes semi-pro, fights in UK

[Wales]

Rumours are doing the rounds that Steve Collins is joining the Semi-Pro circuit with his first fight being against ex-pro Andrew Flute. The Celtic Warrior must be short of money as many have feared.

Danger is, at 44 (ish), he'll be a marked man.

These cases should be looked at and a sort of PFA set up to protect pros interests when they're in game? Far too many end up potless.

[n1ebf]

Danger is, at 44 (ish), he'll be a marked man.

you're a bit out there mate, I've checked and Collins is 50 next year. In fact thanks to you I've just spent 20 minutes trawling through random boxers records, starting with an American Heavy named Steve "Freight Train" Collins, before having to go back because I forgot I was looking for Steve's date of birth.

[jessi]

Danger is, at 44 (ish), he'll be a marked man.

you're a bit out there mate, I've checked and Collins is 50 next year. In fact thanks to you I've just spent 20 minutes trawling through random boxers records, starting with an American Heavy named Steve "Freight Train" Collins, before having to go back because I forgot I was looking for Steve's date of birth.

[spudder56]

sad if its true but i carnt beleive that he is short of money

[The Insider]

sad if its true but i carnt beleive that he is short of money

I think his ex took him for quite a large chunk of change.

[spudder56]

sad if its true but i carnt beleive that he is short of money

I think his ex took him for quite a large chunk of change.

ha ha tell me about it coz its a well worn path mate

[boybrooks]

He is fighting someone I know in Leicester next month. The build up has been very staged but I know when there in the ring yoza be trying his best to hurt him.
Crazy that Collins has been talking about fighting RJJ and now ends up on a show like this!
Link bellow.

http://www.kkongevents.com/showdown/

[spudder56]

He is fighting someone I know in Leicester next month. The build up has been very staged but I know when there in the ring yoza be trying his best to hurt him.
Crazy that Collins has been talking about fighting RJJ and now ends up on a show like this!
Link bellow.

http://www.kkongevents.com/showdown/

really sad to hear that he needs to fight again mate

[mickey1975]

He is fighting someone I know in Leicester next month. The build up has been very staged but I know when there in the ring yoza be trying his best to hurt him.
Crazy that Collins has been talking about fighting RJJ and now ends up on a show like this!
Link bellow.

http://www.kkongevents.com/showdown/

"Yoza" looks about 50 himself!

[BO Selecta]

Rumours are doing the rounds that Steve Collins is joining the Semi-Pro circuit with his first fight being against ex-pro Andrew Flute. The Celtic Warrior must be short of money as many have feared.

Danger is, at 44 (ish), he'll be a marked man.

These cases should be looked at and a sort of PFA set up to protect pros interests when they're in game? Far too many end up potless.

44?

I bet Collins wishes he was only 44!

He must be either mad, skint or both.

PS: What happened to the Roy Jones Jr bout?

[loaded_gloves]

Maybe Collins can fight Howard Eastman?

[damianhucker1]

He is fighting someone I know in Leicester next month. The build up has been very staged but I know when there in the ring yoza be trying his best to hurt him.
Crazy that Collins has been talking about fighting RJJ and now ends up on a show like this!
Link bellow.

http://www.kkongevents.com/showdown/

100% true from what im told , Spoke to yozza within the last few days as i have 7 lads boxing on this show .

edit : in fact i just looked on that site and saw 3 of my boxers on their videos lol.

[Deno1986]

All the talk of the RJJ fight was a self created publicity stunt to get his name back out there and see if anyone cared enough to give him a fight. It hasn't worked and this is what it has resorted too. Sad really.

[lefty]

Im gonna go against the grain here and this is gonna sound harsh but why should there be something set up to help these guys after they retire? No offense but they're not little kids who cant look after their own affairs. If every fighter ended up skint then id think differently but they dont so.

[palooka]

Im gonna go against the grain here and this is gonna sound harsh but why should there be something set up to help these guys after they retire? No offense but they're not little kids who cant look after their own affairs. If every fighter ended up skint then id think differently but they dont so.

you sound so harsh, haven't you a heart?

[orbtastic]

Flute was a solid pro in his time, no disrespect to him whatsoever but in their respective primes, Collins would have absolutely panelled him.

[lefty]

Im gonna go against the grain here and this is gonna sound harsh but why should there be something set up to help these guys after they retire? No offense but they're not little kids who cant look after their own affairs. If every fighter ended up skint then id think differently but they dont so.

you sound so harsh, haven't you a heart?

They're grown men though Palooka. It's not like in most "normal" professions you have some kind of fund set up for you if you fritter away what you earn. Especially guys like Collins, etc. These guys made millions. Sorry but it's their own bloody fault if they manage to blow all that.

[orbtastic]

I suspect his ex-wife might have something to do with it.

[lefty]

It would be 50% at most though and im sure even with that he made a lot himself.

[JimStone]

I agree with Columbo. Give guys a safety net and they're even more likely to spunk their money away.

[orbtastic]

It will also be a very large % of future earnings. Most of these divorce settlements take into account the lifestyle that they have been living in and are accustomed to, irrespective of current and future earnings c.f. Ray Parlour.

[boybrooks]

He is fighting someone I know in Leicester next month. The build up has been very staged but I know when there in the ring yoza be trying his best to hurt him.
Crazy that Collins has been talking about fighting RJJ and now ends up on a show like this!
Link bellow.

http://www.kkongevents.com/showdown/

100% true from what im told , Spoke to yozza within the last few days as i have 7 lads boxing on this show .

edit : in fact i just looked on that site and saw 3 of my boxers on their videos lol.

Who are your lads on the show then mate? Where are you from??

[matko]

He also fighting ex pro frank Harrington in lancaster

[stevedoc]

i see collins about 3 weeks ago at a blue collar/unliecensed show and he was a guest there so he's certainly in that circle ,to be fair the quality of the fights was worse than novice amateurs there was a guy that looked like the rock but fought more like a stone ,if it's anything like that show collins will be ok .

[Teddy's Toupee]

I agree with Columbo. Give guys a safety net and they're even more likely to spunk their money away.

Where would you draw the line? What sort of "safety net" would constitute a moral hazard, encouraging boxers to "spunk" their money away?