Agree with Cotto, met him in Vegas in the afternoon, no one was recognising him he wasn't being bothered. I came up and using my faltering Spanish told him I was from England, called him 'Campeon' and asked if it was ok to have a snap. He was really surly, showed no interest even though I'd attempted ton speak Spanish, nodded, I took the photo. And he just kind of ambled off on his own. He acted like a celebrity who was high on coke. In the words of the Sun though "There is no suggestion that he was on cocaine or drugs of any nature". He just acted like it
Came across like that when we bumped in to him in Vegas when we went over for the marquez vs Bradley fight bumped into him on Wynn looked liked he done a spot of shopping anyway o spotted him from a distance not really anyone around him asked for a pic he carried on walking as I took a pic of him with my bother so didn't bother to get one of him myself came across totally Un interested in showing some fans abit of notice on the other hand love watching him fight he's a warrior cam remember bumping into Ricky Hatton as we landed in Germany what was supposed to be the wlad haye fight bit ended up being wlad chagaev got talking to him outside the airport and when we bumped into him around dusseldorf he lapped the attention up and was a good laugh that's why the fans love him he genuinely loves to see his fans out and about
palooka wrote:Not sure about least respect but Wayne Alexander has some class, he responds to questions etc and seems a sound fella.
I spent about 20 mins talking with Wayne just after he weighed in for his fight with Tommy Mcdonagh, he was a very amenable and friendly guy and I took an instant liking to him, seemed a very thoughtful and intelligent guy
Sklar wrote:Do boxing fans deserve respect, does anybody?
This comment seems to come from the negative perspective and is sadly reflective of modern culture.
Why wouldn't you treat people with respect? - if it is the person next door or a work colleague or whoever?
Wouldn't it be better if we treated everybody with respect until they proved that they deserved otherwise rather than just not treating anybody with any respect?
Sklar wrote:Do boxing fans deserve respect, does anybody?
This comment seems to come from the negative perspective and is sadly reflective of modern culture.
Why wouldn't you treat people with respect? - if it is the person next door or a work colleague or whoever?
Wouldn't it be better if we treated everybody with respect until they proved that they deserved otherwise rather than just not treating anybody with any respect?
Met Carl Froch last week in Birmingham, he was wandering around ringside during the fights and turned down at least 10 people who asked for pic with him. I was sat pretty much right in front of him all night and he came across a complete gobshite tbh. I said hello when he first walked to ringside and asked for a picture and he didn't seem interested at all.
Fair enough might not like his photo taken but no need to pretty much ignore me and others.
palooka wrote:Not sure about least respect but Wayne Alexander has some class, he responds to questions etc and seems a sound fella.
I spent about 20 mins talking with Wayne just after he weighed in for his fight with Tommy Mcdonagh, he was a very amenable and friendly guy and I took an instant liking to him, seemed a very thoughtful and intelligent guy
Wayne's great. Funny, interesting and most importantly honest. No PR friendly shite
chrisnew86 wrote:Met Carl Froch last week in Birmingham, he was wandering around ringside during the fights and turned down at least 10 people who asked for pic with him. I was sat pretty much right in front of him all night and he came across a complete gobshite tbh. I said hello when he first walked to ringside and asked for a picture and he didn't seem interested at all.
Fair enough might not like his photo taken but no need to pretty much ignore me and others.
chrisnew86 wrote:Met Carl Froch last week in Birmingham, he was wandering around ringside during the fights and turned down at least 10 people who asked for pic with him. I was sat pretty much right in front of him all night and he came across a complete gobshite tbh. I said hello when he first walked to ringside and asked for a picture and he didn't seem interested at all.
Fair enough might not like his photo taken but no need to pretty much ignore me and others.
That really surprised me ...........not
It surprised me I wrote to him for an autograph and he sent me one back.
I met haye in paris after the mormeck fight down by the ring and he seemed genuinely pleased to see people and was happy to chat and pose for photos. Stuck around after the fight for about 45 mins which gave everyone an opportunity to have a quick chat
Sklar wrote:Do boxing fans deserve respect, does anybody?
This comment seems to come from the negative perspective and is sadly reflective of modern culture.
Why wouldn't you treat people with respect? - if it is the person next door or a work colleague or whoever?
Wouldn't it be better if we treated everybody with respect until they proved that they deserved otherwise rather than just not treating anybody with any respect?
On the contrary, I think there's way too much respect shown to the undeserving in modern culture, almost everybody seems to think they've got a divine right to be respected and the moment they get the hint that isn't the case they get a sulk on.
Funnily enough I heard a discussion of Stop and Search on 'Young People' the other day, on the radio. A respondent opined that its the inherent 'disrespect' to the young people, that was the problem.
Agree with Cotto, met him in Vegas in the afternoon, no one was recognising him he wasn't being bothered. I came up and using my faltering Spanish told him I was from England, called him 'Campeon' and asked if it was ok to have a snap. He was really surly, showed no interest even though I'd attempted ton speak Spanish, nodded, I took the photo. And he just kind of ambled off on his own. He acted like a celebrity who was high on coke. In the words of the Sun though "There is no suggestion that he was on cocaine or drugs of any nature". He just acted like it
Tbh, if I was a celebrity I think I'd be exactly the same.
Sklar wrote:Do boxing fans deserve respect, does anybody?
This comment seems to come from the negative perspective and is sadly reflective of modern culture.
Why wouldn't you treat people with respect? - if it is the person next door or a work colleague or whoever?
Wouldn't it be better if we treated everybody with respect until they proved that they deserved otherwise rather than just not treating anybody with any respect?
chrisnew86 wrote:Met Carl Froch last week in Birmingham, he was wandering around ringside during the fights and turned down at least 10 people who asked for pic with him. I was sat pretty much right in front of him all night and he came across a complete gobshite tbh. I said hello when he first walked to ringside and asked for a picture and he didn't seem interested at all.
Fair enough might not like his photo taken but no need to pretty much ignore me and others.
That really surprised me ...........not
It surprised me I wrote to him for an autograph and he sent me one back.
Clearly Finn you must have mentioned Wembley,80,000 and George Groves getting "knocked spark out"
