STILL Fighting

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STILL Fighting

Post by Londonirish »

Luis Ramon Campas is STILL Fighting after 29 years :o Made his debut in 1987 and boxed Jan this year now on 126 fights, Started out at a Walterweight, last fight was at cruiserweight..

http://boxrec.com/boxer/8038




Any others out there with a Long Career like this...
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Not as long but James Toney had a fight last year and his debut was 1988. He's finished now but Oliver McCall 1985-2014.
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Funnily enough I saw him fighting Anthony 'Best Daddy Ever' Bonsante on KOTV the other week in some redneck community centre. He won by DQ and it was tragic to watch. Just call it a day 'Yori Boy'.....
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At least they could still perform at some level unlike Michael Sprott who fought again last week and lost in the 1st round again. That's 4 KO losses in a row now, 3 of those by 1st round knockout.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC0Lre6Sxs

Please call it a day Michael
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Old bones Ian wrote:At least they could still perform at some level unlike Michael Sprott who fought again last week and lost in the 1st round again. That's 4 KO losses in a row now, 3 of those by 1st round knockout.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC0Lre6Sxs

Please call it a day Michael
Is Danny Williams still going too?
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Old bones Ian wrote:At least they could still perform at some level unlike Michael Sprott who fought again last week and lost in the 1st round again. That's 4 KO losses in a row now, 3 of those by 1st round knockout.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC0Lre6Sxs

Please call it a day Michael
Sad to watch. Still in decent enough shape too. Long hard career caught up with him years ago.
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Londonirish wrote:Luis Ramon Campas is STILL Fighting after 29 years :o Made his debut in 1987 and boxed Jan this year now on 126 fights, Started out at a Walterweight, last fight was at cruiserweight..

http://boxrec.com/boxer/8038




Any others out there with a Long Career like this...
I read a story years ago that Campas had wanted to retire and was threatened by Mexican gangsters with guns that if he did he would be killed, they threw him out of a moving car as well.
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palooka wrote:
Londonirish wrote:Luis Ramon Campas is STILL Fighting after 29 years :o Made his debut in 1987 and boxed Jan this year now on 126 fights, Started out at a Walterweight, last fight was at cruiserweight..

http://boxrec.com/boxer/8038




Any others out there with a Long Career like this...
I read a story years ago that Campas had wanted to retire and was threatened by Mexican gangsters with guns that if he did he would be killed, they threw him out of a moving car as well.
Big fans?
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:OhYes: afraid not, think they'd muscled in on his manager - he was a little cash cow and a way to launder a bit of money. Those Mexican gangsters do not mess about.
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palooka wrote::OhYes: afraid not, think they'd muscled in on his manager - he was a little cash cow and a way to launder a bit of money. Those Mexican gangsters do not mess about.
Nah they don't do things by half they lads. They like to make the odd example every so often lol....
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Sprott - that was pathetic, couple of half-decent punches landed and he was away with the fairies. Shot to absolute pieces. Same with Danny Williams. They need protecting from themselves.
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Old bones Ian wrote:At least they could still perform at some level unlike Michael Sprott who fought again last week and lost in the 1st round again. That's 4 KO losses in a row now, 3 of those by 1st round knockout.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPC0Lre6Sxs

Please call it a day Michael

Lucky punch that.
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Post by Tuan_Jim »

That's another scary KO to add to Sprott's growing collection. Only looked a glancing blow but it destroyed him. He should have retired after his points loss to Helenius. Since then he's taken a string of beatings.
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Isn't Roy Jones literally fighting a fan tonight?
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Hopkins is also talking about another fight at 50....
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A Walterweight haha Is that related to WalterWhite
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reggaereggae wrote:Hopkins is also talking about another fight at 50....
The gulf between Jones Jnr and Hopkins is stark. I look forward to Hopkins' biography.
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Tuan_Jim wrote:That's another scary KO to add to Sprott's growing collection. Only looked a glancing blow but it destroyed him. He should have retired after his points loss to Helenius. Since then he's taken a string of beatings.
It's very strange how a boxers punch resistance just disappears, fighters known for their durability suddenly just go with shots they'd walk through before.
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orbtastic wrote:Isn't Roy Jones literally fighting a fan tonight?
I read something about that. It's some MMA guy I think. Fans had to send in a video to RJs promotion team or some crap! It must be an exhibition surely?
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palooka wrote:
Tuan_Jim wrote:That's another scary KO to add to Sprott's growing collection. Only looked a glancing blow but it destroyed him. He should have retired after his points loss to Helenius. Since then he's taken a string of beatings.
It's very strange how a boxers punch resistance just disappears, fighters known for their durability suddenly just go with shots they'd walk through before.
Happened to Hatton. He looked in bother a few times against Lazcano and it wasn't massive shots either.
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Stuarty30 wrote:
orbtastic wrote:Isn't Roy Jones literally fighting a fan tonight?
I read something about that. It's some MMA guy I think. Fans had to send in a video to RJs promotion team or some crap! It must be an exhibition surely?
Saw it on fightnews when I woke up this morning. I assumed I wasn't reading properly but yeah, he had 1200 applicants or something and it's not just an exhibition. I know his career is just so bizarre the last few years but this is circus stuff. It's lose/lose for him, what's he got to gain?

The crazy thing is that it's PPV...

Yeah, just checked - it was 1500 applicants. He gets 100k if he wins.
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palooka wrote:
Tuan_Jim wrote:That's another scary KO to add to Sprott's growing collection. Only looked a glancing blow but it destroyed him. He should have retired after his points loss to Helenius. Since then he's taken a string of beatings.
It's very strange how a boxers punch resistance just disappears, fighters known for their durability suddenly just go with shots they'd walk through before.
Sprott never had an iron chin in his prime, but it is shocking how bad he's going over nowadays.
Is he still licenced by BBBoC or is it overseas?
Sprott along with Williams both seem nice guys, they need the people who should be looking after them to say enough is enough.
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Roberto Duran started in 1968, retired in 2001.
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TheCobra wrote:Sprott - that was pathetic, couple of half-decent punches landed and he was away with the fairies. Shot to absolute pieces. Same with Danny Williams. They need protecting from themselves.
yep you have to worry for their long term health , perhaps the relevant boards should step in.
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