There's nowt like a bit of hype

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 15 Mar 2006, 10:45

http://www.britishboxing.net/news_1327- ... rthur.html

Classic quote from Leeds' promoter Rick Manners on new signing, former ABA champion Gary Sykes:

"He's the Oscar de la Hoya of Yorkshire"

Mensa07 · Post by **Mensa07** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:22

hehe thats a good one. How about Jeff 'a cross between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield' Lacy? That one's not far off actually if we're talking about the present day version of those guys.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:27

He certainly has the ability to sustain a thorough kicking without flinching like Holyfield.

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:46

Mathew Ellis was going to be the "first $100million fighter" wasnt he??

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:54

I remember Matt Macklin received a lot of flack/negative criticism after allegedly described him as 'a British Oscar De La Hoya' very early in his career. I suppose on the evidence of his showing against Facey, it was warranted.

Still, it could be setting Young up for a big fall. Gets his name out there though and people will look out for him on the back of it...

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 15 Mar 2006, 11:55

knockout wrote:Mathew Ellis was going to be the "first $100million fighter" wasnt he??

I remember the quote as being "the first billion dollar athlete"!!

Whichever, it could hardly have been further from the mark!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:01

Yep, that's the quote alright, isn't an English Billion 100,000,000?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:03

In answer to my own question, the answer is no, it's 1000,000,000.

whatever happened to a billion being one million x one million and a trillion being a billion billion?

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:13

jamesmcdonnell wrote:In answer to my own question, the answer is no, it's 1000,000,000.

whatever happened to a billion being one million x one million and a trillion being a billion billion?

you fcuking nerd...

Poor old Ellis must have been lucky to get £200k in purses

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:14

I seem to recall that the particular pearlier in question fell from the lips of the normally restrained Mr Maloney?

johnty1888 · Post by **johnty1888** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:32

Wasn't it John hyland who said that live on ITV?

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:44

johnty1888 wrote:Wasn't it John hyland who said that live on ITV?

I remember it being Hyland myself mate, though I think I read it in BN.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 Mar 2006, 12:46

Oh ok, whoops.