Mr Block

[Taansend]

Anyone remember the fun couple of fights Shane McPhilbin had a few years back when he beat Leon Williams for the British Cruiserweight title (who had narrowly beaten Rob Norton in a fight that started slow but finished well).

McPhilbin, who had moved down from heavyweight with a 5-2 record, got absolutely battered by Williams early on, getting decked in the 1st round & again in the 6th but just taking a proper pasting all the way through while barely landing a punch.

But he kept on coming like Frankensteins monster and Williams got knackered from beating him up. McPhilbin, whose nickname was Mr Block from a childhood nickname of Blockhead, eventually won with a last round stoppage.

He then went up against Enzo Maccarinelli in front of his home town fans and had Enzo f*cked up in the first round & somehow the bell rang almost a minute early saving the name fighter. He had Macca down again but the better man came back to deck him & win on points.

But it just makes me wonder what Mr Block could have done if the Enzo fight had ended by KO in the first round. He would have been 9(6)-2 with 1 of those losses being a Prizefighter bout against Sprott. He was only 26 at the time too. He ended up with a 8-9-1 record.

I ain't saying he would have gone on to win multiple titles (he fought like Deontay Wilder ) but it's these little events that can change a mans life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n_8xTNgV6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39N8G7uScnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cwxI6Qvy9I

[The Insider]

Anyone remember the fun couple of fights Shane McPhilbin had a few years back when he beat Leon Williams for the British Cruiserweight title (who had narrowly beaten Rob Norton in a fight that started slow but finished well).

McPhilbin, who had moved down from heavyweight with a 5-2 record, got absolutely battered by Williams early on, getting decked in the 1st round & again in the 6th but just taking a proper pasting all the way through while barely landing a punch.

But he kept on coming like Frankensteins monster and Williams got knackered from beating him up. McPhilbin, whose nickname was Mr Block from a childhood nickname of Blockhead, eventually won with a last round stoppage.

He then went up against Enzo Maccarinelli in front of his home town fans and had Enzo f*cked up in the first round & somehow the bell rang almost a minute early saving the name fighter. He had Macca down again but the better man came back to deck him & win on points.

But it just makes me wonder what Mr Block could have done if the Enzo fight had ended by KO in the first round. He would have been 9(6)-2 with 1 of those losses being a Prizefighter bout against Sprott. He was only 26 at the time too. He ended up with a 8-9-1 record.

I ain't saying he would have gone on to win multiple titles (he fought like Deontay Wilder ) but it's these little events that can change a mans life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n_8xTNgV6Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39N8G7uScnM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cwxI6Qvy9I

I was with him a couple of weeks ago. He's still mental. He's planning on opening a gym and getting his pro trainers license.

[handsofstone]

I thought the was a thread about Smigga regarding his fav pastime

[mickey1975]

I thought the was a thread about Smigga regarding his fav pastime

Then it would be called "Mr World title shot".

[ste1983]

Met Shane once at Walsall Town Hall, it was only about 15mins after Chris Keane had stopped him but he was changed and looking for the bar

[The Insider]

Met Shane once at Walsall Town Hall, it was only about 15mins after Chris Keane had stopped him but he was changed and looking for the bar

He was in the bar 10 mins after then onto the sports bar where me and a few lads had s sesh with him.

[Stuarty]

Personally I thought McPhilbin was awful. He done fantastically well to achieve what he did and was robbed against Enzo the first time. He was a hardy fukker though

[Taansend]

Personally I thought McPhilbin was awful. He done fantastically well to achieve what he did and was robbed against Enzo the first time. He was a hardy fukker though

I did say he had the skills of Deontay Wilder

[TheLeprechaun]

I hate the way that Enzo robbery has been shoved under the carpet.

It was one of the biggest jokes in British boxing history

[boxingknockout]

I was at the Williams - I left after round 11 with some other folks as it seemed a foregone conclusion.

Whoops.

I love fighters like mcphilbin - mad brawlers who never give up.

[Taansend]

I hate the way that Enzo robbery has been shoved under the carpet.

It was one of the biggest jokes in British boxing history

I remember once it happened to Kirkland Laing once in Italy.

Don't think knockdowns were involved though

[Ricky_]

I remember him... This the fella that celebrated his win by streaking down his street?

[ste1983]

Met Shane once at Walsall Town Hall, it was only about 15mins after Chris Keane had stopped him but he was changed and looking for the bar

He was in the bar 10 mins after then onto the sports bar where me and a few lads had s sesh with him.

Ha fair play, that was the night of Gavin/Wellborn wasn't it? About 10 foot of snow outside!

His fans were a bit nuts too weren't they not so much at Walsall but I know he brought loads of to the civic for the Enzo fight and they were playing up. Think a lad I know got KO'd by one outside (hit him on the sly or so he said ha)

[maley1984]

Met Shane once at Walsall Town Hall, it was only about 15mins after Chris Keane had stopped him but he was changed and looking for the bar

He was in the bar 10 mins after then onto the sports bar where me and a few lads had s sesh with him.

Ha fair play, that was the night of Gavin/Wellborn wasn't it? About 10 foot of snow outside!

His fans were a bit nuts too weren't they not so much at Walsall but I know he brought loads of to the civic for the Enzo fight and they were playing up. Think a lad I know got KO'd by one outside (hit him on the sly or so he said ha)

I had tickets for welborn Gavin but didn't go cause the weather. Also was at the civic for enzo fight. Was gutted I backed block for early stoppage.

[ste1983]

He was in the bar 10 mins after then onto the sports bar where me and a few lads had s sesh with him.

Ha fair play, that was the night of Gavin/Wellborn wasn't it? About 10 foot of snow outside!

His fans were a bit nuts too weren't they not so much at Walsall but I know he brought loads of to the civic for the Enzo fight and they were playing up. Think a lad I know got KO'd by one outside (hit him on the sly or so he said ha)

I had tickets for welborn Gavin but didn't go cause the weather. Also was at the civic for enzo fight. Was gutted I backed block for early stoppage.

Yeah remember it being really bad I got let off work early it was that bad which was a bonus as I got in the pub earlier, lucky for me Walsall is pretty much one straight main road from me so taxi got us there sound but remember it was carnage down side roads

[olij999]

I hate the way that Enzo robbery has been shoved under the carpet.

It was one of the biggest jokes in British boxing history

I remember once it happened to Kirkland Laing once in Italy.

Don't think knockdowns were involved though

Can't see that the Maccarinelli fight was swept under the carpet - the timekeeper was suspended for a long time.

The Laing fight was different - it was against Patrizio Oliva, and was the opposite issue. The timekeeper stopped the clock every time the referee broke the action, so many rounds were over 3 mins and the last was over four and a half, from memory. While the UK footage didn't show that, the Italian footage did on the live clock on screen (and quite how the ringside timekeeper's clock was on Italian TV, goodness only knows). Geekily, I sat there with a stopwatch timing each round some years back. Accuracy and all that.

Finally, in hindsight, I nearly prevented McPhilbin's rise to British champion without realising it. When he won the Area tite, against Rhys Davies at Bedworth Civic, there were some disturbances in the crowd from shortly into round 1, and I was the Area Rep. I waited a round or two to see if it would settle, but things were still not great. So I went over to the timekeeper shortly after the start of round 3 to ask him to appeal at the end of the round for calm, otherwise the fight would be stopped. However, as he and I were talking, McPhilbin knocked down Davies and stopped him moments later. Pretty timely.

[Cyclops]

Takes me back to the pre Ifilm days that, seeing Jane Couch doing the interviews. I remember her interviewing a fresh faced Tyson Fury in a pony and trap. She could be annoying but I was quite fond of her, really. I walked past her at a show once and was surprised that she wasn't a great big bird. I thought she was going to be built like a fella for some reason.

She used to post on here, too.

Are there actually any women that post on this forum at all, now? I suppose we had Katie Taylor very briefly.

[boxingknockout]

Takes me back to the pre Ifilm days that, seeing Jane Couch doing the interviews. I remember her interviewing a fresh faced Tyson Fury in a pony and trap. She could be annoying but I was quite fond of her, really. I walked past her at a show once and was surprised that she wasn't a great big bird. I thought she was going to be built like a fella for some reason.

She used to post on here, too.

Are there actually any women that post on this forum at all, now? I suppose we had Katie Taylor very briefly.

I'm interested in munching her rug.... what is her username?

Ps Katie not Jane

[cutsman]

Takes me back to the pre Ifilm days that, seeing Jane Couch doing the interviews. I remember her interviewing a fresh faced Tyson Fury in a pony and trap. She could be annoying but I was quite fond of her, really. I walked past her at a show once and was surprised that she wasn't a great big bird. I thought she was going to be built like a fella for some reason.

She used to post on here, too.

Are there actually any women that post on this forum at all, now? I suppose we had Katie Taylor very briefly.

I'm interested in munching her rug.... what is her username?

Ps Katie not Jane

I wonder why she didn't stick around ? Seem like a welcoming bunch...

[boxingknockout]

Takes me back to the pre Ifilm days that, seeing Jane Couch doing the interviews. I remember her interviewing a fresh faced Tyson Fury in a pony and trap. She could be annoying but I was quite fond of her, really. I walked past her at a show once and was surprised that she wasn't a great big bird. I thought she was going to be built like a fella for some reason.

She used to post on here, too.

Are there actually any women that post on this forum at all, now? I suppose we had Katie Taylor very briefly.

I'm interested in munching her rug.... what is her username?

Ps Katie not Jane

I wonder why she didn't stick around ? Seem like a welcoming bunch...

Maybe we can start a poll!? Will Taylor come back to the forum if we all promise to munch her?

[mickey1975]

We were all nice to Katie and all wanted to munch her. Why has she gone? I bet Smigga has grabbed her at a show and told her we'd ruin her personality.

[maley1984]

Ha fair play, that was the night of Gavin/Wellborn wasn't it? About 10 foot of snow outside!

His fans were a bit nuts too weren't they not so much at Walsall but I know he brought loads of to the civic for the Enzo fight and they were playing up. Think a lad I know got KO'd by one outside (hit him on the sly or so he said ha)

I had tickets for welborn Gavin but didn't go cause the weather. Also was at the civic for enzo fight. Was gutted I backed block for early stoppage.

Yeah remember it being really bad I got let off work early it was that bad which was a bonus as I got in the pub earlier, lucky for me Walsall is pretty much one straight main road from me so taxi got us there sound but remember it was carnage down side roads

I didn't get my car off the drive. Tried to book travel lodge and a taxi but was quoted stupid prices ended up watching it at home.