Joe Pigford

[johnty1888]

Does anyone know how Joe Pigford got on tonight?

[Dirk Kelly]

Would love to know too. Toyed with going but the cost vs the match making made me stat in and watch the fights on telly.

Going out on a limb but reckon Pigford will win by KO.

[Dirk Kelly]

Just watched it, Pigford won with a third round KO. Had the Polish fella down in the previous rounds.

[Dirk Kelly]

Didn’t realise he’s now trained by Ricky Hatton. Now he’s barred from my local I don’t see him or his gang much to find out what’s going on.

[Steveh583]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

[jamamb]

lol ya, heard joe and his dad more then a bit unruly outside the ring

[Glass Joe]

Pigford won in a few rounds last night. His fans were pretty well behaved. Like to see him in a title fight next.

[Oiky]

Good ole pigford

[Dirk Kelly]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

The Millers Pond. I’m fairness when he’s on his own or with his missus he’s great to talk to but when he’s with his family / mates he’s a different animal. Those close to him especially the dad start trouble and Joe steps in and ends it!

I wasn’t there but two groups one involving Joe went at it in the summer in the beer garden after the England game. Landlady barred them but did him a solid but taking down that night all his memorabilia from the pub so none of the guys in the opposite group would cotton on who he was as the police and ambulances came.

Still see him running around the area just presume he’s gone somewhere else.

Like I say never had an issue with him, had a couple of long chats with him, one of them was when he told me he was running his FW contract down then going to Matchroom but I guess that hasn’t materialised. But when he was with his family I made sure I was at the opposite end of the pub or I went elsewhere, it was a time bomb watching to go off when they were on it!!

[Dirk Kelly]

lol ya, heard joe and his dad more then a bit unruly outside the ring

Think it’s more his Dad starting it and Joe ending it!

[Dirk Kelly]

Pigford won in a few rounds last night. His fans were pretty well behaved. Like to see him in a title fight next.

A southern area shot against that fella Robinson shouldn’t be out of the question you’d think. Depends on people’s bottle at that level given Joe hits like a mule and seems to take a punch well.

[Oiky]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

The Millers Pond. I’m fairness when he’s on his own or with his missus he’s great to talk to but when he’s with his family / mates he’s a different animal. Those close to him especially the dad start trouble and Joe steps in and ends it!

I wasn’t there but two groups one involving Joe went at it in the summer in the beer garden after the England game. Landlady barred them but did him a solid but taking down that night all his memorabilia from the pub so none of the guys in the opposite group would cotton on who he was as the police and ambulances came.

Still see him running around the area just presume he’s gone somewhere else.

Like I say never had an issue with him, had a couple of long chats with him, one of them was when he told me he was running his FW contract down then going to Matchroom but I guess that hasn’t materialised. But when he was with his family I made sure I was at the opposite end of the pub or I went elsewhere, it was a time bomb watching to go off when they were on it!!

Didn't know he was like that

Always liked watching him fight,loves a scrap

Dangerous game though dining out on being a boxer,and throwing your weight around like that.hed bash up the average man in pub/street but some folk don't give a f**k about all the toughest man on the cobbles or in the ring stuff,

I've sin the day a few times where nutcases have served up people who can really really have a stand up straight fight because they was sick of the liberties & bullying

[Steveh583]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

The Millers Pond. I’m fairness when he’s on his own or with his missus he’s great to talk to but when he’s with his family / mates he’s a different animal. Those close to him especially the dad start trouble and Joe steps in and ends it!

I wasn’t there but two groups one involving Joe went at it in the summer in the beer garden after the England game. Landlady barred them but did him a solid but taking down that night all his memorabilia from the pub so none of the guys in the opposite group would cotton on who he was as the police and ambulances came.

Still see him running around the area just presume he’s gone somewhere else.

Like I say never had an issue with him, had a couple of long chats with him, one of them was when he told me he was running his FW contract down then going to Matchroom but I guess that hasn’t materialised. But when he was with his family I made sure I was at the opposite end of the pub or I went elsewhere, it was a time bomb watching to go off when they were on it!!

Sounds an absolute nightmare! I'm glad I've pretty much left the pub life behind now. Saying that, I put away 13 pints after the white collar

My mate met him and said he's sound, but ultimately how sound can you be if you are a professional fighter scrapping with regular folk. If nothing else it's just moronic careerwise.

[REEVE]

Keep throwing digs outside the ring it wont be long before your behind the fence a gaurantee that.

[Oiky]

Tbh though Joe clearly has dedication to train,put himself through camp &fight,that takes discipline most will never know

So Why kick off in the local amongst average joe working men & women who just want to unwind?

Always liked watching him fight but maybe the outside silliness is why he's so inactive.

Booting off in a pub full of potential ticket buyers is ridiculous

[Dirk Kelly]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

The Millers Pond. I’m fairness when he’s on his own or with his missus he’s great to talk to but when he’s with his family / mates he’s a different animal. Those close to him especially the dad start trouble and Joe steps in and ends it!

I wasn’t there but two groups one involving Joe went at it in the summer in the beer garden after the England game. Landlady barred them but did him a solid but taking down that night all his memorabilia from the pub so none of the guys in the opposite group would cotton on who he was as the police and ambulances came.

Still see him running around the area just presume he’s gone somewhere else.

Like I say never had an issue with him, had a couple of long chats with him, one of them was when he told me he was running his FW contract down then going to Matchroom but I guess that hasn’t materialised. But when he was with his family I made sure I was at the opposite end of the pub or I went elsewhere, it was a time bomb watching to go off when they were on it!!

Sounds an absolute nightmare! I'm glad I've pretty much left the pub life behind now. Saying that, I put away 13 pints after the white collar

My mate met him and said he's sound, but ultimately how sound can you be if you are a professional fighter scrapping with regular folk. If nothing else it's just moronic careerwise.

13 pints? Bet you were feeling that the next day. That’s dedication for you.

[Steveh583]

Name and shame. Which local and why? I've heard local......stories....but you know down here what they are worth

The Millers Pond. I’m fairness when he’s on his own or with his missus he’s great to talk to but when he’s with his family / mates he’s a different animal. Those close to him especially the dad start trouble and Joe steps in and ends it!

I wasn’t there but two groups one involving Joe went at it in the summer in the beer garden after the England game. Landlady barred them but did him a solid but taking down that night all his memorabilia from the pub so none of the guys in the opposite group would cotton on who he was as the police and ambulances came.

Still see him running around the area just presume he’s gone somewhere else.

Like I say never had an issue with him, had a couple of long chats with him, one of them was when he told me he was running his FW contract down then going to Matchroom but I guess that hasn’t materialised. But when he was with his family I made sure I was at the opposite end of the pub or I went elsewhere, it was a time bomb watching to go off when they were on it!!

Sounds an absolute nightmare! I'm glad I've pretty much left the pub life behind now. Saying that, I put away 13 pints after the white collar

My mate met him and said he's sound, but ultimately how sound can you be if you are a professional fighter scrapping with regular folk. If nothing else it's just moronic careerwise.

13 pints? Bet you were feeling that the next day. That’s dedication for you.

Still feeling it now. It was ridiculous. I only need 4 to be blotto'd anyhow. Nipping it in the bud for a while.

[chiggsy]

lol his fans are nothing more than some young harry styles-esque ponies!
...last time I met his fans I was standing over 5 of them sitting down looking like Justin Bieber extras, when they were booing a journeyman fighting a gymmate at the time who was getting rounds in....the conversation went something like
'who you guys here to see'
'joe pigford'
'ahh ok well joe had some problems with his jaw a few weeks ago'
'yeah mate he did'
' yeah that man who did it to him is in the ring getting some rounds in, so id close your mouth before you lose the use of it'
all looking sheepishly before one replies.....
'wasnt me mate was him...pointing'

they were real quiet for the next few fights....joe knows it happened I remember telling him backstage after fighting 'eff em' was his response

but joe uses these weaklings for ticket sales or at least did at the time, so more power to him, hes a decent enough guy and so is his father.

Lol great story.

It obviously didn't happen but still....

[tobyh5]

Lol great story.

It obviously didn't happen but still....

[skanksta]

"Joe uses those weaklings for ticket sales"



Great story.

[Glass Joe]

What happened to Pigford? Probably got the highest KO record in UK boxing next to Joshua after 15 fights. Pigford in danager of over taking Eubank Jr in wasted talent

[steve689]

Think had promotional issues and jacked it in.

In years to come he will end up in the missing boxer vortex with Georgi Kandelaki, Kevin Lear and Josh Leather.

[3132DW]

Think had promotional issues and jacked it in.

In years to come he will end up in the missing boxer vortex with Georgi Kandelaki, Kevin Lear and Josh Leather.

Was he not with FW ? Or just appearing on his undercards as ticket seller.

[liamlion]

I don’t know much about this lad but have heard him mentioned in and around the Poole/Bournemouth boxing scene for few years. He had been training under Ricky Hatton.

He was on a show in early summer in Southampton that ex pro Steve Bendall put on.

I was speaking with Steve Bendall at a show in Bournemouth not long after and he was telling me that the show did badly financially and that Ricky Hatton helped out and gave him some money so that he broke even. It struck me how incredibly decent that was of Hatton. He’s certainly no big time Charlie whatever is said about him.

[bripez]

He’s certainly no big time Charlie whatever is said about him.

He’s no big time Charlie, but he like the Charlie big time (allegedly of course).