The site of Jones crying was more heartbreaking... It isn't blind Welsh patriotism (well maybe a bit) that makes my old man think he would have won. He heavily tipped Curry before the fight, but was encouraged by the lack of effect Curry's shots were doing to Jones and thought that Jones would get to him late.KOJOE90 wrote:stujones wrote:Don Curry vs Colin Jones.... my old man saying Jones would have won but for the cut - something HE (not I) believes to this day.... The talk of Curry vs a fellow called Sugar Ray Leonard, that I'd heard off but never seen.
I remember watching that fight very clearly on TV. I had a bit of a cold that night and felt a bit rough in general, but when they showed a close up of that vile cut across Colins nose, it nearly made me puke.
What first got every one into boxing?
Round my Nans house when we were kids 7-8 ish Sundays the adults would go to the pub couple of the older uncles used to get all the kids in the parlor make a ring out of the furniture, and all us kids would have to get in and have a go the one classed has the winner would get a bite of a milky way.If u did'nt have a go you would get belted anyway
Never won the bite until i went and learnt properly, got real fond memories of when i was 14 challenging one of those sadistic bastards and giving him a hiding.
Fa ck them were the days when being poor meant u were poor , first up best dressed, not like now where poor means u can't afford the latest dvd's.Fackin poridge for breakfast and potato stew for tea every fackin morning and night, the free school dinners were what kept us from going hungry. Theiving was the only way to get a mars bar, spare money was meant for one place only the fackin boozer.
Funny thing is we were happy except when one of the fammily got sent down
Never won the bite until i went and learnt properly, got real fond memories of when i was 14 challenging one of those sadistic bastards and giving him a hiding.
Fa ck them were the days when being poor meant u were poor , first up best dressed, not like now where poor means u can't afford the latest dvd's.Fackin poridge for breakfast and potato stew for tea every fackin morning and night, the free school dinners were what kept us from going hungry. Theiving was the only way to get a mars bar, spare money was meant for one place only the fackin boozer.
Funny thing is we were happy except when one of the fammily got sent down
