Coco wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 15:55
The Hearn hype train has always been huge but that is them doing their job well.
I remember fighting on a bill with the Delaney brothers and Georgie Smith, all decent fighters but I will have to dig out the programme, they were all being compared to hall of fame greats like SRL, Hearns and Hagler!
Smith has kicked about on the unlicensed scene for years. Don’t know if he’s still at it.
I think he had a few little fights, bit of fun really, always a big ticket seller, spars really, I remember he had an exhibition against Zammo off Grange Hill.
I don't think he ever had any proper fights.
In his day he could really fight but didn't live well and wasted his peak, when he did his unlicensed bit he had put on a lot of timber.
Coco wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 15:55
The Hearn hype train has always been huge but that is them doing their job well.
I remember fighting on a bill with the Delaney brothers and Georgie Smith, all decent fighters but I will have to dig out the programme, they were all being compared to hall of fame greats like SRL, Hearns and Hagler!
Smith has kicked about on the unlicensed scene for years. Don’t know if he’s still at it.
I think he had a few little fights, bit of fun really, always a big ticket seller, spars really, I remember he had an exhibition against Zammo off Grange Hill.
I don't think he ever had any proper fights.
In his day he could really fight but didn't live well and wasted his peak, when he did his unlicensed bit he had put on a lot of timber.
I’ve mutual friends on FB who know him since ams. He looks heavyweight!
Omerta wrote: ↑20 May 2020, 14:05
Brian roses performance in his world title fight was up there with the kid from Colchester that got done for fraud who "fought" devon Alexander
Billy Da Kid wrote: ↑09 May 2020, 12:19
Amir Khan
Lee Selby
Paul Butler
David Price
Joey Selkirk
Anthony Ogogo
Frankie Gavin
Kid Galahad
Anthony Yarde
Frank Buglioni
Richard Towers
Lewis Ritson
Derry Matthews
Adnan Amar
Mitchell Smith
Denton Vassell
Liam Walsh
Gamal Yafai
Ronnie Heffron
Mark Heffron
Conrad Cummings
Adam Etches
Michael Maguire
Prince Aaron
Stephen Simmons
Haroon Khan
Zelfa Barrett
John Dignum
stujones wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 15:47
The entire British Light Middle scene of about 15-20 years ago.
Aw Stu, it did put a lot of bums on seats though.
Stone, Roberts, Takaloo, Farnell, Alwxander and Lockett all held and defended 'world' titles for quite a while.
They were good, very good in fact domestic level but they were hyped as proper world champions in waiting and we kept being told that when one or more wins a proper world title, they will then fight each other.
Really these lot vs the likes of Tito, DLH, Mosley?
Coco wrote: ↑20 Apr 2021, 15:55
The Hearn hype train has always been huge but that is them doing their job well.
I remember fighting on a bill with the Delaney brothers and Georgie Smith, all decent fighters but I will have to dig out the programme, they were all being compared to hall of fame greats like SRL, Hearns and Hagler!
Smith has kicked about on the unlicensed scene for years. Don’t know if he’s still at it.
I think he had a few little fights, bit of fun really, always a big ticket seller, spars really, I remember he had an exhibition against Zammo off Grange Hill.
I don't think he ever had any proper fights.
In his day he could really fight but didn't live well and wasted his peak, when he did his unlicensed bit he had put on a lot of timber.