which boxers have the weirdest or most annoying fans

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A lot of them were completely distraught after. Complete shock. I got the impression a lot of them had never seen a boxing match before.
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orbtastic wrote: 08 Sep 2021, 10:50 A lot of them were completely distraught after. Complete shock. I got the impression a lot of them had never seen a boxing match before.
i think the phrase i used at the time was 'the last time there were that many shellshocked Pakistanis was over Partition'

bit of a historical gag for you all, there. i found it funny anyway.
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Ha. Was that the same evening Nicky piper asked me for change?
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orbtastic wrote: 08 Sep 2021, 10:58 Ha. Was that the same evening Nicky piper asked me for change?
I remember the Mensa gag but not the change
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orbtastic wrote: 08 Sep 2021, 10:50 A lot of them were completely distraught after. Complete shock. I got the impression a lot of them had never seen a boxing match before.
:clap: great story, I could feel their casual dissatisfaction
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KiwiRider wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 19:16
bigjack wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 17:17 I went to Khan v Prescott and sat infront of me were a group called the 'Khan Army',they were all wearing the same shirts,same hair style and beard,they were like clones of each other.
Cripes, that is disturbing :o
How does Khan endear anyone to fandom? The dude is almost devoid of personality - oh, that's why he attracts clones :lol:
Remember when Willie Limond put him down never seen anything like it , it was like it was a tragedy had occurred that couldn’t possibly be allowed to happen, always found his fans to very arrogant when Khan was on his way up.
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Bleak wrote: 09 Sep 2021, 01:46
KiwiRider wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 19:16
bigjack wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 17:17 I went to Khan v Prescott and sat infront of me were a group called the 'Khan Army',they were all wearing the same shirts,same hair style and beard,they were like clones of each other.
Cripes, that is disturbing :o
How does Khan endear anyone to fandom? The dude is almost devoid of personality - oh, that's why he attracts clones :lol:
Remember when Willie Limond put him down never seen anything like it , it was like it was a tragedy had occurred that couldn’t possibly be allowed to happen, always found his fans to very arrogant when Khan was on his way up.
Oddly I would say the same about Brook fans pre Spence. You know, 'the special one' and all that.
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Bleak wrote: 09 Sep 2021, 01:46
KiwiRider wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 19:16
bigjack wrote: 07 Sep 2021, 17:17 I went to Khan v Prescott and sat infront of me were a group called the 'Khan Army',they were all wearing the same shirts,same hair style and beard,they were like clones of each other.
Cripes, that is disturbing :o
How does Khan endear anyone to fandom? The dude is almost devoid of personality - oh, that's why he attracts clones :lol:
Remember when Willie Limond put him down never seen anything like it , it was like it was a tragedy had occurred that couldn’t possibly be allowed to happen, always found his fans to very arrogant when Khan was on his way up.
Did Pakistani-British fans follow boxing before Khan ? If not they probably had no idea for the inevitable disappointment that being a boxing fan brings !
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KiwiRider wrote: 08 Sep 2021, 15:52
orbtastic wrote: 08 Sep 2021, 10:50 A lot of them were completely distraught after. Complete shock. I got the impression a lot of them had never seen a boxing match before.
:clap: great story, I could feel their casual dissatisfaction
The only time I've seen a wholesale reaction like that was when my mate's dad died after getting hit in the chest by a cricket ball. Just complete shellshock. People crying, people with their head in their hands, people looking like they just watched the Twin Towers get hit by airplanes.
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'Fans' that are there just to shove coke up their beaks, drink piss weak lager and 'sing' football songs...then start a fight with a bloke and his missus who are there to watch the boxing.
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blanca wrote: 09 Sep 2021, 05:36 'Fans' that are there just to shove coke up their beaks, drink piss weak lager and 'sing' football songs...then start a fight with a bloke and his missus who are there to watch the boxing.
An English speciality….. do other fans act like this around the world?
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blanca wrote: 09 Sep 2021, 05:36 'Fans' that are there just to shove coke up their beaks, drink piss weak lager and 'sing' football songs...then start a fight with a bloke and his missus who are there to watch the boxing.
Haven’t started fights. But have been guilty of spending the entire night at the bar getting hammered and missing / not remembering all the fights
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Yeah, same. I was so drunk at a Hatton fight I fell down the stairs right at the top but in my defence I'd been out all afternoon and it was wet and I was wearing Red Wings which have zero grip.
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