Is Woodhouse still boxing?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 27 Nov 2006, 07:39

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 185620.stm

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 27 Nov 2006, 07:49

I just spotted that.
It would be hard to combine the two.
I would guess his boxing career is over.

Hagler2002 · Post by **Hagler2002** » 27 Nov 2006, 07:54

As far as im aware the BBBoc have suspended his licence till a meeting in January following his recent court case.

I would imagine he will just be on a rolling contract till this meeting next year.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 27 Nov 2006, 07:57

He's suspended until a hearing in January with the BBBoC, its about his recent court conviction.
maybe its a way of keeping up a good level of fitness, and i expect he'll pick up a few quid as well.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 27 Nov 2006, 09:33

His licence is suspended untill he completes his community Service and being paid £1,500 a match for a conference kick about will do in the meantime.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 Nov 2006, 09:47

Nice work if you can get it. It's incredible, nay, sickening how much money there is in football. A mate of my late uncle's, Les Strong, used to play for England, and he has mates at the Walton Casuals football club in surry, a tiny club. The chairman was telling us that he knew George Weah quite well, and that he was looking for a bit of football as he was missing it, and he contacted him about playing for Walton.

Trouble was, Weah was looking for 10,000 a game plus a bonus of 2000 a goal!

chris s · Post by **chris s** » 27 Nov 2006, 09:50

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Nice work if you can get it. It's incredible, nay, sickening how much money there is in football. A mate of my late uncle's, Les Strong, used to play for England, and he has mates at the Walton Casuals football club in surry, a tiny club. The chairman was telling us that he knew George Weah quite well, and that he was looking for a bit of football as he was missing it, and he contacted him about playing for Walton.

Trouble was, Weah was looking for 10,000 a game plus a bonus of 2000 a goal!

Don't think Les Strong ever played for England. He was a shit right back in the seventies and never ever played top flight.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 Nov 2006, 10:10

He was definetly in the England squad for a while. How long, I don't know, before my time really.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 27 Nov 2006, 10:44

Hagler2k6 wrote: I would imagine he will just be on a rolling contract till this meeting next year.

Yes, it will almost certainly be a short term pay-as-you-play deal. Actually I'm not sure if Rusden are still a full time club, or if they've gone back to being semi-pro. If they are semi-pro it could be a much more loose arrangement than it first appears.

chris s · Post by **chris s** » 27 Nov 2006, 10:53

jamesmcdonnell wrote:He was definetly in the England squad for a while. How long, I don't know, before my time really.

Absolutely no way he won a full England cap or was in the full squad for a length of time. At best it would have been squad for one game when they were desperate but never played an international.

Perhaps he did play at Under-23, level or youth. In the 70s, U-23 caps were thrown around for fun with lower league players getting chances.
I haven't any football record books but check it up mate if you can.

The nearest he got to England was as the great Bobby Moore's drinking partner when they played at Fulham together.

Meant to say he was a left back not right back. He was rank. Played a load of games for Fulham then went to Palace.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 27 Nov 2006, 11:34

Poor old Les, never realised he was so shit, feel a bit delfated as he was something of a legend amongst the family circle.

Fernzy · Post by **Fernzy** » 27 Nov 2006, 13:05

Woodhouse has joined Rushden until he get's his licence back.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 28 Nov 2006, 13:48

jamesmcdonnell wrote:He was definetly in the England squad for a while. How long, I don't know, before my time really.

Perhaps he played with the Legendary 'Spider Hatton'

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 28 Nov 2006, 13:49

Fernzy wrote:Woodhouse has joined Rushden.

fornicate me this fellas quick! I hate to break it to him but Winston Churchill's dead too.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 28 Nov 2006, 14:06

Adam's eaten the forbidden fruit too, someone better break it gently.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 28 Nov 2006, 15:14

So Woodhouse's hyped up Boxing career is over before it even began?

Fernzy · Post by **Fernzy** » 29 Nov 2006, 09:14

boxingchat wrote:
Fernzy wrote:Woodhouse has joined Rushden.

smeg me this fellas quick! I hate to break it to him but Winston Churchill's dead too.

Meant to put until he get's his licence back

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 30 Nov 2006, 10:49

steve689 wrote:So Woodhouse's hyped up Boxing career is over before it even began?

So what is he meant to do whilst he's suspended, sit on his arse?

Least he's staying fit until he next fight unlike a certain mancunian Fighter.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 30 Nov 2006, 12:38

boxingchat wrote:
steve689 wrote:So Woodhouse's hyped up Boxing career is over before it even began?

So what is he meant to do whilst he's suspended, sit on his arse?

He banged on about how he was glad to be out of football and he was fed up etc not so fed up he goes straight back for the money when he gets suspended for fighting with police. If Woodhouse wasn't associated with Sports Network you would be having a field day on him no doubt.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 30 Nov 2006, 13:04

steve689 wrote:
boxingchat wrote:
steve689 wrote:So Woodhouse's hyped up Boxing career is over before it even began?

So what is he meant to do whilst he's suspended, sit on his arse?
He banged on about how he was glad to be out of football and he was fed up etc not so fed up he goes straight back for the money when he gets suspended for fighting with police. If Woodhouse wasn't associated with Sports Network you would be having a field day on him no doubt.

In fairness Steve he might not have a lot of choice he's got to earn a crust somehow.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 30 Nov 2006, 14:24

That's fair enough nick i can take your point. Not too fussed on Woodhouse after reading a few interviews, maybe i was being a bit unfair.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 05 Dec 2007, 14:07

Is Woodhouse fighting in Sheffield tonight?

Lightsoot · Post by **Lightsoot** » 05 Dec 2007, 16:35

I'm a Blades fan and Woodhouse never played for the England senior side or made the squad. He played many times for the England U21s before he lost his way.

He made his debut for Sheffield Utd at 17 and looked to have a big future but it wasn't to be.

emma · Post by **emma** » 05 Dec 2007, 18:17

jomothepure wrote:Is Woodhouse fighting in Sheffield tonight?

Yes he won RSF1

dondada · Post by **dondada** » 05 Dec 2007, 19:00

Afro-sporting former Blade and Miller, Curtis Woodhouse, got the first stoppage of his four fight career tonight.

Four fights, four stoppages tonight.