WILL THESE BRITISH HEAVIES EVER COME BACK..?

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:21

With Gammer of all people suddenly holding the coveted British belt and Sprott of all people bumping off Audley, and with former top dog Williams seemingly shot, is it time for any of these guys to dust themselves off, start knocking themselves back into shape & try get some fights..?

Harry Senior
(holds a kayo over Sprott, good angle for a payday)

Michael Holden
(ex-British champ, better or worse than Gammer?)

Pele Reid
(a rematch with Sprott would be entertaining, could he kayo Gammer?)

Mark Potter
(has a name to trade off)

Keith Long
(see above.. what happened to Keith?!)

Scott Welch
(long shot i know... but how about one last run?)

Anyone know why any of these guys vamoosed?

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:28

Well I don't know if you mean a liteteral comeback, or a "can they do anything meaningful" comeback. If you mean the former, then Reid did fight at the end of last year. Keith Long's lisence was reinstated around the same time, and he was meant to be fighting Kenna, but that fell through

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:28

Gammer/Holden would be interesting... i bet thats what hes got in mind.

How is Holden? seems like a likeable but scary looking fella.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:37

jomothepure wrote:Keith Long's lisence was reinstated around the same time, and he was meant to be fighting Kenna, but that fell through

Why was Longs licence revoked....?

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:39

Terrence, do you know what Holden and Murray do outside of boxing to make a living? I assume they need day jobs.

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 20 Feb 2007, 11:48

And Mark Potter retired with a detached retina. A shame, as he still had something to offer.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 12:07

Terence wrote:
overhand_right wrote:Terrence, do you know what Holden and Murray do outside of boxing to make a living? I assume they need day jobs.
I think Holden was a copper wasn't he? Or maybe I got it mixed-up. Something along those lines I think.

Na i think he used to drive cars on the set of Coronation Street or something similar. Never heard anything of him being a police man.

Slapsie Maxie · Post by **Slapsie Maxie** » 20 Feb 2007, 12:21

Didn't Scott W make a packet from property?

Seems an easier way to make a packet than plodding around the ring not throwing punches

Slapsie

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 20 Feb 2007, 12:28

Welch also knocked out Brad Pitt in Snatch.

Dirk Kelly · Post by **Dirk Kelly** » 20 Feb 2007, 12:54

Hi, The Long vs. Kenna fight is to go ahead at what seems the 10th attempt on Sunday!

In the paper last week, it was announced that if Kenna won, he would meet McDermott for the Southern Area title.

2 fights I don't want to see.

Steve Ede tops the bill on Sunday for the vacant British Masters Super Middleweight title.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 20 Feb 2007, 13:01

Slapsie Maxie wrote:Didn't Scott W make a packet from property?

Seems an easier way to make a packet than plodding around the ring not throwing punches

Slapsie

Scott Welch owned an old people home (not sure if he still does), and was in property. So didn't need boxing for the money.
He turned down a substantial offer from Warren in 2000 to bring him back.
Scott also took part in a charity trek in 2003 which involved walking across Britain, cycling to Spain and then rowing to Africa.
He's also a coach at Hove Amateur Boxing Club , which is quite highly rated.

BunglesFingers · Post by **BunglesFingers** » 20 Feb 2007, 15:39

topper123 wrote:
Slapsie Maxie wrote:Didn't Scott W make a packet from property?

Seems an easier way to make a packet than plodding around the ring not throwing punches

Slapsie
Scott Welch owned an old people home (not sure if he still does), and was in property. So didn't need boxing for the money.
He turned down a substantial offer from Warren in 2000 to bring him back.
Scott also took part in a charity trek in 2003 which involved walking across Britain, cycling to Spain and then rowing to Africa.
He's also a coach at Hove Amateur Boxing Club , which is quite highly rated.

Wasn't he into his antiques aswell? Anyway he can't be short of a few quid and doubt that he needs to box for financial reasons.

Collins2000 · Post by **Collins2000** » 20 Feb 2007, 18:07

mercman wrote:
Welch also knocked out Brad Pitt in Snatch.
I seem to remember it was vice versa.

Too right it was!

funso banjo baby · Post by **funso banjo baby** » 21 Feb 2007, 05:55

Keith Long is the biggest waste of space

look for David Dolan if he can somehow learn to punch his weight

didnt see Chisora's debut on the sprott undercard...but hes big

Ian Millarvie is making slow progress....i kno he was injured but jeez

Mark Krence would currently be british champion if he had somehow managed to punch harder than a lt middlweight.

Despite the thread ...and its suggestion that a load of old bums might still give Gammer a run for his money... id like to suggest that the Welshman is (like Sprott) unknown and therefore (especially if your american ) underated.

Theres not telling which Danny Williams will turn up but he'll need some real fire to beat Scot Gammer

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 22 Feb 2007, 05:47

Pele is apparently fighting tomorrow night

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 22 Feb 2007, 08:45

Pele i think hs now signed with Ken Purchase. Talking about ay jobs i remember hearing Keith Long was a very good carpenter.

Andy Mac · Post by **Andy Mac** » 22 Feb 2007, 09:30

As far as I knew Potter is running a boozer in North East London with his brother.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 22 Feb 2007, 09:53

steve689 wrote: Talking about ay jobs i remember hearing Keith Long was a very good carpenter.

Good trade stuff like carpentry and plumbing etc in this day and age of men working in front of computers. Can charge owt from what i hear. Keith probably makes more off his job than taking blows to the head in a half empty York Hall and getting some chump change for his troubles.

HeavyHitters · Post by **HeavyHitters** » 23 Feb 2007, 02:53

overhand_right wrote:Welch also knocked out Brad Pitt in Snatch.

Is that who that was? Snatch was a great movie!!

"Get the dog!"

"Pigs can go through bone like butter!"

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 27 Feb 2007, 18:58

http://www.britishboxing.net/news_2140- ... -Hall.html

Pictures and discriptions of the Kenna vs Keith Long fight are on the link.

Kev (or anyone else) - what was the refs score.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 28 Feb 2007, 07:20

Kenna was iced in 1 by Sprott.

What the hells wrong with Keith Long these days?

Podmore_Birmingham · Post by **Podmore_Birmingham** » 28 Feb 2007, 07:29

Pele is promoted by Ken Purchase and trained by Richie Woodhall at the 'Team Ringside' gym in Aston.

He was due to fight in Aston on Friday but his opponent, Belarus' Roman Suchroterin, who has extended Henry Akinwande amongst others, didnt get on the plane.

However, he will fight on the undercard of Wayne Elcock's fight at the ICC on March 17, and then they are looking at someone like Colin Kenna, Scott Lansdowne for September.

He told me about the time he fought Julius Francis, saying that all the one-round blow outs meant he hadnt really took a solid punch to the head (the Ingles, as everyone knows, dont have head sparring). The first time Francis caught him he was all over the shop and couldnt get his head together.

Tom Podmore.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 28 Feb 2007, 07:44

overhand_right wrote:Kenna was iced in 1 by Sprott.

What the hells wrong with Keith Long these days?

Keith's strength was always his durability as opposed to his boxing ability. He is just a hard man - but could get outboxed fairly easily.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 28 Feb 2007, 09:38

stujones wrote: Keith's strength was always his durability as opposed to his boxing ability. He is just a hard man - but could get outboxed fairly easily.

True.

Just thought he knew if enough to handle Kenna. Long is like a British Mike Dixon, passive target with very hard head.

funso banjo baby · Post by **funso banjo baby** » 01 Mar 2007, 16:08

overhand_right wrote:Kenna was iced in 1 by Sprott.

What the hells wrong with Keith Long these days?

not seriously comparing Long with sprott ?

WILL THESE BRITISH HEAVIES EVER COME BACK..?

WILL THESE BRITISH HEAVIES EVER COME BACK..?

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