whats the greatest ring entrance?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 15 May 2007, 13:18

Mike Tyson was awesome in his early career, you could feel the electricity in the air even when watching it on television, the menace he oozed was unbelievable.

When he fought Douglas, he was noticably passive, been rereading a book about Tyson, and it seems likely he did absolute bugger all training for that fight. Considering that, he did bloody well to last as long as he did in that fight.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 15 May 2007, 13:53

ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.

STP · Post by **STP** » 15 May 2007, 14:29

Even if you hated the guy, it sent a tingle down your spine when Eubank made his entry.

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 15 May 2007, 15:34

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Mike Tyson was awesome in his early career, you could feel the electricity in the air even when watching it on television, the menace he oozed was unbelievable.

When he fought Douglas, he was noticably passive, been rereading a book about Tyson, and it seems likely he did absolute bugger all training for that fight. Considering that, he did bloody well to last as long as he did in that fight.

I would like to believe that and I've no doubt his training was hampered compared to normal. However, his weight would indicate that he wasn't in terrible condition.

1southpaw · Post by **1southpaw** » 15 May 2007, 16:06

I USED TO ENJOY RICHARD EVATT,S RING WALK DRESSED UP AS A LION WITH HIS HAIR ALL DONE THE SAME HE LOOKED A RIGHT WALLY BUT BOY COULD HE FIGHT I THINK A LOT OF HIS OPPONENTS WERE FOOLED IN TO THINKING HE WASN,T TAKING IT SERIOUS UNTIL HE LANDED ON THEIR CHIN

boxerrob2005 · Post by **boxerrob2005** » 15 May 2007, 16:56

michael gomez against arthur, massivly booed and came out with his mexican music and straight away tried to eyeball arthur when arthur made his entrance. Gomez was great to watch because of his intimidating tactics.

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 15 May 2007, 17:56

boxerrob2005 wrote:michael gomez against arthur, massivly booed and came out with his mexican music and straight away tried to eyeball arthur when arthur made his entrance. Gomez was great to watch because of his intimidating tactics.

Good call.

The Scots tried to intimidate him, but they stood no chance. He's a proper cocky fcuker 8)

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 16 May 2007, 02:46

hitman_hatton1 wrote:ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.

22,000 chavs listening to a shit song and (USUALLY )watching a mismatch.

Rubbish!

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 16 May 2007, 02:49

1southpaw wrote:I USED TO ENJOY RICHARD EVATT,S RING WALK DRESSED UP AS A LION WITH HIS HAIR ALL DONE THE SAME HE LOOKED A RIGHT WALLY BUT BOY COULD HE FIGHT I THINK A LOT OF HIS OPPONENTS WERE FOOLED IN TO THINKING HE WASN,T TAKING IT SERIOUS UNTIL HE LANDED ON THEIR CHIN

Tiger!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 16 May 2007, 04:31

stujones wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:Mike Tyson was awesome in his early career, you could feel the electricity in the air even when watching it on television, the menace he oozed was unbelievable.

When he fought Douglas, he was noticably passive, been rereading a book about Tyson, and it seems likely he did absolute bugger all training for that fight. Considering that, he did bloody well to last as long as he did in that fight.
I would like to believe that and I've no doubt his training was hampered compared to normal. However, his weight would indicate that he wasn't in terrible condition.

Tyson was quite badly weight drained. He starved himself for the week before the weigh in. He was 250 lbs 1 week before the fight.

I remember watching the fight again recently, with commentary by Bruno et. al. Tyson really didn't look himself that night at all, taking nothing away from Douglas, but I think that Tyson really didn't want to be in the ring that night.

Interestingly, after losing his title, apparently initially Tyson rededicated himself to the sport, and was training really hard for his comeback fights, he wasn't the same fighter because he had abandoned the system taught him by D'amato, but he was at least fit and focussed when he took on Ruddock.

If anyone's interested, I recommend this book highly, it seems to be very well researched and is full of interesting background to the Mike Tyson story.

http://amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/02 ... d+betrayal

Only 49 cents too used!

Marlin · Post by **Marlin** » 16 May 2007, 05:18

Floyd Mayweather when he came out as a Roman Soldier...

Roy Jones Jr and the numerous 'suits' he wore to the ring...

And how can you go past the Executioner Bernard Hopkins!!!

states · Post by **states** » 16 May 2007, 05:26

Was it Jimenez that Calzaghe fought at Cardiff Castle? Anyway, that was good, very dramatic when the spotlight shone on Calzaghe making his entrance. Shit fight though.

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 17 May 2007, 09:48

Eubank brought ring entrances to a new level

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 17 May 2007, 10:40

hitman_hatton1 wrote:ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.

not as good from your arm chair, you had to be there

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 17 May 2007, 10:59

verballistic wrote:
oliverfennell wrote:
Chambers2 wrote:Naz's flying carpet is always the one that immediately springs to mind, OTTness at its best, but overall I'm going to have to be boring and agree with the majority by saying Chris Eubanks entrances were 'Simply The Best'
I was there for that one too. Bungu was in the ring, Naz's music started playing, and everybody was wondering "Where is he?". Then somebody pointed up to the roof of the arena and, lo and behold, there he was, "floating" to the ring on a magic carpet. Classic!
my alltime favorite was naz too...but in the barrera fight in vegas!!

i told a buddy the night before "wouldnt it be great if some drunken mexican bounced a popcorn box off of naz's dome?" well, there was one drunken mexican that did me one better---he splattered a beer all over the prince and it was immortalized by the HBOPPV cameras...the fat dude in the lower left hand corner as the camera follows naz from behind!! classic!!

Nothing went well for him that night did it? Had to cancel the high wire thing, then couldn't do his jump over the top rope because of the gloves, and then had to endure a bitch slapping for 12 rounds.

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 17 May 2007, 11:48

Miguel Matthews pulled the top rope as Naz jumped over causing him 2 stumble!

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 17 May 2007, 11:53

REAL_DEAL wrote:
hitman_hatton1 wrote:ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.
not as good from your arm chair, you had to be there

Agree 100%

The TV wont have conveyed half the atmosphere/scene of drama..

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 17 May 2007, 12:00

REAL_DEAL wrote:
hitman_hatton1 wrote:ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.
not as good from your arm chair, you had to be there

u just turn the volume up mate.

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » 17 May 2007, 12:00

Naz v Angeles, when he came through the flames with that dance music pumping...

Naz v McCullough....

Eubank in his pomp...

Tyson v Tubbs....

Roy Jones v Telesco, with Method Man....

But what about that atrocious song Kostya Tszyu used to come out to....

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 17 May 2007, 14:11

REAL_DEAL wrote:
hitman_hatton1 wrote:ricky hatton against kostya tszyu.

22,000 people, blue moon, and a pumped up hatton.
not as good from your arm chair, you had to be there

I was there, the atmosphere was unbelievable, best I've experienced

ebeneezer · Post by **ebeneezer** » 17 May 2007, 22:09

Watching obese chavs in Portsmouth dancing wildly to the hokey cokey during Toney Oakey's ring entrance was pervesely amusing.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 18 May 2007, 04:31

My mistake, the ring entrace was delayed, that was it.

para74 · Post by **para74** » 18 May 2007, 05:02

paul jenkins in cage rage with the ostrich

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 18 May 2007, 10:32

oliverfennell wrote:Eubank-Rocchigiani was fantastic. He just soaked up every drop of the atmosphere.

Best one I was at live was Bruno-McCall. The huge, historic Wembley Stadium, with a laser show beaming into the open night air, the boxers' faces, national icons for both sides, thumping music rocking the massive arena, Bruno looking the business, McCall crying!

Thats it, live makes the big difference - TV cannot capture the excitement, emmotion, spectacle whatever, that being there can.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 18 May 2007, 10:33

Old bones Ian wrote:Ricky Hatton has the worst music for a ring walk 'Blue Moon'

Hang on are you forgetting David Hayes music if you can call it that!!