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Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 22 Aug 2020, 16:28
by Deserter
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:01Spud, KG, Lightsoot, Deserter etc.... hope all gets with you all. Vivid memories of some classic threads and rucks....
It almost makes me feel like posting more
Great to see your name pop up mate and you should post more!! Hope you’re keeping well
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 22 Aug 2020, 16:47
by Coco
mickey1975 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:21
jameswilson wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:08
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:01
Great to see some of the poster’s from yesteryear posting on this thread. Brings back memories of other boxing forums...
Spud, KG, Lightsoot, Deserter etc.... hope all gets with you all. Vivid memories of some classic threads and rucks....
It almost makes me feel like posting more
I remember Rhino winding you up with a thread called ‘Enzo Maccarinelli has no chin’
And then just a phototherapy of Enzo with his chin airbrushed out.
Who was Enzo’s stalker? Flint Island?
Probably p4p 1 or 2 with coghaugen on here.
Flint Island yes
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 22 Aug 2020, 17:12
by BigGar
Coco wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:47
mickey1975 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:21
jameswilson wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:08
I remember Rhino winding you up with a thread called ‘Enzo Maccarinelli has no chin’
And then just a phototherapy of Enzo with his chin airbrushed out.
Who was Enzo’s stalker? Flint Island?
Probably p4p 1 or 2 with coghaugen on here.
Flint Island yes
Think there was a fella called Reeso who was a huge Enzo fan...... he was convinced that the man was unstoppable!
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 22 Aug 2020, 17:13
by BigGar
Deserter wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:28
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:01Spud, KG, Lightsoot, Deserter etc.... hope all gets with you all. Vivid memories of some classic threads and rucks....
It almost makes me feel like posting more
Great to see your name pop up mate and you should post more!! Hope you’re keeping well
All good thanks mate..... little time nowadays due to work and family life but still love the sport
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 00:54
by coneye
Personaly , i think its great someone got to live there dream , and a shame they got a deease and had to stop , if thats the case that is ,, But either way getting to mix with your heroes and work with and for them, is a great thing for people to do .
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:34
by rhino222
jameswilson wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:08
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:01
Great to see some of the poster’s from yesteryear posting on this thread. Brings back memories of other boxing forums...
Spud, KG, Lightsoot, Deserter etc.... hope all gets with you all. Vivid memories of some classic threads and rucks....
It almost makes me feel like posting more
I remember Rhino winding you up with a thread called ‘Enzo Maccarinelli has no chin’
And then just a photograph of Enzo with his chin airbrushed out.
lol, yes i remember it well, such a simple piece of photoshopping was enough to have the devout Enzo fans baying for my blood. If i can find the pic again ill plonk it on here.
ive a bit of family crisis going on at present so am not on here often and have only just found this thread. great to see the lads back on here. where is Carlos from wigan via the army catering corps!!??
who was 'photocopier'?
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 23 Aug 2020, 16:48
by Coco
rhino222 wrote: ↑23 Aug 2020, 16:34
jameswilson wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:08
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:01
Great to see some of the poster’s from yesteryear posting on this thread. Brings back memories of other boxing forums...
Spud, KG, Lightsoot, Deserter etc.... hope all gets with you all. Vivid memories of some classic threads and rucks....
It almost makes me feel like posting more
I remember Rhino winding you up with a thread called ‘Enzo Maccarinelli has no chin’
And then just a photograph of Enzo with his chin airbrushed out.
lol, yes i remember it well, such a simple piece of photoshopping was enough to have the devout Enzo fans baying for my blood. If i can find the pic again ill plonk it on here.
ive a bit of family crisis going on at present so am not on here often and have only just found this thread. great to see the lads back on here. where is Carlos from wigan via the army catering corps!!??
who was 'photocopier'?
Carlos is Frey Bentos now
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 27 Aug 2020, 06:17
by ERIC GUY
Spud wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 11:04
ERIC GUY wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 09:11
Good to see Spud back in the action,
Yes he did work for various promoters, was not a licence holder, enjoyed his boxing, I 1st met him when we was in aldershot with Julius Francis training for Tyson fight, then Frank allowed him to follow us to Manchester, frank liked him, gave him some driving wotk, till he had a car crash with boxers inside, but he is a nice guy, Loved to think he was security, we had some laughs, GIVE HIM CREDIT!!
Reasonably accurate Eric
The car crash was one sunday when I had to take Victor Baranov to Heathrow but only got as far as Holloway.
That was a week before Lennox v Botha.
Plenty happened after that ... 20 years & plenty of fantastic memories
want to explain the CAR SMASH FOR OTHERS TO KNOW?
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 28 Aug 2020, 04:53
by rhino222
I can explain the car smash Eric.
Spud, myself and Mark Massow were all doing a bit of driving/dogsbody work for the big Lewis v Botha show at the London arena, we were working for Frank Maloney and Panos and Athos from Panix Promotions. If i remember rightly there was also another show during that week (Thu 13 July at Beth Green - Tontch Tonchev, Kandelaki, Arslan, Smith, Dunne, Harry senior) so we were busy lads flitting back to heathrow etc then dropping boxers off at canary Wharf 4 seasons etc...also running boxers to pressers and to Lennox lewis boxing college in Hackney... (Botha, Boom Boom Johnson, Both Klitschkos, Scott Harrisson, Monte Barrett, Clinton Woods, Noel Wilders, Adrian Stone etc etc)
Spud never even had a car in real life at that time so it was a recipe for disaster for him to be picking up the fighters in a few vehicles including a stretch volvo panix promotions Limo. Luckily on the day of the accident Spud was not in the Limo.
Spud had Victor Barinov (had fought on 7 July 2000 and was heading back to airport) in the car when he decided to get his pedals muddled up and rolled the vehicle over some railings at a Holloway corner. Victor was shaken but not stirred......Spud was in the doghouse with Panos and Athos. Frank laughed his fekkin head off......as we all did.
My little story from that week was that I picked both Klitchkos up from a flight from Germany to Heathrow. i was so excited I forgot where I had parked the car and walked with them from floor to floor in the Heathrow 'short stay' looking for the vehicle. I got there in the end.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 28 Aug 2020, 05:44
by Deserter
rhino222 wrote: ↑28 Aug 2020, 04:53
I can explain the car smash Eric.
Spud, myself and Mark Massow were all doing a bit of driving/dogsbody work for the big Lewis v Botha show at the London arena, we were working for Frank Maloney and Panos and Athos from Panix Promotions. If i remember rightly there was also another show during that week (Thu 13 July at Beth Green - Tontch Tonchev, Kandelaki, Arslan, Smith, Dunne, Harry senior) so we were busy lads flitting back to heathrow etc then dropping boxers off at canary Wharf 4 seasons etc...also running boxers to pressers and to Lennox lewis boxing college in Hackney... (Botha, Boom Boom Johnson, Both Klitschkos, Scott Harrisson, Monte Barrett, Clinton Woods, Noel Wilders, Adrian Stone etc etc)
Spud never even had a car in real life at that time so it was a recipe for disaster for him to be picking up the fighters in a few vehicles including a stretch volvo panix promotions Limo. Luckily on the day of the accident Spud was not in the Limo.
Spud had Victor Barinov (had fought on 7 July 2000 and was heading back to airport) in the car when he decided to get his pedals muddled up and rolled the vehicle over some railings at a Holloway corner. Victor was shaken but not stirred......Spud was in the doghouse with Panos and Athos. Frank laughed his fekkin head off......as we all did.
My little story from that week was that I picked both Klitchkos up from a flight from Germany to Heathrow. i was so excited I forgot where I had parked the car and walked with them from floor to floor in the Heathrow 'short stay' looking for the vehicle. I got there in the end.
I remember this story from first time around Rhino but still a classic, so thanks for re-sharing. How were the Klits in person?
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 28 Aug 2020, 07:53
by rhino222
They were nice guys and good banter. making comments about the London totty and i remember a bit of particular verbal aimed at a ginger lass carrying a few extra kilos. Vitali (who shotgunned the front seat ahead of his younger bro)was chatting to me about his fight with Herbie Hide etc and meanwhile Wladimir was complaining that he needed a piss. I remember the lack of legroom on the plane for the giants was also a discussed issue.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 18 Oct 2020, 15:13
by Fires
Coco wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 10:05
Some blasts from the past have really come out of the woodwork!
Makes me feel nostalgic
Spud certainly caused some rucks back in the day, this forum was like the Wild West in comparison to today, good times
Where is DG?
I hear he lives on.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 18 Oct 2020, 15:15
by Deserter
Fires wrote: ↑18 Oct 2020, 15:13
Coco wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 10:05
Some blasts from the past have really come out of the woodwork!
Makes me feel nostalgic
Spud certainly caused some rucks back in the day, this forum was like the Wild West in comparison to today, good times
Where is DG?
I hear he lives on.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 19 Oct 2020, 17:37
by Steveh583
BigGar wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 17:12
Coco wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:47
mickey1975 wrote: ↑22 Aug 2020, 16:21
Who was Enzo’s stalker? Flint Island?
Probably p4p 1 or 2 with coghaugen on here.
Flint Island yes
Think there was a fella called Reeso who was a huge Enzo fan...... he was convinced that the man was unstoppable!
he was enzos best mate and a hulking great fella himself if i remember
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 10 Nov 2020, 16:31
by Fires
Wrists wrote: ↑19 Aug 2020, 19:49
Coco wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 10:05
Some blasts from the past have really come out of the woodwork!
Makes me feel nostalgic
Spud certainly caused some rucks back in the day, this forum was like the Wild West in comparison to today, good times
Where is DG?
Putting up Junior Witter posters
I heard he was at your Mrs giving her a portion. Allegedly.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 10:17
by DavidPayne
Khaosai-Galaxy wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 06:49
Lightsoot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 02:49
World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.
As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook ;-). Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.
Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.
X
Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently
Oi.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 11:06
by ERIC GUY
smiling assassin wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 13:34
Counter-puncher wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 12:23
Coco wrote: ↑14 Aug 2020, 11:52
Spud has always been in the habit of having insiders knowledge, taps nose, without divulging
yes, it's not for me to go into the ins and outs but he's long been known on here as a, *taps nose*, bit of a *nose-tapper*
Well without me actually knowing spud. Going by these couple of posts i think Spud is a mug. Just my humble opinion but knowone likes a nose tapper
thats funny and true
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 11:08
by ERIC GUY
did spud ever mention paul king, when he got slapped.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 19:39
by Lightsoot
ERIC GUY wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 11:08
did spud ever mention paul king, when he got slapped.
Go on then, do tell us Eric. You know the answer, so get your 2 mins of fame and attempt to convince us that you’re still relevant in Boxing. The same Paul
King who got sent down for raping 2 prostitutes and a teenage girl and received three life sentences in 2007.
Lockdown was meant for people like you, Eric. Sparing us normally tolerant pudenda from hearing the same old, me, me, me stories that you’ve spouted for fornicating years in an attempt to stay relevant.
I always thought you were an arrogant, past it tape recorder. Didn’t realise you were a sick, ignorant pudendum as well.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 15 Nov 2020, 20:01
by Lightsoot
DavidPayne wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 10:17
Khaosai-Galaxy wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 06:49
Lightsoot wrote: ↑15 Aug 2020, 02:49
World title win (eventually) or not, parting company with Booth didn’t work out well for Groves.
As for Spud’s disdain, it must stem from Groves refusing to autograph his scrapbook
. Like David Haye, in public Groves is very personable. But behind closed doors both got very big for their boots and were prone to petulance. In other words, treating some people like poo.
Good to see you back on the forum Spudly, you pudendum.
X
Lovely to see you here Ben, now all we need is Terry Dooley here to take us all back to 2005. Is he still a member? Haven’t seen him on here recently
Oi.
Pain, to quote Delia Smith, where are you?? I thought you would have used the pandemic to scribble every day?? You’re beyond annoying, but supremely talented and knowledgeable. Hope to read your words soon. Hope you’re well,
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 16 Nov 2020, 12:29
by ERIC GUY
Lightsoot wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 19:39
ERIC GUY wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 11:08
did spud ever mention paul king, when he got slapped.
Go on then, do tell us Eric. You know the answer, so get your 2 mins of fame and attempt to convince us that you’re still relevant in Boxing. The same Paul
King who got sent down for raping 2 prostitutes and a teenage girl and received three life sentences in 2007.
Lockdown was meant for people like you, Eric. Sparing us normally tolerant pudenda from hearing the same old, me, me, me stories that you’ve spouted for fornicating years in an attempt to stay relevant.
I always thought you were an arrogant, past it tape recorder. Didn’t realise you were a sick, ignorant pudendum as well.
wow! you have problems.....
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 17 Nov 2020, 09:34
by ERIC GUY
Lightsoot wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 19:39
ERIC GUY wrote: ↑15 Nov 2020, 11:08
did spud ever mention paul king, when he got slapped.
Go on then, do tell us Eric. You know the answer, so get your 2 mins of fame and attempt to convince us that you’re still relevant in Boxing. The same Paul
King who got sent down for raping 2 prostitutes and a teenage girl and received three life sentences in 2007.
Lockdown was meant for people like you, Eric. Sparing us normally tolerant pudenda from hearing the same old, me, me, me stories that you’ve spouted for fornicating years in an attempt to stay relevant.
I always thought you were an arrogant, past it tape recorder. Didn’t realise you were a sick, ignorant pudendum as well.
a nice return message, ? I did not realise you knew me at all.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 17 Nov 2020, 10:29
by Coco
Everyone I know who has met Eric thinks he is a popular, friendly and funny bloke
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 17 Nov 2020, 10:41
by Jimmy2020
Coco wrote: ↑17 Nov 2020, 10:29
Everyone I know who has met Eric thinks he is a popular, friendly and funny bloke
True true. But over the years he has gleefully mentioned Spud getting done by Paul King on numerous occasions which is a bit snidey given King being a violent bully and Spud being harmless enough, Lightsoot has always been quick off the mark with a strongly worded post though.
Re: Why did Groves and Booth part ways?
Posted: 17 Nov 2020, 12:03
by REAL_DEAL
