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There are hand picked opponents and there are hand picked opponents! Fought once in 7 years. Looking forward to this epic fight.

If Roy's aiming so low as to humble a limbo dancer I'd have loved it to have been 'Billion Dollar' Mathew Ellis.

Does Roy have a world ranking?

In the eyes of the MBC everyone has a 'world ranking'

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:In the eyes of the MBC everyone has a 'world ranking'

There's a certain logic to that.

I look at the match up and have mixed feelings, great for Moran as he will be in the ring with a legend. Then i think people are going to pay to watch this fight. Then I think What the fcuk is happening to boxing? Then i think What the hell lets all join hands and sing a John Lennon song, 'War is over'

mimmy123 wrote:There are hand picked opponents and there are hand picked opponents! Fought once in 7 years. Looking forward to this epic fight.

Moran has been active in MMA (different I know, but at least he's not been dredged out of TOTAL retirement)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r80ydQ7CB4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6xSfm0lXhY

I read about an exhibition bout that John Mugabi had with a hand picked opponent, the bout was in London, in the 80's (I think) and the bloke have iit a eight go - I think I remembered the ref stopped the bout as they were both really going for it.

palooka wrote:I read about an exhibition bout that John Mugabi had with a hand picked opponent, the bout was in London, in the 80's (I think) and the bloke have iit a eight go - I think I remembered the ref stopped the bout as they were both really going for it.

I think that was against Andy Wright? If I recall correctly it was originally billed as a legit fight but there was some issue with Mugabi's license (I may be wrong about this, was a long time ago) an exhibition was approved so Mugabi could appear on the bill, Wright went at Mugabi as if it was still a 'real' fight, Mugabi responded in kind until the ref called time on it (something like that anyway?)

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:

palooka wrote:I read about an exhibition bout that John Mugabi had with a hand picked opponent, the bout was in London, in the 80's (I think) and the bloke have iit a eight go - I think I remembered the ref stopped the bout as they were both really going for it.

I think that was against Andy Wright? If I recall correctly it was originally billed as a legit fight but there was some issue with Mugabi's license (I may be wrong about this, was a long time ago) an exhibition was approved so Mugabi could appear on the bill, Wright went at Mugabi as if it was still a 'real' fight, Mugabi responded in kind until the ref called time on it (something like that anyway?)

that's the one, thanks. You're memory is really good, I'm impressed.

palooka wrote: that's the one, thanks. You're memory is really good, I'm impressed.

Cheers I'm impressed too Memory is weird at my age, I recall stuff like this from years ago but struggle to tell you what I had for breakfast yesterday.

Anyway found this after my last post, sounds a top night all in all:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxi ... 88304.html

MBC Exhibition Title

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:

palooka wrote: that's the one, thanks. You're memory is really good, I'm impressed.

Cheers I'm impressed too Memory is weird at my age, I recall stuff like this from years ago but struggle to tell you what I had for breakfast yesterday.

Anyway found this after my last post, sounds a top night all in all:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxi ... 88304.html

MBC Exhibition Title

What a night!

palooka wrote:What a night!

'It was like that bloke, what was his name? Reginald Perrin'

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:Surprised we don't have a thread about this epic encounter so:



MBC International Cruiserweight Championship apparently, wonder what's happened to Jones' WBU title?

Mark Prince holds that title?

In all seriousness, Paul Economides v Prosper Ankrah should be a cracker. Ankrah is ranked in the top 100 on Boxrec, and much higher than Paul. Fight of the night.

thepocketrocket wrote:In all seriousness, Paul Economides v Prosper Ankrah should be a cracker. Ankrah is ranked in the top 100 on Boxrec, and much higher than Paul. Fight of the night.

I like the look of Quigley vs DeCastro too tbh

Looking On wrote:

thepocketrocket wrote:In all seriousness, Paul Economides v Prosper Ankrah should be a cracker. Ankrah is ranked in the top 100 on Boxrec, and much higher than Paul. Fight of the night.

I like the look of Quigley vs DeCastro too tbh

Yeah, that should be excellent. There is something strange about Roy Jones fighting Tony Moran , and I'm not sure what to make of it, but those two we have mentioned should be crackers

How has the other Quigly faired? The one that boxed Paul Smith, k read he'd had a really bad time of it. Hope he's better.

palooka wrote:How has the other Quigly faired? The one that boxed Paul Smith, k read he'd had a really bad time of it. Hope he's better.

Yeah, last I heard he was battling depression....hope someone can give us some good news

palooka wrote:

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:

palooka wrote: that's the one, thanks. You're memory is really good, I'm impressed.

Cheers I'm impressed too Memory is weird at my age, I recall stuff like this from years ago but struggle to tell you what I had for breakfast yesterday.

Anyway found this after my last post, sounds a top night all in all:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxi ... 88304.html

MBC Exhibition Title

What a night!

I was there that night,Bristol's Ross Hale boxed Garry Barron and Kirkland Laing stopped Bristol's Dean Cooper in the 5th,it was a crazy night indeed,very surreal

It's a crime it's not on film

And did Dean Cooper look like Paul Weller as it said in the Independent article?

Fuzzy Warbles wrote:It's a crime it's not on film

And did Dean Cooper look like Paul Weller as it said in the Independent article?

No,really can't see the resemblance at all,Coops has a round face and Weller's quite weasel-like isn't he ?
Haven't heard what Weller's jab or head-movement is like though ?

rpms wrote:No,really can't see the resemblance at all,Coops has a round face and Weller's quite weasel-like isn't he ?
Haven't heard what Weller's jab or head-movement is like though ?

'Weasel like' .. spot on that

I once read that Weller was quite tasty in a scrap, his dad had been a decent amateur and taught Paul to box when he was a youngster.

Hopefully Tony at least does himself some justice and gets his life back on track after this fight.

ILikeBeer wrote:I live in South London. But am considering it.

I have stopped considering it.