Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 02 Jun 2023, 14:46
by MasterG
Live - Eubank v Wharton
Naz v Ingle (Tommy Hearns on the bill too)
On TV. Benn v Watson
Benn v McLellan
Any Mike Tyson fight especially the first Bruno match.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 02 Jun 2023, 15:06
by jameswilson
TheGoods wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023, 14:11
Hunter v Pickering my favourite night. The old Borough Hall in Hartlepool was bouncing. Hunter was a 5/2 betting outsider and down twice in the first two rounds. Yet he was a man possessed that night. He would not be denied and slowly broke Esham’s heart. Really hellacious war between a British and European champion, each with contrasting styles. It’s what’s boxing is all about.
I remember being a bit of a Pickering fan at the time. Really loved the ingle fighters of that time. I remember I think the second knockdown was a real heavy one but once Hunter weathered he dominated the rest of the fight.
Also I'm not sure how I forgot what a god ugly mother f ucker Hunter was. No offence to him as I'm probably uglier than him.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 02 Jun 2023, 20:33
by TheLeprechaun
My word, that thumbnail isn't doing him any favours is it.
I'm also probably uglier than him myself to be fair.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 03:02
by gilgamesh
Steveh583 wrote: ↑30 May 2023, 17:31
Benn vs McClellan
Calzaghe vs lacy
Brodie vs chi 1
Benn vs eubank 1
Gomez vs Arthur
Thompson vs rothmann(????)
Froch vs bute
Froch vs pascal
Woods vs hoye
Moore vs macklin
Hatton vs tsyzu
Basically too many to mention. I tell you what, he gets a lot of stick, but how many of these did FW put on?
Many of those are cases where I thought for sure it was going the other way coming into the fight.
I thought for sure Tszyu was gonna knock out Hatton
I thought for sure Lacy was gonna knock out Calzaghe
I thought for sure Bute was gonna outclass Froch
We saw what happened across the board on those.
Memorable nights indeed.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 03:25
by veriton
jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023, 14:21
Ayers v Rigby fight 1
Pleased someone has mentioned this one, what an epic. The ending was very gentlemanly too after a very hard battle. Can't remember seeing a fight end like that since.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
jamesmcdonnell wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023, 14:21
Ayers v Rigby fight 1
Pleased someone has mentioned this one, what an epic. The ending was very gentlemanly too after a very hard battle. Can't remember seeing a fight end like that since.
It's the ending that makes the fight for me .
By rights, in the letter of the law, Ayers should have been DQ'd for refusing to fight on, but the ref did the right thing, Rigby was taking a sustained beating, and it was only going one way.
I'd love to interview the two of them, apparently Michael Ayers drinks in Chiswick someone said, I wonder where Wayne Rigby is these days?
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
wrighty wrote: ↑31 May 2023, 17:17
Rhodes vs Moore was very good. They weren't fornicating about and neither gave a quarter
Yeah loved that one.
This was the first I thought of. That punch that floored Moore was an absolutely beautiful punch. The way Rhodes ducked, turned, planted his feet and threw that punch... It was beautiful.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 16:33
by sgtcecil
a force wrote: ↑31 May 2023, 04:10
Ricky Burns - Rocky Martinez deserves a mention
I was there, some atmosphere
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 16:35
by sgtcecil
Mutely vs Anderson
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 17:48
by mickey1975
Brodie v Swain.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 03 Jun 2023, 18:57
by Frostieballs
Dunne vs. Schwer.
My favourite trade fight of all time.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 05:29
by mark a h
Steveh583 wrote: ↑30 May 2023, 17:31
Benn vs McClellan
Calzaghe vs lacy
Brodie vs chi 1
Benn vs eubank 1
Gomez vs Arthur
Thompson vs rothmann(????)
Froch vs bute
Froch vs pascal
Woods vs hoye
Moore vs macklin
Hatton vs tsyzu
Basically too many to mention. I tell you what, he gets a lot of stick, but how many of these did FW put on?
Yes a lot of great fights there...one missing fron the usual suspects when this same question comes up is Earl vs Katsidis
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 07:00
by forcefraser
Has to be Benn v Mcllelan
Insane atmosphere
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Steveh583 wrote: ↑30 May 2023, 17:31
Benn vs McClellan
Calzaghe vs lacy
Brodie vs chi 1
Benn vs eubank 1
Gomez vs Arthur
Thompson vs rothmann(????)
Froch vs bute
Froch vs pascal
Woods vs hoye
Moore vs macklin
Hatton vs tsyzu
Basically too many to mention. I tell you what, he gets a lot of stick, but how many of these did FW put on?
Yes a lot of great fights there...one missing fron the usual suspects when this same question comes up is Earl vs Katsidis
i added that later in the thread lol
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 08:33
by Coco
forcefraser wrote: ↑04 Jun 2023, 07:00
Has to be Benn v Mcllelan
Insane atmosphere
This
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 08:42
by maverick23
Mine are…
Hatton/Tszyu
Calzaghe/Lacy
Moore/Jones 3
Moore/Macklin
Moore/Rhodes (probably the most gutted I’ve been after a fight)
AJ/Klitschko
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 10:06
by Shotgun Joe
My favourites would be:
Sibson-Frankie Lucas (wish there was more footage of Lucas)
Sibson-Brian Anderson (I was so elated he finally won the Lonsdale belt outright after 8 years)
George Feeney-Ray Cattouse (brutal and brilliant at the same time)
Michael Watson-Benn+Eubank II
Benn-Anthony Logan, Eubank I and McClleland
Mark Kaylor-Errol Christie+Roy Gumbs
Errol Christie-Charlie Boston
Tom Collins-John Moody+Kaylor
Lloyd Christie-Mo Hussein
Mo Hussein-Mark Reefer
Dave McCauley vs Anyone
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 10:19
by skanksta
Shotgun Joe wrote: ↑04 Jun 2023, 10:06
My favourites would be:
Sibson-Frankie Lucas (wish there was more footage of Lucas)
Sibson-Brian Anderson (I was so elated he finally won the Lonsdale belt outright after 8 years)
George Feeney-Ray Cattouse (brutal and brilliant at the same time)
Michael Watson-Benn+Eubank II
Benn-Anthony Logan, Eubank I and McClleland
Mark Kaylor-Errol Christie+Roy Gumbs
Errol Christie-Charlie Boston
Tom Collins-John Moody+Kaylor
Lloyd Christie-Mo Hussein
Mo Hussein-Mark Reefer
Dave McCauley vs Anyone
Some great hipster choices there..!
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 04 Jun 2023, 11:47
by Shotgun Joe
Some great hipster choices there..!
Cheers
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 02:09
by Redback Rasta
An oldie but a goodie - Henry Cooper vs Muhamad Ali.
Eventful, that's for sure.
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 05:07
by whiskey
sgtcecil wrote: ↑03 Jun 2023, 16:35
Mutely vs Anderson
I literally was going to post this one too.
Interview, intros starts about 38 mins onwards. Rob McCracken in the studio too:-
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 06:51
by Jaguar
Joe Bugner v Joe Frazier
Mark Kaylor v Errol Christie
Michael Watson v Nigel Benn
Wally Swift Jnr v Tony Collins
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 07:04
by margaret thatcher
kev shoulda gotten credit for a kd in round 2, clipped muttley with the left hook as mut rushed in, foreshadow the ending
Re: What are your favourite fights that happened in a British ring?
Posted: 05 Jun 2023, 07:37
by si7dog7
MasterG wrote: ↑02 Jun 2023, 14:46
Live - Eubank v Wharton
Naz v Ingle (Tommy Hearns on the bill too)
On TV. Benn v Watson
Benn v McLellan
Any Mike Tyson fight especially the first Bruno match.
Check out Wharton v Louis Gent Cracker of a fight
Btw Tyson Bruno Both were in the US
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