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Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 07:11
by liamlion
J wrote:gotta say there are more scots boxers getting exposure on sky and to some extent in the papers than i can remember for a good few years.
arthur, harrison, young, burns, limond, docherty all been on sky this year.
Yeah, but with the poor ticket sales from the Arthur v Docherty fight on the back of the last few Harrison fights I think you'll find that in the future these Scottish fighters wont being fighting on televised cards from their home towns.
Admittedly Maloney isnt single handedly killing British Boxing but he is helping. Glasgow and Edinburgh are currently a write off for British Boxing's largest promotional outfit.
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 07:12
by J
i think its far too easy to use folk as scapegoats.
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 07:24
by jamesmcdonnell
Even easier to use goats if you have one handy.
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 07:33
by Graham Brett
jamesmcdonnell wrote:For god's sake, it's just hype, what do you expect a fighters manager to say?
"Well, he's not really genuine world class, good enough for the WBO belt, but I wouldn't put him in with the likes of Barrera, Morales or Marquez unless it was for a retirement fund level purse."
You can't slate the bloke for hyping his fighter, it's just part of the business that's all. I think it's a bit much personally.
Say what you like about Maloney, but the bloke guided Lennox Lewis to the world heavyweight title, you don't do that if you're a cock. He's a bloody resourceful bloke, sure, I take what he says with a pinch of salt, but he's done a lot of good for boxing in his time in my opinion.
Hype and bollocks are two different things.
If you are hyping someone, there HAS to be an element of credibility, otherwise its bollocks.
Maloney's comments about Harrison are INCREDIBLE, and are, therefore, Bollocks.
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 09:06
by Goz
Front page of the Daily Record said he was acting like a 'ned'
Scott 'The Chav' Harrison...
Lowlife, hope Brodie mullers him....
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 09:29
by nickd
What a wanker.
I light my cigars with 50s. ;)
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 09:31
by Shirow
I've done the leg work for mono-lingual Sassenachs such as myself
1. ned
Scots : A young waster who lives in the Glasgow area; a hooligan; a gang member, with skip cap, tracksuit and socks tucked into trainers. Poss. from "Non-Educated Deliquent"
Posted: 21 Apr 2005, 14:17
by cslater
ned was also a catch-all term for criminals on crime-desk with Bill Knox on STV in the 80s.