cramptons arrive london,england.

[Collins2000]

boxrec last 6 fights. Recent not ancient history.

Cripes, mate. You are reading it backwards. Hahahahah.

Have another look and check the dates. Then come back and let me have another laugh at you.

Hahahaha. Classic, mate, classic.

[Marlin]

boxrec last 6 fights. Recent not ancient history.

Cripes, mate. You are reading it backwards. Hahahahah.

Have another look and check the dates. Then come back and let me have another laugh at you.

Hahahaha. Classic, mate, classic.

Ease up.

I should also mention that it doesn't work that way either... his first opponent was Howard Clarke 27-47-2.

[Collins2000]

team bazooka will b home friday nite,not abad effort 4 a fighter with that sort of preparation,at least he had the heart and balls to hav a go we can always cri we waz robbed

He'll certainly have learnt a lot more from going 12 rounds with Barker than from all those meaningless wins aginst unambitious and / or overmatched opponents he's had since that good win in the USA.

If he's serious, he can come again. If he goes back to whacking Fijian roadsweepers for fake titles like most of our lads seem content to do then, it will be another nail in the Aussie boxing coffin.

you are a pom, quote.. if his serious,he can come again.

I didn't mean 'he can come again' as in come to England. I meant he can come again in getting another shot at a real title.

I'm in Sydney at the moment............ he likes boxing too....

Did you get that one, or shall I send an explanation on a postcard?

[Collins2000]

boxrec last 6 fights. Recent not ancient history.

Cripes, mate. You are reading it backwards. Hahahahah.

Have another look and check the dates. Then come back and let me have another laugh at you.

Hahahaha. Classic, mate, classic.

Ease up.

I should also mention that it doesn't work that way either... his first opponent was Howard Clarke 27-47-2.

what doesn't work what way mate? I know who his first opponent was. I can read, mate.

Hahahahah, it's ok when he is calling me 'touchy' and big-mouthing himself. But when he gets owned and shown to be unable to even read a record correctly we have to ease up on him.

Hahahaha, what's his name? razor or something? That's a misnomer as he aint sharp at all.

Is he an aussie?

[razor7]

Last 6 fights for all opponents he has fought, not his last 6 opponents.By the way if we play this game Barkers opponents in total have169 wins 485 losses & 30 draws. my point is still the same on both the recent record of his opponents prior to Crampton and the total record of those he has fought. They're really only in front of the taxi drivers in terms of having had more fights, not winning them

[razor7]

Have another pie Collins

[Collins2000]

Last 6 fights for all opponents he has fought, not his last 6 opponents.By the way if we play this game Barkers opponents in total have169 wins 485 losses & 30 draws. my point is still the same on both the recent record of his opponents prior to Crampton and the total record of those he has fought. They're really only in front of the taxi drivers in terms of having had more fights, not winning them

Records can be deceiving razor. You need to be able to look beyond them a bit. At then end of the day, I'd say the fact that Barker won every round shows how much he'd learnt and how much Ben still has to learn.

Anyway, your mate marleen says I have to ease up on you, so we'll have to continue this another time.

Don't take it personal. It's just a bit of fun.

[Collins2000]

Have another pie Collins

Fish n chips for me, mate. Washed down with warm beer while listening to The Archers on the wireless.



Look, I gotta go. Marleen is getting touchy and she might blow a gasket.

[Marlin]

Last 6 fights for all opponents he has fought, not his last 6 opponents.By the way if we play this game Barkers opponents in total have169 wins 485 losses & 30 draws. my point is still the same on both the recent record of his opponents prior to Crampton and the total record of those he has fought. They're really only in front of the taxi drivers in terms of having had more fights, not winning them

I am a w@nker.

Don't take it personal. It's just a bit of fun.

fixed

[Collins2000]

Last 6 fights for all opponents he has fought, not his last 6 opponents.By the way if we play this game Barkers opponents in total have169 wins 485 losses & 30 draws. my point is still the same on both the recent record of his opponents prior to Crampton and the total record of those he has fought. They're really only in front of the taxi drivers in terms of having had more fights, not winning them

I am a w@nker.

Don't take it personal. It's just a bit of fun.

Collins, if you are ever up The Cross you can always find me in Les Boys

Is that a date, Marleen?

[Brute]

I wondered why I was not familiar with Crampton. Most of his fights have been in country areas.

Twenty two fights in ten years does not make him a very busy fighter either.

[Marlin]

I wondered why I was not familiar with Crampton. Most of his fights have been in country areas.

Twenty two fights in ten years does not make him a very busy fighter either.

Yeah, I hadn't heard of him either.

[prissy]

[quote] collins2000 wrote a comment about Bazookas managment not doing there job! do you think you could do better with a little under 4 wks notice and not seeing your promoter till the day of the fight?? I can assure you that both his dad and brother were doing all they could. He needs no excuses for loosing to Barker, it was a good fight and he should be pleased that he went the distance alot of people said he wouldn't have made it past 3 rounds. Good to see one of our Aussie boxers showing talent. Well done Ben and co.

[prissy]

I wondered why I was not familiar with Crampton. Most of his fights have been in country areas.

Twenty two fights in ten years does not make him a very busy fighter either.

he stopped fighting for a few years when his brother retired, but now he's working his way back. Keep up the good work ben

[Collins2000]

collins2000 wrote a comment about Bazookas managment not doing there job! do you think you could do better with a little under 4 wks notice and not seeing your promoter till the day of the fight?? I can assure you that both his dad and brother were doing all they could. He needs no excuses for loosing to Barker, it was a good fight and he should be pleased that he went the distance alot of people said he wouldn't have made it past 3 rounds. Good to see one of our Aussie boxers showing talent. Well done Ben and co.

I responded to someone who said Crampton couldn't find anywhere to train.

Read all of the thread, mate, before you jump in with your mindless comments.

I also posted my comments before the fight; so, unlike you, I'm not some clown who is wise after the event.

Hahahaha, "it was a good fight", "Ben showing talent" & "well done Ben and co"??????

Get real mate. He was outclassed and lost every round.

[prissy]

collins2000 wrote a comment about Bazookas managment not doing there job! do you think you could do better with a little under 4 wks notice and not seeing your promoter till the day of the fight?? I can assure you that both his dad and brother were doing all they could. He needs no excuses for loosing to Barker, it was a good fight and he should be pleased that he went the distance alot of people said he wouldn't have made it past 3 rounds. Good to see one of our Aussie boxers showing talent. Well done Ben and co.

I responded to someone who said Crampton couldn't find anywhere to train.

Read all of the thread, mate, before you jump in with your mindless comments.

I also posted my comments before the fight; so, unlike you, I'm not some clown who is wise after the event.

Hahahaha, "it was a good fight", "Ben showing talent" & "well done Ben and co"??????

Get real mate. He was outclassed and lost every round.

On Nov 11th you made a comment something along the lines of " there's hundreds of gyms in London' & " what are they starting excuses already ".
It amazes me that people can make such commetns like this when they don't even know what was going on over there.
I still applaude Ben for going and having a go with 3 weeks notice, yes he was outboxed but Ben did well to go the 12 rounds with a guy who trains with fighters such as Kessler. He may have lost every round but it was a chance of a lifetime for him and he probably won't get to do it again but his heart was in it and he had a go. I ask the question. Are you yourself a Boxer??

[Collins2000]

I responded to someone who said Crampton couldn't find anywhere to train.

Read all of the thread, mate, before you jump in with your mindless comments.

I also posted my comments before the fight; so, unlike you, I'm not some clown who is wise after the event.

Hahahaha, "it was a good fight", "Ben showing talent" & "well done Ben and co"??????

Get real mate. He was outclassed and lost every round.

On Nov 11th you made a comment something along the lines of " there's hundreds of gyms in London' & " what are they starting excuses already ".
It amazes me that people can make such commetns like this when they don't even know what was going on over there.
I still applaude Ben for going and having a go with 3 weeks notice, yes he was outboxed but Ben did well to go the 12 rounds with a guy who trains with fighters such as Kessler. He may have lost every round but it was a chance of a lifetime for him and he probably won't get to do it again but his heart was in it and he had a go. I ask the question. Are you yourself a Boxer??

And what did I make that comment in reply to, mate? Or doesn't that matter?

Does one need to be a boxer to have an honest opinion?

3 weeks notice now is it? It was 4 weeks yesterday. The story gets better every time you tell it. If I wasn't here to keep you honest no doubt you'd be trying to get people to believe Crampton was robbed.

[middleman]

On Nov 11th you made a comment something along the lines of " there's hundreds of gyms in London' & " what are they starting excuses already ".
It amazes me that people can make such commetns like this when they don't even know what was going on over there.
I still applaude Ben for going and having a go with 3 weeks notice, yes he was outboxed but Ben did well to go the 12 rounds with a guy who trains with fighters such as Kessler. He may have lost every round but it was a chance of a lifetime for him and he probably won't get to do it again but his heart was in it and he had a go. I ask the question. Are you yourself a Boxer??

And what did I make that comment in reply to, mate? Or doesn't that matter?

Does one need to be a boxer to have an honest opinion?

3 weeks notice now is it? It was 4 weeks yesterday. The story gets better every time you tell it. If I wasn't here to keep you honest no doubt you'd be trying to get people to believe Crampton was robbed.

mate pull your head in,he wasent robbed,nor wood he cry he was,did u see the fight? i have since and although beaten,igave ben a few of the later rds,i couldnt belive the commentators wen crampton sent barkers mouth guard sailing across the ring from a thunderous left hook in rd 7 or 8 not a word was said a bit like the rbr we got on the forum from our pommie friends

[prissy]

And what did I make that comment in reply to, mate? Or doesn't that matter?

Does one need to be a boxer to have an honest opinion?

3 weeks notice now is it? It was 4 weeks yesterday. The story gets better every time you tell it. If I wasn't here to keep you honest no doubt you'd be trying to get people to believe Crampton was robbed.

mate pull your head in,he wasent robbed,nor wood he cry he was,did u see the fight? i have since and although beaten,igave ben a few of the later rds,i couldnt belive the commentators wen crampton sent barkers mouth guard sailing across the ring from a thunderous left hook in rd 7 or 8 not a word was said a bit like the rbr we got on the forum from our pommie friends

between the time they contacted ben it was 4 wks to the fight by the time they got back with an offer it was 3 wks.cleared up now i hope... and i'm not mate im female. i find it funny when you said that your keeping me honest, it comes across to me that you don't trust my judgement on the truth. in which that it is. i think i quoted that i said ben was beaten fairly not once did i try to get anybody to believe he was robbed.... im not that kind of person to say a negative thing such as that about somebody who did take a chance and have a go.even if he did loose. anyway enough of it it's getting boring going around in circles.

[prissy]

And what did I make that comment in reply to, mate? Or doesn't that matter?

Does one need to be a boxer to have an honest opinion?

3 weeks notice now is it? It was 4 weeks yesterday. The story gets better every time you tell it. If I wasn't here to keep you honest no doubt you'd be trying to get people to believe Crampton was robbed.

mate pull your head in,he wasent robbed,nor wood he cry he was,did u see the fight? i have since and although beaten,igave ben a few of the later rds,i couldnt belive the commentators wen crampton sent barkers mouth guard sailing across the ring from a thunderous left hook in rd 7 or 8 not a word was said a bit like the rbr we got on the forum from our pommie friends

nice to see somebody else see's my side of things, i too middleman have seen a bit of the fight and i agree.

[WildWaylon]

team bazooka will b home friday nite,not abad effort 4 a fighter with that sort of preparation,at least he had the heart and balls to hav a go we can always cri we waz robbed

He'll certainly have learnt a lot more from going 12 rounds with Barker than from all those meaningless wins aginst unambitious and / or overmatched opponents he's had since that good win in the USA.

If he's serious, he can come again. If he goes back to whacking Fijian roadsweepers for fake titles like most of our lads seem content to do then, it will be another nail in the Aussie boxing coffin.

you are a pom, quote.. if his serious,he can come again.

I dont know if he is a pom but I am - Where the bloody hell did you get pom from anyway - Good fight, really enjoyed it, champion of NSW wasnt he, or something like that - Never gave up plenty of guts, but not really skilled enough - Wouldnt mind seeing him again when hes been around a bit Waylon

[Brute]

"Pommy" came from an abbreviation of pomegranate, because of the rosy cheeks of English immigrants in the late 19th century compared to the sunbaked skin of long term Australians. "Whinging pom" came later. An example was a woman from the North of England who married a young airman who lived next door to my mother's family and who served in the RAAF in England during WWII. When young Johnny returned home with her his mother, who was a shrewd businesswoman and English born herself, gave them a house and everything they could need, but it was not good enough for this cow. Nothing was good enough for her and she never stopped complaining about what she had left behind.

Finally her mother-in-law had enough and said to her "Listen you! I know where you come from in Lancashire and know there is nothing there except bloody cotton mills! If you are not happy here I'll pay for your passage back there, and bloody good riddance!"

She never heard another word of complaint from her.

[razor7]

Philosopher Brute- I like it!

[prissy]

He'll certainly have learnt a lot more from going 12 rounds with Barker than from all those meaningless wins aginst unambitious and / or overmatched opponents he's had since that good win in the USA.

If he's serious, he can come again. If he goes back to whacking Fijian roadsweepers for fake titles like most of our lads seem content to do then, it will be another nail in the Aussie boxing coffin.

you are a pom, quote.. if his serious,he can come again.

I dont know if he is a pom but I am - Where the bloody hell did you get pom from anyway - Good fight, really enjoyed it, champion of NSW wasnt he, or something like that - Never gave up plenty of guts, but not really skilled enough - Wouldnt mind seeing him again when hes been around a bit Waylon

Today in the Newcastle Herald in the sports lifout there was section writn how Angelo wants to see a match between Ben Bazooka Crampton and Shannon Taylor around Feb or March 08 for the world title, also looking to put a fight on the same night including chad Bennet and an unamed opponent. Should be interesting. Word has it Ben's already been back in training since arriving home from London. Im sure he would've learnt a few things from the fight with Barker. It's actually worth watching if you can get ur hands on a copy.

[WildWaylon]

"Pommy" came from an abbreviation of pomegranate, because of the rosy cheeks of English immigrants in the late 19th century compared to the sunbaked skin of long term Australians. "Whinging pom" came later. An example was a woman from the North of England who married a young airman who lived next door to my mother's family and who served in the RAAF in England during WWII. When young Johnny returned home with her his mother, who was a shrewd businesswoman and English born herself, gave them a house and everything they could need, but it was not good enough for this cow. Nothing was good enough for her and she never stopped complaining about what she had left behind.

Finally her mother-in-law had enough and said to her "Listen you! I know where you come from in Lancashire and know there is nothing there except bloody cotton mills! If you are not happy here I'll pay for your passage back there, and bloody good riddance!"

She never heard another word of complaint from her.

Thanks mate just fantastic - A real education talking to you guys - Appreciate your time. Waylon