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Autobarn wrote:

hitman_hatton1 wrote:even though the man can't take any form of criticism without spitting his dummy out.

he deserves his place in the hall of fame. he's put on some terrific shows over the years and been involved in virtually everyone that mattered in british boxing in the last 20 yrs bar lennox lewis.

shame naz didn't make it. i'm not surprised he didn't get it on first ballot though.

thank eff for that 1

Hardhitters11 wrote:Am I the only one with no real interest in seeing Calzaghe vs Woods?

I just dont see Woods troubling Joe that much.

I do, so Woods gets the payday he deserves and won't get where he is and so Joe gets a title and hopefully a big last fight against Dawson or Green.

Well thats my hope anyway!

Hardhitters11 wrote:Am I the only one with no real interest in seeing Calzaghe vs Woods?

I just dont see Woods troubling Joe that much.

couldn't agree more.

it would have been like hatton beating PBF and then fighting rees. no point.

rhino222 wrote:he takes a good shot too !!

mindless twat

Frank's put on some great shows over the years, but he lets himself down with farces like Enzo/Gunn and all those poor undercards.

Overall he deserves the credit for the big fights he's brought to the UK over the years.

Naz should be in there too, the guy who bought untold millions to the previously ignored featherweight divsion.

And I've no interest in seeing Joe v Woods - AT ALL.

He's done some good but you can't exactly say he loves the sport of boxing when he constantly slags off any fighter not under his management in his NOTW 'column'.

Hardly a lover of the sport.

And that combined with what others pointed out about him over-doing the 'career development' of Calzaghe and Hatton (who let's face it would not have been in that fight on Saturday if he had stayed with SN) count against him in my book.

As a businessman maximising his and his fighters profits - yes fair play - but as an inductee to the Hall of Fame, a patron saint of pugilism? Nah.

Congrats Frank well deserved.

Promoter F rank Warren joins those boxing greats enshrined in the Hall of Fame, the culmination of 27 years toil for the gritty and stylish Islington man.
Warren started out in 1980 with a group of colourful prospects, Keith Wallace and Rocky Kelly among them, whom he showcased in cracking small hall shows in Bloomsbury. Around the same time, the infamous Cartel were staging terribly one-sided events at the Albert Hall and Wembley, and Warren soon made strides. However, he needed to take on the establishment to cement his place as a genuine player - and he did just that. In court, he cracked the outdated legislation that essentially favoured a monopoly. Countless others had scurried away, or settled for joining 'em.
Warren was made of sterner stuff.
He broke into TV in 1982 and staged world title fights soon after, featuring men of the quality of Don Curry, Sot Chitalada and Rocky Lockridge. They looked dynamite - so good, they placed Warren at the top of the promotional pecking order in this country. The aging Cartel was still feeding horrible opponents to the likes of Frank Bruno.
But the legend of F rank Warren was really born in November 1989 when he returned to work NINE days after he was shot on a bitterly cold night in Barking. The Naz years lay ahead; the Nigel Benn years lay ahead. Nobody gave Benn a chance prior to his war with Gerald McClellan in London in 1995, but The Dark Destroyer came through. Nobody gave Bruno a chance before his encounter with Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium in the same year, but Bruno picked up the coveted WBC heavyweight title (Mickey Duff was out there slashing his wrists). Nobody gave Joe Calzaghe a chance against unbeaten Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy last year, but the Welshman dominated throughout. Nobody gave Ricky Hatton a chance before his showdown with Russian monster Kostya Tszyu in Manchester in June 2005 but Hatton, and Warren, showed what boxing is all about - timing. (One can't help thinking Warren would have lured Floyd Mayweather over here.)
These are undisputed masterstrokes.
In May 2005, ITV showcased Olympic star Amir Khan's last amateur contest against two-time conqueror Mario Kindelan, when Khan got his revenge. Warren then announced to the 6.3 million viewers he had signed Khan. It was the promoter at his swaggering best.
He is officially enshrined next summer.

Arnie wrote:Congrats Frank well deserved.

Cheers.

bennie wrote:Promoter F rank Warren joins those boxing greats enshrined in the Hall of Fame, the culmination of 27 years toil for the gritty and stylish Islington man.
Warren started out in 1980 with a group of colourful prospects, Keith Wallace and Rocky Kelly among them, whom he showcased in cracking small hall shows in Bloomsbury. Around the same time, the infamous Cartel were staging terribly one-sided events at the Albert Hall and Wembley, and Warren soon made strides. However, he needed to take on the establishment to cement his place as a genuine player - and he did just that. In court, he cracked the outdated legislation that essentially favoured a monopoly. Countless others had scurried away, or settled for joining 'em.
Warren was made of sterner stuff.
He broke into TV in 1982 and staged world title fights soon after, featuring men of the quality of Don Curry, Sot Chitalada and Rocky Lockridge. They looked dynamite - so good, they placed Warren at the top of the promotional pecking order in this country. The aging Cartel was still feeding horrible opponents to the likes of Frank Bruno.
But the legend of F rank Warren was really born in November 1989 when he returned to work NINE days after he was shot on a bitterly cold night in Barking. The Naz years lay ahead; the Nigel Benn years lay ahead. Nobody gave Benn a chance prior to his war with Gerald McClellan in London in 1995, but The Dark Destroyer came through. Nobody gave Bruno a chance before his encounter with Oliver McCall at Wembley Stadium in the same year, but Bruno picked up the coveted WBC heavyweight title (Mickey Duff was out there slashing his wrists). Nobody gave Joe Calzaghe a chance against unbeaten Jeff "Left Hook" Lacy last year, but the Welshman dominated throughout. Nobody gave Ricky Hatton a chance before his showdown with Russian monster Kostya Tszyu in Manchester in June 2005 but Hatton, and Warren, showed what boxing is all about - timing. (One can't help thinking Warren would have lured Floyd Mayweather over here.)
These are undisputed masterstrokes.
In May 2005, ITV showcased Olympic star Amir Khan's last amateur contest against two-time conqueror Mario Kindelan, when Khan got his revenge. Warren then announced to the 6.3 million viewers he had signed Khan. It was the promoter at his swaggering best.
He is officially enshrined next summer.

bennie, do you talk like a journalist in the pub?

bennie wrote: Around the same time, the infamous Cartel were staging terribly one-sided events at the Albert Hall and Wembley, and Warren soon made strides.

Oh, the irony. As always, cracking writing from bennie. But there should be a bit of balance here too. It's much better now than in the days of that cartel though, granted.