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Judah Ben Fur wrote:
KO Magazine around 95-96 carried a naz interview he said he was floored by a HW in sparring and walked in and just battered him to a stoppage.

For some reason james mcdonnell and bripez know better - they say this couldn't have happened because the big guys went easy with Naz.

Pugilist-specialist wrote:

Judah Ben Fur wrote:
KO Magazine around 95-96 carried a naz interview he said he was floored by a HW in sparring and walked in and just battered him to a stoppage.

For some reason james mcdonnell and bripez know better - they say this couldn't have happened because the big guys went easy with Naz.

The Ingles and Naz often embellished stories in interviews with a bit of the old blarney - I don't think you can take 100% of what they say as gospel.

For years Ingle said he first saw Naz from the top deck of a bus that was passing his school playground and he was slipping punches thrown by numerous bullies - years later he admitted the story was a load of shite.

bripez wrote:

Pugilist-specialist wrote:

Judah Ben Fur wrote:
KO Magazine around 95-96 carried a naz interview he said he was floored by a HW in sparring and walked in and just battered him to a stoppage.

For some reason james mcdonnell and bripez know better - they say this couldn't have happened because the big guys went easy with Naz.

The Ingles and Naz often embellished stories in interviews with a bit of the old blarney - I don't think you can take 100% of what they say as gospel.

For years Ingle said he first saw Naz from the top deck of a bus that was passing his school playground and he was slipping punches thrown by numerous bullies - years later he admitted the story was a load of shite.

Like I said, you and james know best for some reason.

bripez wrote:

Pugilist-specialist wrote:

Judah Ben Fur wrote:
KO Magazine around 95-96 carried a naz interview he said he was floored by a HW in sparring and walked in and just battered him to a stoppage.

For some reason james mcdonnell and bripez know better - they say this couldn't have happened because the big guys went easy with Naz.

The Ingles and Naz often embellished stories in interviews with a bit of the old blarney - I don't think you can take 100% of what they say as gospel.

For years Ingle said he first saw Naz from the top deck of a bus that was passing his school playground and he was slipping punches thrown by numerous bullies - years later he admitted the story was a load of shite.

Yes this is true.

Years later (circa 1990 i think) naz and a few of his young colleagues goaded old man ingle into body sparring ,naz supposedly claimed brendon was all talk. Ingle took them on that night behind closed doors and they mauled his body .he spent the night in a hot water bath nursing a severe battering to the body as the young turk showed him no mercy

Found this re Carl Thompson, from Joe Calzaghe's memoirs :

"We went to store on Rodeo Drive and Naz said he was going to buy a watch and of course it was a Rolex that cost $250,000. "I'll give you $150,000 for it" he told the guy in the store. I don't think he really wanted it, just to give it the big 'un in front of us. I know I would never do that, or walk into the gym and ask the lads how much they were getting paid. But Naz was into that. Carl who keeps himself to himself but he was getting seriously wound up to the point where you could see that he wanted to rip Naz's head off. Naz was a like school yard bully trying to ridicule him. "What you wearing Carl?" "What's that on your head?" Finally Carl told him to "shut it. What is your ****ing problem? Look at you. I don't need to see your belts because you've got ears like a trophy. I could pick you up by grabbing them. Look at you. The only reason you have a bird is because you have money."

You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife. Everyone in the limo had fallen silent, except Carl, who wasn't finished. "If you say another word to annoy me, I'll take you outside and I'll sort you out," he said looking straight at Naz. "OK you ****ing dwarf?"

Naz was a chastened child but the rest of us roared with laughter and clapped Carl for hitting back so forcefully.

"What you being like that for?" Naz said lamely."