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Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 09:57
by Old bones Ian
Who was the heavyweight that Frank Maloney said he could be the new George Foreman?
He really wasn't
Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 12:15
by Kilburn
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:55
Somewhere in the back of my mind is 2 brothers that had a family link with Nigel Benn which got them some column inches when starting out.
I think you’re thinking of Paul and Michael Bowen, cousins of Benn. Both were prospects at one time but seemed to fade away from boxing.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 12:26
by Kilburn
I remember opening a copy of Boxing Monthly in 1996 and reading an article about young Pele Reid. From that point on I was telling everyone to look out for this guy. He’d already conquered kick boxing, was stopping all his opponents, Brendan Ingle was confident he would go on to unify the heavyweight division.
Just watch, I said.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 15:25
by Boxerbeetle
Kilburn wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 12:26
I remember opening a copy of Boxing Monthly in 1996 and reading an article about young Pele Reid. From that point on I was telling everyone to look out for this guy. He’d already conquered kick boxing, was stopping all his opponents, Brendan Ingle was confident he would go on to unify the heavyweight division.
Just watch, I said.
He was bloody good fun to watch, regardless of how it all panned out.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 15:51
by Old bones Ian
Kilburn wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 12:15
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:55
Somewhere in the back of my mind is 2 brothers that had a family link with Nigel Benn which got them some column inches when starting out.
I think you’re thinking of Paul and Michael Bowen, cousins of Benn. Both were prospects at one time but seemed to fade away from boxing.
That's them, thanks for the names.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 16 Sep 2026, 16:56
by Grilling Machine
US commentators hyped Karmazin in his early rounds against Bunema. A little later, Atlas kept saying that Andy Lee was the future at middleweight.
Amir Mansour maybe? Seth Mitchell for sure.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 17 Sep 2026, 05:33
by overhand_right
Has Michael Grant been mentioned yet?
HBO went into overdrive selling him, to the point that many journos were picking him to beat Lewis.
After Lewis and Bowe there seemed to be a consensus in the boxing media that the era of the modern super heavyweight had arrived and Michael Grant looked like the future in their eyes. He never looked the part in the ring however, although he did bag a collection of very respectable scalps prior to Lewis exposing him.
I don't think any big men have had the natural skills of Lewis and Bowe. In hindsight they look like freaks.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 17 Sep 2026, 08:59
by Kilburn
overhand_right wrote: ↑17 Sep 2026, 05:33
Has Michael Grant been mentioned yet?
HBO went into overdrive selling him, to the point that many journos were picking him to beat Lewis.
After Lewis and Bowe there seemed to be a consensus in the boxing media that the era of the modern super heavyweight had arrived and Michael Grant looked like the future in their eyes. He never looked the part in the ring however, although he did bag a collection of very respectable scalps prior to Lewis exposing him.
I don't think any big men have had the natural skills of Lewis and Bowe. In hindsight they look like freaks.
I remember being a tad fearful of Grant for the Lewis fight. Yes he looked a tad cumbersome and Golota very nearly upset the apple cart beforehand, but Grant was a huge lump and had shown - dare I say it - tenacity in coming back to knock the fight out of Golota.
But of course, Lewis just roughed the guy up and exposed him.
Re: HYPE
Posted: 17 Sep 2026, 09:35
by Controversial
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:57
Who was the heavyweight that Frank Maloney said he could be the new George Foreman?
He really wasn't
Wasn't that Martin Rogan?
Re: HYPE
Posted: 17 Sep 2026, 12:35
by magnus
He had Kevin McBride early didn't he? Don't think he promoted Rogan but could be wrong
Re: HYPE
Posted: 17 Sep 2026, 13:41
by Controversial
magnus wrote: ↑17 Sep 2026, 12:35
He had Kevin McBride early didn't he? Don't think he promoted Rogan but could be wrong
Actually yeah not sure he did, must be getting him mixed up with someone else
Re: HYPE
Posted: 18 Sep 2026, 11:34
by Old bones Ian
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:57
Who was the heavyweight that Frank Maloney said he could be the new George Foreman?
He really wasn't
Scott Belshaw!!!
Re: HYPE
Posted: 18 Sep 2026, 14:07
by Frostieballs
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑18 Sep 2026, 11:34
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:57
Who was the heavyweight that Frank Maloney said he could be the new George Foreman?
He really wasn't
Scott Belshaw!!!
Don’t forget the ‘Billion Dollar Heavyweight’ - Matthew Ellis
Re: HYPE
Posted: 18 Sep 2026, 14:31
by JamesPhilips
Frostieballs wrote: ↑18 Sep 2026, 14:07
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑18 Sep 2026, 11:34
Old bones Ian wrote: ↑16 Sep 2026, 09:57
Who was the heavyweight that Frank Maloney said he could be the new George Foreman?
He really wasn't
Scott Belshaw!!!
Don’t forget the ‘Billion Dollar Heavyweight’ - Matthew Ellis
Yeah Maloney lucked out with Lennox but he seemed to know little about boxing. Belshaw, McBride, Ellis and even David Price were pushed as the next big thing by Frank….. then he suddenly decided to become a woman. It’s a very odd story
Re: HYPE
Posted: 18 Sep 2026, 14:55
by Old bones Ian
JamesPhilips wrote: ↑18 Sep 2026, 14:31
Frostieballs wrote: ↑18 Sep 2026, 14:07
Don’t forget the ‘Billion Dollar Heavyweight’ - Matthew Ellis
Yeah Maloney lucked out with Lennox but he seemed to know little about boxing. Belshaw, McBride, Ellis and even David Price were pushed as the next big thing by Frank….. then he suddenly decided to become a woman. It’s a very odd story
I think the trans bit is the most likely than those coming heavyweight champions