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Good to see him back at more natural Weight
hopefully see him in some decent mix with the lightweight top boys.

Damian Owen is also a light welter, i'd be very suprised if either came in anywhere near the lightweight limit.
Also the Calzaghe's are really struggling, they have no tv and sticking the likes of Rees and Pryce on is very expensive, they are too expensive for small hall shows.
I dunno if this 'new' consortium are happy to throw money away like they do in Newcastle football, but unless they do the show will make a loss.
I know last time the money being offered to opponents was laughable and not enough for anyone to take the fights

I was just about to post this too. How does everyone rate his chances down at lightweight? He seems to want to get in the domestic mix with Murray & Thaxton which I think is a good thing for British boxing.

TBH Damien Owen is no pushover and it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Owen beats Rees.

There are a lot of good matches to be made at Lightweight in British scene
the problem is they all seem to just do there own thing and fight Foreigners / Journeyman

John Murray
Alex Arthur
Gavin Rees
Willie Limond
Lee Mccallister
John Thaxton

ANy of the above in a match with each other would be good viewing i think

winkveron wrote:I was just about to post this too. How does everyone rate his chances down at lightweight? He seems to want to get in the domestic mix with Murray & Thaxton which I think is a good thing for British boxing.

Coco wrote:Damian Owen is also a light welter, i'd be very suprised if either came in anywhere near the lightweight limit.
Also the Calzaghe's are really struggling, they have no tv and sticking the likes of Rees and Pryce on is very expensive, they are too expensive for small hall shows.
I dunno if this 'new' consortium are happy to throw money away like they do in Newcastle football, but unless they do the show will make a loss.
I know last time the money being offered to opponents was laughable and not enough for anyone to take the fights

You're right I think when Calzaghe went into promoting he thought it would be easy bringing across basically everyone who trained in Newbridge and was contracted to Warren. It obviously didn't pan out that way with Cleverly jumping ship straight away, Enzo leaving the gym to stay with Warren, Rees and Pryce both getting beaten, even Kerry Hope has left now.

I hope Rees does well in his comeback, met him out in Vegas and he seemed a genuinely nice bloke

Good luck to him.

Lightweight would be his more suited weight, given his height and reach.

G0mez wrote:Good luck to him.

Lightweight would be his more suited weight, given his height and reach.

Make that Bantamweight

zzutak wrote: Make that Bantamweight

I think he should be S-feather at the most, but some really good fights out there for him at Light weight...

Murray vs Rees would be a very good fight would like to see him fight Lawton 1st to see how he does at LW before going straight in for a title

Coco wrote: I know last time the money being offered to opponents was laughable and not enough for anyone to take the fights

Not even Euro fighters? That said, with them bringing at least one cornerman just the flights and hotel costs must be £100s now.

D owen is not boxing rees, bad hand before last fight even worse now.
Think gavin is boxing an import.

nicnut wrote:D owen is not boxing rees, bad hand before last fight even worse now.
Think gavin is boxing an import.

Shame that, because as a poster above had pointed out Owen is no pushover and could of very well beaten Rees.

More like the money isn't there, you can't put on championship level fighters without tv

Lightweight, hmmmm

Tell u what coco the money was there, bloody shame I was looking forward to this
little scrap

Should make 130lbs very easily if he gave up the kebabs for tea and the pies for breakfast.

u lot make me laugh gavs already down on is weight and is boxing gary reid looking in great shape and will give any light weight not just in britain but the world a great fight watch this space he will be world champ again. he could never get lower than light weight he may be short but hes a big lad

thats ^ bradley pryce, isn't it?

Bradley do you still walk around wearing a tee-shirt telling people who you are?

casual85 wrote:
I hope Rees does well in his comeback, met him out in Vegas and he seemed a genuinely nice bloke

Didnt he get done for fighting at a family members funeral?

Counterpuncher - wouldnt laugh at Calvin Klein would you..... I jest... what did said T-shirt say?

Wales wrote:

casual85 wrote:
I hope Rees does well in his comeback, met him out in Vegas and he seemed a genuinely nice bloke

Didnt he get done for fighting at a family members funeral?

Counterpuncher - wouldnt laugh at Calvin Klein would you..... I jest... what did said T-shirt say?

it was the weekend of Khan - Gomez, Pryce and Rees were walking round Brum with t-shirts saying 'Gavin Rees WBO world champion' and 'Bradley Pryce Commonwealth champion' on.

counter punch talking shit mate and gav was wba champ shows what u no

sugar sweet wrote:u lot make me laugh gavs already down on is weight and is boxing gary reid looking in great shape and will give any light weight not just in britain but the world a great fight watch this space he will be world champ again. he could never get lower than light weight he may be short but hes a big lad

The bodysnatcher hey? Should be a little cracker to watch, Rees will do well to stop Reid.

sugar sweet wrote:counter punch talking poop mate and gav was wba champ shows what u no

If this is Mr. Price then on you, as what CP says is correct. You did look like a prat with that t-shirt.

I fancy Rees to win inside the distance against Reid, despite Reid being a career light welter, I wonder what weight the match is made at