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Saw the movie recently, it was ok as gangster movies go, Gary looks quite wooden as a actor and he certainly has aged in looks.

apart from the movie how do you think he did as a boxer, my opinion was he was a bit of a runner, not world class and could not live with the likes of Chris eubank. and to be honest he didnt have much of a punch.

Sonny

Stretch was a quality light-middleweight. Very sharp, fit and he also had a lot of grit.

Shame he couldn't/didn't stay at 11st. Could have become a very solid British champion, rather than just the two title fights he had.

Stretch was a really good fighter but he jumped up a weight and straight into the Eubank shot, which was pretty senseless.

Bleak wrote:Sonny

Sonny: Hey man, how you doin'? Rich...
[offers handshake]
Sonny: [Richard refuses handshake]
Sonny: You ok?
Richard: Mmh
[nods head]
Sonny: You know the lads had this ridiculous idea th...
Richard: [Richard interrupts him before he can finish off the sentence] Yeah, it was me.
Sonny: Oh it was? Thought so. What are you up to?
Richard: Moochin' about.
Sonny: Moochin' about? In my house?
Richard: Mmh
Sonny: Do you always paint men? Like women?... What are you doin' lad?
Richard: That's my concern.
Sonny: Not with being in my house. Where are you staying?
Richard: Motson's farm. Gonna come see me are ya?
Sonny: Maybe I will. You're not afraid of me are ya?
[Richard smiles & shakes head implying he isn't afraid]
Tuff: Why doesn't he just chin him?
Big Al: He's weighing him up, he's weighing him up, shut up.
Sonny: You're making me very nervous, Richard.
Richard: Well you should be. If I were you, i'd get in that fuckin' car and i'd get out of here man. I'd gather them goonies and get whatever you've got comin' mate... 'cause i'm gonna fornicating hit you all.
Sonny: I don't like being threatened, Rich'.
Richard: I'm not threatening you mate. It's beyond fornicating words. I watched over you when you were asleep and I looked at your fornicating neck and I was that far away from slicing it.
Richard: [Richard opens up his hand right hand and points towards his palm] You're fornicating there mate!
[Richard clenches his hand]
Richard: So get in that car... and fornicate OFF!
Richard: You get to me first!
Sonny: I just might.

Class film.

Dead Mans Shoes is much better.

Stretch v Gary Cooper was a good fight for the British title, Cooper gave it a great go.

Stretch had a good amateur style he was undefeated, good stamina, fit, had grit as well.

But he wasnt a strong lm to put him in with the comparatively imposing and unorthodox powerhouse eubank was an insane payday and thats all.

Scouse Fight Fan wrote:Dead Mans Shoes is much better.

I think his latest film will top that though

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charlieb wrote:

Bleak wrote:Sonny

Sonny: Hey man, how you doin'? Rich...
[offers handshake]
Sonny: [Richard refuses handshake]
Sonny: You ok?
Richard: Mmh
[nods head]
Sonny: You know the lads had this ridiculous idea th...
Richard: [Richard interrupts him before he can finish off the sentence] Yeah, it was me.
Sonny: Oh it was? Thought so. What are you up to?
Richard: Moochin' about.
Sonny: Moochin' about? In my house?
Richard: Mmh
Sonny: Do you always paint men? Like women?... What are you doin' lad?
Richard: That's my concern.
Sonny: Not with being in my house. Where are you staying?
Richard: Motson's farm. Gonna come see me are ya?
Sonny: Maybe I will. You're not afraid of me are ya?
[Richard smiles & shakes head implying he isn't afraid]
Tuff: Why doesn't he just chin him?
Big Al: He's weighing him up, he's weighing him up, shut up.
Sonny: You're making me very nervous, Richard.
Richard: Well you should be. If I were you, i'd get in that fuckin' car and i'd get out of here man. I'd gather them goonies and get whatever you've got comin' mate... 'cause i'm gonna effing hit you all.
Sonny: I don't like being threatened, Rich'.
Richard: I'm not threatening you mate. It's beyond effing words. I watched over you when you were asleep and I looked at your effing neck and I was that far away from slicing it.
Richard: [Richard opens up his hand right hand and points towards his palm] You're effing there mate!
[Richard clenches his hand]
Richard: So get in that car... and eff OFF!
Richard: You get to me first!
Sonny: I just might.

Class film.

Great scene!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmjNLAU7zLQ
class

I thought Stretch was a good light middle,it was a while ago but did'nt he spark Derek Wormold in a title fight.
Not many men stopped him as i recall.

charlieb wrote:

Bleak wrote:Sonny

Sonny: Hey man, how you doin'? Rich...
[offers handshake]
Sonny: [Richard refuses handshake]
Sonny: You ok?
Richard: Mmh
[nods head]
Sonny: You know the lads had this ridiculous idea th...
Richard: [Richard interrupts him before he can finish off the sentence] Yeah, it was me.
Sonny: Oh it was? Thought so. What are you up to?
Richard: Moochin' about.
Sonny: Moochin' about? In my house?
Richard: Mmh
Sonny: Do you always paint men? Like women?... What are you doin' lad?
Richard: That's my concern.
Sonny: Not with being in my house. Where are you staying?
Richard: Motson's farm. Gonna come see me are ya?
Sonny: Maybe I will. You're not afraid of me are ya?
[Richard smiles & shakes head implying he isn't afraid]
Tuff: Why doesn't he just chin him?
Big Al: He's weighing him up, he's weighing him up, shut up.
Sonny: You're making me very nervous, Richard.
Richard: Well you should be. If I were you, i'd get in that fuckin' car and i'd get out of here man. I'd gather them goonies and get whatever you've got comin' mate... 'cause i'm gonna effing hit you all.
Sonny: I don't like being threatened, Rich'.
Richard: I'm not threatening you mate. It's beyond effing words. I watched over you when you were asleep and I looked at your effing neck and I was that far away from slicing it.
Richard: [Richard opens up his hand right hand and points towards his palm] You're effing there mate!
[Richard clenches his hand]
Richard: So get in that car... and eff OFF!
Richard: You get to me first!
Sonny: I just might.

Class film.

Brilliant. Has become a cult classic.

Just watched The Heavy I really enjoyed it.

Gary was wooden as fuk though and also has a weird fuking accent.

I once watched Stretch fight Winston Wray at York Hall. There were women chasing him into the ring and out of it.

mimmy123 wrote:Saw the movie recently, it was ok as gangster movies go, Gary looks quite wooden as a actor and he certainly has aged in looks.

apart from the movie how do you think he did as a boxer, my opinion was he was a bit of a runner, not world class and could not live with the likes of Chris eubank. and to be honest he didnt have much of a punch.

At light middleweight domestic level Gary Stretch was a banger and anyone who saw his destruction of Derek Wormald would vouch for that. He was also a very good amatuer.

He should never been in the ring with Chris Eubank who was really a light Heavyweight, wheras Strech could make 154 comfortably, and at that weight he was a very good operator.

Good luck to him. He has made a career for himself after boxing. Something a hell of a lot of world champions actually find harder doing than winning a world title.

always first wrote:

charlieb wrote:

Bleak wrote:Sonny

Sonny: Hey man, how you doin'? Rich...
[offers handshake]
Sonny: [Richard refuses handshake]
Sonny: You ok?
Richard: Mmh
[nods head]
Sonny: You know the lads had this ridiculous idea th...
Richard: [Richard interrupts him before he can finish off the sentence] Yeah, it was me.
Sonny: Oh it was? Thought so. What are you up to?
Richard: Moochin' about.
Sonny: Moochin' about? In my house?
Richard: Mmh
Sonny: Do you always paint men? Like women?... What are you doin' lad?
Richard: That's my concern.
Sonny: Not with being in my house. Where are you staying?
Richard: Motson's farm. Gonna come see me are ya?
Sonny: Maybe I will. You're not afraid of me are ya?
[Richard smiles & shakes head implying he isn't afraid]
Tuff: Why doesn't he just chin him?
Big Al: He's weighing him up, he's weighing him up, shut up.
Sonny: You're making me very nervous, Richard.
Richard: Well you should be. If I were you, i'd get in that fuckin' car and i'd get out of here man. I'd gather them goonies and get whatever you've got comin' mate... 'cause i'm gonna effing hit you all.
Sonny: I don't like being threatened, Rich'.
Richard: I'm not threatening you mate. It's beyond effing words. I watched over you when you were asleep and I looked at your effing neck and I was that far away from slicing it.
Richard: [Richard opens up his hand right hand and points towards his palm] You're effing there mate!
[Richard clenches his hand]
Richard: So get in that car... and eff OFF!
Richard: You get to me first!
Sonny: I just might.

Class film.

Great scene!!

One of the best movie scene's ever!