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Posted: **30 Dec 2010, 16:53**

The recent post about naz brought back a great memory.......

In may 1990 lennox lewis was scheduled to fight dan murphy in Sheffield at the city hall. I'd heard quite a bit about lennox moving from the amateurs to fight under the British flag as a professional and thought I'd like to meet him. So one Sunday morning in may that year, I ventures down to josephines nightclub in Sheffield for the official weigh in. Lennox was there looking Calm and relaxed as ever and managed to to have enough to to get an autograph and say " good luck for the fight lennox", to which the big man answered " cheers man"

I hung around the club, taking in the atmosphere and ended up charting to Paul "silky" jones, who I'd been at school with and in later years would become a world champion himself. Once lennox decided to leave, I went at the same time and followed him out of the club, with two other people, one who had this big grin printed all over his face and looked about 16 years old. I recognised the young kid, because he had been in the papers a lot and of course it was a young naz, the other person being johnny nelson.

We all walked down this narrow Road that led from the club, out onto the precinct and the four of us walked in a straight line, like something out resevoir dogs, lennox, then johnny, then naz, then me, in blazing sunshine, in the middle if Sheffield, with not a sole about. Lennox was shadow boxing into a department store window, johnny was talking and making gestures, naz was laughing and grinning and I was just strolling, taking in the sun.

Only later did I realize I had been walking with the future undisputed heavyweight champion, the future cruiserweight champion and the future featherweight champion. I often think of that brief moment in time and it always makes me smile.

Posted: **30 Dec 2010, 17:01**

Nice one.
It's good when you can get that close to the fighters before they blow up big time and become untouchable.
Always makes you more passionate about supporting them aswell when you've met them etc.

Posted: **30 Dec 2010, 18:57**

These are the types of stories I like.

Good stuff!

Posted: **30 Dec 2010, 19:00**

Nice one

theres not many who could say that...

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 06:15**

BIGMARK wrote:Nice story Quix I remember meeting Lewis one time in London and got to chat to him for about 10 mins. I was running a restaurant on Millbank in London and we had a private party for The London-Nigerian Rugby Club and for some reason Lewis was the guest on Honour Anyway the host of the party was a nice guy and introduced me to Lewis which for Boing fan like me was such a huge honour. Anyway i got to talked to him but kept the conversation to Canada because didnt want to bother him about Boxing and he was a very nice man. During the evening the host got more and more drunk and kept introducing us which was quite embrassing. Of course i should of kick his arse as 2 years early he had meant my wife (now Ex) in a nightclub and asked for her number, he was lucky i was working so had to remain pro

Hi mark, how have you been ?

Thus is my first post for about 18 months LOL

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 06:27**

That's a top story, Quixall, brilliant mate

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 06:28**

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:That's a top story, Quixall, brilliant mate

x2 nice one

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 08:33**

I love these personal stories like this, top man. You should post more mate, like your old pal Big mark!

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 08:36**

Class story

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 11:19**

I went to watch a fight in manchester once,it was pat barrett vs manning galoway i think and there was an empty seat next to me,after an hour or so in the distance i could see hamed walking around looking at his ticket and yes you guessed it his seat was next to mine,he was very friendly and happy to talk for half an hour before he moved,i liked him then but changed my mind the further on his carreer went.

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 11:33**

bigjack wrote:I went to watch a fight in manchester once,it was pat barrett vs manning galoway i think and there was an empty seat next to me,after an hour or so in the distance i could see hamed walking around looking at his ticket and yes you guessed it his seat was next to mine,he was very friendly and happy to talk for half an hour before he moved,i liked him then but changed my mind the further on his carreer went.

I later met naz just before his fight with manual calvo. I asked about his back injury which he had a few months previous and he told me he was fine and told me the date for the calvo fight. He looked at me eye to eye and said " as if he was talking to larry merchant LOL. I found it a rather uncomfortable experience and he came across as arrogant and rude.

Heard lots of stories that suggest he was and is a bit of a prick

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 11:35**

Quixall wrote:
bigjack wrote:I went to watch a fight in manchester once,it was pat barrett vs manning galoway i think and there was an empty seat next to me,after an hour or so in the distance i could see hamed walking around looking at his ticket and yes you guessed it his seat was next to mine,he was very friendly and happy to talk for half an hour before he moved,i liked him then but changed my mind the further on his carreer went.
I later met naz just before his fight with manual calvo. I asked about his back injury which he had a few months previous and he told me he was fine and told me the date for the calvo fight. He looked at me eye to eye and said "I can't wait" as if he was talking to larry merchant LOL. I found it a rather uncomfortable experience and he came across as arrogant and rude.

Heard lots of stories that suggest he was and is a bit of a prick

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 11:38**

chinny wrote:I love these personal stories like this, top man. You should post more mate, like your old pal Big mark!

Yeah, I might start to post more on here. I still read articles, its just that ive done virtually no posts at all. Still a good site to come onto to fund out what's happenning and gain peoples opinions on fighters and fights.

Watch this space LOL .........

Posted: **31 Dec 2010, 15:35**

I went with a few mates to see the bout at City Hall with Lennox and 'Business Man' Murphy. I wasn't that impressed with Lewis but can to this day remember Chris Saunders winning and Mark Ramsey won as well; could he box?! I was very impressed with him. Also after the bout we bumped into Lennox and his trainers etc. I recognised Harold Knight from a bout I'd seen him in (Kenny Baysmore); I was going to say hello but Harold looked like a really mean bloke so I kept myself to myself.

Posted: **01 Jan 2011, 06:56**

A few of us had a good chat with Michael Gomez before the Hatton/Tsyzu fight in a bar in Manchester.

He was a top chap and had a good laugh with him although he had on the naughtiest "Christmas Jumper" I have ever seen. It was a big woolly blue and red thing that was about 2 sizes too big for him.

Once a Pikey.....

Posted: **01 Jan 2011, 20:03**

Livingstone Cole wrote:Josephine's nightclub? Jaysus, that brings back some memories.

Yeah, everyone over the age of 30 must have gone to josies !!

Can't believe my story is soon to be 21 years old !!!!

Posted: **02 Jan 2011, 18:43**

Quixall wrote:
Livingstone Cole wrote:Josephine's nightclub? Jaysus, that brings back some memories.
Yeah, everyone over the age of 30 must have gone to josies !!

Can't believe my story is soon to be 21 years old !!!!

Good to see you Quixall BTW its been a while.

Posted: **03 Jan 2011, 18:22**

Jon Saxon wrote:
Quixall wrote:
Livingstone Cole wrote:Josephine's nightclub? Jaysus, that brings back some memories.
Yeah, everyone over the age of 30 must have gone to josies !!

Can't believe my story is soon to be 21 years old !!!!
Good to see you Quixall BTW its been a while.

Hi jon, good to see you on here mate....

Yeah, its been a while. Ive been Reading in here but not posting, but i think I might start to do the odd post here and there. How have you been ? Do you still to over to the other site ?

Posted: **03 Jan 2011, 18:34**

Quixall wrote:
Jon Saxon wrote:
Quixall wrote: Yeah, everyone over the age of 30 must have gone to josies !!

Can't believe my story is soon to be 21 years old !!!!
Good to see you Quixall BTW its been a while.
Hi jon, good to see you on here mate....

Yeah, its been a while. Ive been Reading in here but not posting, but i think I might start to do the odd post here and there. How have you been ? Do you still to over to the other site ?

You should post more as you know what you are talkng about.

Yes I'm still a pounder at heart, Hitman, Rocky etc are all still there, it's not as busy as it once was but there are still some fun discusions.

Good to see you and all the best for 2011 mate.

Posted: **03 Jan 2011, 19:47**

Jon Saxon wrote:
Quixall wrote:
Jon Saxon wrote: Good to see you Quixall BTW its been a while.
Hi jon, good to see you on here mate....

Yeah, its been a while. Ive been Reading in here but not posting, but i think I might start to do the odd post here and there. How have you been ? Do you still to over to the other site ?
all the best to you aswell jon

I miss the pound, we had a good group of people there and it was more personal than on here. I got banned by gkaxor lol, but I might try and rejoin, cos I do miss the lads over there at the pound.

You should post more as you know what you are talkng about.

Yes I'm still a pounder at heart, Hitman, Rocky etc are all still there, it's not as busy as it once was but there are still some fun discusions.

Good to see you and all the best for 2011 mate.

Posted: **03 Jan 2011, 19:50**

all the best to you to jon

I miss the pound and all the lads on there. Its a smaller but more personal site he at one time we had a group of about 19 really great lads

Including your good self !!

I might try and get back on, but glaxir banned me LOL

Thanks for the compliment re the knowledge Mate

Hope to see you about more and have some discussions

Laters jon

Posted: **05 Jan 2011, 14:31**

Oh that fight brings back memorys, Willie 'the mouse' Strauss was Dan's trainer!! Lennox was just playing with him, it was annoying to watch as it was just like a sparring session.......

Posted: **05 Jan 2011, 16:13**

ERIC GUY wrote:Oh that fight brings back memorys, Willie 'the mouse' Strauss was Dan's trainer!! Lennox was just playing with him, it was annoying to watch as it was just like a sparring session.......

Lennox didnt start to have challenging fights until way into his career

Posted: **05 Jan 2011, 16:45**

ERIC GUY wrote:Oh that fight brings back memorys, Willie 'the mouse' Strauss was Dan's trainer!! Lennox was just playing with him, it was annoying to watch as it was just like a sparring session.......

Wasnt it Bruce the mouse Strauss

Posted: **05 Jan 2011, 17:02**

jonp wrote:
ERIC GUY wrote:Oh that fight brings back memorys, Willie 'the mouse' Strauss was Dan's trainer!! Lennox was just playing with him, it was annoying to watch as it was just like a sparring session.......
Wasnt it Bruce the mouse Strauss

Pretty sure you have it right there Jon

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