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A while ago, upon hearing Gary Stretch was in Thailand, I thought I'd track him down for an interview. I didn't have a commission but thought the obvious likes of Boxing News or Monthly might be interested, and/or the newspaper I work for, the Bangkok Post.

Well, he's now an actor and apparently the success of this giddy profession went to his head and he knocked back my interview request, saying he "only speaks to big titles".

No doubt Esquire, GQ, Playboy, the New York Times and the like will be beating down his door to speak to him when they see the kinds of films he doesn't even have the lead role in.

Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

Last i heard of Gary Stretch he apparently got floored in a chippie for pushing to the front of the que...........

From imdb......

Mini Biography
During the early nineties, Gary Stretch was the glamor-boy of British boxing. His good looks coupled with KO power in his fists ensured he was big box-office. He also made money strutting his stuff on the catwalk as a male model. Some said he earned more as a model than actually fighting, and his appearances in the British tabloid newspapers made sure that he was never out of the headlines. Despite winning the British light-middleweight championship, his big moment undoubtedly came in 1991 when he challenged Chris Eubank for the WBO world middleweight championship in London. "Beauty V The Best" attracted the big celebrity crowd, and it was a major sporting event. Despite not really training for the contest, he gave the iron-chinned champion hell for five rounds before very controversially the fight was stopped in the sixth round. After many unsuccessful attempts for a rematch, Stretch had one more fight then retired. Ultimately, the lure of Tinseltown proved too much and he is currently dividing his time between LA & the UK. In 2004, his hard work finally paid off when he was cast as psychotic gangster "Sonny" in Shane Meadows' gritty cult thriller Dead Man's Shoes (2004). Stretch received a BIFA nomination alongside another British talent, Paddy Considine. This picture finally earned Gary the recognition he craved and deserved. He went on to co star opposite Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie and Sir Anthony Hopkins in the Oliver Stone blockbuster Alexander (2004).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurR0h6bxx8&sns=em

Call me a sadist but that wasn't the most controversial stoppage I've seen. Good fighter he was though.

Can't say I'm surprised he didn't give you an interview, he always came across as a bit of an arrogant ****. Surely with all the great fighters in Thailand Gary Stretch wouldn't have been much of coup anyway?

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

Jeff if you have something to say just say it, don't beat around the bush

yid14 wrote:Can't say I'm surprised he didn't give you an interview, he always came across as a bit of an arrogant ****. Surely with all the great fighters in Thailand Gary Stretch wouldn't have been much of coup anyway?

Well, no, not fussed really but I was just surprised with his "only big titles" response, like he's some Hollywood A-lister. And then I read about that Shark/Croc movie today and had to laugh when I saw who the second-billed actor was. Big time.

Gary Stretch is a legend who can have any famous girl he wants, even Chrissie Hynde who's just shy of her two hundredth birthday. He murdered Chris Eubank when they fought, winning every round with his superior boxing skills until he mysteriously disappeared through the ropes.

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

Jeff, wash your mouth out. One of the best british films of the past few years for defs.

smcb80 wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

Jeff, wash your mouth out. One of the best british films of the past few years for defs.

x 2 - Paddy constadine is exceptional in that film. One of my recent faves too.

Jeff Thomas wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurR0h6bxx8&sns=em

Call me a sadist but that wasn't the most controversial stoppage I've seen. Good fighter he was though.

how on earth could that be labelled a very controversial stoppage? The guy fell through the ropes and had no balance on standing up

The_Don1 wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RurR0h6bxx8&sns=em

Call me a sadist but that wasn't the most controversial stoppage I've seen. Good fighter he was though.

how on earth could that be labelled a very controversial stoppage? The guy fell through the ropes and had no balance on standing up

Yeah, I was wondering too. I remember the build up with them on some chat show, funny as hell!

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

FFS Jeff the movie is a classic piece of British cinema, kinda like a English Rambo!


Take it you didnt like it then?

Guys guys..check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmB5_aFqDk8

WTF? he has the belt n all??? Beat Eubank??

Talk about rewriting history!

smcb80 wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

Jeff, wash your mouth out. One of the best british films of the past few years for defs.

Jon Saxon wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote:Seriously? Ha ha ha


Dead mans shoes is a colossally shit film, beyond shit actually.... If a piece of shit had bowel function and did a shit, well that shit is no where near as shit as that film. You'd need to go to the shits 5th or 6th descendant to equalise the shitness.

FFS Jeff the movie is a classic piece of British cinema, kinda like a English Rambo!


Take it you didnt like it then?

Glad to see some sense in here, great movie although bleak as fornicate. Considine was amazing in it.

Holy fuk at 4.39 he's floating in the clouds now!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cHS9MjL ... re=related


Gary Stretch is the new Hoff!!

Jeff Thomas wrote: his big moment undoubtedly came in 1991 when he challenged Chris Eubank for the WBO world middleweight championship in London. "Beauty V The Best" attracted the big celebrity crowd, and it was a major sporting event. Despite not really training for the contest, he gave the iron-chinned champion hell for five rounds before very controversially the fight was stopped in the sixth round.

Dead Man's Shoes = quality film.

dondada wrote:

Jeff Thomas wrote: his big moment undoubtedly came in 1991 when he challenged Chris Eubank for the WBO world middleweight championship in London. "Beauty V The Best" attracted the big celebrity crowd, and it was a major sporting event. Despite not really training for the contest, he gave the iron-chinned champion hell for five rounds before very controversially the fight was stopped in the sixth round.

Dead Man's Shoes = quality film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmB5_aFqDk8

He won the title that night didint you know that?

oliverfennell wrote:A while ago, upon hearing Gary Stretch was in Thailand, I thought I'd track him down for an interview. I didn't have a commission but thought the obvious likes of Boxing News or Monthly might be interested, and/or the newspaper I work for, the Bangkok Post.

Well, he's now an actor and apparently the success of this giddy profession went to his head and he knocked back my interview request, saying he "only speaks to big titles".

No doubt Esquire, GQ, Playboy, the New York Times and the like will be beating down his door to speak to him when they see the kinds of films he doesn't even have the lead role in.

Robert Picardo? Didn't he play the holographic doctor in DSP 9? Now if they had Seven of Nine in it, we would all be winners.

Jon Saxon wrote:Holy fuk at 4.39 he's floating in the clouds now!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cHS9MjL ... re=related


Gary Stretch is the new Hoff!!

All i have to say is " Chi han dang wong hah tang ting.............Gwawee stwetech "

I'm just in awe !!

Quixall wrote:Last i heard of Gary Stretch he apparently got floored in a chippie for pushing to the front of the que...........

Where was that, out of interest?

big lennox wrote:

Quixall wrote:Last i heard of Gary Stretch he apparently got floored in a chippie for pushing to the front of the que...........

Where was that, out of interest?

'Last I heard' it happened around 1987 - probably before Quixall was born!

big lennox wrote:

Quixall wrote:Last i heard of Gary Stretch he apparently got floored in a chippie for pushing to the front of the que...........

Where was that, out of interest?

It appeared on this British forum a few years back, a thread was made, so you might be able to locate it !!

I think it may have come from this artricle

Edit = This must be another "Chippie" moment, the story i heard was the one from the post below


http://www.BS.com/forums/showt ... ?p=6502949

big lennox wrote:

Quixall wrote:Last i heard of Gary Stretch he apparently got floored in a chippie for pushing to the front of the que...........

Where was that, out of interest?

It's a quality story from a good while back.

Version I heard is that Narcissus Stretch is on a night out somewhere in South Wales (I think). It's late and there's a big queue at the chippie. 'Gal' walks in 'giving it large' with some bird in tow and walks straight to the front of the queue, shouting his order accompanied by some rather arrogant body language.

Unassuming but rather large rugby player-type is understandably piqued and unceremoniously 'stretches' Gary before re-taking his own rightful place in line.

Now, even if that isn't true or bits are wrong...you just want it to have happened, don't you?