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Gary Mason Vs Ricky Parkey
Posted: 08 Feb 2004, 15:54
by KOJOE90
I never saw this fight but am I right in thinking that former Cruiserweight Champ Parkey was down 5 times in this fight?
I was just wondering.
Re: Gary Mason Vs Ricky Parkey
Posted: 08 Feb 2004, 17:20
by bennie
KOJOE90 wrote:I never saw this fight but am I right in thinking that former Cruiserweight Champ Parkey was down 5 times in this fight?
I was just wondering.
Something like that. Parkey was just too small for Mason and the crowd weren't happy. It was a good win on paper (Parkey had only just lost his 'world' cruiserweight title), but in truth another careful match by Lawless & Duff for their big heavyweight prospect who they were grooming to succeed Frank Bruno.
Re: Gary Mason Vs Ricky Parkey
Posted: 09 Feb 2004, 12:35
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:KOJOE90 wrote:I never saw this fight but am I right in thinking that former Cruiserweight Champ Parkey was down 5 times in this fight?
I was just wondering.
Something like that. Parkey was just too small for Mason and the crowd weren't happy. It was a good win on paper (Parkey had only just lost his 'world' cruiserweight title), but in truth another careful match by Lawless & Duff for their big heavyweight prospect who they were grooming to succeed Frank Bruno.
Very true Bennie, Mason must have had nearly 5st over Parkey.
Posted: 11 Feb 2004, 10:46
by overhand_right
i have a lot of tapes of mason and i just love em.
much cooler journeymen than frank bruno fought.
probably the best and most fun to watch series of journeyman whack outs since mike tyson 85/86. ahhhhh, memories.
Posted: 11 Feb 2004, 10:47
by overhand_right
am i right in thinking mason v parkey was only taped on home video from the crowd?
seems strange that a fight like this wasnt on the bbc, particularly with the fighters and management involved.........?
Posted: 11 Feb 2004, 12:50
by KOJOE90
overhand_right wrote:am i right in thinking mason v parkey was only taped on home video from the crowd?
seems strange that a fight like this wasnt on the bbc, particularly with the fighters and management involved.........?
I assume your right Overhand, all I remember is watching the main event of Notice v Currie ( I think) then after the fight back in the studio the Mason result was anounced, I don't think they even showed a clip or any stills, I remember that this annoyed me.
Posted: 12 Feb 2004, 14:27
by overhand_right
bastards!
whats all that about?
like when whats his face 'beat' a morbidly obese big john tate in london in 1988, why wasnt that on tv either??