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Bridgend spoiler

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:27
by kevin

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:48
by adamiw
8)

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:48
by adamiw
DEANO!!!!

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:55
by Grey
AND STILL THE BOXREC CHAMPION OF THE WOOORLD.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:59
by Loftgroov
GreyMinus wrote:AND STILL THE BOXREC CHAMPION OF THE WOOORLD.
Such a title holds more credibility than the WBU in my opinion! :D

Well done Dean... congrats my man!

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 15:59
by Zhuge
So what did the entrance music end up being? :D

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 16:05
by MightyWarrior
Well done Deano!!!

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 16:07
by REAL_DEAL
:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 16:41
by kevin
He told me he was going to come out to the national anthem by the llanelli male choir!

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 17:28
by JimStone
Excellent result for Dean, I thought he'd win, but on points. A stoppage is excellent.

Can somebody let me know what sort of finish it was, I'm not at home, so haven't had access to the TV. Thanks.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 17:47
by adamiw
about to be shown, 'fight of the night' apparently. Must be exciting considering how good the Williams-McKeever fight was. Dunno if they will fit all 5 rounds in though.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 18:11
by bennie
FlawedGenius wrote:Excellent result for Dean, I thought he'd win, but on points. A stoppage is excellent.

Can somebody let me know what sort of finish it was, I'm not at home, so haven't had access to the TV. Thanks.
Great finish. Dean looked sharp with the left hook all night and nailed Hibbert with a beauty in the fifth, a second one slicing open a bad cut on Hibbert's eye as the Manc staggered to the canvas. He took a nine-count (and only reluctantly got up it seemed) and Dean was in the process of breaking him down with more precise shots when the ref called a rightful halt. I can't believe how sharp Dean looked. To be honest, I thought this match was an ambitious one, but I underestimated our man. He looks capable of making real noises at lightweight.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 18:44
by JimStone
Thanks for the description, bennie. It's the first time I can remember that I have been glad for a Welshman to beat a fellow North-Wester. I need to up my dosage.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 18:59
by adamiw
bennie wrote:
FlawedGenius wrote:Excellent result for Dean, I thought he'd win, but on points. A stoppage is excellent.

Can somebody let me know what sort of finish it was, I'm not at home, so haven't had access to the TV. Thanks.
Great finish. Dean looked sharp with the left hook all night and nailed Hibbert with a beauty in the fifth, a second one slicing open a bad cut on Hibbert's eye as the Manc staggered to the canvas. He took a nine-count (and only reluctantly got up it seemed) and Dean was in the process of breaking him down with more precise shots when the ref called a rightful halt. I can't believe how sharp Dean looked. To be honest, I thought this match was an ambitious one, but I underestimated our man. He looks capable of making real noises at lightweight.
Cook, Earl, and Vanzie are probably a class above, but there isn't too much between the rest. Dean looked good tonight, he's in the mix with the rest.

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 19:00
by adamiw
adamiw wrote:Cook, Earl, and Vanzie are probably a class above
and Burke 8)

Posted: 28 Feb 2004, 19:01
by kevin
Think Vanzie is on the way out. Murray and Hunt clashing will get rid of them. I know Deano wants to avenge a loss to Murray in the amateurs

Kev

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 06:53
by stujones
Well done Dean - I was actually worried that you were spending a little to long on boxrec for the preperation. I remember David James claiming the computer games dull the reflexes, so I was a little worried. But, you've come through in style.

Lets not forget, Hibbert at one stage won an eliminator to face then champion Vanzie. Your right up there now.

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 09:23
by Dynamite Dean Phillips
adamiw wrote:
adamiw wrote:Cook, Earl, and Vanzie are probably a class above
and Burke 8)

You're entitled to your opinion, but:

Earl has looked unimpressive in his previous 2 fights, and that includes the one where he disputedly took the title from Vanzie. I believe he is there for the taking.

If Vanzie gets hit right, he will go down, as has been proven in his previous fights.

Burke took 10 rounds to dispose of Hibbert, when Hibbert took the Commonwealth title fight at a few days notice. He has a lot of amateurish traits in his style and is too upright. He was outclassed by Zoff.

I feel like I have embarked on another pro career. Bear in mind that I had 5 years away from the boxing gym, so you wouldn't expect anyone with that length of time off to jump right into title class in such a short space of time. However, after just 2 fights back in, I have already established myself as a contender in stopping a top 10 fighter inside 5 rounds. If you can expect improvement in my future fights, what does that tell you.

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 09:53
by stujones
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
adamiw wrote:
adamiw wrote:Cook, Earl, and Vanzie are probably a class above
and Burke 8)

You're entitled to your opinion, but:

Earl has looked unimpressive in his previous 2 fights, and that includes the one where he disputedly took the title from Vanzie. I believe he is there for the taking.

If Vanzie gets hit right, he will go down, as has been proven in his previous fights.

Burke took 10 rounds to dispose of Hibbert, when Hibbert took the Commonwealth title fight at a few days notice. He has a lot of amateurish traits in his style and is too upright. He was outclassed by Zoff.

I feel like I have embarked on another pro career. Bear in mind that I had 5 years away from the boxing gym, so you wouldn't expect anyone with that length of time off to jump right into title class in such a short space of time. However, after just 2 fights back in, I have already established myself as a contender in stopping a top 10 fighter inside 5 rounds. If you can expect improvement in my future fights, what does that tell you.
Yeah, I agree - I think Cook is the clear top at the moment, but I do need to see more of Bennett. Vanzie look faded against Earl the first time, he start well, but really had no stamina.

Earl didn't do himself any favours that night either.

Whilst I don't think Burke was outclassed by Zoff, if you can compare that to Cook's performance against Zoff (minus the fact that Cook was unproffesional with his preparation and ran out of gas) then you can see the difference. Cook would have beaten Zoff by a mile if he hadn't just tanked out - and he doesn't normally do that.

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 09:54
by bennie
stujones wrote:Well done Dean - I was actually worried that you were spending a little to long on boxrec for the preperation. I remember David James claiming the computer games dull the reflexes, so I was a little worried. But, you've come through in style.

Lets not forget, Hibbert at one stage won an eliminator to face then champion Vanzie. Your right up there now.
David James! Jesus, is he still around?

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 09:55
by bennie
stujones wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
adamiw wrote: and Burke 8)

You're entitled to your opinion, but:

Earl has looked unimpressive in his previous 2 fights, and that includes the one where he disputedly took the title from Vanzie. I believe he is there for the taking.

If Vanzie gets hit right, he will go down, as has been proven in his previous fights.

Burke took 10 rounds to dispose of Hibbert, when Hibbert took the Commonwealth title fight at a few days notice. He has a lot of amateurish traits in his style and is too upright. He was outclassed by Zoff.

I feel like I have embarked on another pro career. Bear in mind that I had 5 years away from the boxing gym, so you wouldn't expect anyone with that length of time off to jump right into title class in such a short space of time. However, after just 2 fights back in, I have already established myself as a contender in stopping a top 10 fighter inside 5 rounds. If you can expect improvement in my future fights, what does that tell you.
Yeah, I agree - I think Cook is the clear top at the moment, but I do need to see more of Bennett. Vanzie look faded against Earl the first time, he start well, but really had no stamina.

Earl didn't do himself any favours that night either.

Whilst I don't think Burke was outclassed by Zoff, if you can compare that to Cook's performance against Zoff (minus the fact that Cook was unproffesional with his preparation and ran out of gas) then you can see the difference. Cook would have beaten Zoff by a mile if he hadn't just tanked out - and he doesn't normally do that.
Who's up next, Dean?

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 10:03
by Dynamite Dean Phillips
bennie wrote:
stujones wrote:
Dynamite Dean Phillips wrote:
You're entitled to your opinion, but:

Earl has looked unimpressive in his previous 2 fights, and that includes the one where he disputedly took the title from Vanzie. I believe he is there for the taking.

If Vanzie gets hit right, he will go down, as has been proven in his previous fights.

Burke took 10 rounds to dispose of Hibbert, when Hibbert took the Commonwealth title fight at a few days notice. He has a lot of amateurish traits in his style and is too upright. He was outclassed by Zoff.

I feel like I have embarked on another pro career. Bear in mind that I had 5 years away from the boxing gym, so you wouldn't expect anyone with that length of time off to jump right into title class in such a short space of time. However, after just 2 fights back in, I have already established myself as a contender in stopping a top 10 fighter inside 5 rounds. If you can expect improvement in my future fights, what does that tell you.
Yeah, I agree - I think Cook is the clear top at the moment, but I do need to see more of Bennett. Vanzie look faded against Earl the first time, he start well, but really had no stamina.

Earl didn't do himself any favours that night either.

Whilst I don't think Burke was outclassed by Zoff, if you can compare that to Cook's performance against Zoff (minus the fact that Cook was unproffesional with his preparation and ran out of gas) then you can see the difference. Cook would have beaten Zoff by a mile if he hadn't just tanked out - and he doesn't normally do that.
Who's up next, Dean?
Depends on what I am offered, but ideally I want 3 more fights at 6, 8 and 10 rounds before challenging for a decent title.

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 12:55
by tonyevs
Very good result Dean, unable to see fight, but stoppage win over a decent fighter in only your second fight back is fantastic.
Ps
Don’t be tempted to rush things too soon though; it is still only your second fight back.

Posted: 29 Feb 2004, 14:41
by Dynamite Dean Phillips
stujones wrote:Well done Dean - I was actually worried that you were spending a little to long on boxrec for the preperation. I remember David James claiming the computer games dull the reflexes, so I was a little worried. But, you've come through in style.

Lets not forget, Hibbert at one stage won an eliminator to face then champion Vanzie. Your right up there now.
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