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This is worth a look.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=p ... dPTJDEEHyE

I really enjoyed his book, excellent read. Used to see him knocking about at shows in the 90s all the time, does anyone know who he trained or managed? I have it in my head he had some involvement with Dean Pithie, did I imagine that?

No, he did co-manage Pithie (with F rank Warren) and must have lost all his hair in the process because Pithie would rather go out on the pop than train whereas Charlie, as a fighter, lived for training. Magri used to train even when he was ill.

orbtastic wrote:I really enjoyed his book, excellent read. Used to see him knocking about at shows in the 90s all the time, does anyone know who he trained or managed? I have it in my head he had some involvement with Dean Pithie, did I imagine that?

matthew barney

bennie wrote:No, he did co-manage Pithie (with F rank Warren) and must have lost all his hair in the process because Pithie would rather go out on the pop than train whereas Charlie, as a fighter, lived for training. Magri used to train even when he was ill.

Pithies other co manager is now doing life!

One of many top fighters from yesteryear who was ripped off by their manager

was that interview in the Duchess on commercial road?

yes it was,

orbtastic wrote:I really enjoyed his book, excellent read. Used to see him knocking about at shows in the 90s all the time, does anyone know who he trained or managed? I have it in my head he had some involvement with Dean Pithie, did I imagine that?

Many thanks....I wrote that book with Charlie....had a great time interviewing him and piecing together his life and career.

Charle always said that Matthew Barney was a totally different animal in sparring, with a cracking right hand, and a bit of a larrikin to boot. Said he could never understand his negative fighting style, when he loved a tear up during sparring.

bennie wrote:No, he did co-manage Pithie (with F rank Warren) and must have lost all his hair in the process because Pithie would rather go out on the pop than train whereas Charlie, as a fighter, lived for training. Magri used to train even when he was ill.

Yes, he said Pithie was rather hard to control.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:

orbtastic wrote:I really enjoyed his book, excellent read. Used to see him knocking about at shows in the 90s all the time, does anyone know who he trained or managed? I have it in my head he had some involvement with Dean Pithie, did I imagine that?

Many thanks....I wrote that book with Charlie....had a great time interviewing him and piecing together his life and career.

Charle always said that Matthew Barney was a totally different animal in sparring, with a cracking right hand, and a bit of a larrikin to boot. Said he could never understand his negative fighting style, when he loved a tear up during sparring.

I watched him training in the flesh and couldn't believe he was the same fighter. He genuinely had a lot of talent.

Was Matthew Barney discriminated against because of his background? I remember him saying he felt so.

palooka wrote:Was Matthew Barney discriminated against because of his background? I remember him saying he felt so.

no. He STUNK the place out. There were no conspiracies. Though saying that, he was jobbed of the Euro. Felt for him that night. But hes not the first and wont be the last on that front.

I remember he could move pretty fast for 12 rounds.

Great interview,used to enjoy watchin Magri on sports night on Wednesday nights all them years ago,I'll have to get hold of his book.

Used to love watching Charlie on Sportsnight. Good to see him on Ringside last night as well. Could have done with more Magri, less Danny Dyer. Didn't see the point of having him on the show.

King Tubby wrote:Used to love watching Charlie on Sportsnight. Good to see him on Ringside last night as well. Could have done with more Magri, less Danny Dyer. Didn't see the point of having him on the show.

I can't see the point of him at all

whats danny dyer doing on a boxing program?

misterpunch wrote:whats danny dyer doing on a boxing program?

He's got a cockney accent so he knows all about the sport.

palooka wrote:

misterpunch wrote:whats danny dyer doing on a boxing program?

He's got a cockney accent so he knows all about the sport.

yet another TV executive giving credence to the biggest sham in the business

I think those luvvies all piss in the same pot.

no doubt at all:TU:

misterpunch wrote:whats danny dyer doing on a boxing program?

fornicating East End special, sure fire way to put half the country off watching, whether he's on or not.