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Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 07:13
by bluenoseshf
Oscar winning director Danny Boyle today took part in a charity world record attempt completing a round on the pads with boxing coach Bradley Walsh at the Holyrood Boxing Club in Edinburgh. Bradley is attempting to set a world record of 24 hours on the pads to raise money for Edinburgh children's charity's.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=yout ... dh8CGaH6TA

People can still donate at:
http://www.pads4charity.com

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 07:50
by Emmseegee
24 hours filled with 3 min rounds with minute interval breaks or 24 hours with no breaks? lol

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 07:59
by bluenoseshf
Emmseegee wrote:24 hours filled with 3 min rounds with minute interval breaks or 24 hours with no breaks? lol
3 minute rounds with 1 minute breaks. Needs time to eat/piss etc.

The writer Irvine Welsh dropped in for a round as well. Both really nice guys.

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 08:12
by Emmseegee
So in total he gets 6 hours off?
Part timer. Lol.

Kiddin on mate, hope it all goes smoothly. Good luck

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 11:25
by TerribleTerry
Bradley was featured in an episode of one of those Danny Dyer 'hard b@stard' documentaries wasn't he?

Featured him training at the Holyrood gym

Good luck with the fund raiser!

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 11:53
by DMA1987
How is it going?

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 13:49
by misterpunch
its great for danny boyle to drop in - and he should do well on the pads as we've seen what a tough nut he is on eastenders :TU:

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 14:09
by bluenoseshf
DMA1987 wrote:How is it going?
Just finished 360 rounds of pads taken. Raised over £22,000 for children's charities in edinburgh

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 14:10
by misterpunch
:bag: :TU:

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 14:12
by TerribleTerry
misterpunch wrote:its great for danny boyle to drop in - and he should do well on the pads as we've seen what a tough nut he is on eastenders :TU:
Dyer or Boyle??

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 14:44
by handsofstone
bluenoseshf wrote:
DMA1987 wrote:How is it going?
Just finished 360 rounds of pads taken. Raised over £22,000 for children's charities in edinburgh
:salut: :bow:

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 15:30
by Emmseegee
Thats a fair lump of cash. Well done to everyone involved.

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 15:50
by Sklar
Well done to all. :TU:

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 23 Apr 2014, 15:54
by DMA1987
bluenoseshf wrote:
DMA1987 wrote:How is it going?
Just finished 360 rounds of pads taken. Raised over £22,000 for children's charities in edinburgh
Thats awesome mate.

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 07:41
by billy nelson
Great effort from bradley and his gym you should all be proud of yourselves

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 07:54
by bluenoseshf
billy nelson wrote:Great effort from bradley and his gym you should all be proud of yourselves
Cheers Billy, it was a great effort from everyone in the gym all worth it for the cause.

Heres a bit of a write up:

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n ... -1-3386855

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 09:50
by stevieb_8006
I don't know if any of you have read Glue by Irvine Welsh but I thought he nailed the character of the stern Scottish boxer perfectly. And the training as well, describing the hill sprints etc. Its a book far superior to trainspotting IMO.

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 10:35
by whiskey
Effin nora

£22,000 ?

That's a tremendous result. Well done and a great new record.

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 10:54
by bluenoseshf
G0mez wrote:Effin nora

£22,000 ?

That's a tremendous result. Well done and a great new record.
and counting, think it could be about £25,000 just now. Hard to gauge as about £10,000 is offline on sponsor forms etc

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 11:12
by misterpunch
TerribleTerry wrote:
misterpunch wrote:its great for danny boyle to drop in - and he should do well on the pads as we've seen what a tough nut he is on eastenders :TU:
Dyer or Boyle??
er...aint they the same bloke?

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 17:32
by Lenny
misterpunch wrote:
TerribleTerry wrote:
misterpunch wrote:its great for danny boyle to drop in - and he should do well on the pads as we've seen what a tough nut he is on eastenders :TU:
Dyer or Boyle??
er...aint they the same bloke?
Nope, Danny Baker is also somebody different

Re: Director Danny Boyle drops in for a round on the pads

Posted: 24 Apr 2014, 18:05
by misterpunch
Dyer or Boyle??[/quote]

er...aint they the same bloke?[/quote]

Nope, Danny Baker is also somebody different[/quote]

now you're pulling MY leg