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Saw this about Scott Dann, terribly unlucky to get injured when he did, his career was peaking and a title shot wasn't out of the question. He had beaten Wayne Elcock who 2 years later challenged Abraham. I watched the Eastman fight again, and have to agree that Dann knocked him down in the first, in the first 15 seconds of the fight, but no count. I don't think it would of made much difference to who won in the end, as Eastman just had a bit too much knowledge and punch.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Sco ... story.html

Old bones Ian wrote:Saw this about Scott Dann, terribly unlucky to get injured when he did, his career was peaking and a title shot wasn't out of the question. He had beaten Wayne Elcock who 2 years later challenged Abraham. I watched the Eastman fight again, and have to agree that Dann knocked him down in the first, in the first 15 seconds of the fight, but no count. I don't think it would of made much difference to who won in the end, as Eastman just had a bit too much knowledge and punch.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Sco ... story.html

Thanks for the link - these articles about ex boxers are interesting, but they are a bit depressing! Hopefully there are some ex boxers out there who gave had a bit of luck.

I didn't think Dann was bemoaning his life now, just could of been different for him
These type of articles are written focusing on the negatives sometimes though. I blame Bunce

Old bones Ian wrote:I didn't think Dann was bemoaning his life nowl:

True, he seems well adjusted. Good luck to him.

good story, thanks for the link... i was wondering what happened to him. was in nottingham the night he fought eastman and i thought it was a fair stoppage at the time but ive never watched it back. dann certainly had the power to go all the way.

also from that era...how about steve roberts, steve conway, jawaid kaliq, mark hobson and pele reid...? anyone know what they're up to now..?

He was a really good fighter and it's incredible he boxed Naseem as an amateur flyweight in a national final.

I was boxing in Plymouth at Devonport Guildhall in 2004 and was walking around the venue looking for my opponent to check him out. I was searching for someone my kinda size and weight who looked like a boxer and found a guy standing at the back of the hall chatting. I stood nearby for a short while and was giving him the evil eyeball in an attempt at intimidation. My trainer came up to me and asked what I was doing and when I explained he laughed and said, "Good luck you tuss, that's Scott Dann". Oops

tobyh5 wrote:I was boxing in Plymouth at Devonport Guildhall in 2004 and was walking around the venue looking for my opponent to check him out. I was searching for someone my kinda size and weight who looked like a boxer and found a guy standing at the back of the hall chatting. I stood nearby for a short while and was giving him the evil eyeball in an attempt at intimidation. My trainer came up to me and asked what I was doing and when I explained he laughed and said, "Good luck you tuss, that's Scott Dann". Oops

not heard 'tuss' since I was at school.

I see Scott at shows a lot in Plymouth still very well liked,is down to earth and a fans favourite, good too see people put time back to the amateurs, I believe he would have made it at world level, had power in both hands to trouble anyone

Thanks for that. I used to wonder what happened to Scott Dann, now I know

bripez wrote:

Old bones Ian wrote:Saw this about Scott Dann, terribly unlucky to get injured when he did, his career was peaking and a title shot wasn't out of the question. He had beaten Wayne Elcock who 2 years later challenged Abraham. I watched the Eastman fight again, and have to agree that Dann knocked him down in the first, in the first 15 seconds of the fight, but no count. I don't think it would of made much difference to who won in the end, as Eastman just had a bit too much knowledge and punch.

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Sco ... story.html

Thanks for the link - these articles about ex boxers are interesting, but they are a bit depressing! Hopefully there are some ex boxers out there who gave had a bit of luck.

It is something all young pros starting out need to take on board. Dann was a good pro, had 7 or 8 title fights and still has to do a full time job for a living. Whatever they get paid it isnt enough.

Time to reflect on Scott Dann

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:02 Time to reflect on Scott Dann

Why? Has something happened to him?

Deserter wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:20

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:02 Time to reflect on Scott Dann

Why? Has something happened to him?

Not as far as I know, mate.

I wonder what he's up to nowadays

Howard Eastman was a tough old campaigner. Remember him having an absolute stinker of a fight with Hopkins years n years ago!

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:32 Howard Eastman was a tough old campaigner. Remember him having an absolute stinker of a fight with Hopkins years n years ago!

I was hopeful he would win

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:34

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:32 Howard Eastman was a tough old campaigner. Remember him having an absolute stinker of a fight with Hopkins years n years ago!

I was hopeful he would win

So was I mate The naivety of youth

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:35

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:34

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:32 Howard Eastman was a tough old campaigner. Remember him having an absolute stinker of a fight with Hopkins years n years ago!

I was hopeful he would win

So was I mate The naivety of youth

I was 36

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:37

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:35

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:34

I was hopeful he would win

So was I mate The naivety of youth

I was 36

Well you should've known better sir

I had also proper convinced myself Hatton was gonna beat Mayweather! So much so that I was beyond gutted for days after he lost

Scott Dann

Wayne Elcock
Steven Bendall
Larry Sharpe
Alan Jones
Danny Thornton
Hussain Osman
Kreshnik Qato
Andy Halder
Yuri Tsarenka
Howard Eastman - (Lost)

He was a decent fighter, but didn't really get the chance to prove it any further.

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:38

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:37

Stuarty wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:35

So was I mate The naivety of youth

I was 36

Well you should've known better sir

I had also proper convinced myself Hatton was gonna beat Mayweather! So much so that I was beyond gutted for days after he lost

I convinced myself Andy Holligan was going to beat Julio Cesar Chavez

In Mexico

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:24

Deserter wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:20

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:02 Time to reflect on Scott Dann

Why? Has something happened to him?

Not as far as I know, mate.

I wonder what he's up to nowadays

Just assumed there was as you bumped a three year old thread and said it was time to reflect!

Deserter wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:46

Taansend wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:24

Deserter wrote: ↑09 May 2018, 13:20

Why? Has something happened to him?

Not as far as I know, mate.

I wonder what he's up to nowadays

Just assumed there was as you bumped a three year old thread and said it was time to reflect!

Fair dinkum.