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A truly sad day for british boxing.

He’ll surely be considered one of the greatest british fighters to never win a world title along side herol bomber graham.

Was unlucky in 2 well derseved world title shots and andre ward admitted himself that paul would have beaten him easily if he got the weight right that night.

Outstanding talent, one of the best, absolute fitness fanatic and machine inside the ring, best of the boxing brothers by far,
will be missed.
We should thank our lucky stars that we can still hear him commentate on boxing.
All the best

absolute legend,so unlucky in those world title challenges,i thought he won both clearly and the Groves defeat could have gone either way for me,one of the games most likable fellas and i'll miss him for sure,please reconsider Smigga.

A modern Sam Langford.

In seriousness, he had a decent career, better than most could dream of, not everyone can get to the top.

A sad day indeed. I heard Eddie was working on getting him a shot at the winner of the cruiser super series. I’ve missed his light hearted banter in here! Never before has a P4P’er been so accessible to his fans.

Paul Smith

Arthur Abraham I - (Lost)
Arthur Abraham II - (Lost)
Tony Quigley
Tony Dodson I
Tony Dodson II
Paul Samuels
David Banks
Cello Renda
Steven Bendall - (Lost)
Andre Ward - (Lost)

Strange time to retire with Fielding getting a world title shot. If Fielding wins then Paul Smith would be one of the most obvious first opponents for him.

As for his career; the highlights were getting beat by Abraham twice. His best wins were basically high English title level/low British title level.

He was shíte......

I share the despair of my fellow posters - the ultimate professional, as evidenced by his preparation for the showdown with Ward. Discipline, dedication and if that wasn't enough a willingness to engage with fans and listen to their opinions

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

YOU WHAT MATE?!?!?!

MODS BAN HIM.

Paul on his loss to zeuge...


In that fight I was seeing things in my head that my body just couldn't do and I felt my age in there. That fight wouldn't have been a problem for me a year earlier.”


Errrr no paul he’d of boxed your head off a year earlier too.

The guy did the best he could with the tools he had and the vast majority of boxers would be very pleased to have had a similar career.

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:33 The guy did the best he could with the tools he had and the vast majority of boxers would be very pleased to have had a similar career.

Got your words muddled up fella, he was a tool

chiggsy wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:27

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

YOU WHAT MATE?!?!?!

MODS BAN HIM.

Instantly.

chiggsy wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:27

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

YOU WHAT MATE?!?!?!

MODS BAN HIM.

I'm hiding behind the couch tonight incase he turns up at my door

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

Bit harsh stuarty .
If I made British level at owt I'd be quite happy .

rd350lc wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:38

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

Bit harsh stuarty .
If I made British level at owt I'd be quite happy .

Sorry Paul

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:40

rd350lc wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:38

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

Bit harsh stuarty .
If I made British level at owt I'd be quite happy .

Sorry Paul

Classic forum moment when he told us all we knew nothing and that kid said “I beat you twice!”! Then they had a reunion on here.

tobyh5 wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:35

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:33 The guy did the best he could with the tools he had and the vast majority of boxers would be very pleased to have had a similar career.

Got your words muddled up fella, he was a tool

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:33 The guy did the best he could with the tools he had and the vast majority of boxers would be very pleased to have had a similar career.

Coming in 4.4lbs over in a catchweight contest and looking more like a sumo than a boxer is not making the best of the tools you have.

Wasn't a great lover of him tbh, but nevertheless a good fighter who done well tbh didn't he

Good luck to him

leejonesjnr wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:33 The guy did the best he could with the tools he had and the vast majority of boxers would be very pleased to have had a similar career.

True enough bout I think it's the fact that he thought he was a lot better than he was that rubbed folk up the wrong way. He had an arrogance about him that people didn't warm to. Plus he came in well overweight in a contest so that's not making the best of his situation IMO.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:48 Classic forum moment when he told us all we knew nothing and that kid said “I beat you twice!”! Then they had a reunion on here.

Someone dig this up for me please

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:37

chiggsy wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:27

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:15 He was shíte......

YOU WHAT MATE?!?!?!

MODS BAN HIM.

I'm hiding behind the couch tonight incase he turns up at my door

You want to hope your ip adress is safe coz I heard he’s mates Curtis Woodhouse...

Londonirish wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 14:48

Stuarty wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:37

chiggsy wrote: ↑17 Jun 2018, 13:27

YOU WHAT MATE?!?!?!

MODS BAN HIM.

I'm hiding behind the couch tonight incase he turns up at my door

You want to hope your ip adress is safe coz I heard he’s mates Curtis Woodhouse...

Really Disgusting.