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Top boxing writing cliches

Posted: 25 Feb 2005, 17:34
by dondada
Today, I am mostly thinking...'teak-tough'.

What are your personal favourites or pet hates?

Posted: 25 Feb 2005, 19:32
by stujones
One that is getting to me a bit is Mexican Maccismo (spelling). Wow, both start with an M, lets use it all the time.

Posted: 25 Feb 2005, 20:04
by tonyevs
World champion, even when only the WBU and the like are on offer.

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 01:28
by jamesmcdonnell
Grizzled veteran
Granite-chinned
Brutal business
Heir apparent
Fusilade of shots
Crossroads fight
Hot prospect
Learning fight

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 04:39
by steve689
"Work behind the jab" is used quite a lot...not really a cliche of such but still. "Getting the rounds in"...can't think of anymore off the top of my head, good topic though :TU:

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 07:34
by jonny
From some woman sat behind me at a resent show, " hit him in the face" :o :TU:

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 08:14
by liamlion
"Going through the motions"

"Shedding the ring rust"

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 08:48
by jamesmcdonnell
due to Contractual issues
The money's just got to be sorted.
The end was nigh.
a puncher's chance.
Tough mexican.

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 08:52
by JC
Joe Bloggs- "the WBA KING" and variations there of.

A few months ago Boxing Monthly described someone as "the WBU Monarch" :evil:

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 13:21
by MightyWarrior
"The light welterweight divsion is the deepest in boxing today.."

"Pound for pound.."

"heart of a lion.."

"True warrior"

And most of the American writers at maxboxing have at least one line in each piece starting "Hey,........"

As in, "Hey, I don't get out much." etc etc

Posted: 26 Feb 2005, 14:20
by Jedi Knight
He's a bit of a journeyman

Coming of age

Slick operator

Ring Rust

Showboating for the cameras

Could of fought in a phone box

Been involved in too many wars

Alphabet titles

Wrapped in cotton wool

Posted: 27 Feb 2005, 05:48
by deadpan
You have to knock them out to get a draw over there

Beating Mexican road-sweepers

the lightly regarded WBU title

in the old days it would've been a 'nobbins' fight

Audley's combination of one punch power and stamina as good as any Heavyweight in history.

Posted: 27 Feb 2005, 08:50
by steve689
deadpan wrote:Audley's combination of one punch power and stamina as good as any Heavyweight in history.
:o :roll:

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 05:21
by DavidPayne
that fight never came to fruition

eliminator for the vacant interim intercontinental pan-pacific masters world title

derek bilton's top tens

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 06:23
by Priff
It may be just a SKY thing, but
"fully paid up member of the 'Who needs him club'".

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 06:24
by Coconut
COmmentators' cliches:


Maybe the stoppage was a little premature but he was going to get stopped in the next round anyway.

The next step on, what his manager allegedly believes, is a path to glory.

A colourful character.

Reminiscent of Marvin Hagler against Tommy Hearns all those years ago.

I used to spar with Mike Tyson. Get me another pie

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 06:59
by MightyWarrior
Reg Gutteridge'isms -

There's no love lost between these two!

It's all over bar the shouting.

Looks like it's three falls and a submission rule here...

I think his corner's advice was "look out, here he comes!"

Jim Watt'isms

That shot was bang on the chin!

This fella looks like he knows his way around a ring...

He's fighting ( the other guy's ) fight.

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 06:59
by DavidPayne
'and Micky Vann's seen enough, yep the opponent had two arms'

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:01
by states
The Dempsey special:

"What have we learnt about *insert name of WBU champ here* tonight?"

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:06
by Loynesy
Johnny Nelson- "He's a good kid but too green"

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:12
by MightyWarrior
Dempsey: "Nicky, your thoughts?"

Piper: "Well the.."

Barry McGuigen ( interupting ) "He was really discombobluated by that right hand Paul, the referee was right to stop it in my opinion."

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:29
by jamesmcdonnell
Hoho!

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:53
by nickd
You've got to love Wee Barry's interruptions the rude little bastard.

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:55
by DavidPayne
What about McAuley.

What do you think of Robin Reid in this fight Dave?

'He should retire, he's not getting any younger and the older you get the more you can get hurt, I'm not sure how much he has left'.

Ugh - despite coming off his most significant performance in five years?

Posted: 01 Mar 2005, 07:58
by nickd
DavidPayne wrote:What about McAuley.

What do you think of Robin Reid in this fight Dave?

'He should retire, he's not getting any younger and the older you get the more you can get hurt, I'm not sure how much he has left'.

Ugh - despite coming off his most significant performance in five years?
He has a point though, if Magee has any sort of chin Reid would have lost by a country mile!! Reid looked the worst I have ever seen him in that fight.