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I was just thinking, is The Professor planning to retire when he reaches 300 fights?

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=003372

Incredible that Buckley's last fight he was able to go down to 134 to fight Shinny Bayaar (who fought at 118)

buckley is worth his weight in gold whatever weight he fights at. he deserves a lonsdale belt actually for the guys he's helped to attain that award or go on to greater things in our sport.

Whenever he retires he deserves some special recognition. I understand he's fed up at the moment and feels he's done his bit...we'd like him to reach 300 but I'd rather he got out now if that's what he wants.

Peter Buckley is a pride to the sport. I have his fight here from Denmark when he fought Johnny Bradahl way back in 1990.
Peter also once fought for the WBA Intercontinental Super Bantam title against Harald Geier. Got that one too.

Woller

Just look at the talent he has faced,
Naz, Freitas, Brendahl, McMillan, Harrison, Ingle, Robinson,
fought some good guys in his long career

allegedly gave him a proper TV ringwalk for his 200th fight on a Hatton undercard at the MEN Arena which was nice to see. I hope he gets rewarded well when he retires. The day Peter Buckley retires will be a sad one for boxing.

Woller wrote:Peter Buckley is a pride to the sport. I have his fight here from Denmark when he fought Johnny Bradahl way back in 1990.
Peter also once fought for the WBA Intercontinental Super Bantam title against Harald Geier. Got that one too.

Woller

I think Buckley thought he won that fight for the WBA Intercontinental title. There was an Interview with him In Boxing Monthly a while back.

I will check the tape tomorrow and score the the fight. Maybe I can also hear the judges scoring. They are not in the Boxrec records.

Woller

much as he deserves some recognition..he still enters the ring with no ambition to win. a controversial point i know but if it was football or snooker or another sport there would be uproar !!

rhino222 wrote:much as he deserves some recognition..he still enters the ring with no ambition to win. a controversial point i know but if it was football or snooker or another sport there would be uproar !!

I'd agree with that, It just seems wrong to give the prospects the fight but take them a distance to purposely give them rounds.

Does he get paid more to lose than win though?

jomothepure wrote:Incredible that Buckley's last fight he was able to go down to 134 to fight Shinny Bayaar (who fought at 118)

Did he really, sometimes the BBBofC don't focus too keenly on the scales you know to preserve the perception of parity.

how can you compare our sport with football? the contest is fundamentally different in my opinion. buckley is in love with boxing he is also good enough to give excellent prospects a decent match up and for their handlers to look at them closely whilst not biting their nails that buckley is gonna use any means necessary to win. an absolute gem and a gift to the sport who does need people like us to try to get the authorities to give him just reward for his marvelous career.

I have just watched the Buckley v Geier fight. The scores were 116-110, 118-110 and an incredible 119-114.
I scored it 116-112 Geier scoring the last two for Peter when Geier just ran, and the 9th 10-8 for Buckley for scoring a knock down with a wicked left hook to the body.
The victory for Geier is Okay.

Woller

Neri1983 wrote:allegedly allegedly gave him a proper TV ringwalk for his 200th fight on a Hatton undercard at the MEN Arena which was nice to see. I hope he gets rewarded well when he retires. The day Peter Buckley retires will be a sad one for boxing.

he did, i was there

sligobhoy67 wrote:

Neri1983 wrote:allegedly allegedly allegedly gave him a proper TV ringwalk for his 200th fight on a Hatton undercard at the MEN Arena which was nice to see. I hope he gets rewarded well when he retires. The day Peter Buckley retires will be a sad one for boxing.

he did, i was there

Me too

rhino222 wrote:much as he deserves some recognition..he still enters the ring with no ambition to win.

I know what you mean Rhino but that's a little harsh. He lost by a single point a fortnight ago.

Peter Buckley, superb in a word.