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Vampire Johnson. Black cape, vampire fangs and a coffin.

npal wrote:Vampire Johnson. Black cape, vampire fangs and a coffin.

Close 2nd = Naz on that magic carpet. Brilliant!

...the real pros..louis, lamotta, pep..and on and on and on...who put on their robes, walked out of their dressing rooms, climbed into the ring went to work. some of louis' fights were shorter than these amateure night entrances.

Jaclem wrote:...the real pros..louis, lamotta, pep..and on and on and on...who put on their robes, walked out of their dressing rooms, climbed into the ring went to work. some of louis' fights were shorter than these amateure night entrances.

"went to work". Weren't two of them involved in fixed fights?

But I digress.

Did you see Naz on that magic carpet?

I liked Tyson coming into the ring to air raid sirens for the Francis fight.

Roy Jones Jr, his many suits and walking to the ring to his own rap.

Floyd Mayweather, Roman Solider.

Bernard Hopkind, The Executioner.

I liked it when Mayweather came out with the sombrero for the De La Hoya fight.

Decagon wrote:I have to admit liking that one where he danced with the Rockettes.

Classic RJJ

...collins..yeah, i saw naz on that flying carpet. saw sabu do it a long time earlier.

..okay, you dog..you got me....but..just substitute some other fighters from that era and you'll get my point.

incidentally the "gotta get to work" or "gotta go to work" was a phrase joe louis used sometimes as he was ready for the walk to the ring.

i guess there's nothing wrong with these flashy ring entrances and if you enjoy them, that's fine with me. i just prefer to see all that action in the ring instead.

i am reminded though of the many rock stars who have flash, fireworks, and all that stuff going on in back of them, and i comapre them to sinatra. came out, grabbed the mike, and sang..solo..on the stage by himself

but....it's generational and showmanship changes as does everything else.

Jaclem wrote:i am reminded though of the many rock stars who have flash, fireworks, and all that stuff going on in back of them, and i comapre them to sinatra. came out, grabbed the mike, and sang..solo..on the stage by himself

but....it's generational and showmanship changes as does everything else.

When you pay $90 for a ticket to concert I reckon they should throw in some fireworks!

Will Smith recently did an "Old School" tour, where there was nothing flash just him on the stage with a mic... Some people loved it and I bet Smith did as well considering the tickets were still $90 but he didn't have even half the production costs of his normal shows!

Anything set to James Brown's, "The Big Payback" ala Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield III, Lennox Lewis vs Hasim Rahman II, etc, that song works brilliantly in this sport.

livingstone cole wrote:Which was Naz's Halloween entrance with gravestone's displaying names of his previous opponents?

The Wayne McCullough fight on Hallowe'en.

The sick little bastard.

Tyson entrances in his early days cannot be beaten IMO.

Simple, no nonsense, no robe, socks etc, just twitching his neck; the opponent knew he was in for a world of hurt.

I think that scared his opponents half to death, because they knew that he was in no mood for nonsense & just wanted to get on with the job.

Novelty goat wrote:The most intimidating ring entrance I can recall was Lennox Lewis vs Shannon Briggs. I forget everything about it except for the fact that Lewis appeared to be in a zombie trance. He didn't blink once, through the walk-out, into the ring, and through the staredown. He could have mugged me right through the TV screen with a stare like that.

Lennox Lewis is just a stone. You can see it during his fights, you can see it during the HBO broadcasts, you can see it if you ever talk to him... he just appears to be "out there." He hardly ever shows any real emotion. He can be very intimidating at times.

Decagon wrote:Even in the fantasy world of professional wrestling, the wrestlers who had the least to offer in the ring would have the most elaborate entrances.

Still going on today with The Undertaker. I'd love to go to a WWE show just for his entrance - then leave before the fight starts!

livingstone cole wrote:

Datsue wrote:

livingstone cole wrote:Which was Naz's Halloween entrance with gravestone's displaying names of his previous opponents?

The Wayne McCullough fight on Hallowe'en.

The sick little bastard.

Where you from Datsue?
I remember that this entance caused some controversy in the U.S.

I'm a half-gyppo, half-kike (yeah, I know, I blame the parents meself) from the UK.

It was, as ever with Naz, tasteless. Anything that equates boxing with death is just food for the abolitionists, IMO, so I just think it's a bad idea. I cringe whenever someone goes "I'd die in that ring" or similar, maybe 'cos I've been present when someone nearly did.

More on-topic, Andrsej Golota's ring entrances, in any fight he got knocked out in, but especially the Lewis fight. Number one in the "I'm on more drugs than a racehorse"-bugged-eyes rolling- teeth-gnashing- involuntarily twitching - clearly disturbed -stakes, methinks...

Novelty goat wrote:Golota did indeed look absolutely out of it while on his way to the ring. You may recall that he was actually late in arriving to the fight location, and the story at the time was that he was AWOL and a police cruiser had to be sent to his hotel to look for him. He didn't want to be there. A good example of losing a fight before you actually step into the ring.

Jeez, really?

They had to chase him down in a police car? I knew the guy was a visitor from Planet Nutjob, but that's really something..

HAHAHAHA@the police impersonating thing, that's frigging classic!

& I agree, completely fascinating character.

Can't be bothered watching him in the ring any longer, but the fella's extracurricular activities are the stuff of legend, or should be.

I'm off to dig around Google & find out if anyone's made an "Andrsej Golota Is Madder Than A Bag of Spanners" tribute website...

I saw Eubank fight live and on the occasion i saw him he was in the rafters on a Harley Davidson, great entertainer, shit boxer!

Hector Camacho?

'Ya'll musta forgot!!' by far

Syntax Error wrote:Tyson entrances in his early days cannot be beaten IMO.

Simple, no nonsense, no robe, socks etc, just twitching his neck; the opponent knew he was in for a world of hurt.

I think that scared his opponents half to death, because they knew that he was in no mood for nonsense & just wanted to get on with the job.

Sonny Liston beat many a man before they stepped in the ring. His stare is one of the best...

i like naz's entrances but there is something very intimidating about tysons earlier entrances