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Blue Blood
Posted: 17 Feb 2008, 19:32
by Mario
That documentary about those toffs from the Oxford Uni boxing team is on BBC 2 now. It got rave reviews when it came out so might be worth watching. Started half an hour ago
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 05:11
by TerribleTerry
It was good value; well worth watching. That skinny lad Kavannagh was mt favourite - what a fighter!
What struck me was how unbelievably raw the vast majority of them were.
Still, they got stuck in and had a go I suppose but all in all it was a poor meeting for Oxford - they got tanked in just about every match.
Some clever editing placed the middleweight fight as the last on the bill so that tension could be built up for the sole Oxford victory.
Gave great insight into the dedication required for boxing, as well as the mental side of the game.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 05:49
by steve689
Talking of Boxing documentaries i seem to remember the Dmitriy Salita one was due on BBC4 in February. I even wrote it on here myself and since forgot about it. Suppose it has been on now and missed it?
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 05:54
by Wales
Yup... I missed it too, wouldntve minded seeing that
ORTHODOX STANCE
BBC Four: Tuesday 12 February 10.30pm-11.50pm
Dmitriy Salita is a boxer, Russian immigrant and devout Jew. The film, made over three years, follows his progress from amateur to professional, and how his boxing has helped him cope with fear and grief.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 05:56
by Poncey
Bollox. BN said this was worth watching. It got nominated at Sundance or Venice, I think.
We'll have to keep an eye for a repeat.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 06:07
by Big Pussy
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 06:10
by TerribleTerry
Making the unmissable, unmissable
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 06:21
by Poncey
TerribleTerry wrote:
Making the unmissable, unmissable
And Mistresses still missable.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 07:19
by rob h
The lads were very raw, but they got in there and top marks for them. They showed alot of bottle.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 11:20
by dondada
By the way, the University Games or whatever they are properly called are in Sheffield next month. Think there's some boxing on at the English Institute of Sport.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008, 12:13
by jimmy the gent
was at a college in oxford last year, and joined these lads for a training session whilst training for an upcoming fight. They seemed like a nice bunch and they really put the work in. It's at the Oxford University Sports Grounds where boxing is not a main sport, so they would have to set up the bags and ring themselves before startinig there training in the main sports hall. Well done to them, they show a lot of determination in achieving a goal.
