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stujones wrote:I wonder who will fight Norton now for the British - Herbie Hide? Or is he already passed that level.

Podmore_Birmingham wrote:

stujones wrote:I wonder who will fight Norton now for the British - Herbie Hide? Or is he already passed that level.

Three names are in the running for Norton's vacant British title-fight in Wolverhampton on June 20: Coventry’s Neil Simpson, Sheffield's Buster Keeton and Rugby's Carl Wright, although Carl will be out of the running as he was stabbed on Monday and was moved back into intensive care earlier today.

The opponent will be released when the BBBofC release their next set of notices in the next few days.

stujones wrote:Very sad to hear about Wright - that is terrible news.

Hasn't Keeton retired also?.... Neil Simpson - surely one of his many recent opponents who have beaten him are more worthy?

steve689 wrote:Sad story indeed, wonder if there was history or whether it was just a random prick who done it.

bennie wrote:British cruiserweight champion Mark Hobson has apparently called it a day - still holding the magnificent Lonsdale Belt.
The 32-year-old Huddersfield banger found himself trudging the same old path when he reclaimed the British title with a repeat four-round thumping of Sheffield's John Keeton last September, and was then tentatively lined up to defend against Stourbridge southpaw Rob Norton next month in the Midlands - a man he had also previously licked. Clearly, lack of motivation must have been a huge factor in Hobson's decision, although a disastrous 71-second loss at the hands of Swansea's Enzo Maccarinelli two fights ago no doubt also played a part.
Hobson had held Maccarinelli to a tight decision just a few months earlier.
Nice guy Mark turned pro back in 1997 and powered his way to an early big fight with South African bogeyman Sebastiaan Rothmann in April 2001 in Liverpool, where Rothmann proved too seasoned, but Hobson was desperately unlucky a fight later against current WBA cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan, when he picked up a cut from a clash of heads in the seventh round of an eight-rounder in Barnsley he had totally, totally dominated.
He was ruled out by the referee
Cuts were a bugbear to the giant 6ft 5ins Yorkshireman who survived a terrible one over the left eye to trounce the useful Norton for the vacant British title in Sheffield in 2003, dropping Norton twice with his pet right hand. It was a title Hobson defended almost as he pleased on the way to the Lonsdale Belt outright: a brilliant six-round stoppage of Lee Swaby, a crushing third-round knockout of Tony Moran, a convincing decision over Bruce Scott... Hobson was probably the best cruiserweight in the country when took on Maccarinelli in a WBU title encounter in Manchester in March 2006 and shook up the Welsh puncher in the opening rounds, but Maccarinelli rallied with a flash fourth-round knockdown and it developed into a thrilling see-saw affair that went all he way. Maccarinelli got it by 116-112 and two scores of 114-113; in other words, Hobson would have won but for the knockdown.
The big man's chin could let him down, yet Mark always dragged himself up, dusted himself down and invariably came back to win. The Maccarinelli rematch proved an exception. Hobson took a clubbing right - similar to a right David Haye later uncorked against Jean-Marc Mormeck in Paris - dragged himself up and was ruled out in stunningly quick fashion, his legs clearly unsteady.
He came back against Keeton eight months ago.
Hobson was close to a fight with Haye once or twice; the two had sparred and were on relatively friendly terms until a war of words between their trainers over the internet turned things ugly. Shame. It would have been fun while it lasted. The Hobson of three or four years ago certainly stood a puncher's chance with Haye.
Ultimately, Hobson set a hot pace, dished it out, knew how to finish opponents and was no 'on top' fighter. And he retired as the reigning British champion. Not a bad way to go.

Carlos-Wigan wrote: Bennie - can I ask you something? Why do you write posts as if you are going to publish them in boxing news? Have you been published yet? I don't think so!

I know it is all opinion and some people like how you post but I find it extremly irritating - you are just writing everything we all know anyway Here is a tip if you are to continue writing like you do - tell us something we don't know! It might make it more interesting!

Don't get upset folks - It's just a personal opinion on the (irritating) writing
style of an esteemed poster! :P

Carlos-Wigan wrote:

bennie wrote:British cruiserweight champion Mark Hobson has apparently called it a day - still holding the magnificent Lonsdale Belt.
The 32-year-old Huddersfield banger found himself trudging the same old path when he reclaimed the British title with a repeat four-round thumping of Sheffield's John Keeton last September, and was then tentatively lined up to defend against Stourbridge southpaw Rob Norton next month in the Midlands - a man he had also previously licked. Clearly, lack of motivation must have been a huge factor in Hobson's decision, although a disastrous 71-second loss at the hands of Swansea's Enzo Maccarinelli two fights ago no doubt also played a part.
Hobson had held Maccarinelli to a tight decision just a few months earlier.
Nice guy Mark turned pro back in 1997 and powered his way to an early big fight with South African bogeyman Sebastiaan Rothmann in April 2001 in Liverpool, where Rothmann proved too seasoned, but Hobson was desperately unlucky a fight later against current WBA cruiserweight champion Firat Arslan, when he picked up a cut from a clash of heads in the seventh round of an eight-rounder in Barnsley he had totally, totally dominated.
He was ruled out by the referee
Cuts were a bugbear to the giant 6ft 5ins Yorkshireman who survived a terrible one over the left eye to trounce the useful Norton for the vacant British title in Sheffield in 2003, dropping Norton twice with his pet right hand. It was a title Hobson defended almost as he pleased on the way to the Lonsdale Belt outright: a brilliant six-round stoppage of Lee Swaby, a crushing third-round knockout of Tony Moran, a convincing decision over Bruce Scott... Hobson was probably the best cruiserweight in the country when took on Maccarinelli in a WBU title encounter in Manchester in March 2006 and shook up the Welsh puncher in the opening rounds, but Maccarinelli rallied with a flash fourth-round knockdown and it developed into a thrilling see-saw affair that went all he way. Maccarinelli got it by 116-112 and two scores of 114-113; in other words, Hobson would have won but for the knockdown.
The big man's chin could let him down, yet Mark always dragged himself up, dusted himself down and invariably came back to win. The Maccarinelli rematch proved an exception. Hobson took a clubbing right - similar to a right David Haye later uncorked against Jean-Marc Mormeck in Paris - dragged himself up and was ruled out in stunningly quick fashion, his legs clearly unsteady.
He came back against Keeton eight months ago.
Hobson was close to a fight with Haye once or twice; the two had sparred and were on relatively friendly terms until a war of words between their trainers over the internet turned things ugly. Shame. It would have been fun while it lasted. The Hobson of three or four years ago certainly stood a puncher's chance with Haye.
Ultimately, Hobson set a hot pace, dished it out, knew how to finish opponents and was no 'on top' fighter. And he retired as the reigning British champion. Not a bad way to go.

Bennie - can I ask you something? Why do you write posts as if you are going to publish them in boxing news? Have you been published yet? I don't think so!

I know it is all opinion and some people like how you post but I find it extremly irritating - you are just writing everything we all know anyway Here is a tip if you are to continue writing like you do - tell us something we don't know! It might make it more interesting!

Don't get upset folks - It's just a personal opinion on the (irritating) writing
style of an esteemed poster! :P

punchers chance wrote:

Carlos-Wigan wrote: Bennie - can I ask you something? Why do you write posts as if you are going to publish them in boxing news? Have you been published yet? I don't think so!

I know it is all opinion and some people like how you post but I find it extremly irritating - you are just writing everything we all know anyway Here is a tip if you are to continue writing like you do - tell us something we don't know! It might make it more interesting!

Don't get upset folks - It's just a personal opinion on the (irritating) writing
style of an esteemed poster! :P

Didn't Bennie used to be a boxing journalist? I think his posts are good.