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Venues

Posted: 05 Oct 2008, 17:56
by Scrap
Which, Small Hall Venue is or was your favourite, for Boxing. Mine was Shordictch Town Hall, Yours :TU:

Re: Venues

Posted: 05 Oct 2008, 18:06
by emma
York hall wasnt bad but it was really hot.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 03:07
by Poncey
There's no place better than the York Hall balcony. Although the Blue Horizon pushes it close if it wasn't in the ghetto.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 03:09
by m1kee50
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:There's no place better than the York Hall balcony. Although the Blue Horizon pushes it close if it wasn't in the ghetto.

We still having Prizefighter?

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 03:17
by Poncey
MatthewS wrote:
Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:There's no place better than the York Hall balcony. Although the Blue Horizon pushes it close if it wasn't in the ghetto.

We still having Prizefighter?
As far as I know. Dirk can sort tickets as I always sort them. Think he's driving so no wining about trains.

If you're lucky, I may treat you to a Ruby after.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 04:05
by chris s
Manor Place Baths, was fantastic. South London's answer to York Hall. Some amazing area title fights in there with guys like Albert Hillman and Joey Singleton.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 04:42
by Scrap
Chris, I thought it was better than York Hall, seen some great Fights there :TU:

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 05:33
by chris s
You've been around Scrap, how would fighters like Joey Singleton have fared in this era. Take Hatton and Witter out of the equation and he would have toyed with the rest of Britain's light-welters.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 06:22
by Scrap
You look back in time through Rose tinted glasses, but I think you are right. Joey was a very good Fighter when the depth of talent was greater than it is now, a good Technician with plenty of Bollocks about Him. :TU:

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:25
by Ash-Weston
Caesars in Streatham!!

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:36
by oliverfennell
The York Hall stands tall.

Elephant and Castle Leisure Centre used to be good, too. Why did it stop hosting boxing?

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:44
by TerribleTerry
Dudley Town Hall is a gem of a venue.

Aston Villa Leisure Centre (or what ever it is called now) on the other hand, isn't in the same league IMO.Its just another sports hall with a boxing ring stuck in it.

Ally Pally (although not really small hall!) was disappointing when I was last there - no raked seating meant a pretty poor view from the floor.

As most say York Hall is very hard to beat

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:51
by dondada
Grosvenor Hotel and the Octagon in Sheffield.

Mainly because the bars are 20 seconds from the seats.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:54
by REAL_DEAL
typical journalist

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 08:59
by mark thompson
Granby halls Leicester

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 10:10
by Scrap
Mark havent they pulled that down now

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 10:12
by mark thompson
Scrap wrote:Mark havent they pulled that down now

yeah its a car park at the minute but it's going to be Leicester Tigers new ground .

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 10:17
by Scrap
Itb was a great venue for sure good visability all round, :TU:

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 10:22
by mark thompson
pyatt had some good fights there

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 10:48
by Old bones Ian
Although i never went there to watch boxing ,from TV the Albert Hall always seemed to have a good atmoshepre for boxing. Anyone watch fight there?

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 12:19
by n1ebf
you could do a lot worse than Hartlepool Borough Hall

Hunter- Molitor. Pure Electricity.

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 13:01
by rhino222
tell you what..over the years ive been to loads of venues for big fights and small hall shows. from mandalay bay to york hall. but the magna centre in rotheram took some beating. clinton beat hoye for the world title, about 3k of supporters there, long thin venue but one hell of an atmosphere, perhaps hayemaker promotions can run a show there??

Re: Venues

Posted: 06 Oct 2008, 16:02
by Scrap
Dont know if its still used, but Blackpool Tower Circus was Fantastic. It was like being in a Bear pit :D

Re: Venues

Posted: 07 Oct 2008, 04:37
by Old bones Ian
I think VIPboxing have done a couple of recent shows at the Blackpool Tower Circus

Re: Venues

Posted: 07 Oct 2008, 04:42
by DavidPayne
When Danny dumped Meehan on his arse at York Hall the place erupted in a manner I've not seen anywhere else. I think he'd been preceded by Napa's mob too, to add to atmos, he lost to Culshaw if I recall.

Good night that was.