Captured Public Imagination

There is a fairly big fight on the horizon, so I've heard!

I cannot remember any fights that have captured the public like this one. I'm used to being the one person in my office boring everyone else about boxing, asking if they saw so and so fight whilst they just want to talk football (only premier league / champions league mind you).

We actually have a sweepstake going on at work, everyone has an opinion.

I really cannot remember any other fights that have people this interested. Benn / Eubank may have been but I was at school then so didn't really see anything going on that didn't directly involve me.

I'm also becoming our office boxing expert - which judging by some of my posts views on here must at least make some of you guys sympathise with my colleagues!

As the old saying goes Huw in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king

rowley wrote:As the old saying goes Huw in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king

Is ther also a one eyed spitting cobra in the land of the blind?

Bizzare as it seems the Haye vs Valuev (spelling!) was a bigger deal in my office.

I think it was mainly due to Valuev's freakish look and size however.
Got very tired, very quick of the football crowd telling me Valuev couldn't be beat because he was so big!!!!!

Anyone I've mentioned this weeks fight to just gives me a blank dot eyed expression.

Sky's marketing power is huge, Sky news, Sky One, All Sky sports, they have been banging on about this fight on the hour every hour for weeks.

We all knew the Audley Harrison fight was a joke (most of us) - but it didnt stop Sky marketing it like it was the thrilla in manilla all over again.

Never underestimate the power of marketing! and skys marketing budget is huge.

It's a good thing though - Sky seem to have increased the size of their boxing budget - which can only be a good thing.

To be fair to him, some of what comes out of his mouth leaves me cold but Haye works his nuts off selling the fight as well. Does the rounds of chat shows and interviews as commitedly as any fighter I can remember. This can only help in selling the fight.

rowley wrote:To be fair to him, some of what comes out of his mouth leaves me cold but Haye works his nuts off selling the fight as well. Does the rounds of chat shows and interviews as commitedly as any fighter I can remember. This can only help in selling the fight.

Agree Jeff. Even though he is a bit of a chopper, any publicity is good publicity.

I don't hink it's about marketing. It's been his strategy from the start to wind up Klitschko, make him angry and get him to fight not box.

Michaels, Sean wrote:I don't hink it's about marketing. It's been his strategy from the start to wind up Klitschko, make him angry and get him to fight not box.

And how did the average person and non boxing fans get exposure to that without it being in the papers and on TV?

[quote="Dazstarr"]

Michaels, Sean wrote:
And how did the average person and non boxing fans get exposure to that without it being in the papers and on TV?

It's a heavyweight unification bout. Whatever Haye said would have made the papers. The hand wrap comments, robot, decapitation and non shaking of the hand is all geared to upsetting Wlad.

[quote="Michaels, Sean"]

Dazstarr wrote:

Michaels, Sean wrote:
And how did the average person and non boxing fans get exposure to that without it being in the papers and on TV?

It's a heavyweight unification bout. Whatever Haye said would have made the papers. The hand wrap comments, robot, decapitation and non shaking of the hand is all geared to upsetting Wlad.

Not to the extent that other fights get. It would have got a tad more publicity being a heavyweight unification bout but no where near what has been happening with this fight. Haye has the personality and sky are backing him with their wallets. Good really cos they did with Audley and we all know that was a stinker.

Like Jeff was saying - he has been doing interviews and other shows like 'David Vs..." on sky one. All backed by sky's money.

Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

coxy0001 wrote:Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

You've just made my day Coxy. That is priceless.

coxy0001 wrote:Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

I hate when people talk about the fight and over complicate things. It's so simple really as I just explained to the guy on my right, all Haye's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily. I wonder why he's unplugging his keyboard.

[quote="Dazstarr"]

coxy0001 wrote:

You've just made my day Coxy. That is priceless.

Christ, I wish the missus was that easily pleased......

bellchees wrote:

coxy0001 wrote:Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

I hate when people talk about the fight and over complicate things. It's so simple really as I just explained to the guy on my right, all Haye's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily. I wonder why he's unplugging his keyboard.

Hahahahaha!!!

[quote="Michaels, Sean"]

Dazstarr wrote:

coxy0001 wrote:

You've just made my day Coxy. That is priceless.

Christ, I wish the missus was that easily pleased......

When you work with Data Sean, it doesnt take much to put a smile on your face.

[quote="Dazstarr"][quote="Michaels, Sean"][quote="Dazstarr"]

coxy0001 wrote:


When you work with Data Sean, it doesnt take much to put a smile on your face.

Data?!?!? What's he like in real life? Really that pale?

rowley wrote:As the old saying goes Huw in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king

Well Rowley I want to comeback but have actually been KO'd with one sentence!

[quote="Michaels, Sean"][quote="Dazstarr"][quote="Michaels, Sean"]

Dazstarr wrote:

coxy0001 wrote:


When you work with Data Sean, it doesnt take much to put a smile on your face.

Data?!?!? What's he like in real life? Really that pale?

Haha! i had to google that cos I'm not a trekkie - the only data I know in films is that little oriental kid from Goonies with the gadgets!

coxy0001 wrote:Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

I wish I could be a fly on the wall in that office...

I've never been this excited for a fight in my life even Hatton - Mayweather, of course being 19 I'm not quite old enough to remember much of Tyson - Lewis and other fights of that era live so technically speaking this is my first ever real big HW contest

coxy0001 wrote:Me personally, i'm that excited i may well have a "Jim" moment from American Pie i.e. the white gravy without a single stroke

Sadly the absolute idiots i have to work with, notably one complete idiot who thinks he knows everything about everything, think Haye will win guaranteed. It's like working with a bunch of retards. Have just asked one of the mentally retarded ones who he thought would win between his older brother and Adamek to setup the big showdown and he didn't know Wlad had an older brother. Have just told him that he should probably keep his trap shut if he's going to comment on something he has sweet f.a. idea about in true boxing fan snobbery style.

Sadly it's huge news in the office. And if the dopey idiot to my left says "all he's gotta do is dodge the incoming punches and nail him he's won easily" i am going to smash my keyboard over his head.

Football oiks should be banned from watching or talking about boxing, preferably they should also be immune from knowing the sport even exists. Muppets.

Coxy, I know the feeling mate. I've had a mate trying to tell me all week that Haye has taken clean heavy punches for fun from Valuev and no one is talking about his chin . His prediction anytime I say, "Wlad could end it with a clean straight right as well remember" is always "I dunno, Haye is fast and will dodge it all". The way a lot of people are talking they must think Wlad is going to stand with his hands by his sides with his chin held high with a target drawn on it.

I'm 18 and this is the fight I have been most interested in so far in my lifetime. All this about haye selling the fight I've got to admit that wlad has played as big a part in selling this fight. Haye was mouthy before the fight was made, and in the last week, but he was quiet for a long time. Wlad has been strangely entertaining and has managed to give as good as he gets whereas other opponents e.g. Harrison were terrible in the build up with simple comments Luke "I'm going to knock you out"

They are complete opposites, haye is quick, small, brash, badmouthed whereas wlad is towering, classic heavyweight, humble and very respectful.

From a fans point of view I am annoyed but not surprised that the undercard is very weak. Haye-wlad could easily be over in 3 mins and £15 isn't much but you want at least one good undercard fights. They should really bring back world title fights on undercards like Vasquez vs arce on the pacquaio card

huw wrote:There is a fairly big fight on the horizon, so I've heard!

I cannot remember any fights that have captured the public like this one. I'm used to being the one person in my office boring everyone else about boxing, asking if they saw so and so fight whilst they just want to talk football (only premier league / champions league mind you).

We actually have a sweepstake going on at work, everyone has an opinion.

I really cannot remember any other fights that have people this interested. Benn / Eubank may have been but I was at school then so didn't really see anything going on that didn't directly involve me.

I'm also becoming our office boxing expert - which judging by some of my posts views on here must at least make some of you guys sympathise with my colleagues!

I think Hatton/Mayweather, Hatton/Pacquiao were both bigger. Haye will never, ever be as big as Hatton due to his distasteful comments, behaviour and arrogance, Hatton's fanbase and respect from the people absolutely puts his to shame.

Due to his distasteful comments, behaviour and arrogance!!!
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Tyson was bigger than all of them..

He bit a guy's ear off, Said he wanted to kill Ruddock and threatened to eat a certain fighters children!!

he wasn't distasteful and arrogant.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Due to his distasteful comments, behaviour and arrogance!!!
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Tyson was bigger than all of them..

He bit a guy's ear off, Said he wanted to kill Ruddock and threatened to eat a certain fighters children!!

he wasn't distasteful and arrogant.

Popular with the british fans, Tyson isn't British, ciao.

Lewis was in superfights he was BRITISH..

You're just a d**k who can't debate properly...why don't you go somewhere else..

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Lewis was in superfights he was BRITISH..

You're just a d**k who can't debate properly...why don't you go somewhere else..

Post of the day

He really is the pits isn't he??

The genius of PBF wrote:

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Lewis was in superfights he was BRITISH..

You're just a d**k who can't debate properly...why don't you go somewhere else..

Post of the day

Now who's 'following'

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:He really is the pits isn't he??

and Boooooom there we go again, we get another example of your hot head with yet another insult because you haven't been told what you want to hear. Reported.

yawn....

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:He really is the pits isn't he??

I know exactly what his response is going to be so predictable.

Predictable as always

The genius of PBF wrote:Predictable as always

Your a bonafied wum though lol. Every poster says it, haha, you and Truss make a brilliant team
a fat, irate, over aggressive yank and an obsessed mentalist material Mayweather supporter, haha

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:yawn....

Right though aint i

"Every poster say's it ha ha...."

Just let him humiliate himself..

no need for me to say anything..

Towzer, the fact Tyson isn't British is irrelevant. He was far bigger than the guys you named, and was MUCH more arrogant and distasteful than Haye.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/F19878545?thread=7965428&show=50

Truss read this look how most posters think he is like

Young_Towzer wrote:

The genius of PBF wrote:Predictable as always

Your a bonafied wum though lol. Every poster says it, haha, you and Truss make a brilliant team
a fat, irate, over aggressive yank and an obsessed mentalist material Mayweather supporter, haha

Reported you there young towzer yet again breaking the house rules tut tut...hopefully you will lead yourself to a second and permanent ban on here.

The genius of PBF wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/F19878545?thread=7965428&show=50

Truss read this look how most posters think he is like

You call me obsessed, a stalker, etc. But then go and dig an article up i won't read it because i couldn't give a damn what anyone thinks of me, the fact of the matter is though i aint a WUM, you are, sugar boy hit the nail on the head earlier, when they brought you back the problems arose, your just a wind up who doesn't fool me. Saying i'm obsessed of you really is stupid and baffling, especially when we look at you bringing article links up ...Been doing your homework on me again haha, how can i take you seriously when you say Mayweather's better than Ali, Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson? how can i also take you seriously when you are so obsessively bias of 1 particular fighter ? mmm i can't. Your a wum, we all know it.

How do you know Mayweather isn't???

I mean I haven't got him top but tell me how you know he isn't??

All the others have been beat..

Guys, do you have to do this over the majority of threads on here?
Its spoiling the articles and becoming very silly now.
Please have some respect for the OP and keep the threads on topic instead of degenerating the articles into this.

The genius of PBF wrote:

Young_Towzer wrote:

The genius of PBF wrote:Predictable as always

Your a bonafied wum though lol. Every poster says it, haha, you and Truss make a brilliant team
a fat, irate, over aggressive yank and an obsessed mentalist material Mayweather supporter, haha

Reported you there young towzer yet again breaking the house rules tut tut...hopefully you will lead yourself to a second and permanent ban on here.

Cheers, i reported you as well.

Young_Towzer wrote:

The genius of PBF wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/F19878545?thread=7965428&show=50

Truss read this look how most posters think he is like

You call me obsessed, a stalker, etc. But then go and dig an article up i won't read it because i couldn't give a damn what anyone thinks of me, the fact of the matter is though i aint a WUM, you are, sugar boy hit the nail on the head earlier, when they brought you back the problems arose, your just a wind up who doesn't fool me. Saying i'm obsessed of you really is stupid and baffling, especially when we look at you bringing article links up ...Been doing your homework on me again haha, how can i take you seriously when you say Mayweather's better than Ali, Leonard, Sugar Ray Robinson? how can i also take you seriously when you are so obsessively bias of 1 particular fighter ? mmm i can't. Your a wum, we all know it.

Like I said before I dont think anyone takes you seriously on here...Predictable as always young towzer

My opinion is Floyd Mayweather is the greatest of all time so whats it got to do with you...You dont allow other posters opinions and your a keyboard warrior who tries to bully others into sharing the same opinion...You also have a disgusting attitude towards posters.

Y I Man wrote:Guys, do you have to do this over the majority of threads on here?
Its spoiling the articles and becoming very silly now.
Please have some respect for the OP and keep the threads on topic instead of degenerating the articles into this.

Ive locked the thread as you obviously missed my post.
Please read it.

I'll unlock the thread shortly.

I trust you have read it, thread unlocked.
Its the weekend.
Play nice

Argentina didn't win your soccer world cup in 86 by playing nice did they???

Should just dish out suspensions or something. It's getting tedious reading their bickering on every thread.