Carl Froch v Arthur Abraham (WARNING - spoils fight result)

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:21 am

What a display from Froch,won every single round & was as dominant as Calzaghe against Lacy
Great performance & we now have another world champion
:grin:

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:34 am

That is one of those don`t look, but you can`t help yourself moments, a bit like when your finger goes through the loo paper, you know its wrong but....

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:55 am

As far as I know its not being shown anywhere on telly so Im not really spoiling it for anyone
Did you watch it last night Mr Butt ?

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:35 pm

No I was too busy watching the potential opponents in the FA cup highlight show, boy do they have some breaks in that banghead

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:45 pm

monkeybutt wrote:

No I was too busy watching the potential opponents in the FA cup highlight show, boy do they have some breaks in that banghead

....Yeah, I was sick of the sight of that Carling (no trainers) in space advert..... banghead

Mandy · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:01 pm

Crickets crap, yet two thugs knocking shit out of each other is considered entertaining?? Wheres that scratchy-head smiley??!!

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:16 pm

Would you prefer it if they removed their gloves, pulled out clumps of hair, swung handbags and stilettoed each other?

Mandy · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:32 pm

Nah, I'd prefer they knocked shite out of each other with nobody watching.

Oh sorry, they DO that don't they??!!

Thank fook it's all on Pay-per-view so blokes with more money than sense can still tune in...

Nice to see another of Hartlepool's boxing dynasty jailed last week too eh!

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 1:38 pm

Who was it?

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:25 pm

Mandy wrote:

Crickets crap, yet two thugs knocking shit out of each other is considered entertaining?? Wheres that scratchy-head smiley??!!

Two thugs knocking the shit out of each other - bollocks.
World class professional boxers are the most dedicated & highly trained sportsmen you'll ever find
Carl Froch last night gave the best British sporting performance of 2010

The actual throwing the ball & hitting it with a bat isnt too bad,its the tedious hanging around in between & the inevitable "Its raining so we'll call it a draw coz thats the gentlemanly public schoolboy thing to do" thats crap along with the bit where they all stop for a cup of tea & a prawn sandwich
Lets face it,watching Chess is as exciting as watching Cricket & both are perfectly suited to ganja smoking stoners in the zone maaaan

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:36 pm

MadJohn wrote:

GroovyCrimes wrote:

Carl Froch last night gave the best British sporting performance of 2010

...or a couple of near-naked thickets smacked each other around a bit while being cheered on by baying rarfs who presumably get off on the whole muscle-bound blokes in boots thing?

Depends on your view of boxing I suppose, much as your own stereotypes are influenced by your personal view of cricket. confised

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:08 pm

Mandy wrote:

Nah, I'd prefer they knocked shite out of each other with nobody watching.

Oh sorry, they DO that don't they??!!

Thank fook it's all on Pay-per-view so blokes with more money than sense can still tune in...

Nice to see another of Hartlepool's boxing dynasty jailed last week too eh!

Whatever happened to Michael Hunter, eh? :shock:

Compo · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:44 pm

Has he retired?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:48 pm

I don't know. That's why I'm asking.

Compo · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:46 pm

I love test cricket but the point chip made is the resaon why Twenty20 cricket is so massive and the IPL and world cup will soon take over test cricket.

Salty · **Posted:** Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:53 pm

it wont like compo, well apart for the easily pleased who have attention spans less than goldfish...

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

Chip Fireball wrote:

i dont mind watching boxing or cricket.

at least the boxing had a live audience. i put the cricket on at about half 2 in the morning and the ground was almost empty. presumably because the result at the end of 5 days was going to be that nobody won. which i guess is why test/county cricket has never been hugely popular as a spectator sport in this country. even the players/commentators seemed bored rigid.

That's the Aussies for you, they normally pack the ground on the first day and dwindle as the days go on. Given that the test was well placed for 4 out of the 5 days there has still been plenty of excitement and the whole test has been enthralling.

I personally can't stand 20/20 cricket but sadly it's the way the game is going to go. rage

Mr Creosote · **Joined:** Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:05 pm **Posts:** 1887

Agree with Salty. 20/20 cricket is for the male equivalent of hello readers. It only last a couple of hours so therefore must be good.

Its not, its rubbish. Its so rubbish its a lottery.

Salty · **Posted:** Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:01 am

Chip Fireball wrote:

Salty wrote:

it wont like compo, well apart for the easily pleased who have attention spans less than goldfish...

i think it already has, certainly on the county circuit.

i went to one four day game at the riverside to watch durham in the summer, and i kid you not, there were less than 100 spectators in the ground, almost all of them over 40. i was probably one ofthe few in the ground with my own teeth.

the 20/20 games are almost always packed.

when i worked at npower i used to get free tickets for england test matches and apart from games vs the aussies i struggled to give them away.

i'm not saying its a good thing, simply that modern society wants things quicker and with more action. they are even making the snooker shorter and quicker.

everyone knows county cricket is dull as fook, and the 20/20 version of that certainly has taken over - compo was on about international level where test cricket surely must always prevail....??

if it doesn't then I'll cry

mind, thinking on yous do have a point, the americanisation of our culture will demand short games with an outcome other than a draw....we're basically yank wannabe idiots in this country now.
And you're right, what they are doing to snooker is disgraceful.

Compo · **Posted:** Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:32 am

I agree salty, my cousins from New Yoek couldnt believe that a game is played for 5 day and ends in a draw.

I love test cricket and anyone that doesnt but only likes one-day or Twenty20 clearly doesnt understand cricket or the purity of the game.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

Compo wrote:

Has he retired?

yes he has retired back to bricklaying
the bricks dont hit back :grin:

Carl Froch v Arthur Abraham (WARNING - spoils fight result)

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