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Has boxing lost its glamour ?

britexpat's picture

Gone are the days of Ali, Frazier and Foreman..
Now they are having to depend on has beens to prop up the sport.. How sad!

DON KING is ready to offer Lennox Lewis £25million to come out of retirement and face comeback king Vitali Klitschko.
The giant Ukrainian regained the WBC heavyweight title by forcing Nigerian Samuel Peter to quit after eight rounds of their Berlin battle on Saturday.

Londoner Lewis, 43, has not fought since beating 6ft 8in Klitschko on cuts in June 2003.

Veteran American promoter King — who will approach Lewis with an offer this week — said: “What a triumph that would be for us old guys.”

Klitschko, 37, had not boxed since beating Brit Danny Williams in December 2004. But he ruled out a fight against younger brother Wladimir who holds the IBF and WBO titles.

Vitali said: “It was my dream to be world champion at the same time as Wladimir and I have done it, but we will never fight.

“I don’t feel any different to four years ago. I still have the skills and if I’m healthy I can still use them.”


deedee's picture

deedee said boxing had glamour? ...

LOL I just thought it was 2 big sweaty guys trying to beat the crap out of each other. I have always failed to see any entertainment value in that. It's just my opinion.

 

qatarisun's picture

qatarisun said OMG! do words boxing and ...

OMG! do words boxing and glamour ever come together??


 

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qatarisun said ops deedee, i read your post ...

ops deedee, i read your post after i have posted mine one... we seem to have the same opinion on this matter :)


 

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someonenew said I never thought boxing had a ...

I never thought boxing had a lot of glamour in it but its a very inspiring game somehow....

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Bastook said I don't support Boxing as a ...

I don't support Boxing as a sport, but boxing as an exercise (hitting the sack) I am totally supporting it

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smoke said hmmm reminds me of Rocky ...

hmmm reminds me of Rocky movies! Rocky Balboa where he comes out of retirement only to get his ass whooped, but then again i feel they do it all for publicity. no one fights for the love of the sport anymore :(

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

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britexpat's picture

britexpat said QS.. ...

Oh youngster! You don't recall the heady days of Ali, Frazier , Sugar Ray Leanord, Oscar De le Hoya, whom teh ladies used to swoon over..

Theer are ofcourse ladies who box nowadays.. i'm not a fan, but Leila Ali and Carmen Dominguez come to mind.

I do believe that boxing used to be a sport, but now its down on the doldrums...

 

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qatarisun said Leila Ali and Carmen ...

Leila Ali and Carmen Dominguez?? are they boxers??
well... feel sorry for them.. what a painful way of earning their bread.. :)


 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said QS.. ...

Some men find it exciting to see two females in shorts and tops, with perspiration slugging it out..

Let me clarify that i am not one of them..

 

qatarisun's picture

qatarisun said brit ...

then i feel sorry for these women even more.. :(
the way of earning is not only painful but also insulting.. :(


 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Boxing??? Glamorous? Excuse ...

Boxing??? Glamorous? Excuse me?????
Blood, sweat, pain, no brains,broken noses, need I go on?

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

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svelte_saggi said boxing....an inspiration! ...

it sure is one....esp if u have siblings at home :-D

not sure about the glamour bit,though.i don't find sweaty men with bleeding noses very 'glamorous'....duh!

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said Hamds up all those ladies who like ...

Oscar De le hoya or
Marvin Hagler...

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said who're they????they sound ...

who're they????they sound like some mafia dons to me.....

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Svelte...I'd prefer a mafia ...

Svelte...I'd prefer a mafia don to a boxer any time!

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

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dmigtysolomon said Brit,... ...

wait 'till Oscar meet Manny Pacqiao!!!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said alexa... ...

join the club,hun'!i think those guys with their slick hairstyles and Old Spice on their breaths are just drop-dead attractive!oooooooooh! ;-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said Alexa.. ...

The word "Mol" comes to mind..

OK.. perhaps I shouldn't have used the word glamour, but bringing 43 year olds back to revive the sport.. Would people actually pay ?

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said 43 year olds??? ...

those guys ought be sitting pretty at home and playing with their kids!what the heck are they doing in a boxing ring?????

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said What is "Mol"???? Oh, and ...

What is "Mol"????
Oh, and would people pay? I don't know...lots of strange people in this world...:0

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

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Mandilulur said Alexa, I believe that a ...

Alexa, I believe that a "moll" is (was) a gangster's girlfriend, a waaaaay long time ago. And I mean a gangster, not a gangsta.
Mandi

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Mandi...ooh I see...a ...

Mandi...ooh I see...a gangstER...something like Bugsy.....should be fun!

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said Alexa.. ...

They were kept in style by the gangsters and fawned upon..

What more can you ask for?

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said wow! ...

the idea of them 'Molls' ain't all that revolting,eh gurlz?sounds kinda stylish and 'svelte' to me ;-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said svelte_saggi.. ...

You forgot to mention that usually they dressed trashily.

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Dressing ...

Dressing trashily....hmmm...the most classy trashy dresser IMHO is Christina Aguilera......yep, THAT I can do.....lol :0

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

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Mandilulur said "I like my women just a ...

"I like my women just a little on the trashy side, when they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed."
Very catchy country music song by Confederate Railroad.
Mandi

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said Wants to answe, but bites ...

Wants to answer, but bites his lip!

 

Alexa's picture

Alexa said Brit watch out...it might ...

Brit watch out...it might turn into a Pretty Woman/ Angie lip!!!!!:0

You mess with the cat, you get the claws....

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said if dressing trashy means ...

if dressing trashy means looking like Christina Aguilera,i don't care a dime about looking trashy!i'd do anything to look like that doll!oooooh!

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

britexpat's picture

britexpat said svelte_saggi.. ...

Have you seen the amount of makeup she uses?? Probably as much as Oprah //
There is a fine line between dressing trashy and looking tacky..

Only a few, including Alexa could carry it off..:0)

 

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chevydjak said Ei, maybe the sparks is out ...

Ei, maybe the sparks is out for Heavy weight Division, but in lower divisions, hell!!! can't wait for dela hoya & pacquiao's bout.

In HW Division, after Tyson's fame I've got no idea on what's in there.

" AN END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS"

 

svelte_saggi's picture

svelte_saggi said brit.... ...

so whaaaaaaaaat?she looks drop-dead gorgeous and that's all that matters at the end of the day :-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

 

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