Off Topic Tyson Fury: Talented Showman or Thick Idiot

Best bit of boxing by a mile, only heavyweight that excited me when I was a kid was Bruno, because he was British, but Tyson was an animal to watch & now I just don't really watch boxing at all!

 

I'd have calzagie, Benn and Hearns above Eubank personally.

 

AJ. Tbh I don't really know if he is or isn't, but he hasn't even beat a B level pro yet nevermind A; so it irritates me that he's hyped so much. He's also to get his chin tested and I hope it does against Whyte.

 

Yes, agreed about the opposition so far. But I believe he will make it to the top. The next fight is a bit more spicey! He's a big unit, the only thing about AJ is the amount of muscle. Might sound strange but I think too much muscle drains the energy in later rounds. Used to happen to Bruno.

 

This is a crap story really, but I'll tell it anyway in case someone knows what the **** I'm talking about

I once went to a gig, I'm thinking in Hull, but I could be wrong, and the support act was a solo guitarist
Anyway in conversation it turned out that he had been a boxer and had once fought a title fight against Thomas Hearns! He was quite good too ( at guitarist, he wasn't as good as Hearns at boxing) . I remember checking at the time ( probably in an encyclopaedia or by going to the library!) and it was true.

I was impressed at the time, but I can't even remember who it was I had even gone to see now

Senility eh!?

 

If you went on boxrec and looked at all Hearns title fights it would probably come back to you.

 

I don't think it would

I can't remember his name, or what he looked like, or where it was, or who he was supporting, or who I was with.......I assume it was a great night ! ( actually I can remember he was white so that would narrow it down...and it also means I can't have been too hammered?)

 

You sure it was Hearns??

 

Are you sure it was guitar?

Are you sure it was you that saw him?

 

Weirdly that was the only part I'm sure about...I think

 

I've got a team at my work thinking about this Dennis. The jobs gone to **** cos of you and your drunken reminiscences.

You sure it wasnt Roberto Duran?

 

it was a sketchy time in my life...for various reasons

Now you come to mention it you might want to widen the research to anyone who had a fight with Duran Duran as well

 

Not saying its this bloke. But its a maybe??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Thorn
Thorn was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, but as an infant his family moved and he was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is also the cousin of Stan Thorn, a keyboardist for the band Shenandoah and Kay Bain's Saturday Mornin' Band on the WTVA Saturday morning series, The Mornin' Show.

Before his professional music career began, he was briefly a professional boxer, having fought a nationally-televised fight against former world champion Roberto Durán,[1] and also won the Mid-South Middleweight Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. After a few years of working in a local furniture factory and playing in local clubs, he was discovered by music professional Miles Copeland (brother of The Police drummer Stewart Copeland), was signed to a recording contract with A&M Records and recorded his first album, Hammer & Nail in 1997, followed by seven more albums. In early 2008, he enjoyed national TV performance appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

His album Pimps and Preachers, debuted at No. 83 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was released on June 22, 2010. It is the highest position he has had on these charts.[3]

Thorn has toured as an opening act for Huey Lewis & the News, Sting, John Prine, Marianne Faithfull, Mark Knopfler, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt,Toby Keith and Jeff Beck, Jerry Jeff Walker

His 2012 album What the Hell Is Going On was the #12 Most Played Album of 2012 on the AMA Chart.[4] What the Hell Is Going On was Thorn's second record to debut on the Billboard Top 100 during its first week of release.[5]

In 2014, Thorn released Too Blessed to Be Stressed, which he described as a collection of "positive anthem songs."[6]

 

Just seen him singing to vlad! Not a bad singer TBF the more I see him the more I'm warming to him!

 

Wait, you're surprised people who get punched in the head repeatedly are thick as pigshit?

 

Not sure if it's even worth watching the Fury fight, the consensus seems to be Klitschko will KO him after a few rounds, heard round 7 mentioned a lot so tempted to have a bet on it.

 

Had personal experience with Bruno, not in the ring though obviously! Ran past him on the end stage of the Great North Run so I think his energy had drained much like you describe!

 

Loved watching Bruno. So nearly made it against Mike Tyson. ''He's hurt Tyson. He's hurt Tyson and Tyson knows it and is going for him'' Harry Carpenter.

As for Saturday and Tyson Fury - I think his chin is a bit iffy - so Klitschko for me. Within 9 rounds.

 

Really hoping for a first round knockout by Klitschko.

Fury is a clown who needs taking down a peg or two.