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Title: Excitement beyond belief... Post by: thommo on December 06, 2007, 12:34:25 PM Is anyone else feeling the same in preparation for Mayweather Vs Ricky Hatton?
Honestly, I have not felt these type of shivers up the spine and mixture of nerves, giddyness, thrill-seeking, panicking, brain-wrecking, pulse-racing, out and out pure exhilaration since England played the semis in Euro 96. It's such a contrats between the fighters. Hatton: bullish, impeccable body work, hunger, down-to-earth, man of the people, unstoppable power, ferocious. And Mayweather: slick, deft, fluid, handspeed, manipiulator, showman, bravado and braggadocio, entourage of hype-men and sycophants, undefeated. Something's gotta give, and I don't know who that's going to be. This takes me back to the time when boxing was was one of those 'get the family round the telly' occassions - Benn vs Eubank encounters, Barry McGuigan getting the world title, Lennox Lewis taking the title in America. Such a pity it's HBO/Sky affair and not one that everyone can enjoy. Where's your money going? Title: Re: Excitement beyond belief... Post by: Raymond Banning on December 06, 2007, 02:32:03 PM My money's going on ten cans of stella and a lamb bhuna round at my mate Akmal's house.
Huzzah for ppv! Title: Re: Excitement beyond belief... Post by: Geoff on December 06, 2007, 10:25:17 PM Is anyone else feeling the same in preparation for Mayweather Vs Ricky Hatton? Honestly, I have not felt these type of shivers up the spine and mixture of nerves, giddyness, thrill-seeking, panicking, brain-wrecking, pulse-racing, out and out pure exhilaration since England played the semis in Euro 96. It's such a contrats between the fighters. Hatton: bullish, impeccable body work, hunger, down-to-earth, man of the people, unstoppable power, ferocious. And Mayweather: slick, deft, fluid, handspeed, manipiulator, showman, bravado and braggadocio, entourage of hype-men and sycophants, undefeated. Something's gotta give, and I don't know who that's going to be. This takes me back to the time when boxing was was one of those 'get the family round the telly' occassions - Benn vs Eubank encounters, Barry McGuigan getting the world title, Lennox Lewis taking the title in America. Such a pity it's HBO/Sky affair and not one that everyone can enjoy. Where's your money going? Spot on squire - regular people actually care about this bout. Although plenty of great fighters have been on the scene since the Benn/Eubank, this has really captured the imagination (front page of The Sun!). Title: Re: Excitement beyond belief... Post by: Graham Quinn on December 06, 2007, 11:10:21 PM if for no other reason than this....knack him ricky!!
(one more time) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6XVTiE89Dg&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBcM0saMhk&feature=related Title: Re: Excitement beyond belief... Post by: jwhaggis on December 06, 2007, 11:34:55 PM I'll be listening on 5 live.
I'm of an age now though where it will be an early night and early alarm for the fight...followed by a test match. Huzzah! |