Anyone remember when Oleg got sent off

[Tony C]

Champions league…Schalke away…dead rubber game.

Broke the guy’s jaw with 1 punch and got a 4 game ban.

Feel sorry for the poor Russian who gets cornered by him and the Klitchko brothers.

[PSRB]

Champions league…Schalke away…dead rubber game.

Broke the guy’s jaw with 1 punch and got a 4 game ban.

Feel sorry for the poor Russian who gets cornered by him and the Klitchko brothers.

Abramovich brokering a peace deal, apparently. A plea to get get access to his money, I would suggest

[Luis Anaconda]

Champions league…Schalke away…dead rubber game.

Broke the guy’s jaw with 1 punch and got a 4 game ban.

Feel sorry for the poor Russian who gets cornered by him and the Klitchko brothers.
He's a solid lad for certain. I wonder if Russia will send in Valuev - basically as shaved bear anyway

[Pat Vegas]

Abramovich brokering a peace deal, apparently. A plea to get get access to his money, I would suggest

he should introduce a specialist in peace deals right at the last moment, that should do the trick.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

He's a solid lad for certain. I wonder if Russia will send in Valuev - basically as shaved bear anyway

I remember him. Haye beat him on points. Totally out-boxed him for 11 rounds and then went for the kill in the 12th.

Apparently, when Oleg first played internationally, it was for the USSR.

[Chief Arrowhead]

Champions league…Schalke away…dead rubber game.

Broke the guy’s jaw with 1 punch and got a 4 game ban.

Feel sorry for the poor Russian who gets cornered by him and the Klitchko brothers.

The Horse! Actually, we were told that was his nickname and were relishing a speedy RB bombing forward and creating havoc. The fact that it took him a good 15 seconds just to cross the halfway line made that nickname suspect. then it turned out that his Ukrainian nickname was mistranslated, the correct translation was The Moose! that's more like it.

I recall that he also chastised his former Dynamo Kiev mate Sergei Rebrov's transfer to Spurs, saying that he should have gone to a bigger, better club. Hahaha

there is also the totally unsourced story that I choose to believe. He came to London to work out for both Spurs and Arsenal for a potential move. When he told the taxi driver what he was doing, at the time going to Spurs first, the cabby told him he was mad to even consider Spurs and instead took him to Arsenal first. He signed that day and never went to Spurs!

[Luis Anaconda]

I remember him. Haye beat him on points. Totally out-boxed him for 11 rounds and then went for the kill in the 12th.

Apparently, when Oleg first played internationally, it was for the USSR.

Watched that in the Boston Arms - was a superb fight by Haye. Always admire him for that

[Luis Anaconda]

The Horse! Actually, we were told that was his nickname and were relishing a speedy RB bombing forward and creating havoc. The fact that it took him a good 15 seconds just to cross the halfway line made that nickname suspect. then it turned out that his Ukrainian nickname was mistranslated, the correct translation was The Moose! that's more like it.

I recall that he also chastised his former Dynamo Kiev mate Sergei Rebrov's transfer to Spurs, saying that he should have gone to a bigger, better club. Hahaha

there is also the totally unsourced story that I choose to believe. He came to London to work out for both Spurs and Arsenal for a potential move. When he told the taxi driver what he was doing, at the time going to Spurs first, the cabby told him he was mad to even consider Spurs and instead took him to Arsenal first. He signed that day and never went to Spurs!

He was absolutely brilliant for that Kiev side though - still one of the best sides I have ever seen.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Watched that in the Boston Arms - was a superb fight by Haye. Always admire him for that

That was the first time I realised I could stream boxing as well as football.

I watched all the Benn, Eubank, Watson fights but once they went onto Sky, and if I wasn't abroad, I'd be in a squat, I never got to see Collins or Calzage box. Were they as good as they say?

[Tony C]

https://youtu.be/h5w-weMkbrU

Saw this the other day….lol Collins calling out Jones for dodging him then Eubank jumps in about him dodging Calzaghe…proper instigator.

[Luis Anaconda]

That was the first time I realised I could stream boxing as well as football.

I watched all the Benn, Eubank, Watson fights but once they went onto Sky, and if I wasn't abroad, I'd be in a squat, I never got to see Collins or Calzage box. Were they as good as they say?

Silver era - wasn't quite the days of Hagler, Duran, Barkley, Leonard. Sure I've missed one there

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Silver era - wasn't quite the days of Hagler, Duran, Barkley, Leonard. Sure I've missed one there

Cheers. But how did they compare to Benn, Watson and Eubank?

I was in the North Bank the afternoon of the Watson-Eubank fight. We were all singing Watson's name. He was a proper Gooner and wanted to bring fights to Highbury like in 'Enry Cooper's day.

The two best fights I ever watched ended with the loser in a coma - Watson and McCellan. That's the sad reality of boxing.

I didn't like the fact that when they asked McCellan whether it would be an issue fighting in London cos he's never boxed abroad, he asked "What do the Brits know about boxing?" and said we were all poofs. He also used to feed kittens to his pit-bulls. He was into dog fighting and killed one of his dogs after it lost. Utter scum. Still doesn't deserve to end up crippled though.

[Chief Arrowhead]

Silver era - wasn't quite the days of Hagler, Duran, Barkley, Leonard. Sure I've missed one there Tommy 'the Hit Man' Hearns. aka the ' Motor City Cobra'.

[Luis Anaconda]

Tommy 'the Hit Man' Hearns. aka the ' Motor City Cobra'.

Of course - how did I miss that one. Getting old, chief

[Luis Anaconda]

Cheers. But how did they compare to Benn, Watson and Eubank?

I was in the North Bank the afternoon of the Watson-Eubank fight. We were all singing Watson's name. He was a proper Gooner and wanted to bring fights to Highbury like in 'Enry Cooper's day.

The two best fights I ever watched ended with the loser in a coma - Watson and McCellan. That's the sad reality of boxing.

I didn't like the fact that when they asked McCellan whether it would be an issue fighting in London cos he's never boxed abroad, he asked "What do the Brits know about boxing?" and said we were all poofs. He also used to feed kittens to his pit-bulls. He was into dog fighting and killed one of his dogs after it lost. Utter scum. Still doesn't deserve to end up crippled though.

Absolute different class, gg. Hagler was the best - I was a big Minter fan so remember Hagler absolutely destroying him.

Also agree on the McCellan fight - one of the best I've ever seen but very sad how it turned out. Didn't see the Watson one but remember he doing the marathon in 2003 I think. Finished a couple of days later so it went past my office on the Monday. Was with Audley Harrison - great moment. Was a lovely boxer as well

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Absolute different class, gg. Hagler was the best - I was a big Minter fan so remember Hagler absolutely destroying him.

Also agree on the McCellan fight - one of the best I've ever seen but very sad how it turned out. Didn't see the Watson one but remember he doing the marathon in 2003 I think. Finished a couple of days later so it went past my office on the Monday. Was with Audley Harrison - great moment. Was a lovely boxer as well

Fair fücking play. Respect to the pair of them.

The Watson-Eubank fight was scary. Our boy was ahead on points at floored Eubank at the end of the 11th. Looked like a certain victory. Eubank got back up and smacked MW down, into the ropes. Start of the 12th, MW is out on his feet and Eubank just batters him in the corner until it's stopped shortly afterwards.

When Eubank was knocked down at the end of the 1tth, he knew he basically had to kill Watson to win and had one round and a few seconds in which to do it.

After that, Eubank kept defending his title by winning on points. Everyone gave him shît for that. But I fully respect him. He had a career but realised the damage he could do, so he kept winning fights and retaining his title without throwing a proper punch again. Who can blame him?