ewerk 26150 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) Hope he doesn't do anything stupid now. Being beaten by Mayweather and Pacquiao is no disgrace and he struggled with that. They were world class, this guy tonight is anything but. I do hope he has a good team around him, even after they realise they aren't going to make any more money off him. He'll be remembered as a fantastic British fighter but he'll never be remembered as an all time great. Hopefully he'll be able to accept that at some point. Edited November 24, 2012 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I fear it's going to take some careful nurturing getting him to accept it's over . The sad thing is seeing himself as such a failure and he doesn't seem to see beyond that as an overwhelming negative . I wish him all the best, I really do . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19727 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I fear it's going to take some careful nurturing getting him to accept it's over . The sad thing is seeing himself as such a failure and he doesn't seem to see beyond that as an overwhelming negative . I wish him all the best, I really do . i echo that. i watched the fight on pay per view. he started well but looked old and tired and was hanging on in there from about round 5. timing was way off. he really ought to knock it on the head but it's so hard for fighters to accept it's all over. watching his post fight interview was heart breaking. hopefully he'll reflect on the fact he's had a world class career and can still sell out a 20k capacity venue in 6 hours. he's got a media personality career waiting for him if he wants it. i do fear for for him though. likely to balloon in size and be back on the luca before long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yup, he's clearly very fragile mentally and was doing this so "his kids would be proud of him" as feels sullied himself as 'a failure' more as he went on the gear etc . Bit of a vicious circle that I sincerely hope he cracks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 (edited) i echo that. i watched the fight on pay per view. he started well but looked old and tired and was hanging on in there from about round 5. timing was way off. he really ought to knock it on the head but it's so hard for fighters to accept it's all over. watching his post fight interview was heart breaking. hopefully he'll reflect on the fact he's had a world class career and can still sell out a 20k capacity venue in 6 hours. he's got a media personality career waiting for him if he wants it. i do fear for for him though. likely to balloon in size and be back on the luca before long. Yup. I get the feeling he'd happily give up his millions immediately just to be able to rewind time back to a decade ago. Some fighters - and footballers, and all professional sports men and women really - give it up when their hearts are not in it any more but it's clear that how much passion Hatton still has for boxing and he couldn't let it go. He must have been an emotional wreck just to want the fight in the first place. Edited November 24, 2012 by Monroe Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Don't forget this interview he had the other day: http://www1.skysports.com/boxing/news/20876/8273378/Ricky-Hatton-will-quit-boxing-for-good-if-he-loses-against-Vyacheslav-Senchenko "I'll quit if I lose. I've suffered depression and it is something I will have until the day I die," he told The Sun. "But Ricky Hatton now, I feel so much more relaxed - comfortable with myself. "There's a spring in my step, I'm happy at home. You could say that I feel as if I have won already no matter what happens in the fight. "Of course I don't want to lose to Senchenko, I want to win another world title. "But if the worse happens, so be it. I know I can get up on Sunday morning and look at myself in the mirror and say 'It didn't come off, you haven't got it anymore, so go and be the best promoter and trainer you can be'. "I think I can do that, but three years ago? No chance. Ricky Hatton today? Yes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Of course, if I was a cynic I would say he always knew he was finished but also knew he had box office draw and saw this as a great attempt at one off bumper pay day to raise some quick capital. If I was a cynic like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19727 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Of course, if I was a cynic I would say he always knew he was finished but also knew he had box office draw and saw this as a great attempt at one off bumper pay day to raise some quick capital. If I was a cynic like... surely he's got more than enough to live off for the rest of his life? he made millions from the mayweather and pacman fights. though with a coke habit, who knows? i honestly think he returned to boxing to see if he could rekindle old performances. the money wouldn't hurt of course, but he didn't want to be remembered for being knocked out in two rounds in his last fight. sadly, his comeback ended like so many others - on the canvas yet again. you could see from his post match interview how much it meant to him. i just hope he can reflect on a wonderful career and enjoy his retirement from the ring - and a future career in the media, if he wants it - instead of sinking back into drugs, booze, junk food and depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 He has his gym, does his promotions and trains fighters too so there should be enough to keep him occupied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Anyone been watching the Flintoff thing on Sky? The scrap's coming on shortly if you're interested anyway. Streams available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idioteque 0 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Well that was easy for Pricey and 11/10 Rounds 1-3 was buying money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Anyone been watching the Flintoff thing on Sky? The scrap's coming on shortly if you're interested anyway. Streams available. Is it possible in this day and age to stream from the WWW to an iPhone? For those with Sky I've read it's free on channel 930 ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Is it possible in this day and age to stream from the WWW to an iPhone? Do you understand anything about technology at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monroe Transfer 0 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 CT - there's this newfangled thing on the interweb called a 'search engine'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 CT treats this place like his own personal google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Is it possible in this day and age to stream from the WWW to an iPhone? For those with Sky I've read it's free on channel 930 ??? Nop. Can on Android though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Has the pillock been knocked out yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Flintoff wins with more windmills than Mick Channon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 34166 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Flintoff wins with more windmills than Mick Channon. Aye sloppy as fuck, but it's impossible not to be pleased for the bloke. I'd rather watch him than fucking Haye or Chisora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30232 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Think it's for a TV show and they suggested it was probably only going to be a one-off. Fair play to him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Tyson Fury on tonight, channel 5 from 9. Definitely splits opinion but an interesting character and fighter imo. Eubank Jr too who is a good little fighter if not a little too arrogant/moody. Edited December 1, 2012 by Gejon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Please tell me it'll be better than that Flintoff rubbish I was forced to watch last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 More than likely, the Eubank fight at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5881 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 The Flintoff fight was terrible. How bad was the bloke he fought? He only landed one clean punch and Freddie still went down like a sack of shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Think he won 2 fights before Freddie, they normally match opponents at that level pretty well. Flintoff was always going to be paired up with someone he was likely to beat, the back story was quite clever though and something I fell for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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