Calzaghe-Lacy to take place in neutral country..

[Guest]

ISF's pwned us all!!!

[Drunken Cat]

The UK is a single "state" made up of various "nations." In case you guys don't realise it, our whole international system of "nation-states" is rather artificial and is the product of the treaty of Westphalia (roughly some 250 years ago I think). This was the first time that fixed political borders were drawn around geographical teritories that were supposed to be determined based on the historic geographical range of a given culture. Thus, the term "nation" is a denotion to a specific, culturaly uniform population of people, and the term "state" refers to the political head of the geographic teritories. Thus, "nation-state" actually refers to a single cultural population headed by a single state. However, as I said this title is quite artificial and almost never (if ever) occurs in the real world (Japan, Portugal, and several others come close). India for example is said to have around 1000 different "nations" under the one "state." Likewise, the U.K. has been said (in this thread) to have atleast four. So, both sides here are right in a way, it just depends on how you define the word "country." Politicaly speaking, I'd say the UK is one country.

[oldgringo]

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Fight site has been changed to Miami, Florida. This is another neutral site because Jeff Lacy is from St. Peterburgh, Florida, more than 100 miles from Miami.
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Hahaha that was funny.

[Guest]

Hahaha that was funny.

And also ****** and ill-informed.

[oldgringo]

England war with Scotland. England war with Northern Ireland. England hate sheep-shagging Welsh taffy ****s. The UK are not a unit! We don't like eachother.

Just watched that fight yesterday...Eubank hit Watson with a sick uppercut at the end of round.

I thought Eubank was done after that left right counter and then BOOM! Huge right uppercut sends Watson down and almost out.

The 11th round of that fight is one of the best single rounds in boxing history.

[JUYJUY]

Just watched that fight yesterday...Eubank hit Watson with a sick uppercut at the end of round.

I thought Eubank was done after that left right counter and then BOOM! Huge right uppercut sends Watson down and almost out.

The 11th round of that fight is one of the best single rounds in boxing history.

It won KO Magazine Round of the Year in 1991 and also KO Magazine Round of the Decade for the 1990's.

I couldn't believe that Watson was included in the top ten lb4lb at the KO end of year poll for 91 yet Eubank beat him twice and wasn't on any lb4lb rankings and even stranger that Watson was a cripple yet in the top ten lb4lb, ****ed up I say.

[oldgringo]

And also ****** and ill-informed.

I agree with what you guys are saying, and feel that bshed is just trying to push buttons at this point...

However, that kallsop post was funny.

[Toller]

"Sometimes, parts of states with a distinct history or culture are called "lands" or "countries": England, Scotland and Wales – the three constituent countries on the island of Great Britain – are often simply known as countries, even though they are effectively governed as "components" of the British state. The better view is, perhaps, that these constituent parts are not in fact "countries" since they do not exercise full autonomy; their status as "recognised exceptions" to the general rule that a country should have political autonomy points to the conclusion that they only retain the status of "country" to avoid upsetting the national pride of the people who live there. The reality is that the UK is the "country", while England, Scotland and Wales as constituent parts are no more "countries" than Bavaria or New York State (and arguably, the latter "non-country" examples have more political autonomy)." Source - Wilkipedia

[SnoopySmurf]

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Fight site has been changed to Miami, Florida. This is another neutral site because Jeff Lacy is from St. Peterburgh, Florida, more than 100 miles from Miami.
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Bwhahaha! That's a good one. Kinda hard to argue against that.

Yeah, those "countries" in the UK may not like each other....but they're all gonna get united and chant against Lacy. Hardly a neutral site if you ask me.

[Guest]

Bwhahaha! That's a good one. Kinda hard to argue against that..

Yeah... like Arizona is Mexico. Yeah, real hard. For a ******.