Mike Watson appreciation (the hell with Anorak and all the critics)

[Gregster]

Greg, Your Info Is Wrong.

Michael Sparred With Donald Lee When He Went To Detroit To Help Kirkland Prepare For Duran. He Did Not Fight Donald Lee In Amateurs.

Michael Sparred With Nunn In Los Angeles When Watson Was Alternate For Gb Team And Nunn Was Alternate For Us Team, It Was Not A Amateur Fight But Very Close Quality Sparring According To Those Who Saw.

Michael Won London Abas In 1984. Not 1982. Not 1983. But 1984. He Didnt Even Compete In 1982 Or 1983 Londons, He Lost At The Semi Final Stage Of An Nabc Tourney In 1982-83 Season But Came Back The Next Season To Win The Nabc Class C Championship Against Graeme Hall Of Whitburn At The Grosvenor House Hotel, I Should Know Because I Was There Covering It For The London Evening Standard.

The Fights You Talk Of With Errol Christie And John Melfah Were West Ham Versus West England.

Dan Sherry And O'sullivan Came To Birmingham For Western Europe Versus Canada, But Michael Fought Rick Duff At This Meet Not Those Guys. Beat The Guy Duff Too. And Michael Never Fought As An Amateur Overseas.

Thanks

Well, where is Watson's amateur record on the net so I can see for myself if he fought at the Canada Cup?

[Gregster]

Mike McCallum>Eubank/Benn/Graham/Collins/Watson

Benn would of beaten him atleast once in three fights and twice in five fights, and Graham already beat him. At 154, Graham would of definately beaten him.

Eubank put it nicely "Take his body punching away and he is not in my class", he sparred with McCallum for McCallum's fight with Graham so he should know. If Eubank could take a body shot, he'd of beaten him.

Collins, give me a break. Why are you even mentioning him in the same sentance?

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

Actually, McCallum beat the Herol Graham in his own country by decision. Additionally, Eubank is an idiot for saying "take away his body punching and he's not in my class". Well, no **** Sherlock. That's like Tony Tubbs saying "Mike Tyson's not in my class if you take away his punching power".

And now, you get bad karma. Everyone else please follow suit and give him bad karma as well.

[Guest]

Actually, McCallum beat the Herol Graham in his own country by decision. Additionally, Eubank is an idiot for saying "take away his body punching and he's not in my class". Well, no **** Sherlock. That's like Tony Tubbs saying "Mike Tyson's not in my class if you take away his punching power".

And now, you get bad karma. Everyone else please follow suit and give him bad karma as well.

Brother, you don't have to ask twice!!!

[Guest]

I mean, post this bull**** in BOXING HISTORY FFS!!

How many f***ing times do we have to read the SAME THREAD OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN???

[Orange Sneakers]

Mccallum was actually the underdog against Watson,but damn he bounced those gloves off Watsons ribcage well. So,I think Mccallum would of actually been a pretty big underdog against Benn if Benn had beat Watson.

[Orange Sneakers]

Collins, give me a break. Why are you even mentioning him in the same sentance?

Collins was awesome! Who ever brawled with him and came out on top even for a few secs? Nobody. Remember Mccallum fight,Collins suffered stage fright and anyway the Petronellis gameplan was to box Mccallum for some strange reason. When Collins became aggressive brawler though after six rounds,he clearly won rounds 6-9 against Mccallum more clearly than any round Mccallum won. Mccallum didnt like it,he couldnt beat Collins standing with him so boxed on the move for rounds 9-12 actually running from Collins at certain points! Then,he refused to give Collins a rematch. Benn chose to brawl with Collins,and he came unstuck,he just couldnt get the better of Collins which was a shock because this was Nigel Benn! So,Benns corner pulled him out twice. Ive never seen anybody get the better of Collins when they have decided to stand with him. Collins said he had over one hundred streetfights and never lost a one-on-one.

[Orange Sneakers]

Sure,Collins is nowhere near the skill level of Eubank,Watson,Toney,Mcclellan,Mccallum,Graham or Benn and nowhere near the skill level of Nunn before Kalambay and Kalambay before Nunn,but the fact that Collins found success with such limited talent deserves the utmost respect!

[Gregster]

I get that impression, in earlier fights of Watson i have he was more of a badboy but when he fought Benn and Mccallum and 1st Eubank he was a goodboy! Ive got the Bruno v Witherspoon card on VHS from Wembley where he Ktfos simon Collins early on with a sweet right cross that laced thru his defence. I got about a few others, maybe four others , and he was bad back then. He tried being a nice guy, it did nt work, so he was a badboy again for 2nd Eubank fight

Check your PM's.

[Guest]

Check your PM's.

Why don't the pair of you continue this minority discussion on pm? Or maybe THE BOXING HISTORY FORUM where it's supposed to be carried out?