Comments on: War of the Roses Preview

By: David "irondave85" Lee

David "irondave85" Lee — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:53:15 +0000

LOL at the scrap. There’s always a few isn’ t there.

Yeah, the BBBofC are miles ahead of everyone else in their safety measures. Let’s just hope and pray that Rushton will pull through this.

By: Andrew Harrison

Andrew Harrison — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:20:09 +0000

I didn’t see the Rushton-Rose fight Dave, it was on after the main event. I’d have stayed for it (I tend to watch all of the undercard fights) but there was a pier six brawl which kicked off all around us during round seven of Moore-Rhodes.

A little fella got up on his chair, a bunch of scouse lads took exception, he went flying through 3 rows of seats and then it kicked off. The little guy started jabbing….yes jabbing….and was rounded on before being flattened with a chair which missed my head by 2mm.

After the fight finished we wandered into the foyer to try and have a bit chat with Ricky Hatton but the lunatics had taken over the asylum by this point so we decided to cut out losses and went back to the hotel bar.

It’s strange, you never want to see a fighter get hurt however I feel bad for not staying to watch the bout if you know what I mean? These kids are putting their lives on the line and we’re wandering off to get a glimpse of a celebrity boxer.

Just hope he’s gonna pull through ok, reports indicate there was no clot to remove. The BBB of C’s safety measures, including having the anaesthetist at ringside for all bouts, are excellent. I’ll be keeping a close eye on his progress.

By: David "irondave85" Lee

David "irondave85" Lee — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:30:19 +0000

Great fight. An absolute pleasure to watch. I agree there was a bit of a drained look about Moore after four rounds, but top marks to Rhodes. He’s certainly left his “Spice Boy” image behind him. Cracking bill as well, much better than the rubbish served up by Hennessy last weekend. Was saddened to hear about the tragic post-fight events of the Jason Rushton fight though. Hope he can pull through this. Did you see that fight Haz? Was it a late stoppage?

By: Andrew Harrison

Andrew Harrison — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:59:08 +0000

Hell of a banana skin Dave, what a fantastic win for Rhodes. Rumours were rife that Moore had real trouble with the weight and as is so often the case in these situations, he looked really strong early before fading dramatically. Not to take away from Rhodes however, I think he’d have won last night even if Moore had been at the top of his game, he was gutsy, resilient and brave but smart with it.

By: David "irondave85" Lee

David "irondave85" Lee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:25:28 +0000

I like Moore in this one, but if he’s taken his eye off the ball, Rhodes is just the man to spoil the party. Potential bannana skin for Moore, but I’ll take him to stop Rhodes late on.