I lost my friend to TOMYTRONIC.
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Tape what you want, both night and day, then re-record, not fade away.
I have been collecting VHS cassettes for some time now and have an impressive collection of oddities that will probably never be repeated on television or youtube. I started recording shit back in the late 80s and the tapes still play perfectly today!
People who know nothing about boxing have become boxing experts and confusing Nikolay Valuev's size with natural ability. Ok, apart from Valuev's natural advantage he has zero skill, lets not forget a 44 year old Evander Holyfield took him to 12 rounds in a close and very controversial decision a few years back. Valuev is slow, lacks a decent punch and is now 36, now correct me if i'm wrong but those are bad stats when your in a heavyweight division holding the WBA belt, and facing David 'The Haymaker' Haye. Unfortunately ladies, this is a contact sport were size doesn't matter. In 1919 a similiar contest happened when Jack "The Manassa Mauler" Dempsey savaged the giant heavyweight champion Jess Willard. Jack Dempsey was 187 pounds and stood 6'1 against the champions 245 pounds and 6'6 !! So what if Dempsey's manager placed a bet on the fight and was said to coat Dempsey's hands in Plaster of Paris ! PAH ! Sounds obvious and easy to do...
It's a media blackout on an Olympic sport that is soaked in tradition!
Fellow boxing fans I have to say that the noble art has taken a fall and is doomed to become another . com sport, where the humble boxing enthusiast has to trawl through busy websites and blogs to seek scraps of information on the latest fights. Carl Froch and David Haye are flying the flag for British boxing and our media dont even care. For fuck sake, Carl Froch had to cross the pond to defend his WBC Super Middleweight title against a dangerous Jermain Tayler, due to lack of interest from British TV companies. I remember the good ol days when Lloyd Honeyghan entered the ring in trainers, a random guy flying into Caesars Palace on a parachute and landing on Riddick Bow's pregnant wife, disrupting Bow's title defence against Evander Holyfield, epic battles with Benn, Eubank, Watson, the Hitman Hearns knocking Dennis Andries down about 50,000 times, Bruno desprately trying to look good against an ageing Bugner, only to get smashed by an ageing Bonecrusher and lets not forg...
Well, Floyd Mayweather Jr's comeback fight against Juan Marquez did not disappoint. Ive been keeping a close eye on Mayweather since he totally smashed our boy Ricky Hatton back in 2007. It was obvious from round 1 that poor old Marquez was in for a troubled night and not one he will want to remember. I even caught a glimpse of compassion from Mayweather as he toyed with the first-rate Mexican hero in the later rounds, having floored him in round 2. So, Mayweather still reins supreme throughout the super Welterweight division and Welterweight division with a record of 40 wins 0 losses 25 Ko's. Who's next? Manny? Mosley? Please dont say Khan. I know styles make fights. It's like when Frazier beat up Ali, then Foreman demolished Frazier, then Ali comes outta retirement to rope-a-dope Foreman ! So, you never can truly rule anyone out. It's gonna be interesting, but in my opinion Floyd Money Mayweather is just too damn good, even when bringing his (B) game.
