Has boxing lost its glamour ?

britexpat
By britexpat

Gone are the days of Ali, Frazier and Foreman..
Now they are having to depend on has beens to prop up the sport.. How sad!

DON KING is ready to offer Lennox Lewis £25million to come out of retirement and face comeback king Vitali Klitschko.
The giant Ukrainian regained the WBC heavyweight title by forcing Nigerian Samuel Peter to quit after eight rounds of their Berlin battle on Saturday.

Londoner Lewis, 43, has not fought since beating 6ft 8in Klitschko on cuts in June 2003.

Veteran American promoter King — who will approach Lewis with an offer this week — said: “What a triumph that would be for us old guys.”

Klitschko, 37, had not boxed since beating Brit Danny Williams in December 2004. But he ruled out a fight against younger brother Wladimir who holds the IBF and WBO titles.

Vitali said: “It was my dream to be world champion at the same time as Wladimir and I have done it, but we will never fight.

“I don’t feel any different to four years ago. I still have the skills and if I’m healthy I can still use them.”

By svelte_saggi• 14 Oct 2008 14:12
svelte_saggi

so whaaaaaaaaat?she looks drop-dead gorgeous and that's all that matters at the end of the day :-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By chevydjak• 14 Oct 2008 13:14
chevydjak

Ei, maybe the sparks is out for Heavy weight Division, but in lower divisions, hell!!! can't wait for dela hoya & pacquiao's bout.

In HW Division, after Tyson's fame I've got no idea on what's in there.

" AN END DOES NOT JUSTIFY THE MEANS"

By britexpat• 14 Oct 2008 12:13
britexpat

Have you seen the amount of makeup she uses?? Probably as much as Oprah //

There is a fine line between dressing trashy and looking tacky..

Only a few, including Alexa could carry it off..:0)

By svelte_saggi• 14 Oct 2008 11:45
svelte_saggi

if dressing trashy means looking like Christina Aguilera,i don't care a dime about looking trashy!i'd do anything to look like that doll!oooooh!

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 14:45
britexpat

Wants to answer, but bites his lip!

By Mandilulur• 13 Oct 2008 14:42
Mandilulur

"I like my women just a little on the trashy side, when they wear their clothes too tight and their hair is dyed."

Very catchy country music song by Confederate Railroad.

Mandi

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 14:29
britexpat

You forgot to mention that usually they dressed trashily.

By svelte_saggi• 13 Oct 2008 14:10
svelte_saggi

the idea of them 'Molls' ain't all that revolting,eh gurlz?sounds kinda stylish and 'svelte' to me ;-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 14:07
britexpat

They were kept in style by the gangsters and fawned upon..

What more can you ask for?

By Mandilulur• 13 Oct 2008 14:02
Mandilulur

Alexa, I believe that a "moll" is (was) a gangster's girlfriend, a waaaaay long time ago. And I mean a gangster, not a gangsta.

Mandi

By svelte_saggi• 13 Oct 2008 13:55
svelte_saggi

those guys ought be sitting pretty at home and playing with their kids!what the heck are they doing in a boxing ring?????

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 13:53
britexpat

The word "Mol" comes to mind..

OK.. perhaps I shouldn't have used the word glamour, but bringing 43 year olds back to revive the sport.. Would people actually pay ?

By svelte_saggi• 13 Oct 2008 13:51
svelte_saggi

join the club,hun'!i think those guys with their slick hairstyles and Old Spice on their breaths are just drop-dead attractive!oooooooooh! ;-)

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By anonymous• 13 Oct 2008 13:50
anonymous

wait 'till Oscar meet Manny Pacqiao!!!!!!

"dgoodrebel will always be the rebellious good one"

By svelte_saggi• 13 Oct 2008 13:48
svelte_saggi

who're they????they sound like some mafia dons to me.....

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 13:46
britexpat

Oscar De le hoya or

Marvin Hagler...

By svelte_saggi• 13 Oct 2008 13:44
svelte_saggi

it sure is one....esp if u have siblings at home :-D

not sure about the glamour bit,though.i don't find sweaty men with bleeding noses very 'glamorous'....duh!

Keep smiling!

Saggi!

By qatarisun• 13 Oct 2008 10:59
qatarisun

then i feel sorry for these women even more.. :(

the way of earning is not only painful but also insulting.. :(

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 10:52
britexpat

Some men find it exciting to see two females in shorts and tops, with perspiration slugging it out..

Let me clarify that i am not one of them..

By qatarisun• 13 Oct 2008 10:50
qatarisun

Leila Ali and Carmen Dominguez?? are they boxers??

well... feel sorry for them.. what a painful way of earning their bread.. :)

By britexpat• 13 Oct 2008 10:20
britexpat

Oh youngster! You don't recall the heady days of Ali, Frazier , Sugar Ray Leanord, Oscar De le Hoya, whom teh ladies used to swoon over..

Theer are ofcourse ladies who box nowadays.. i'm not a fan, but Leila Ali and Carmen Dominguez come to mind.

I do believe that boxing used to be a sport, but now its down on the doldrums...

By smoke• 13 Oct 2008 10:16
smoke

hmmm reminds me of Rocky movies! Rocky Balboa where he comes out of retirement only to get his ass whooped, but then again i feel they do it all for publicity. no one fights for the love of the sport anymore :(

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

_[]~SMoKE~[]_

 

By Bastook• 13 Oct 2008 08:59
Bastook

I don't support Boxing as a sport, but boxing as an exercise (hitting the sack) I am totally supporting it

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By someonenew• 13 Oct 2008 08:58
someonenew

I never thought boxing had a lot of glamour in it but its a very inspiring game somehow....

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By qatarisun• 13 Oct 2008 08:30
qatarisun

ops deedee, i read your post after i have posted mine one... we seem to have the same opinion on this matter :)

By qatarisun• 13 Oct 2008 08:29
qatarisun

OMG! do words boxing and glamour ever come together??

By deedee• 13 Oct 2008 07:53
deedee

LOL I just thought it was 2 big sweaty guys trying to beat the crap out of each other. I have always failed to see any entertainment value in that. It's just my opinion.

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