OK so whose bright idea was it to take on the Yanks at Baseball, and make it their home game?
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6 comments:
Just as well he didn't play no forwards this time otherwise we could have been embarrassed ???
For £15 an hour Scotland could get a joiner to board up their goals.
Whoohoo...USA in Hoops albeit red yins, and nay Ken Buchanan girnin aboot the heat, makes me proud to be whatever TF I am.
Arthur Kelly Chgo/Craigneuk
Arthur Kelly Chgo/Craigneuk
By Anonymous on USA 5 V SCOTLAND 1 “AND IT’S ONE TWO THREE STRIKE... on 29/05/12
Buchanan was a classic boxer but he should never have climbed in to the ring with Roberto Duran. Too much heat? Low blows? Bollocks! Duran hit him so many times Buchanan thought he was surrounded. The Scottish sporting press have turned Duran in to the villain and Buchanan in to the hero. This is a crock of bulldung, Duran went on to go to war with fighters whom Buchanan could not have sparred with, time to get real Scottish fight fans.
You misrepresent Buchanan. When Ken won the title the BBBC refused to recognise him and did not allow him to fight in the UK. Duran himself has always said that Buchanan was one of his hardest battles. Duran's manager would not even consider a rematch, although duran himself had no probvlem with it. Duran's manages felt that they might lose a points decision to Ken.
It is well known that Buchanan was hit low very hard in round 13. Not just below the belt or on it but what we call an 'up and in' shot right into the testicles with Duran's lethal a right hand - a clear illegal blow. Duran admitted this later and if you watch it closely you see Duran take one left hook and two good rights that slightly shook him and the shot was one of venom and retaliation.
Do not misunderstand me - Ken was losing and being fairly well beaten (Duran's head did some good work as well from round three onwards). Nevertheless, the incident was a foul and that is a fact. I do beliive Ken could have continued, but that is a different issue.
As for Duran you are slightly misguided in my opinion. He quite against Leonard and shamed himself, and was then sparked out very easily by Hearns and he boxed like a galvinised corpse against Hagler. Duran liked to play the villian himself but tended to cave in against guys he could not intimidate - like Hearns, Hagler and Leonard. You should remember that he demolished Davey Moore (killed him in fact) who was regarded as bright champion propsect but he did not demolish Ken Buchanan. Defeated him maybe yes, but it was no demolition job.
I think that Glaswegians cannot forgive Ken for being from Edinburgh and for beating Jim Watt.
All best,
A. J. Liebling
“Duran himself has always said that Buchanan was one of his hardest battles”
This is wishful thinking, great boxers and their managers have sung the praises of their opponents after beating them on many occasions and I’m sorry but it doesn’t stand up. The low blow you refer to was Ken’s way out of being stopped because of too much punishment or being knocked out, clinging to these myths does Buchanan’s reputation no favours. I am a fan of Buchanan and that is why I refuse to tarnish his reputation by making a spurious case to try to place him in the same category as Duran, Hagler, Leonard, (beaten by Duran in a stand off fight where the fighter beat the boxer) followed by a fight where the boxer (Leonard) got on his bike and danced his way to victory against the fighter (Duran)
Your reference to Davy Moore is prejudicial in the extreme and makes Duran sound like a murderer you really should look at that again if you want to be taken seriously. If you check my previous articles on my blog you might find evidence to persuade you that your reference to the Glasgow Edinburgh divide is nonsense. I couldn’t care less where people come from town, city or country.
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