[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by waterhog

should we do a u-turn or a eubank on boxing ? 31.3.16

　

when i was little

boxing had glamour

saturday nights were like xmas tinsel

back then i was to young to poetry grammar.

we would all settee group

the TV remote control was uno

george and his house had a silent sound loop

he was at the ring supporting Bruno.

then there was tragedy

was it time boxing got on its bicycle

chris was professional and in no way savagery

but that was the end of watson michael.

i just said it was tragic

but this sport is brutal

the risks are no invisible magic

consequences are never fruitful.

onto his fathers path

but ant and dec are not commentating

a repeat is a terrible aftermath

but i'm a celeb get me out of here Junior is calculating.

risky is boxing

but we must never deport

once it goes underground it has no detoxing

even with danger lets manage and protect this sport.



( as bad as boxing is - we must not ban it as it will go underground and that will be far more dangerous. chris Eubank gets my ultimate respect as he is a true professional and acted so honorable while he son was fighting and his advice from the side of the ring to his son is the proof. i would like to make clear the GM crop has nothing to do with this poem and if you need a george try googling brunos trainer. )

The ref and Blackwell's corner were SOLELY to blame for this tragedy.

A blind man could see that young Blackwell was taking too much punishment and Victor Loughlin should have stopped the fight 3 rounds earlier.

Blackwell's corner put the their trust in the fact that Blackwell is known to 'come on strong' in the later stages of a fight and the fact that Eubank Jr was visibly tiring, but I believe that they were ALL also blinded by real hatred of Eubank and were so intent on wanting to humiliate him by defeating him that it clouded their judgement.

I agree with you Hog that neither Eubank Snr or Jr. bears any culpability here.

When Chris Snr tried to shout to Loughlin to stop the fight, Loughlin angrily screamed at him to get out of the ring.

Boxing - like horse racing - should be left alone.