Grim Reaper 183 Posted December 31, 2023 The Joe Bugner thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,998 Posted January 1 Only name in years I haven't heard of.Will google now.Name rings a bell but can't picture him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,067 Posted January 1 Almost picked him myself, good pick & the committee loves boxers so I should've known he was going to make it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 17,762 Posted January 1 Just now, Sean said: Only name in years I haven't heard of.Will google now.Name rings a bell but can't picture him. One of the big name boxers of the 70s, a contender for the top belt but was unsuccessful against Ali like so many others. Now in a care home in dire health, a very good DL pick, sadly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,180 Posted January 1 Just now, msc said: One of the big name boxers of the 70s, a contender for the top belt but was unsuccessful against Ali like so many others. Now in a care home in dire health, a very good DL pick, sadly. Also an ex I’m a celeb contestant. Don’t think we have ever had an I’m a celeb hit yet two are very possible this year. (Esther Rantzen was on it once as well.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,234 Posted January 1 I think he's not a good pick. The same source that mentions his dementia also mentions his good physical shape. Bur yes, I come to this conclusion by 2 minutes of google- which might not be enough. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 616 Posted January 1 5 minutes ago, Sean said: Only name in years I haven't heard of.Will google now.Name rings a bell but can't picture him. A mop of curly blonde hair and a flat nose. Never forgiven by the British public after he defeated "Our 'enry" in 1971. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 5,998 Posted January 1 Yeah googling him he is definitely more familiar.Thought he was dead to be honest when I saw the face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 12,180 Posted January 1 Tbh in the non-ancient dementia patient stakes I think Bruce Willis will go before Bugner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet 245 Posted January 1 5 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I think he's not a good pick. The same source that mentions his dementia also mentions his good physical shape. Bur yes, I come to this conclusion by 2 minutes of google- which might not be enough. I mean, Rene Weller, another dementia-ridden boxer of similar age, was still walking his dog months before he became bedridden and shot a movie two years before he died. But I agree that there are better picks. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 466 Posted January 1 Is this guy somehow related to Bill Gates? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 10,057 Posted January 1 Chuck Wepner would have been a better boxing pick. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
