View Full Version : Hide responds to Enzo and thoughts on Enzo vs The Puerto Rican Light Heavyweight!
robpalmer135
12-05-2008, 05:37 AM
After hearing the news that Enzo Maccarinelli will now be boxing Francisco Alvarez for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title this Saturday, Herbie Hide, who was touted as a possible opponent, branded the contest 'An absolute joke'.
"This guy has had a total of 11 fights and more to the point he's a light heavyweight. My son would be a better opponent.
"At least when I box in the WBC title eliminator, it will be two worth opponents, with the aim of fighting for a prestigious title."
Hide was offered the chance to fight the Welshman for the vacant title but explains;
"Yeah, I was offered Maccarinelli, but at three days notice. To think this fight will be part of a pay per view show when you can watch Carl Froch boxing on ITV for free is beyond me.
"I know where I will be and that will be ringside watching Froch in his bid to win the WBC super-middleweight title against Jean Pascal, as well as supporting my good friend, Danny McIntosh, who will be defending his English light-heavyweight title against Rod Anderton.
Hide would relish the chance to fight Maccarinelli with the right amount of notice
"If Maccarinelli wants to get his chin tested, then let's do it with proper notice. Give me eight weeks, in fact give me six weeks, as that is all I need to get myself in shape to beat this manufactured Welsh boy."
Words
12-05-2008, 05:41 AM
I dont know why Hide's acting so brash, he's the one who turned the fight down. He's not likely to get a better shot at the title than this.
Oh, tell a lie, I do know why. Hide is completely fucking crazy.
DamonD
12-05-2008, 05:43 AM
It's a shame he couldn't make the fight. Can't blame ****** for not arranging it, and you certainly can't blame Herbie for not taking it at such short notice.
However - getting in a weak last-minute sub is one thing. Making it for a title belt is another, and that's what is so ludicrous about Enzo vs Alvarez.
****** mismatches are a dime a dozen, but if Enzo wins then it's going to be ridiculous trying to portray him as 'back at the top' and a genuine world champion. He'd need to take on someone like Banks or Hide next to try to legitimise things, because as it stands a win on Saturday makes him a very paper champ indeed.
robpalmer135
12-05-2008, 05:48 AM
the fact that sky are calling him "the puerto rican knock out artist" is a piss take.
Hide is fighting in a WBC eliminator next year!
Hide is doing well plugging the Carl Froch show, like a good Hennesey employee.
Hopefully we can see Enzo Vs Hide sometime down the road.
Grant1
12-05-2008, 06:07 AM
I'd love to see Enzo smash up Hide.
Cobbler
12-05-2008, 06:18 AM
All the people who said that ****** wouldn't risk letting Hide near Maccarinelli were wrong then?
phonk
12-05-2008, 06:39 AM
I dont know why Hide's acting so brash, he's the one who turned the fight down. He's not likely to get a better shot at the title than this.
Hide's got a WBC title eliminator fight next year. He's not going to fuck that up for a shot at the WBO title at three days notice. You can't really blame Hide.
3 days notice is neigh on rediculious.
From a novelty point of view I would have liked to see Enzo v Herbie,
But I can totally see why Herbie had nothing to do with him, Big Mac would crease him, and more than likely he would really hurt him, a major miss match
Cobbler
12-05-2008, 07:09 AM
After hearing the news that Enzo Maccarinelli will now be boxing Francisco Alvarez for the vacant WBO cruiserweight title this Saturday, Herbie Hide, who was touted as a possible opponent, branded the contest 'An absolute joke'.
"This guy has had a total of 11 fights and more to the point he's a light heavyweight. My son would be a better opponent.
"At least when I box in the WBC title eliminator, it will be two worth opponents, with the aim of fighting for a prestigious title."
Hard to really see who Herbie thinks he's having a go at here.
We can say one thing. If and when he does fight that eliminator, if his opponent were to pull out at the last minute and be replaced by someone of Alvarez's stature, but the bout was allowed to remain an eliminator, you wouldn't hear a peep of complaint from Herbie.
dwilson
12-05-2008, 07:20 AM
Hide vs Enzo would be good but I can not see it happening. Enzo will win the WBO belt then defend against duds and Hide will keep fighting Euro pops.
Got a link to this story dude?
FLINT ISLAND
12-05-2008, 08:17 AM
Hide is a disrespectful trash talker.
He even insulted Steve Bunce live on TV ..........saying he was all mouth.
Hide also said Enzo Maccarnelli looks and fights like a "fucking osterich"
As far as I am aware Enzo had never insulted him..........so Hide was starting the insults there
However I know Enzo has since said he dislikes Hide and that he believes Hide is disliked by alot of people in the boxing world
Enzo said he would love the chance to smash Hide up
Hide is a bit rich talking about getting chins tested
toffeejack
12-05-2008, 08:17 AM
I'd love to see Enzo smash up Hide.
:good
FLINT ISLAND
12-05-2008, 08:22 AM
Enzo - Hide
is in a way alot like
Enzo - Haye
as in the bombs are flying and there are vunerabilitys about both
but there is no way at this stage Hide is as good as David Haye
in his prime when Hide was fighting Riddick Bowe and KOing Tony Tucker.................................Herbie Hide was probaly better than David Haye
But now he is fading
and Enzo can knock the flat nosed prick out
Grant1
12-05-2008, 09:23 AM
Flint, so close, you were so close to sounding impartial then.
Until the last line let you down badly :lol:
doug.ie
12-05-2008, 09:35 AM
Hide would relish the chance to fight Maccarinelli with the right amount of notice
"If Maccarinelli wants to get his chin tested, then let's do it with proper notice. Give me eight weeks, in fact give me six weeks, as that is all I need to get myself in shape to beat this manufactured Welsh boy."
now that i totally agree with...for a proper, fair fight, both fighters should have the time to prepare for each other.
Cobbler
12-05-2008, 09:36 AM
Hide is a disrespectful trash talker.
He even insulted Steve Bunce live on TV ..........saying he was all mouth.
Hide also said Enzo Maccarnelli looks and fights like a "fucking osterich"
Those are both true statements though :yep
kieron
12-05-2008, 09:37 AM
I actually feel sorry for Enzo. He gets flak for his opponent pulling out with injury and then gets flak for both Hide turning down the opportunity and the quality of the late sub! It's hardly HIS fault. Ok ****** can take some blame with the quality of this guy but how many top 10 C/W's would have stepped in at that short notice anyway? I bet if you asked Enzo who he'd rather fight he would say Banks or Hide as he is bound to know he gets grief for his quality of opposition, but these two or anybody else of quality for that matter are not available so what should he do - pass up a fight and face having a year out of the ring? At least it should knock a bit of ring rust off and boost his confidence if nothing else.
I get the whole humour in targeting Flint as a wind up but it's really starting to annoy me the way most guys on the Brit forum give Enzo zero credit when he is a hard hitting decent boxer and a nice, respectable bloke. The problem you lot should have is with ******, not Enzo. Enzo doesn't make the fights!
madpup
12-05-2008, 09:55 AM
I actually feel sorry for Enzo. He gets flak for his opponent pulling out with injury and then gets flak for both Hide turning down the opportunity and the quality of the late sub! It's hardly HIS fault. Ok ****** can take some blame with the quality of this guy but how many top 10 C/W's would have stepped in at that short notice anyway? I bet if you asked Enzo who he'd rather fight he would say Banks or Hide as he is bound to know he gets grief for his quality of opposition, but these two or anybody else of quality for that matter are not available so what should he do - pass up a fight and face having a year out of the ring? At least it should knock a bit of ring rust off and boost his confidence if nothing else.
I get the whole humour in targeting Flint as a wind up but it's really starting to annoy me the way most guys on the Brit forum give Enzo zero credit when he is a hard hitting decent boxer and a nice, respectable bloke. The problem you lot should have is with ******, not Enzo. Enzo doesn't make the fights!
Enzo Mac has to take part of the blame. Prior to the Haye fight he called himself the best cruiserweight in the world a number of times - after being gifted a title and only having one half-decent title defence. He also tried to talk up Sellers as an opponent, when that fight was announced. He never admitted that Haye was a better fighter after his blow out loss, merely saying 'he made a mistake and paid for it' Now he is going to get gifted the world title again. Firstly he should have fought Alexeev and not Banks as Alexeev is ranked higher. But ****** would never put Enzo Mac with Alexeev who is a far superior fighter to Enzo in every way. Now this joke of a 'world title' fight.
robpalmer135
12-05-2008, 10:34 AM
flint. will you call enzo a world champion if he wins?
hide vs big mac..bombs away, first one to the chin wins.....no boxing match this, just a punchin match.....id like to see it actually......hides only chance would be ko 1 or 2....IF it last long enough for mac to get into his rythm, hide tires and is brutally ko'd around 4 0r 5 rounds....
ron u.k.
12-06-2008, 06:18 AM
i'd love to see enzo fight hide,you would dare not blink! i'd fancy the more disciplined enzo to stop him.
Charles187
12-06-2008, 06:44 AM
Fuckin hell - the peurto rican light heavyweights failed his medical!! High Blood Pressure!
Apperantly Enzo's stepping up to heavyweight to fight Mathew Ellis! Looks like no Paper WBO title for poor old Macca!
Tuffnutz
12-06-2008, 06:45 AM
flint. will you call enzo a world champion if he wins?
Of course he will.
He'll also dribble a bit out of his pecker everytime he says it.
surreal deal
12-06-2008, 03:34 PM
Hide is a disrespectful trash talker.
He even insulted Steve Bunce live on TV ..........saying he was all mouth.
Hide also said Enzo Maccarnelli looks and fights like a "fucking osterich"
:lol::lol::lol:
I remember him repeatedly calling Audley "Audrey" after a fight too:rofl.Me and my mate were pissing ourselves,especially with the childish smirk when he said it too.
The crazy twat makes me laugh.
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