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colinthfc
03-17-2009, 07:31 PM
He is now retired and will concentrate on his retail business. However in the mid 1990's how many of you got carried away (just like Tyson Fury today) and tipped him for the top?

The fight I was waiting on was Pele Reid v Danny Williams. How wrong was I
scrap
03-17-2009, 07:35 PM
Wish Pele well a Lovely guy.
bronze_bandit
03-17-2009, 07:41 PM
loved it when he use to come into the ring with his brazil flagged shorts...an boy was he flexible doin his high kicks before dishing out his licks....
pity about his chin though....but as you say he was always the entertainer!?
colinthfc
03-17-2009, 07:48 PM
Against Wayne Lewellyn he looked the business. It is a shame he went in with Julius Francis at that time. If he had been allowed to develop further with tougher journeyman his career may have turned out different. Who was the wise guy who matched him with Orlin Norris straight after the Julius Francis defeat?
p.Townend
03-18-2009, 05:54 AM
A few mates of mine who do martial arts told me about him and i must admit first time i saw him box he looked the part.He seemed to lose confidence after his first loss.He was finished as any kind of prospect after losing to Jacklord Jacobs,i was suprised to see him make a comeback.I wish him well in his retirement.
saturday_kid
03-18-2009, 06:32 AM
Used to love him coming in in his brazil colours when I was a kid.

Good luck to him.
brown bomber
03-18-2009, 06:41 AM
e looked the real deal but had a chin like amir
Gaz S
03-18-2009, 09:30 AM
I remember he emerged around the same time time as Danny Williams was building up popularity and, at the time, Reid-Williams was supposed to be one of the big British heavyweight rivalries of the future. Shame it never turned out that way.
Best of luck with the business Pele, and thanks for the memories. :good
debaser
03-18-2009, 10:04 AM
Shit, I read this as Pete Reid and thought we were talking abou the ex Sunderland manager.
TBooze
03-18-2009, 05:32 PM
He is now retired and will concentrate on his retail business. However in the mid 1990's how many of you got carried away (just like Tyson Fury today) and tipped him for the top?

The fight I was waiting on was Pele Reid v Danny Williams. How wrong was I


With a bit of smugness, I can say I never fell for the Pele Reid hype and called Francis to beat Reid in eight.....

I guess even I overrated Pele!;)
dwilson
03-19-2009, 06:34 AM
Yep wish the guy the best of luck.