Antony Small

[scurlaruntings]

What was up with that retarded ring entrance? All of a sudden its popular to be a freaking Muslim!!!! Fuck me this is boxing not some prayer meeting.Boy was i glad old war horse Bradley KO`ed his cocky arse.I thought he could have been something special but his arrogance for a rookie is fucking annoying.Oh well there goes his world class asperations:yep

[Smazz20]

Of course. He lost. May aswel retire now.

[Badman B]

yes, that was disgraceful, rubbing your religion in everyones face. i used to like his attitude but that was just weird

[SevenSamurai]

He only lost that fight because he kept taking breathers during the rounds lieing on the ropes. I dont really think his stamina is the issue, he was just using a floored game plan.

If he had fought as well as he could have he would have got a decision. I really like his style in the ring, and I dont care whether he is a born again muslim or not. We are judging the guy as a boxer not a peronality.

[The Hitman]

If he wants to enter to Muslim music, let him do it as far as I'm concerned. I also think the stoppage was bullshit but I guess thats another matter.

[stake501]

disgraceful stoppage. If he was that hurt he would have been down. He stood up to those shots and was comfortably the better fighter. First time I have seen the guy and I was impressed although he seems a right knob

[jc]

Definately NOT World class.


Well done Bradly.:happy

[stake501]

Definately NOT World class.


Well done Bradly.:happy

Although he seems a much better bloke, Bradley is definately not world class either. In fact he was slow and cumbersome and didnt impress me.

Seems a good guy though from the interviews

[jc]

I dont believe Bradley Pryce to be World class...

[scurlaruntings]

Bradley`s never been world class and he knows it.His just a gutsy warrior with tons of balls who`s been in many a war and wears his heart on his sleeve.The stoppage was a bit poor but Small has himself to blame only.The kids got talent but his arrogance got the better of him and he was beaten deservedly because of his foolish tactics.

[archie]

He only lost that fight because he kept taking breathers during the rounds lieing on the ropes. I dont really think his stamina is the issue, he was just using a floored game plan.

If he had fought as well as he could have he would have got a decision. I really like his style in the ring, and I dont care whether he is a born again muslim or not. We are judging the guy as a boxer not a peronality.
completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

[rooq]

What was up with that retarded ring entrance? All of a sudden its popular to be a freaking Muslim!!!! Fuck me this is boxing not some prayer meeting.Boy was i glad old war horse Bradley KO`ed his cocky arse.I thought he could have been something special but his arrogance for a rookie is fucking annoying.Oh well there goes his world class asperations:yep

to be honest, as a muslim i was as offended....

coming out to a prayer whilst wearing a scream mask? thats like a devout christian attending sunday service dressed as freddie kruger.

keep sports and religeon separate...

as for anthony small, he looked ok in the first couple of rounds, but he just does not have enough natural ability to pull off that kind of fighting style. its like he made a decision to imitate roy jones jr before he made the decision to learn how to box.

[dwilson]

completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

True about the glitz and glamour thing but i do not know f you have noticed but islam is not so popular at the moment and acts like that will go down badly. It does not bother me that he's a muslim.I just wanted him knocked out for being a dickhead. The stoppage was hilarious and much deserved.

[rooq]

my favourite thing about the stoppage was the way pryce just dropped his arms and looked at small after he'd knocked him back onto the ropes.

[sandwichsurgeon]

Serves him right getting taken care of like that, anyone that calls themself "Sugar Ray Clay" needs a good spanking if ya ask me.

[DonPrestige]

What was up with that retarded ring entrance? All of a sudden its popular to be a freaking Muslim!!!! Fuck me this is boxing not some prayer meeting.Boy was i glad old war horse Bradley KO`ed his cocky arse.I thought he could have been something special but his arrogance for a rookie is fucking annoying.Oh well there goes his world class asperations:yep


I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.

[doggyland]

to be honest, as a muslim i was as offended....

coming out to a prayer whilst wearing a scream mask? thats like a devout christian attending sunday service dressed as freddie kruger.

keep sports and religeon separate...

as for anthony small, he looked ok in the first couple of rounds, but he just does not have enough natural ability to pull off that kind of fighting style. its like he made a decision to imitate roy jones jr before he made the decision to learn how to box.

Well said - :good

[doggyland]

completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

What time did the fight start then Archie?

[Jack Dempsey]

Serves him right getting taken care of like that, anyone that calls themself "Sugar Ray Clay" needs a good spanking if ya ask me.

Sugar Ray Clay Jones Jnr!!! no less

[mmickyward]

I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.

Agreed the commentary was so biased towards bradly pryce.Small tried to fight off the ropes and hes not slick enough to do so.He should re learn the basics instead of watching roy jones jnr tapes.

I think boxing and religion should be kept seperate to some extent.Theres nothing wrong with being proud about your religion bu hearing a boxer praise allah/jesus/satan for being punched in the head for 30 minutes is really annoying

[Napuis]

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

[stake501]

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

Absolute rubbish,he was trying some sort of crap rope-a-dope tactic....he got caught, obviously pryce is not a big hitter, because small didnt even look like going down, he stayed on his feet and if the ref hadnt jumped in would have recovered almost straight away. Why not give small a standing eight (is that allowed) if he thought he was getting clattered.

in the post fight interview, although again chatting like a knob, small seemed perfectly fine, and that was just after the rediculous stoppage.

this should have been a cracking fight which I am sure Pryce would have done well in, but a legitimate stoppage - no way. I dont even like Small and prefer the limited Pryce but the viewing public (who cares about us) were robbed.

[scurlaruntings]

I dont know if you can criticise someone for having pride in their religion and I have a feeling he did just to piss people like you off. To be honest even though Im not Muslim and didnt understand a word of it, showed the guy had balls.

What we should be up in arms about is how biased the commentary was, if you dont like someone then fine but it was shameful how they were praising Bradley for getting punched and outworked. Stoppage, what a load of nonsense but whats even worse is that I wasnt surprised by it.Balls? Everyone seems to be a muslim these days like its a new fad! There all walking around in there burkha`s like its a new age thing or some show of defiance.Seeing as things are quite sensitive and tentative in regards to the subject of Muslims id say it was VERY distasteful.There is NO connection between boxing and a mans religion.

[SevenSamurai]

completely agree!! If he wants to enter the ring dressed as a ladyBoy I couldn't care..it is fighters like him that British boxing needs right now! This sport is losing out to the hollywood glitz and glamour of UFC everyday, next boxing will be losing out to wrestling if we aint careful and people like Anthony Small are doing their bit to bring a bit of personality back to the sport...you should be encouraging this!! And for what it is worth..and I was there to see it, the stoppage was a disgrace...the fight was far from over..that saying, he may still not of won??

He is exactly what boxing needs I agree. I really like his style and he is obviously highly skilled. Its unfortunate he got a dodgy refereeing decision. I was scoring the fight very closely at the time, and I had him two points behind. Which means he would have had to have won every round bar one from then in to win the fight. Unlikely, I think but not impossible. What cost him the fight was laying on the ropes and being lazy.

[SevenSamurai]

How was the stoppage a disgrace?


He was clattered, hurt, being continually punched in the face, not punching back...seconds from being out cold and in hospital with permanent damage.

These refs are here to protect boxers. As soon as a boxer takes a savage beating like that it has to stop. He wasn't defending himself or throwing back FFS. Pryce would have either put him in a grave or a wheelchair - it was a good call.

Calzaghe last fight was a disgraceful stoppage.

A fighter should be stopped if they are so badly hurt they are unable to continue. Small as stated already was playing with Pryce and pretending to be hurt. Small was able to continue when it was stopped if you watch the fight...

[archie]

What time did the fight start then Archie?

Are you suggesting that the late start time of this fight may have affected the refs judgement?

[Vantage_West]

my favourite thing about the stoppage was the way pryce just dropped his arms and looked at small after he'd knocked him back onto the ropes.:good that should be on the bad ass moves thread
left hook right hand left hook and flump anthony started pedalling backwards while pryce just waits for him :lol: i hope pryce does get a title tilt later in his career he is the guy i like has no disrespect but doesnt like the guy either

[Vantage_West]

Balls? Everyone seems to be a muslim these days like its a new fad! There all walking around in there burkha`s like its a new age thing or some show of defiance.Seeing as things are quite sensitive and tentative in regards to the subject of Muslims id say it was VERY distasteful.There is NO connection between boxing and a mans religion.:huh whats wrong with you should we pick up the teachings from are lord and walk down the street carrying a 7 foot crucifix...dude it's only a religeon it means a set of rules people belive in....thats it it doesnt mean your a good boxer or not it doesnt mean that you will be bombed it doesnt not mean that it's us vs them it's typical non relations with islam to the commmunity...i agree with you that there is this defince thing but still im sure they are muslim and have faith in the koraan

[Vantage_West]

Agreed the commentary was so biased towards bradly pryce.Small tried to fight off the ropes and hes not slick enough to do so.He should re learn the basics instead of watching roy jones jnr tapes.

I think boxing and religion should be kept seperate to some extent.Theres nothing wrong with being proud about your religion bu hearing a boxer praise allah/jesus/satan for being punched in the head for 30 minutes is really annoyingexactly this is what pisses me off about mundine lovers he has athletic abilty but no or limted boxing skills. now if you look at roy jones the guiy was born and bred in the gym his father sent him there eveyr day training or not training just taking in the atmosphere he was a world class boxer with a pedigree he was a great boxer (in the technical term not just a man who laces gloves) with a smart head and a fine tuned body these men dont have it but have the athleticism to do so.i hope small learns from this and comes back better than before a proper article.
anyways i hope he says to himself he was hrt but was abble to continue

but also danny williams always says "praise allah for the victory"...i have no quarms about that he shows he is muslim but doesnt mix it with boxing.

[Vantage_West]

man this is a good thread it has all the traits i like the
young boxers
personality of boxers
politics
and modern british boxing

[hopkinsfan07]

small was hurt but it wasent much more than what small was doing to pryce in the rounds he completly dominated

[doggyland]

Are you suggesting that the late start time of this fight may have affected the refs judgement?

No - i just want to know what time the fight started!...I left the venue half way through the heavyweight bore - never watched any of it - had a beer - was it on after Skelton v Sprott ? - cos if it was - that was late and maybe the ref was under pressure to get things finished and get the people out of there.

I still haven't seen ther Small v Pryce fight .

[BigBo1975]

Absolute rubbish,he was trying some sort of crap rope-a-dope tactic....he got caught, obviously pryce is not a big hitter, because small didnt even look like going down, he stayed on his feet and if the ref hadnt jumped in would have recovered almost straight away. Why not give small a standing eight (is that allowed) if he thought he was getting clattered.

in the post fight interview, although again chatting like a knob, small seemed perfectly fine, and that was just after the rediculous stoppage.

this should have been a cracking fight which I am sure Pryce would have done well in, but a legitimate stoppage - no way. I dont even like Small and prefer the limited Pryce but the viewing public (who cares about us) were robbed.

Why not give him a standing 8 count, is there something in the boxing rules that didn't alow one?!?!

He was in no where near as much trouble as Khan was....You could see that in the 6th he was taking a breather and whilst he did indeed take a good shot in the 7th, he was still trying to slip the punches on the ropes, not standing there taking them square on the jaw. Anyway, why should you have to punch back?!? That has inherent risks in that you're more likely to get hit again if you try to punch back rather than soak up the punishment and let someone punch themselves out alittle.....complete bull....

Whether you like him as a person, at the end of the day, he is a hard working professional boxer who does entertain and has alot of ability.........

[DonPrestige]

Why not give him a standing 8 count, is there something in the boxing rules that didn't alow one?!?!

He was in no where near as much trouble as Khan was....You could see that in the 6th he was taking a breather and whilst he did indeed take a good shot in the 7th, he was still trying to slip the punches on the ropes, not standing there taking them square on the jaw. Anyway, why should you have to punch back?!? That has inherent risks in that you're more likely to get hit again if you try to punch back rather than soak up the punishment and let someone punch themselves out alittle.....complete bull....

Whether you like him as a person, at the end of the day, he is a hard working professional boxer who does entertain and has alot of ability.........

Very good point.


What about a standing 8 count because please I'm sure 9 out of 10 people would agree that he was not out on his feet. No more than Pryce was earlier in the fight and definately no more than khan and limmond were in their fight.


Back to this religion issue, Why cant you praise your God, Gods, statues whatever and not be a hypocrite. Remember this isnt quite the bare nuckle days and even if it was is it not a sport. One man challenging another to a duel. Are you really being hypocritical by praying for a divine helping hand or giving thanks for a win. Its a sport and in my humble opinion its no different to praying so you can win a race, game championship, in any other sport. What would you say to those British soldiers, hell any soldiers from the beginning of time who pray for victory and safety even if it only brings them some comfort and the strengh to be brave.

[Napuis]

A fighter should be stopped if they are so badly hurt they are unable to continue. Small as stated already was playing with Pryce and pretending to be hurt. Small was able to continue when it was stopped if you watch the fight...

Two points.

1) He was hurt, being punched and not throwing back.
2) Anyone stupid enough to pretend they're hurt in a boxing match (to the extent of fooling everyone [including the ref]) when they're on the ropes and being punched continually deserves to be TKOd to protect what brains they have left. Even Ali in the roperdope didn't pretend to be hurt. He made a point of Foreman knowing he wasn't hurt!



Small was beaten fair and square. Manfredo jr's stoppage was worse.

[Snorkel]

There was nothing fair and square about it. Pryce caught him with two punches, the first that staggered him and a second while he was on the ropes. He blocked a number in between - hardly the sign of a man who can't think straight - and carried on blocking after the second landed. The fact he'd been defending himself in this fashion the entire fight should surely have been recognised by the ref as a sign he was still fit to fight.

For my money, this was worse than the Calzaghe stoppage because it a was competitive fight. Manfredo had no chance as he'd been dominated for 3 rounds whereas Small was actually ahead on my card before he ate 2 punches from the modest hitting Pryce.

[stake501]

There was nothing fair and square about it. Pryce caught him with two punches, the first that staggered him and a second while he was on the ropes. He blocked a number in between - hardly the sign of a man who can't think straight - and carried on blocking after the second landed. The fact he'd been defending himself in this fashion the entire fight should surely have been recognised by the ref as a sign he was still fit to fight.

For my money, this was worse than the Calzaghe stoppage because it a was competitive fight. Manfredo had no chance as he'd been dominated for 3 rounds whereas Small was actually ahead on my card before he ate 2 punches from the modest hitting Pryce.


Every point is correct

Only the biggest pryce fan or small hater can say that was a fair stoppage.

Who amongst you who actually saw the fight thought that fight was over. He was no more hurt than pryce was earlier in the contest.

what pisses me off is that it was the fans who suffered, especially after the heavyweight debacle

[Napuis]

yawn. Small was being beaten like little bitch.

I didn't even know who Price was when he was slammin shots into his face, but I knew it was a good call all the same.

[SevenSamurai]

yawn. Small was being beaten like little bitch.

I didn't even know who Price was when he was slammin shots into his face, but I knew it was a good call all the same.

This is bull, he was not beaten like a bitch. In the rounds he won before the round he was stopped unfarily, he looked very stylish and dominant.
He has some serious skills, more so than most of the british boxers out there and he needs to work on his tactic of playing on the ropes to play possom. I think he also needs to keep his work rate at a higher level. Pryce is a good solid pro aswell, so do not belittle his quality.:patsch

[Napuis]

I'm not belittling his quality, just think anyone denying he was hurt and being badly punched in that round was watching the fight with a blindfold on.