Dicko
Nick Barmby
Well done fella. Was it just a one off thing you always wanted to try or are you already thinking about doing it again?
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spurspinter1
John Lacy
I'd signed up just before COVID and it all got cancelled. It'd be a lie to say I don't want to do it again, there's no doubt it's one of the best things I've done. However, my mate has signed up for the next show in April and I want to help with his preparation. As there's the pressure to sell a minimum of 10 tickets, the main ballache was essentially cajoling people into coming. People say "Oh yeah that sounds cool I'll come", but then they find out it's 25/30 quid for the ticket, it's on a Sunday and then you've got to wear a suit / evening dress. Suddenly you're getting left on read because folks don't usually want to say "Upon reflection, I don't actually fancy that but thanks for the invite", it seems politer to just swerve communication altogether, Jim Morrison was right when he observed that people are strange.
The day itself was wild, after doing the medicals and chat with the ref, we found out we were 27th out of 30 fights, so it was a game of conserving energy and taking it all in, whilst being around mates drinking all day. One didn't even last until the fight as he overdid it lol The upside was that by the time we fought, it was dark out and people were pretty tinkled so the atmosphere had ramped up..
For the fight itself, I'd say at times I was a little flustered but not tested if that makes sense? I didn't feel any punches where I was "Oh brick", respectfully the guy was just throwing arm punches so it was more about what I had in the tank. Whereas the guy afterwards had a black eye, bruised nose. The day after I wouldn't have known I'd had a fight. So I want to go again against someone who really knows how to box. It was just 3 rounds of 2 minutes, quite how pro boxers go at it for 10 rounds is beyond me. Obviously everyone knows it's draining, and at the risk of sounding a bit pretentious, but until you experience it, you can't know exactly how tiring it is.
Also, without going full on Tyson Fury, I have felt pretty flat since the fight - You go from having this date in mind and building towards it to suddenly just heading to work, then home, then work etc plus the diets gone to brick ha I made it down to supermiddle weight at 76kg, which isn't easy for a 6.6 bloke - I'll never be big as the weight only goes to my stomach so it was fun getting lean AF. I just wish I had trained harder properly emptying the tank regularly so I had enough for a stoppage..
Apologies for the essay! In summary, yes ha