Chris "Hurricane" Henry Returns At Heavyweight

The fights that never happened...sadly!

 

This one of Slystaff got the biggest e-ovation ever! :laugh11:

 

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Man, those things are fucking brilliant.

 

:bears: bullshit

 

Almost all of those fights were set to take place at the Toyota Center. :: Stinger never showed up for any of them.

 

I thought that someone else was using Stinger's profile? This happened halfway through the Maverick thread, didn't it?

 

Don't know. But I think this is the real Stinger now who just posted about Chris Henry.

 

Yeah, I've always thought it was the real Stinger to be honest.

 

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IMO, the posters are your finest work.

 

gotta love banzy's job where he can surf gay p*rn all day under the auspices of "looking for photoshop material"

 

Could be, but I could have sworn someone pointed out that the style of posting changed halfway through that thread and that it seemed to be someone else posting. I didn't think it was really Karl since the idea of a fringe lightheavy contender bulking up to fight Kevin Mitchell or Eddie Chambers seemed far-fetched and Henry's nickname is "Hard Hittin' ".

Meh, I guess it doesn't matter either way.

 

I gotta make sacrifices sometimes in order to entertain my FightBeat boys! :scared2:

 

Too bad we never got Riddick Bowe to show up on FightBeat Chat. I was looking forward to that one. They had to cancel.

 

I had Bowe on Fightbeat radio once. He was cool.

 

I hope more fights take place on FightBeat so I can make new posters.

 

Stinger and Neil were set to get it on once.

 

:bears:

Want me to start some shit? I'll have to give you an updated pic.

 

You already did start with Buddy. But Buddy turned into a little cunt and backed away from your challenge it seems!

 

I still say it's worth a poster!

 

No, I'm sure I could have escalated it, but I don't see the point in that. What happens will happen.

 

There's your quote for the poster Hanz!

"What happens will happen"

then have me saying

"Shut the fuck up!"

 

Nah, I want mine to say: "I'll drop this pearshaped CBC coffee fetcher!!!"

 

I can't lie, this was my exact thought when reading that post. I understand what Buddy was getting at and he came correct later in the thread. Just the irony of the post was amusing, considering who the WBO lt. heavy champ is, and that he just pulled out of a glorified tune-up fight this morning.

Anyway...

I have to believe there's more money for Henry to fight overseas as a cruiserweight (a la Steve Cunningham) than waiting in line for a significant HVY fight over here.

Case in point: Tomasz Adamek is fighting Eddie Chambers on NBC Sports Network in June. The show's budget is $100,000. Even with the majority going to the main event, it's still not very much.

I get that Henry isn't the first choice for any given top light heavyweight - major risk/reward issues in facing a durable fighter whose only losses weren't by very much (both close yet clear, but respectable enough efforts each time). But his team seems to have a good relationship w/ the WBC.

Take fights that first get you in Top 15 (his past history, he should be able to gain inclusion just by declaring intention to eventually fight for a CW title). Then from there, seek fights w/ WBC sanctioning - #2 eliminator, #1 eliminator - until you're at the top.

It's actually easy these days. Willingness to fight a Top 15 contender once in the Top 15 yourself all but guarantees sanctioning if you ask in advance. Fighters who reject such fights get dropped, fighters willing move up. The shitty part is for a guy like Henry, it means updating your passport and conceding home field advantage. But he's already in that boat.

My two cents, anyway. Sucks that he can't get his fair shake at 175. For his own risk/reward, cruiserweight seems like the better option but worth pursuing heavyweight if his handlers believe there's money to be made w/o having to travel very far.

 

Seems good. Will get to work shortly.

 

Who knew putting two Canadian bacon's in the same thread produced beef!

Steve "soft as abstinence" Dave vs Buddy "Benny Hill" Rydell.

WAR CANADA!!!

:dancingBaby:

 

Do one with Muzse and I Hanz!

I want my quote to be "You don't know ANYTHING about boxing!"

 

Bowe was one of my least-favorite fighters ever, but he is/was an excellent commentator and always came across as a cool guy when he wasn't ducking Lennox, cherry-picking opponents (during his first reign), getting overrated, and being an cheapshot asshole to his opponents.

 

i'm gonna sue your fuckin ass Hanzy!!