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Egan's toughest DVD?

  • 07-05-2009 10:09pm
    #1
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57,370 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm almost finished watching: Joe Egan's Toughest Men on the Planet.

    I was wondering if anyone has seen it? It's quite possibly the most cringing
    dvd I have ever seen. To Joe, everyone is the greatest fighter of all time.

    Anyone see it? Views?

    Joe is a great character, but his tongue is a little too far
    up some of these guys arese!


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  • #2
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57,370 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Can anyone verify if Joe Egan ever fought Bruce Seldon?

    Joe is on the DVD talking with Jake LaMotta and Joe says that
    he met Lamotta 18 years previous in a night dedicated
    to Jake and that he fought Seldon and got busted
    up in round 1 but came back to win.

    Now, was this an amateur bout?

    There is no record of Seldon ever having fought
    Joe as a pro, not on Joe's boxrec entry or Bruce's
    boxrec entry.

    Okay, just found out that it was in the AMs and it
    was Eire vs. USA in 1984 in America.

    Apologies Joe

    So, if he never fought him, that is one really arrogant lie
    to tell.

    Okay, just found out that he did beat Seldon
    in 1984 for Eire vs. USA in the AMs

    Apologies Joe, and a great win!

    No way, Joe also boxed Lewis in 1985
    in the AMs and lost on points. Amazing!


  • #3
    Capital P
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Capital P


    Yes he fought Bruce Sheldon as an am, USA v Ireland. I could tell you some funny Joe Egan Stories. But more laughing at him than with him so I won't.


  • #4
    mark renton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,696 ✭✭✭mark renton


    Capital P wrote: »
    I could tell you some funny Joe Egan Stories. But more laughing at him than with him so I won't.

    Ahh go on


  • #5
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57,370 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Joe is a great character and what a life he has had so far.
    The DVD is very informative and Joe has met
    so many people and made so many friends; but the DVD is
    so cringing. It's all about name dropping and arse licking.

    At times I nearly had to switch it off it was
    so embarrassing.

    The part where Ray Leonard visits Ireland
    is very good, but so OTT on the hero
    worship. Joe milks it and even Ray looks
    embarrassed!

    It's definitely worth a look.

    Some names on it are Dunne, Collins, Peter's
    Benn, Ian Wright, John Barnes, Richard Dunn, Jimmy
    White, Jim Rock and many more.

    Joe's limo driver is Gerard Hutch. He is in it
    quite a bit:o


  • #6
    Capital P
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Capital P


    a VERY embarrassing thing i seen one time via "BIG Joe" and you might have seen it regarding Hutch, when they were escorting Iron Mike to the famous white hummer some security guard probably over awed by Mike's presence told a reporter who got a bit close "ye see that" showing the dude his fist " i'll f$£'n put dat tro ya". Ok the lad might not have been experienced put Joe was standing next to him he could have given the lad a wink or a nod or a hand on his shoulder to say it's ok relax mate. Although the guy probobly paid Joe about 200£ so he could say after " I bodyguarded Iron Mike Tyson".
    I like Big Joe, he gives it a go.


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  • #7
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 57,370 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    Capital P wrote: »
    a VERY embarrassing thing i seen one time via "BIG Joe" and you might have seen it regarding Hutch, when they were escorting Iron Mike to the famous white hummer some security guard probably over awed by Mike's presence told a reporter who got a bit close "ye see that" showing the dude his fist " i'll f$£'n put dat tro ya". Ok the lad might not have been experienced put Joe was standing next to him he could have given the lad a wink or a nod or a hand on his shoulder to say it's ok relax mate. Although the guy probobly paid Joe about 200£ so he could say after " I bodyguarded Iron Mike Tyson".
    I like Big Joe, he gives it a go.

    Complete nob head that guy was. It was hardly like Mike was in any danger.
    He was surrounded by tons of burly brutes.

    The scene where Joe is praising Ray was so bad; Ray didn't know where
    to look. It was one-one with a reporter and it was in a pub in
    Sligo.

    When asked why Ray was such a great fighter, Egan had feck all to say.
    "He's great because he's great," he sort of said:rolleyes:

    Like, c'mon, versatility, speed, power, ring smarts, chin and the ability to out slug the sluggers and out box the boxers. He didn't touch on any of this obvious stuff.

    The DVD is full of stuff and keeps you well interested, but it was
    just so so so OTT, that I think it spoiled it a little.

    Every famous person Joe introduced was the "Greatest"
    All them! It was so predictable


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