Stories of Greatness - The Man Who SAVED BOXING

[@Stephen_Curtin]

Even though I've read accounts of this fight many times, you still manage you make it engaging. Well done.

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@zachleprieur2871]

Well put and so true, great presentation as usual

[@rodrigodepierola]

I love the phrase "the fancy". Great story, by the way

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@DreynHarry]

buddy, you really should make an audiobook. you indeed have a talent for story telling.

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you, it's something I'd love to do!

[@adrianojordao4634]

Exelent! Excelent! Very good. The edeting, the metric system. Thank you, the narration. Fight team.

[@Poohze01]

So.Very. Good! Great storytelling, and the opening & closing segments, music and montages are beautiful. A sad end for a great man...

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@zachleprieur2871]

Rip to a great man who saved the sport even tho he didnt initially want to box or knew he could but in the end did the most he could've ever done to help boxing #fightteam

[@EnglishMartialArts]

He's definitely one of my favourite characters in boxing history.

[@mgunnermusic]

The "drinking and gambling to death" ending seems to be a popular one for pugilists of old. Was there a reason for this?

[@hirohito40k14]

cte i assume

[@sharp_medicine9858]

Very common for them to be gifted pubs as a reward by their supporters when they retired. The same happened to wrestlers and war heroes as well often with similar results.

[@davidemelia6296]

CTE honestly wasn't so much of a problem then!@@hirohito40k14

[@stephena1196]

He had a very active job before he took up pugilism and when he stopped perhaps he didn't take up an activity to replace it. I imagine he missed physical activity and the drinking and gambling was to fill the void. The void left from not maintaining his art, or at least some other form of stomatic practise.

[@kevinlobos5519]

You are a good storyteller Oz, that was thoroughly enjoyable to hear. Fight teaaam 💪🏼.

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@4wrds993]

i wonder if jack slack the youtuber got his name from the boxer, probably right?

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Absolutely. One of the first Stories of Greatness videos I ever did was on Jack Slack and he commented on it.

[@lewisb85]

Love these boxing history videos, so what's your opinion of the modern bare knuckle scene? for me it took me a long time to get into it, but what sold it was they were stopping fights more frequently for cuts-which they don't do so much in gloved boxing even though they can, so guys weren't taking round after round of punishment.

[@EnglishMartialArts]

I enjoy it from a personal perspective, but from a historical one I find it a little disappointing.

[@StevieB8363]

@@EnglishMartialArts Are you disappointed because it doesn't include grappling?

[@EnglishMartialArts]

@StevieB8363 no, just that it still feels like modern post queensberry boxing...

[@lewisb85]

@@EnglishMartialArts I think we've just stumbled on a video idea by accident, trouble at the moment is that a lot of current bkb come from gloved boxing and that's how they train. I do like however how bkfc have the smaller round ring and they have the line to make fighter's "toe the line" at the start of rounds.

[@StevieB8363]

@@EnglishMartialArts I submit that's because of the rules. Unless they are allowed to grapple/throw, how can it be much different? But I do enjoy it. It's interesting to see how even a relatively light punch can score a knockdown when it hits with a bare fist.

[@FilthyBoxingHipster]

Another great video Oz, but that's a given. Fascinating to see the story of Johnson, I was unaware of how influential he was in boxing's revival. Also liked seeing your cover Isaac Perrins, who was definitely one of the more fascinating figures of the Broughton era. I heard he had the reputation as England's strongest man during that period, with incredible strength feats like lifting a 780lb block of iron onto a wagon, and being able to deadlift over 900lbs on a rigid bar. Not sure how accurate this is, but fascinating nonetheless! Keep up the great work! I'd love to see a video on Bendigo Thompson or the LPR era eventually!

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Perrins definitely deserves his own video at some stage, he's fascinating!

[@dhalav]

do you still sell your Stories of Greatness t-shirt or do you just have the Fight Team one?

[@EnglishMartialArts]

I've switched from spreadshirt to teespring and haven't yet ported that design across. In theory you can still get it from spreadhsirt, but teespring has a better reputation for quality hence the move.

[@dhalav]

@@EnglishMartialArts thanks for the info, I'll keep my eyes open

[@tapioperala3010]

I've always had a special loathing to those who take the dive. Yes, there might be offers one can't refuse involved, but still.

[@vercingetorixwulf9298]

Thank you

[@James_I_Archer]

Great content

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Many thanks for this :)

[@EnglishMartialArts]

My pleasure. Johnson has long been one of my favourites.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

@@EnglishMartialArts I love this old stuff! :)

[@rafaelbabar3494]

A gripping narration.

[@markadriaanboshoff4620]

Brilliant 🎉

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thanks!

[@dzonbrodi514]

What, no "How you doing?" :(

[@EnglishMartialArts]

I usually don't on the story ones. Just get straight into it!

[@dzonbrodi514]

@@EnglishMartialArts Thanks for a great story :)

[@Philo68]

J.Lo was always known for her ‘unmatched bottom’ too! FT!

[@StevieB8363]

"Unmatched bottom!" I know it's childish, but - ROFL!

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thats why I keep saying it!

[@johnstuartkeller5244]

(The Grayte History of) Fight Team!

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Lol, I wish. Tom Johnson is someone I'd love to spend some time with. Perrins too!

[@johnstuartkeller5244]

@@EnglishMartialArts Here's one: If you could produce a biopic of one boxer or wrestler (or both as the case may be,) about whom would it be?

[@harlemdeni]

Don't mind me, just a comment for the algorithm.

[@EnglishMartialArts]

Thank you!