Back in 2003, Alex Arthur defended his British super featherweight title against Michael Gomez. Nobody gave Gomez a hope - It turned into an epic fight.
two warriors big respect to both both did good things in their careers at a time when british boxing wasn't where it is now. great fighters need them back today
+irish rover Really? I thought that was the flag of the Ivory Coast :o Gomez lived in Manchester, had his fan base in Manchester, most of his big fights in Manchester. He was one of the city's most popular boxers along with Hatton. So yeah, it was a special time for Manchester boxing.
I found this fight by accident and I'll tell you, this was a fight ! This Gomez kid or Armstrong is some warrior, does the Irish proud. I know he had problems and was a big partier but had he just dedicated himself to boxing I think he would have been a world champ. Props to Arthur for his effort too but Gomez put a beating on him.
Gomez on that night in that condition and mindset would have taken some beating,true warrior of British boxing he never had a reverse gear just forward,
GOMEZ : One of life,s true Warrior,s with One of the biggest Lion Heart,s i,have had the pleasure of knowing personally & still do !! Ps Keep your eyes on is Son MICHAEL GOMEZ JR
Me and michael spent lots of time with each other from the night the fight was set 12 weeks to the night !! before were i actually picked michael up of the floor outside a club !! Showing how he was a real professional which people didnt give him credit for !! As to get him ready mentally and physically for this performance im proud to of been a part of being and knowing him as close as i did godbless you michael X PS The atmosphere was THE BEST IVE EVER BEEN IN and ive BEEN IN MANY I PROMISE YOU from Bruno/ Tyson1 & 2 with Lennox vs Holyfield 1 & 2 to Ben v Mcclelland MANY MANY MORE this stands out personally after this Michael had some great fights that you forget we nearly stopped AMIR kHAN in the 2nd round after this putting him down only for khan to show his much younger Age and at is prime to stop michael later on in the fight were is long Career was taking its toll right up to the end when Fighting Ricky BURNS (who is or has been never given probably the credit due as a great fighter & A Lovely guy of Boxing ) were i can remember Michael saying to me after "ITS JUST NOT THERE NO MORE ANT " AND AGAIN SHOWED A SIDE PEOPLE DIDNT THINK HE HAD BY SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! and hanging the gloves up IN A CAREER WHERE HE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PROUD OF WITH NO REGRETS OF ANY PART OF HOW IT WAS OR HOW HE WAS " BECAUSE HOW HE WAS MADE HIM WHAT HE WAS a TRUE WARRIOR X
It was a silly idea trying to stand in a phone box with Gomez he was a proper scrapper with a head of granite. Plus he had Billy Graham in the corner who was a master at conditioning and inside fighting.
Awesome fight! Gomez just marches through the fire and despite Arthur have his hands up, those punches landing on his guard were rattling him just the same. Tough kid Arthur, but man they could/should have stopped it three rounds earlier.
A lot of disrespect was shown to Gomez that night by knuckle draggers with a silly nationalistic chip on their shoulder. Not one of them would have the balls to confront Gomez, and fortunately they left this fight as red faced as Arthur....
Yea I read in his book people kept calling his hotel room and they shut his hot water off and people were yelling outside his hotel room keeping him up all night and he still won!
@@stevengruber57 still wouldn’t make it right. It takes considerable courage to get in a boxing ring; dockheads chanting who the fucking hell are you would run a mile if they had to face him in a ring one to one.
Just saw an interview with Alex Arthur . He said he was weight drained for this fight , was on anti biotics .. Had to lose 8lbs on the day of the weigh in and took 2attempts on the scales .. He normally rehydrated to 10stone 10lbs on fight night . This time he only weighed 9stone 5lbs . Hence the effect of the punches
gomez out boxed alex for sure but check the size of alex at his natural weight here (huge weight loss) twitter.com/AlexArthur1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
End of round two. Arthur has comfortably kept Gomez at bay with the jab, landing thirty two to Gomez's four. Crowd - walk in the feckin park. Round three - Gomez sets about Arthur like a tramp on chips. I love boxing. I love it.
That MC was so handsome! He & the legendary ref: John Coyle said the best fight & atmosphere ever. The announcer is now 51 & still gorgeous with beautiful silver hair mmmm x
I love British fights but the commentators (like in the us) are sooooooo biased. "The Arthur jab was sharp and accurate" in the 2nd round and that kid Gomez was dodging most of them. Oh wait I just heard in the next round out the guy actually even mentioned he was nervous for him. Christ!
he beat burns who was 3 weight world champ and he was a world champ himself so the lad done not bad remember the beating burns gave Gomez but he was one tough fucker gomez
Another so called world class Brit fighter exposed. We have many fighters who the pundits label " WORLD Class " after a few fights, the list is endless, today in 2018, the Smith brothers, Liam Walsh, Terry Flannagan, Lee Selby, I could go on. The world titles they have held or hols are 2nd or 3rd division titles, none of them have faced the fiercesome fighters from the other side of the pond, like the Mexicans and South Americans. If we went back to the days of One or maybe two belts, none of the aforementioned would sniff a world title. As a boxing fan it makes my blood boil the way Sky sport and all the pundits beef up our overrated fighters.
I think any man that steps in the ring deserves props and praise! Think you will find 2 of the smith brothers will of fought canelo the pound for pound kind after tonight lol
Always remember this one. Up there for best British title fights and theres been some classics.
I was there. The most chilling excitement ever.
Gomez could be shadowboxing in the gym and every left would still land on Authur
My all time favourite fighter Michael Gomez!!!
Great show, one of the best fights I've ever seen in a British ring.
British crowds are on a whole different level
For real. From the jump. They’re all fired up.
Saudi Arabia are going to ruin boxing
Gomez was class that night
I love Gomez he's one of my all time favorites
Same!
two warriors big respect to both both did good things in their careers at a time when british boxing wasn't where it is now.
great fighters need them back today
This was a top top fight. Gomez was at his best that night
Terrific stuff from both men. And Ian Darke really added to the drama with his excellent commentary.
I LOVE this announcer duo, great calls, great energy, and they knew when to dial it up
Fabulous fight. Right up there in the annals of British dust-ups. Remember watching this live and going nuts.
What a special time for Manchester boxing.
+irish rover Really? I thought that was the flag of the Ivory Coast :o
Gomez lived in Manchester, had his fan base in Manchester, most of his big fights in Manchester. He was one of the city's most popular boxers along with Hatton. So yeah, it was a special time for Manchester boxing.
Billy Graham!!!
I found this fight by accident and I'll tell you, this was a fight ! This Gomez kid or Armstrong is some warrior, does the Irish proud. I know he had problems and was a big partier but had he just dedicated himself to boxing I think he would have been a world champ. Props to Arthur for his effort too but Gomez put a beating on him.
@John Fury he was born in Ireland
@John Fury I agree he is a credit to us all and what boxing is all about! 💪
I sparred with him in 2000 and he was a gent and a bit sneaky too😂. I loved him to bits and still do.
100% would have been a world champ if he had stayed on the straight and narrow.
Gomez on that night in that condition and mindset would have taken some beating,true warrior of British boxing he never had a reverse gear just forward,
Gomez was and is a fucking boxing mancunian legend. Everything about this fight was brilliant.
GOMEZ : One of life,s true Warrior,s with One of the biggest Lion Heart,s i,have had the pleasure of knowing personally & still do !! Ps Keep your eyes on is Son MICHAEL GOMEZ JR
classic fight,all out war..
What a fight
good lads, I used to love this
I think Alex Arthur is the only British world champion to have never won a world title fight, I know Ken Norton did the same thing in the states.
Before there was GGG there was AAA
Gomez boxing style reminds me of Marciano's
One of Manchester's best boxers
Bear pit that night I fucking loved the domestic boxing back then a great night when Sky done us proud with the fights.
magnifique combat........
What fight this was
Would be nice to see Gomez on a podcast can't find any interviews of him even his fights shame 🥊
Me and michael spent lots of time with each other from the night the fight was set 12 weeks to the night !! before were i actually picked michael up of the floor outside a club !! Showing how he was a real professional which people didnt give him credit for !! As to get him ready mentally and physically for this performance im proud to of been a part of being and knowing him as close as i did godbless you michael X PS The atmosphere was THE BEST IVE EVER BEEN IN and ive BEEN IN MANY I PROMISE YOU from Bruno/ Tyson1 & 2 with Lennox vs Holyfield 1 & 2 to Ben v Mcclelland MANY MANY MORE this stands out personally after this Michael had some great fights that you forget we nearly stopped AMIR kHAN in the 2nd round after this putting him down only for khan to show his much younger Age and at is prime to stop michael later on in the fight were is long Career was taking its toll right up to the end when Fighting Ricky BURNS (who is or has been never given probably the credit due as a great fighter & A Lovely guy of Boxing ) were i can remember Michael saying to me after "ITS JUST NOT THERE NO MORE ANT " AND AGAIN SHOWED A SIDE PEOPLE DIDNT THINK HE HAD BY SAYING ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ! and hanging the gloves up IN A CAREER WHERE HE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PROUD OF WITH NO REGRETS OF ANY PART OF HOW IT WAS OR HOW HE WAS " BECAUSE HOW HE WAS MADE HIM WHAT HE WAS a TRUE WARRIOR X
Gomez good head movement always looking to slip that right hand and fire the left hook in and it payed off!!! AA got dragged into a war and destroyed
hes really confident in this fight he gave arthur a good beating, fair play to spartan though he took one
It was a silly idea trying to stand in a phone box with Gomez he was a proper scrapper with a head of granite. Plus he had Billy Graham in the corner who was a master at conditioning and inside fighting.
Is that paul smith jumping up and down at ringside
Yes he was a stable mate of gomez and had a large bet on him that night.
Was wondering the same thing, doing the maths he would have been a proper young un.
Tyson Furys Uncle as security
Awesome fight! Gomez just marches through the fire and despite Arthur have his hands up, those punches landing on his guard were rattling him just the same. Tough kid Arthur, but man they could/should have stopped it three rounds earlier.
A lot of disrespect was shown to Gomez that night by knuckle draggers with a silly nationalistic chip on their shoulder. Not one of them would have the balls to confront Gomez, and fortunately they left this fight as red faced as Arthur....
Yea I read in his book people kept calling his hotel room and they shut his hot water off and people were yelling outside his hotel room keeping him up all night and he still won!
Do you not think Alex Arthur would of had a tough time in Manchester with the fans?
scott harrison got the same abuse in Manchester when he fought Brodie a lot of it was Gomez personalty
@@scott6926 Gomez was yelling outside Harrison's hotel to keep him awake? Somehow I doubt this.
@@stevengruber57 still wouldn’t make it right. It takes considerable courage to get in a boxing ring; dockheads chanting who the fucking hell are you would run a mile if they had to face him in a ring one to one.
Just saw an interview with Alex Arthur . He said he was weight drained for this fight , was on anti biotics .. Had to lose 8lbs on the day of the weigh in and took 2attempts on the scales .. He normally rehydrated to 10stone 10lbs on fight night . This time he only weighed 9stone 5lbs . Hence the effect of the punches
gomez out boxed alex for sure but check the size of alex at his natural weight here (huge weight loss)
twitter.com/AlexArthur1?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
@Alf G ^ Crazy a 12 stone man can weight drain down to 10 stone ! After boxing Alex.is weight training and walking around at 14 stone after retiring
@Alf G * Alex said in a youtube video he was 12 stone inbetween fights
Remember this well. Was a classic. Pretty sure they have the anthem of Uruguay playing so not sure what the connection is there😄
What’s Arthur’s music??
Anyone know?
What was the attire entrance song
End of round two. Arthur has comfortably kept Gomez at bay with the jab, landing thirty two to Gomez's four.
Crowd - walk in the feckin park.
Round three - Gomez sets about Arthur like a tramp on chips.
I love boxing. I love it.
That 3rd round thou
What song did Arthur come out to???
Dom McNamara gospel truth stand up
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That MC was so handsome! He & the legendary ref: John Coyle said the best fight & atmosphere ever. The announcer is now 51 & still gorgeous with beautiful silver hair mmmm x
good fight
I love British fights but the commentators (like in the us) are sooooooo biased. "The Arthur jab was sharp and accurate" in the 2nd round and that kid Gomez was dodging most of them. Oh wait I just heard in the next round out the guy actually even mentioned he was nervous for him. Christ!
Great fight Arthur should have boxed
Campest ring entrance prize goes to Arthur.
Alex Arthur was never world class. Gomez totally out maned him.. true warrior
Don't talk about my uncle like that
he beat burns who was 3 weight world champ and he was a world champ himself so the lad done not bad remember the beating burns gave Gomez but he was one tough fucker gomez
What's Arthur ring song called net one me lol
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Viva MG
Glen was stopping it in round 2.feck me leave it, it's a good fight!!!
Disgusting fight so entertaining
Ricky hatton
Another so called world class Brit fighter exposed. We have many fighters who the pundits label " WORLD Class " after a few fights, the list is endless, today in 2018, the Smith brothers, Liam Walsh, Terry Flannagan, Lee Selby, I could go on. The world titles they have held or hols are 2nd or 3rd division titles, none of them have faced the fiercesome fighters from the other side of the pond, like the Mexicans and South Americans. If we went back to the days of One or maybe two belts, none of the aforementioned would sniff a world title. As a boxing fan it makes my blood boil the way Sky sport and all the pundits beef up our overrated fighters.
It makes your blood boil? Calm down mate haha
I think any man that steps in the ring deserves props and praise!
Think you will find 2 of the smith brothers will of fought canelo the pound for pound kind after tonight lol