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kenyan_cheena · 02-03-2005, 09:57 PM

BECKETT TO JOHNSON:
"DON'T LOOK TOO FAR AHEAD, TOUGH GUY!"

Sunday 20 January 2002

20 year-old Englishman Joe Beckett, the 126th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament, has issued a warning to his opponent in next Saturday's Buffalo fight card, Jack Johnson.

"If I was able to talk to Mr. Johnson right now, face-to-face, I'd tell him to not look too far ahead," Beckett said. "I saw him on that Letterman show the other night, you know? I really don't like his attitude. He thinks that he's going to go through this tournament undefeated. Well, I'm here to tell you, I ain't gonna be no punching bag come Saturday night, fella!"

Beckett has been living and training in Buffalo for the last month, leading to a number of local boxing fans pledging their support for him in the bout against Johnson, the #3 seed in the tournament.

"Somebody's gotta cheer for him," said Buffalo local Jimmy Cowan. "He's fighting the number three seed in the tournament, so it's going to be a tough night for him. This guy Joe, we've all watched him train. He's just been busting his backside for this fight, you know? Look at Johnson. Goin' on TV, appearin' at movie premieres. Is he taking this tournament serious, or what?"

Judging by what has transpired so far in the tournament, Beckett's chances of causing an upset against the highly-regarded Johnson are pretty slim. The combined record of the eight top seeds to have fought so far is 7-0-1. However, there is a good chance that Beckett will go the distance, as only one of the top seeds has knocked out their opponent.

"Stats don't mean a thing to me," said Beckett. "Ain't gonna matter what's happened before when we climb in that ring. It'll be just me and him. He's expected to win, so I've got nothing to lose."

02-03-2005, 09:57 PM	#61 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,137	BECKETT TO JOHNSON: "DON'T LOOK TOO FAR AHEAD, TOUGH GUY!" Sunday 20 January 2002 20 year-old Englishman Joe Beckett, the 126th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament, has issued a warning to his opponent in next Saturday's Buffalo fight card, Jack Johnson. "If I was able to talk to Mr. Johnson right now, face-to-face, I'd tell him to not look too far ahead," Beckett said. "I saw him on that Letterman show the other night, you know? I really don't like his attitude. He thinks that he's going to go through this tournament undefeated. Well, I'm here to tell you, I ain't gonna be no punching bag come Saturday night, fella!" Beckett has been living and training in Buffalo for the last month, leading to a number of local boxing fans pledging their support for him in the bout against Johnson, the #3 seed in the tournament. "Somebody's gotta cheer for him," said Buffalo local Jimmy Cowan. "He's fighting the number three seed in the tournament, so it's going to be a tough night for him. This guy Joe, we've all watched him train. He's just been busting his backside for this fight, you know? Look at Johnson. Goin' on TV, appearin' at movie premieres. Is he taking this tournament serious, or what?" Judging by what has transpired so far in the tournament, Beckett's chances of causing an upset against the highly-regarded Johnson are pretty slim. The combined record of the eight top seeds to have fought so far is 7-0-1. However, there is a good chance that Beckett will go the distance, as only one of the top seeds has knocked out their opponent. "Stats don't mean a thing to me," said Beckett. "Ain't gonna matter what's happened before when we climb in that ring. It'll be just me and him. He's expected to win, so I've got nothing to lose." Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 04-29-2005 at 02:57 AM.