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Highlighting what the fcuker are upto ....... you've got the wrong end of the stick pal YA BANGER

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Get some photos sent to you and if you like what you see use a pigeon courier hope this helps.

Rest in Peace. Angelo Dundee, the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout, died Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. He was 90. The genial Dundee was best known for being in Ali's corner for almost his entire career, but those in boxing also knew him as an ambassador for boxing and a figure of integrity in a sport that often lacked it. He died with his family surrounding him, said son, Jimmy Dundee, but not before being able to attend Ali's 70th birthday bash in Louisville, Kentucky, last month. "It was the way he wanted to go," Jimmy Dundee said. "He did everything he wanted to do." A master motivator and clever corner man, Dundee was regarded as one of the sport's great ambassadors. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1994 after a career that spanned six decades, training 15 world champions, including Leonard, George Foreman, Carmen Basilio and Jose Napoles. But he will always be linked to Ali as one of the most successful fighter-trainer relationships in boxing history, helping Ali become the first to win the heavyweight title three times. The pair would travel around the world for fights to such obscure places as Ali's October 1974 bout in Zaire against Foreman dubbed "The Rumble in the Jungle," and Ali's third fight against Joe Frazier in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, called by promoters as the "Thrilla in Manila." "I just put the reflexes in the proper direction," Dundee said in a 2005 interview with The Associated Press. Their partnership began in Louisville, Ali's hometown, in 1959. Dundee was there with light heavyweight Willie Pastrano when the young Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, called their room from a hotel phone to ask if he could have five minutes. Clay, a local Golden Gloves champion, kept asking the men boxing questions in a conversation that lasted 3½ hours, according to Dundee's autobiography, "My View From the Corner: A Life in Boxing." After Ali returned from Rome with a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, Dundee ran into him in Louisville and invited him to come to Miami Beach to train. Ali declined. But that December, Dundee got a call from one of Ali's handlers, seeking to hire Dundee. After Ali won his first pro fight, Dundee accepted. He helped Ali claim the heavyweight title for the first time on Feb. 25, 1964, when Sonny Liston quit on his stool after the sixth round during their fight in Miami Beach. In an age of boxing when fighter-manager relationships rarely last, Dundee and Ali would never split. When Cassius Clay angered white America by joining the Black Muslims and become Muhammad Ali, Dundee never wavered. When Ali defied the draft at the height of the Vietnam war, losing 3 1/2 years from the prime of his career, Dundee was there waiting for the heavyweight's return. And when Ali would make bold projections, spewing poetry that made headlines across the world and gave him the nickname "The Louisville Lip," Dundee never asked him to keep quiet. "Through all those days of controversy, and the many that followed, Angelo never got involved," Ali wrote in the foreword to Dundee's book. "He let me be exactly who I wanted to be, and he was loyal. That is the reason I love Angelo." Born Angelo Mirena on Aug. 30, 1921, in south Philadelphia, Dundee's boxing career was propelled largely by his older brother, Chris, a promoter. After returning from World War II - "We won, but not because of anything I did" - he joined Chris in the boxing game in New York, serving as his "go-fer" and getting the tag "Chris' kid brother" Angelo and Chris followed another brother Joe, who was a fighter, in changing their surname to Dundee so their parents wouldn't know they worked in boxing

Well you can't be to carefull mate spies in the camp and all that know what i mean my friend we all know how low the R.S.P.B. can stoop cheers Buddy.

just inbox me and ill give you my number and we can dicuss your problem i dont hide behind a false name i dont condone the killing or harrassing of birds of prey and will never support others who do so cause it brings bad publicity to the sport and its against the law even in your own garden! its wrong i know and needs addressing i hope this helps regards darren What history do you have with racing pigeons mate ????? The reason i ask is i see you are not a member of any racing club.

Hi Alex was at the sale today as you know. I would just like to say Andy Frame, yourself, Gordon, Ian, Jim O`Hara, and the other guy's did a first class job a well run sale just a pity the prices were'nt a wee bit higher too help out William's widow jmo cheers.

I'm with you on this OLDYELLOW big wattles wins hands down for me.

Should be called big foot

used tae have a few nookie badges...........long time ago though

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Rest in peace God bless

Sorry to hear this sad news rest in peace Billy and my condolences to the family.

Hi Alec welcome to pigeon basics mate

Hope yae have a speedy recovery mate. FRANNY.

..........Scum........need shooting.

And the a---holes that fly peregrine on tame pigeons

THIS IS THE CRAP THIS CANADADOO IS SPEWING OUT. Hawk question Goto page : 1, 2, 3, 4 Author Message Canadoo Number of posts: 598 Location: Canadian plains Registration date: 2009-12-06 Subject: Re: Hawk question Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:05 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hope your Goshawks leave your pigeons alone Andy, but even if they target your birds you will probably be OK mostly if your loft is out in the open field. I reduced the loft entrance size to 5' x 6" to keep Gos out of my loft and so far it's worked fine, just had one Cooper's get in this spring. Did you get your young pouters from Pleun, got any photos? _________________ Tom Donald Hawk Evader Pouters rocks Number of posts: 31 Location: Alberta Registration date: 2011-06-17 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:09 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- yes I did get some from Pleun, They were doing good for the first couple days but then started to look off so I have them in the stock loft with my hens just till they start feeling better. They look better just give them some time to get adjusted to the different feed, feeders, drinkers and handler. Will post some pictures tomorow. _________________ I'm not as good as I once was but I am better than I've ever been johnnyksspeedshop Number of posts: 151 Location: St. Paul, MN Registration date: 2011-05-21 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:58 am -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I agree that if you have the loft enough in the open away from any structure, the pigeons should have no problem outrunning a cooper. In my case though, im right in the city and the coopers use the alleys, houses, garages, and trees to their advantage. Canadoo Number of posts: 598 Location: Canadian plains Registration date: 2009-12-06 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:06 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah, some of us live in tough neighborhoods, and necessity is the mother of invention _________________ Tom Donald Hawk Evader Pouters franny41 Number of posts: 2533 Age: 92 Location: Bonnie Scotland Registration date: 2008-05-22 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:24 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trap them put them in the bin end of. All this stuff about breeding hawker sized pouters to evade hawks is a load of tosh. _________________ Franny Murphy ____________ Racing Pigeons are the way forward. Canadoo Number of posts: 598 Location: Canadian plains Registration date: 2009-12-06 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:38 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hard to argue with success though Franny. _________________ Tom Donald Hawk Evader Pouters franny41 Number of posts: 2533 Age: 92 Location: Bonnie Scotland Registration date: 2008-05-22 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:45 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canadoo wrote: Hard to argue with success though Franny. So your saying your succesfull in producing a hawk evading cross pouter so you don't loose any i doubt it if a hawk/peregrine can take a wild pigeon and racing pigeon which incidently is an athlete among pigeons then i'm sure they will take your birds with ease if we all did our bit with local hawks then we could get them down to managable levels my thoughts are you are more interested in hawks/falcons than pigeons the photo of your peregrine falcon flying after your orange storrie doo that was posted on the A.F.C.C. comes to mind. _________________ Franny Murphy ____________ Racing Pigeons are the way forward. Canadoo Number of posts: 598 Location: Canadian plains Registration date: 2009-12-06 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:04 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There's a few of us flying pouters, both pure Horseman and also crosses, that have adapted very successfully to the hawk and falcon pressures. Why would you want to kill the birds of prey if you can fly your pouters and have very few losses? _________________ Tom Donald Hawk Evader Pouters franny41 Number of posts: 2533 Age: 92 Location: Bonnie Scotland Registration date: 2008-05-22 Subject: Re: Hawk question Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:38 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- my thoughts are you are more interested in hawks/falcons than pigeons the photo of your peregrine falcon flying after your orange storrie doo that was posted on the A.F.C.C. comes to mind. Have you got an answer too the above quote ???? ( YOUR ) Peregrine Falcon flying after ( YOUR ) orange Storrie Doo. Have you got an answer too the above quote ?????

Correct mate its a photo from another forum he's a clown from canada that breeds raptors and pigeons and test the raptors on the young pigeons says he has bred feral pigeons with pouters and produced a pigeon that can evade hawks pure tad@er.

Hi Guys just like to bring this to your attention its a photo of a peregrine falcon on a pigeons tail any thought guys ???

Happy birthday Danny hope yae had a good yin mate well yae got the weather for it lol

Hi Billy good to meet you today enjoyed the banter and billy King is right the hen is a Stoater thanks a lot i'll keep you posted on her progress. Franny.

Thanks a lot gulkie, No i don't have your address can you pm it along with your phone number cheers.