Guest neil Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 looking at short preview clips the fanciers involved give some good insights into what we are all about,they speak of the birds as athletes and fanciers as dedicated people who are up at dawn in order to win.They dissmiss feral pigeons as the homeless who cant fly 60 yds let alone 600 miles.just what pigeon fanciers need to promote our sport,just hope enough people get to hear about it.Neil
Guest bakes Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 looking at short preview clips the fanciers involved give some good insights into what we are all about,they speak of the birds as athletes and fanciers as dedicated people who are up at dawn in order to win.They dissmiss feral pigeons as the homeless who cant fly 60 yds let alone 600 miles.just what pigeon fanciers need to promote our sport,just hope enough people get to hear about it.Neil view links of youtube been watching them on thereall best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNdljbYy0qk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctzvdm2-yZg&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=SPB6CB972E289F3FC4
sapper756 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 Set my Sky Plushttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/emoticon-0137-clapping.gif
sapper756 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 Yeah looks good what channel is it on DISCOVERY 9PM
blaz Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 looking forward to watching it.just going by clips i have seen mike Tyson had the right idea when some one hurt or killed his birds. we all find peace and quiet and enjoyment with our own birds. so i think with mike Tyson having birds and being a wild aggressive man .like some of us we go out to our birds for the same peace and quiet.even if it is just so her in doors stops yak yak yakking in our ears.we have all seen mike Tyson fighting in the ring for sport and money.imagin being the fool that killed one of his beloved birds and got caught.
geordie1234 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Posted March 7, 2011 looking forward to watching it.just going by clips i have seen mike Tyson had the right idea when some one hurt or killed his birds. we all find peace and quiet and enjoyment with our own birds. so i think with mike Tyson having birds and being a wild aggressive man .like some of us we go out to our birds for the same peace and quiet.even if it is just so her in doors stops yak yak yakking in our ears.we have all seen mike Tyson fighting in the ring for sport and money.imagin being the fool that killed one of his beloved birds and got caught.Great post Blaz and totally agree with what you said about going out to the lofts for peice and quiet! some times if im in a bad mood or that a wee half an hour out in the loft handling some of the doos does the trick
sapper756 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Tyson with his birds http://htmlgiant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mike-tyson.jpg http://kusbaz.net/modules/coppermine/albums/yabanci-ulke/mayk/Mike-Tyson-pigeons006.jpg Edited March 9, 2011 by sapper756
blaz Posted March 10, 2011 Report Posted March 10, 2011 Long before Mike Tyson became a world champion heavyweight boxer, he threw his first punch over a pigeon. In fact, Tyson says, pigeons were his first love when he was a bullied kid on the tough streets of Brooklyn. Later on, birds gave him a sense of peace and tranquillity before and after some of his most bruising professional fights. Now, the man nicknamed "Iron Mike" for his ferocious boxing style is sharing that passion and showing a gentler side of himself in Taking on Tyson, a six-part documentary starting on the Animal Planet cable TV channel on Sunday, March 6. "The first thing I ever loved in my life was a pigeon. I don't know why ... I feel ridiculous trying to explain it," Tyson, 44, says in the documentary. "Pigeons are part of my life. It's a constant with my sanity in a weird way; this is just what I do. If I am lucky enough to die an old man I'm going to have birds." Taking on Tyson is part reflection on a life that has scaled the heights of boxing and the lows of prison, and part glimpse into the sub-culture of competitive pigeon racing. "I love pigeons and I thought (the TV series) would broaden the horizons of people who are not knowledgeable about pigeons," Tyson told Reuters. Tyson, who declared bankruptcy in 2003 and retired from professional boxing in 2006, has 2 500 birds in various locations. He had never raced them before, but set his sights on becoming a world champion in pigeon racing with all the determination he once brought to boxing. "You gotta train every day, you gotta prepare. Just like a fight, you gotta prepare or you're not going to do well," he said of the regime for his pigeons. "But you can have all the training in the world and it all comes down to the tenacity of the birds, their perseverance, and the will to win." The TV series focuses on the 300 racing pigeons in his Tyson's Corner pigeon coop, next to the gym where he once trained for his most famous bouts. For non-pigeon enthusiasts, the documentary also takes Tyson back to the places where he grew up, without a father and with a mother who died when he was 16 years old. He recalls that his first fight, when he was 11, was with an older boy who pulled the head off one of his pigeons. By 13, he had been arrested multiple times for fighting and for petty crimes, and he was sent to juvenile detention. The TV portrait paints a picture of Tyson that is far removed from the boxer who notoriously bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear in a 1997 bout, or the man who served three years in prison for rape in the early 1990s. Tyson says he is trying to "outprogramme" himself from the crazy, out-of-control person he once was, and is humbler now. He has been writing poetry, and will share one piece "with a deep personal meaning" in the April edition of Oprah Winfrey's "O" magazine. But what will his boxing fans make of Mike Tyson, pigeon fancier? "I don't know what people are going to think,' he said. "The guys that fly pigeons are not the daintiest people in the world. They are pretty aggressive." Elsewhere, Tyson recently filmed another cameo as himself in the upcoming Hangover movie sequel, and is due to play an alien in the 2012 release Men in Black III . There could be more to come. "I'm going to give acting a try and see what happens. I'd like to try acting on stage … comedy, drama, anything. I could do Othello," he said, referring to Shakespeare's tragedy about a jealous lover. "I know Othello pretty well."
sapper756 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 Tyson with his birds http://htmlgiant.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mike-tyson.jpg http://kusbaz.net/modules/coppermine/albums/yabanci-ulke/mayk/Mike-Tyson-pigeons006.jpg Remember this programme is on tonighthttp://forum.pigeonbasics.org/public/style_emoticons/default/egyptian.gif
Guest Gordon Drysdale & son Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 MIKE TYSON ON SKY CH 520 NOWVirgin 212
geordie1234 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 guy with a celtic top on on yersel son
Rooster J. Cogburn Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 top class so far. this could be excellant
Delboy Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 guy with a celtic top on on yersel son Mikes a prod
geordie1234 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 top class so far. this could be excellant Great so far Feel a bit sorry for Mike but he seems to be getting on a can remember when he fought in Glasgow he came doon barrowfield to see the doocots
Delboy Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 Great so far Feel a bit sorry for Mike but he seems to be getting on a can remember when he fought in Glasgow he came doon barrowfield to see the doocots Aye, he phoned me up to come n see my doos and I told him to get to fk, Gospel truth, no lies . I thought it was a wind up lol
geordie1234 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 Aye, he phoned me up to come n see my doos and I told him to get to fk, Gospel truth, no lies . I thought it was a wind up lolahhaa no way thats mad my mates dad got the job of driving him about as he worked or was pals with alec morrison the promoter lol
Delboy Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 ahhaa no way thats mad my mates dad got the job of driving him about as he worked or was pals with alec morrison the promoter lol Unreal m8, I can remember Jack McGougan ( Glasgow fed sec)phoning me asking did I speak to Mike Tyson as he was wanting to visit someone and he had suggested me. I told him they phoned me twice and I told them to get to fk. He couldnt believe it and I sh it masel thinking about wat id done lol
REDROCKET Posted March 11, 2011 Report Posted March 11, 2011 looks like he's got a couple of strays in lol the ring numbers on the ets were GB10n54131 and GB08d48383 who's doo's are they or what area.
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