The long awaited and much talked about super-heavyweight fight between current champion and heavily fancied (St) Bernard Bateman of Melmerby and the little known, though some say ‘useful’ challenger ‘Mad’ Mackintosh of Kirkgate, Ripon takes place shortly. The match will be decided over several weeks with two stiff letters to the Gazette, six emails or an injunction deciding the winner.Pre fight shenanigans have begun already with accusations of political misconduct being bandied about at the weigh-in, so it should be a great fight for the lucky ones who have managed to secure tickets for what is already a sell-out.
St Bernard is predicting an early win and the none too generous price of 1-3 currently being offered by Ladbrokes seems to confirm his view but of course there have been upsets in the past and the lesser known challenger certainly shouldn’t be written off and at 2-1 might make a more attractive bet.
Pundits are suggesting that the more experienced and heavier St Bernard should despatch the challenger within the first couple of rounds but others point out that ‘Mad’ is punching well above his weight and may well spring a surprise in the form of a cleverly addressed and well timed email.
Whatever the outcome you can be sure that the PUN will be at ringside to bring you the latest information.
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13 comments:
Don't know what its about but it is very funny!
My money's on St B. for early knockout!
Another opportunity to close the market place to cars?
I'll have a tenner on Stanley!
Another opportunity to close the market place to cars?.....
Probably one of the last before the cretins get to work!
Looks as if 'Mad's head has come off already!
The bigger they are, the harder they fall!
But the winner will then face 3 more challengers - Wordless Sid WindowCleaner, Grateful John GraveDigger, and Lady in Labour before the Championship is over.
'Earinged' Sid's recent form is impressive allegedly - an early round knockout in the bar of the Unicorn. His opposition though, was much lighter (female) and less experienced!
Dear Harbinger, Should I be worried? I find the picture vaguely erotic
Dear Anon. Lie down in a darkened room with a damp Ripon Gazette over forehead and eyes until the feelings pass!
Oh Dear the print has come off on my forehead,does a tatoo of Ripon Gazette on me qualify me for the Mayo'ship of Ripon, I am over 120.
I'm afraid not: your age is in your favour but you would also have to have an unfeasibly large portion of brain removed or have one of those little surrogate brains that taxi drivers have attached to their ears.
This is a brilliant post, so I have put it in my 'widow on the world' and I keep telling people about it. I'm not quite sure who you really are, Harbinger, but I link to your site from my blog and I have now credited your blog more clearly in my window. More strength to your elbow!
I actually called into Ladbrokes this morning. If they had really been running a book, I would have been tempted to put a pony on the challenger.
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