Topic: Boxing thread

[JMM]

Exactly my point.

You said he was higher profile than Price aswell, which is absolute bollocks.

[Old No7]

An easy night and a nice pay day for Price. It may not help him in terms of experience, but it will raise his profile massively. Like it it not Audley is still a big name with the media and casual fans. Plenty of people don't know who Price is but will hear his name now.

[Nessy76]

Trouble is, every heavyweight who's half decent is waiting for the Klitschko's to fuck off, nobody's going to stall their progress by getting beaten by another contender.  Vitali's going to be retired in a few months, so people have got their eye on that vacant belt.

It's a big problem for Price, he's good enough for people to be wary of him, but he's not got the box-office draw to tempt anyone into taking the risk.

[NOTBORNIN1982]

You said he was higher profile than Price aswell, which is absolute bollocks.

  Maybe in Liverpool

[Old No7]

You said he was higher profile than Price aswell, which is absolute bollocks.

I reckon more casual fans know fury than Price. And a fight with Harrison changes that

[scatman]

I reckon more casual fans know fury than Price. And a fight with Harrison changes that

agreed, lots of guys at work know who Tyson Fury is, none of them have heard of Price.

[JMM]

I can't believe that, an olympic medallist and for me a future heavyweight world champion is less well known than Tyson Fury. 

[arthur sarnoff]

Fury has fought regularly, and he's been on terrestrial TV though.  Plus he's not bad at getting his name out there, Price is a little less likely to blow his own trumpet, and his career's been a bit stop start.

I'm glad he's going to be on TV, but I'd rather it wasn't the backwater that is Boxnation.  Still not sure why Sky dropped him, to be honest.

[Nessy76]

You said he was higher profile than Price aswell, which is absolute bollocks.

He has an intercontinental belt and is calling out the Klitschkos. Price has British and Commonwealth belts and is calling out Audley Harrison.

[arthur sarnoff]

Although, in fairness, that Intercontinental belt is shite, and Fat Mick won't let him anywhere near a Klitschko yet.

[Nessy76]

agreed, lots of guys at work know who Tyson Fury is, none of them have heard of Price.

Maybe he needs to punch himself in the face. No-one knew who Fury was until he did that.

[Barneylfc∗]

I can't believe that, an olympic medallist and for me a future heavyweight world champion is less well known than Tyson Fury. 

I know a few people who have no interest in Boxing, but have heard of Tyson Fury, and they are only aware of his existence beecause of his name.

[7777]

Some shit spouted in here fucking hell

I am not really interested in it mainly because I've never liked watching Fraudley fight but it's a live fight because it's a Heavyweight fight and Harrison does have a dig on him see Sprott as an example, whilst Harrison is in the ring he still dangerous and regardless of what people think, people still watch him

Add to the fact he isn't on Hayes radar, Chisora has just fought, Fury won't fight him and he has already cleaned our McDermott and Sexton, there isn't much left 

And for people saying he needs to move on or fight the Klitschko's it'll still only be his 14th fight, fucking hell

Says more about the British Heavyweight division than it does about Price or Maloney, I know he would rather fight Fury but what is he meant to do, he wants to win the Lonsdale belt outright so he has to take British fights

[Clayton Bigsby]

Who else domestically is worth a piss? Fury or Hennessey already ducked him (though it was stupid and short sighted of Maloney not to have the fight on terrestrial). Who else is there? Sprott, Skelton. At least Audley has a name

I wouldn't even be certain that price wins. Has anyone thrown a punch at him in the pros. He was dropped several times as an amateur so we dont know what his whiskers are like

[7777]

Who else domestically is worth a piss? Fury or Hennessey already ducked him (though it was stupid and short sighted of Maloney not to have the fight on terrestrial). Who else is there? Sprott, Skelton. At least Audley has a name

I wouldn't even be certain that price wins. Has anyone thrown a punch at him in the pros. He was dropped several times as an amateur so we dont know what his whiskers are like

Bingo

Hightower maybe *rollseyes*

[Clayton Bigsby]

Hightower v Price. My goodness. Don't even bother hiring judges. Price would 9.9/10 smash him to bits but Towers has height and power as well so you never know. It would be a fun fight but would do fcuk all for Prices profile. Smashing everyone's favorite pantomime villain would do wonders for his career

Maloney should have taken the 100k for Price to fight on terrestial. Sorry but at his level Ch5 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sky, 6 days a week and twice on Sundays

[PJLFC1]

Took Boxing up again last August for the 1st time since a kid and got asked to do a show 7 weeks ago and needed some focus & direction in my life at that time and it gave me it as trained hard & lost nearly 2st as got down to 10st 10lb & had my 1st ( and only ) fight  at The Devonshire House Hotel Sunday , got a TKO in 1min 40secs of the 1st round and the rush was amazing and at 38 next month ticked it off my to do list before 50 haha , we had 7 wins out the 10 fights on the night so all in all a good night , and to anyone who has ever fancied doing it or thought about it , i say do it as its better to have tried than not tried imho . Sorry if wrong place mods

[mb1111]

Bellew v Edison Miranda in September.

[Old No7]

Bellew v Edison Miranda in September.

Now that's a proper fight!

[Clayton Bigsby]

Bellew will smash him. Easily. Miranda north of 160lbs has been trash. He had only one thing going for him and that was power. This hasnt translated to the higher weights so I dont see how he troubles Bellew

[JMM]

Darren Barker is fighting on the undercard aswell... Shame it isn't in Liverpool though.

[Nessy76]

Some shit spouted in here fucking hell

I am not really interested in it mainly because I've never liked watching Fraudley fight but it's a live fight because it's a Heavyweight fight and Harrison does have a dig on him see Sprott as an example, whilst Harrison is in the ring he still dangerous and regardless of what people think, people still watch him

Add to the fact he isn't on Hayes radar, Chisora has just fought, Fury won't fight him and he has already cleaned our McDermott and Sexton, there isn't much left 

And for people saying he needs to move on or fight the Klitschko's it'll still only be his 14th fight, fucking hell

Says more about the British Heavyweight division than it does about Price or Maloney, I know he would rather fight Fury but what is he meant to do, he wants to win the Lonsdale belt outright so he has to take British fights

No-one's said he should be fighting the Klitschkos.

We've got a lad here who is a fantastic prospect, a lot of people think he could eventually get a world title. Can you blame them for being excited by that thought? I'm sure it's something he thinks about himself. But at 29, he hasn't got long. It was his choice not to turn pro earlier, wasn't it? At this stage every fight needs to be a step towards that goal of a world title. Being the last of a long line of people to beat Harrison, even if he were to humiliate him completely, is it really that step?

I can see that this might be the highest profile fight his people can get, but that doesn't make it ideal for his career. It might marginally raise his profile in the UK, but he needs to get his name heard in the States, and they don't give a toss about Harrison, he's no-one.

[Mirra]

Why?

Why not? Fraudley is obviously seen as low risk by that lot and thats why they've took it. Hes low risk but still a name of sorts.

Id rather Price stepped it up, didnt know he was 29 either. Still laugh when people think Fury is scared of him though, some people really need to step back and think about how things work. Its not all about I think im better than you lets fight, never has been. Its about what makes business sense. But nevermind. Itll be a good fight if it happens somewhere down the line, hopefully with a big prize on offer.

I dont know where Price goes next, but im sure he could find someone other than Harrison, Chisora? What wrong with him? Hes a live fighter, hes a good test of him. Hes not world class by any means but hes a tough domestic heavyweight. he'd take the fight, even though the number of losses hes on, id watch that itd be interesting to see how Price does when hes got someone coming at him a lot. Good fight imo.

[7777]

No-one's said he should be fighting the Klitschkos.

We've got a lad here who is a fantastic prospect, a lot of people think he could eventually get a world title. Can you blame them for being excited by that thought? I'm sure it's something he thinks about himself. But at 29, he hasn't got long. It was his choice not to turn pro earlier, wasn't it? At this stage every fight needs to be a step towards that goal of a world title. Being the last of a long line of people to beat Harrison, even if he were to humiliate him completely, is it really that step?

I can see that this might be the highest profile fight his people can get, but that doesn't make it ideal for his career. It might marginally raise his profile in the UK, but he needs to get his name heard in the States, and they don't give a toss about Harrison, he's no-one.

It's a learning fight in his 14th fight so he can win the British title outright BEFORE stepping up

Not hard to decipher really!!!!

He doesn't need to be thinking about the States or the Klitschko's or anything else yet

And 29 is still plenty young enough it's not like he has had a hard boxing career till now

As for the Fury discussion that fault lays squarely on the promoters and TV, I don't believe for one minute they're scared of one another

[Clayton Bigsby]

The Lonsdale belt is far and away the best belt in boxing. It is pure which is a funny word in boxing but it doesn't respect your profile, promotional power etc. Any John Doe that works hard enough and strings good wins together domestically  can fight for it and work hard to keep one outright

A little part of me dies inside when it gets bypassed for WBA intergalatic supercalifragilistic titles

[Clayton Bigsby]

Price hasnt fought anyone near his size, hasn't fought a puncher, nor a southpaw.Audley is all 3(domestically has to be considered a puncher)

This is a good test and a step up. One that Pice could well lose

[ruairimacliam]

Very OT but where is Paul Smith. I havent seen him mentioned in maybe 18months.

[Clayton Bigsby]

Paul Smith is still active. Currently doing a stint with boxnation, very good commentator. I belive he and 7777 are close or related so he would be better served to give you the lowdown

[Fordy]

Very OT but where is Paul Smith. I havent seen him mentioned in maybe 18months.

Fighting in September/October.

[ruairimacliam]

Fighting in September/October.

It will be good to see him back fighting in Liverpool i'm presuming. He was always entertaining.

Hope to see nathan cleverly back in the ring soon too. Watching all this Haye/Audley/Chisora bullshit really puts me off the London heavyweights. All knobheads. Thank god for tyson and price. I enjoy tyson. I like what he has to say when he talks. None of this talking in riddles some boxers tend to talk in.

[Clayton Bigsby]

I like Tyson Fury. He always brings the heat and he doesn't waste time. Plus he is a very mean body puncher which is amazing for somebody his size. He wants to get you the fcuk out of there and then go home. Excellent for betting purposes, although him switching to southpaw and showing patience meant that he didn't take Rogan out quickly enough for one of my bet. The c*nt.(Only joking Mirra)

Once the Klits retire he will win a major title. Both him and price are better than those wannabes over the pond. Arreola, Seth Mitchell, etc are tosh and Fury would do all of them. I think price is the real deal but I need to see him in a gut check before I proclaim him the saviour of the HW division

As for Paul Smith. He needs to stick to MW.

[Mirra]

Agree with that Clayton, I think for me Tyson and Price do the likes of Arreola and co, though I do rate Tor Hammer (spelling) after keeping an eye on him for a while now due to Bobby D marking my card a couple of years ago about him. I dont know how long itll be before they are ready to take a Klitschko on, id like to see them both step it up though and make some waves against big names. Especially Price, not having a pop at him by any means but hes 29, I didnt know he was that old! Well a year younger than me actually so it isnt that old , im just saying id like to see him fighting a higher level of opponent than Harrison. He might as well just pound the bag for a few rounds, he'd learn more. Id like to see him knock out Chisora, that'd be a good jump in competition, Del is a handful when hes in shape and his loss to Haye and Fury aside, he was robbed against Helienus and gave Vitali a good go. Im just pleased we have two heavyweights with the potential these two have. Of course id like Ty to leave Price Halifaxed on the canvas but as a fan im excited at the prospect of both of these fellas.

Just heard Tony Bellew is going to fight Edison Miranda in Sept, should be an exciting fight that one as both can bang and Bellew can make a real statement if he can beat Miranda. Its a jump up for him but I think hes good enough to handle it. Comes across as a good lad Bellew, im a fan.

[brownee61]

Anyone know when Tom Stalker is due to fight in the Olympics, is light welter today?  Been trying to keep an eye on this, but seem to have lost track?

Cheers

[Huzey]

Half 9 on Saturday night is Stalker's next fight

[brownee61]

Cheers!

[mb1111]

Frank has so many pissed off young fighters, really needs to sort himself out, he's shambolic at the moment.

Callum Johnson ‏@CallumTheOne
Wish I had never signed with who I did , promise ya this and that and you get mugged off lol #fuckboxing

Joe Selkirk
Another fight called off!! Really wish I never turned pro. This is it for me I'm finished with it!

[arthur sarnoff]

Warren could do with a few new stars as well, because he's got pretty much fuck all at the moment.  If any of the British lads win Gold this month, normally he'd be after them.  I think he'd struggle to get any of them at the moment though.

I won't shed any tears for him if he goes tits up.

[7777]

What a plum, predicted this would happen

Amir Khan dropped the biggest hint yet in a television interview saying that Manny Steward was on his radar and that in just a week's time, he will likely be with someone else.

The interview would be considered as lacking respect for his current trainer Roach and people may say Khan should really be discussing the scenario privately with his team. The comments are either a thinly veiled swipe at his trainer - or a genuine plan in motion.

"I've had so many trainers approach me in the past week but Steward is the main one who's approached me," bragged Khan.

"Many trainers have said they can make me into a big, unbeatable fighter. It's all about taking my time on this, it's a big decision to make. I'm still with Freddie at the moment, but in a week's time things might change."

Amir, who was knocked out by Danny Garcia last month still regards himself as an unbeatable force:-

"I think I'm one of the best offensive fighters in the world." he said.

"I just need to work on my defence. I really think to be one of the leading fighters, you need to have both. There are going to be a lot of things I'm going to change, but you will see a new Amir Khan.

"I wanted the rematch with Danny Garcia, but he didn't want to fight me, he's now fighting Erik Morales," he said.

"Hopefully I can fight the winner of that - I want to stay busy, get a fight in December, then a rematch against Garcia."

Live Fight

[Mirra]

Khan really is a tool, I cringe everytime he opens his mouth! Im one of the best offensive fighters in the world, no Amir, your not. Throwing fast wild punches doesnt make you a good offensive fighter, sorry kid. The best offensive fighters are accurate, calm and place the punches where they do the most damage. Proper disrespectful to Freddie how he is behaving like, should be kept private. Not that im arsed anymore about Khan, I hope Garcia knocks him out again, but id like to see Kel get a shot at him and level him before that happens!

[Suarez325]

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