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  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 8,132
    Carter said:
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Where do we expect Fury v AJ to take place?

    Seen rumours that if it's in the UK then Turki is pushing for it to start in the early hours of the morning at Wembley, for which he'd need to get special approval from the local council.

    But i don't see how this is viable. Outdoors in November at 3-4am doesn't seem the smartest idea.
    Its been done a couple of times indoors. Memorable Hatton v Tszyu, Haye v Maccarinelli. And as someone who attended it was a pain in the arse, a fucking nightmare to get back from and I imagine was a nightmare for the security going on what I saw. 

    Nah, if it’s in the UK, outdoors in November it needs to be a 10pm main event. Regardless of how little I care for the fight it will sell out Wembley with no problem 
    Haye vs Maccarinelli was a nightmare. 
    All the bars shut as soon as the let you in the O2 arena, and afterwards was just carnage trying to get home. 

    Walked home to Eltham in the end I think. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,889
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    Where do we expect Fury v AJ to take place?

    Seen rumours that if it's in the UK then Turki is pushing for it to start in the early hours of the morning at Wembley, for which he'd need to get special approval from the local council.

    But i don't see how this is viable. Outdoors in November at 3-4am doesn't seem the smartest idea.

    If it's in the UK in November then the only viable option is Cardiff in my opinion. There's also talk of Madison Square Garden.
    In all likelihood it will be Saudi.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,213
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,597
    McBobbin said:
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
    Totally agree. 
    This fight should have taken place 4 or 5 years ago.
    Now it's just about a big pay day before they hang up their gloves. 
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 14,534
    edited July 27
    Its going to be like watching 2 town legends who were 'top boys' back in the day, going at it after 10 pints. Only people who win out of this are the managers and financial advisers.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,776
    There again no one has to buy tickets for the fight or PPV.

    Different level but same as Mayweather and Manny fighting a few years too late.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,695
    iaitch said:
    There again no one has to buy tickets for the fight or PPV.

    Different level but same as Mayweather and Manny fighting a few years too late.
    Exactly 

    It will sell out no question 

    Boxing is reaching a zenith now with the way the world is, it will either let shite like YouTube boxing/misfits take over as that nonsense somehow sells an incredible number of tickets or put a hard stop on protecting fighters with 25-0 soft records and handing them titles, ignoring the waffle around undefeated records and put the best fighters in the best fights. Pay them properly and those fights will happen. 

    I suspect the misfit/social media stuff will take over rather than the secind option though sadly 

    There are a few fighters who aren't scared of a loss and they fight everyone but they are far and away in the minority. Floyd, as good as he was had a very suspect attitude to fighting people in their prime. 

    Its criminal that the best fighters in weight divisions are kept away from each other when in their prime. I understand letting things build and letting fighters gain a following and reputation but the moment has to be seized, not have Hearn come out with waffle about why a fight can't happen. 


  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,776
    It was good years ago when Duran, Leonard, Hagler, Hearns all fought each other, very exciting fights.
  • Starinnaddick
    Starinnaddick Posts: 4,621
    The AJ fight reminded me of the John Conteh v Jesse Burnett  controversy when Conteh got a draw after being put down twice. 

  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,850
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    thenewbie said:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/articles/c6210pk8klro

    Usyk vacates all belts - but not retiring. Probably wants more choice to who he fights and go out on his own terms, which honestly you can't blame him for.
    Wants one big final fight apparently so can't be arsed with the mandatory challenges they want to give him.

    Fair play to him, as rather than hold the divisions up, it now means the belts are all available for the guys next in line to fight for them.
    He's seen how much a couple of yesterday's men like Fury and AJ can earn
    Makes the belts almost worthless
    Lifting a gaudy belt sanctioned by one group of suits or another won't keep him in the manner to which he's become accustomed but a sportwashing bonanza in a morally bankrupt despotic state certainly could.

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  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,850
    shine166 said:
    Was sad viewing, I think he should retire and forget about the Fury fight. Both him and Fury are shadows of them former selves 
    If that Albanian bum carpeted him twice then the gypsy king can show up in any condition at all and thump AJ right into retirement as quickly as he likes.  Trouble is someone could get really badly hurt, probably AJ
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,213
    Nice to see Josh Kelly win though
  • Radostanradical
    Radostanradical Posts: 1,345
    blackpool72 said:
    McBobbin said:
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
    Totally agree. 
    This fight should have taken place 4 or 5 years ago.
    Now it's just about a big pay day before they hang up their gloves. 
    Brook Khan was many years past its sell by date but still a very interesting fight
  • CAFCsayer
    CAFCsayer Posts: 10,771
    Radostanradical said:
    blackpool72 said:
    McBobbin said:
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
    Totally agree. 
    This fight should have taken place 4 or 5 years ago.
    Now it's just about a big pay day before they hang up their gloves. 
    Brook Khan was many years past its sell by date but still a very interesting fight
    Before I watched the AJ fight I was thinking he might have just had a chance against fury, who looked crap the other day from the highlights I saw. After watching him I think zero chance, his punch resistance has totally gone
  • Radostanradical
    Radostanradical Posts: 1,345
    CAFCsayer said:
    Radostanradical said:
    blackpool72 said:
    McBobbin said:
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
    Totally agree. 
    This fight should have taken place 4 or 5 years ago.
    Now it's just about a big pay day before they hang up their gloves. 
    Brook Khan was many years past its sell by date but still a very interesting fight
    Before I watched the AJ fight I was thinking he might have just had a chance against fury, who looked crap the other day from the highlights I saw. After watching him I think zero chance, his punch resistance has totally gone
    The issue is that its very hard to gauge where Fury is at as he has always fought to his opponents level. We have only ever seen the best Tyson Fury when he is in with elite level HWs.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,597
    CAFCsayer said:
    Radostanradical said:
    blackpool72 said:
    McBobbin said:
    It will also be the worst fight or this or any other year 
    Totally agree. 
    This fight should have taken place 4 or 5 years ago.
    Now it's just about a big pay day before they hang up their gloves. 
    Brook Khan was many years past its sell by date but still a very interesting fight
    Before I watched the AJ fight I was thinking he might have just had a chance against fury, who looked crap the other day from the highlights I saw. After watching him I think zero chance, his punch resistance has totally gone
    This is how I see it.
    Fury has one of the best chins ever, who can forget the first fight with Wilder. 
    Both Fury and Joshua are past their best but I believe Fury could take a big shot from Joshua and recover. 
    Joshua on the other hand seems to have lost his punch resistance and that i believe will decide the fight. 
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 13,570
    Superb scrap between Chamberlain and O'Leary
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 5,472
    Croydon said:
    Superb scrap between Chamberlain and O'Leary
    Certainly was. Didn't see it finishing like that after O'Leary got back into the fight after the early knockdowns.
    Re-match will be worth a watch.

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