Thomas Hearns
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It’s called prize fighting pal, they’re in it to make money not satisfy the blood lust of twice a year boxing fans
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It’s called prize fighting pal, they’re in it to make money not satisfy the blood lust of twice a year boxing fans
Thomas Hearns
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Whyte’s nothing special at all imo and wouldn’t trouble any of the big 3. AJ cleaned his click once and would do just the same if they fought again. He’s gone life n death twice with a years past his best Del Boy and life n death with the limited Parker who was suffering the effects of a severe head butt for a chunk of their fight. He’s fought no one else of note.He also was coming back off of a shoulder injury.....
Whyte has become the people’s champion, he hasn’t shirked one fight put in front of him, and remains the hungriest in my opinion!
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Whyte’s nothing special at all imo and wouldn’t trouble any of the big 3. AJ cleaned his click once and would do just the same if they fought again. He’s gone life n death twice with a years past his best Del Boy and life n death with the limited Parker who was suffering the effects of a severe head butt for a chunk of their fight. He’s fought no one else of note.
and yet he’s avoided like the plague....
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Nobody really knows what goes on around the negotiating tables, it’s all hearsay. AJ has nothing to prove against him, Tyson would toy with him like he toyed with Del Boy and Wilder would time him coming in and knock him out cold.and yet he’s avoided like the plague....
That said, he deserves a shot more than most of the other guys who get shots but I don’t think he doesn’t get the fights because they’re wary of him, it’s more because he’s got unrealistic purse expectations given his bang average resume
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Nobody really knows what goes on around the negotiating tables, it’s all hearsay. AJ has nothing to prove against him, Tyson would toy with him like he toyed with Del Boy and Wilder would time him coming in and knock him out cold.
That said, he deserves a shot more than most of the other guys who get shots but I don’t think he doesn’t get the fights because they’re wary of him, it’s more because he’s got unrealistic purse expectations given his bang average resume
Na, Wilder was offered his biggest pay package to date, prior to fury, which was costly refused... I don’t personally think he’d beat Joshua, however he does deserve the shot, as you say..
As for Wider, he’d beat him imo, the guys an absolute joke and would struggle massively with his style, he’d have no answer to his left hooks!
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We only have Eddie’s word for that and who knows what clauses were in the contract regarding future fights etc.Na, Wilder was offered his biggest pay package to date, prior to fury, which was costly refused... I don’t personally think he’d beat Joshua, however he does deserve the shot, as you say..
As for Wider, he’d beat him imo, the guys an absolute joke and would struggle massively with his style, he’d have no answer to his left hooks!
I’d describe Deontay as unorthodox rather than a joke ! Sure he’s got his faults but I think he’s way too fast for Whyte who isn’t hard to find as he lumbers forward.
It’s called prize fighting pal, they’re in it to make money not satisfy the blood lust of twice a year boxing fans
its a sport and real fans are not daft ??
top money is only earned in boxing ?? and you have to work hard and you are only good as your last fight ?? and paying £20 for a PPV ticket needs something to promote and Khan angle is the british asian market but that as gone now after his last flop and giving up ? time is up and Khan is finished and nobody will be fooled to pay for another fight unless its
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook then maybe one last pay day
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Boxing’s unique. There’s no pre ordained fixture list and no regular tournaments guaranteeing prize money. Preparation / recovery time means you can only fight 2 or 3 times a year at elite level so I don’t have a problem with Amir trying to preserve what little he has left in the tank for another fight by calling it quits at the weekend.its a sport and real fans are not daft ??
top money is only earned in boxing ?? and you have to work hard and you are only good as your last fight ?? and paying £20 for a PPV ticket needs something to promote and Khan angle is the british asian market but that as gone now after his last flop and giving up ? time is up and Khan is finished and nobody will be fooled to pay for another fight unless its
Amir Khan vs Kell Brook then maybe one last pay day
Anybody willing to pay £20 to see the ghosts of khan and brook in an irrelevant fight is daft as a brush. The build up will be far more entertaining than the fight.
Boxing’s unique. There’s no pre ordained fixture list and no regular tournaments guaranteeing prize money. Preparation / recovery time means you can only fight 2 or 3 times a year at elite level so I don’t have a problem with Amir trying to preserve what little he has left in the tank for another fight by calling it quits at the weekend.
Anybody willing to pay £20 to see the ghosts of khan and brook in an irrelevant fight is daft as a brush. The build up will be far more entertaining than the fight.
boxing should be respected at all times and nobody should be in the sport just for money ?? and if and when you see a fighter and a fight that is so one sided and the boxer is looking for a get out quick with a low blow saying he can not go on ?? does not love the sport and has no respect for the other boxer or the fight fans paying to watch the fight
even if the corner men want him out to save him from more pain ?? then do it in the right way and start the fight again and see if the hunger is still in their man to fight on
khan and brook will be looking for one last big pay day and anybody foolish enough to buy into it being a boxing fight then good luck to them, i would not pay £20 to watch khan fight anybody never mind brooks now (Terry Flanagan vs Anthony Crolla) now that would be a fight
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On the way up you’re in it for the glory, on the way down you’re in it for the money. Twas ever thus.
Khan’s taken enough licks to get a pass for jacking v bud imo. He’s the one gonna be pissin blood, ribs killing him every time he turns over in bed, bad headaches, hurting to eat etc etc for days. We switch the tv over and look at Kim Kardashian’s tits and decide whether to get another beer out of the fridge or not. He doesn’t owe anyone anything.
Flanagan Crolla would’ve been better 2 or 3 years back but I agree it’s still a good domestic matchup.
Khan’s taken enough licks to get a pass for jacking v bud imo. He’s the one gonna be pissin blood, ribs killing him every time he turns over in bed, bad headaches, hurting to eat etc etc for days. We switch the tv over and look at Kim Kardashian’s tits and decide whether to get another beer out of the fridge or not. He doesn’t owe anyone anything.
Flanagan Crolla would’ve been better 2 or 3 years back but I agree it’s still a good domestic matchup.