Boxing

[marcus50bucks]

Something to with WBA - not accepting Josh as a challenger - Klits wants all three or at least 2

Yes, I read Hearn's comments about it. Surely the wba will sanction what would be one of the biggest heavyweight fights in years. Bigger than Klits fight against the toe.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Yes, I read Hearn's comments about it. Surely the wba will sanction what would be one of the biggest heavyweight fights in years. Bigger than Klits fight against the toe.

You would think, but then again what is good for boxing is not the same thing as what is good for a sanctioning body

[marcus50bucks]

You would think, but then again what is good for boxing is not the same thing as what is good for a sanctioning body

You're right, mate.

[pezzzer]

Haye v bellew would be a circus act, it's clearly on as the slimeball that is Hearn junior is taking lessons from his dad in how to whip up a crowd for a decent pay day.
Both of them are massively over rated and wouldn't live with the cream of the 90s. But I'd watch it just to see bellew fall harder than his blue nose supporting fans hearts in the second round.
I'm no fan of Haye either as he's clearly just after the money but he's not an everton fan so he will get my support in that pantomime

[Big Dave]

I thought Haye was trying to manufacture a fight with Shannon Briggs in some kind of WWE story?

[Gingawaria]

I thought Haye was trying to manufacture a fight with Shannon Briggs in some kind of WWE story?

He was...but clearly the Bellew fight is worth far more so he'll go where the money is.

That's not a criticism BTW and for what it's worth I think criticising Haye for fighting for the money is missing the point of boxing!

It's like the people that criticised Haye for being a gobby ****.

[pezzzer]

Of coarse there all in it predominantly for the money, but you get fighters who will take the right fight over the biggest purse. Hatton could of creamed a few lucrative PPV events before fighting Mayweather but he wld rather take his shot at his peak rather than earn $$$$$$ before hand.
Haye wld fight croation ground workers until the cows come home if the money was there.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Looks like Haye is being lined up to fight the winner of the Dec 10 WBO title bout.



The heavyweight division has somehow managed to be in a position to become even more of a joke if all the wrangling over the vacant belts continue as rumoured.


WBC belt is going to sit inactive with Wilder injured and there is talk of an Interim champion ( a la what the WBA have in Ortiz) being put in place until Wilder is back fit.

The IBF belt may see Joshua defend it against Price of all people if the Wlad fight cannot be made.

The WBA don't seem to have a clue who they want to contest it, but it looks like Joshua vs Wlad is not the pairing they want.

The Ring and Lineal titles were last held by Fury so we need him to return for the latter to hold some weight and be either defended or passed on in the ring.


From looking like we were a few fights away from a potential proper unification, it could be back to the belts being in the wind again with lots of paper and sub par holders


Come early next year we may have four belt holders (WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO), at least one Interim or silver champion (WBC) and the Ring and Lineal titles (Fury)

And that is not to mention all the lesser so called titles that are floating about.

[spud_gun]

Wlad fighting Lucas Browne for the WBA apparently.

Joshua vs Price. ****ing hell.

[labourRed]

I worry about that price fella... he's going to end up getting badly hurt sometime, isn't he.

[Shaggy]

Wlad fighting Lucas Browne for the WBA apparently.

Joshua vs Price. ****ing hell.

Surely that's not confirmed? I saw Price giving it the big un, tweeting Joshua that he's gonna knock him out. **** me, I dread to think what Joshua would do to Price.

[rodo]

David price

[spud_gun]

Surely that's not confirmed? I saw Price giving it the big un, tweeting Joshua that he's gonna knock him out. **** me, I dread to think what Joshua would do to Price.

Not confirmed yet. Good(ish) chance it'll happen now that Wlad has decided to go down the WBA route.

If it does happen i hope that Price smashes him. That would be great.

Fight i'd really like to see Joshua in is vs Pulev but can understand why Hearn would be reluctant. High risk vs very little reward.

[pezzzer]

Price is a massive red isn't he? Didn't he come through the training ranks with Bellew?

[rodo]

massive? yes a red? yes a decent boxer? nope