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What did Fury say or do?

I was searching for it a few moments ago and my puter crashed .. it is obviously hard core !!! :( :)

Seen it now, playing silly buggers ..
 
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Great result for Joe Joyce - first person to stop Joseph Parker. Joyce is not a great boxer and is the opposite of dynamic - he's not even a twat, he comes across as a lovely chap - but my god what a chin and what heart he has
 
Benn v Eubank is off... perhaps.
www.bbc.co.uk

Conor Benn v Chris Eubank Jr fight 'prohibited' by British Boxing Board of Control

The British Boxing Board of Control says the bout is "not in the interests of boxing" after Conor Benn returns an adverse drug test before fighting Chris Eubank Jr.
www.bbc.co.uk

When I saw the headline, I assumed it would be Eubank doping to get the weight down. Anyway, wouldn't surprise me if it still goes ahead, because money. Unless Eubank has been struggling to get the weight off and wants to use this as an excuse to move on.
 
If it does still go ahead it goes to show how corrupt boxing has become - Benn has cheated, and deprived not only Eubank of a fight but also all his fans, it's fucking wrong and sickening.
I hope Nigel is ashamed of his son, he's blacked the Benn name.
 
The British governing body had released a short statement on Wednesday afternoon in which they stressed that the bout could not proceed “as it is not in the interests of boxing”. Benn argued he was “a clean athlete”
:rolleyes:
 
I'm surprised hearn and Warren fought so hard for it to go ahead.
Granted they have lost a shitload of cash but to have a fight with a drug cheat go ahead undermines everything they do
 
No matter what it was, it wasn't enough to ruin a great future
It's fucked me right off - he was/is an exciting boxer to watch, fast as fuck just like his dad was.
 
I assume there can be no mistake about the particular drug and it being proscribed. Stupid man or stupid trainer thinking they could get away with it. Presumably that is a career over.
 
The radio said it was "trace amounts", his other "official" test was clear and this was a voluntary one that he paid £34k to be part of. Which seems strange if you know you're doping.

This was Steve Bunce, basically said it's a bit less black and white, but then I got home so I turned it off.
 
I am ever so disappointed in Conor Benn. I'm kinda clutching at straws that this is somehow a mistake because it's crushing when those you admire turn out to have feet of clay
 
weltweit said:
Yes, that does seem strange.

Has he been vocal in his defence? Could the test be mistaken?
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He's saying he's clean, but then he would, wouldn't he?

Could be trace cos of something in his food (a cyclist claimed he ate "contaminated steak" once) or because he was doping a while ago and was confident it would be out of his system by now.
 
D'wards said:
I'm surprised hearn and Warren fought so hard for it to go ahead.
Granted they have lost a shitload of cash but to have a fight with a drug cheat go ahead undermines everything they do
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Sorry not Warren. He's not involved but straight away he said "pull the fight"
 
tommers said:
He's saying he's clean, but then he would, wouldn't he?

Could be trace cos of something in his food (a cyclist claimed he ate "contaminated steak" once) or because he was doping a while ago and was confident it would be out of his system by now.
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Or unless it was a drug his partner was taking, and somehow he ended up imbibing. Is that possible?
Gawd knows
 
Anyone else watching the all female card on Sky Showcase? Caroline DuBois is handy.
 
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Banging fight on the first of two main events. Very good back and forth. Mayer for me but hard to call.


Edited.... They gave it the other fighter.
 
It's just so...pointless. Fury could have stepped in the company of legends but as it is, he blinked. At best, this could be a 'keep busy' sort of fight until dust settles a but and negotiations with Usyk or AJ can begin but if this is Fury shouting out, what a waste. I can't see myself splashing out on this for PPV. Chisoras people need to have a word with him too, he's not a young man any more.
 
I can see what Chisora gains from this: a big payday and no pressure or expectation that he can win - but I can't work out what Fury's getting from it?
Maybe as tonysingh says, it's simply a way to keep in shape and in the public eye, until a serious fight can be arranged. Is it true that Tyson and Derek are friends? If so, this could be seen as a benevolent gesture from Tyson - let me bash you up but you'll earn £XXX. Of course this theory would depend on Derek's share of the purse!

As someone who takes an interest but doesn't follow the sport very closely - is it the general consensus that Joshua is running scared and avoiding Fury like the plague - a second defeat after the Usyk fight could be a severe blow to his career.
I did hear or read someone arguing the opposite - that Fury is reluctant to fight AJ and therefore made the recent offer but with an impossibly short time frame - one week? - impossible for all the legal T's and I's in the contract to be crossed and dotted in time ... so that although it appeared he had made a genuine offer to AJ, there was no chance of it actually going ahead.

From what I've seen of both fighters, I would think Fury would run rings round AJ as well as bash him mercilessly. Tyson strikes me as an intelligent boxer and his upper body movement, for such a huge bloke, is incredible - ducking, weaving and generally avoiding getting hit. Plus there's the aspect of Joshua's meltdown at the end of the Usyk fight - did that simply demonstrate his passion and desire to win, as I think he said, or does it indicate a mental fragility that could be a problem for him?

Noticed Tyson the other day referring to AJ as "the bodybuilder" - dunno if he'd always called AJ that, or if it's more recent, and a reminder of the fact that guys with the biggest muscles don't necessarily have the hardest punching power? I can't recall the science behind it, but it did make sense to me at the time
 
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scalyboy said:
I can see what Chisora gains from this: a big payday and no pressure or expectation that he can win - but I can't work out what Fury's getting from it?
Maybe as tonysingh says, it's simply a way to keep in shape and in the public eye, until a serious fight can be arranged. Is it true that Tyson and Derek are friends? If so, this could be seen as a benevolent gesture from Tyson - let me bash you up but you'll earn £XXX. Of course this theory would depend on Derek's share of the purse!
As someone who takes an interest but doesn't follow the sport very closely - is it the general consensus that Joshua is running scared and avoiding Fury like the plague - a second defeat after the Usyk fight could be a severe blow to his career.
I did hear or read someone arguing the opposite - that Fury is reluctant to fight AJ and therefore made the recent offer but with an impossibly short time frame - one week? - impossible for all the legal T's and I's in the contract to be crossed and dotted in time ... so that although it appeared he had made a genuine offer to AJ, there was no chance of it actually going ahead.

From what I've seen of both fighters, I would think Fury would run rings round AJ as well as bash him mercilessly. Tyson strikes me as an intelligent boxer and his upper body movement, for such a huge bloke, is incredible - ducking, weaving and generally avoiding getting bashed. Plus there's the aspect of Joshua's meltdown at the end of the Usyk fight - did that simply demonstrate his passion and desire to win, as I think he said, or does it indicate a mental fragility that could be a problem for him?

Noticed Tyson the other day referring to AJ as "the bodybuilder" - dunno if he'd always called AJ that, or if it's more recent, and a reminder of the fact that guys with the biggest muscles don't necessarily have the hardest punching power? I can't recall the science behind it, but it did make sense to me at the time
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Aj is in full evasive action

Fury is pure boxer, mover, brawler packed into a mad sized body

The Fury AJ fight is the weird kind of closure we need from the boxing universe

They ran parallel and theoretically threatened each other and needed to meet

They didn’t and subsequently the consensus is that they were no way equal then in that time frame and fury has done nothing but improve and AJ has repeatedly dropped his ball

Whatever fury does fightwise in future is charitable to some extent apart from the Usyk fight

Messy
 
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