Boxing - David Price.

[dontcallme]

If think Haye wants to mouth off a lot, keep himself in the spotlight and get paid a lot for doing very little.

FYP

 

[Hitch]

The time for the Fury fight to happen was earlier in the year when Price was mandatory for the British belt. Of course Tyson chose to relinquish rather than take him on then so I'd say the chances are even smaller that they will fight now. Can't see it happening within the next 12 months. Shame, because it would be a good fight for as long as it lasts, and the build up would be brilliant. Fury's endlessly entertaining but he's pretty underrated too I think. He'd pose Price quite a few questions that he hasn't had to deal with previously. Ultimately though Tyson's far too easy to hit and sooner or later Price would take him out.

A Chisora fight would be pretty interesting too. Chisora has a granite chin and so it'd be pretty to see what might happen if he could take it into the later rounds. He knows how to fight against these giant guys too. With both him and Price being on Boxnation at the moment they might be a more doable fight than the Fury one. Would have to be non-title, but who cares about that anyway.

 

[Hitch]

And another thing, what was with the disrespectful Scouse crowd booing at the end of the Price-Audley fight? What the hell were they expecting? A 12 round war of attrition? This is Audley Harrison ffs! The only way that fight was ever getting out of the first round was if Price wanted it to. He didn't though and instead his fist met with Audley's face and that was that. It isn't a case of Harrison not giving his all, it's simply that he just isn't very good. Against a guy like Price the chances of it going longer than a round or two were always minuscule. The mugs in the crowd should have expected as much.

 

[dontcallme]

Povetkin is a good option if they can get it done. Both are undefeated and in need of a challenge.

Chisora would be an easy money fight for Price. It would get some attention but Chisora would get knocked out within 5 rounds and that's being generous.

Price is arguably the hardest hitting heavyweight today.

 

[Hitch]

Too early for Povetkin. Price has only had 14 fights don't forget. Povetkin is the clear number 3 or 4 in the world right now (depending on how you rate Haye). I'd fancy him to beat Vitali and possibly Haye as well (Wlad's a different story). Point is there is no rush for Price. The most accomplished fighter he's come up against so far is Sam Sexton. The leap from that to Povetkin would be huge. Price isn't far off by any means, but he should progress logically. Fury and Chisora represent the most logical next steps in that evolution. They would be his first real tests too. Neither are easy fights and both guys would come to win.

You talk as if Price has passed every possible test already but he hasn't. He hasn't even faced a top 3 rated guy at domestic level yet. I think he's going to be excellent but there are still some questions to be answered, of which Chisora and Fury would be very capable of posing a few. I'd bet you that Chisora would take it beyond round 5 too.

 

[dontcallme]

Too early for Povetkin. Price has only had 14 fights don't forget. Povetkin is the clear number 3 or 4 in the world right now (depending on how you rate Haye). I'd fancy him to beat Vitali and possibly Haye as well (Wlad's a different story). Point is there is no rush for Price. The most accomplished fighter he's come up against so far is Sam Sexton. The leap from that to Povetkin would be huge. Price isn't far off by any means, but he should progress logically. Fury and Chisora represent the most logical next steps in that evolution. They would be his first real tests too. Neither are easy fights and both guys would come to win.

You talk as if Price has passed every possible test already but he hasn't. He hasn't even faced a top 3 rated guy at domestic level yet. I think he's going to be excellent but there are still some questions to be answered, of which Chisora and Fury would be very capable of posing a few. I'd bet you that Chisora would take it beyond round 5 too.

To be honest I haven't followed Povetkin too much in the last 18 months so maybe he has progressed more than I give him credit for.

Price is a no-nonsense fighter and has steamroller almost every fighter he hs come up against in the last two years. I'd very confidently predict him to finish off Chisora within 5 rounds and believe he'd do something similar to Fury. I'd like to see him face Fury. Chisora has lost 3 fights in a row now so I think Price should take on someone else.

 

[haxman]

I'm just happy we have someone coming through who looks like he has the potential to do damage in the heavyweight division! Long overdue!

 

[Hitch]

To be honest I haven't followed Povetkin too much in the last 18 months so maybe he has progressed more than I give him credit for.

Price is a no-nonsense fighter and has steamroller almost every fighter he hs come up against in the last two years. I'd very confidently predict him to finish off Chisora within 5 rounds and believe he'd do something similar to Fury. I'd like to see him face Fury. Chisora has lost 3 fights in a row now so I think Price should take on someone else.

Povetkin hasn't moved on a great deal in the sense that his opposition hasn't been stepped up nearly enough as yet. His trainers appear to be biding their time until the Klitschko's retire/fade. Very negative stuff. I don't think that he is the next big thing but he is a very tough, technical and accomplished fighter in a weak division. In 18 months or so I'd expect Price to beat him if he carries on in his current vein. Too chancey for now though. Price still has some learning to do and the big fights will become bigger if he works his way up the rankings more gradually.

I wouldn't rule out your predictions on Fury and Chisora because Price does have the kind of power to do that. I expect those to be tough fights for him though. Not necessarily ones that will go the distance, but tough.

True that Chisora has lost his last three fights, (and for that reason I think that Warren will, rightly, get him back into the groove with a couple of easy ones rather than take on Price). The guys Chisora lost to were hardly mediocre though. He went to Helsinki and was completely robbed in a split against Helenius (unbeaten and the next big thing supposedly). That got him the Klitschko fight, where he gave Vitali the toughest match he's had in years, took more rounds off him than anyone since Lennox and came at him in a way that no one else has dared to in recent years. After that was the Haye fight. Haye smashed him brilliantly in the end. It being in the fifth round makes it look, on paper, like a bit of a walkover but it wasn't. It was a good fight and Chisora was pushing him up to that point. He was taking some incredible shots but kept coming back. In the end he wilted but then he was up against a better and much more experienced guy, so it's not unexpected.

The one bad one on Chisora's resume is the Fury loss. He came into that out of shape and lost in convincing style. Seems to have sorted himself out since though. The other losses on his record are nothing to be ashamed of. Can't be forgotten that he's had only 19 fights overall, and been a pro for only one year longer than Price, having spent less time at amateur level. It's still early in his career. Point is, the guys he's lost to our way above anyone that Price has faced so far. Ultimately Chisora has been a bit of a victim of being pushed too hard too fast. Reeks of Frank Warren's desperation to keep Boxnation afloat with big fights. Del Boy could have been managed much more wisely were the situation with his promoter different.

I'm not a Chisora fanboy btw (prefer Fury and Price) but I respect that he is a very decent fighter, and one of the gamest around at heavyweight level. He's fought world rated opposition a few times already (naive as it probably was to do so). That's not something that any British heavyweight other than Haye can say.

 

[haxman]

Guess we were wrong then. Don't see any way back for him now.

 

[dontcallme]

Absolutely gutted.

I really thought this guy was going to be a success.

 

[Gbspurs]

Hate vs Fury scheduled for September. Should be a good fight although not one I'll be paying for. Fury definitely stands a chance.

 

[alan brazil]

Hate vs Fury scheduled for September. Should be a good fight although not one I'll be paying for. Fury definitely stands a chance.

Will be a cracker if they both come to fight, not sure they will though, could be very tactical/boring.

 

[Mullers]

I don't rate Fury or Haye that highly but they both have personality and boxing has been lacking personalties. I happened to like the klitchkos, they can only beat what is put in front of them, they also carry themselves well outside the ring, very dignified in the face of a lot of provocation from Haye and Chisora. If Haye does win against Fury, I don't think that earns him the right to have a shot at Vitali, I think he should fight Wladimir again and see if he can beat him first.

 

[SugarRay]

I also like Wladimir, as dominant a champ in the sport right now as any. Vitali isn't even relevant to me these days, he is retired. I think he has been there for the taking for a while and he probably needs Haye as he has no signature win on his record.
I think he has been there for the taking for a while and if Stiverne beats him I wouldn't be too shocked.