Thread: Why do the heavyweights keep cancelling/postponing their fights?

This didn't happen as OFTEN years ago as during the past few years.


Wladimir Klitschko: backed out TWICE from fights with Dereck Chisora, now has postponed his Sep 6 fight with Kubrat Pulev

Dereck Chisora: backed out a week before his scheduled fight with Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury: pulled out the morning of the his scheduled fight with Alexander Ustinov without claiming an injury, said he had to visit his uncle who had been in hospitalized for some time


and the WORST for backing out of fights, winner of the Duck Award:

David Haye: Backed out of a HBO Wladimir Klitschko fight in June 2009, pulled out of a HBO Vitali Klitschko fight in August 2009, backed out of a fight with Manuel Charr in 2013, and pulled out with short notice TWICE for PPV fights with Tyson Fury later in 2013.

Scared of getting knocked the fuck out. As the weights go higher and higher, you see the proliferation of fight postponement. The power, the power.

People say Heavyweights aren't skilled and thus they have to put in a p4p. But, I think heavies are the most technically skilled- at the high level- than all of the other weights.

When one punch can change the fight... not a one punch and then a barrage... but one punch, from any heavy in the top ten- and not just one or two guys in the division- then you have to be skilled, have concentration and the mental fortitude to stick it out.

Yea... there may only be 10 punches thrown a round. But if 5 of those are murderous, with you lulled to sleep by inaction, then by goodness you had better know what's what.

I would much rather fight at a lower weight, roll the dice, than to fight in the heavies. You have to know your stuff.

It's like a highly technical job, like nuclear disaster clean up. Yes, it is a necessary job. But, how often does it happen? But, when it does, you have to know what the fuck it is you're doing- thus the danger of the heavyweight division.

I think it has always gone on and you just have not noticed it before. It happens at the lower weights.

Originally Posted by Master

I think it has always gone on and you just have not noticed it before. It happens at the lower weights.

Not as much as the heavies...

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Scared of getting knocked the fuck out. As the weights go higher and higher, you see the proliferation of fight postponement. The power, the power.

People say Heavyweights aren't skilled and thus they have to put in a p4p. But, I think heavies are the most technically skilled- at the high level- than all of the other weights.

When one punch can change the fight... not a one punch and then a barrage... but one punch, from any heavy in the top ten- and not just one or two guys in the division- then you have to be skilled, have concentration and the mental fortitude to stick it out.

Yea... there may only be 10 punches thrown a round. But if 5 of those are murderous, with you lulled to sleep by inaction, then by goodness you had better know what's what.

I would much rather fight at a lower weight, roll the dice, than to fight in the heavies. You have to know your stuff.

It's like a highly technical job, like nuclear disaster clean up. Yes, it is a necessary job. But, how often does it happen? But, when it does, you have to know what the fuck it is you're doing- thus the danger of the heavyweight division.

Just can't agree with you about the high level heavies being better technically than other boxers that are at a high level in their weights.
I can't see it, myself.
The heavies do have more punching power, but the lower weights all have heavy hitters that can end a fight with one punch.
Not really wanting to argue, I just think you are wrong. lolololo

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Scared of getting knocked the fuck out. As the weights go higher and higher, you see the proliferation of fight postponement. The power, the power.

People say Heavyweights aren't skilled and thus they have to put in a p4p. But, I think heavies are the most technically skilled- at the high level- than all of the other weights.

When one punch can change the fight... not a one punch and then a barrage... but one punch, from any heavy in the top ten- and not just one or two guys in the division- then you have to be skilled, have concentration and the mental fortitude to stick it out.

Yea... there may only be 10 punches thrown a round. But if 5 of those are murderous, with you lulled to sleep by inaction, then by goodness you had better know what's what.

I would much rather fight at a lower weight, roll the dice, than to fight in the heavies. You have to know your stuff.

It's like a highly technical job, like nuclear disaster clean up. Yes, it is a necessary job. But, how often does it happen? But, when it does, you have to know what the fuck it is you're doing- thus the danger of the heavyweight division.

Just can't agree with you about the high level heavies being better technically than other boxers that are at a high level in their weights.
I can't see it, myself.
The heavies do have more punching power, but the lower weights all have heavy hitters that can end a fight with one punch.
Not really wanting to argue, I just think you are wrong. lolololo

If you really felt that Nonito Donaire can knock out Wlad... then you are entitled to have that belief. lololol......

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Scared of getting knocked the fuck out. As the weights go higher and higher, you see the proliferation of fight postponement. The power, the power.

People say Heavyweights aren't skilled and thus they have to put in a p4p. But, I think heavies are the most technically skilled- at the high level- than all of the other weights.

When one punch can change the fight... not a one punch and then a barrage... but one punch, from any heavy in the top ten- and not just one or two guys in the division- then you have to be skilled, have concentration and the mental fortitude to stick it out.

Yea... there may only be 10 punches thrown a round. But if 5 of those are murderous, with you lulled to sleep by inaction, then by goodness you had better know what's what.

I would much rather fight at a lower weight, roll the dice, than to fight in the heavies. You have to know your stuff.

It's like a highly technical job, like nuclear disaster clean up. Yes, it is a necessary job. But, how often does it happen? But, when it does, you have to know what the fuck it is you're doing- thus the danger of the heavyweight division.

Just can't agree with you about the high level heavies being better technically than other boxers that are at a high level in their weights.
I can't see it, myself.
The heavies do have more punching power, but the lower weights all have heavy hitters that can end a fight with one punch.
Not really wanting to argue, I just think you are wrong. lolololo

If you really felt that Nonito Donaire can knock out Wlad... then you are entitled to have that belief. lololol......

Yea I disagree with you too. Id much prefer to get KOd with one punch by Wlad then bludgeoned round after round by the likes of Pacman.

Originally Posted by Silkeyjoe

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Scared of getting knocked the fuck out. As the weights go higher and higher, you see the proliferation of fight postponement. The power, the power.

People say Heavyweights aren't skilled and thus they have to put in a p4p. But, I think heavies are the most technically skilled- at the high level- than all of the other weights.

When one punch can change the fight... not a one punch and then a barrage... but one punch, from any heavy in the top ten- and not just one or two guys in the division- then you have to be skilled, have concentration and the mental fortitude to stick it out.

Yea... there may only be 10 punches thrown a round. But if 5 of those are murderous, with you lulled to sleep by inaction, then by goodness you had better know what's what.

I would much rather fight at a lower weight, roll the dice, than to fight in the heavies. You have to know your stuff.

It's like a highly technical job, like nuclear disaster clean up. Yes, it is a necessary job. But, how often does it happen? But, when it does, you have to know what the fuck it is you're doing- thus the danger of the heavyweight division.

Just can't agree with you about the high level heavies being better technically than other boxers that are at a high level in their weights.
I can't see it, myself.
The heavies do have more punching power, but the lower weights all have heavy hitters that can end a fight with one punch.
Not really wanting to argue, I just think you are wrong. lolololo

If you really felt that Nonito Donaire can knock out Wlad... then you are entitled to have that belief. lololol......

Yea I disagree with you too. Id much prefer to get KOd with one punch by Wlad then bludgeoned round after round by the likes of Pacman.

A loss is a loss... and with each round, you stand a chance to win.

Haaaaaaaaahahaaaaaaaarrrrr ha ha

I love the last bit of the op

You should write for east side boxing, or boxing news 24

Ha ha ha haaaaaaaar

wladimir v pulev has been rescheduled for november.


Although I think wladimir faked this arm injury to dodge the ice bucket challenge

Originally Posted by Freedom

This didn't happen as OFTEN years ago as during the past few years.


Wladimir Klitschko: backed out TWICE from fights with Dereck Chisora, now has postponed his Sep 6 fight with Kubrat Pulev

Dereck Chisora: backed out a week before his scheduled fight with Tyson Fury

Tyson Fury: pulled out the morning of the his scheduled fight with Alexander Ustinov without claiming an injury, said he had to visit his uncle who had been in hospitalized for some time


and the WORST for backing out of fights, winner of the Duck Award:

David Haye: Backed out of a HBO Wladimir Klitschko fight in June 2009, pulled out of a HBO Vitali Klitschko fight in August 2009, backed out of a fight with Manuel Charr in 2013, and pulled out with short notice TWICE for PPV fights with Tyson Fury later in 2013.

I agree with you... and it only makes a sorry division even sorrier. Personally, I lost my interest in the heavyweights years ago. It's only out pure morbosity that I watch any HW fights at all.


But I feel for you. You're the "torch-carrier" for the division, constantly giving up updates and headlines. Do a pretty good job, too. Wish we had a better division for you to carry the torch for.