David Haye: I am with the board's consensus!

[ross]

Even if Haye were to come back, who would negotiate with him knowing his record of pulling out of fights?

The key is to always have a Plan B if the fight doesn't go through....difficult for most fighters to do, but given Haye's history it is a must. Set a firm time limit and have a fallback plan, that's the only way to make it happen.

Impossible!

Most people buy tickets based on the certain fighters that are facing each other.

If Fury had managed to pull in Wilder as the replacement last year when Haye pulled out the first time. It would have been a good match against an unbeaten american but its the banter between the two fighters building up to the event that has sold the tickets. Most of the ticket buyers would have never heard of Wilder and would be pissed off and ask for their money back and how many would buy tickets if the small print said that they retain the right to change the opponent a week before the event?

Even Eubank v Benn. If either had pulled out a week before the rematch and they organised Nunn as the replacement, as good a fighter as Nunn was, people would still ne fucked off and want their cash back! It was being sold based on the clash of styles and personalities.

[El Kabong]

Even if Haye were to come back, who would negotiate with him knowing his record of pulling out of fights?

The key is to always have a Plan B if the fight doesn't go through....difficult for most fighters to do, but given Haye's history it is a must. Set a firm time limit and have a fallback plan, that's the only way to make it happen.

Impossible!

Most people buy tickets based on the certain fighters that are facing each other.

If Fury had managed to pull in Wilder as the replacement last year when Haye pulled out the first time. It would have been a good match against an unbeaten american but its the banter between the two fighters building up to the event that has sold the tickets. Most of the ticket buyers would have never heard of Wilder and would be pissed off and ask for their money back and how many would buy tickets if the small print said that they retain the right to change the opponent a week before the event?

Which would support my theory that a lot of British boxing fans are idiots...but anyway you were saying that Fury vs Abell was a better match than Fury vs Wilder

[ross]

Even if Haye were to come back, who would negotiate with him knowing his record of pulling out of fights?

The key is to always have a Plan B if the fight doesn't go through....difficult for most fighters to do, but given Haye's history it is a must. Set a firm time limit and have a fallback plan, that's the only way to make it happen.

Impossible!

Most people buy tickets based on the certain fighters that are facing each other.

If Fury had managed to pull in Wilder as the replacement last year when Haye pulled out the first time. It would have been a good match against an unbeaten american but its the banter between the two fighters building up to the event that has sold the tickets. Most of the ticket buyers would have never heard of Wilder and would be pissed off and ask for their money back and how many would buy tickets if the small print said that they retain the right to change the opponent a week before the event?

Which would support my theory that a lot of British boxing fans are idiots...but anyway you were saying that Fury vs Abell was a better match than Fury vs Wilder

Did I?

At least Abell has proved he can get in to the 5th round with a world class fighter

[El Kabong]

Did I?

At least Abell has proved he can get in to the 5th round with a world class fighter

Yeah that's pretty much what you posted.


Wilder hasn't had an opponent last that long...maybe Tyson Fury is a bit scared of that

[ross]

Did I?

At least Abell has proved he can get in to the 5th round with a world class fighter

Yeah that's pretty much what you posted.


Wilder hasn't had an opponent last that long...maybe Tyson Fury is a bit scared of that

He might do if he tried fighting someone higher than Fury was fighting as a novice

[El Kabong]

He might do if he tried fighting someone higher than Fury was fighting as a novice

....like Joey Abell?

[AdamGB]

Fury doesn't want to fight Wilder because he wouldn't be able to just rely on being a lummox.

Like I said: he's yet to fight a live body that wasn't a cruiser or in possession of T-Rex arms...

[erics44]

Even if Haye were to come back, who would negotiate with him knowing his record of pulling out of fights?

The key is to always have a Plan B if the fight doesn't go through....difficult for most fighters to do, but given Haye's history it is a must. Set a firm time limit and have a fallback plan, that's the only way to make it happen.

Impossible!

Most people buy tickets based on the certain fighters that are facing each other.

If Fury had managed to pull in Wilder as the replacement last year when Haye pulled out the first time. It would have been a good match against an unbeaten american but its the banter between the two fighters building up to the event that has sold the tickets. Most of the ticket buyers would have never heard of Wilder and would be pissed off and ask for their money back and how many would buy tickets if the small print said that they retain the right to change the opponent a week before the event?

Which would support my theory that a lot of British boxing fans are idiots...but anyway you were saying that Fury vs Abell was a better match than Fury vs Wilder

I wouldnt put ross under the banner of most british boxing fans

in fact you and ross have a lot in common, if we could put a blanket over certain types of boxing fans you and ross would be snuggled up close