Tyson Fury v Sefer Seferi / Flanagan v Hooker - 9/6/18 BT Sports

[greynotsoold]

The point of a tuneup is to get better. This is just a waste of time.

I think the point in this case is just to get him back in the ring for real, then to see if he can fight at all anymore, and, above all, to make sure he doesn't get beat.

[sanatogen]

If he can get 12 rounds out of this, that's all that counts for me.

Can he even get 12 rounds out of this guy though?

[Drago]

Don't think any of us thought he would be fighting a live body really did we?

He will be very rusty and who knows what could happen anyway with fury being out so long & piling so much weight on.

As long as he actually builds up the quality of his opponents as he goes then it will be job done.

[Ron Swanson]

I get that he wasn’t going to fight a guy that could challenge him but he’ll probably have sparring partners better than this guy. The fight is useless

[Beanz]

Good read on Hooker's prep for Flanagan from Michael Woods at Bad Left Hook




Maurice Hooker is now in his third camp with Terence Crawford, and his crew believes that influence, and Hooker’s overall maturation as an athlete, will come together and put him in the best light possible when he travels to England and seeks to gain the vacant WBO 140-pound title against Terry Flanagan.

I chatted with Hooker and his crew, which included trainer Dave Parra and manager Arnie Verbeek, before another workout session in Colorado Springs, where Team Crawford is getting ready for Bud’s June 9 scrap against Jeff Horn in Las Vegas.
“The first camp I was a sparring partner for Terence,” Hooker told me. “Things I’ve picked up from Crawford, I’ve learned to be patient — it’s been a lot of hard work — and to push each other. The way he trains, he trains hard, he’s always going hard, three times a day.”
Hooker (22-0-3; age 28; from Dallas, Texas) thinks that because of the caliber of work he’s getting in this camp, Flanagan (28 years old), in contrast, could be an easier foe than what he’s been dealing with in sparring.
“I’ve faced guys way tougher than him,” Hooker told me ...

Catch the rest of the story here - https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/5/2...overlooking-us

[sanatogen]

Shannon Briggs talking about a Tyson Fight

[smashup]

Fury looking fast as fuck on the pads (around 6 mins in) why is he wearing hot pants?

[greynotsoold]

Good read on Hooker's prep for Flanagan from Michael Woods at Bad Left Hook




Maurice Hooker is now in his third camp with Terence Crawford, and his crew believes that influence, and Hooker’s overall maturation as an athlete, will come together and put him in the best light possible when he travels to England and seeks to gain the vacant WBO 140-pound title against Terry Flanagan.

I chatted with Hooker and his crew, which included trainer Dave Parra and manager Arnie Verbeek, before another workout session in Colorado Springs, where Team Crawford is getting ready for Bud’s June 9 scrap against Jeff Horn in Las Vegas.
“The first camp I was a sparring partner for Terence,” Hooker told me. “Things I’ve picked up from Crawford, I’ve learned to be patient — it’s been a lot of hard work — and to push each other. The way he trains, he trains hard, he’s always going hard, three times a day.”
Hooker (22-0-3; age 28; from Dallas, Texas) thinks that because of the caliber of work he’s getting in this camp, Flanagan (28 years old), in contrast, could be an easier foe than what he’s been dealing with in sparring.
“I’ve faced guys way tougher than him,” Hooker told me ...

Catch the rest of the story here - https://www.badlefthook.com/2018/5/2...overlooking-us

I didn't think that he was with Arnie any more, but it is good that he stuck with him.

[X]

I can't believe people are paying to watch Fury 'fight' a guy who is 39 years old, a foot shorter and five stone lighter than him ..... a career cruiserweight with a very mediocre record