Quote Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
Oh i have been Mick i was totally disappointed i have been disappointed in a long time with Sturm he even turned down a fight with Taylor remember that ?? and that would of been good chance for him but instead of that he has wasted 4 years.
Being a huge Sturm fan...I want to touch on this matter...as I did when it happened...& I want to defend Sturm now...as I did when it happened then.

Sturm refused that fight for good cause...it was going to be in Taylor's backyard Little Rock, Arkansas. Negotiations stalled & they brought in Joppy. Taylor vs Sturm negotiations would jump start once again...they went only a tiny bit further the second go round...with the fight going back to Little Rock. Sturm's people went ape shit again as Taylor's people lambasted Sturm as a coward for not wanting to fight in Taylor's hometown...personally...I wouldn't have fought Taylor in Germany...HBO bought him more decisions than a fat kid eats cup cakes!

Oddly enough...they listened to Sturm's promoters frustrations...so they moved it...where? To Memphis, Tennessee...where Ronald "Winky" Wright would take Sturm's place & go toe to toe to gut out a draw...a draw that most considered a win.

Sorry people...but Sturm's not the smoking turd that you all consider him to be...& negotiations for a title fight...when both men have a title each shouldn't be one sided.

I highly doubt that you would be gung-ho to put everything on the line & set yourself up for a replay...after being robbed in America once against one of HBO's darlings.

Think about it.