Just when it appeared as though all of the issues involved in making the long-anticipated Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua undisputed heavyweight championship fight had finally been resolved, and the fight appeared on course to take place Aug. 14 in Saudi Arabia, a potentially fight-wrecking blow landed on Monday.
Great story Dan. I do think Fury should have given him the rematch anyway. I understand Deontay making excuses when he lost, but Wilder gave Fury a shot when he did not have to as well. You definitely should do a podcast Dan. Leverage your years of relationships and get some great guests. Maybe do a face-off segment with Boxers on different sides of the street to let them air out there differences. Just an idea.
Bottom line is either Wilder or Joshua have no chance of winning. So really not much missed here. And the calibur of these 3 heavies are really not good. It's just what's out there at this time. Man I miss the Holmes, Tyson, Lewis, Shavers, Foreman, Bowe, Fraizer, Witherspoon, Ali, etc era.
The fact that you have Fury everywhere in this mix guarantees chaos. Fury is unstable , volatile and erratic in his daily quotes and I can well imagine how difficult it must be to negotiate anything with him. All of these guys need to fight one another and preferably more than once but it's pretty frustrating to see the circus it always has surrounding every aspect of it. The whole thing stinks to bloody hell and doesn't do much for the sport of boxing , it really needs to be fixed or regulated in some way. With the contracts today it's surprising that there isn't more clarity legally than there seems to be beforehand.
Boxing fans can be an odd bunch. I’ve seen a good amount actually rejoicing at this news. The news that effectively ends any chance of seeing the first Undisputed and Fully Unified HW champion of the world, and the sport, in a generation (if enforceable). It ruins the window and will fracture the division again with all the mandatories circling.
It’s like those “fans” don’t understand what a rare thing was on the cusp of happening. And actually, something not yet done fully in the 4-belt era (Lewis beat the “reigning” WBO champion Akinwande in 97, but the title was so little regarded at the time - Henry actually had to relinquish the title before fighting. It wasn’t until about 2007 that the WBO got unified recognition so it’s never actually been done)
And to be happy to not get that chance just feels self-destructive to the sport you purportedly claim to follow. And for what? A second rematch off the back of a fight that ended so conclusively last time that is literally not sporting merit or reason to see it again. Certainly not straight away.
And we wonder why the sport eats itself some times. This could have been a special summer - now we all gotta get dragged through this nonsense for months instead.
Well, hopefully not. But as a boxing fan, I know hoping for the right thing can be futile.
If you follow Dan then you know THIS ISN'T A SURPRISE! Wilder always had a very strong case. So many fans talked so much CRAP and knew NOTHING about the details of this situation. I'm happy that Wilder fought this all the way through and for his sake won in the end. If I'm him I wouldnt even take the step aside money. Not one dime. I make fury fight me right away and I try to knock him TF out. Period. Case closed.
Legal precedents are troublesome things. Wilder will be offered the biggest step aside fee in the history of boxing. Will he take the sure payday? He's a man with a lot of pride.
Boxing. So predictable.
If I was Wilder I’d take the step aside money. He had two things working for him. A gargantuan punch and 125% confidence. Now he’s just got one….
Great story Dan. I do think Fury should have given him the rematch anyway. I understand Deontay making excuses when he lost, but Wilder gave Fury a shot when he did not have to as well. You definitely should do a podcast Dan. Leverage your years of relationships and get some great guests. Maybe do a face-off segment with Boxers on different sides of the street to let them air out there differences. Just an idea.
Bottom line is either Wilder or Joshua have no chance of winning. So really not much missed here. And the calibur of these 3 heavies are really not good. It's just what's out there at this time. Man I miss the Holmes, Tyson, Lewis, Shavers, Foreman, Bowe, Fraizer, Witherspoon, Ali, etc era.
The fact that you have Fury everywhere in this mix guarantees chaos. Fury is unstable , volatile and erratic in his daily quotes and I can well imagine how difficult it must be to negotiate anything with him. All of these guys need to fight one another and preferably more than once but it's pretty frustrating to see the circus it always has surrounding every aspect of it. The whole thing stinks to bloody hell and doesn't do much for the sport of boxing , it really needs to be fixed or regulated in some way. With the contracts today it's surprising that there isn't more clarity legally than there seems to be beforehand.
Boxing fans can be an odd bunch. I’ve seen a good amount actually rejoicing at this news. The news that effectively ends any chance of seeing the first Undisputed and Fully Unified HW champion of the world, and the sport, in a generation (if enforceable). It ruins the window and will fracture the division again with all the mandatories circling.
It’s like those “fans” don’t understand what a rare thing was on the cusp of happening. And actually, something not yet done fully in the 4-belt era (Lewis beat the “reigning” WBO champion Akinwande in 97, but the title was so little regarded at the time - Henry actually had to relinquish the title before fighting. It wasn’t until about 2007 that the WBO got unified recognition so it’s never actually been done)
And to be happy to not get that chance just feels self-destructive to the sport you purportedly claim to follow. And for what? A second rematch off the back of a fight that ended so conclusively last time that is literally not sporting merit or reason to see it again. Certainly not straight away.
And we wonder why the sport eats itself some times. This could have been a special summer - now we all gotta get dragged through this nonsense for months instead.
Well, hopefully not. But as a boxing fan, I know hoping for the right thing can be futile.
If you follow Dan then you know THIS ISN'T A SURPRISE! Wilder always had a very strong case. So many fans talked so much CRAP and knew NOTHING about the details of this situation. I'm happy that Wilder fought this all the way through and for his sake won in the end. If I'm him I wouldnt even take the step aside money. Not one dime. I make fury fight me right away and I try to knock him TF out. Period. Case closed.
Legal precedents are troublesome things. Wilder will be offered the biggest step aside fee in the history of boxing. Will he take the sure payday? He's a man with a lot of pride.
Nice work Dan, thanks for keeping us up to date on the latest drama in boxing. You should do a podcast.