Is anyone excited about Fury vs Rogan Next Month

And if so, do you agree you need to get out more????

ill certainly be watching, but then again ill probably watch harrison vs adams too.

Ive lost a huge amount of respect for Fury. One could have forgiven Fury for missing out Price if he was prepared to take it up a level and dip his toes into Euro or World level but to give up your domestic titles to beat up on Rogan is pretty pathetic.

Actually the whole Price v Fury saga was a lot to do with Fury being on Channel 5 and Price being on Sky. Politics takes over yet again

This fight is a joke though. Il watch it if its on Channel 5 because Channel 5 doesnt come with a monthly cost and 6 months minimum contract...

yeah, to the best of my knowledge they counter offered price $100.000 (not got a pound sign) and the chance to headline on channel 5. its politics, fury wants it price wants it, the promoters dont. typical story in boxing these days.

I'll be watching it. Fury is fun to watch in a road crash type of way. I just think he's plaid useless and an accident waiting to happen.

alma wrote:Agreed, it was a shameless duck. If he'd gone over to the states and fought someone like Michael grant it would have been a smart move, but this is just embarrassing.

Smart move? Grant would destroy Fury.

AlexHuckerby wrote:

alma wrote:Agreed, it was a shameless duck. If he'd gone over to the states and fought someone like Michael grant it would have been a smart move, but this is just embarrassing.

Smart move? Grant would destroy Fury.

Agreed. Fury has moved up the HW rankings far too quickly for a man of his skill level and overall athleticism. Only in these unprecedentedly poor times could someone like him be as high as 6th in a major organisation's rankings. I think it's clear that he got lucky in getting to face Chisora when he was fat and unmotivated. I'd fancy Chisora in a rematch for definite. And, I'd fancy someone like Grant over him no problem.

A few more years of honing his skills and working on his fitness could maybe see Fury being able to use his size and weight more effectively. Unfortunately he probably won't get that, and will have his hype train stopped the first time he is put in there with someone with a bit of skill (which is why he got put nowhere near Price). Or he could just stick to fighting former cabbies who haven't been in the ring for over 18 months.

It all seemed pretty jovial when they met the other day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/17278825

This fight is a joke! I want Fury to fight David Price, Seth Mitchell, Arreola, Sam Sexton, Matt Skelton, Fit Chisora, Michael Grant, Povetkin, Audley Harrisson.

Every fighter above would nail Fury.

Simples.

I'm sure quite a few will watch, but I doubt anyone at all is 'excited' by the prospect of this fight. How could they be? Fury will win at a canter and Rogan has absolutely no business sharing a ring with a man who has recently vacated a domestic title because he's "going on to bigger and better things and has bigger frish to fry."

With regards to Fury-Price and who's to blame, well of course it doesn't reflect well on Fury from the outset, even less so in light of his next opponent. But I'll wait and see what he does in the rest of 2012 before passing any final judgement of ducking. With each passing day the claim that Price's team have turned down that £100,000 offer is looking more and more concrete - and if it is true, his team need to take a hard look at themselves and shoulder some of the responsibility. £100,000 is superb money for someone in Price's position and someone who is yet to step past domestic level.

I'm excited....with anticipation that Rogan might knock him out!

d260005p wrote:This fight is a joke! I want Fury to fight David Price, Seth Mitchell, Arreola, Sam Sexton, Matt Skelton, Fit Chisora, Michael Grant, Povetkin, Audley Harrisson.

Every fighter above would nail Fury.

Simples.

I'm no fan of Fury but I'd fancy him to beat Sexton, Skelton and certainly Audley.
Fury-Grant would be 50-50.

No chance, Fury has NO CHIN whatsoever and has been floored by powder punchers.

Audley has a booming left hand, and if he ever throws it again, which is up for debate, then Fury would be asleep on the Canvas.

Skelton looked okay against Dallas the other night aswell and would at least give Fury more of a test than Rogan is likely to give.

Sexton is a decent domestic operator, and if Fury fights and wins convincingly then i would change.

But after fighting bums + an overweight Del Boy, the Jury is still out for me.

I have always been suspicious of he way Fury has dodged the domestic scene. For all its weak points, there are lots of solid fighters for a supposed prospect to prove themselves against; he struggled against McDermott twice and beat - in hind-sight - not that convincingly a fat Chisora.

I think he knows he would struggle against the likes of Sprott and Skelto, let alone Price and so covers up by fighting nobodies from across the globe.

Im excited about the failure this fight is (hopefully) going to bring.

The fight is happening about 5 minutes away from me at the Odyssesy Arena which holds around 12'000. Believe me, I know A LOT of boxing fans not just within the city but from outside the city and nobody I have spoke to is going or know anybody who is going.

When the Rogan vs Sexton I was announced, there was a buzz all around the city because the hype had been built up over the Audley/Skelton fights.

But hand on my heart being honest, this fight is going to flop massively. The only people who will be there are the loyal gypos (inc the fat guy in the shirt with the gold chain on who is always ringside) who go to every Fury fight and a few people from West Belfast who know Rogie. I would be surprised if they get over 1500 people buying tickets.

Rogan thinks people still know him, but in reality the paying public forgot about him the second he embarrased himself in the 2nd Sexton fight. Not to mention being too dumb to finish the job in the 1st fight when Sexton was spent.

A more important point is......people can/will just watch Rogan get beat for free on TV rather than pay money to see it.

I'm just glad it isn't down to be held in the Kings Hall or Ulster hall with their boxing history, it would be a slap in the face to show a fight like this in such a respected venue.

Rant over!!!

d260005p wrote:No chance, Fury has NO CHIN whatsoever and has been floored by powder punchers.

Audley has a booming left hand, and if he ever throws it again, which is up for debate, then Fury would be asleep on the Canvas.

Skelton looked okay against Dallas the other night aswell and would at least give Fury more of a test than Rogan is likely to give.

Sexton is a decent domestic operator, and if Fury fights and wins convincingly then i would change.

But after fighting bums + an overweight Del Boy, the Jury is still out for me.

Lets get real.

Audley is a 40 years old, passive boxer with an awful workrate. He hasnt fought since 2010.
He'd be tailor made for Fury. We also can't ignore the fact that Fury's next opponent beat Harrison.

Skelton is now in his mid-40's. OK, he looked good against Dallas but anybody will look good against somebody as useless as Dallas.

Sexton is as limited as Fury but the latter's physical advantages would give him the edge in a fight.

I have to disagree and agree on the general opinion that Fury is an accident waiting to happen.

I honestly see all mentioned above knocking him out.

Seeing Fury standing next to the aged Rogan it looks like he is about to beat up his Dad - terrible match-up.

i'll always watch tyson fury - he may be flawed but his fights are rarely boring.

he looked trim in the presser earlier. in the interviews he said he's had a wake up call and changed his lifestyle. we've jeard it before however.

i'll be watching.

d260005p wrote:I have to disagree and agree on the general opinion that Fury is an accident waiting to happen.

I honestly see all mentioned above knocking him out.

Presumably you must see Rogan as having a good shot at stopping him then aswell given he beat two of the guys on the list and had Sexton in trouble in the first fight.

Yes Fury will be the favourite, but I don't see it as a total mismatch - especially bearing in mind Rogan's win against Skelton. He should be capable of giving Fury a decent fight.

88Chris05 wrote:I'm sure quite a few will watch, but I doubt anyone at all is 'excited' by the prospect of this fight. How could they be? Fury will win at a canter and Rogan has absolutely no business sharing a ring with a man who has recently vacated a domestic title because he's "going on to bigger and better things and has bigger frish to fry."

With regards to Fury-Price and who's to blame, well of course it doesn't reflect well on Fury from the outset, even less so in light of his next opponent. But I'll wait and see what he does in the rest of 2012 before passing any final judgement of ducking. With each passing day the claim that Price's team have turned down that £100,000 offer is looking more and more concrete - and if it is true, his team need to take a hard look at themselves and shoulder some of the responsibility. £100,000 is superb money for someone in Price's position and someone who is yet to step past domestic level.

Were that true Chris, why on earth has Fury vacated his titles, that action by itself places the blame entirely on Furys shoulders.

Probably didnt want ti going to purse bids

Hennessy said: "We have a great schedule in place for Tyson on Channel 5 and I'm not prepared to have that affected by other promoters, purse bids and titles."

Maloney, though, said Price would earn more money by not accepting the offer and letting the fight go to the promoter who submitted the highest 'closed purse' bid to the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC).


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/16964706

Not sure if hes bullshitting but that was the impression I got - though I was initially a little peed.

i think fury is getting a hard time. yes he aint perfect but he has showed great character, he has accepted a true 50/50 fight in chisora (and he wasn't to know chisora would turn up like that). he got a iffy decesion over big john, then fought a rematch and won decisively. he has taken on 2 undeafted fighters and won, and has probably fought the toughest opponent of all the domestic lads in firtha.

he doesnt have the perfect lifestyle yet for a champion (with reguards to the consistantcy of trainers etc) but i feel once he settles and gets a decent trainer he has room for huge improvement.

he's been down or hurt a few times, but always come back so is somewhat proven, whereas price, although looking the better equiped heavyweight has been nowhere near tested. nobody knows how he will respond to effect pressure, been hurt or even put down.

it will be good to see these 2 grow over the next year, i hope they dont rush to world level as i desperatly want to see a british champion, and i think they need to build up there experience slowly to acheive that. both of there next fights are going to be a step in the right direction, albeit slightly, and sexton for me isnt far better than rogan anyway.

what i'd really like to see is either of them fight mike "the rebel" perez from ireland, the last hw prizefighter winner as i actually think he was the beating of them both and could be our best chance, if only he would be a little more active (although i beleive he has offered several hw's fights but nobody wanted to know). i hear he has recently receive his irish citizenship so hopefully that can happen now.

Perez would take Fury out, he doesn't stand up to pressure well and thats what he'd bring to the table all night long.

I forgot about Perez, looked decent in Prizefighter.

JabMachineMK2 wrote:I forgot about Perez, looked decent in Prizefighter.

So too has everyone else. Whoever his management team are, they deserve to be shot.

This is the feller...

http://boxrec.com/list_humans.php?human_id=570714&cat=manager

They have a whizzy website too.

http://www.teamthomas.ie/index.php

I've warned them that a crazed Zuud Afrikaan will be round to assassinate them all.

great fighter, i hope this year see's him fight often against better opposition. perez chisora would be a great fight, very similar styles

azania wrote:

JabMachineMK2 wrote:I forgot about Perez, looked decent in Prizefighter.

So too has everyone else. Whoever his management team are, they deserve to be shot.

We've finally found the culprit behind the Frank Warren shooting...

Bit of a waste of his time doing Prizefighter apart from the money.

Looking forward to seeing Fury as i want to see him defeated, the Price fight wouldn't have been easy negotiations but this fight is a joke.

The Galveston Giant wrote:Bit of a waste of his time doing Prizefighter apart from the money.

Looking forward to seeing Fury as i want to see him defeated, the Price fight wouldn't have been easy negotiations but this fight is a joke.

I dont think it would have been that easy especially with the different TV stations involved. But seeing as Mr Warren is not involved there was a very good chance of that fight happening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/boxing/17278342

ridiculous

furys actually a decent singer...

Why's the fight called "Unfinished Business"? Who are they trying to kid?

I actually cringed hard when Fury started singing, how embarassing... Fury's had another wake up call, wonder how long the wake up call will last this time.

Roggie is shot, it's over for him. Fury has been found out.

The smartest thing for Fury to do now is fight some bums on Five and make a few quid before a big fight fight with Price or even better Wlad in a few years time.

Strongback wrote:The smartest thing for Fury to do now is fight some bums on Five and make a few quid before a big fight fight with Price or even better Wlad in a few years time.

People will soon stop watching him if the quality of opposition is seen as poor. Then we are stuck with another 5 years of no boxing on terrestial tv

bhb001 wrote:

Strongback wrote:The smartest thing for Fury to do now is fight some bums on Five and make a few quid before a big fight fight with Price or even better Wlad in a few years time.

People will soon stop watching him if the quality of opposition is seen as poor. Then we are stuck with another 5 years of no boxing on terrestial tv

Naseem and Calzaghe got away with fighting bums for the majority of their careers on ITV and gathered a massive fan base.

Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

Strongback wrote:The smartest thing for Fury to do now is fight some bums on Five and make a few quid before a big fight fight with Price or even better Wlad in a few years time.

People will soon stop watching him if the quality of opposition is seen as poor. Then we are stuck with another 5 years of no boxing on terrestial tv

Naseem and Calzaghe got away with fighting bums for the majority of their careers on ITV and gathered a massive fan base.

Good point, well made, but Naseem and Calzaghe had talent

bhb001 wrote:

Reborn-DeeMcK-Reborn wrote:

bhb001 wrote:

Strongback wrote:The smartest thing for Fury to do now is fight some bums on Five and make a few quid before a big fight fight with Price or even better Wlad in a few years time.

People will soon stop watching him if the quality of opposition is seen as poor. Then we are stuck with another 5 years of no boxing on terrestial tv

Naseem and Calzaghe got away with fighting bums for the majority of their careers on ITV and gathered a massive fan base.

Good point, well made, but Naseem and Calzaghe had talent

haha, nice one, you win.

But according to the travelling community, Fury is the next heavyweight super elite fighter. So he has ermmm talent.