That's the 1st time I've seen Tyson fight and must say was very impressed considering his opponent had taken fighters higher ranked than him and just tore him to pieces
I've seen them all, he's getting better and better, best shape I've seen him in as well. Proper fighter, bred into him.
I'm not sure he can beat him but it would be a close match I think! Did great tonight! All he needs is some shorts that fit!!
The heavyweight division urgently needs an injection of life. I don't think Haye - Chisora will do it.
Is this bloke's name made up? Seems a bit WWF.......but must admit I haven't followed boxing since the days of Leonard, Duran, Hearns and Hagler. Mainly because I figured it wasn't going to get any better.
Fury is a good prospect with a slightly ungainly style but many think David Price is the real deal, Price beat Fury as an amateur and many think Fury gave up the British title to avoid him. As for his name, his parents are Irish travellers and he was brought up in the bare-knuckle scene, his middle name is Tyson for obvious reasons and he uses it as his boxing name..
It's a sad day for heavyweight boxing when someone like Tyson Fury can be considered a genuine contender. The bouncer they found off the street and gave a pair of gloves to last night was little more than a punchbag.
The whole heavyweight scene is a pale shadow of the halcyon days of the early 70s, when you look at some of the names that have held the title 'World Heavyweight Champion' in the past decade they probably wouldn't have made sparring partners for the likes of Ali, Frazier and Foreman...
Twas the golden era mate, has never ever been that good since....Hagler my personal fav...legendary duels with hears...and Duran..a man made of Granite.... All talked the talk and ALL walked the walk......memories.. didnt see the fight, was it any good? By the way watch "the pacman" (manny) fight a couple of weeks ago and now heard they are investigating the result as 5 independentt refs, watched it and scored it to Pac? heard anything over there?
As FFS & Queens say, the Middleweights of the 80s were a fantastic bunch. This has to be the ultimate carnage, only lasted 8 minutes but I bet no-one asked for their money back. You'll never see better... [video=youtube;9VI-M9Yw-28]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VI-M9Yw-28[/video]
Love boxing, but agree, the quality comes and goes in phases. A most unlikely story, that is both evocative and tragic, is of Randolph Turpin, who beat Sugar Ray Robinson over 15 rounds in 1951. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Turpin On 10th July, 1951, Randolph Turpin made history by beating Sugar Ray Robinson to become middleweight champion of the world. This was a great achievement; Sugar Ray Robinson had only been beaten once, out of a total of 133 professional fights. Randolph Turpin was born in Leamington on 7th June 1928. He was a cook in the Royal Navy, and had a very successful amateur career, becoming A.B.A welterweight champion in 1945. In 1946 he turned professional, and won all his first 19 fights. He became British middleweight champion in 1950 and European champion in 1951. He only held the world title for 64 days, when Robinson reclaimed the title in a rematch in October 1951. However he continued to gain further national titles, including the Lonsdale belt for becoming British Light Heavyweight champion three times, in 1952, 1955 and 1956. He was also Commonwealth Light Heavyweight champion in 1952. Also in 1952 *Randolph Turpin became the licensee of Randy's Bar at the summit of the Great Orme until 1961. The Llandudno Urban Council bought him out when he got into financial difficulties with the Inland Revenue. Tragically, Randolph faced many problems towards the end of his life and committed suicide with a single bullet in 1966, aged just 37. In 1979 a plaque was unveiled in Leamington Town Hall in his memory, and in 2001, he was inducted into the American International Hall of Fame, the ultimate award that a boxer can achieve.
Thanks for posting that mate, actually brought a lump to my throat! Until we get two or more fighters of the same weight regularly being compared to these guys, I think I'll stay an occasional boxing follower. As you say, it doesn't get any better. Sku, on Turpin, I now live in Leamington Spa and he gets a surprisingly frequent name check in the local press - still a hero round here and well remembered, but a very sad end.
