Holden out of Prizefighter!

[rhino222]

give big darren morgan another go, at least he threw leather, he is as wide as a house.

[exittored]

Career achievements: Olympic gold medalist in 2000, WBF Champion in 2004-05, rectified loss to Danny Williams in 2005 with a TKO in the third round in December 2006.

Those are Audleys Career achievements....notice he mentions being WBF Champion :)

[exittored]

i am fighting tomorrow guys and my trainer doesnt want me to do prizefighter

Come on LARRY....Doing Prize Fighter is a Win Win situation for you.....No one expects you to win so there is no pressure and you get all the exposure and experience that PrizeFighter will give you. Another loss to Audley, Danny or Sprott wont harm your career at all and a good performance over any of them will show people you can compete at the highest level domestically...

Are u tempted at least? especialy now Holden and maybe Sprott drop out....would leave a space for someone to slip through to the semi's and even Final depending of the draw.

[Coco]

i am fighting tomorrow guys and my trainer doesnt want me to do prizefighter

Come on LARRY....Doing Prize Fighter is a Win Win situation for you.....No one expects you to win so there is no pressure and you get all the exposure and experience that PrizeFighter will give you. Another loss to Audley, Danny or Sprott wont harm your career at all and a good performance over any of them will show people you can compete at the highest level domestically...

Are u tempted at least? especialy now Holden and maybe Sprott drop out....would leave a space for someone to slip through to the semi's and even Final depending of the draw.

Larry needs to learn his trade not to be thrown to the wolves

[oliverfennell]

Of course I would have made Holden a massive underdog but I don't agree with the decision.

1) If it's because of age - how about Bruce Scott?

2) If it's because of inactivity - how about Bruce Scott??

3) If it's because of a poor showing in his last fight - how about Scott Belshaw???

OK, Belshaw fought a better guy in Fury than Holden did, but at least Holden was fit and active in his contest.

Again, he'd have been a almost a certainty to lose against 5 of the 7 other competitors, but there should be consistency. He's no worse an entrant than Bruce Scott was.

[oliverfennell]

A bit off note: I looked at Danny Williams profile page on the prizefighter site and it said-

Hobbies: Eating junk food and chocolates.

Profession outside boxing: Eating junk food and chocolates.

http://www.theprizefighterseries.com/pr ... lliams.htm

Danny Hughes:

What would you do with the prize money: Buy a new mattress for my bed.

[leforge]

Any news on the other yet?

[deadpan]

Kevin McBride is a good call Boxrec. I don't want prospects I want the hint of carcrash.

Could be a battle of the legend killers with Danny W.

Where Danny mullers him.

[overhand_right]

McBride will probably be sat on a stool in the corner of some Irish pub in Boston, still drinking for free off his Tyson victory. Can't see him waddling into a boxing ring ever again.

Tyson Fury v Kevin McBride though....now there's an idea!

[revporl]

Matt Skelton is the obvious choice for me, could be a great way back in for him.

[Coco]

Matt Skelton is the obvious choice for me, could be a great way back in for him.

He's got a Euro title fight in a couple of weeks

[revporl]

Oh yeah, so he has, talk about under the radar... I had no idea until I checked the schedules just now!

[15829]

its on skysports that carl baker is holdens replacement and mike tyson is going to be doing the draw for it on friday

[chris s]

Any definitive news on Sprott diggler or is it too early to say

[standing8]

BRUNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[15829]

Any definitive news on Sprott diggler or is it too early to say

they never mentioned it

[JamesH]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 79,00.html

Mike Tyson will make the draw for the eagerly-awaited Prizefighter Heavyweights III.

The former undisputed heavyweight king and self-confessed baddest man on the planet will be pulling eight names out of the hat in Las Vegas on Friday night.

Matchroom supremo Barry Hearn, the brains behind Prizefighter, has flown out to America to join him as the most famous boxer of the modern era decides the destiny of a high-quality field.

"I'm looking forward to making the draw for Prizefighter on Friday," said Tyson.

"British fight fans are in for an explosive night and I'm excited to see how the match ups will come out for October 2nd."

One-time Tyson conqueror Danny Williams tops the star-studded line-up with bitter rivals Audley Harrison and Michael Sprott joining him at the ExCel Arena in one of the most anticipated nights in British boxing.

Current British champion Williams has won twice and lost once against Sprott, beaten and lost to Harrison and defeated another in action, Scott Gammer, while Sprott has also beaten Harrison.

A number of fighters have also sparred with some of the other Prizefighter contenders so there could be a lot of bad blood and unfinished business between them.

Sell-out
Coleman Barrett of Ireland, Scott Belshaw of Northern Ireland, Danny Hughes of Sunderland complete the original line-up, with the news that a new face has been added.

Carl 'The Fridge' Baker has been drafted in after Michael Holden was ruled out. Holden, who had been out of action for six years, was floored by Tomas Mrazek in a tune-up fight last week - and the British Boxing Board of Control have not cleared him for Prizefighter.

It means Baker (11-8-3-KO 6) can now look forward to the biggest night of his boxing life.

With a 5,000 sell-out expected at the ExCel, Britain's Got Talent finalists Nemisis will provide the extra entertainment, while Sky Sports will be screening all seven fights live and in HD.

To see who Tyson draws against who, tune in to Friday Fight Night this evening, 10pm, Sky Sports 2 & HD2, or stay right here on http://www.skysports.com.

Tickets cost £40 and £80 and are available from See Tickets on 0871 220 0260, http://www.seetickets.com or from Matchroom Sport on 01277 359900.