this tyson fury dude going to face alex leapai or not???????

[buster007]

make the damn fight someone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

i want to see where both guys r at.

get in the ring guys.

u guys love beating us aussies, lets find out if u have a decent heavy or not.

[Darcy Delaney]

make the damn fight someone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_ ... &cat=boxer

i want to see where both guys r at.

get in the ring guys.

u guys love beating us aussies, lets find out if u have a decent heavy or not.

mismatch look who this guy boxed in his 23rd fight doesn.t look good does it

[buster007]

have to try better than that bud.

[Craig14]

have to try better than that bud.

Leapai would get beat badly, this would be a total mis-match. Alex is like a bit of a headless chicken who just swings wildly, he'd have to get lucky and catch Fury with a roundhouse. It would be a no win situation for Tyson Fury why should he fight someone who no-one's ever heard of? A good fight for Alex Lepeai would be Kali Meehan, but to tell you the truth I even think David Tua would outjab him and he threw about 20 in the whole of the 2nd Barrett fight. I loved his fight against Travis Walker though but it really showed his limitations. Tyson Fury needs to sort out his slapping technique in the gym first and but then has to be looking at top Britains or Europeans, and then onto world rated fighters. Leapai is just a brawler and needs to go back to the basics, great to watch but very crude.

[Crazyboy]

have to try better than that bud.

Leapai would get beat badly, this would be a total mis-match. Alex is like a bit of a headless chicken who just swings wildly, he'd have to get lucky and catch Fury with a roundhouse. It would be a no win situation for Tyson Fury why should he fight someone who no-one's ever heard of? A good fight for Alex Lepeai would be Kali Meehan, but to tell you the truth I even think David Tua would outjab him and he threw about 20 in the whole of the 2nd Barrett fight. I loved his fight against Travis Walker though but it really showed his limitations. Tyson Fury needs to sort out his slapping technique in the gym first and but then has to be looking at top Britains or Europeans, and then onto world rated fighters. Leapai is just a brawler and needs to go back to the basics, great to watch but very crude.

x2

Excellent post on all of your points, the last line sums Alex up for me from what i've seen anyway.

[buster007]

everybody knows alex lacks a little in skill, but if derek can hurt him, alex clearly can make this guy nervous for some time.

[buster007]

this guy can't get a fight, but u dis alex as an opponent ffs.

maybe zack page would be better then? lol

[ra2006]

Hi Buster, how are you doing mate?

Leapai. I was living in Oz for 5 years and I think in terms of aussie HW's, Leapai (together with Kali) is a top shelf heavyweight. I think the way he dealt with Walker was professional and clinical. However, as much as I like Alex as a fighter I would have grave reservations about putting him in with Tyson, and I would be grave reservations for putting Tyson against Alex.

Alex is a powerhouse, he has a big clubbing right which could put any HW on the planet on the back foot. But unfortunately I feel that his one dimesional plan would not work with Tyson. Tyson would keep him on the outside and nullify if Alex came in. As much as I respect Alex, he will fight anyone anywhere and is a true warrior, I think He should start looking at coming here or the US in search of better opportunities.

As someone has mentioned on this thread, it just does'nt make sense for Tyson to take on someone reletively unknown in this country.

I would love to see Leapai come over here to mix it with the other British HW's, I would like to see him perhaps coming here to compete in the next HW international prizefighter, that would get his name out there.

[Craig14]

Hi Buster, how are you doing mate?

Leapai. I was living in Oz for 5 years and I think in terms of aussie HW's, Leapai (together with Kali) is a top shelf heavyweight. I think the way he dealt with Walker was professional and clinical. However, as much as I like Alex as a fighter I would have grave reservations about putting him in with Tyson, and I would be grave reservations for putting Tyson against Alex.

Alex is a powerhouse, he has a big clubbing right which could put any HW on the planet on the back foot. But unfortunately I feel that his one dimesional plan would not work with Tyson. Tyson would keep him on the outside and nullify if Alex came in. As much as I respect Alex, he will fight anyone anywhere and is a true warrior, I think He should start looking at coming here or the US in search of better opportunities.

As someone has mentioned on this thread, it just does'nt make sense for Tyson to take on someone reletively unknown in this country.

I would love to see Leapai come over here to mix it with the other British HW's, I would like to see him perhaps coming here to compete in the next HW international prizefighter, that would get his name out there.

The stoppage against Walker was not clinical. It should never have been stopped, Walker had Leapai in much deeper trouble earlier in the round. If that fight happened anywhere but Australia Leapai would have lost.

[oliverfennell]

Good fight. People are writing Leapai off as a world-level heavyweight, but that's not the point. He's a very solid Commonwealth-level opponent and I'm sure he'd ask Fury a few questions and may even pose a danger, given that another short heavy in Chisora had his moments.

[JC]

Hi Buster, how are you doing mate?

Leapai. I was living in Oz for 5 years and I think in terms of aussie HW's, Leapai (together with Kali) is a top shelf heavyweight. I think the way he dealt with Walker was professional and clinical. However, as much as I like Alex as a fighter I would have grave reservations about putting him in with Tyson, and I would be grave reservations for putting Tyson against Alex.

Alex is a powerhouse, he has a big clubbing right which could put any HW on the planet on the back foot. But unfortunately I feel that his one dimesional plan would not work with Tyson. Tyson would keep him on the outside and nullify if Alex came in. As much as I respect Alex, he will fight anyone anywhere and is a true warrior, I think He should start looking at coming here or the US in search of better opportunities.

As someone has mentioned on this thread, it just does'nt make sense for Tyson to take on someone reletively unknown in this country.

I would love to see Leapai come over here to mix it with the other British HW's, I would like to see him perhaps coming here to compete in the next HW international prizefighter, that would get his name out there.

The stoppage against Walker was not clinical. It should never have been stopped, Walker had Leapai in much deeper trouble earlier in the round. If that fight happened anywhere but Australia Leapai would have lost.

Just watched the fight it was a crappy stoppage. Leapai was knackered and only hitting arms when the ref stepped in. He is a fun fighter tho, I agree he would he perfect for prizefighter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8kieP5rDA

[buster007]

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

value for money.

[crusader]

This would be a good fight. I'm quite surprised that some people are labelling it a mismatch (and in some cases, a "total' mismatch).

[buster007]

ignorance thats why!!!!!!

[Craig14]

This would be a good fight. I'm quite surprised that some people are labelling it a mismatch (and in some cases, a "total' mismatch).

This wouldn't be a good fight. Chisora-Leapai or Big Larry-Leapai would be better while they lasted this would be a stinker with Leapai swinging wildly (and missing) and then gassing around round 4-5. It's along way to fly for 12 mins of wild roundhouses. Besides wembley arena was half empty for Chisora-Fury. How many do you think would pay for a samoan no-ones ever heard of?

[crusader]

This would be a good fight. I'm quite surprised that some people are labelling it a mismatch (and in some cases, a "total' mismatch).

This wouldn't be a good fight. Chisora-Leapai or Big Larry-Leapai would be better while they lasted this would be a stinker with Leapai swinging wildly (and missing) and then gassing around round 4-5. It's along way to fly for 12 mins of wild roundhouses. Besides wembley arena was half empty for Chisora-Fury. How many do you think would pay for a samoan no-ones ever heard of?

When I said this was a 'good fight' I wasn't talking about how many tickets would be sold; I used the term relative to bout's probable entertainment value and the credibility of Fury’s challenger, and certain attendance figures won’t make the bout less entertaining or Leapai less credible. He is routinely involved in great scraps and his recent resume is not disparate with that of any opponent who Fury has already faced or might face in the near future, yet few people articulated polemics about Chisora and McDermott being several levels below Fury.

You act as if Leapai's aggressive, high-risk style would somehow make the bout less entertaining, but this style is the reason why he is usually involved in palatable fights, and the most exciting moments in Fury-Chisora occurred when Chisora adopted a similar approach (i.e. swing wildly and trying to take Fury's head off). Sure, Leapai has flaws (as does Fury) and he might gas, but he is strong and always gives it a go, so the fight would be fun while it lasted. More people have a prediliction for 6/7 good rounds of action than for 12 rounds of average action, so it won't be a problem if a high pace can't be sustained over most of the scheduled rounds.

[Craig14]

This would be a good fight. I'm quite surprised that some people are labelling it a mismatch (and in some cases, a "total' mismatch).

This wouldn't be a good fight. Chisora-Leapai or Big Larry-Leapai would be better while they lasted this would be a stinker with Leapai swinging wildly (and missing) and then gassing around round 4-5. It's along way to fly for 12 mins of wild roundhouses. Besides wembley arena was half empty for Chisora-Fury. How many do you think would pay for a samoan no-ones ever heard of?

When I said this was a 'good fight' I wasn't talking about how many tickets would be sold; I used the term relative to bout's probable entertainment value and the credibility of Fury’s challenger, and certain attendance figures won’t make the bout less entertaining or Leapai less credible. He is routinely involved in great scraps and his recent resume is not disparate with that of any opponent who Fury has already faced or might face in the near future, yet few people articulated polemics about Chisora and McDermott being several levels below Fury.

You act as if Leapai's aggressive, high-risk style would somehow make the bout less entertaining, but this style is the reason why he is usually involved in palatable fights, and the most exciting moments in Fury-Chisora occurred when Chisora adopted a similar approach (i.e. swing wildly and trying to take Fury's head off). Sure, Leapai has flaws (as does Fury) and he might gas, but he is strong and always gives it a go, so the fight would be fun as long as it lasted. More people have a prediliction for 6/7 good rounds of action than for 12 rounds of average action, so it's not a problem that a high pace wouldn't be sustained over the distance.

I think it would be like Chisora-fury for 4 rounds and then Leapai gases. That's why I said stinker with Fury slapping his way to an easy victory. Leapai is in exciting fights because he can't box. It will never happen so it's purely a hypothetical fight. There's alot better hypothetical fights out there than this.

[crusader]

This wouldn't be a good fight. Chisora-Leapai or Big Larry-Leapai would be better while they lasted this would be a stinker with Leapai swinging wildly (and missing) and then gassing around round 4-5. It's along way to fly for 12 mins of wild roundhouses. Besides wembley arena was half empty for Chisora-Fury. How many do you think would pay for a samoan no-ones ever heard of?

When I said this was a 'good fight' I wasn't talking about how many tickets would be sold; I used the term relative to bout's probable entertainment value and the credibility of Fury’s challenger, and certain attendance figures won’t make the bout less entertaining or Leapai less credible. He is routinely involved in great scraps and his recent resume is not disparate with that of any opponent who Fury has already faced or might face in the near future, yet few people articulated polemics about Chisora and McDermott being several levels below Fury.

You act as if Leapai's aggressive, high-risk style would somehow make the bout less entertaining, but this style is the reason why he is usually involved in palatable fights, and the most exciting moments in Fury-Chisora occurred when Chisora adopted a similar approach (i.e. swing wildly and trying to take Fury's head off). Sure, Leapai has flaws (as does Fury) and he might gas, but he is strong and always gives it a go, so the fight would be fun as long as it lasted. More people have a prediliction for 6/7 good rounds of action than for 12 rounds of average action, so it's not a problem that a high pace wouldn't be sustained over the distance.

I think it would be like Chisora-fury for 4 rounds and then Leapai gases. That's why I said stinker with Fury slapping his way to an easy victory. Leapai is in exciting fights because he can't box. It will never happen so it's purely a hypothetical fight. There's alot better hypothetical fights out there than this.

I don't think there are many better fights for Fury at the Commonwealth level. Leapai is a top 40 fighter in world terms and he would probably be good for several rounds of competitive, entertaining action. The same can't be said about most heavyweights in the Commonwealth, as long as world class operators are excluded.

I highly doubt the fight happens anyway, and to be honest I would rather see Leapai-Meehan, which has a better chance of coming to fruition.

[buster007]

c'mon fury, fight this fella!!!!!!!

i'm curious to see alex in this type of matchup.

[Brute]

Leapai is closer in the ratings to Fury than Pajkic, who Fury is defending against next month.

On 21 October 2011 he left Orlov laid out like 140kgs of whale meat with an uppercut in the fourth round. The referee could have counted to 50.

[funso banjo baby]

cant see leapai winning this

leapai should fight Meehan

surely thats a natural fight

[Camcas]

c'mon fury, fight this fella!!!!!!!

i'm curious to see alex in this type of matchup.

Hes fighting a much better fighter instead

[crusader]

c'mon fury, fight this fella!!!!!!!

i'm curious to see alex in this type of matchup.

Hes fighting a much better fighter instead

Why is Pajkic 'much better'? I fail to see any significant gap between them with respect to overall ability or resume.

[magnus]

c'mon fury, fight this fella!!!!!!!

i'm curious to see alex in this type of matchup.

Hes fighting a much better fighter instead

Why is Pajkic 'much better'? I fail to see any significant gap between them with respect to overall ability or resume.

I'd suggest that Leapai actually has the better names on his resume than Pajkic, although I have no issues with Fury fighting the Canadian champ at this stage in his development. Nice to see a Commonwealth title fight worthy of the name, too often these days it's like a second British title.

[Cyclops]

Hi Buster, how are you doing mate?

Leapai. I was living in Oz for 5 years and I think in terms of aussie HW's, Leapai (together with Kali) is a top shelf heavyweight. I think the way he dealt with Walker was professional and clinical. However, as much as I like Alex as a fighter I would have grave reservations about putting him in with Tyson, and I would be grave reservations for putting Tyson against Alex.

Alex is a powerhouse, he has a big clubbing right which could put any HW on the planet on the back foot. But unfortunately I feel that his one dimesional plan would not work with Tyson. Tyson would keep him on the outside and nullify if Alex came in. As much as I respect Alex, he will fight anyone anywhere and is a true warrior, I think He should start looking at coming here or the US in search of better opportunities.

As someone has mentioned on this thread, it just does'nt make sense for Tyson to take on someone reletively unknown in this country.

I would love to see Leapai come over here to mix it with the other British HW's, I would like to see him perhaps coming here to compete in the next HW international prizefighter, that would get his name out there.

The stoppage against Walker was not clinical. It should never have been stopped, Walker had Leapai in much deeper trouble earlier in the round. If that fight happened anywhere but Australia Leapai would have lost.

Just watched the fight it was a crappy stoppage. Leapai was knackered and only hitting arms when the ref stepped in. He is a fun fighter tho, I agree he would he perfect for prizefighter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El8kieP5rDA

Thanks for posting this never watched him fight before. Think the stoppage was premature considering how much damage Leapai shipped before but it was definitely a fun fight to watch! I'd be happy to see him in with Tyson. Get hope this guy can some more exposure and make it happen.