me against paul mccloskey

[curtis wood]

so the phone rings its your manager on the line, he asks you if you are sitting down hes got some great news for you, he says that hes had a offer for you to fight in the biggest fight of your life live on the biggest sports channel bar NONE in britain, for the biggest purse of your career against somebody who is ranked no6 by the wba, he tells me the terms im delighted, ive also got 11 weeks notice to get in fine fighting shape and with the added expierence of the frankie gavin fight i think i stand a great chance of gatecrashing the world scene in boxing, i want the fight my manager wants the fight paul mccloskey wants the fight eddie hearn wants the fight, done deal right??????????????? wrong, the fights not happening, looks like 4x3 in bethnal green will be my next port of call

[thechamp]

Why what went wrong mate?

[15829]

Guessing Fr ank who promotes curtis said no him and Eddie are hardly gonna work together, shouldnt of annouced anything till it was signed

[Dan Dares]

so the phone rings its your manager on the line, he asks you if you are sitting down hes got some great news for you, he says that hes had a offer for you to fight in the biggest fight of your life live on the biggest sports channel bar NONE in britain, for the biggest purse of your career against somebody who is ranked no6 by the wba, he tells me the terms im delighted, ive also got 11 weeks notice to get in fine fighting shape and with the added expierence of the frankie gavin fight i think i stand a great chance of gatecrashing the world scene in boxing, i want the fight my manager wants the fight paul mccloskey wants the fight eddie hearn wants the fight, done deal right??????????????? wrong, the fights not happening, looks like 4x3 in bethnal green will be my next port of call

Absolutely ridiculous.

[slapbangwhallop]

Sorry to hear that mate. Focus on the Miles fight.

Team Woodhouse!

[15829]

Would Eddie Hearn let 1 of his fighters headline a bill on allegedly the answers no as proven when he pulled Purdy out of a rematch with Vassel


Not saying i agree with the descion but this thread will turn in to a Franks a cock and Eddies a God there both as bad as each other

[Tomasino]

I thought you had a great chance against Dudey. Good luck with whatever other crap boxing throws your way!

[curtis wood]

thanks mate, ive got the eliminator with dale miles coming up, that goes to purse bids in march so we shall see what happens there

[daddy-rhino]

Guessing Fr ank who promotes curtis said no him and Eddie are hardly gonna work together, shouldnt of annouced anything till it was signed

Nothing wrong in announcing the fight when you what the fight,you're opponent wants the fight, you're manager is happy with the terms of the fight, BUT you're promoter, well il leave that for you to work out

[Newport Daz]

This is such bullsh!t. How in all good conscience can Frank W@rren stand in the way of a potentially life changing fight? If Warren had lined Curtis up for a fight with Amir Khan or someone of that calibre I could understand it, but to be put in for a 4 x 3 at York Hall instead is the ultimate slap in the face. This is just a spiteful move imo

[curtis wood]

ive not been offered a 4x3 instead i was just being funny

[Londonirish]

ive not been offered a 4x3 instead i was just being funny

The Politics in Boxing

2 Men want to fight there Happy with the Deal then let them get it on, not Boxing tho.......

[iamasadlittleboy]

Genuinely gutted for you Curtis.

[Tomasino]

thanks mate, ive got the eliminator with dale miles coming up, that goes to purse bids in march so we shall see what happens there

All the best!!

[smoggy7188]

Allegedly getting his own back for not getting the Bellew fight on allegedly me thinks.

[rhino222]

what you need to do curtis, when your football pensions etc mature when you are 35....is get yourself a promoters licence, and give it a go. your attitude is spot on and you are like a breath of fresh air.

[deadpan]

x2 on the Promoter front. You'd get a lotta love in the UK.

Sorry to hear about the Dudey fight. Hope you get that chance in the end. By which stage you're an even better fighter

[Quixall]

I'm afraid it's this sort of thing that will kill boxing in the end. It's been going on for a too long and it's about time the strangle hold that the main promoters have in boxing is broken. Two fighters want to fight each other, the both agree to the deal and in Curtis' case its a fight that will put him on the map should he win, especially after the showing against gavin. The business of promoters, managers and television companies living in seperate universes is making a mockery of boxing.

Look at the top of the tree where you have had negotiations for a Mayweather - Pacqauio fight going on for over two years now. There is something very wrong with this sport and the people who run it, who are virtual leeches, sucking the lifeblood out of the sport. I wonder how much longer people will put up with what is going on, including all the other crap that has infected boxing over the last 10 years and whether the establishments attititude will change at all.

Anyway, all the best Curtis, i admire the way you go for the toughest fights and challenge yourself

ps Can you imagine the scene these days in trying to match up Leonard, Hearns, Hagler and Duran

[BigRed]

Ah cutis, that's a load of me bollix!! Your a true fighter, You want to fight but getting held back by a shitehawk. Sorry the fight ain't going ahead, I thought you'd give him nightmares tbh.

[fasteddie]

wtf happened curtis??? i think maybe paul mcCloskey realised you were too much of a danger to fight him

[allahsnackbar]

In fairness it wasnt the best fight

[bripez]

In fairness it wasnt the best fight

And if so, that makes this situation even worse (we are not talking Mayweather / Pac here).

I agree with Quixall above - can you imagine the current bunch (of world promoters) putting on fights between boxers of the calibre of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler and Duran ? - not a chance.

[pyenest77]

I think generally this is just the state of boxing. The people that run it have their own agenda & instead of doing what is best for boxing to flourish they just avoid who they want & just play the game.

[Crazyboy]

Genuinely gutted for you Curtis mate.

How the fornicate can it be right that this happens? load of shite this, people can say what they want but certain people need to take a long hard look at the harm thay are doing to the sport of boxing.

it just stinks!

[Roars Like Me]

Unlucky old bean - I am curious though and this may have just been due to the stage that you were at, at the time. Didn't you mention that you had no delusions and British level would be about your limit? Whilst Paul is a 'nearly' world class fighter, do you feel you could beat him in reality? Im sure I've missed something and you have moved your focus to higher and better things than British level so apologies if that is the case