USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by Maxsplit »

A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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A good move for Fury - will help him work on catching slick, fast-moving fighters like Haye
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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Maxsplit wrote:A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
He will be getting paid. That is his incentive.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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He will be getting paid. That is his incentive.[/quote]

And to prove a point in sparring presumably ironic given all the bad feeling though.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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rm1 wrote:He will be getting paid. That is his incentive.

And to prove a point in sparring presumably ironic given all the bad feeling though.[/quote]
Maybe he will learn a few things himself. Like when he was implying the Fury's wouldn't make it to the airport in NYC? I bet he is very sheepish around them in camp. Just saying...
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by whiskey »

Good move.
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Post by Final round »

Should be a rough spar, no love lost there.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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Great move IMO.

Cunningham will definitely give Fury a good hard spar (well you would have thought so based on their fight)... And given that Cunningham gave Fury such a tough time in their fight, it should sharpen Fury up.

Definitely better and more demanding sparring (on paper, at least) than Michael Sprott.

Fair play to Fury for letting go of the classless post-fight press conference comments/threats from Cunnigham's team. After all, it is a professional sport and there really is no place for ghetto gangster American sh1te.
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Post by ShadrachSimmo »

Mans go to earn money.

I'm sure there have been many former foes turned sparring partners when all the hostilities are gone.
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ShadrachSimmo wrote:I'm sure there have been many former foes turned sparring partners when all the hostilities are gone.

Happens all the time :TU:
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by lillywhite14 »

Maxsplit wrote:A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
Haye avoided Cunningham?

From memory Cunningham picked up a title stripped from the rightful champ in Mormeck, who was dispatched by Haye who stuck around for one more fight at cruiser, the easy nights work for big money against Enzo before moving up. Cunningham was a paper titlist at best.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by Yes We Can »

Excellent move by the Fury camp.

He had a damn hard time pinning Cunningham down early doors in there fight, and I'll be damned if Haye is any less elusive.

I'd have him chasing USS for 3-6 solid rounds learning to cut off the ring properly, if he's getting caught by DH my guess is its going to be early doors.
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liamlion wrote:Great move IMO.

Cunningham will definitely give Fury a good hard spar (well you would have thought so based on their fight)... And given that Cunningham gave Fury such a tough time in their fight, it should sharpen Fury up.

Definitely better and more demanding sparring (on paper, at least) than Michael Sprott.

Fair play to Fury for letting go of the classless post-fight press conference comments/threats from Cunnigham's team. After all, it is a professional sport and there really is no place for ghetto gangster American sh1te.
Fury and his team won't have been bothered by pretend gangsters. That much I assure you.
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mickey1975 wrote:
liamlion wrote:Great move IMO.

Cunningham will definitely give Fury a good hard spar (well you would have thought so based on their fight)... And given that Cunningham gave Fury such a tough time in their fight, it should sharpen Fury up.

Definitely better and more demanding sparring (on paper, at least) than Michael Sprott.

Fair play to Fury for letting go of the classless post-fight press conference comments/threats from Cunnigham's team. After all, it is a professional sport and there really is no place for ghetto gangster American sh1te.
Fury and his team won't have been bothered by pretend gangsters. That much I assure you.
There's not that many gangsters would threaten people in front of television cameras and about a hundred witnesses, I hope Fury puts a horses head in Cunninghams bed.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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lillywhite14 wrote:
Maxsplit wrote:A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
Haye avoided Cunningham?

From memory Cunningham picked up a title stripped from the rightful champ in Mormeck, who was dispatched by Haye who stuck around for one more fight at cruiser, the easy nights work for big money against Enzo before moving up. Cunningham was a paper titlist at best.
I don't think there's any point bothering mate.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by keithmoonhangover »

Fury tends to become quite friendly with his opponents after the fight. He's mates with John McDermot now and I'm sure he's on good terms with the wife beater Chisora as well.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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There is an old saying "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." I am surprised, though, how quickly Cunningham mended all wounds considering how much he ranted and raved that Fury cheated in their fight. Now he's on ship and saying Haye can't beat Fury. Jesus bless.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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keithmoonhangover wrote:Fury tends to become quite friendly with his opponents after the fight. He's mates with John McDermot now and I'm sure he's on good terms with the wife beater Chisora as well.
You again? :lol:

Chisora's never been married.
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Am I the only member of the board who's wearing slightly thin with HomicideHenry's unique collection of shite posts?
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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keithmoonhangover wrote:Fury tends to become quite friendly with his opponents after the fight. He's mates with John McDermot now and I'm sure he's on good terms with the wife beater Chisora as well.
Thats because he heaps praise by the bucket load on every fighter he beats to make himself look better, for example ever since he beat Kevin Johnson he has called him the best American heavyweight. When you use this kind of flattery on people they tend to like you.
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Karl Jade wrote:
keithmoonhangover wrote:Fury tends to become quite friendly with his opponents after the fight. He's mates with John McDermot now and I'm sure he's on good terms with the wife beater Chisora as well.
You again? :lol:

Chisora's never been married.
It's an expression you tit, I call my other half my Mrs, but we're not married.

Chisora beat his girlfriend up and was convicted by a judge in a court of law.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

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Maxsplit wrote:A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
Haye didnt avoid cunningham thats a myth. Cunningham had only defended his title once when haye was moving up to heavy after beating enzo mac. Incidentally after defending the IBF title against Huck; Cunningham didnt fight for a full year before losing to Adamek haye was already fighting at HW.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by mickey1975 »

Finn wrote:
Maxsplit wrote:A surprising move, certainly given their animosity.

A good one?

If Fury beats Haye (which I think he will) it reflects VERY well on Cunningham (a Cruiserweight champ Haye avoided) so I can see his incentive ...
Haye didnt avoid cunningham thats a myth. Cunningham had only defended his title once when haye was moving up to heavy after beating enzo mac. Incidentally after defending the IBF title against Huck; Cunningham didnt fight for a full year before losing to Adamek haye was already fighting at HW.
His 'undisputed' reign is also a myth then.
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Re: USS Cunningham sparring with Fury for duration of camp!

Post by squared circle »

Haye was unified champ at cruiser....Wba, Wbc, wbo and ring magazine.

He didn't have Cunningham's ibf, so never undisputed.

No myth.
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Post by lillywhite14 »

"Cunninghams" IBF was not won off the previous champion. Bell/Mormeck ( I forget which ) was the real IBF champ but got stripped for rematching I believe.

Cunningham was a paper titlist. Much like Enzo was to be honest.
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