Fury fight off

[rm1]

Close family the Furys , an by all account from what i am told his uncle i gravely ill, when poo like that is going on with so much upset there is more to life than just a boxing match , but going by some of the idiotic comments above that must be just the way us gypsies are .

Fury said he would fight if he went blind ergo he looks rather silly now. I understand if he and his trainer feel they need to be elsewhere but it does contradict his previous statements and IS VERY BAD FOR BOXING and FURY's career which has really stalled of late.

[whiskey]

Reading people's thoughts here and there it seems some really want to put the boot into Tyson but are holding back in case his uncle is in a genuinely bad way.

[The_Sugarman]

Oh dear.

[handsofstone]

Fury could be in bits,we dont know how bad this has affected him,if he's spent a lot of time in tears then i would suggest he withdrew,he could be a mess

[DMA1987]

Oh well chisora can step back in now

[pyenest77]

Great!

Setting off over there at 2.30.

[handsofstone]

I wonder if they'll bother to bring an opponent in for Ustinov??

Chamber's would be good or dare i say it.................Aud...

[earsjohn]

Unbelievable, bet Frank is tearing his hair out

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card. A probable loss-making show yesterday will probably turn a tidy profit today.

[DMA1987]

Unbelievable, bet Frank is tearing his hair out

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card. A probable loss-making show yesterday will probably turn a tidy profit today.

Say that quietly John. And don't think about it all too much.

[rm1]

It would be interesting to see how often matches get cancelled in other solo sports like Tennis as a comparison to boxing which seems to suffer from cancellations a ridiculous amount these days.

[chad]

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card.

Financially maybe however it just adds to the already existing notion that a ticket for a Frank allegedly show is a massive gamble, and you will not get to see the advertised bill.

[chad]

It would be interesting to see how often matches get cancelled in other solo sports like Tennis as a comparison to boxing which seems to suffer from cancellations a ridiculous amount these days.

You play at others sports, you don't play at boxing. It maybe explains why so many fights get called off. If your not 100% going into the ring, it could cost you your life.

[Manchester Hitman]

Unbelievable, bet Frank is tearing his hair out

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card. A probable loss-making show yesterday will probably turn a tidy profit today.

It might turn into a profit/break even event today but this type of thing is not good for the long term health and viability of BN or FW as a big event promoter so I doubt very much Frank is in a good place right now but who knows

[gp.]

Sorry, this is bollocks. I'd consider my uncle dying a poor excuse for not turning up for work one day. Yes I know they might be a close family; I don't care. This is just bullshit. When you expect other people who have no connection with you and frankly don't give a fornicate about your problems and your life to put money on the table and change their plans to watch you for your living, you can't do this.

[JimJim2009]

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card.

Financially maybe however it just adds to the already existing notion that a ticket for a Frank allegedly show is a massive gamble, and you will not get to see the advertised bill.

It undoubtedly harms him on that level. I suspect that at times he may announce fights that have not actually been agreed, but you can't blame him for the collapse of Chisora vs Fury and now Fury vs Ustinov. It's very bad stuff. Personally I don't accept this story about an illness either. They could - as has happened in other cases - have simply not told Tyson until Sunday morning.

[earsjohn]

Unbelievable, bet Frank is tearing his hair out

Surely it works out nice for Frank? He's sold tickets and BN subscriptions on the back of Fury/Chisora and then Fury/Ustinov and now doesn't need to pay what would have been the highest purses on the card. A probable loss-making show yesterday will probably turn a tidy profit today.

It might turn into a profit/break even event today but this type of thing is not good for the long term health and viability of BN or FW as a big event promoter so I doubt very much Frank is in a good place right now but who knows

I hear what you're saying, but it feels like its been his modus operandi for so long now that it can't be hurting him too much.

[Final round]

Bottled it!!!

[chad]

Sorry, this is bollocks. I'd consider my uncle dying a poor excuse for not turning up for work one day. Yes I know they might be a close family; I don't care. This is just bullshit. When you expect other people who have no connection with you and frankly don't give a eff about your problems and your life to put money on the table and change their plans to watch you for your living, you can't do this.

But I bet your job isn't fighting someone for 30 minutes where a lack of focus or concentration could lead to you being knocked unconscious, permanently damaged or worse. But Fvck all of that I suppose right? Let's force him in the ring whilst his head isn't right to make sure those who bought tickets get value for money.

[earsjohn]

It undoubtedly harms him on that level. I suspect that at times he may announce fights that have not actually been agreed, but you can't blame him for the collapse of Chisora vs Fury and now Fury vs Ustinov. It's very bad stuff. Personally I don't accept this story about an illness either. They could - as has happened in other cases - have simply not told Tyson until Sunday morning.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that he's engineered this situation and that the injuries/illnesses are not genuine. I just think that the short term financial gains will have a bigger impact than the longer term reputational impact.

[Final round]

Months of slagging every fighter off , everyone is a bum apart from Klitchsko but he's a pussy and he's chickened out of fighting Ustinov. Embarrassing ..

[smiling assassin]

Sorry, this is bollocks. I'd consider my uncle dying a poor excuse for not turning up for work one day. Yes I know they might be a close family; I don't care. This is just bullshit. When you expect other people who have no connection with you and frankly don't give a eff about your problems and your life to put money on the table and change their plans to watch you for your living, you can't do this.

Come on brother if Fury aint in the right frame of mind you cant expect him to get in that ring tonight. The people who dont give a fornicate about his problems as you put it, are the same people who couldnt care less if he gets knocked spark out and ends up in a bad way. So why should Tyson get between the ropes for these people. Hes a massive Character in the heavyweight division and there will always be lots of people wanting to go to his future fights. So if a few people like yourself will not want to pay to see him after this im sure he couldnt care less

[Deserter]

It undoubtedly harms him on that level. I suspect that at times he may announce fights that have not actually been agreed, but you can't blame him for the collapse of Chisora vs Fury and now Fury vs Ustinov. It's very bad stuff. Personally I don't accept this story about an illness either. They could - as has happened in other cases - have simply not told Tyson until Sunday morning.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that he's engineered this situation and that the injuries/illnesses are not genuine. I just think that the short term financial gains will have a bigger impact than the longer term reputational impact.

Exactly. What some people are forgetting is that FW will rely on casual punters to make the difference (in terms of attendance and therefore profitability) with events like this. Those same 'casuals' probably have no idea who the promoter is, let alone an awareness that his shows have a track record of differing from what is originally advertised. The damage done is therefore marginal, as it's only among the hardcore that such dissent brews, and most of them love the sport so much they can't stick to a 'boycott', even if they believe it's the right thing to do.

[Boxerbeetle]

Sorry, this is bollocks. I'd consider my uncle dying a poor excuse for not turning up for work one day. Yes I know they might be a close family; I don't care. This is just bullshit. When you expect other people who have no connection with you and frankly don't give a eff about your problems and your life to put money on the table and change their plans to watch you for your living, you can't do this.

But I bet your job isn't fighting someone for 30 minutes where a lack of focus or concentration could lead to you being knocked unconscious, permanently damaged or worse. But Fvck all of that I suppose right? Let's force him in the ring whilst his head isn't right to make sure those who bought tickets get value for money.

Fair point to an extent, but Fury's made a rod for his own back here. He's come out with some right rubbish saying Haye & Chisora faked injuries cos they're terrified of him, said he'd always fight no matter what etc, then pulls out because his uncle is ill?

I'm not personally going to criticise Fuy as I don't know the full circumstances (and I don't have a ticket to the fight!), but he's got to expect a lot a criticism considering everything he's said in the past.

[wappingboy]

This fight was never going to happen. Far too dangerous as a late replacement

spot on every thing to lose

[punchers chance]

If you sign to fight then you should fight unless unfit through injury. This is really poor especially after the stick given out to other opponents. If he didn't want to fight Ustinov he should have just said no when that was offered earlier this week.