Tyson Fury vs. Tom Schwarz - 15 June 2019

[oogiebe]

A mate of mine, who's a traveler, came to see at work today. It's the first time I've seen him since this fight was announced. After catching up and talking about our respective families, the conversation went like this.

Me: Are you going to Vegas for the Fury fight?
Him: No. Tyson'll be the only Gypsy from Britain going.
Me: Why?
Him: Coz he's the only one without a criminal record.

Made me chuckle.

Classic!

[ironbeard]

If he was fighting Kabayel I may have attended, since I will be in town.

[Ruthless-RKO]

[Ruthless-RKO]

Per Nevada State Athletic Commission, official contract purses for Saturday night’s Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the MGM Grand:

Tyson Fury $1 million (but guarantee is $12.5 million per his deal with Top Rank/ESPN), Tom Schwarz $250k (guarantee is low seven figures),

Sullivan Barrera $125k, Jesse Hart $150k,

Mikaela Mayer $20k, Lizbeth Crespo Not available;

Andy Vences $20k, Albert Bell $20k,

Isaac Lowe $20k, Duarn Vue $20k,

Cem Kilic $4k, Martez McGregor $5k,

Sonny Conto $4k, Daniel Infante $3k,

Guido Vianello $10k, Keenan Hickman $4k,

Peter Kadiru $1k, Juan Torres $4k.

[JimStone]

Eff me, Fury has absolutely romped it with that ESPN deal! Good on him. Whoever is signing the cheques for that network must be a numerically illiterate nutcase. A lottery win for fighting Tom Schwartz. Crazy, easy money.

[Gnome]

Per Nevada State Athletic Commission, official contract purses for Saturday night’s Top Rank on ESPN+ card at the MGM Grand:

Tyson Fury $1 million (but guarantee is $12.5 million per his deal with Top Rank/ESPN), Tom Schwarz $250k (guarantee is low seven figures),

Sullivan Barrera $125k, Jesse Hart $150k,

Mikaela Mayer $20k, Lizbeth Crespo Not available;

Andy Vences $20k, Albert Bell $20k,

Isaac Lowe $20k, Duarn Vue $20k,

Cem Kilic $4k, Martez McGregor $5k,

Sonny Conto $4k, Daniel Infante $3k,

Guido Vianello $10k, Keenan Hickman $4k,

Peter Kadiru $1k, Juan Torres $4k.

Peter Kadiru is only fighting for $1000? I think he's a salary fighter for SES as well, he's highly thought of in Germany.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Peter Kadiru is only fighting for $1000? I think he's a salary fighter for SES as well, he's highly thought of in Germany.

Who knows. The purses listed by the US commissions aren’t always final. The bout is probably be aired in Germany, if he’s on TV there he might get more.

[Ruthless-RKO]

If you haven’t already....

[Boxerbeetle]

I just can’t believe anyone would pay 20 quid for this

[forcefraser]

I just can’t believe anyone would pay 20 quid for this

Not many will

[dookus]

Thoughts on Fury's weight? 18st 11 is a fair bit heavier than his recent fights, though he looked in good nick. Trying to finally put some muscle on that beanpole frame?

[Gnome]

Who knows. The purses listed by the US commissions aren’t always final. The bout is probably be aired in Germany, if he’s on TV there he might get more.

Yeah, it's free to air in Germany on a regional channel which has a contract with Schwarz. Quite random.

[JimStone]

Thoughts on Fury's weight? 18st 11 is a fair bit heavier than his recent fights, though he looked in good nick. Trying to finally put some muscle on that beanpole frame?

I thought he looked fleshy around the middle and lower back.

[oogiebe]

I thought he looked fleshy around the middle and lower back.

I agree, but it probably doesn't matter.

[JimStone]

I agree, but it probably doesn't matter.

Doesn't matter a lick now. Might when he has a heart attack or stroke in his forties.

[oogiebe]

Doesn't matter a lick now. Might when he has a heart attack or stroke in his forties.

Honestly? Not my concern.

[JimStone]

Or mine. Just saying.

[Cyclops]

One of the running jokes through the Alan Partridge series, alongside Alan’s past addiction to Toblerone when he was “clinically fed up” was him telling people about his “fat back”.

It always makes me think about Hillman Imp and his brilliant Gypsy John Partridge “expose”

[samwbr]

Fwank billing this as a Lineal Title Fight.

[KiwiRider]

I just can’t believe anyone would pay 20 quid for this

I'm not.
I expect the RBR to be a bit like this;

[HomicideHenry]

Fwank billing this as a Lineal Title Fight.

Could be worse.

Joe Louis' lineal title was on the line against a 3-3-0 (1) opponent.

[samwbr]

Could be worse.

Joe Louis' lineal title was on the line against a 3-3-0 (1) opponent.

It's not a real title Henry.

[HomicideHenry]

It's not a real title Henry.

It is IF the opponent beats you.

[purpleaki]

How many ppv views do we think it will get?

[SAPFO]

Ringwalk time anyone? Not a chance I’m missing this classic