COVID Virus Threatens Fury/Wilder III

[oogiebe]

ESPN: "There's a COVID-19 outbreak in Tyson Fury's camp, which will inevitably cause his July 24 heavyweight championship fight against Deontay Wilder to be postponed, sources told ESPN on Thursday."

UGH!!!

Full Article:
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/ ... ources-say

[Noxy]

Feck

[squiggy]

Sheesh.

[oogiebe]

This could push a unification bout back a year or more.

Wonder what impact it will have on the other fights. Wasn't Jared and Efe in Fury's camp?

[Enlightened-One]

Oh B@ll@cks!

[tiny_acres]

This is getting crazy. We will be waiting forever to see major fights in the heavyweight division.

[jujigatame]

You would think pro athletes would be a little more careful about this shit. It you rely on your fitness for your livelihood a respiratory disease like COVID can derail your career.

[gilgamesh]

This could push a unification bout back a year or more.

Wonder what impact it will have on the other fights. Wasn't Jared and Efe in Fury's camp?

Why would they need to postpone it any further than a month tops?

[Enlightened-One]

This could push a unification bout back a year or more.

Wonder what impact it will have on the other fights. Wasn't Jared and Efe in Fury's camp?

Why would they need to postpone it any further than a month tops?

TV scheduling, availability of the venue, training requirements and sparring partners etc.

[margaret thatcher]

Ya, at this rate we'll never get to see what would happen if Fury and Wilder ever fought

[oogiebe]

This could push a unification bout back a year or more.

Wonder what impact it will have on the other fights. Wasn't Jared and Efe in Fury's camp?

Why would they need to postpone it any further than a month tops?

IDK. What if someone directly involved gets the virus; venue scheduling issues...

[Evander]

Could be just a bunch of hype and they're using covid as a marketing tool.

[margaret thatcher]

will saying that a bunch of dudes have covid help draw ppl to the fight? i dunno

[gilgamesh]

Could be just a bunch of hype and they're using covid as a marketing tool.

Wilder and his team seem to think it's a ploy to get them to ease up on their training.

[margaret thatcher]

if wilder loses, i blame fury and his team for saying there was a covid outbreak....it distracted wilder

[Evander]

Could be just a bunch of hype and they're using covid as a marketing tool.

Wilder and his team seem to think it's a ploy to get them to ease up on their training.

I've not heard their reaction to this news but it sounds like both sides might be playing this one up a bit.
Could even be used as an excuse should one of them lose too

[Goliath]

I think this is just rubbish created by the Fury camp to mess with Wilder and his team a bit and I personally find it very comical

https://www.bbc.com/sport/boxing/57770810

[Evander]

I know if I was Deontay Wilder and I got rocked with a good punch in the first round, you can bet the house that I'll be starting to sneeze in the 2nd round.

[gregregegg]

Whyte vs wilder July 24th. Make it happen please mr baby Jesus.

That undercard was great, hope it still goes on but I doubt it.

[margaret thatcher]

fight is still on dudes

[bobcatbox]

fight is still on dudes

Knocked down and back on its feet like Fury in the 12th round.

[oogiebe]

Boxing Seen Dot Com:

The cause of the coronavirus outbreak in Tyson Fury’s camp appears to have been identified, though proving far more damaging than previously reported.

Multiple sources have informed BS.com that Fury himself was among those who have tested positive for Covid-19, along with at least seven other members of his camp. The development has ruined plans for a scheduled trilogy bout with Deontay Wilder, which was due to take place July 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

“I was shocked,” John Fury stated while speaking at a dinner Thursday evening in Northampton, England. “You don’t want these things to happen. It is off.

“Apparently one of the sparring partners brought it in. He’s infected the full team. These things happen in life. He will have to reschedule.”

Doesn't look good folks.

[margaret thatcher]

running from wilder

[margaret thatcher]

fight is still on dudes

Knocked down and back on its feet like Fury in the 12th round.

[Onetimeonly]

fight is still on dudes

Fury is positive.