Happy Slapper wrote:Sorry but Dillian Whyte is terrible. Eddie manufactured a way to avoid him fighting Sam Sexton as he knows his limitations and he may have been exposed against a domestic level opponent, blowing away a lucrative AJ rematch. There is no way he beats Price.
Breazeale is the only one who legitimately might wear him down. Would still fancy the plumber from Liverpool though.
So he's not a gigantic enough threat to beat him? So maybe he's a medium threat who might take AJ the distance? Nothing wrong with that. No doubt that Duhaupas has a mighty chin, but has he got the heart to keep going through the course of 12 rounds being constantly chipped away? I'm sorry, I just see the fight going the same way. Probably a late stoppage with Duhaupas struggling to get any meaningful glove on AJ.Killer Blow wrote:A gigantic threat to go the full distance yeah. Don't underestimate his chin.Rob3_142 wrote:Johann Duhaupas a gigantic threat? Come on man, are you serious?Killer Blow wrote:
Or maybe he's just a gigantic threat to ruin Joshua's perfect KO record?
Surely the fact that Eddie is lining Whyte with Chisora next, who beat Sexton twice, is a much more positive move in his career than fighting Sexton.Happy Slapper wrote:Sorry but Dillian Whyte is terrible. Eddie manufactured a way to avoid him fighting Sam Sexton as he knows his limitations and he may have been exposed against a domestic level opponent, blowing away a lucrative AJ rematch. There is no way he beats Price.
Breazeale is the only one who legitimately might wear him down. Would still fancy the plumber from Liverpool though.
More chance of the honey monster advertising rice crispies.tigermoth87 wrote:It's sad that Price would actually be Joshua's best win. His one punch KO power makes him a bigger risk than Brezeale.
I'd love it to backfire and for Price to spark him.
I think one finger should be pointed at the IBF. How they have him in their top 15 is beyond me. Is there any reason why Klitchko is not in the IBF top 15?ILikeBeer wrote:If it's Price, and it's a title defence, Hearn is little short of a criminal. No way if David Price a World Title challenger, and he shouldn't be advertised as one.
Fair point. Hearn would just be exploiting ludicrous rankings.Rob3_142 wrote:I think one finger should be pointed at the IBF. How they have him in their top 15 is beyond me. Is there any reason why Klitchko is not in the IBF top 15?ILikeBeer wrote:If it's Price, and it's a title defence, Hearn is little short of a criminal. No way if David Price a World Title challenger, and he shouldn't be advertised as one.
Let's put it this way, Wilder's a bigger puncher than Joshua and it took him 11 rounds to close the show. And he couldn't put Duhaupas on the canvas at any point.Rob3_142 wrote:So he's not a gigantic enough threat to beat him? So maybe he's a medium threat who might take AJ the distance? Nothing wrong with that. No doubt that Duhaupas has a mighty chin, but has he got the heart to keep going through the course of 12 rounds being constantly chipped away? I'm sorry, I just see the fight going the same way. Probably a late stoppage with Duhaupas struggling to get any meaningful glove on AJ.Killer Blow wrote:A gigantic threat to go the full distance yeah. Don't underestimate his chin.Rob3_142 wrote:
Johann Duhaupas a gigantic threat? Come on man, are you serious?
Going back to the original argument, a fight against Price sells more than a fight against Duhaupas. At the moment there is a limited number of names on the IBF top 15 which sell more than vs. Price. They just need a keep busy fight which is going to keep Joshua relevant to the casuals before fighting Klitchko in the spring.
Have you noticed there's 4 Brits in the IBF top 15? Who do you think had them squeezed in there?Rob3_142 wrote:I think one finger should be pointed at the IBF. How they have him in their top 15 is beyond me. Is there any reason why Klitchko is not in the IBF top 15?ILikeBeer wrote:If it's Price, and it's a title defence, Hearn is little short of a criminal. No way if David Price a World Title challenger, and he shouldn't be advertised as one.
Well I think whether Wilder is a bigger puncher than Joshua or not remains to be seen. Wilder has a habit of making fights much more scrappier than he needs to do. He made hard work of Molina, Duhaupas and Szpilka. He's pretty sloppy with his technique and has spells of inviting the opponent back into the fight, when he should be closing the fight out. Duhaupas lost to Teper, who recently lost to Hammer, are we supposed to read loads into that too?Killer Blow wrote:Let's put it this way, Wilder's a bigger puncher than Joshua and it took him 11 rounds to close the show. And he couldn't put Duhaupas on the canvas at any point.Rob3_142 wrote:So he's not a gigantic enough threat to beat him? So maybe he's a medium threat who might take AJ the distance? Nothing wrong with that. No doubt that Duhaupas has a mighty chin, but has he got the heart to keep going through the course of 12 rounds being constantly chipped away? I'm sorry, I just see the fight going the same way. Probably a late stoppage with Duhaupas struggling to get any meaningful glove on AJ.Killer Blow wrote:
A gigantic threat to go the full distance yeah. Don't underestimate his chin.
Going back to the original argument, a fight against Price sells more than a fight against Duhaupas. At the moment there is a limited number of names on the IBF top 15 which sell more than vs. Price. They just need a keep busy fight which is going to keep Joshua relevant to the casuals before fighting Klitchko in the spring.
And also, a Price fight wouldn't sell as well as you think. There's any so many mismatches you can get away with before people syltart wising up to it.
Look at what he did to Szpilka and Liakhovich. That's one punch KO power Joshua's never shown. Also, his power is proven at a higher level.Rob3_142 wrote:Well I think whether Wilder is a bigger puncher than Joshua or not remains to be seen. Wilder has a habit of making fights much more scrappier than he needs to do. He made hard work of Molina, Duhaupas and Szpilka. He's pretty sloppy with his technique and has spells of inviting the opponent back into the fight, when he should be closing the fight out. Duhaupas lost to Teper, who recently lost to Hammer, are we supposed to read loads into that too?Killer Blow wrote:Let's put it this way, Wilder's a bigger puncher than Joshua and it took him 11 rounds to close the show. And he couldn't put Duhaupas on the canvas at any point.Rob3_142 wrote:
So he's not a gigantic enough threat to beat him? So maybe he's a medium threat who might take AJ the distance? Nothing wrong with that. No doubt that Duhaupas has a mighty chin, but has he got the heart to keep going through the course of 12 rounds being constantly chipped away? I'm sorry, I just see the fight going the same way. Probably a late stoppage with Duhaupas struggling to get any meaningful glove on AJ.
Going back to the original argument, a fight against Price sells more than a fight against Duhaupas. At the moment there is a limited number of names on the IBF top 15 which sell more than vs. Price. They just need a keep busy fight which is going to keep Joshua relevant to the casuals before fighting Klitchko in the spring.
And also, a Price fight wouldn't sell as well as you think. There's any so many mismatches you can get away with before people syltart wising up to it.
I disagree, regardless of recent form Price is still a very dangerous fight and it just makes business sense. With all the rumors swirling about Pricey dropping AJ in sparring its an easy sell. Plus, wouldn't you rather see 2 brits go at it? It's not too often you get a world title fight involving 2 UK fighters.Killer Blow wrote:Look at what he did to Szpilka and Liakhovich. That's one punch KO power Joshua's never shown. Also, his power is proven at a higher level.Rob3_142 wrote:Well I think whether Wilder is a bigger puncher than Joshua or not remains to be seen. Wilder has a habit of making fights much more scrappier than he needs to do. He made hard work of Molina, Duhaupas and Szpilka. He's pretty sloppy with his technique and has spells of inviting the opponent back into the fight, when he should be closing the fight out. Duhaupas lost to Teper, who recently lost to Hammer, are we supposed to read loads into that too?Killer Blow wrote:
Let's put it this way, Wilder's a bigger puncher than Joshua and it took him 11 rounds to close the show. And he couldn't put Duhaupas on the canvas at any point.
And also, a Price fight wouldn't sell as well as you think. There's any so many mismatches you can get away with before people syltart wising up to it.
Duhaupas didn't lose to Teper, he was blatantly robbed. Don't get me wrong, Duhaupas isn't a world beater or even in the top 10, but is certainly a better option than what Eddie's offering.
If Price ever fights Whyte and you fancy a wager- Let me knowHappy Slapper wrote:Sorry but Dillian Whyte is terrible. Eddie manufactured a way to avoid him fighting Sam Sexton as he knows his limitations and he may have been exposed against a domestic level opponent, blowing away a lucrative AJ rematch. There is no way he beats Price.
Breazeale is the only one who legitimately might wear him down. Would still fancy the plumber from Liverpool though.
I disagree, regardless of recent form Price is still a very dangerous fight and it just makes business sense. With all the rumors swirling about Pricey dropping AJ in sparring its an easy sell. Plus, wouldn't you rather see 2 brits go at it? It's not too often you get a world title fight involving 2 UK fighters.Killer Blow wrote:Look at what he did to Szpilka and Liakhovich. That's one punch KO power Joshua's never shown. Also, his power is proven at a higher level.Rob3_142 wrote:Well I think whether Wilder is a bigger puncher than Joshua or not remains to be seen. Wilder has a habit of making fights much more scrappier than he needs to do. He made hard work of Molina, Duhaupas and Szpilka. He's pretty sloppy with his technique and has spells of inviting the opponent back into the fight, when he should be closing the fight out. Duhaupas lost to Teper, who recently lost to Hammer, are we supposed to read loads into that too?Killer Blow wrote:
Let's put it this way, Wilder's a bigger puncher than Joshua and it took him 11 rounds to close the show. And he couldn't put Duhaupas on the canvas at any point.
And also, a Price fight wouldn't sell as well as you think. There's any so many mismatches you can get away with before people syltart wising up to it.
Duhaupas didn't lose to Teper, he was blatantly robbed. Don't get me wrong, Duhaupas isn't a world beater or even in the top 10, but is certainly a better option than what Eddie's offering.
You obviously haven't been following Sky for a bit!gashsafc wrote:Surely they won't have the brass neck to try and put this sky on box office will they?
I'm with you. The Klitschko fight fell through and this is a decent last minute opponent.TheLeprechaun wrote:I don't get why people are so against it. Price has a chance with his power. It would be good to see him starched by Joshua also. It's a fight that's guaranteed to end in a KO for someone
Price is undoubtedly asking for too much money. He's only looking to fight Joshua for the payday and then he'll cash out and retire. Why would Hearn risk putting Joshua in with a guy where the public perception is that he's a big, stiff, chinny lump- when there's a chance with Price's power that he could land a bingo punch and ruin his cash cow? It's far better for Hearn to put Joshua in with Molina who atleast went 9 rounds with Wilder (Joshua has got that big showtime deal now and it's inevitable that they're building up towards Joshua-wilder down the line). If Joshua takes him out in quicker fashion than Wilder it looks good to the casuals and like lilywhite has said- Molina is probably asking for less money than Price is aswell.Taansend wrote:I'm with you. The Klitschko fight fell through and this is a decent last minute opponent.TheLeprechaun wrote:I don't get why people are so against it. Price has a chance with his power. It would be good to see him starched by Joshua also. It's a fight that's guaranteed to end in a KO for someone
Price has the power. He just needs to go for it.
It's still not PPV worthy though.
boxingknockout wrote:You obviously haven't been following Sky for a bit!gashsafc wrote:Surely they won't have the brass neck to try and put this sky on box office will they?
I can't bear the so-called build up.....
(Adopt Adam Smith growling voice)
"And here we have [pause] Britain's Anthony Joshua facing his most DANGEROUS test yet. [pause] [starts growling louder]We're talking about a man, in fact the ONLY man to have stopped former pound for pound, multi weight world champ Tomasz Adamek! [pause] Carl - we've got a dangerous, dangerous challenger tonight; will Joshua come through it???!!!!"
Carl Ftoch - "Well Adam..... it's a lot like when I knocked out George Groves in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley. It comes down to who wants it most; and who's the better fighter. And that night I proved it against George Groves."
Adam Smith (now growling like a lion who hasn't been fed in 3 months) "And THAT is what we're talking about Carl! [pause] We're talking about a 50/50 fight between two young fighters who want the world.... [pause] it's the question on everybody's lips Carl, who WILL triumph in this battle of wills!!!!!"
Carl Froch - "Well I see it very much like when I knocked out George Groves in front of 80,000 people at Wembley. It's about who HAS it. It's about who's better and who wants it more. In this case it was Carl Froch!"
Adam Smith (growling so much he can barely be understood) "Fantatsic stuff Carl! And remember this event is only available on Sky PPV at the low price of £20.99! Please remember that if you book on the night it'll cost £25.99! [pause] And beat in mind, THIS [pause] will be a night you will tell your grandchildren about!!! Just like those that witnessed Gianfranco Rosi-Darrin Van Horn! Let's get it on!! Carl - any last comments?"
Carl Froch - "Carl Froch sees this fight very much like when he fought George Groves at Wem"
Adam Smith - "gotta stop you there Carl! We have a live feed of Eric MOLINA eating a double stuffed crust, double pepperoni pizza..., he's really serious about this fight'"
Superb BK