Feeling of dread - Price is going to get Joshua fight

[Stevieb8006]

Dear God, you cannot charge us for that fight....Price has to be the most undeserving title contender ever? Even when Audley fought Haye he had come off a European win......

Well, technincally yes. But saying Audley came off a European title win is a bit like saying Charles Martin came off a World Title win. Both were massive flukes.

I wouldn't say audleys win was a fluke at all. He was gutting it out with an injury and found a shot he'd been looking to land all night. Never thought he got the props he deserved for that win, bearing in mind sprott had previously knocked him sparko. Thought it showed rare character. If it had been Danny Williams everyone would have creamed themselves.

[jamesmcdonnell]

Dreading seeing price heading to the ring for this one. He looked a bit jittery against that last guy they pulled out the pub for him. These guys like price etc not have any real ambition left? Get out there and get a run of decent wins. Get the confidence up then go for the big fights. Hes too young and still has decent oppertunities before thinking about cash out fights. Annoys the life out me. Him and guys like briggs could be out there building themselves up fighting improving. Instead they hide it out either fighting no hopers or no one waiting on a payday. Price has literally no chance in this fight if its made.

People talk about his power but it wont even come into play will be amazed if he lays a glove on joshua. Far too slow nowadays. He was actually slow to begin with but hes snail pace now with the weight gain. Joshua will take him out in the first two rounds. Or probably even the first. Priceys not even durable.

You do know that Briggs is older than Yoda's dog don't you? Improving? How?

[bbjc]

In terms of timing/sharpness ring fitness etc. He wont improve sitting on the sidelines waiting on a haye fight.


Exactly what george foremann done. Otherwise stop wasting everyones time. Its seriously annoying cause briggs would still probably beat guys out there if matched right. Get out and see where it takes him.

[Mimmy]

If Price gets a shot it goes to show what a state boxing is in at the moment.

Saying that though surely Price has to be Joshua's toughest opponent to date. It would be a farcicle 1 minute of action, im not even sure if Price has a 'punchers' chance as i dont think he will throw a worthwhile punch. While Joshua will dispatch Price inside 2 minutes it has to be the worse match up world heavyweight boxing has seen in a title fight for many a year. Price hasnt fought a top ranked opponent to deserve a shot, but saying that neither as AJ and he is the champion.

How much is Price worth for a title shot? Surely they cannot offer him more than £30k for less than 3 minutes work.

[lefty]

If they match Whyte up with Ortiz I'll accept it. Don't get me wrong- Whyte Vs Chisora is a great matchup it's just that I'm an Ortiz fan boy and if he fights and takes Whyte out in good fashion it would really build his stock with the casual viewers who make up a large number of the PPV buys and who in turn know Whyte due to his getting ktfo out by Joshua and their enduring fued.

[bbjc]

He d get a lot more than 30k for it i d imagine. Talks of millions paid to martin. Albeit he was a champion with a belt fighting away from home. But cant see price going in the ring for 30k against joshua. I d go as far to say around ten times that at a guess.

Probably a good bit more....there talking about joshuas fights making as much as 15 million in revenue. When you take into account gate receipts. Ppv revenue. International rights. Sponsorships. Which joshua seemingly attracts a lot of. Eg lucozade. Under armour etc. Thats before anythings paid out right enough. But it would probably still leave more than 300k for price.

[Killer Blow]

If they match Whyte up with Ortiz I'll accept it. Don't get me wrong- Whyte Vs Chisora is a great matchup it's just that I'm an Ortiz fan boy and if he fights and takes Whyte out in good fashion it would really build his stock with the casual viewers who make up a large number of the PPV buys and who in turn know Whyte due to his getting ktfo out by Joshua and their enduring fued.

I want him to fight for the WBA title. He's number 1 ranked contender ffs and has been for over a year at least.

[Rob3_142]

It will be PPv , AJ will only fight PPv.

It will be price imo, sky can hype the danger of the price power.. In fact they started this last week!

The PPv money should fund a deep card though.. Silver linings and all that.

It sells though, to football fans and lady's but it sells

They better give us an Ortiz WBA fight.

Ortiz is already set to be on the undercard on December 10.

I get the feeling like they've gone for November 26 for Whyte/Chisora, which is a shame, cause with Chisora, AJ, Whyte and Ortiz, could be a decent HW card. That said, I still wouldn't pay £15+ without there being a decent main event.

Feel a little sorry for the situation. Fury is the one that has f*cked everything up in the division recently. Those free belts have mixed everything up. AJ's mandatory, Parker, is now off to the WBO, Klitchko is off to the WBA (and 'injured'), leaving AJ to pick from the IBF rankings. And even then you're looking for people who are fit and an easy sell. Slim pickings.

[jamesmcdonnell]

In terms of timing/sharpness ring fitness etc. He wont improve sitting on the sidelines waiting on a haye fight.


Exactly what george foremann done. Otherwise stop wasting everyones time. Its seriously annoying cause briggs would still probably beat guys out there if matched right. Get out and see where it takes him.

I doubt it.

Foreman had been retired 10 years, and had a lot less miles on the clock than Briggs, he was only 38 when he made his comeback - a lot younger than briggs is now.

I'll admit that Briggs should stay busy, but he's got terrible stamina, and is roided to the hilt by the look of him. Hed lose to the first contender level fighter he fought.

[lefty]

If Price gets a shot it goes to show what a state boxing is in at the moment.

Saying that though surely Price has to be Joshua's toughest opponent to date. It would be a farcicle 1 minute of action, im not even sure if Price has a 'punchers' chance as i dont think he will throw a worthwhile punch. While Joshua will dispatch Price inside 2 minutes it has to be the worse match up world heavyweight boxing has seen in a title fight for many a year. Price hasnt fought a top ranked opponent to deserve a shot, but saying that neither as AJ and he is the champion.

How much is Price worth for a title shot? Surely they cannot offer him more than £30k for less than 3 minutes work.

I don't know. I'd think both Whyte and Breazeale would have a very good shot against Price. P

Regarding Price's purse he's undoubtedly going to want a fair whack for the fight! That's why he wants the fight to begin with!

[lefty]

If they match Whyte up with Ortiz I'll accept it. Don't get me wrong- Whyte Vs Chisora is a great matchup it's just that I'm an Ortiz fan boy and if he fights and takes Whyte out in good fashion it would really build his stock with the casual viewers who make up a large number of the PPV buys and who in turn know Whyte due to his getting ktfo out by Joshua and their enduring fued.

I want him to fight for the WBA title. He's number 1 ranked contender ffs and has been for over a year at least.

Yeah but if he can't get the shot just yet- financially it would be better for him to take a fight with Whyte in prep for a potential Joshua matchup down the line.

[Rob3_142]

If they match Whyte up with Ortiz I'll accept it. Don't get me wrong- Whyte Vs Chisora is a great matchup it's just that I'm an Ortiz fan boy and if he fights and takes Whyte out in good fashion it would really build his stock with the casual viewers who make up a large number of the PPV buys and who in turn know Whyte due to his getting ktfo out by Joshua and their enduring fued.

I want him to fight for the WBA title. He's number 1 ranked contender ffs and has been for over a year at least.

Yeah but if he can't get the shot just yet- financially it would be better for him to take a fight with Whyte in prep for a potential Joshua matchup down the line.

Wouldn't it make more sense for Ortiz to take the WBA title, then line a big unification bout with Joshua in late 2017?

[bbjc]

In terms of timing/sharpness ring fitness etc. He wont improve sitting on the sidelines waiting on a haye fight.


Exactly what george foremann done. Otherwise stop wasting everyones time. Its seriously annoying cause briggs would still probably beat guys out there if matched right. Get out and see where it takes him.

I doubt it.

Foreman had been retired 10 years, and had a lot less miles on the clock than Briggs, he was only 38 when he made his comeback - a lot younger than briggs is now.

I'll admit that Briggs should stay busy, but he's got terrible stamina, and is roided to the hilt by the look of him. Hed lose to the first contender level fighter he fought.

Dont disagree with much of that. But plenty of people said the same about foremann when he came back. No ones saying he should fight joshua or klitchko again etc. But hes still in decent knick sure hes won the last 5 fights by ko in either the first or second round. Beat love 2 years ago by ud. Who,s not great but hes taking guys like charles martin who held a belt to the last round etc. Theres no better time in terms of oppertunities for him. Fought six times in 2014. Twice in 2015 and once in 2016.

For as old as he is...with the right fights gradually upping the level of opposition who,s to say he cant compete with a david price or dillon whyte etc. All guys that have title aspirations themselves. Or even lucas browne. One thing about briggs is he can still hit. These fights might be too much for him at this stage but these guys are hardly murderers row. And yet 2 or 3 of them might be competing for a belt in the near future.

Briggs has forgot more than a lot of guys out there fighting currently. Talking about a guy thats only really lost to the big names. 6 losses in about 60 fights maybe even more. Similar record to foremann in terms of ko,s etc. Usually i d be the first to say a past it champion should retire at that age but briggs still has something to offer...with the current heavyweight division.

[TopGun]

Dear God, you cannot charge us for that fight....Price has to be the most undeserving title contender ever? Even when Audley fought Haye he had come off a European win......

Well, technincally yes. But saying Audley came off a European title win is a bit like saying Charles Martin came off a World Title win. Both were massive flukes.

I wouldn't say audleys win was a fluke at all. He was gutting it out with an injury and found a shot he'd been looking to land all night. Never thought he got the props he deserved for that win, bearing in mind sprott had previously knocked him sparko. Thought it showed rare character. If it had been Danny Williams everyone would have creamed themselves.

I agree! I was there that night and it was a terrific effort from Audley! I still stand by the fact he was more desrvin of a title shot that Price is, how on earth can you argue that he desreves a title shot? Any European Champion in my opinion is a credible voluntary defence of a title shot as opposed to an unknown without any titles.

[lefty]

I want him to fight for the WBA title. He's number 1 ranked contender ffs and has been for over a year at least.

Yeah but if he can't get the shot just yet- financially it would be better for him to take a fight with Whyte in prep for a potential Joshua matchup down the line.

Wouldn't it make more sense for Ortiz to take the WBA title, then line a big unification bout with Joshua in late 2017?

That's what I was talking about in the first line of my post "Yeah but if he can't get the shot just yet" mate.

[Taansend]

I'll watch it

It's definitely NOT PPV worthy & if Hearn & Joshua attempt that then they're sh!tty people. You'd expect it from a promoter (Hearn is better than most though) but AJ's image is built upon him being this humble man of the people. Charging for this would be bang out of order.

But I do think it could be exciting if Price goes out hell for leather. And I would absolutely watch it.

Ali fought plenty of Bugners, Coopmans, Wepmans & Evangelista. He was lucky enough to fight against some of the greats in boxing history but a busy champion is better than a Khan who generally sits around waiting for the big one.

Julio Cesar Chavez is another example. Fight often & keep the fans coming. When the big fights happen they happen.

Too many fans worry about not being seen as a casual & feel they have to put down fighters & promoters. If you don't want to watch a fight, then don't watch it.

[asdfjkl]

I'm not even going to watch it, if AJ lowers himself to this level I guess he tries to become the new Deontay Wilder or something.
It is, and will stay, ridiculous and embarrassing for both of them.

[lefty]

He d get a lot more than 30k for it i d imagine. Talks of millions paid to martin. Albeit he was a champion with a belt fighting away from home. But cant see price going in the ring for 30k against joshua. I d go as far to say around ten times that at a guess.

Probably a good bit more....there talking about joshuas fights making as much as 15 million in revenue. When you take into account gate receipts. Ppv revenue. International rights. Sponsorships. Which joshua seemingly attracts a lot of. Eg lucozade. Under armour etc. Thats before anythings paid out right enough. But it would probably still leave more than 300k for price.

They should tell Price to piss off if he demands anything like that. It's not like he has a whole ton of options right now. His market value is in the toilet.

[gilgamesh]

He d get a lot more than 30k for it i d imagine. Talks of millions paid to martin. Albeit he was a champion with a belt fighting away from home. But cant see price going in the ring for 30k against joshua. I d go as far to say around ten times that at a guess.

Probably a good bit more....there talking about joshuas fights making as much as 15 million in revenue. When you take into account gate receipts. Ppv revenue. International rights. Sponsorships. Which joshua seemingly attracts a lot of. Eg lucozade. Under armour etc. Thats before anythings paid out right enough. But it would probably still leave more than 300k for price.

They should tell Price to piss off if he demands anything like that. It's not like he has a whole ton of options right now. His market value is in the toilet.

It's either Price or Eric Molina at this point apparently. Either one is a step backward for Anthony Joshua at least Price as the opponent would have some slight interest in the U.K. I guess. Eric Molina getting another opportunity like this would be pointless.

[Killer Blow]

He d get a lot more than 30k for it i d imagine. Talks of millions paid to martin. Albeit he was a champion with a belt fighting away from home. But cant see price going in the ring for 30k against joshua. I d go as far to say around ten times that at a guess.

Probably a good bit more....there talking about joshuas fights making as much as 15 million in revenue. When you take into account gate receipts. Ppv revenue. International rights. Sponsorships. Which joshua seemingly attracts a lot of. Eg lucozade. Under armour etc. Thats before anythings paid out right enough. But it would probably still leave more than 300k for price.

They should tell Price to piss off if he demands anything like that. It's not like he has a whole ton of options right now. His market value is in the toilet.

It's either Price or Eric Molina at this point apparently. Either one is a step backward for Anthony Joshua at least Price as the opponent would have some slight interest in the U.K. I guess. Eric Molina getting another opportunity like this would be pointless.

So out of the four he originally mentioned it narrows down to the 2 weakest of the 4, what a surprise.

[lefty]

He d get a lot more than 30k for it i d imagine. Talks of millions paid to martin. Albeit he was a champion with a belt fighting away from home. But cant see price going in the ring for 30k against joshua. I d go as far to say around ten times that at a guess.

Probably a good bit more....there talking about joshuas fights making as much as 15 million in revenue. When you take into account gate receipts. Ppv revenue. International rights. Sponsorships. Which joshua seemingly attracts a lot of. Eg lucozade. Under armour etc. Thats before anythings paid out right enough. But it would probably still leave more than 300k for price.

They should tell Price to piss off if he demands anything like that. It's not like he has a whole ton of options right now. His market value is in the toilet.

It's either Price or Eric Molina at this point apparently. Either one is a step backward for Anthony Joshua at least Price as the opponent would have some slight interest in the U.K. I guess. Eric Molina getting another opportunity like this would be pointless.

I have a feeling Molina would be willing to take less money than Price though. They'd both get flattened I'd imagine in quick fashion so it doesn't make much difference lol.

[gilgamesh]

They should tell Price to piss off if he demands anything like that. It's not like he has a whole ton of options right now. His market value is in the toilet.

It's either Price or Eric Molina at this point apparently. Either one is a step backward for Anthony Joshua at least Price as the opponent would have some slight interest in the U.K. I guess. Eric Molina getting another opportunity like this would be pointless.

I have a feeling Molina would be willing to take less money than Price though. They'd both get flattened I'd imagine in quick fashion so it doesn't make much difference lol.

If AJ fights Molina I'm officially not a fan of Joshua, and will be rooting against him for the next little while. A guy that was a joke title contender the first time he got a shot doesn't deserve a 2nd one based on nothing at all.

[lefty]

It's either Price or Eric Molina at this point apparently. Either one is a step backward for Anthony Joshua at least Price as the opponent would have some slight interest in the U.K. I guess. Eric Molina getting another opportunity like this would be pointless.

I have a feeling Molina would be willing to take less money than Price though. They'd both get flattened I'd imagine in quick fashion so it doesn't make much difference lol.

If AJ fights Molina I'm officially not a fan of Joshua, and will be rooting against him for the next little while. A guy that was a joke title contender the first time he got a shot doesn't deserve a 2nd one based on nothing at all.

Yeah but Price deserve it himself?!

[gilgamesh]

I have a feeling Molina would be willing to take less money than Price though. They'd both get flattened I'd imagine in quick fashion so it doesn't make much difference lol.

If AJ fights Molina I'm officially not a fan of Joshua, and will be rooting against him for the next little while. A guy that was a joke title contender the first time he got a shot doesn't deserve a 2nd one based on nothing at all.

Yeah but Price deserve it himself?!

No, but at least he'd be fresh meat so to speak, and it'd be more entertaining to me to see Price sparked in 1 round than it would to see Molina sparked in 1. I've already seen Molina sparked in 1 by Arreola. I don't need to see it again.

This is a step backward for Joshua no matter which option he takes, and if his next fight is against an opponent like this I officially hate him.

[lefty]

If AJ fights Molina I'm officially not a fan of Joshua, and will be rooting against him for the next little while. A guy that was a joke title contender the first time he got a shot doesn't deserve a 2nd one based on nothing at all.

Yeah but Price deserve it himself?!

No, but at least he'd be fresh meat so to speak, and it'd be more entertaining to me to see Price sparked in 1 round than it would to see Molina sparked in 1. I've already seen Molina sparked in 1 by Arreola. I don't need to see it again.

This is a step backward for Joshua no matter which option he takes, and if his next fight is against an opponent like this I officially hate him.

You sado-masochist