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wonder if any of the promoters has considered organising an international veterens prizefighter, at heavyweight (perhaps 35+ years of age or similar, each fight perhaps 4 x 2 min rounds of slugfest, there must be at least 8 international veteren heavyweights who would like to throw 'bombs away' for a few mins for a few quid?

names please?

IVE THOUGHT THIS BEFORE . PEOPLE LIKE OLIVER MCCALL , RIDDICK BOWE , MAYBE HOLYFIELD , TYSONS LOW ON MONEY MAYBE HE COULD BE PERSUADED , FRANS BOTHA , THERES PROBABLY QUITE A FEW AT HEAVY , I BET AUDLEY AND DANNY WILLIAMS WOULD BE UP FOR PARTICIPATION TOO , AND MAYBE THE WINNER COULD FIGHT FOR A LOWER WORLD TITLE AFTER , LIKE THE WBU FOR EXAMPLE OR MAYBE EVEN IBO . GIVE THEM A LAST HOORAH . MCALL HOLDS THE IBA AT THE MO DONT HE .

i think botha likes his WBF title to much

david tua
frans botha
corrie sanders
hasim rahman
lamont brewster
dominick guinn
evander holyfield
oliver mccall

let's get it on.

hitman_hatton1 wrote:david tua
frans botha
corrie sanders
hasim rahman
lamont brewster
dominick guinn
evander holyfield
oliver mccall

let's get it on.

YOULL NEED A NAME LIKE TYSON TO SELL IT , BRING HIM OUT OF RETIREMENT EVEN IF HES CRAP AND GETS SPARKED IN A ROUND . PUT HIS NAME IN AND PEOPLE WILL BUY TICKETS AND PPV ETC .

im sure Butterbean would be up for it over the 3 /4 round Distance

Gazmac81 wrote:im sure Butterbean would be up for it over the 3 /4 round Distance

well hes still fighting so why now

i dont think corey sanders would do it isnt he partially blind in 1 eye?

damianhucker1 wrote:IVE THOUGHT THIS BEFORE . PEOPLE LIKE OLIVER MCCALL , RIDDICK BOWE , MAYBE HOLYFIELD , TYSONS LOW ON MONEY MAYBE HE COULD BE PERSUADED , FRANS BOTHA , THERES PROBABLY QUITE A FEW AT HEAVY , I BET AUDLEY AND DANNY WILLIAMS WOULD BE UP FOR PARTICIPATION TOO , AND MAYBE THE WINNER COULD FIGHT FOR A LOWER WORLD TITLE AFTER , LIKE THE WBU FOR EXAMPLE OR MAYBE EVEN IBO . GIVE THEM A LAST HOORAH . MCALL HOLDS THE IBA AT THE MO DONT HE .

the winner takes home £25,000.mike can still get that for 2 hours signing autographs.

the prizemoney would have to be about a million to get tyson involved

I think Hearn is trying to do this!

Adamj1987 wrote:the prizemoney would have to be about a million to get tyson involved

YOUR PROBABLY RIGHT ON THAT .

Gazmac81 wrote:im sure Butterbean would be up for it over the 3 /4 round Distance

WELL IF BUTTERBEANS IN THEN YOUVE GOT , TIM WITHERSPOON TOO , HE STILL FIGHTS ON THE EBF SHOWS ALONG WITH BUTTERBEAN . I BET CLIFF COUSER WOULD FANCY IT .

yeah i think your righr, barry hearn was on steve bunce's boxing hour a couple of months back, and he said that he had talks with people over an international prizefighter. It might not come to anything but thats what he said

id like the chance to see tyson live but i dont think it would happen

FOR £25000 , IT MAY BE A STRUGGLE TO ATTRACT NAMES TO BE HONEST . MAYBE AS ITS INTERNATIONAL THE PRIZE FUND COULD BE PUMPED TO £50 000 AND ALSO NEED TO ADD WHOEVER WINS THE NEXT PRIZEFIGHTER TO KEEP THE BRITISH INTEREST IN IT .
REALISTICALLY I THINK YOU COULD ATTEMPT TO ATTRACT , THE LIKES OF OLIVER MCCALL AND RIDDICK BOWE AS NAMES BUT WHO ELSE COULD BE REALISTICALLY BE PERSUADED WITH THE TYPE OF MONEY INVOLVED

There was a rumour of one at the O2 recently with some Aussie hosting it.

i think another format could be, if there are 8 fighters, 4 of them could be british, and the other 4 fighters could be from another country. That way it would keep the british interest, yet with a bigger competetive 'motive'. This is just a suggestion, that could be improved. What do ya think?

Rixxy wrote:i think another format could be, if there are 8 fighters, 4 of them could be british, and the other 4 fighters could be from another country. That way it would keep the british interest, yet with a bigger competetive 'motive'. This is just a suggestion, that could be improved. What do ya think?

like contender UK vs US except condenced

well yeah, i think it would be a little bit more competitive than the normal prizefighter, and ultimately, there may be a better atmosphere.
When barry hearn's was on bunces boxin hour, he did mention something along those lines.

These have been done before in the US - I half remember Tony Tubbs winning one back in the mid 90s?..

Here are the results from the tournament I was thinking of:

Friday 3 December 1993

Casino Magic, Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, United States
Tony Tubbs W Daniel Dancuta UD 3 3
Tyrell Biggs W Evgeny Sudakov SD 3 3
Tony Tubbs W Jose Ribalta UD 3 3
Marshall Tillman W Jason Williams SD 3 3
Tony Tubbs W Tyrell Biggs UD 3 3
Shane Sutcliffe W Paul Phillips DQ 3 3
Tony Tubbs W Willie Jackson KO 1 3
Daniel Dancuta W James Smith UD 3 3
Daniel Dancuta W Derrick Roddy TKO 1 3
Jose Ribalta W Derek Williams SD 3 3
James Smith W Lester Jackson UD 3 3
Craig Petersen W Bert Cooper SD 3 3
James Smith W Marshall Tillman UD 3 3
Tyrell Biggs W Shane Sutcliffe TKO 2 3

Holyfield would NEVER fight in a Prize fighter and the money would have to be $Millions for him to even listen to the concept.

Holyfield fighting for £50K? That would not cover his sparring partners for a routine 10 rounder.

yeah i agree, for the names that are being disscused, serious serious money needs to be tabled. Would be great if it could happen

There was also the Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament , held in 2002.

First Round:
Maurice Harris W Pts Gerald Nobles
Derrick Jefferson W RSF 2 Ray Austin
Israel Garcia W Pts Tim Witherspoon
Tony Thompson D Pts Jeremy Williams (Thompson won on punches landed)
Semi-final:
Maurice Harris W Pts Israel Garcia
Tony Thompson W Pts Derrick Jefferson
Final:
Maurice Harris W Pts Tony Thompson
Maurice Harris won USD 100,000 in prize money.

Old bones Ian wrote:There was also the Thunderbox Heavyweight Tournament , held in 2002.

First Round:
Maurice Harris W Pts Gerald Nobles
Derrick Jefferson W RSF 2 Ray Austin
Israel Garcia W Pts Tim Witherspoon
Tony Thompson D Pts Jeremy Williams (Thompson won on punches landed)
Semi-final:
Maurice Harris W Pts Israel Garcia
Tony Thompson W Pts Derrick Jefferson
Final:
Maurice Harris W Pts Tony Thompson
Maurice Harris won USD 100,000 in prize money.

That was the other one I was scratching my head to remember - fair play Ian!

Couldnt remember Maurice Harris' name for the life of me...