Prizefighter this weekend? Heavyweights

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Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
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the truth wrote:Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
Why does the winner have to go anywhere? Can't they just exchange lusty blows with no thought of their future careers?

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the truth wrote:Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
I agree. With Froch migrating over to PPV, how long will it be until the likes of Brook and Bellew follow suit? Is this going to be the future of Matchroom’s 20 show per year deal with SKY? Move the top fighters to PPV and fill the remaining dates with dead end Prizefighter shows with Kenny Anderson, Kal Yafai and Darren Barker headlining the other remaining dates?
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chad wrote:
the truth wrote:Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
I agree. With Froch migrating over to PPV, how long will it be until the likes of Brook and Bellew follow suit? Is this going to be the future of Matchroom’s 20 show per year deal with SKY? Move the top fighters to PPV and fill the remaining dates with dead end Prizefighter shows with Kenny Anderson, Kal Yafai and Darren Barker headlining the other remaining dates?
Bellew won't sell PPV IMO
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Post by GlobalBox »

Got to agree to be honest, Don't like to moan about any boxing as I love our sport on tv but this is a poor line up it really is, I am wondering as Matchroom attract
bigger names to the table perhaps the prizefighter nights may see a drop in quality, still lets be positive and hope this is a one off.
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danconnollyeire wrote:
chad wrote:
the truth wrote:Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
I agree. With Froch migrating over to PPV, how long will it be until the likes of Brook and Bellew follow suit? Is this going to be the future of Matchroom’s 20 show per year deal with SKY? Move the top fighters to PPV and fill the remaining dates with dead end Prizefighter shows with Kenny Anderson, Kal Yafai and Darren Barker headlining the other remaining dates?
Bellew won't sell PPV IMO
I think he's more marketable than Froch.

Anyway, it's a dreadful lineup. Shocking.
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It is, however, sold out and has been for ages. Weird, eh?

Ian 'Professor Klump' Lewison v Audley - eff you all if you don't like that prospect.
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The Prizefighters with the lesser lineups are often the more entertaining.

With the occasional exception, Prizefighter tends to be more about exposure and the cash prize than career enhancement.

Anyone who saw Lewison's last fight, or any Travis Walker fight, will be up for this.

Harrison has been strangely quiet in the run-up. Usually he hypes every fight to the moon but I haven't heard or read a peep from him about this one.
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oliverfennell wrote:The Prizefighters with the lesser lineups are often the more entertaining.

With the occasional exception, Prizefighter tends to be more about exposure and the cash prize than career enhancement.

Anyone who saw Lewison's last fight, or any Travis Walker fight, will be up for this.
Agreed. Travis Walker is never in a boring fight. Huge power and a brittle chin .... What's there not to like? :box:
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This is another tournament Harrison can win, he is my pick.
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Coco wrote:This is another tournament Harrison can win, he is my pick.
:TU:

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Has anyone heard the word 'redemption' yet?
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Prizefighter is better for having poorer fighters in it in my opinion. Quality, fresh, fit guys box at range, win the first and then have guys chase them and walk them onto shots - often dull as hell.

I've lost interest in the format but the mix of worn chins, lack of fitness, last chance saloon and poor techniques makes this the first I've look forward to in ages.

3x3 are for novices or past it ex pros. When prizefighter began to be seen as a launch pad for title shots it started to fade as a watchable product fast.
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I'm really looking forward to it.
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the truth wrote:Is it just me or is the line up absolute tosh? I mean where is the winner suppose to go unless it's Lewison? Pure garbage
Audley will win then get abother shot at the title

YES HE CAN
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I take Prizefighter with a pinch of salt. It can be entertaining, for what it is. But I wouldn't define it as proper boxing.

This is an okay line-up, in my opinion. Famous names there. It's not like you're going to be able to attract a full line-up of people whose careers are going well, are you?

I'd rather see Audley do something like this then fighting somebody that's just going to deck him in the first.
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I agree this line-up looks poor but the last Prizefighter (Welterweight) was one of the best I have seen.

I would much rather see it always have 4 up and coming fighters and two experienced, I personally think you get a good mix then but there is no real formula.
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Sosnowski has to be the favourite surely? Good chin and good workrate, ok skill wise and not too short.
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Travis walker can punch and is dangerous in early rounds
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jameswilson wrote:Sosnowski has to be the favourite surely? Good chin and good workrate, ok skill wise and not too short.
Sosnowski's bloody hopeless, man.
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The one recently featuring all the top lightweights was pretty shite as a spectacle. Those boys should be getting it on over at least eight rounds.

This will be fun.
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Can't say its the most exciting prizefighter ever. However its heavyweights and watching them over 3 rounds in prizefigther normally ends up being decent. I reckon it will work alright this weekend.

The onyl thing I would say about people worrying this is a sign of things to come is that this was meant to go alongside Brooks fight which I think is why they didn't worry all that much about the quality.
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MachoMan09 wrote:
oliverfennell wrote:Harrison has been strangely quiet in the run-up. Usually he hypes every fight to the moon but I haven't heard or read a peep from him about this one.
You spoke too soon.
Has he been saying something? I missed that.

Did he mention retribution?
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The Fire is still burning!
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ILikeBeer wrote:
MachoMan09 wrote:
oliverfennell wrote:Harrison has been strangely quiet in the run-up. Usually he hypes every fight to the moon but I haven't heard or read a peep from him about this one.
You spoke too soon.
Has he been saying something? I missed that.

Did he mention retribution?
Never mind, I saw it now. I see Audley is calling out Price. :doh:
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