David Price to Next Fight on 30 March 2018; Wants Browne
Posted: 24 Dec 2018, 15:27
Following his 4th round stoppage win over journeyman Tom Little (10-7, 3 KOs) last Saturday night at the O2 Arena, in London, England, former British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion David Price (23-6, 19 KOs) will be fighting next on March 30 in Liverpool, UK, possibly against former WBA ‘regular’ heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (27-1, 24 KOs).
Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn says Price, 35, will definitely be fighting on March 30 on his card in Liverpool on that night. He wants ‘Big Daddy’ Browne if possible. Whether that’s possible remains to be seen.
Hearn says Matchroom fighter Dave Allen also wants to fight Browne as well. It could come down to which of the two heavyweights that Hearn is willing to negotiate a fight for. With Allen being one of Hearn’s Matchroom fighters, it would seem that he be the guy that he would look to setup a fight with Browne rather than Price, but you never know.
“They want someone out cold, and the ref was trying to protect him,” Hearn said to IFL TV about the fans being upset at the quick stoppage of the Price vs. Little fight. “I felt it was definitely too early, the stoppage. They do, that’s what they want. They want to see a brutal knockout. So that’s why they boo. I understand that. I thought it was a great performance from Price. I thought it was a decent performance from Tom Little, and I’ll give him another fight for sure.”
Price, 6’8″, looked in better shape at 253 pounds last Saturday than the 265 lbs that he weighed for his previous bout against Russian Sergey Kuzmin on September 22
“Price will come out. I’ll probably box him on March 30th in Liverpool,” Hearn said. “We’re doing a big show. He wants Lucas Browne. So we’ll see. Price is entertaining. He’s always one shot away from being knocked out. He’s also the hardest puncher in the division. I think he deserves all the chances he gets. After that, he’ll get another chance of sorts,” Hearn said of Price.
“The crowd wanted to see him on his back,” Price said to IFL TV about the boxing fans at the O2 wanting to see his fight with Tom Little go a little longer. “That’s the reality of it. He lost the fight, but he can come again,” Price said.
“I seen a couple of comments he made,” Price said about Lucas Browne. “I called him out on Twitter. I’ve seen him say I’ve got no heart, no chin, and no stamina. Lucas Browne is the one I want.”
“I’d rather be in a fight where it’ 60-40, 70-30 in my favor rather than taking one for more money, but it’s in your opponent’s favor,” Price said about him not liking the idea of being the underdog in big fights. “I’m not in the strongest position. I’ve lost six times. I’m not an unbeaten fighter. When the time comes for a big opportunity, I’ll have a bit of momentum. It’ll give me the opportunity to take the big one instead of going in as a big underdog and hoping for the best,” Price said.
“It’s disappointing that I didn’t go past the British and Commonwealth level,” 2008 British Olympian Price said in reflecting on the state of his nine-year pro career. I feel like my best is yet to come. My career has been a bit of a roller-coaster. I’m on the home stretch now. If I felt like my reactions were going, I’d call it a day,” Price said.
“If I lost tonight [against Tom Little], that would be it. No doubt about it. This was one to get me going again,” Price said.
A defeat at the hands of Little would have been devastating to Price’s career. There’s no way he could have absorbed that kind of a loss, and continued to be someone that could bounce back from it. It would have likely wrecked Price’s confidence, such as it is, to lose to a fighter like Tom Little.
“If I’d been in shape [and not injured], that would have been an easy fight,” Price said about his fight with Sergey Kuzmin. “He was nothing special.”
“There’s big fights to be had,” Price said in looking at his future outlook.
Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn says Price, 35, will definitely be fighting on March 30 on his card in Liverpool on that night. He wants ‘Big Daddy’ Browne if possible. Whether that’s possible remains to be seen.
Hearn says Matchroom fighter Dave Allen also wants to fight Browne as well. It could come down to which of the two heavyweights that Hearn is willing to negotiate a fight for. With Allen being one of Hearn’s Matchroom fighters, it would seem that he be the guy that he would look to setup a fight with Browne rather than Price, but you never know.
“They want someone out cold, and the ref was trying to protect him,” Hearn said to IFL TV about the fans being upset at the quick stoppage of the Price vs. Little fight. “I felt it was definitely too early, the stoppage. They do, that’s what they want. They want to see a brutal knockout. So that’s why they boo. I understand that. I thought it was a great performance from Price. I thought it was a decent performance from Tom Little, and I’ll give him another fight for sure.”
Price, 6’8″, looked in better shape at 253 pounds last Saturday than the 265 lbs that he weighed for his previous bout against Russian Sergey Kuzmin on September 22
“Price will come out. I’ll probably box him on March 30th in Liverpool,” Hearn said. “We’re doing a big show. He wants Lucas Browne. So we’ll see. Price is entertaining. He’s always one shot away from being knocked out. He’s also the hardest puncher in the division. I think he deserves all the chances he gets. After that, he’ll get another chance of sorts,” Hearn said of Price.
“The crowd wanted to see him on his back,” Price said to IFL TV about the boxing fans at the O2 wanting to see his fight with Tom Little go a little longer. “That’s the reality of it. He lost the fight, but he can come again,” Price said.
“I seen a couple of comments he made,” Price said about Lucas Browne. “I called him out on Twitter. I’ve seen him say I’ve got no heart, no chin, and no stamina. Lucas Browne is the one I want.”
“I’d rather be in a fight where it’ 60-40, 70-30 in my favor rather than taking one for more money, but it’s in your opponent’s favor,” Price said about him not liking the idea of being the underdog in big fights. “I’m not in the strongest position. I’ve lost six times. I’m not an unbeaten fighter. When the time comes for a big opportunity, I’ll have a bit of momentum. It’ll give me the opportunity to take the big one instead of going in as a big underdog and hoping for the best,” Price said.
“It’s disappointing that I didn’t go past the British and Commonwealth level,” 2008 British Olympian Price said in reflecting on the state of his nine-year pro career. I feel like my best is yet to come. My career has been a bit of a roller-coaster. I’m on the home stretch now. If I felt like my reactions were going, I’d call it a day,” Price said.
“If I lost tonight [against Tom Little], that would be it. No doubt about it. This was one to get me going again,” Price said.
A defeat at the hands of Little would have been devastating to Price’s career. There’s no way he could have absorbed that kind of a loss, and continued to be someone that could bounce back from it. It would have likely wrecked Price’s confidence, such as it is, to lose to a fighter like Tom Little.
“If I’d been in shape [and not injured], that would have been an easy fight,” Price said about his fight with Sergey Kuzmin. “He was nothing special.”
“There’s big fights to be had,” Price said in looking at his future outlook.
