Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury-Hasim Rahman Close For Khan-McCloskey Bill

[Jim Jeffries]

That's highly unlikely though. Rahman is extremely flat-footed now, even more than he was in his prime, and slow as molasses to boot. Fury is nothing special, but it wouldn't take a special fighter to get the better of Rahman at this point.

Well I like Fury's chances against Rahman at this point better than they would've been against Chisora, but I do think Tyson gets his chin checked in this one. And I do think they might be pushing him a bit hard. Hell it seems like just last week he was uppercutting himself. Still an overgrown, awkward puppy.

[Jim Tom]

Fury being the mandatory to Chisora's title and letting go of that,looks like Fury is running scared.He's mandatory so why is he fighting an old geezer like Rahman when Chisora is right there?It was all easy for Fury to run his mouth when Chisora was contracted to fight Klitschko,now Chisora's free and Fury's going around old people's homes and cemetries exhuming corpses like Rahman when live people like Chisora are there waiting.

[ding-ding]

this is frustrating... I was half tempted by the Khan McCloskey fight anyway but would have loved to have been in attendance with this on the bill as well.

Why it had to fall on the same day as a Manchester derby down in London is just sods law! Should find somewhere to watch this down there after the match anyway

Should be a good test for Tyson

[Davros?]

Fury says he will fight Rogan in the summer if he beats Rahman, There was talk Chisora will fight Meehan next.

[War-Robbo]

I'm up in leeds the day of this fight watching football, might venture across to watch the boxing...

[BetterCallSaul]

These are the fights Fury needs to be in. Even of he loses he gains much more experience than he would fighting another 10 bums.

I would rather be a 20-2 fighter, that has the experience to compete against world class fighters, than a 30-0 fighter, who gets found out at the highest level.

[Davros?]

These are the fights Fury needs to be in. Even of he loses he gains much more experience than he would fighting another 10 bums.

I would rather be a 20-2 fighter, that has the experience to compete against world class fighters, than a 30-0 fighter, who gets found out at the highest level.

Yeah i agree better to have these fights and take a close defeat or draw than have loads of easy wins. Problem in boxing now with the lack of depth a few good wins and your inline for a title shot when your not ready.

[ding-ding]

I'm up in leeds the day of this fight watching football, might venture across to watch the boxing...

that's what I'd do mate, nowt better than when these things tie in with what you already have planned, I could have done with it being in London on this rare occasion. My mate was telling me that there's still loads of tickets going begging cos of the derby down at Wembley falling on the same day.

These are the fights Fury needs to be in. Even of he loses he gains much more experience than he would fighting another 10 bums.

I would rather be a 20-2 fighter, that has the experience to compete against world class fighters, than a 30-0 fighter, who gets found out at the highest level.

Can't argue with that! Too much onus is put on a defeat in boxing sometimes. Like you say there's more to be learnt from being challenged than having a good record on paper but in reality you barely had to dig in.

Fury Chisora can happen later in the year IMO

[War-Robbo]

that's what I'd do mate, nowt better than when these things tie in with what you already have planned, I could have done with it being in London on this rare occasion. My mate was telling me that there's still loads of tickets going begging cos of the derby down at Wembley falling on the same day.




Can't argue with that! Too much onus is put on a defeat in boxing sometimes. Like you say there's more to be learnt from being challenged than having a good record on paper but in reality you barely had to dig in.

Fury Chisora can happen later in the year IMO

Yeah i think i'm going to do that, day after is my birthday as well. Who else is on the undercard???

[ding-ding]

Yeah i think i'm going to do that, day after is my birthday as well. Who else is on the undercard???

celebrate your bday in Manchester then mate, should make for a good weekend... take it you are going to be watching Watford up in Leeds? (was looking at the fixtures that fell on that day)

not sure fo the rest of the undercard to be honest, hadn't paid attention since realising I'd not be going