Comments Thread For: Hasim Rahman on Why He Turned Down Tyson Fury

[The Hammer]

Then why did Wlad fight him?

Because Povetkin pulled out, and so the IBF made Rahman Wlad's mandatory because he was the next highest ranked.

And because HBO wanted Rahman, for some reason.

That was in 2008.

It's 2011.

[joe strong]

Good decision made by Team Rahman!

Fury tried to pull a fast one...

agreed & at this stage of his career & guys like sosnowski,kingpin,briggs all getting title shots then why would he take a fight on 2 weeks notice with a guy like fury? makes no sense & has nothing to do with him being afraid.hes 37 & needs a full camp to fight a guy like fury.he loses to fury on short notice hes done.he admitted to not being in great shape either.he is #5 in WBA so why risk it when hes in line for a bigger fight & payday? anyone who thinks hes scared is pretty blind....