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

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Former WBC heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman sat down with BoxingScene.com to discuss the entire situation related to his recent negotiations for a possible fight with undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury. The fight was being negotiated for a co-feature positionto the junior welterweight showdown between Amir Khan and Paul McCloskey, which is scheduled for this coming Saturday at the MEN Arena in Manchester.

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[Walterson]

Good decision made by Team Rahman!

Fury tried to pull a fast one...

[SluggerFan]

Good decision made by Team Rahman!

Fury tried to pull a fast one...

Can Rahman really make a $250k fighting someone else though? If he fights anyone in the top 10, he will lose. And I think not doing the Prizefighter thing or whatever it is called is a big mistake. For three rounds, Rahman can go all out. Now, he gets gassed in the middle rounds (earlier in his career it was the late rounds) and this would be his opportunity to get some quick wins. Maybe I am wrong but I hate to say it, Rahman is an opponent now for guys to make a name off of and I can't see him getting $250K to fight anyone else...

[mananimal]

must mean ol boy has saved his $$$, thts good for him, now the game cant dictate to him, they way other fighters get treated, thts being smart, good move.

[Larry the boss]

great interview..very honest

[ADozenArrows]

Rahman - Povetkin would be interesting.

[The Hammer]

Rahman chickened out.

He didn't want to face the taller fighter.

But he's running out of opportunities, he hasn't had a decent win for 5 or 6 years now. He should have gone over for the good payday.

[Faerun]

Rahman chickened out.

He didn't want to face the taller fighter.

So you find his excuses unreasonable?

[The Hammer]

So you find his excuses unreasonable?

Yes. I think he was afraid of losing, and I'm certain in the future he will not fight Fury or any other strong young HW like Helenius or Glazkov.

Hasim expects to get another title shot, even though he hasn't defeated a top 50 HW in many years.

[Gojira]

Yes. I think he was afraid of losing, and I'm certain in the future he will not fight Fury or any other strong young HW like Helenius or Glazkov.

Hasim expects to get another title shot, even though he hasn't defeated a top 50 HW in many years.

Then why did Wlad fight him?