Comments Thread For: Wood Furious Murray Fight Off Due To Mosley-Mundine

[Mick Higgs]

Muttley85: I thought Murray had served time for a violent crime.

[Earl-Hickey]

Martin Murray is the only worthwhile fighter out of the 4 mentioned, at this stage.

It's a shame he won't be fighting

[DoktorSleepless]

BREAKING NEWS...following his fight falling through in Australia @MartinMurrayBox will now box on the @Carl_Froch v @StGeorgeGroves card!!

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) November 7, 2013

[Muttley85]

Muttley85: I thought Murray had served time for a violent crime.

Think hes done little bits here and there for being trouble when he was younger but Towers kidnapped someone and burned them with an iron for 3 days and think hes also tried to kill people as well.

[Weebler I]

While I sympathise with Garth & Martin he's a bit off the mark calling Murray a "genuine world champion" & "No. 1".

It's a decent Commonwealth title fight between a bloke about 9th in the world & a bloke about 30th.

Murray is higher than ninth imo, having arguably beaten #5 Sturm and Ring champ Martinez in their backyards (let's face it, he needed a stoppage in both).

An alphabet belt doesn't makes you a "champion"

Well given the hundreds of thousands of boxers who compete at a given weight class worldwide, I don't mind 4 belt champions.

BREAKING NEWS...following his fight falling through in Australia @MartinMurrayBox will now box on the @Carl_Froch v @StGeorgeGroves card!!

— Eddie Hearn (@EddieHearn) November 7, 2013

Good stuff, it seems Hatton and Matchroom are doing more business these days.

[fladz]

Think hes done little bits here and there for being trouble when he was younger but Towers kidnapped someone and burned them with an iron for 3 days and think hes also tried to kill people as well.

Jesus, really?!? I had no idea, that's serious ****. I need to look this up.

EDIT - Wow, check this out - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe...g-7834143.html

[MadMark62]

Think hes done little bits here and there for being trouble when he was younger but Towers kidnapped someone and burned them with an iron for 3 days and think hes also tried to kill people as well.

No he did not torture the man at all !

"Richard Towers (then known as Hayles) was imprisoned for 13 years after being part of a gang which inflicted three days of agony on a man who was held at gunpoint, and tortured with a steam iron, hammer and stun gun. He played no part in the man's ordeal but was involved in the kidnap which led to a £150,000 ransom demand. Towers served six and a half years before his release"

Notice the bit about HE PLAYED NO PART IN THE MANS ORDEAL !!! Yes he was involved in the initial kidnap though .

[Hougigo]

May it had something to do with the fact that Towers is a convicted violent criminal and was sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Aussie government looking out for there people, would never get a USA visa either....

ironic because Australia wad a prison