Comments Thread For: Tyson Fury Now Faces Joey Abell, Replacing Ill Basile

[PainfromUkraine]

What is it with all these illnesses?? Seems every matchup some one is pulling out with 'illness' at HW recently...Adamek, this Basile guy, Chisora's original opponent if i'm not mistaken, David Price's last original opponent..

[Weltschmerz]

Regardless, just good to see Fury getting some action again. He's been outside the ring too long already (because of david gaye).

Fury should fight every month in an ideal world.

[The Hammer]

Abell-Pulev highlights:

[Ravens Fan]

loads in Europe? not journeymen... over 40% of the worlds 1100 HWs come from the states. other then *****ko, bakhtov, a few English JM there is nothing but garbage when it comes to C level fighters. why do you think they always bring a JM from abroad? abell is a decent short notice selection & if you watched the pulev fight he dropped him & was tagging him cleanly until pulev finally ended it. he needs a win first then i'm sure his fight in april will be another durable JM followed by better guys. he sat out a year & is coming off the Xmas holidays...funny thing is alex leapai doesn't even beat all the C level guys & he gets a title shot...leapai is the type of fighter fury should be fighting now. abell\leapai would be a great domestic fight while it lasted...

Abell does have some power. With that said I for one would not at all be surprised if Abell drops Fury or beats the snot out of him for a round or two and then Fury will stop him. Afterwards I will have to hear yet again how great Fury is after just watching him struggle with another so so opponent. I also have to ask, by dropping him do you mean when Abell clearly tripped Pulev in the 4th round?

[Wesker115]

This whole show is designed as a Frank Warren showcase for Fury and Chisora. He want's them both to look good so that he can set up that fight.
The chance of either of them fighting a live body was always likely to be nil.
Still, nice to see Fury back in the ring after so long out.

[joe strong]

Abell does have some power. With that said I for one would not at all be surprised if Abell drops Fury or beats the snot out of him for a round or two and then Fury will stop him. Afterwards I will have to hear yet again how great Fury is after just watching him struggle with another so so opponent. I also have to ask, by dropping him do you mean when Abell clearly tripped Pulev in the 4th round?

whatever you want to call it. pulev wasn't hurt at all. he looked more embarrassed then anything. he got up with a smirk & I believe he stood on 1 foot. abell has the pop to to hurt fury. there is no doubt about that but I think he learned in the Cunningham & pajkic fights that if he takes anyone lightly he could end up on his back. I don't underestimate any HW as I follow journeymen as well as the contenders. abell can crack & he has decent hand speed too. that is what I like about watching fury fight. you just don't know what is going to happen...

[SN!PER]

Did Abell break a rib? He seemed to go down from every body shot Pulev landed.

Chris Arreola destroyed this guy in the first round. Fury is a slow starter, but I still don't see this lasting more than 3 rounds. Abell has no chin.

[Lou Cipher]

Fury should have kept his wang sucker shut and he'd still be in line to get knocked out by Haye for a good payday. Now he's fighting Bowling Alley Attendants for beer money on a previous victim's undercard LOL

[big_james10]

This is just another joke from Tyson Fur. This clown thinks he should be in line to fight for a world championship, but continues to fight stiffs like this. I guess a more experienced and quality fighter like Tony Thompson or Bryan Jennins weren't available or were considered too much of a threat for the latest British hype job.

[joe strong]

Did Abell break a rib? He seemed to go down from every body shot Pulev landed.

Chris Arreola destroyed this guy in the first round. Fury is a slow starter, but I still don't see this lasting more than 3 rounds. Abell has no chin.

abell didn't like them body shots. pulev couldn't keep him off when he was headhunting (pulev's power comes into question)but when he switched to the body it was pretty much game over...