Quotes taken from Larry Olubamiwo who posts on boxrec about the weigh-in: "fury came in at 17st 9lbs which is his lightest ever and did look in better shape than previous fights and john was the lightest he has been for a long time. I think he was 18st 1lb." "both seem confident which is crucial for mcdermot as he has been known to bottle it on occasion before the fight but he seems really up for it. In his interview for sky, he said that fury calling him mcmuffin was the worse thing he could have done as that really made him train hard and he does look better than he has ever looked. he also said that he gives all his opponents respect and that fury hasn't done anything yet unlike Danny Williams. Fury was his usual arrogant self, when they asked them to both look at the camera, when john looked at the camera fury stood infront of him and kept eyeballing him and stood him he was gonna get knocked out. John then said he was gonna knock him out."
247 is more like it from Fury but still a good half stone too heavy, though I doubt it will matter much against McDermott, who at 253 is a good two stone over what he ought to (and could easily) be.
Fury with ease. McDermott is always horribly out of condition. I know boxing isn't a 'who's got the best physique contest' but McDermott's awful condition would indicate he doesn't train anywhere near hard enough and/or has a terrible diet.
''I was moving house at the time'' of all the excuses i ever heard :rofl Fury looks fired up and lean and ready to land his first title.
He could still get down to around 238 I reckon. He's tall but he's not heavily built. Is this on TV anywhere?
McDermott's body language (no pun intended I'm referring to when he 'said his bit') doesn't exude confidence IMO. Fury is still funny as **** and I'm rooting for him all the way. He's a right lad, right up for it and you know he will go for it when under pressure. He just doesn't seem like the kind of guy who will back down if hurt. Whether he can TAKE IT is another matter entirely. It's all good being brave. But it sounds stupid but he 'looks' like he has a good chin. Big head I guess (also a big target) Larry seems a nice guy. Ashley Sexton looks a right nobhead, doesn't sound or look like a fighter. Isn't he a super-fly? If he wants the big fights chuck Jason Booth in with him (he can still make super-fly apparently) to teach him not to run his mouth off. Fury; funny, has charm. Sexton; gormless and twatty,
Good vid thanks, Kos:good. Fury looks a little bit more trim than in the past as well. He's getting there- maybe the stint in Germany is what he needed. I honestly cannot wait for this one. Plenty of funny comments as well. Fleaman, I haven't heard anyone call someone a 'gorm' in ages:good.
Cheers for the vid Kos. Was that meant to be McMuffin in the shape in his life? :think Really looking forward to this actually.
McDermott just doesn't look 'right' - not just in terms of the shape he is in, but his demeanour. The quick chat then was a bit like the Audley Harrison interview after the Rogan fight, repeating himself all the time.