Get behind David Price for the WBO shot

The difference is tho the writing was on the wall for price from the start unlike joshua who,s been pretty much punch perfect with the exception of the dillon whyte fight. Theres no perfect fighter out there but joshuas ticked or ticking every box. Price had big weaknesses from the start. The kind of weaknesses you dont overcome at the top level. Lack of self belief. Complete lack of stamina and dodgy chin. Thats all in hindsight because we all got carried away at the time but if you were to go back and watch his fights close enough it was always there to see. Unlike if you went back and rewatched joshua fights. If joshua got found out now you d still have to say he still is a very good fighter. Unlike price who to me doesnt have the mentality for boxing. You need to have that something about you at the top level. I ve still never seen anyone fold like price did against thompson. Basically tried to hide behind the turnbuckle. Looked like some kind of anxiety that brought it on in his defence. Could happen to anyone tbh but theres nothing to see since...that shows hes dealt with the problem.


Seriously frustrated with price. His size and power could give him a gateway back to some extent. But he needs to be fighting guys like dave allen types. Then gradually up it. Get his confidence going again give him half a chance. Dont even look at top guys. He needs to properly rebuild the right way.

At this stage it looks like he knows the games up and he cant beat anyone of note. Can see it going the same way audley went.

 

Will probably Happen ,they are cut from the same cloth

Over muscled large amatuers who fight in a rigid and robotic style who were sparked out in the AM's and have questionable stamina, they are practically carbon copies of eachother

 

Agree 100% about Price rebuilding the right way. I've always got behind him but I don't like people getting things they don't deserve. However, I don't think you can comment on Joshua's chin yet, he's been hit cleanly once in 18 is it and was one more punch away from a ko.

 

Price isn't over muscled now quite fleshy and was very wiry for a heavyweight in his early days. But I agree with your other points.

 

Actually agree with that. i have question marks about joshuas chin sure i ve stated on here as much. i think the difference with him and price tho is... Joshua has the tools to protect his chin unlike price. Hes got the tools to put opponents on the backfoot more worried about whats coming at them he pretty much overwhelms them.. Not many will have success with joshua going forward against him...hence why almost everyone so fars never tried it. Cornish did and got smashed. Whyte did but whyte took a shellacking early doors because of it. Price never had that. Still doesnt have a jab for example. All price really ever had from the beginning was size and power...every other aspect of his game is poor. Watching back its pretty clear whereas joshua actually has a lot to his game. One or two weaknesses. But a lot more strengths than weaknesses

Klitchko who doesnt have the best chin shows there is ways round a chin that isnt great cause he dominated for about ten years. Price doesnt have the tools he never had the tools to begin with.

 

How on earth would David Price deserve a title shot? I like him but his best win is John McDermott and he's been stopped 3 times by 2 puddings. He should be looking to fight someone like Dillian Whyte or Shannon Briggs next but he won't cause he knows it's too risky.

 

This is what I don't understand about Price, he seems to think somehow that he is above domestic and european level and is only speaking about AJ and Parker where as in reality he should be trying to build his confidence with some decent wins and fighting people in the top 15-30.

 

Not really, Bruno was loved, adored and supported throughout his career by the majority but was stopped 5 occasions. Bruno was only stopped by fighters who were or went on to be world champions.

Lennox Lewis was knocked out 2 times and was loved and adored and supported my the majority throughout his career. Lewis was stopped in two world title fights

You are just going to have to understand and accept Price was knocked out and beaten up twice by an aging fighter who never won a world title, a fringe contender.

Price has a problem, he has no heart, for all Bruno's faults and even Lewis' they were fighters, courageous and kept fighting until the end, they had heart, now go and watch Price cowering in a corner and turning his back against Thompson in the second fight, the lack of heart was disturbing.

That's why Price isn't overly liked as a fighter, us British pride ourselves on heart, bravery and that going out on out shields attitude and Price hasn't got it.

 

Also, on topic, Price does not even deserve a British title shot, he has done virtually nothing recently.

Price could have fought Dave Allen, it was good enough for Luis Ortiz but Price is "above that level" even though he is fighting security guards.

In fact Price should have insisted he fought Ortiz instead of Allen but that is why we know he doesn't truly believe in himself or his chin because a win against Ortiz would have virtually guaranteed a world title shot.

 

Price is a joke.... Arguably one of the worst heavyweights to fight for a world title(should it happen).

 

I don't think AJ and price are similar.

AJ has shown in the Whyte fight that his prepared to trade shots. Yes he was rocked but I thought he recovered pretty quickly.

Price has shown his absolutely terrified of what comes back. Just watch the way he throws his jab, it's so tentative and leaves his open to an overhand right.

That's never gonna change as mentally his fragile and no amount of wins vs club fighters will solve that problem.

Price thinks he deserves to fight the top HW because he knocked AJ down in sparring. It's embarrassing thats his claim to fame. Knocking down a very green AJ in sparring.

 

Exactly. Instead of claiming AJ took an easier option in Morales, price could of fought Ortiz and if he won he would then be back in the mix. However of course he wouldn't take that fight as it was too much of a risk. Price isn't prepared to take such a risk without the payday as one more loss and its career done.

 

When it comes to brits fighting nobodies getting a WBO shot in the last few years, there is:

- Derry Mathews who's best win in the few years before was probably Tommy coyle after getting battered in the fight

- Paul smith who's best win was against tony Dodson in his career

- Brian Rose who anybody who knows boxing knows he lost his eliminator to maciel but got the hometown decision

- and of course there is jimmy Kelly, and god knows how he was able to get a fight for a supposed world title fight.

So compared to those guys, price probably deserves a world title shot. Not that I think he actually deserves one, but he's done more in his career than more or less all those four and I'd say him being able to bang at least gives it a bit of intrigue and gives him a bit of a chance of winning if he can connect, coldwell needs to get in his head to go hell for leather in the first three rounds and see what happens as that's his best chance

 

Anyone get the feeling big price is suffering from depression of some kind? I always think that watching him box.

Understand hes a big man. But he always seems so lethargic. Its like hes carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. You ve got a guy that should be training 2 or 3 times a day gassed out after throwing a couple of punches. Surely thats not right. Always get the feeling theres something draining the big man.

One man i d love to go on to have a successful career is big price but hes not helping himself atm. He needs to get out there boxing at every oppertunity. Keep him in shape and maybe help with the nerves he seems to struggle with. Even if it is just bin men atm...just get him out. And forget about the big names for now.