If it gets announced today as promised then I still say it wont happen. I think the fight will happen though..just not on that date - it will be postponed because Wlad wont be ready after fighting april 30 against Chisora. Its exactly 9 weeks from april 30 - july 2nd. Can Wlad fight, recover, re enter training camp and also promote the biggest (if only financially at the least) fight of his life?? Its possible but unlikely. If Wlad picks up any injuries in the Chisora fight you can scrub it straight away. How long is a training camp usually 8-12weeks? Will Wlad really just have a couple of days off and straight back to camp? I guess you could argue he'd already be fit from the Chisora fight and so only has to keep himself in shape really...with all the promotion it is possible but unlikely - i see a postponment for sure.
Is the world going to end (again)?! :yikes Seriously... why would this be a problem at all? He will probably beat Derek easy, and then he can start his training for Haye (wich in my opinion isn't the stongest opponent he faced at all) and have enough time to take a short vacation inbetween.
Think of it this way, Axeman. The Chisora fight is part of the promotion, and is part of Wlad's training. It's nothing more than a glorified training session in front of thousands of viewers, and he's getting paid for it.
I think it will happen. Never in the history of the world has it just skipped from July 1st to July 3rd so Im confident July 2nd will also happen this year.
Why you say that?? Spill Larry! Lets see if your right - i never seem to see you in the room the same time superman is around? How strange?
Two fights in nine weeks for a guy who is always in shape shouldn't be a problem. -- 2011 Tour de France Schedule Stage Type Date Start & Finish Distance 1 En ligne Saturday 2 July Passage du Gois La Barre-de-Monts > Mont des Alouettes Les Herbiers 191 km 2 Team TT Sunday 3 July Les Essarts > Les Essarts 23 km 3 En ligne Monday 4 July Olonne-sur-Mer > Redon 198 km 4 En ligne Tuesday 5 July Lorient > Mûr-de-Bretagne 172 km 5 En ligne Wednesday 6 July Carhaix > Cap Fréhel 158 km 6 En ligne Thursday 7 July Dinan > Lisieux 226 km 7 En ligne Friday 8 July Le Mans > Châteauroux 215 km 8 Medium mountains Saturday 9 July Aigurande > Super-Besse Sancy 190 km 9 Medium mountains Sunday 10 July Issoire > Saint-Flour 208 km R Rest Day Monday 11 July Le Lioran Cantal 10 En ligne Tuesday 12 July Aurillac > Carmaux 161 km 11 En ligne Wednesday 13 July Blaye-les-Mines > Lavaur 168 km 12 High Mountains Thursday 14 July Cugnaux > Luz-Ardiden 209 km 13 High Mountains Friday 15 July Pau > Lourdes 156 km 14 High Mountains Saturday 16 July Saint-Gaudens > Plateau de Beille 168 km 15 En ligne Sunday 17 July Limoux > Montpellier 187 km R Rest Day Monday 18 July Département de la Drôme 16 Medium mountains Tuesday 19 July Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Gap 163 km 17 High Mountains Wednesday 20 July Gap > Pinerolo 179 km 18 High Mountains Thursday 21 July Pinerolo > Galibier Serre-Chevalier 189 km 19 High Mountains Friday 22 July Modane Valfréjus > Alpe-d'Huez 109 km 20 Individual time-trial Saturday 23 July Grenoble > Grenoble 41 km 21 En ligne Sunday 24 July Créteil > Paris Champs-Élysées 160 km --
your mind?...... how about me.. I know whats up but cant talk.... I see so many of the usual suspect haters talking **** and I so want to SLAM them with the truth:twisted::twisted:
But you cant so no point moaning about it is there mr Chef. Larry says July 23rd...well that sounds more likely to me - as it gives another 3 weeks prep time.