Tyson Fury signing with Zuffa

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  1. Double J

    Double J Member Full Member

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    At least it seems so anyway, at the UFC event today and says there will be an announcement regarding him and Dana.

    explains why Dana is convinced he’d also be the promoter of Fury AJ.

    id now say Fury AJ wont happen. Hearns ego wouldn’t allow it either
     
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  2. phil rowe

    phil rowe Active Member Full Member

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    AJ vs Fury will never happen.
    Dana White probably spoke to Trump to get rid of Fury's USA ban as well.
    So Fury and Dana now pally pally too.
     
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  3. Sonny1

    Sonny1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hearns ego wouldn’t allow it either is a quote and a half and if true is one of the reasons he isn’t the promoter he thinks he is and why they are all pretty much rats.

    That fight is years out of date anyway, the accountant from Brentwood should put his energy into helping make Bam v Inoue for us fight fans which is an actual elite fight.
     
  4. MarkAntony202

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    Probably just a stunt to annoy Hearn

    Zuffa is barely pulling 50k views on YouTube

    free to watch events l ProBox and BoxNation can be competitive with those numbers lol.
     
  5. phil rowe

    phil rowe Active Member Full Member

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    Hearn must hate Turkey deep down but has to keep working with him because if he doesn't Turki would take some of his fighters anyway for Ring cards. Warren has been stabbed in the back again.
     
  6. chrisfinch

    chrisfinch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    At this point I’d probably rather it didn’t happen all to be honest, mainly to spite everyone involved from making an absolute tonne of money from a slightly farcical spectacle that’s at least five years removed from being a relevant fight.

    But Turki wants it to happen, so it will. I don’t think there’s any fight (yet) that he hasn’t been able to make happen with that Saudi sportswashing loot.
     
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    EJC83 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Let's face it, he's not going to have any meaningful fights, he's done. He looks about 55, he's got a really messed up family, a Barbie x Saville looking wife that has to take care of everything, a stupid series on Netflix, the whole thing is just a freak show and you just hope it goes away.
     
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    Almost guaranteed not to happen if Fury signs with Zuffa, which is yet another piece of evidence that he doesn't want the fight to ever happen. The whole thing gets pulled into court in the US and the UK by Hearn and Warren. It's nearly a decade past it's sell-by date anyway, the numbers will be poorer than people think, as will the fight. The sooner these clowns stop holding up the division, the better.
     
  9. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Why on earth throw such a spanner in the works

    Fury is a waste of time these days
     
  10. skm87

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    What, by signing with the promotional company that Turki founded? Did people think Turki was going to pay for the whole thing and let Eddie Hearn promote it when he's got his own promotional company, lol.
     
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  11. ZiggerZagger

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    I heard rumours of this when over in the States 10 days ago.

    It only really puts a spanner in the works of this current contract, they'll just renegotiate it and if all Hearn is really only bothered about getting his fighter the most money then they'll sign a new contract with improved terms with Zuffer promoting the fight.

    Apparently the same Dana/Zuffer clause was in Fury's contract too but we all know how Tyson changes his mind like the weather.
     
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  12. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    That's not my point

    Nobody has ever been on any doubt as to who is promoting it

    The contract supposedly states no Dana White or Zuffa involvement

    Now you'd imagine there needs to be further talks if Fury has signed with Zuffa

    Although thinking about it, I wonder if it's just for Fury's warm up fight
     
  13. Oreet Cha!

    Oreet Cha! I know what I like and I like what I know. Full Member

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    I wonder where this leaves Frank?

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  14. Wizbit1013

    Wizbit1013 Drama go, and don't come back Full Member

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    Like Simon Jordan said, glorified agents
     
  15. chrisfinch

    chrisfinch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably the same position Fat Mick was left in a few years back.
     
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