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fter months of hype and
anticipation, British fight fans were
hit with a severe hammer blow.
Tyson Fury vs Dereck Chisora was
off, Chisora citing a broken hand
sustained during training just
over a week before fight night.
The interest for the rematch was
huge, but with the grudge match
re-arranged,
it
is
questionable
at
how
much
interest is being shown this time around,
the build-up merry-go-round not quite
taking off like it did 6 months ago.
Compare it to setting a release date for the
new iPhone, then changing that release
date to later in the year. The excitement
and anticipation would not quite be at the
same magnitude the 2nd time around.
Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jr class
on the undercard in a bout that is certainly
drawing more headlines, and the week
before Tony Bellew is set to take on
Nathan Cleverly for a second time in a
bitter rivalry – although at this time the
fight is taking on the wrong kind of
publicity with fans fuming at Eddie Hearn and
Sky deciding to air the show on Sky Box Office.
It’s easy to say now that the fight has lost
its shine, but it still presents itself as a
significant
fight
in
the
world
Heavyweight scene, with the winner
looking on the verge of a world title shot,
being an eliminator for Wladimir Klitschko’s
WBO Heavyweight crown. On the global
scale this bout holds great significance.
It seems pretty clear however that
Tyson won’t have much to say – if
anything – on the matter. Taping his
mouth shut at the press conference to
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