David Price Coming to America in March, Tyson Fury After That
by Scott Christ on Jan 23, 2012 12:47 PM EST
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Heavyweight prospect David Price, who improved to 12-0 (10 KO) with a first round massacre of John McDermott on Saturday in Liverpool, will be coming to America for his next fight, says promoter Frank Maloney in The Daily Star.
Maloney says that with the fight against British heavyweight champ Tyson Fury unlikely for this spring, he wants to get Price some further exposure:
"I have spoken to a couple of American promoters, Lou DiBella and Kathy Duva. I am going over to meet them next week to try and finalise something.
"He could fight on Lou’s show at Madison Square Garden or there is another bill in Texas around the same time which would give exposure on American terrestrial television."
Now, I have no idea what terrestrial television Maloney is talking about, since boxing doesn't air on terrestrial TV here, but I'm guessing that the Texas show he's talking about is the Morales vs Garcia card on March 24 in Houston. The DiBella show, obviously, is the Martinez vs Macklin show on St. Patrick's Day at The Theater at MSG -- people keep saying MSG, but it's really not. Not to be nitpicky, just, you know. It's not MSG.
Also, in either case, it's unlikely Price would actually be televised. Both of those shows are on HBO and the double-headers are set. Morales vs Garcia will be joined by James Kirkland vs Carlos Molina, and the Martinez vs Macklin co-feature is going to be, it appears, Edwin Rodriguez vs Don George, with Andy Lee dropping out trying to pursue a fight with Felix Sturm.
As for Kathy Duva, she does have a card on March 24 in Brooklyn (Judah vs Paris), which airs on NBC Sports (which is not broadcast/terrestrial TV, despite some insisting that it is), and that would actually be the best place for Price to go. If they match him with a decent enough opponent, that could be a televised slot for Price.
This could all also amount to absolutely nothing. There was also talk of Fury coming to New York for a St. Patrick's Day show, and that's not happening, either.
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Would be risky, but I’d love to see it on the 3/24 NBC Sports show.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 23, 2012 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Good move IMO
I think if he stays in Britain, he’l end up fighting a dud…. A step back from McDermott.
Unless Sexton is available? Don’t think Warren would put that together though
Yeah, I’m available, but I’m pursuing a match with McDermott instead of Price. His punching power is just too much for me right now, probably after dropping McDermott I’m going to move down to Cruiserweight.
A firestorm to purify.
Haha
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by Brickhaus on Jan 23, 2012 7:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think that he will probably face a dud if he is fighting on a non-televised fight on the undercard of Martinez or Morales.
Probably someone like Zack Page, or Kevin McBride if he fights on the Martinez bill, because well he is Irish and tall.
If he stays in the UK I will just say this. Audley Harrison.
Nobody will read this and care and why should they?
by Eoin_not_ian on Jan 23, 2012 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it’ll be some Chinny McBum. Expecting a Luis Galarza level like when Brook went there.
by Shitali Klitschko on Jan 23, 2012 11:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Price vs someone decent would go a long way towards me buying Martinez-Macklin tickets
Its being staged literally a 5 minute walk from my front door, but with no undercard to speak of so far, at this point I’m planning on watching it for free at home.
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by Brickhaus on Jan 23, 2012 7:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
La Bomba vs Don George could be pretty fun.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 23, 2012 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
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