Talk about running into the wrong guy, in the wrong place, at the wrong time. Twice. Rewind to 2013, and British giant David Price was riding high.
Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez is set for his return to action on May 6th against John Ryder following his somewhat unexpected defeat to Dmitry Bivol last year.
With Anthony Joshua set for a return on April 1st against Jermaine Franklin and talks between Tyson Fury and Olexander Usyk seemingly reaching an impasse, former boxer and sparring partner of Joshua, David Price has had his say on the somewhat complicated current heavyweight picture.
Retired British heavyweight David Price is still on Tyson Fury’s radar. Price, at one time the next big thing as far as British heavyweights go, did pick up an amateur win over Fury many moons ago, with the big man from Liverpool scoring a points victory.
David Price announced his retirement today in choosing to walk away from the sport after 12 years as a pro. The 2008 Olympic super heavyweight bronze medalist Price (25-7, 20 KOs) says he no longer has the “hunger” to keep fighting after being inactive for the last two years.
The chief support bout at the O2 in London came close, for a while, to reaching levels of genuine incredulity. Veterans Dereck Chisora and David Price let the bombs fly, Chisora mostly, and the war was on.
IBF 140-lb champion Josh Taylor (16-0, 12 KOs) went to war with WBA light welterweight champion Regis Prograis (24-1, 20 KOs) in beating him by a 12 round majority decision on Saturday night to win the World Boxing Super Series tournament at the O2 Arena in London, UK.
Derek Chisora – Finchley, England – 31-9, 22 KOs – fighting David Price for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight title:
“We are bringing WAR!
Promoter Kalle Sauerland says there’s no way that there won’t be a winner in this Saturday’s World Boxing Super Series tournament final between IBF light welterweight champion Josh Taylor and WBA champion Regis Prograis.
The yesterday-announced fight between British heavyweights Dereck Chisora and David Price could easily have attached to it the tag-line – “Two Careers On The Line.”