Arum says Tyson Fury will go for knockout when he hurts Deontay Wilder
Bob Arum believes Tyson Fury will be able to put the finish on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder if he gets him in trouble this Saturday night.
Bob Arum believes Tyson Fury will be able to put the finish on WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder if he gets him in trouble this Saturday night.
Have you still got some time for Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller? Are you still a fan of the New Yorker despite his well-documented failed drugs tests of last year (those that ruined not only his reputation in some quarters, but also ruined his June 1 shot at heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua)?
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Teofimo Lopez enjoyed a breakout year in 2019. The unbeaten 22 year old capped off a fine year, in which he fought and won four times, when he went right through the tough, never stopped Richard Commey inside two rounds to rip a version of the world lightweight title in December.
Top Rank are reportedly in negotiations to sign unbeaten heavyweight Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller (23-0-1, 20 KOs) to a multi-fight deal, according to Mike Coppinger.
Unbeaten #2 WBC lightweight contender Devin Haney (22-0, 14 KOs) isn’t being considered by Top Rank promoter Bob Arum as a future opponent for WBA/WBA/WBC lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko (14-1, 10 KOs) to defend his titles against.
Tyson Fury’s next fight could take place on October 5 at Madison Square Garden in New York, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum.
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, who has been around the sport for six decades, has seen up close what can happen to a fighter – to any fighter – if he sticks around the game too long.
Fight fans know full well the welterweight fight they want to see next; or it could even be said of fight fans that they know what fight they want to see next regardless of weight division: Errol Spence against Terence Crawford, a fight that would have genuine Super-Fight status attached; a fight that would see two of the top-three or four (depending on your view) pound-for-pound fighters in the world today going at it for pretty much all the marbles.
Tyson Fury is and has been for a while, a household name here in the UK, and Top Rank boss Bob Arum aims to do the same for the reigning lineal heavyweight champ in the U.S.