Tyson Fury wants Irish title

sligobhoy67

Declan Timlin and Coleman Barrett being mentioned.

http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/july09/july09_fury_irish_title.html

shamblertine

Why has the title been vacant for so long? Any heavyweight lads here who want to fight me for it?

Rob113

He should be afraid of Barrett - was he not the guy who killed 7 Eastern
Block heavyweights in the build up to his last fight??
Walker promotions havent been on here in a while - could do with a laugh!

Big Ears

shamblertine wrote: »

Why has the title been vacant for so long? Any heavyweight lads here who want to fight me for it?

It hasn't, and as far as I'm aware it's not even vacant now.
McBride won it at a time when there was very few Irish heavyweights but the last few years he's just been holding it hostage. It's about time he either defends it or vacates(which is what Martin Rogan asked the BUI to do earlier this year)

joepenguin

There should be a time limit on it. Say a year, and the only way you get to hold on to it for longer than that without fighting is if there is no-one else to challenge for it.

shamblertine

Big Ears wrote: »

It hasn't, and as far as I'm aware it's not even vacant now.
McBride won it at a time when there was very few Irish heavyweights but the last few years he's just been holding it hostage. It's about time he either defends it or vacates(which is what Martin Rogan asked the BUI to do earlier this year)

if thats true then you should email irish-boxing.com and tell them they got their facts wrong, its the only way they'll learn

Big Ears

shamblertine wrote: »

if thats true then you should email irish-boxing.com and tell them they got their facts wrong, its the only way they'll learn

Well it could be vacant now, but it wasn't earlier this year(and if it was Martin Rogan is to blame for getting that wrong not me).

The article doesn't actually say it's vacant, but you would get that impression from reading it.

shamblertine

Big Ears wrote: »

The article doesn't actually say it's vacant, but you would get that impression from reading it.

It says it in the very first line of the article.

Big Ears

shamblertine wrote: »

It says it in the very first line of the article.

Well I'm an idiot, I somehow managed to read all of that........bar the first line.

The fighters currently eligible to fight for the title are Martin Rogan, Tyson Fury, Kevin McBride, Declan Timlin, Colin Kenna and Scott Belshaw.


At the moment Coleman Barrett hasn't fought an 8 rounder yet so he can't fight for it.

I think Fury's team would like to gain the Irish title(for among other reasons) to try and entice Martin Rogan into a fight sometime next year should he regain his Commonwealth title.

Vintagekits

Big Ears wrote: »

Well I'm an idiot, I somehow managed to read all of that........bar the first line.

The fighters currently eligible to fight for the title are Martin Rogan, Tyson Fury, Kevin McBride, Declan Timlin, Colin Kenna and Scott Belshaw.


At the moment Coleman Barrett hasn't fought an 8 rounder yet so he can't fight for it.

I think Fury's team would like to gain the Irish title(for among other reasons) to try and entice Martin Rogan into a fight sometime next year should he regain his Commonwealth title.

Does Fury actually qualify for a shot at the title?

Big Ears

Vintagekits wrote: »

Does Fury actually qualify for a shot at the title?

His father was born in Galway apparently(but the records of which was destroyed in a fire in the 70's).

Which begs the question, if Fury couldn't prove his eligibility when asked by the IABA. What's he going to do if asked by the BUI ?

itouchmyself

To people saying he wont be better than European standard, Im not saying he definitly will but hes only 20 and hes huge and well able to box which isn't said alot for heavyweights of 6ft 9"!! I personally wreckon hel be up there with the top guys in a few years and if wants to say he's Irish let him!

Vintagekits

Big Ears wrote: »

His father was born in Galway apparently(but the records of which was destroyed in a fire in the 70's).

Which begs the question, if Fury couldn't prove his eligibility when asked by the IABA. What's he going to do if asked by the BUI ?

exactly my point good man.</p>
actually I think there might have been a "wee white lie" there on behalf of the Fury family - because initially they said his father was was from Galway and then when challenged said his grandmother was. An Irish birth cert was found for neither.</p>
Now I am not saying that his grandmother wasnt Irish - she probably was - but how are they going to prove that to the BUI when the time comes!?