Tyson Fury: Love him or loathe him?

By Bri Slater: It seems Tyson Fury (21-0, 15 KO’s) is polarizing opinions amongst boxing fans. Whenever I read an article about the unbeaten giant Mancunian heavyweight, I am taken aback by some of the generic vitriol directed in his direction.

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David Price: Where Next?

price455By Bri Slater: Certain things became abundantly clear in the aftermath of David Price’s two encounters with Tony “the Tiger” Thompson. Here are some of the observations I made:

*Price needs a new coaching team

*Price does not utilize his god-given attributes, such as incredible reach, power and a decent array of punches.

*Price doesn’t command the centre of the ring against an aggressor, and this is a huge problem as he cannot fight on the back foot.

*As a consequence of boxing on the back foot, Price expends an unnecessarily high amount of energy backing up and avoiding the aggressor instead standing firm and using a jab and straight right to good effect.

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