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Please don't tell me you're buying into a David Price revival? I was just about to disclose my Twitter tag...Originally posted by Freedom2014 View PostComment
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Aye, but they need to protect that '0' for Wladimir.Originally posted by molinari View Post
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David Price ready to restore order after chaotic six months for career
David Price is ready to restore order in his career after enduring a period of “chaos”.
The heavyweight returns to the ring in Stuttgart on Saturday for his first fight since losing to Tony Thompson last summer.
Price has gone through six months of upheaval since the defeat, changing trainers twice, finding a new promoter and being forced out of a fight through illness.
But four days away from his long-awaited return the former British champion says he has never been as calm.
Price faces Kazakhstan’s Konstantin Airich over eight rounds in Germany and after a rollercoaster spell he cannot wait to be back in the ring.
The 6’8” fighter says much of his relaxed state is down to working with a mind coach, but Price has also been buoyed by his burgeoning relationship with new trainer Tommy Brooks.
“There has been that much chaos and stress in my career but that is done now,” Price said.
“It is a weight off my shoulders and I’m looking forward to getting in the ring and exchanging punches with another fighter.
“In the last few months I’ve vacated titles, pulled out of fights and changed trainers. People probably think I’m all over the place but I’m nice and settled and content.
“This week is nice and relaxed.
“I’ve not even thought about the fight that much. It is a completely different ball game to the build-up to my last few fights.
“So this feels nothing to me this week, even though it is a dead important fight. Everything is just nice and calm.
“A lot of this is down to the mental side of things.
“I’ve been working with a fella called Terry McElhinney for the last six months and I wish I had been doing this in my amateur days. It is really powerful stuff.
“I can’t remember when I last felt like this.”
Fight fans have been quick to write-off Price’s career following his back-to-back losses against the wily Thompson.
But the West Derby giant has no doubts that he will soon get back on track.
“People have always said that if I’m guilty of one thing, then it is not believing in myself,” said the 15-2 fighter.
“But people are not inside my head and don’t realise how much I do believe in myself. I know what I am capable of and know what I can achieve. But now is about really believing it.”
“When I win one or two fights I will be right back in the mix for decent fights,” he declared.
“I have put a lot of work into this comeback and for the right reasons. If I didn’t believe I could still get where I wanted to, then I would’ve done this half-heartedly.”
Price had teamed up with Adam Booth, the trainer of former world heavyweight champ David Haye.
But the pair unexpectedly split over Christmas and American coach Brooks was flown in to Liverpool as his replacement.
Brooks, formerly in the corner of Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, always has Price on his toes.
“You feel like he is on your back constantly,” Price said with a smile.
“If you make a mistake then he keeps telling you until you put it right. But to have someone like that is not doing me any harm at all.
“He is very vocal in the gym and if you have done something right then he will let you know. But if you have been rubbish then he’ll let you know that too.”
Brooks spent a week training Price before Christmas and has been in Liverpool for all of January.
And the heavyweight says a lot of time has been spent fine tuning a vital part of his arsenal.
“We have been doing a lot of work on my jab,” he said.
“And working on the frequency and variety of jab.
“Tommy is also showing me lots of subtle things but it is not going to happen overnight.
“But in six months’ time you will start seeing it come together.
“His CV is second to none.”
Price also wanted to pay thanks to trainer Dave Tonks who has also been helping coach him.
“I was working with Dave when Tommy went home for Christmas and when I wasn’t training with Adam Booth,” Price explained.
“I have spent a lot of time with Dave and have enjoyed training with him in Speke.”
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I'm rooting for him to come back with a successful year.Originally posted by yoz View Post
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I've lost faith in David Price after TT exposed him twice in a row.Comment
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Seth 'Mayhem' Mitchell back in the gym, looking to put right defensive errors
American heavyweight Seth Mitchell (26-2-1 (19KO)) is back in the gym, working to put right defensive errors, after his devastating KO loss to Chris Arreola last September. Mitchell hopes to be 'back in the ring' by the middle of 2014.Last edited by yoz; 01-22-2014, 03:08 AM.Comment
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Good to hear that Mitchell is continuing with his boxing career. I think Mitchell would have faired much better the last couple of years if he was a little more active. His manager Al Haymon, has a tendency to 'shelf' his fighters for indefinite periods of time holding out for the best payday. I guess, from a business perspective, he's trying to maximize purses for his fighters, but you sacrifice staying busy, sharp and developing as a fighter if you're experiencing long layoffs e.g. Chris ArreolaOriginally posted by yoz View PostComment
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