SPOTY Who will it be

[0a]

I just hope it's not Murray.

Anyone else having a little bet?

[Adrian W]

Hamilton couldn't be bothered to turn up

[Chrisgr31]

Slight accidental put down for Neil Horan of One Direction!

[Bradgate]

However deserving Kevin Sinfield may be, he isn't going to win because very few people who live north of Leeds or south of Sheffield have ever heard of him.

[Francy555]

Bit strange that Kris Meeke wasn't mentioned along side Jonny Rea, after all he is the first Brit to win a WRC event in 13 years and SPOTY is coming from Belfast! Just show's you how much thought is given to the WRC these days, the promoters have a lot of work to do!

[hornetrider]

See if Tyson stays on message

[Adrian W]

Have I missed something, I thought Fury got stripped of his title ??

[hornetrider]

Only 1 belt. He got 3 by beating Wlad.

[Riley Blue]

Lot of people finding it difficult to applaud, especially the women.

[ajprice]

Adrian W said:

Have I missed something, I thought Fury got stripped of his title ??

Just IBF, he still has WBO, WBA and IBO.

[anonymous-user]

Adrian W said:

Have I missed something, I thought Fury got stripped of his title ??

Stripped of one of the three titles he took by winning against Klitschko.

All pre-ordained, in that he had given Klitschko an option for a rematch, but one the the belts (IBA? IBF?) required his next fight to be against their mandatory challenger. Fury was never going to be able to do both fights, so once Klitschko exercised the option, Fury had to forego the mandatory challenge fight and forfeit that belt.

[Bradgate]

Deontay Wilder holds the WBC, and is an obvious future opponent for Fury.

He did the right thing by showing up tonight and apologising for causing offence. Smart move.

[Fittster]

Bradgate said:

Deontay Wilder holds the WBC, and is an obvious future opponent for Fury.

I see Wilder Fury as very unlikely for two reasons. A) Wilder's career is built on avoiding anyone even vaguely capable so he's not going to fight Fury unless there's no other options.

B) Wilder has a mandatory against Povetkin. He'll either have to give up his belt by ducking him or get KO'ed.

[Bradgate]

Wilder bead Audley Harrison, but then so did everyone else.....

[campionissimo]

Eddie Izzard and Clare Balding are like the ugly sisters at a festive panto......

They look like they were separated at birth.

[Downward]

Voted fury because of the petition against him.

[funkyrobot]

Have to do a bit on football, even though nothing of note has been achieved.

[funkyrobot]

campionissimo said:

Eddie Izzard and Clare Balding are like the ugly sisters at a festive panto......

They look like they were separated at birth.

They are just missing Angela Merkel.

[Adrian W]

Downward said:

Voted fury because of the petition against him.

Odd reason, so you didn't actually want him to win?

[amare32]

Could Izzard not put on some man clothes?