Tyson Fury

Quoted from ginnywings

Of the just over 1 million public votes cast, Murray got 35% and Fury..........err didn't. Are you seriously saying that the BBC rigged the vote? Fury is that popular that he was eclipsed totally by a dour Scot and others. It might have helped his cause if Fury wasn't a gobby nincompoop.

For sporting achievement hands down in my book deserved to win.Let himself down though with his initial hardline extreme views on gays though(eg equated gays to peadophilia and abortion and wanted them all banned).

Quoted from Rick12

For sporting achievement hands down in my book deserved to win.Let himself down though with his initial hardline extreme views on gays though(eg equated gays to peadophilia and abortion and wanted them all banned).

The public at large thought otherwise. I'm not a fan of Boxing or Tennis but i think Murray deserved it for his part in winning the Davis Cup after decades. Ironically, Murray is a big boxing fan and watched the fight from his hotel bed in Belgium.



http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/nov/30/andy-murray-davis-cup-british-sporting-legend

The public didn't want to vote for a sharp object even though he is good at boxing. Seems fair enough to me.

Disclaimer: SPOTY is a programme I have never, ever watched or had the slightest interest in seeing - I literally can't see the point of giving some sportsfolk a gong for doing their jobs. There is always something more interesting to watch on at the same time.

I voted for tyson fury and he deserved it hands down , what he did by going over to germany and beating the undisputed heavyweight champion for the last 10 years might not be ever done again.

Was predictable that scotlands andy murray would win though as everyone loves a boring good boy But not one who doesnt follow the sheep.

Quoted from jonnyboy82

I voted for tyson fury and he deserved it hands down , what he did by going over to germany and beating the undisputed heavyweight champion for the last 10 years might not be ever done again.

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Like you voted for Fury as well and agree entirely with the above.Having said that though the award ceremony was quite good though the actual results when it comes down to the public vote looses credibility .I remember when Zarah Phillips won it ahead of Calzaghe around 4 years ago and ever since then I never saw it in the same light (Talk sport done a phone in over it as well claiming it was a ridiculous decision to award it to Zarah Phillips over Calzaghe who in truth no doubt worked a lot harder both physically and mentally to get where he got eg boxing is one of the toughest sports out there if not the toughest).

Quoted from Rick12

Like you voted for Fury as well and agree entirely with the above.Having said that though the award ceremony was quite good though the actual results when it comes down to the public vote looses credibility .I remember when Zarah Phillips won it ahead of Calzaghe around 4 years ago and ever since then I never saw it in the same light (Talk sport done a phone in over it as well claiming it was a ridiculous decision to award it to Zarah Phillips over Calzaghe who in truth no doubt worked a lot harder both physically and mentally to get where he got eg boxing is one of the toughest sports out there if not the toughest).

And yet people still believe that the political correct guardianistas at the BBC wouldn't rig the vote 😏

Quoted from Grim74

And yet people still believe that the political correct guardianistas at the BBC wouldn't rig the vote 😏

Youve got a point Grim     which is why (apart from the extreme views on gays and disrespect to women) I liked Fury.Says it how it is and theres a honesty there which I like.Look at how he fought against Klitschko for one.Didnt hide and backed up his word.Gutsy performer for me which is something I admire.

It's a disgrace we had Lennox Lewis who won it for beating up a washed up Evander Holyfield, but then he would fit in with the BBC agenda, Tyson Fury was a massive underdog yet he went over there and outboxed a seemingly unbeatable champion in his own back yard.
So for me Fury should of won the award by a mile but he didn't receive it because he shares the same views as the Pope! I don't agree with what he says but he has every right to say it.

Tyson although achieving what some thought would be the impossible has let the media milk him for the wrong reasons. He should have been talking about how hard he had to work to get to where he is today instead of playing up to the media with his personal views, he would have won easily.

Quoted from Marinerz93

Tyson although achieving what some thought would be the impossible has let the media milk him for the wrong reasons. He should have been talking about how hard he had to work to get to where he is today instead of playing up to the media with his personal views, he would have won easily.

Yes agree completly with the above.Quite sorry for him to be honest when he didnt even make the podium(pleasing though despite all the critics was only 7000 votes away from claiming third).