Ricky Burns to stay busy. Press conference to announce next fight on Monday
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I think it'll probably be this dude: http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=451637&cat=boxer
And that could be his mandatory out of the way unless they are stupid enough to make him fight Mitchell again.
And that could be his mandatory out of the way unless they are stupid enough to make him fight Mitchell again.
I really can't complain about anyone Burns fights next if it happens in December. Hope they can do something for the British for Saunders. Conquest I assume will be a marking time fight before going after the British title next year. Walsh needs to get his career moving again
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I think it'll be a British opponent again unfortunately.
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Without sending Burns abroad, he's not got any options at all really, barring TTG's.
And because of how Burns has dealt with Katsidis, than Moses... and now Mitchell, the Scottish fans will demand more.
Burns would destroy Murray, who really needs a handful of build up fights before taking anything risky, he's been badly beaten x2, and always takes a bit of a beating even when winning.
Walsh... meh. The best guy he's beaten is Appleby, who's been stopped by Lindsay and Simpson, both of whom are good fighters but wouldn't do anything at world level.
Tough decisions for those at Allegedly Towers. I know what I'd do, but there's more chance of hell freezing over than letting Burns off the leash.
And because of how Burns has dealt with Katsidis, than Moses... and now Mitchell, the Scottish fans will demand more.
Burns would destroy Murray, who really needs a handful of build up fights before taking anything risky, he's been badly beaten x2, and always takes a bit of a beating even when winning.
Walsh... meh. The best guy he's beaten is Appleby, who's been stopped by Lindsay and Simpson, both of whom are good fighters but wouldn't do anything at world level.
Tough decisions for those at Allegedly Towers. I know what I'd do, but there's more chance of hell freezing over than letting Burns off the leash.
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To be announcing this soon after Mitchell I'd be quite happy with another Brit fighter, he wouldn't want to go from one big fight to a unification or travelling overseas I imagine. Keep busy now, big fight in the New Year, hopefully!
Lets have a good look at the division:
The real top contenders first:
Miguel Vasquez - fighting Marvin Quintero next month
Antonio DeMarco - scheduled to fight Adrien Broner in November (not finalised as far as I know)
Adrien Broner - Reverse above
Richard Abril - fighting Sharif Bogere in November
Sharif Bogere - Reverse above
Gavin Rees - Matchroom boxer so no go
Nihito Arakawa - Unlikely to happen due to geographical reasons
Luis Ramon Jnr - free
Raymundo Beltran - free
Hank Lundy - free
WBO Rankings:
1. Adrien Broner
2. Kevin Mitchell
3. Sharif Bogere
4. Jose A. Gonzalez
5. Sergio Thompson
6. Marvin Quintero
7. Ji-Hoon Kim
8. Gavin Rees
9. Paulus Moses
10. Carlos Molina
11. Darley Perez
12. Alisher Rahimov
13. Liam Walsh
14. Samuel Amoako
15. Abner Cotto
So best hope is Sergio Thompson but I doubt it and I reckon its going to be another domestic level opponent.
The real top contenders first:
Miguel Vasquez - fighting Marvin Quintero next month
Antonio DeMarco - scheduled to fight Adrien Broner in November (not finalised as far as I know)
Adrien Broner - Reverse above
Richard Abril - fighting Sharif Bogere in November
Sharif Bogere - Reverse above
Gavin Rees - Matchroom boxer so no go
Nihito Arakawa - Unlikely to happen due to geographical reasons
Luis Ramon Jnr - free
Raymundo Beltran - free
Hank Lundy - free
WBO Rankings:
1. Adrien Broner
2. Kevin Mitchell
3. Sharif Bogere
4. Jose A. Gonzalez
5. Sergio Thompson
6. Marvin Quintero
7. Ji-Hoon Kim
8. Gavin Rees
9. Paulus Moses
10. Carlos Molina
11. Darley Perez
12. Alisher Rahimov
13. Liam Walsh
14. Samuel Amoako
15. Abner Cotto
So best hope is Sergio Thompson but I doubt it and I reckon its going to be another domestic level opponent.
Apparently WBO don't want him anywhere near their title.
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Aye, I agree. If the WBO actually were to enforce their "Burns' next defense must be a mandatory" stance - which they won't - then Bogere, Thompson or Kim would be pretty good opponents. If it's a voluntary we'd be lucky to get any of them. It'll be interesting to see who they announce. Harrison was quoted by the Daily Record as saying he's got a world title fight in December, but with the Spanish court case hanging over his head I doubt it. He needs a few more fights before he can even be in shape for an eliminator, and I would see Burns/Harrison being a cash-in for next summer. Just seems too quick for the fight to be made now.
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He should rematch Mitchell after that bullshit stoppage :ibutt
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The only thing bullshit was the commentary team trying to paint out that Mitchell was winning the first and looked good at all in the fight.
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That's a relief.
Harrison will more than likely get beat once he faces a seasoned domestic opponent that isn't favourable stylewise - by that I mean that I give him a chance against Murray.... but he'd struggle against a Mitchell, would be well beat by Rees. Don't even want to think what Burns would do to him.
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Harrison scoffed at the notion of fighting Derry Matthews when he was British Champion and said he'd love to fight Harrison, didn't he? I'm pretty sure he said he was above the British title. In all honesty I don't think Harrison should be anywhere near a fight with Burns if he can't beat Rees, but if he did beat him he'd bag the British and European titles as well as beating a fighter highly ranked by the WBO. It'd make him a credible challenger rather than a cynical cash-out.
Not that I think he would beat Rees mind, but still...
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Fight in London???
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