Joe Ko Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 He will apparantly vacate his title and get a shot at the interim WBO lightweight title. Kevin Mitchell and Micheal Katsidis could be potential opponents. Good move from Burns, he could become a 2 weight world champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Poor decision to move up a weight, Mitchell and Katsidis are too good for Burns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman370 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 he just looks like a bit of a chump now, dodging the broner fight. i don't follow him close, but did anyone hear anything about him having weight problems for any of his title defenses? i sure didn't. mitchell beats burnsy easy, though it'll probably be a big money fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZZ-MCFC Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'd fucking love Katsidis to get a shot at a world title against Burns. Katsidis is a guy who has avoided nobody in his career and given the fans 10 out of 10 for entertainment value in every fight. It'd be a massive injustice to him if he retired having never won a world title, he should get the fight with Burns because he'd beat him, nobody deserves it more than Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'd f***** love Katsidis to get a shot at a world title against Burns. Katsidis is a guy who has avoided nobody in his career and given the fans 10 out of 10 for entertainment value in every fight. It'd be a massive injustice to him if he retired having never won a world title, he should get the fight with Burns because he'd beat him, nobody deserves it more than Mick. He has been WBO interim champion...which is seemingly what this fight will be for anyway. Certainly one of the most fun to watch fighters in recent times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 he just looks like a bit of a chump now, dodging the broner fight. I don't think we can slag him just yet for the Broner fight, If he moves up and challenges Katsidis or Mitchell within 2/3 fights then he deserves some credit as there above Broner in class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheelchair Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 He'll have even less power now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 If he moves up and challenges Katsidis or Mitchell within 2/3 fights then he deserves some credit as there above Broner in class. Mitchell's not proven himself to be world-class anymore than Broner has, and at least Broner is still undefeated and has beaten Litzau and Ponce. It'll be a Mitchell fight though - probably for some vacant WBO strap, and then some more pathetic defences before he has to fight as live opponent and suddenly decides he can't make lightweight either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Prescott and Murray or Litzau and Ponce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman370 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 he just looks like a bit of a chump now, dodging the broner fight. I don't think we can slag him just yet for the Broner fight, If he moves up and challenges Katsidis or Mitchell within 2/3 fights then he deserves some credit as there above Broner in class. if he does move up to lightweight and takes on serious foes, then of course we can forgive the broner fight. but given his title defenses and his sudden weight problem....i think he's ducking the kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 he just looks like a bit of a chump now, dodging the broner fight. I don't think we can slag him just yet for the Broner fight, If he moves up and challenges Katsidis or Mitchell within 2/3 fights then he deserves some credit as there above Broner in class. if he does move up to lightweight and takes on serious foes, then of course we can forgive the broner fight. but given his title defenses and his sudden weight problem....i think he's ducking the kid Burns has said live lots he wants these kinds of fights, more Warren is ducking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 he just looks like a bit of a chump now, dodging the broner fight. I don't think we can slag him just yet for the Broner fight, If he moves up and challenges Katsidis or Mitchell within 2/3 fights then he deserves some credit as there above Broner in class. if he does move up to lightweight and takes on serious foes, then of course we can forgive the broner fight. but given his title defenses and his sudden weight problem....i think he's ducking the kid Burns has said live lots he wants these kinds of fights, more Warren is ducking them. saying something and doing something are hugely different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I think you could see in his interview he really wanted the fights Scott, he was like a big kid with excitment in his voice everytime he mentioned Fana and other fights. Warren and his Manger are to blame i recon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 He is ultimately the one in charge of his career, it's the Joe Calzaghe thing all over again, he can say "I'm taking this fight, i want to keep my title" or he can tow the company line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 He is ultimately the one in charge of his career, it's the Joe Calzaghe thing all over again, he can say "I'm taking this fight, i want to keep my title" or he can tow the company line When your a fighter the promoter holds the contract, might be wrong but wasn't there rumour's Mitchell might not fight again unless he took on Murray under Warren? Promoter's hold the power unless you have a good contract with them, I doubt Ricky has as he wasn't a name or that popular in Scotland when he signed with Warren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 He is ultimately the one in charge of his career, it's the Joe Calzaghe thing all over again, he can say "I'm taking this fight, i want to keep my title" or he can tow the company line When your a fighter the promoter holds the contract, might be wrong but wasn't there rumour's Mitchell might not fight again unless he took on Murray under Warren? Promoter's hold the power unless you have a good contract with them, I doubt Ricky has as he wasn't a name or that popular in Scotland when he signed with Warren. You are a champion, you say "Fuck Warren I'll make my mandatory, if I win (and I'm so confident after all) GBP will snap me up for beating their prospect live on HBO and I'll end up with a stateside presence". It's not like Broner is a voluntary defence that he's chosen to take (a la Murray v Mitchell being one that the fighters agreed to with out a commission pushing them together). Heck I'm sure any Scottish promoter would jump on a world champion on a fight by fight basis, Matchroom seem happy to snap up fighters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londoner Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 I think Burns' management might have realised that Broner is more of a threat than they originally thought. If so, then that's pretty naive of them. If Burns' team really do think he's struggling to make 130lbs then why not take the money from a Broner fight and then move up to 135? Win, lose or draw he's moving up in weight anyway. He can always say: "I lost because i couldn't make weight". He'd only be the 5000th boxer to use that excuse anyway. If the fight has been signed though and they pull out then that is unprofessional. I thought the fight with Broner was great for Broner but ridiculous for Burns. For Broner it was a chance to beat perhaps the number one boxer at 130lbs and win his first World title. But for Burns it was a case of fighting the new kid on the block who has no name, no accompanying title, no money.... It's the sort of fight like Barrera vs Pacquiao I. The champion accepting a fight against a guy who is much better than his prospect status would suggest. Super featherweight isn't the most glamourous of divisions right now but i'm sure Burns could make more money from fighting someone like Fana for the Ring title, followed by a defence of that title and then a fight against the elite in the division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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