The_budweiser Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Lightweight Battle of Britain: Burns vs Mitchell Preview, Quotes and Prediction Written by James Tonks Preview Scotland's current WBO Lightweight Champion Ricky Burns defends his title against domestic rival Kevin Mitchell to determine the the best lightweight in the UK. The fight is scheduled to to take place at Glasgow's SECC Arena on September the 22nd and will be screened live on BoxNation. Both fighters have promised a "Battle of Britain" when they clash for the WBO Lightweight Championship of the World. Ricky Burns will come into the fight full of confidence and is Scotland's first two-weight world champion in nearly 20 years. He was last in action in March 2012, beating former world champion Paulus Moses comfortably on points to retain his title. Burns has been a revelation in the past two years: no-one gave him a chance in his first-ever world-title fight against Roman Martinez, and Burns had to peel himself off the canvas in round one before going on to win a points decision against the Puerto Rican. The Scotsman showed great courage and determination that night and made the world take notice. Read More: http://ringnews24.com/index.php/boxing-news/54450-lightweight-battle-of-britain-burns-vs-mitchell-preview-quotes-and-prediction.html#ixzz21kWjgMA0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Excellent write-up, Bud, and I agree with your analysis. To me, it looks like a fight that Burns will win on heart alone. Mitchell can make it a cracker, but I just don't think that when push-comes-to-shove that he has the resolve necessary to topple a psyched up Ricky Burns in front of an enthusiastic Glasgow crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Ricky Burns vs Kevin Mitchell preview and prediction Written by Ross Harris On September 22nd, Ricky Burns, Scotland’s two-weight world champion will take on former world title challenger, England’s Kevin Mitchell, in one of the most hotly anticipated domestic contests in recent memory. Ricky Burns has become one of the most improved fighters in world boxing over the past few years, prompting promoter Frank Warren to claim that Burns is in fact the best Britain has to offer at the moment, rating him above even the likes of Amir Khan and Carl Froch. Burns has provided us with some cracking nights in the past, upsetting the odds to win his first world title against Roman Martinez, when he survived a first round knockdown to overwhelm and outclass the heavily favoured Martinez and in winning the interim WBO lightweight against the again favoured Michael Katsidis, a man who had destroyed Mitchell inside three rounds eighteen months previously. Read More: http://ringnews24.com/index.php/boxing-news/writers-articles/57116-ricky-burns-vs-kevin-mitchell-preview-and-prediction.html#ixzz21m3YM1Zv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I'm becoming something of a broken record on this subject, but I had a Damascene conversion to Burns when he beat Martinez. He looks like a completely different fighter, and Mitchell has done absolutely nothing to impress me outside of controlling Breidis Prescott using the blueprint Miguel Vasquez laid down 6 months previously. It seems to me that there's always an excuse for Mitchell when he underperforms - his preparation was disrupted, he was ill, he was having personal problems, there was a vowel in the month... Katsidis was always there to be outboxed by anyone who didn't stand in front of him and let him come marauding forwards, and he didn't suddenly become a shot fighter after beating Mitchell - he was already a little vulnerable but still dangerous, but frankly, if Mitchell hadn't fought like a fucking idiot, I doubt Burns would have had the chance to fight Katsidis at all. I think it's unfair to say Burns just comes forward in straight lines too - against Katsidis, he was circling, jabbing, throwing in combinations and getting out before Katsidis could respond meaningfully while catching a lot of punches on the arms and gloves. Not only do I think Burns wins this, I think it's going to be pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted July 26, 2012 Author Share Posted July 26, 2012 Burns jabs by walking forward in straight lines and throws a lot of one twos while walking forward again in a straight line, you rarely see him throw a jab and then step to the side to throw a shot from a diffferent angle. Even when he jabs then goes to straight to the body if you watch his feet they hardly move from the same spot. Burns does move but its when hes on the run, or spinning off the ropes. When hes on the attack he does walk in straight lines and is very predictable. His head movement is very poor for a fighter who walks in straight lines, maybe the reason he has a high guard, I just watched the first two rounds of Burns Katsidis there and Katsidis is constantly moving his head while Burns just stands upright with a high guard. I think Mitchell is a more skillful fighter while Burns is more a well drill fighter, I think its going to be a cracking fight and will go the full 12 rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Ricky Burns vs Kevin Mitchell Prediction by Londoner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 To be honest, I still find it difficult to make Burns a favourite in any fight...it was a big shock when he beat Martinez, and even though I fancied him to beat Katsidis, it was still difficult to make the call with any certainty. Same when he fought Moses. I really like the guy as a fighter and a personality and will always back him 100%, but I wouldn't go into this fight overconfident either. Mitchell is still a very good fighter and his only loss came when he was off the boil and overpowered - something Burns isn't likely to do, given his lack of real power. I think this will be a very close fight, I'd like Ricky to win another big one as he deserves a lot of success, and again, I'm fancying him to edge it, but Mitchell can never really be ruled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'll be in the majority but...Burns by TKO/KO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'll be in the majority but...Burns by TKO/KO. Really? I am fairly certain you'll be in the minority if you think Burns is good for a KO! mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Mitchell gets a rough time based on the Katsidis fight, which is fair enough and there all sorts of excuses (many of which would affect me so I dont doubt they affected him) but I personally think its very harsh. He SHOULD be a world champion by now. For me thats a no brainer. Why it hasnt happened, I dont know. Ignoring the Katsidis fight, he should have had other shots by now. If the Rios fight had come off hed be a champion already and this fight probably wouldnt have even happened. I like Burns a lot, hes a very good fighter. Does he beat Mitchell though? For me he doesnt. Mitchell wont KO him, Burns wont let him get that big shot off, but Mitchell is tough enough and cute enough to be able to get inside on Burns (something very few have done) and this for me is the thing that wins the fight. When Burns has got you on the end of the jab hes fine, if you can use intelligent pressure and hassle him he panics a bit. Regardless of who wins, I really really like this fight. Should be a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 If Mitchell couldn't box clever against Katsidis, he was never, ever going to manage to hold Rios off - Katsidis was a one-man war of attrition, Rios has that and also bangs like a hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'll be in the majority but...Burns by TKO/KO. Really? I am fairly certain you'll be in the minority if you think Burns is good for a KO! mlol/ Yeah sorry Minority. I stand by the comment though, Burns TKO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irondave85 Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 Mitchell is the more naturally talented of the two, but Burns is far more dependable and sturdy. I think he pulls out the win on points in a cracking contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meathead Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If Mitchell couldn't box clever against Katsidis, he was never, ever going to manage to hold Rios off - Katsidis was a one-man war of attrition, Rios has that and also bangs like a hammer. I dont think he would have wanted to hold Rios off. The gameplan wouldnt have been to box and move it would have been to outwork Rios like he did Murray. Not that I am comparing Murray to Rios at all, I could feel your brain getting ready to respond to that! lol// I just think Mitchell would have gone high risk. Bit like he did against Johanesson when everybody and there dog expected him to keep it long but instead he fought Carl at his own game, outworked and out fought him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Added a poll to the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If Mitchell couldn't box clever against Katsidis, he was never, ever going to manage to hold Rios off - Katsidis was a one-man war of attrition, Rios has that and also bangs like a hammer. I dont think he would have wanted to hold Rios off. The gameplan wouldnt have been to box and move it would have been to outwork Rios like he did Murray. You dont think that would be a mistake? I know you hold Rios in very low regard, but trying to outwork a whirling dervish fighter like Katsidis or Murray seems like suicide to me. Rios showed against Abril that he had fallen in love with his own hype and taken Abril lightly, and he ended up pissing me off when he suggested post-fight that he won easily, because he barely landed a glove on Abril, and when he did, Abril took it and fired back. But even if you think Rios is just a crude slugger, do you really want to go to war with him? And could Mitchell resist and do it any other way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'll be in the majority but...Burns by TKO/KO. Ahem mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshDevilRob Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 I'll be in the majority but...Burns by TKO/KO. Ahem mlol/ That's a damn good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavpowell Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Gareth actually had money on a Burns KO - 170 quid the jammy git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooklynbrawler Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yeah I never really saw the KO coming...feather-fisted my arse! mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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