He makes the point that Rendall is #1 and he is #2 so why should he go backwards to #3 Frampton. McGuigan didn't know what to say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqI8-UHrRk
I don't think Smith merits all the stick he sometimes gets, but I thought he was a bit odd with that last night. He did say take off the Frampton hat and then two seconds later he was the one asking Barry about Frampton. I thought it was a tricky position for Barry to be in.milpool wrote:Even Adam Smith told him to take his Frampton hat off for a moment.
Those cardi jacket things he was wearing are about 6 inches thick.Terminator666 wrote:I noticed that Munroe looked at least one weight division above Quigg. Whether that would be the case come fight time i don't know.
As his manager you have to have the man love surely? I didn't see it mind you so it may be chunderingly bad but the bottom line is you have to be promoting your own fighter as the best etc etc...milpool wrote:McGuigan's man love for Frampton is almost sickening. I was cheering both Quigg and Munroe on when they were giving him some stick.
Frampton is good but so far he hasn't fought the calibre of opponents that Quigg and Munroe have. Even Adam Smith told him to take his Frampton hat off for a moment.
As for him claiming that the public want to see Frampton against Munroe or Quigg...yeah one day Barry. At the moment I'm looking forward to the #1 and #2 getting it on. Give your boy some proper competition, let's see how he does and maybe he can fight one or both of them later down the line.
If he's not careful he'll make Frampton a hate figure...and that wouldn't be fair on Carl who seems a decent kid.
Yeah, you're absolutely right. But I think there is a fine line between promoting your fighter and acting like an obsessed fan. At times I thought he was a bit disrespectful to both Quigg and Munroe.Roars Like Me wrote:As his manager you have to have the man love surely? I didn't see it mind you so it may be chunderingly bad but the bottom line is you have to be promoting your own fighter as the best etc etc...milpool wrote:McGuigan's man love for Frampton is almost sickening. I was cheering both Quigg and Munroe on when they were giving him some stick.
Frampton is good but so far he hasn't fought the calibre of opponents that Quigg and Munroe have. Even Adam Smith told him to take his Frampton hat off for a moment.
As for him claiming that the public want to see Frampton against Munroe or Quigg...yeah one day Barry. At the moment I'm looking forward to the #1 and #2 getting it on. Give your boy some proper competition, let's see how he does and maybe he can fight one or both of them later down the line.
If he's not careful he'll make Frampton a hate figure...and that wouldn't be fair on Carl who seems a decent kid.
I will watch it if I can bear it, I like Barry I have to admit but he can be a bit simple sometimes though, whether that's from boxing or just him who knows.milpool wrote:Yeah, you're absolutely right. But I think there is a fine line between promoting your fighter and acting like an obsessed fan. At times I thought he was a bit disrespectful to both Quigg and Munroe.Roars Like Me wrote:As his manager you have to have the man love surely? I didn't see it mind you so it may be chunderingly bad but the bottom line is you have to be promoting your own fighter as the best etc etc...milpool wrote:McGuigan's man love for Frampton is almost sickening. I was cheering both Quigg and Munroe on when they were giving him some stick.
Frampton is good but so far he hasn't fought the calibre of opponents that Quigg and Munroe have. Even Adam Smith told him to take his Frampton hat off for a moment.
As for him claiming that the public want to see Frampton against Munroe or Quigg...yeah one day Barry. At the moment I'm looking forward to the #1 and #2 getting it on. Give your boy some proper competition, let's see how he does and maybe he can fight one or both of them later down the line.
If he's not careful he'll make Frampton a hate figure...and that wouldn't be fair on Carl who seems a decent kid.
Don't get me wrong, I think Frampton is going to be big but Barry needs to calm down. He was almost embarrassing last night.
No it is not just you ! - especially when he starts shadow boxing and moving around (generally throwing more shots that during some of his actual fights).Matt W wrote:Is it just me that cringes at the in-ring bits with Nelson?
It reminds me of a Dad messing around with his kids when he does that; he seems to ask a question and instead of letting them answer he starts throwing little digs at them and they don't seem to know what to do.bripez wrote:No it is not just you ! - especially when he starts shadow boxing and moving around (generally throwing more shots that during some of his actual fights).Matt W wrote:Is it just me that cringes at the in-ring bits with Nelson?
The best bit was when he was stood in the ring between Scott and Rendal and says to Rendall "so, tell us how you are going to beat Quigg then" - Rendall (and Quigg) both just looked at him as though he is a right nob !