Frankie Gavin

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Frankie Gavin

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As some of you may know im a big fan of his as i think he's got a great boxing brain! Whats happened to him though? He seems to of completely disappeared off the radar! Its a shame because he has a lot of talent but it seems like it might go to waste.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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Wants to fight Witter but it looks like Witter is messing everyone around and has offered to fight atleast 10 different welterweights.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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smoggy7188 wrote:Wants to fight Witter but it looks like Witter is messing everyone around and has offered to fight atleast 10 different welterweights.
That would be a good fight! If he cant get Witter then maybe he should try and get Colin Lynes or Denton Vassell or Matthew Hatton. I think they'd all be good fights at this stage in his career.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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Vassell will fight Purdy, in September it looks like on Barker bill. Witter will fight Hatton. He should take an internatioal 10 rounder by which time he sould be mandatory to fight the Witter/Hatton winner.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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smoggy7188 wrote:Vassell will fight Purdy, in September it looks like on Barker bill. Witter will fight Hatton. He should take an internatioal 10 rounder by which time he sould be mandatory to fight the Witter/Hatton winner.
any possible names you think would be good?
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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N'Dou, M'Baye, the loser of El Massoudi/Chaves, Petrucci.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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4 years as a pro, and moving very slow compared to the rest.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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jessi wrote:He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:
I rate Gavin but beating Kell Brook I highly doubt, at the minute he's british level, stick him in with someone like David Barnes or Adil Anwar and see how he gets on.

Not been active enough for me but hope he does well
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leftysreturn wrote:
smoggy7188 wrote:Wants to fight Witter but it looks like Witter is messing everyone around and has offered to fight atleast 10 different welterweights.
That would be a good fight! If he cant get Witter then maybe he should try and get Colin Lynes or Denton Vassell or Matthew Hatton. I think they'd all be good fights at this stage in his career.
Matthew Hatton you say..............
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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I think Lee Purdy v Frankie would be an excellent bout; I'd like to see him box more often; he is very good on his day.

What's happened to DeGale? He's another one, a waste of talent really, he needs someone to get him some good bouts and get moving up else he may lose heart and pack up.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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DeGale was offerd Stevenson in a IBF eliminator but his promoter didnt want it apparently or his promotional issues at mo made it to difficult to make.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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The Insider wrote:
leftysreturn wrote:
smoggy7188 wrote:Wants to fight Witter but it looks like Witter is messing everyone around and has offered to fight atleast 10 different welterweights.
That would be a good fight! If he cant get Witter then maybe he should try and get Colin Lynes or Denton Vassell or Matthew Hatton. I think they'd all be good fights at this stage in his career.
Matthew Hatton you say..............
I think that would be a good test. Hatton is by no means a world beater but he's an ex european champion and has fought some decent fighters so it would be good to see how Frankie would do against him.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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jessi wrote:He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:

He would beat Kell Brook? oh my good god...........i used to like your posts.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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It's going to be hard to get fights for him, because of his restrictive contract.

Why should Witter, as champion, take the short end of the stick? He's British champion, former world champ at a lower weight... Frankie as a pro is a nobody. Who's beaten nobody.

The only way he's going to get anywhere is to rip up that contract and insist that he's on every bill for the next 12 months, then start to make a proper move up the ranks.

If they aren't going to do that, he might as well give up and get a job.

He's a great lad and has ridiculous ability, but he couldn't have been handled worse. Some of his problems have been of his own doing, but where's the help been?
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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LeedsLad wrote:It's going to be hard to get fights for him, because of his restrictive contract.

Why should Witter, as champion, take the short end of the stick? He's British champion, former world champ at a lower weight... Frankie as a pro is a nobody. Who's beaten nobody.

The only way he's going to get anywhere is to rip up that contract and insist that he's on every bill for the next 12 months, then start to make a proper move up the ranks.

If they aren't going to do that, he might as well give up and get a job.

He's a great lad and has ridiculous ability, but he couldn't have been handled worse. Some of his problems have been of his own doing, but where's the help been?
What is his restrictive contract then mate?
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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He's got a minimum guarantee per fight, has had since he turned pro.

By all accounts he was bordering on EBU title money for 6x3's, which is frankly ridiculous.

Because he's on that kind of money, Warren can't put him on often.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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LeedsLad wrote:He's got a minimum guarantee per fight, has had since he turned pro.

By all accounts he was bordering on EBU title money for 6x3's, which is frankly ridiculous.

Because he's on that kind of money, Warren can't put him on often.
Yeah makes sense! Do you know if his contract with Warren is going to be expiring anytime soon? Be interesting to see if Eddie Hearn and matchroom take an interest in him.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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If his pro rata is too high then Eddie is unlikely to pay over the odds; it's circumstances that have forced Frank W's hand surely? He'd have wanted the best for all his stable and at one time Frankie was very well known and a 'sure thing'.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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leftysreturn wrote:
LeedsLad wrote:He's got a minimum guarantee per fight, has had since he turned pro.

By all accounts he was bordering on EBU title money for 6x3's, which is frankly ridiculous.

Because he's on that kind of money, Warren can't put him on often.
Yeah makes sense! Do you know if his contract with Warren is going to be expiring anytime soon? Be interesting to see if Eddie Hearn and matchroom take an interest in him.
He's not long signed another one, might have a couple of years left to run.

If he wants to go to Hearn, he'll have to have the going rate, which will no doubt be a lot less for a lad at his level. That amateur gold medal can't and shouldn't be a meal ticket for life.
palooka wrote:If his pro rata is too high then Eddie is unlikely to pay over the odds; it's circumstances that have forced Frank W's hand surely? He'd have wanted the best for all his stable and at one time Frankie was very well known and a 'sure thing'.
The shit hit the fan when Khan left - because the money was coming in, the deals for DeGale, Gavin etc were affordable.

The problem was that they weren't getting any publicity, so their following remains stagnant. Frankie these days is a nobody unfortunately, an expensive one.

It's him and only him that can solve this mess, by taking a huge paycut and fighting more often. The sure thing is a sure thing no more. He's nearly 27, the same age that Hatton was already on the slide by.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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Frankie Gavin and James DeGale...the forgotten men of British boxing.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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Says on twitter he's fighting in september in the new season. Shame he's not more active as seems to have sorted his head out.
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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jessi wrote:He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:
I understand it won't happen anytime soon but I'd put a lot of money on it if it was made tomorrow put it that way :TU:
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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Crazyboy wrote:
jessi wrote:He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:

He would beat Kell Brook? oh my good god...........i used to like your posts.
Name me one opponent kell has beat who Gavin wouldn't beat more convincingly ?
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Re: Frankie Gavin

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jessi wrote:
jessi wrote:He should of been fighting this Saturday but pulled out due to being worried about consequences from the bbbofc which is understandable ! He will beat anyone in the uk including kell brook !
Witter next in a one sided beating. :bag:
I understand it won't happen anytime soon but I'd put a lot of money on it if it was made tomorrow put it that way :TU:
I only bet money I can afford to lose so you must be richer than me. If he's not more active his talent will ebb and he'll find boxng a lot harder sport than he has done.
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