Ricky burns vs willie limmond

[Cask]

If Burns pushes a pace and focuses on the body Willie might run out of steam, it's been a weakness of his. If Burns tried to exchange jabs and mess around on the outside Limond might just be able to mess around and frustrate Burns

This is the hundredth fight of their combined careers

Edit: Hundred and first, they have a combined hundred pro fights

[Ricky]

I'm here

[handsofstone]

Musics jumping

[handsofstone]

Good stoppage that

[handsofstone]

Turner still complaining but it was bang on, liked Tham he's a tidy boxer

[blanca]

Quality interview by Tham there, what a nutter

[handsofstone]

Surprised both took this over 12 rounds, could've easily been a 10 rounder

[Glass Joe]

Should pull limmond out, just a punch bag now

[ShadrachSimmo]

Should pull limmond out, just a punch bag now

It’s a sad spectracle. Burns barely broken sweat.

[Boxerbeetle]

Should definitely be pulled out, silly continuing this.

[handsofstone]

A bloodied and battered Limond stopped after 8 one sided rounds, ref calls it after the bell, Limond brave but his nose looked broken from the 4th round and it never stopped gushing, his face was a bloody mask and you could see him struggling to breathe, he did land an few sneaky right hands but Burns just busted him up with the jab, round after round he peppered away with it, looked like vintage Ricky Burns, busy jab, occasionally a right, his engines still phenomenal as good as ever, Limond too brave, good call

Credit to both men, both great servants not just for Scottish boxing but British

[Steveh583]

Bet burns fights again

[Ricky]

Great night, bet big on Burns KO, crowd full of coke heads.

[veriton]

This has happened? Boxing News had it as Saturday night!

[Controversial]

This has happened? Boxing News had it as Saturday night!

Burns stopped Limond in 8 and said it was his last fight

[Boxerbeetle]

This has happened? Boxing News had it as Saturday night!

Probably on iPlayer if you want to watch it back, was shown live on BBC last night.

[veriton]

This has happened? Boxing News had it as Saturday night!

Probably on iPlayer if you want to watch it back, was shown live on BBC last night.

Cheers, found it and watched. Easy for Burns, but thats likely to make him carry on.

[handsofstone]

I don't mind Burns getting a crack at the British, is Essuman still champ? I'm sure Warren wouldn't mind working with Burns again

In all seriousness Burns is still super fit, doesn't look washed, I'd rather see him retire but I'm not worried about his health like Danny Williams, Burns is well finished at world level that much is clear but like Bernard Hopkins, he's a gym rat and his experience would make fights at British level competitive


I've gauged this all over 8 rounds against a 44 year old Willie Limond, think I've got a fair shout

[SeanBrennan]

he really does look as fit as in his 20s. He's had some hard fights too. Always had a good attitude, I remember him still working part time in a sports shop when he was approaching world level. Hope he's made and saved money, I know he had an expensive case with FW.

[handsofstone]

he really does look as fit as in his 20s. He's had some hard fights too. Always had a good attitude, I remember him still working part time in a sports shop when he was approaching world level. Hope he's made and saved money, I know he had an expensive case with FW.

X2

[olij999]

I liked Boris Crighton's comments between fights - seemed very knowledgeable, and looks like a future career for him when he's finished fighting.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Willie Limond retires from boxing but Ricky Burns leaves door open for more big fights

Triple champion Ricky Burns emerged victorious in the battle of the Scottish veterans, forcing Willie Limond to be withdrawn at the end of the eighth round.

Burns was in control throughout, drawing blood from Limond's nose early in the fight.

That only grew more problematic for Limond as the fight wore on and the referee had no choice to step in.

Limond announced his retirement from the sport in the aftermath, with Burns hinting at the same.

"I always said I would have loved to get that one final fight in Glasgow," Coatbridge fighter Burns told BBC Scotland.

"I've always said, when I stop boxing, I never ever want to come back. I want to go out on my own terms. If this is to be it, I'm happy.

"Who knows. I've said that's me and I can retire and be happy. But, if that phone goes, it's a decent fight and my missus gives me the green light, it's game on."

Burns, 40, has given Glasgow some raucous fight nights over the years - his 2010 victory over Roman Martinez to capture his first world title stands out.

And, having not fought in his home city since 2017, he was determined to sample that atmosphere one more time before hanging up the gloves.

Limond has shared the ring with some of boxing's biggest names, the likes of Amir Khan and Erik Morales, but at 44 years old and with only two fights in the last six years, it was hard to know how much of a test he would provide for Burns.

A couple of overhand rights from Limond narrowly missed the target in the opening exchanges, but a sharp combination from Burns found its way through as the former three-weight world champion looked to establish a rhythm.

Limond continued to try to be the aggressor, although Burns' work was slicker and, by the end of the second, blood was streaming from his opponent's nose.

A Burns uppercut connected in the fourth and Limond's face was now splattered in blood from an apparent broken nose. That did not deter the underdog, who caught the Lanarkshire fighter on the way in with a good counter right.

Both had dismissed any notion this was merely an exhibition bout, and one look at Limond's face told you everything you needed to know, yet still he came looking for Burns, taking far more than he was dishing out but very occasionally finding a gap.

A crunching Burns uppercut in the sixth snapped Limond's head back and you wondered, with the blood still gushing from his nose, if the corner may step in to bring proceedings to a halt.

Perhaps sensing that, Limond - whose 19-year-old son, Jake, was victorious on the undercard - came out looking for the Hail Mary punch that would turn things around.

Burns was too experienced to allow that to happen. He stepped on the gas and, at the end of round eight, the referee had seen enough, waving the fight off.

Burns got the big Glasgow send-off he craved and, while you may question the wisdom of boxers with a combined age of 84 stepping into the ring, what cannot be disputed is the heart displayed by both fighters.

Asked about his boxing future, Limond revealed: "I'm done. A short answer, finished.

"I've got to pass the baton, I can't keep doing this. But I did enjoy the experience. It was good getting back in about it, it just wasn't good taking all those shots."

Meanwhile, on the undercard, Andy Tham produced an impressive display to capture the Scottish featherweight title with a sixth-round stoppage of Jack Turner.

[SeanBrennan]

I enjoyed the fight, hope they both got paid well. Burns was very self effacing and humble in the interviews afterwards, always good to see. Still looks about 12 as well, has certainly lived a healthy life.