Round-by-Round: Josh Warrington vs. Carl Frampton - 22 Decemer 2018

[dookus]

another pretty incredible performance from Leeds' finest

Out fought and out thought Frampton - so much to admire about his performance -

* the mental toughness and strength of character to go toe to toe in those opening rounds - trusting his chin, conditioning and his own power, to really put it on Carl and make a statement early doors. Josh seems to really back himself these days, he knows his own ability and was clearly in no way overawed by the occasion or class of opponent - those huge attacks put his stamp on the fight immediately.

* his patience and skill at range, Frampton would box and move for 2 mins of the round, but Josh made him work and think just by his footwork and control of range - constantly sidestepping and changing angles then firing out that heavy jab on the step after a feint, or firing the right hand over Carl's low left - totally took Frampton's confidence+usual rhythm away.

* his underrated defence was again a factor too - Josh blocks and rides shots so well off the forearms, his chin position is always on point and he can drop ever so slightly out of range in a millisecond which means guys rarely get a full blooded shot at him at mid/long range. Up close he kept his head off centre and gravity low, then backed Frampton up to the ropes taking his balance and his power away, while he could impose himself and use his size to put serious physical pressure on the smaller man.

* the clever work in the pocket, bending his knees and getting full leverage on the body shots which I think were crippling Carl, then switching the attack upstairs, punching really short+compact with great variety. Again his footwork was superb at this range too - little sidesteps and subtle adjustments kept Carl off balance and allowed Josh to get his own work in while limiting the damage he took; up close Josh would smother then use his forearms to keep Carl in place, while he fired the clubbing hooks round the side and short uppercuts through the middle.

* his general strength+fitness was again a thing to behold - genuinely one of the best physically conditioned fighters we've seen from this country in many years - Josh is always ripped to the bone but now in his absolute prime he seems to be reaching new levels of robustness - I know he's renowned as a super diligent and dedicated trainer but massive credit has to go to the people responsible for building and maintaining such an impressive athlete.

Frampton of course played his part in a great fight but it looked to me that Warrington was always the man who could go up a gear when needed, and seemed to know Carl couldn't go with him.

What a year for the lad, he must feel vindicated yet again, proving people wrong and showing showing the class+ability that most of us thought he didn't have in him

Great summary. The remarkable thing for me is that he's able to do all of this without significant power or athleticism - relying instead on sheer nouse, durability, fitness and strength. It's also great to see a fighter using his smarts in the way Warrington does without relying on being "slick" - real throwback stuff.

[Nondescript]

I need to watch the fight first, but as of now, I think Gary Russell jnr is my pick for the best fighter at featherweight. He doesn't fight anywhere near as often as he should, but he's got ridiculous hand speed and very good boxing ability. Some off his shine was taken off by the loss to Lomachenko, but he's still a very good fighter in his own right.

Gary Russell is an exceptionally gifted fighter. His jab was absolutely incredible against Diaz. On ability he should beat everyone at this weight.

But he has zero desire to be a great. He simply doesn't care about boxing. Josh Warrington now has two wins better than anything in Russell's record.

Same for Leo Santa Cruz, he is a very good fighter but he doesn't care about boxing, has no desire at all to be a great.

F*ck both of them I say.

Definitely value points there. Warrington has more desire and fight than the pair of them.

Can you imagine Warrington-Santa Cruz?! Some fight that would be.

[Andrew]

I need to watch the fight first, but as of now, I think Gary Russell jnr is my pick for the best fighter at featherweight. He doesn't fight anywhere near as often as he should, but he's got ridiculous hand speed and very good boxing ability. Some off his shine was taken off by the loss to Lomachenko, but he's still a very good fighter in his own right.

Gary Russell is an exceptionally gifted fighter. His jab was absolutely incredible against Diaz. On ability he should beat everyone at this weight.

But he has zero desire to be a great. He simply doesn't care about boxing. Josh Warrington now has two wins better than anything in Russell's record.

Same for Leo Santa Cruz, he is a very good fighter but he doesn't care about boxing, has no desire at all to be a great.

F*ck both of them I say.

Definitely value points there. Warrington has more desire and fight than the pair of them.

Can you imagine Warrington-Santa Cruz?! Some fight that would be.

It would be an outstanding fight but Leo Santa Cruz will never take it. It's very clear he will never fight anyone with a pulse again.

[manchester-mexican]

Seen an post fight interview with Carl, he looked really beaten up, and was full of praise for Warrington, said first 2 rounds set tone for rest of fight.

[Ruthless-RKO]

MEN article

[KiwiRider]

Santa Cruz's next opponet is boxrec ranked #145 twice defeated Flores

Cruz will keep his belt hostage until he retires in a few years a wealthy man. Josh would do better to not waste his time even talking about that fight.

[Boxerbeetle]

MEN article

So basically he decided to cause a scene instead of just taking it off like a normal person. Sounds like they did the right thing by kicking him out.

[manchester-mexican]

MEN article

So basically he decided to cause a scene instead of just taking it off like a normal person. Sounds like they did the right thing by kicking him out.

Sober up, why should he take if off? How can his flag offend anyone in his own country ?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Santa Cruz's next opponet is boxrec ranked #145 twice defeated Flores

Cruz will keep his belt hostage until he retires in a few years a wealthy man. Josh would do better to not waste his time even talking about that fight.

He’s never even unified.. any division. Has even tried?

Has Russell tried to?

[oogiebe]

MEN article

So basically he decided to cause a scene instead of just taking it off like a normal person. Sounds like they did the right thing by kicking him out.

Sober up, why should he take if off? How can his flag offend anyone in his own country ?

I haven't read the article regarding the incident, but I don't understand what all the huff was about. He wore a Union Jack garment...is that illegal? Is it offensive? Did it appear disrespectful somehow? I don't get it.

[Boxerbeetle]

MEN article

So basically he decided to cause a scene instead of just taking it off like a normal person. Sounds like they did the right thing by kicking him out.

Sober up, why should he take if off? How can his flag offend anyone in his own country ?

I’m stone cold sober at the moment unfortunately, although hopefully that’ll change within the hour

I don’t much care about whether it would or wouldn’t offend anyone, but for me it’s just not worth making a fuss over. If event staff ask you to remove it, just do it or face being kicked out, simple as that really.

[Ruthless-RKO]

So basically he decided to cause a scene instead of just taking it off like a normal person. Sounds like they did the right thing by kicking him out.

Sober up, why should he take if off? How can his flag offend anyone in his own country ?

I haven't read the article regarding the incident, but I don't understand what all the huff was about. He wore a Union Jack garment...is that illegal? Is it offensive? Did it appear disrespectful somehow? I don't get it.

The dress code says no colours. States clearly on the ticket too. It was nothing to do with the flag and what the flag represents. It’s was that it was colourful, which wasn’t allowed.

Apparently he was told to remove it, which he did, 3 times and each time put it back on.

[oogiebe]

Sober up, why should he take if off? How can his flag offend anyone in his own country ?

I haven't read the article regarding the incident, but I don't understand what all the huff was about. He wore a Union Jack garment...is that illegal? Is it offensive? Did it appear disrespectful somehow? I don't get it.

The dress code says no colours. States clearly on the ticket too. It was nothing to do with the flag and what the flag represents. It’s was that it was colourful, which wasn’t allowed.

Apparently he was told to remove it, which he did, 3 times and each time put it back on.

Ok that makes total sense. thanks!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Both look fücked!!

[PredatorHayds]

The guy with the Union Jack was hammered and had a dump in the middle of the floor.
That’s why he was chucked out.

[Steveh583]

Who gives a fornicate about waistcoats and fake news. Let's keep the thread about josh shocking everyone and excelling himself once more.

[samwbr]

The guy with the Union Jack was hammered and had a dump in the middle of the floor.
That’s why he was chucked out.

[Ruthless-RKO]

A nice highlight video has been uploaded. Some top action here..

[jamamb]

carl running up at him with his cock there

[oogiebe]

carl running up at him with his cock there

LMFAO!! Post of the year!! OMG! LOLOLOL! I'll never be able to look at this fight again.

[Ezzard]

The higher weight class isn't good for Carl. He doesn't have the same power there. He can't control opponents in the same way.