Think he was banking on being able to put on a rematch. Doubt there's much appetite for that now. Burns needs to be looking to Vazquez and Broner, but they will cost big money to lure to the UK. Would be great to see Ricky in a big Vegas fight.DaveBoyMorrison wrote:Warren is gutted like a fish. Sick that his boy Kevin got KOd.
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Recorded the fight and just watched it. I thought the ref did well to stop it, Burns came in and threw some bombs, Mitchell widely swung and missed twice and then Burns was all over him landing unanswered punches. Two missed punches isn't still throwing.keithmoonhangover wrote:I thought it was badly timed, but then I could see the clock and the ref couldn't.The Dark Destroyer wrote:What do you lot make of the stoppage? Seemed a little bit premature to me, given that he'd already been through worse and was still throwing.
I think he could have made it out of the round, not taking anything away from Burns though.
Everyone is spot on, Burns looked massive at the weight and Mitchell looked tiny in comparison almost like it was a miss match in weights. How Mitchell stays focused as there is plenty of fights there for him and as someone says a move to SFW wouldn't be out of the question should he still be able to make the weight. Mitchell vs. Murray 2 would be epic.
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I don't think Murray should get a shot either.The Dark Destroyer wrote:I hope you're wrong. It's way too soon.keithmoonhangover wrote:It's gonna be very hard for Warren to resist putting Harrison in there.The Dark Destroyer wrote:Warren said their looking to have Burns out again in December, any one have any idea who they might be thinking of?
I can hope for John Murray though.
He's coming off two very bad knockout defeats.... Burns would destroy him.
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earsjohn wrote:Think he was banking on being able to put on a rematch. Doubt there's much appetite for that now. Burns needs to be looking to Vazquez and Broner, but they will cost big money to lure to the UK. Would be great to see Ricky in a big Vegas fight.DaveBoyMorrison wrote:Warren is gutted like a fish. Sick that his boy Kevin got KOd.
Every chance but I think he was banking on Mitchell beating Ricky. Warren praised burns through gritted teeth and could hardly look at him. IMO Burns should get as far away from him as possible. I know they are all sharks but Franks reaction was out of order.
I just watched it again. Ricky was better in every respect. He can really get to the top at this weight. I think he will beat that sloppy hype job Broner.
Ricky must also be up there with the classiest, articulate world champions in boxing. He is an absolute credit to the sport. Here's hoping he makes millions. As others have said Mitchell is also a great sportsman, took it incredibly well.