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Is there bad blood between them?

ShadrachSimmo wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 07:33 Is there bad blood between them?

This happened



They were already building the fight.

Looking forward to this one to be fair. Davies hasn’t ever looked amazing to me and Ritson was a wrecking ball at domestic level at the weight below but hasn’t looked the same at 140. As well as that he tends to fall apart if you give him a little tap to the body.

Robbie Davies Jr. will meet Lewis Ritson in the new season as the pair look to settle their grudge.

The duo boxed on the same card in Liverpool earlier this month, both scoring stoppage wins, and even clashed backstage at the Exhibition Centre.

Davies Jr., the British and former European and Commonwealth super-lightweight champion, ousted Michal Dufek inside three rounds, while Ritson retained his WBA Inter-Continental belt with a win over Marek Jedrzejewski in three.

The latter of the two has been awarded home advantage and the fight will take place on October 19 at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle.

The show, which has yet to be formally announced, will be screened exclusively live on Sky Sports in the UK and DAZN Stateside.

“Robbie Davies is full of rubbish,” said Ritson, who reigned supreme as British lightweight champion before stepping up in weight after losing a European title challenge to Francesco Patera in his home city last October. “He’s been running his mouth on social media and I’m not about that. It’s a 50-50 fight but I’ll smash him.”

Davies Jr., for his part, called Ritson a “melt” and a “little maggot” ahead of his routine win over the aforementioned Dufek and is excited about the prospect of finally facing the Forest Hall man.

He said: “He’ll build the hype for the TV but when it is just me and him, he’s scared to even look at me and that’s the Gods’ honest truth. If I beat Lewis Ritson, I’m no further on. I want a world title eliminator and a crack at the world title.”

Further details, including undercard fights and fighters plus ticket information and more, will be revealed in due course.

Good domestic fight this. Not sold on Davies Jr and think he came across like a div after his last fight. Think Ritson got to much for him meself

smiling assassin wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 12:38 Good domestic fight this. Not sold on Davies Jr and think he came across like a div after his last fight. Think Ritson got to much for him meself

Don’t think Ritson has looked the same at 140 - he was massive 135 domestically - but isn’t carrying same snap at 140.

3132DW wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 12:50

smiling assassin wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 12:38 Good domestic fight this. Not sold on Davies Jr and think he came across like a div after his last fight. Think Ritson got to much for him meself

Don’t think Ritson has looked the same at 140 - he was massive 135 domestically - but isn’t carrying same snap at 140.

Agree with you mate he's not looked half as destructive up at 140 to what he was but I think he will have enough about him to deal with Davies.

Fake beef. All smiles after the fight.

samwbr wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:33 Fake beef. All smiles after the fight.

Just selling the fight.

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:58

samwbr wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:33 Fake beef. All smiles after the fight.

Just selling the fight.

No shit !!

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:58

samwbr wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:33 Fake beef. All smiles after the fight.

Just selling the fight.

Absolutely - probably got them another £10-£15k each as well to have some handbags on sky

3132DW wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 16:36

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 13:58

Just selling the fight.

Absolutely - probably got them another £10-£15k each as well to have some handbags on sky

Not like it’s PPV. They just need to sell tix.

I’m sure us boxing fans will tune in anyway.. we hardly getting fight nights anymore.. so any we do have. Might as well make the most of them.

Ritson seems too laid back to have any real bad blood

It's some of the least interesting 'beef' I've smelled

It's some of the least interesting 'beef' I've seen

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 17:39

3132DW wrote: ↑14 Aug 2019, 16:36

Absolutely - probably got them another £10-£15k each as well to have some handbags on sky

Not like it’s PPV. They just need to sell tix.

I’m sure us boxing fans will tune in anyway.. we hardly getting fight nights anymore.. so any we do have. Might as well make the most of them.

I think UK wise we’ll have decent Mid Sept to Dec between Sky/BT and US Dazn coverage most of October already covered and Sept dates filling.

Just nice to have live boxing even domestic levelZ

There is a 'gay novel cover' look to that poster

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑24 Aug 2019, 10:05 There is a 'gay novel cover' look to that poster

True.. would you rather they were all having a shît?

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑24 Aug 2019, 10:33

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑24 Aug 2019, 10:05 There is a 'gay novel cover' look to that poster

True.. would you rather they were all having a shît?

Lol, I think I might mate

Silly this bad blood fake beef stuff.
Its a good matchup, and a good card.
I believe these shows are for true British boxing fans, not casuals. And British boxing fans know a good domestic dust up when they see one
50/50 fights with entertaining fighters sells tickets- Cheese/Fitz/Ritson are all that.

Shove the fake beef up yer arse and put on more cards like this Eddeh