I'm not sure Barnes or Conlon will go pro, they're earning very well in the ams. That fella Ryan Burnett, I know he's signed with Hatton but I think Hearn or McGuigan will look to snap him up later down the line. Lack of TV for Hatton will mean he'll only be able to take prospects so far. Either way he's a serious talent
Agree we get people raving about lomachenko, inoue, verdejo, usyk and rightly so but for some reason campbell doesnt get mentioned alongside these hot prospects/future champions, plus he gets a fraction of the exposure/hype that aj gets
Very good shout with Burnett. If he eventually moves up I can see a big money fight between him and Frampton happening in a few years.
Flip I never knew that. I didn't think Conlon would in particular as his brother has been pro for years and I don't imagine he's made a tonne of money at it. Suppose he didn't have the amateur exposure of his brother
I think lomachenko apart, id put him up there with the others its frustrating waiting for this coyle fight as he should be fighting for the european then fighting maybe a mickey bey or a top 20 fighter later this year
I think it's possible unbeaten Josh Warrington can be safely guided to a title, he can sell 10,000 tickets now and although not a puncher I still find him good to watch, that will be attractive for Eddie to spend time and money on his path, he beat my mate Samir when Sam was about 14-0, and Sam threw bombs for 7 or 8 rounds solid, Josh was very composed and chipped away and once Sam gassed Josh put him away, I was impressed. Recording victories over the likes of Rendal Munroe and Martin Lindsay since, his last fight was a WBC eliminator which he won a wide UD. The punch power is his weakness, but he's young, tough, has a good following and no lack of skill. Will be interesting to watch him and Selby at some point too.
I was doing Matchroom stable but I cant see Murray winning a title either as his management are terrible, they only get him the most difficult title shot, never the easiest.
Mitchell Smith is another Paul Butler but with less talent and will get found out soon. I'd even back Josh Leather to beat him if they fought.