First and foremost I want to make clear that this thread is not intended as a slant or attack at Ricky Burns or his team. I have the utmost respect for Burns and I wish him all the success in the World as a British Boxer. And I think it is important that people on here (that’s you Nutjob) understand that Ricky and Billy don’t have much say in who Ricky takes on. However I have to vent my spleen at this fight being made. Laryea is ranked as being 128 at Super Featherweight according to BoxRec, and although BoxRec is a cack of **** a good portion of the time, you have to say that is indicative to the quality of Laryea. He has lost to Maxwell Awuku (who lost to a 9 fight novice in Liam Walsh), Osumanu Akaba (who lost to Ricky and Paul Truscott) and Yakubu Amidu (Who lost to Ricky by KO). Sure he beat Paul Abbleby but who is Appleby when it comes to the World Scene and the reality is that all he had to do was keep on throwing the jab because it landed at will, early on Appleby had him hurt and on the way out with a few decent body shots. Simply put Laryea is a shocking opponent and it is fights like this that have taken away the point in world titles and clouded the definition of what is World Level. This fight is a disgrace in a time that Boxing really needs people to step up and make decent fights, instead we are getting far too much **** fights like this. Well people always say that the easiest way to make a difference or to force change is to take your custom elsewhere, well that is exactly what I am going to do and I hope many of you join me. Rant over. Go easy on me lads.
I understand your sentiments mate and pretty much agree with you. I will probably watch as it's boxing and it won't be me paying for it so it's not going to matter to much. It is a joke of a bout and Appleby knows as well as anyone how bad he was and clueless he fought. If Burns doesn't stop his man then it be embarrassing imo. I think Burns attacks body enough in opening 2 rounds and he will be gone within 4-5 rounds. It's a really really poor bout....but really not shocked when i see before he was matched against Evensen he was looking at Matt Zegan...who drew against a 3-0 novice if i remember correctly. Warren's gone back to his old ways on this one....but even by his standards he's taking **** bigtime.
I'm not expecting it to make a huge difference but I would more rather do something that just watch and then moan about it before and after. For me I won't just watch because it is Boxing it has to have substance. I hope someone from Sky takes not, not likely but you never know.
Its a joke fight it really is and the fact that he is foreign is the only reason Waren ca pass this off ad a "world" title fight. Imagine if he put Liam Walsh in with him there would be uproar and he would still be a better opponent than Laryea. I can see why Warren would want to do this after all Burns in a funny way is his "cash cow"at the moment and only world titlist and he is making good money in Scotland but what annoys me is that Sky have accepted this fight how can they claim that they are committed to a better standard of opposition with this being passed as a world title fight what a joke. Sky are the ones in the real position of power if they rejected this fight Warren has nowhere to go they need to stand up to promoters to keep them honest or they will take try and take the **** Laryea would be a good opponent for Walsh's next commonwealth defence not ****ing Ricky Burns
I just don't know why they don't have more faith in Ricky Burns. Give him a chance, for **** sake. I'm sure he won't mind. It's hurting his image more than anything.
Anything less than a dominant stoppage by Burns inside six rounds would be poor. As bad as Appleby was that night he hurt the bloke in the 2nd and with a bit of intelligence would have had him out of there not long afterwards. Really Warren ought to be ashamed of himself making this match, it's disgraceful. Sportingbet are usually pretty generous, and they have been again.... Ricky ought to be 1/1000 in this one.
This isn't meant to be melodramatic and I am sure that the relevant parties won't even take notice. But I wanted to vent my spleen and do so in a constructive articulate intelligent manner that can at least be taken seriously if it is seen by someone in the know. Boxing fans are regularly told that they don't get it and they aren't important but considering that it is us that have stuck with the Sport and are the ones that keep the Sport going I feel that we should be taken far more seriously and have far more voice then what we have at the moment. So whilst I expect a thread like this and the many others of this kind to go unnoticed I hope otherwise.
its the second god awfull defence on the trott , thats my problen with it . he deserved a payday after he did away with martinez but this is two now
I was just kidding mate. I'm not happy about this fight but I can let it slide if a unification is coming next... as unlikely as it is.
i think its a shame also they don't have more faith in Billy. I am confident he could beat Fana. What about a guy like Litzau to who is getting bigged up in the US but is shocking.
It doesn't even have to be someone in the Top 10 it would just have to be someone that could be a legitimate threat which Laryea clearly isn't. Like others have said above I wasn't exactly over the moon with Evensen but I accepted it, but when you get another opponent for a "world title" that is even worse then the last opponent you have to really say this is really taking the **** out of the fans.
Laryea would have been a debatable commonwealth defence and evenson would have been a weak european title fight. but this is what warren is like with his champions. look at the guys harrison, calzaghe faced.