Why is he being treated like some journeyman? Is he with Eddie Hearn? Why would Eddie disrespect him like that offering him fights so far above his weight? Its really bad. His last 2 fights have been size mismatches. Tommy Coyle and John Murray. Now i know hes the one accepting the fights but he needs to make a living and is a warrior so its not surprising he takes the fights. Eddie should get some fights at featherweight if he can still make it or Superfeather but Lightweight is a joke. The size difference last night was out of order. John is still a decent domestic fighter when hes fighting somebody his own size.
I'm pretty sure last night was the wake up call Eddie will need when picking Simmo for another late call up. Sure he said afterwards Simmo will go back to Feather or Super Feather.
Its not as simple as that. He needs to pay the bills and if these fights against Lightweights are the best paydays he going to take them. But Eddie shouldn't be offering them in the first place.
Agree with this, promoters shouldn't be putting on fights with such size mismatches, not fair on the competitors or the viewers, what's the point? Saturday was a farce and the second you saw them next to each other you knew there would only be one winner.
Because this is what boxing promoters do they don't give an absolute **** for fighters and care about themselves but a lot of people on here think frank ******s the only one like this but they all are
John isnt with hearn but he sells alot of tickets so hearn keeps putting him on the shows. He took the coyle fight as hearn promised him a title fight on at FW or SFW or the next burns card which then hearn failed to deliver.
Don King was the only promoter who emotionally loved his fighters & cared for their health. All the rest are scumbags!
Was preety sad seeing simpson in there with murray looked about a stone an half difference between em
You've got a problem with John Simpson taking fights, but you've not got a problem with Hearn making mis-matches? Tell you what Solaris take Eddies d!ck out you're mouth you Aids carrying b*stard :deal
To be fair John accepted the fight and win lose or draw he was going down to FW after the fight. John was well paid for the fight and he has a young family to support so credit to him. But he will box at feather from now on
Billy wat about warrington for the commonwealth title sure the board wud pass a vacant british title shot as well in manchester if selby has vacated.
Well warrington on that show v tba. Surely after wat simmo has done for them they o him something like that fight