Alex Arthur Moves to Light Welter

Where have you heard this? Im not sure its true
I thought he looked superb at Lightweight, very big and strong.It wouldnt supprise me if this had something to do with Khan you know!

 

I made a thread on it a couple of days ago

 

It's cool mate .Scotsman here's the article

CAPITAL boxer Alex Arthur admitted he was "delighted" that doctors have advised him he can now resume training.
Concern over the outcome of recent blood tests had meant the former WBO super-featherweight champion had been told to take a lay-off from the ring pending further investigation. Fortunately, the problem has now been diagnosed and a solution "My blood tests and other examinations revealed that I have an underactive thyroid gland which could have caused me weight problems but that this can be safely controlled so that I can resume training and boxing again," explained Arthur.
"During my latest lay-off my weight has ballooned up to eleven stone but I've been reassured that with hard training this can be brought down to the light-welterweight limit of ten stone so it looks like I won't be fighting at lightweight any more."
And Arthur has been given a major incentive to get back up and running by his manager Frank Warren. "My goal now must be to take up the place he is reserving for me on 5 December on the undercard of Amir Khan's next world title defence – so this will definitely motivate me in my training regime," he said.
Arthur, however, has pulled out of the party of boxers going to Freddie Roach's Los Angeles Wild Card gym on 15 October with his coach Terry McCormack.

"I don't want disrupt my new training regime in Edinburgh with transatlantic flying and the other diversions that going to LA might bring," said Arthur
Meanwhile, South Queensferry lightweight Lewis Benson has been handed an early reward for his stunning 15-0 win over Scottish champion Barry Craig last week by being told that he has been selected to box for Scotland in Russia in a multi-nations tournament on 22 October.

"Lewis' selection is the icing on the cake for our club as we are going to be ultra-busy this month battling in rings on club shows all over Scotland," said South Queensferry coach Mark Geraghty.

"Our former Eastern featherweight champion Dave Cowan will box in Irvine on 17 October against West champion Mike Jamieson and again at Cleland on 23 October against Fauldhouse's James Armstrong.

 

Domesticly he could clean up at Light Welter but beyond that he will not have a hope. his size and strentghwere what helped him at Super Feather, at Light Welterweight they do not exist.

 

Wonder what the odds are of him fighting Khan soon?

 

it will jsut take 1 fight at Light Welter and he will be ranked by the WBA, then the Khan fight will happen.

 

Not convinced this is a good move (even if it is a necessity).

Fo' shame, I thought he and Murray at Lightweight would have been interesting.

 

IMO Murray would have beaten him easily. AA has been beyond his best for a few years now.

 

I think Murray would have beaten him, but not easily. Arthur would have been a good test for him. It wasnt that long ago that AA was meant to be fighting Guzman remember.

 

Guzman would of really done some damage to Arthur.

 

Shame i was looking forward to a few domestic fights a lightweight with him. Don't think he will do much at Light-Welter as Jeff said everything he had an advantage in is going to be gone now.

 

AA is done