Does Frampton deserve credit for moving up to 126?

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  1. TheAxeMan

    TheAxeMan New Member Full Member

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    Frampton is small fighter.Move up for a easier fight.Could still make 122 no doubt.He's tiny.

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  2. bluzi

    bluzi Active Member Full Member

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    Wanted the rigo fight more tbh , but this is a good figh as well i feel a lose to rigo doesnt set him back that much and he can still get the LSC fight with no issues , shame.
     
  3. RacingBeat

    RacingBeat Casual lives matter Full Member

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    First to admit I haven't seen a lot of Frampton, but being an LSC fan I'd say he has got his hands full.

    He will have plenty of countering opportunities, put it that way
     
  4. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well hes taking on a top fighter, so fair play to him.

    I think he had naturally outgrown 122 anyway. He'd been saying for a while that he was finding it hard to make the weight
     
  5. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Credit for what? Ducking Rigondeaux. Frampton is a short fellow. At 5'4 he would have been the shortest opponent Rigondeaux has faced, and really would have gotten destroyed, as he brings nothing to the table that would trouble Rigs.

    I'll give Frampton credit for getting a pay day. I'm fairly sure he is paid well by Haymon, otherwise he wouldn't have signed with him. Unfortunately for Frampton, Santa Cruz presents a whole other set of problems then the crafty Rigondeaux does. Santa Cruz is about 5'8 at least. He will tower over Frampton, just like he towered over Kiko Martinez. Like Martinez, Frampton doesn't have good feet, or good head movement. He will end up getting stuck on the outside of that long Santa Cruz reach after a few rounds, and be pounded out. He looked like **** against Quigg, and also that Latin guy on his PBC debut.
     
  6. Limerickbox

    Limerickbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not according to him and his camp.

    Also define "tiny" he's about 5'5.

    He's the same height as someone like Denis Shafikov, or even Khuritzde.

    He's a strongly built guy
     
  7. Southpawology

    Southpawology Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are serious? Please explain as Frampton has excellent foot speed and lateral movement, your constantly hating on him so enlighten us
     
  8. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Second divisional title against a bigger man. I would have loved to see the Rigo fight but I'm in agreement with most that the LSC fight is just as good.
     
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  9. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Kid galahad and Dylian White. They're british so **** it.
     
  10. deadACE

    deadACE Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It's a better pay day than Rigo and he has a better chance of winning against lsc. It's still a tough fight and Rigo is high risk low reward in terms of money so which is the better option.
     
  11. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    You do realise lesser fighters than Frampton have dropped Rigo multiple times right? At his age he may well be living off a reputation that he can no longer sustain.

    If I was him I would have looked to Loma anyway. He was more than up for fighting him.
     
  12. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    LSC is tailor made for Frampton. He plods forward and will be picked off all night.

    Frampt took the easy road.
     
  13. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    And if LSC proves to be too much for Frampton, What then?
     
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  14. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Frampt loses his zero.
     
  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Nah, nah nah. You will give LSC credit for beating a guy you felt would pick him apart in an easy road fight.
     
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