Ricky Burns Title Shot Friday!!!

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by micky, Sep 22, 2008.


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  1. micky

    micky Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Now I know our Scottish lads on here will be well pleased that Ricky has an unexpected title shot this Friday, not only that but its live on SKY.
    He fights for the "now" vacant Commonwealth Super-Featherweight belt.

    Replaces the Marsh/Dean fight which is off.

    Burns faces Osumanu Akaba who lost to Truscott recently and then even more recently beat Munyai.

    I think Burns is too big and classy for this guy although it promises to be a decent test and an upset is not impossible.

    He is strong and comes forward but I think Ricky has too much skillwise for the Ghanaian.

    Presumably Mitchell gave up the belt so SN could provide a title show for Sky, even more presumptious would be that Burns/Mitchell is only a few months away.

    Views?
     
    micky, Sep 22, 2008
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  2. dwilson

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    What belt is it for exactly?


    Looking forward to this.
     
    dwilson, Sep 22, 2008
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  3. micky

    micky Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Apologies guys its the Commonwealth Super-Feather strap
    will edit my other post as well
     
    micky, Sep 22, 2008
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  4. dwilson

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    Glad to see him get another decent shot at a belt. Was he in training for another fight because the opponent is more than capable of causing an upset.
     
    dwilson, Sep 22, 2008
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  5. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Burns vs Mitchell would be a *******. Great test for Mitchell before pushing onto world level. Expect it to happen before christmas.

    its actually a decent little card at the york hall, those 3 chavs are fighting and vinny mitchell, also Derek Chisora vs Lee Swaby.
     
    robpalmer135, Sep 22, 2008
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  6. victorhugo4222

    victorhugo4222 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lets hope ricky can pull it off.
     
    victorhugo4222, Sep 22, 2008
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  7. rooq

    rooq Rooq's Boxing Promoter Full Member

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    who was commonwealth champ before? did kevin mitchell vacate?
     
    rooq, Sep 22, 2008
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  8. elle

    elle Journeywoman Full Member

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    Good luck to Burns - hope thats a good fight because, to be honest, I didn't think the rest of the card looked all that. Perhaps it will shape up once all the TBA's have been announced.
     
    elle, Sep 22, 2008
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  9. dwilson

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    Yep I was pretty disapointed with the card. Top of the bill ok but only really an undercard fight really. I would rather watch Skelton thanb Fatty Chisora and the Walsh brothers will get matched very softly. And add Vinny Mitchell. Wow wonder just how many chavs they will fit into the building.
     
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  10. micky

    micky Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Assuming Mitchell vacated to get a title fight on Sky for SN's new contract, date was there to be filled when Marsh/Dean fell apart not a bad little fight but as someone said really a chief support to a bigger contest but I like Ricky Burns and think he wins this one well.

    Would be interesting to see how Mitchell copes with him, assuming they will fight some time around Christmas or just after perhaps.

    I think Mitchell is Euro class easily but styles make fights and Burns could give him fits despite the Johannsson results that both had.
     
    micky, Sep 22, 2008
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  11. John18

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    Go on Ricky!

    Big fan.
     
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  12. boxing fan

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    surely there is better opposition out there for burns,this undermines the title,this guy is only a featherweight and hasnt got a great record at that weight,no wounder cage fighting is taking off in a big way because they match the fights fairly,this is a mismatch,burns will win easily,
    i predict a poor fight for the tv fans
     
    boxing fan, Sep 22, 2008
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  13. dwilson

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    ****. Have you seen the standard of UK cage fighting? It is **** and full of awful mismatches. Burns is the favorite to beat Akaba but Akaba is a tough git who will cause him alot of problems, he is also settled in the country now and the fact that Burns is no big puncher makes an upset a real posibility.
     
    dwilson, Sep 23, 2008
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  14. box-now

    box-now Active Member Full Member

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    Hope Ricky win's this, sure he will, but it will be a hard fight for him, he's not really fought a decent fighter since his British title shot.
     
    box-now, Sep 23, 2008
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  15. brown bomber

    brown bomber 2010 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    I've seen some terrible mis-matches. One fight I was at saw a local boy taking on a man who looked and fought as if he had down syndrome. I won't embarrass the participants by naming them but the 'sport' in general is mainly a case of 'two cart horses-'. I've stopped watching. It requires a very limited amount of skill thats for sure.
     
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