View Full Version : ricky burns vs yakubu amidu
johnny gunn
11-11-2008, 01:31 PM
anybody seen rickys opponent.not bad record,heard he was not bad rickys a good fighter thou im sure he will come throu.
brown bomber
11-11-2008, 04:33 PM
Should be a good fight thats for sure. Rickys got a good chin and hits reasonably hard so i'm sure unless the kids a bit special he'll come through.
johnny gunn
11-11-2008, 04:39 PM
Should be a good fight thats for sure. Rickys got a good chin and hits reasonably hard so i'm sure unless the kids a bit special he'll come through.yeah i agree a bit wiery thou the boys got a good knockout percentage looks strong as well in some of the photos iv seen
Mandanda
11-11-2008, 04:47 PM
heard this guys a real danger and if ricky fights the way he did against akaba he's in shit street. he took Ali Funeka 12 rounds and from what i read the boxing news reporter said he's got potential and the scoring was tight. Also he bangs hard.
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ricky (minus new tiger tattoo) and his next opponent :good
johnny gunn
11-12-2008, 04:58 AM
:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup
ricky (minus new tiger tattoo) and his next opponent :good[/quote]
dwilson
11-12-2008, 05:00 AM
If Yakubu turns out to not be an afro bum he will beat Burns.
johnny gunn
11-12-2008, 05:13 AM
If Yakubu turns out to not be an afro bum he will beat Burns.????????????:think why?
MightyLondoner
11-12-2008, 06:26 AM
Amidu is like alot of ghanian fighters at this stage of there career. A decent looking record a very good knockout percentage and one or 2 decent names on there record of which they've usually lost to. So wether Amidu's record is superfitual or not im sure we will find out, but one things for sure he will probably have a very good chin.
Amidu like alot of ghanian fighters at this stage of there career. A decent looking record a very good knockout percentage and one or 2 decent names on there record of which they've usually lost to. So wether Amidu's record is superfitual or not im sure we will find out, but one things for sure he will probably have a very good chin.
i cant disagree,it will be good warm up fight for when burns goes to over power kevin mitchell.
Vantage_West
11-12-2008, 08:04 AM
as the only brits poster who is pretty involved in the west african boxing scene. the opinion is that most ghanians fancy this boy differently. you got to understand that Bukom and Accra get mixed up. he trains in Bukom now.
from my uncle (who is a photographer in west africa did alot of boxing work) he says, has a very high guard, solid jab and decent handspeed. sadly the high guard means that he doesnt throw alot of punches per round and his kos usually come from an accumalation of punches which just happen to stop guys pretty early.
even tho people may look at his record and look at the number of dubutents he has fought. take into account that these are tough tough men he is fighting. these arnt the typical debutents you see on trailer park series or on an undercard journeyman...these guys look to win. and they arnt non boxers they know how ot fight just arnt refined and dont have th ebacking. if you make a 3 fight winning streak you will recieve alot of attention.
money is so scarce in these areas. a trainer in bukom called miguel castalanas says that most of his trainees dissappear after 12 months of training to fight in the pro's.
point im saying is that these are not record builders they are money figths for both men.
the kid can fight but im sure will get outboxed for the large majority of it.
Beeston Brawler
11-12-2008, 08:08 AM
i cant disagree,it will be good warm up fight for when burns goes to over power kevin mitchell.
FAIL
Not often I disagree with you, but I do here.
Johanneson made Burns look silly and took his best shots.
Mitchell has a better chin than Carl IMO, though probably not as much power.
Mitchell UD or late TKO.
is anyone going?i bought my ticket from kenny anderson last nigth.should be adecent night of boxing
dwilson
11-12-2008, 01:57 PM
????????????:think why?
Because Burns loses to anyone who is better than journeyman status.
johnny gunn
11-12-2008, 02:13 PM
Because Burns loses to anyone who is better than journeyman status.na dont think your right there hes only lost twice to really good fighters. 24-2:?
dwilson
11-12-2008, 02:31 PM
na dont think your right there hes only lost twice to really good fighters. 24-2:?
Yep abit harsh by me but I can not see him beating a top end domestic fighter. Hopefully he will prove me wrong and KO that cocky cockney.
johnny gunn
11-12-2008, 02:38 PM
Yep abit harsh by me but I can not see him beating a top end domestic fighter. Hopefully he will prove me wrong and KO that cocky cockney.ha me too bud:thumbsup
MIK1000
11-12-2008, 03:33 PM
Because Burns loses to anyone who is better than journeyman status.
u talk some amount of pish sometimes, Burns beat earl, a commonwealth games gold medalist colin bane, that last boy and a couple of other guys above journey man status. How does the fact that he lost to Arthur and Johanneson give u the idea that he loses to anyone above journeymen status.
It pays to not just say things without logic behind them :huh
Smith
11-12-2008, 03:42 PM
Ricky Burns was in the sun two days ago saying he doesnt think this fight will be too big a problem, because the guy he's fighting has already lost to Kevin Mitchell and Watson!!!!!
PROBLEM IS RICKY, your getting Yakubu mixed up with George Ashie, what the hell is going on?
Hhe and his team are looking and studying the wrong person. Trouble?
box-now
11-12-2008, 05:07 PM
Ricky Burns was in the sun two days ago saying he doesnt think this fight will be too big a problem, because the guy he's fighting has already lost to Kevin Mitchell and Watson!!!!!
PROBLEM IS RICKY, your getting Yakubu mixed up with George Ashie, what the hell is going on?
Hhe and his team are looking and studying the wrong person. Trouble?
I would think that was most likley a miss print on the paper's behalf, i doubt very much they are looking at the wrong person!!!.
Smith
11-12-2008, 06:20 PM
I would think that was most likley a miss print on the paper's behalf, i doubt very much they are looking at the wrong person!!!.So they would just make up a quote saying he knows he lost to mitchell and watson? The papers dont have enough boxing knowledge to know who they even are. It came out of Burns mouth.
So they would just make up a quote saying he knows he lost to mitchell and watson? The papers dont have enough boxing knowledge to know who they even are. It came out of Burns mouth.
you say that as if the papers do'nt make things up.............they talk shit all the time
dwilson
11-13-2008, 04:53 AM
u talk some amount of pish sometimes, Burns beat earl, a commonwealth games gold medalist colin bane, that last boy and a couple of other guys above journey man status. How does the fact that he lost to Arthur and Johanneson give u the idea that he loses to anyone above journeymen status.
It pays to not just say things without logic behind them :huh
Jeez I have already said I was abit harsh on Burns and that I wish him success against Mitchell if that fight ever happens but I really doubt he has quite enough to beat top level domestic fighters.
i take it nobody is going to this,from the board then?
Smith
11-13-2008, 06:03 AM
I wish.Was going to but work commitments let me down. Had a few boys lined up for it as well, there not going to it now 'cos im not, fuds. Nnext good Scottish show i'm there though, been a while, missing it.
MIK1000
11-13-2008, 08:48 AM
So they would just make up a quote saying he knows he lost to mitchell and watson? The papers dont have enough boxing knowledge to know who they even are. It came out of Burns mouth.
I know ricky, there's no chance their going into fight with the wrong guy in mind. Especially since watson used to be his stable mate, they would know about ashie.
I know ricky, there's no chance their going into fight with the wrong guy in mind. Especially since watson used to be his stable mate, they would know about ashie.
i doubt it aswell ,the guy is aprofessional for christ sake,.looking at the weight inn they both looked good.
dwilson
11-14-2008, 10:00 AM
I hope all those going to the fight enjoy themselves and I hope your boy wins. CMON Kevin and Ricky!!!
nufc16
11-14-2008, 03:20 PM
never mind!
Bluenose
11-14-2008, 05:50 PM
Ricky looked very impressive tonight. Good win.
Kid Lucky
11-14-2008, 05:57 PM
Ricky looked very impressive tonight. Good win.
You mean what's on at the moment isn't live :patsch
I'm going to the fridge to get a nice beer assumung that it's headed for a 12 round decision (rd 6 just finished)
Bluenose
11-14-2008, 06:01 PM
You mean what's on at the moment isn't live :patsch
I'm going to the fridge to get a nice beer assumung that it's headed for a 12 round decision (rd 6 just finished) No mate. All bouts were filmed earlier. I presume in case of what happened with the early stoppage.
Doors opened at half 6 with the first fight on about 7ish. Don't head to the fridge btw :good
premature stoppage. i think he would have got it anyway, but amidu could have survived that round
nufc16
11-14-2008, 06:03 PM
that was a premature stoppage, but amidu only has himself to blame for being too brave and staying on his feet when he should've took a knee.
Mandanda
11-14-2008, 06:04 PM
yh thats a good win. stopped a bit to early but i think that's a great first defence. where you guys think he goes from here? there talking about nicky cook i'm not to sure about that but maybe some good domestic clashes.
nufc16
11-14-2008, 06:05 PM
nickys too polished for him imo, has the skills of burns, but better ring smarts and power.
And to think many of you picked this African bum. He couldn't box a lick.
This is exactly what you expect when you see a guy with a high KO ratio coming out of Africa that ain't beat anyone.
There is only one Prescott!
Kid Lucky
11-14-2008, 06:07 PM
No mate. All bouts were filmed earlier. I presume in case of what happened with the early stoppage.
Doors opened at half 6 with the first fight on about 7ish. Don't head to the fridge btw :good
Mmmm - beer.
Miss anything? Aaaahhhhhhhh!!!!! Curse you beer curse you Ian John-Lewis!
lol @them already talking about burns being the next opponent for the wbo british world championship
Fucked up on this pick. Picked Amidu based on his result against Funeka, fat load of help that did.
faisal
11-14-2008, 06:17 PM
And to think many of you picked this African bum. He couldn't box a lick.
This is exactly what you expect when you see a guy with a high KO ratio coming out of Africa that ain't beat anyone.
There is only one Prescott!
never knew columbia was in africa
never knew columbia was in africa
:lol:
But we all considered he may have been another Prescott. Huge KO ratio, but against no name bums, he might have been dangerous.
Often these guys are not taught correctly, and are just relying on punching out bums.
I think that was evident tonight, that guy couldn't possibly knock out a live body, and he wasn't even as big of a puncher as Prescott, no way near.
Robot16
11-14-2008, 07:04 PM
Fucked up on this pick. Picked Amidu based on his result against Funeka, fat load of help that did.
I based my opinion on that too.
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