Ricky Burns 'there is only one fight i want'

[alba]

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this may intrest some of you ,done it on thursday night.

njoy:good

[dwilson]

Would be a good fight.

[alba]

Would be a good fight.

i do .i think burns is a decent fighter,as i mentioned in the article he has chnged to billy nelson (who trains willie limond,kenny anderson and jason hastie) and he can only get better.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Kev Mitchell? Im shocked!

I thought the Rickster would be after Nicky Cook first & foremost.

As for him moving to Nelson, I can see the difference in Ricky already. His punches arent as fat as they were a couple of years ago, his stright punches & body punching has improved dramatically.
However, I believe Nelson encourages the Rickster to be a bit too 'gung go' at times, Ricky has a great jab, & he should be encouraged to use it as much as possible.

Dangerous fight for the Rickster coming up next, & I'll be honest here, Im worried about it.

[alba]

Kev Mitchell? Im shocked!

I thought the Rickster would be after Nicky Cook first & foremost.

As for him moving to Nelson, I can see the difference in Ricky already. His punches arent as fat as they were a couple of years ago, his stright punches & body punching has improved dramatically.
However, I believe Nelson encourages the Rickster to be a bit too 'gung go' at times, Ricky has a great jab, & he should be encouraged to use it as much as possible.

Dangerous fight for the Rickster coming up next, & I'll be honest here, Im worried about it.

Who against ?

[kurt2006]

Kev Mitchell would eat him for breakfast. Burns has great workrate but power of a straw-weight.

[pokerbox]

I would much rather see Burns defend against Gomez first, then go after Mitchell. Surely this route would give Burns a bigger payday?

[Lewisbell]

I would like to see a rematch with Arthur

[MIK1000]

Kev Mitchell? Im shocked!

I thought the Rickster would be after Nicky Cook first & foremost.

As for him moving to Nelson, I can see the difference in Ricky already. His punches arent as fat as they were a couple of years ago, his stright punches & body punching has improved dramatically.
However, I believe Nelson encourages the Rickster to be a bit too 'gung go' at times, Ricky has a great jab, & he should be encouraged to use it as much as possible.

Dangerous fight for the Rickster coming up next, & I'll be honest here, Im worried about it.

Got to disagree, he's become easier to hit and moves back in straight lines and forgotten how to use the ring. Appart from that I don't think hes got any worse but appart from the arthur fight where Arthur made burns look limited at times, his punches haven't got any better. Do u not remember the Johanneson fight where Ricky was ramming in body shots left right and centre? He wasn't working the body much in the last fight. Don't see where ur coming from at all even though you'll probably see me as bias.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Got to disagree, he's become easier to hit and moves back in straight lines and forgotten how to use the ring. Appart from that I don't think hes got any worse but appart from the arthur fight where Arthur made burns look limited at times, his punches haven't got any better. Do u not remember the Johanneson fight where Ricky was ramming in body shots left right and centre? He wasn't working the body much in the last fight. Don't see where ur coming from at all even though you'll probably see me as bias.

Of course you are biased younk Mik, old Rab is like a father figure to you guys. Strangely enough, I felt bad for old Rab when Burns picked up his title, I thought the old guy would have a wee tear in his eye. i was happy for Burns, but i spared a thought for the guy who made it all posiible in the first place.

However, unlike you mik I have no emotional ties, Im just stating my opinion. & my opinion is, that Ricky was good, but a change has helped him. Like I said to you ages ago, sometimes boxers can go stale, & need a wee change to keep them on the up & up.

The Johaneson fight was a disaster. Burns did everything wrong in that fight. However, IMO hes honed his skills & now we are seeing the benefits. His body punching was effective in his last fight, but like I said earlier he was throwing fat punches all night long against Johaneson. Thats why he was wailing away with wide bodyshots that were doing nothing to tame Carl.
In his last fight though, the bodyshots worked IMO. They tired his opponent. The straight shots were thrown with more venom, & Burns looked like stopping a very dangerous opponent in the 12th.

Im happy with Burns progress, thats all Im saying. Thats were Im coming from.
I was worried a while back, but I can see it coming together now!

[robpalmer135]

Mitchell will beat Burns comprihensivley.

[Beeston Brawler]

Mitchell would destroy Burns.

If you can be SCHOOLED by Carl Johanneson you won't get anywhere. Carl is a very good, brave fighter with plenty of power, but isn't a boxer by any means.

[MIK1000]

I wouldn't judge burns by the Johanneson fight. He had a bad night that night and boxed the wrong fight but is capable of beating Johanneson in my opinion. Did u not see when every time Burns put the jabs togeather and moved against him Carl had nothing. Anyway it's not as if Mitchell had an easy ride against Carl.

[Beeston Brawler]

He did, but Johanneson stopped him from getting his punches off effectively and in the end Burns had no answer.

I agree about the Mitchell fight though - and would go as far as to say that Carl was one punch away from the big KO, it could be said that Mitchell got a bit of a favour off the referee by......

1. Being allowed to continue
2. The stoppage on Johanneson

That said, he showed plenty of heart for the battle and a decent chin - he was blocking punches with his face pretty effectively from rd 3 onwards.

[dwilson]

Burns is not capable.

[alba]

Burns is not capable.

of what?Some people said he wasent capable of winning the commonwealth.

you need to remeber he holds the 'British Masters Belt' aswell:D

[dwilson]

of what?Some people said he wasent capable of winning the commonwealth.

you need to remeber he holds the 'British Masters Belt' aswell:D


Burns won a disputed contest against little limited Akaba.


He will not hold the belt for too long unless fed a string of bums and pygmy's. A shot Carl Johannesson will still beat him.

[MIK1000]

Burns won a disputed contest against little limited Akaba.


He will not hold the belt for too long unless fed a string of bums and pygmy's. A shot Carl Johannesson will still beat him.

Disputed my arse. Ricky won the fight in second gear.

Give ricky a couple more fights at this level and i think he would beat mitchell. Look at how many Commonwealth level fighters Mitchell had to fight to get to the standard he is at now. Ricky hasn't had the luxury he's been thrown from Journey men to european level fighters without having time to adapt. I think Burns is more talented than Mitchell and in a couple more fights it will show.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Mitchell would destroy Burns.

If you can be SCHOOLED by Carl Johanneson

I hope you dont mind me asking Beeston old boy, but have you actually seen the Ricky-Carl fight?

[Dunky McCafferty]

Burns won a disputed contest against little limited Akaba.


He will not hold the belt for too long unless fed a string of bums and pygmy's. A shot Carl Johannesson will still beat him.

as for you, give it a rest. Burns won by UD, Ian Darke & Johnny Nelson at ringside scored the fight for Burns too.

So wheres the dispute?

I know the answer to my own question btw, but if thats the case for the prosecution, its pretty desperate. Cos we know that if the scotsman doesnt do enough to win the fight, the commentators dont cover up for them, i.e Truscott.

You see, im a bastard to argue with. Im way ahead of you already Barnsley boy.

[Beeston Brawler]

Yeah I saw it - perhaps because I am a Leeds lad I was a bit biased, but Carl was a clear winner from the first bell to last. Not saying that Burns didn't have his moments, but for me he was never in a chance of winning.

[achillesthegreat]

Ricky Burns is a good fight for Mitchell. Mitchell is a much better fighter now. Burns could have beaten him a few years ago, now I'm not so sure. Either way, the fight should happen.

[boxing fan]

the commonwealth title was handed to burns on a plate,he fought a guy who isnt a superfeatherweight and has never fought at that weight so how did he get to fight for the title,anyway burns won the fight but didnt he make very hard work of it,so much of all this talk of how much better he is now than he was with his old trainer,i didnt see the extra power he talks of and look how many punches more hes taking,he might have won a title but he was a better lad with his old trainer,thank god that mitchell wasnt landing some of the punches he took in his last fight or he would have been in terrible trouble,akaba couldnt hurt burns because he was so small ,if burns takes shots like that against a good big super feather he will be in trouble,just like johannson and arthur,his bottle collapsses on the big occasions

[dwilson]

as for you, give it a rest. Burns won by UD, Ian Darke & Johnny Nelson at ringside scored the fight for Burns too.

So wheres the dispute?

I know the answer to my own question btw, but if thats the case for the prosecution, its pretty desperate. Cos we know that if the scotsman doesnt do enough to win the fight, the commentators dont cover up for them, i.e Truscott.

You see, im a bastard to argue with. Im way ahead of you already Barnsley boy.


I had it close but yep Burns was ahead for me. A few people had Akaba nicking it, I think Boxing News did too (damm racists).



I was at the Johannesson vs Burns fight. Carl schoooooled him badly.

[kurt2006]

Burns has not got a punch to toruble anyone. I guess he does not drink enough Irn Bru.

[brown bomber]

Burns has not got a punch to toruble anyone. I guess he does not drink enough Irn Bru. Silence Saheed got troubled... severely. Don't be blinded by stats.

[dwilson]

Silence Saheed got troubled... severely. Don't be blinded by stats.



Great name that kid. I like Jonny Enigma better though and Surrender Sehkon(?).