Tonight's action - spoiler

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WHU_Champo_League_in_7Yrs wrote:117-113 Crawford, Burns really flagging at the end, would have been stopped if it was a 15 rounder

Jim Watt needs to be sacked, blamed the jaw from the off despite the fact burns always fights like this. Crawford is no mitchell or a washed up katsidis, and burns just wasn't good enough and that's the bottom line

Beltran-Crawford next?

Disagree, everytime he got caught with anything he looked worried, there was definitely something strange going on with Burns, didn't look right in my view.

But fair enough if you think that WHU.

Beltran-Crawford probably will be next to be honest. Both have same promoters too.

Sorry, fantastic FINAL round not first

Crawford totally schooled Burns, but I was a little disappointed with Crawford. 

Hoping for a unification bout with Vazquez or Abril later in the year.

Abraham just beat Stiglitz to regain the WBO title.  An amazing story.

But Burn's chin isn't as good as people say it is, he's been decked and hurt lots and crawford is a puncher, of course he's gonna get hurt if he squares up and takes the full force of the shots

Abraham showed better footwork and timing than I've seen from him ever. He boxed from the backfoot!

Stieglitz holding in the second half spoiled it a bit

Froch could learn from Burns' class.

Another world champion bites the dust, think it's time for Burns to retire now as he's lost more than a step, he's looked poor in his last 3 fights now.

Watt is so irritating. Chooses a boxer then bullies the other by saying anything he can to discredit everything. Ricky's jaw. Ricky's lack of commitment. Not the real Ricky Burns. Ricky Burns is x and y. Shut up Watt.

I'm no Burns fan, have never been. Crawford outworked and out fought him tonight, but give the man Burns some credit - he's been a credit to boxing and Scotland for some time.

Wasn't overly impressed by Crawford, I think if he fought Gamboa, Abril or Figueroa he'd get beaten right now, credit to Burns, he gave it his best shot but it wasn't enough.

WHU_Champo_League_in_7Yrs wrote:But Burn's chin isn't as good as people say it is, he's been decked and hurt lots and crawford is a puncher, of course he's gonna get hurt if he squares up and takes the full force of the shots

Surely you've just proven that Burns chin is as good as people say it is, either Burns has a chin or Crawford isn't a puncher.

Crawford gets found out by a slick boxer. Nothing flash. Burns is gone should retire now. I've enjoyed watching him though and wish him well. Top man and achieved a lot for the ability hes had.

here we go. a boxer loses and he should retire... and we wonder why boxers are unwilling to take on the toughest challenges nowadays

I must say I haven't seen a lot of Burns fights but to me it seems (I may be wrong here) but his heart just isn't in it anymore. He is too timid and doesn't seem to want to open up and once you go down that route as a boxer then you may as well hang up the gloves. Still how many of us can say they have been world champion.

Got a feeling truss' head may have exploded tonight with Watt's commentary!

Mad for Chelsea wrote:here we go. a boxer loses and he should retire... and we wonder why boxers are unwilling to take on the toughest challenges nowadays

I see where you're coming from but think it ls based on recent performances culminating in how ineffectual he looked tonight , rather than how just the fact that he lost.

MFC

Burns just doesn't look like the fighter he did a couple of years back, he's seem to be regressing at a rapid rate, he's achieved everything he could and more. It's more a case of getting out at the right time instead of trying to halt the inevitable slide back into the domestic scene something he's too good for.

Salido comes in unoficially at 147lbs my god, nearly 20lbs put on
Lomachenko comes up to 136...

Loma looking a little nervous as he heads into the ring.

Cagey first round but Loma looks relaxed and sharp.

Surprised Loma's being so cagey. Pretty much guaranteeing a fight that goes late.

I have this 3 rounds to Salido and the first was even in my opinon.

Gave that one to Lomachenko but he really doesn't look great

I have it even then two all. Nothing definitive though

Doesn't look bad or good, just inexperienced.

Right now the fight favours Salido in my opinion.

There are certain flashes of Loma's class in the way he turns around Salido but he doesn't look as comfortable as I expected up close.

Another Salido round, Lomachenko needs to actually throw some punches, lots of lovely fluid movement but no punches...

Just not throwing enough, makes salido miss then doesn't capitalise although you can see his class when he does put them together

favouring salido atm

I wish holding was punished more. It's not boxing.

Another Salido round, gonna be honest given Loma one round and the first was even for me...

Another Salido Round think Salido needs one more round and it's beyond doubt to be honest for me. Loma barely throws anything.

5-2 Salido with a 10-10 round, lomachenko has barely landed a clean punch

I've given him three but the definitive ones have gone to Salido, and we're in his territory now.

The unknowns were what made this fight so interesting, and we're knowing much more as time goes by.

I thought Merchant had retired. Every time Colonel Bob asks him anything Larry takes a long pause and says he doesn't know. And who's Christina?

I can see Siri getting robbed.

I like Christina.

Yet another Salido round. Loma's bitten off way more than he can chew.

Another Salido round, i'm finding this easy to score as well

Salido's round again.

And LArry Merchant retired from HBO, but he works for Top Rank now.

Lomachenko needs a KO

I respect his ambition, but it's not looking likely right now.

Loma can take it though.

Just wish they'd actually punish holding. It's relentless.

Salido looking tired, putting 20 pounds on overnight is hurting him now right at the end, Loma's round there.

Greta last round, Loma nearly had Salido out there!!!
Salido looked so tired.

Gotta respect Loma for doing that in his second fight, however Garcia won every second of every round against Salido, he needed more experience.

114/115 for me. Although that doesn't reflect how it went for me. Think Salido was the better man. Respect Loma for coming back in the last two though. Shoulda worked the solar plexus more.

as in Loma 114/115 Salido

Thought Salido was gonna get robbed there!!!

Had it comfortable to Salido to be honest, what was that judge watching to score it to Loma I really do wonder...

HE really had no clue how to control the size of Salido, his only answer was to grab hold, just not enough experience...

Ugly ass, disappointing fight. I wish they gave the decision to Lomachenko. Salido is just a dirty old spoiler/fouler who didnt make make and is a drugs cheat.

Kellerman making every excuse possible. Lomachenko hardly seems to care!

Yeah, but Loma simply didn't do anywhere near enough to win...