Quigg Is Up There With Froch And Haye

Right now I think Scott Quigg is up there with David Haye and Carl Froch as the most devastating punchers in British boxing.

And it’s a power that Carl Frampton simply could not handle.

If people think I’m exaggerating then they should take a look at his past three defences of his WBA super- bantamweight title.

Stephane Jamoye became the latest victim of his brutal power at the Phones 4u Arena earlier this month.

It took three rounds for Scott to finish the Belgian off. His previous two fights against Diego Silva and Tshifhiwa Munyai ended in two.

I would love to get him on one of those machines from Rocky IV that the Russians had Ivan Drago hooked up to.

I think the results would prove my point.

His fans have seen what he can do in the ring – but believe me, there is so much more.

I’ve seen what he’s done to world class opponents in sparring in America. We know what he’s capable of.

I have no worries whatsoever about Carl Frampton. And like Scott – I cannot wait for that fight.

Body or chin – when he lands, Carl is in trouble. We know the new IBF champion is suspect around the whiskers. He can run – he can do what he wants, but when the fight comes, we will deal with it.

The crunching body shots that Scott produced against Jamoye brought back memories of Ricky Hatton, who was famous for that.

Yet he still doesn’t seem to get the credit he deserves for his punching power when, for me, he is proving himself one of the biggest hitters pound-for-pound in Britain.

There was no surprise that talk immediately turned to the Frampton fight after Scott’s latest win.

We would love that fight, but Carl has to defend against Chris Avalos.

That’s fine – it’s a mandatory – but I don’t want to leave Scott on the shelf when he’s in this kind of form.

Carl has got a bad hand after his victory against Kiko Martinez, so I don’t see a fight with Scott happening until Easter or May next year.

So we’ve got to try to make another unification fight with WBC champion Leo Santa Cruz.

That fight could be made before Christmas, either in the UK or the US.

If Scott won that then he could fight Frampton in the summer when he would be bringing two world titles to the table.

It would be great if his promoter Eddie Hearn could break the bank to bring Santa Cruz here.

Frank Warren managed to get Kostya Tszyu to Manchester for Hatton’s career-defining fight – we’ve now got to deliver for Scott Quigg.

That’s the kind of fight that would raise his profile on both sides of the Atlantic and only build the hype for a potential outdoors showdown with Frampton next year.

Whether it’s Frampton or Santa Cruz – we want Scott’s next fight to be a world title unification clash.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/boxing/joe-gallagher-column-quigg-up-7814837

Rowley wrote:Has Quigg now become our whipping boy for all of the ills of boxing? Steffan will be over the moon we have moved on from Cleverley.

Rowley wrote:Has Quigg now become our whipping boy for all of the ills of boxing? Steffan will be over the moon we have moved on from Cleverley.

TopHat24/7 wrote:What a prat of an article.....

AdamT wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:What a prat of an article.....

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Steffan wrote:

AdamT wrote:

TopHat24/7 wrote:What a prat of an article.....

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Gallagher is just hyping him up a bit and I wouldn't take it too seriously

jon200 wrote:On a semi-related topic - does it annoy the hell out of anyone else that Frampton won't leave the comfort of Ireland to fight anyone?

jon200 wrote:On a semi-related topic - does it annoy the hell out of anyone else that Frampton won't leave the comfort of Ireland to fight anyone?

TopHat24/7 wrote:

jon200 wrote:On a semi-related topic - does it annoy the hell out of anyone else that Frampton won't leave the comfort of Ireland to fight anyone?

1. No.
2. Don't think it's a comfort thing.
3. Expect to see him in MSQ soon.....