Frampton vs.Gonzalez Jr

Gringo180

efb wrote: »

Frampton didn't exactly cover himself in glory with this fight.

But entertaining.

That Mexican is a superb boxer. Deffo belongs in the ring with the very best.

oconn96049

Looking like a draw

Halloween Jack

Not great from frampton, against a guy who never had a 12 rounder....

efb

Gringo180 wrote: »

That Mexican is a superb boxer. Deffo belongs in the ring with the very best.

He never had a 12 round fight though, this should have been easier.

Tiriel

Wow that was a bigger win than I thought it'd be. 116-108 and 115-109

Junkyard Tom

+8, +8, +6 was it?

Icaras

Very big points difference, a little surprising.

efb

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Not great from frampton, against a guy who never had a 12 rounder....

agreed. Probably best sticking to Quigg and the UK scene.

LuckyGent88

Good win by frampton in the end and a quality test.

awec

Good entertainment that.

nullzero

Halloween Jack wrote: »

Not great from frampton, against a guy who never had a 12 rounder....

He boxed well in fairness. It was a tough test for him and he did what was required.

efb

BPL best league in the world... believe the hype... :rolleyes:

Mint Sauce

Thought it would have been closer my self. Thought only for the points deduction, it was going to take a KO from Frampton fighting a local lad.

rock_face

From the inteviews it would seem that weight issues caused him to bonk (the cycling definition, not the other one).

efb

nullzero wrote: »

He boxed well in fairness. It was a tough test for him and he did what was required.

He should have ended it, yer man was fighting on empty in the last two rounds.

Halloween Jack

nullzero wrote: »

He boxed well in fairness. It was a tough test for him and he did what was required.

Id agree with that, but that guy was supposed to be a tomato can, nowhere near top class...

efb

I thought the scores were v generous to Frampton, but he wins. Quigg fighting tonight?

efb

efb wrote: »

agreed. Probably best sticking to Quigg and the UK scene.

Bit of an overreaction after a mere 1 fight? Andy Lee was floored in his first US fight and now he has a World Title. Frampton won what was a very tough fight aganst an unknown quantity and that will stand to him in the future. You have to test yourself against the best. And besides, thats where the money is at the end of the day.

efb

Too short for Featherweight, I agree with Duke

nullzero

efb wrote: »

He should have ended it, yer man was fighting on empty in the last two rounds.

When someone catches you the way he caught frampton in the first round you need to be a lot more dominant before you can be confident enough to go all out for the KO. It was a good boxing performance and let's him links he can take a knock and keep going.

menoscemo

efb wrote: »

I thought the scores were v generous to Frampton, but he wins. Quigg fighting tonight?

Quigg Ko'ed Kiko in 2. Very impressive tonight.

Talib Fiasco

I thought it was a fair score. Ya man has a ridiculous good chin. Carl learned the hard way he isn't invincible though. Bring on the fight with Quigg!

efb

Deleted User wrote: »

Bit of an overreaction after a mere 1 fight? Andy Lee was floored in his first US fight and now he has a World Title. Frampton won what was a very tough fight aganst an unknown quantity and that will stand to him in the future. You have to test yourself against the best. And besides, thats where the money is at the end of the day.

All of Andy's early fights were in the US, and Andy was very lucky to get a draw in his last fight, and without his KO he wouldn't have a belt.

This wasn't a test against the best, it was a standard Mexican fighter.

awec

What would be the implications of moving to featherweight?

efb

awec wrote: »

What would be the implications of moving to featherweight?

He would be incredibly short, shorter reach, and does he have the power???

Talib Fiasco

awec wrote: »

What would be the implications of moving to featherweight?

Getting his ass handed to him by Lomachenko

Gringo180

efb wrote: »

He should have ended it, yer man was fighting on empty in the last two rounds.

Your a bit harsh there bud. He showed a lot of character to come back after those knock downs. That Mexican has hands of stone because Framptons chin is made of granite. Great heart shown by Carl tonight even if it wasnt his best performance.

awec

Would rule out a Quigg fight, would it not?

efb

Gringo180 wrote: »

Your a bit harsh there bud. He showed a lot of character to come back after those knock downs. That Mexican has hands of stone because Framptons chin is made of granite. Great heart shown by Carl tonight even if it wasnt his best performance.

I stand by what I said. if Frampton leaves his guard down he's easy pickings.

Quigg is his best option I reckon.

efb

awec wrote: »

Would rule out a Quigg fight, would it not?

moving up weight? I don't think he will.