Re: Ricky Burns-Kiryl Relikh/Whyte-Lewison
Good fight that was!
Fair play to Relikh, what a prospect he is. Lots of power and aggression, good chin and a great engine considering he had never been twelve rounds before. He was the one pushing the most at the end and I thought he might actually knock Burns down or stop him. I taped that fight and it was good enough to watch again.
A tough fight for Burns, how many wars can this guy get through! Solid chin, very good ring smarts and he really used his experience to win the fight. I had him 2 rounds ahead, I'm not sure what fight the judge was watching to score 118-110!
It was Burns' experience that won the fight. His rock solid technique never deserted him, and he did enough to win most of the middle rounds. I suspect Relikh took his foot off the gas in the middle because he was worried whether he could do 12. Once his prsssure dropped and he stopped cutting the ring off, Burns was picking him off with the straight right.
Good fight.
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