Thread: Whats Next For Witter?

I know that Junior has plenty of detractors - and based on some of his fights, thats fair enough. In my opinion he's a talented fighter who, in the 'One Champ' days, would have been a very good Top ten Contender. However, he's a World Champ now so we should respect that.

I think that Witter - Malignaggi is a terrible fight for both camps. It would kill both their careers. Witter looks best when he's counter punching and Magic Man likes to peck his way to a UD. They're both decent boxers but todays fight game calls for more action.

Here's my top three picks for Juniors next bout (which should ideally be this year to build on the momentum)

1 - Ricardo Torres 32 (2 - 1.
Torres' only loss was a donnybrook against Cotto two years ago, in which he became the first man to drop Miguel before succumbing to a 7th round KO. Since then he's outpointed Arnaoutis & Mora (a Witter KO victim) and then had last weeks' controversial KO win against Holt. Let them unify in Miami where's there's plenty of Colombians & Brits to bolster the live gate. Witter has as good a chance as any of defeating Torres and I think his sharp counter punching could KO the South American within 5 rounds.

2 - Gavin Rees 27 (13) - 0.
I have to admit, I didn't give Rees a chance against M'baye. His previous 26 opponents had a combined record of 316-731-44 for a 67% losing percentage. In fact his only fight of 2007 was against Billy Smith who had lost 84% of his previous bouts! BUT, he rose to the occasion and beat a decent champ. This could be a decent fight but I'm still not convinced by Rees and think he would be out jabbed in a so-so bout by an uninspired Witter. Saying that, we don't know how good Rees is until he loses...

3 - Juan Urango 18 (14) - 1.
OK, so this one is a harder sell but we all saw Ricky Hatton holding on and being out-manned by (or fighting smart against) Urango in the later rounds. If Witter can do a number on Iron Twin then he has extra leverage for that elusive Hitman fight. I doubt if anyone can stop Urango at 140 but Junior loves come forward guys. It would be a great gauge for the Bradford boxer and a massive result if he won by KO or at least downed the stocky brawler a couple of times.

I know I rate Witter higher than most of here, but I've always been a fan of the Ingle Way. His biggest problem is the "hit & not be hit" style but if he fights good opponents often enough people will overlook that. Junior only has a couple of years left in the game. He needs to fight every 3 or 4 months.

I agree with Torres & Rees but I'd have Malignaggi ahead of Urango.

Originally Posted by Galaxy.

I agree with Torres & Rees but I'd have Malignaggi ahead of Urango.

Malignaggi means more but it would be a horrible fight to watch

Originally Posted by taansend

Originally Posted by Galaxy.

I agree with Torres & Rees but I'd have Malignaggi ahead of Urango.

Malignaggi means more but it would be a horrible fight to watch

I dunno, both are highly skilled!

Would love to see Torres vs. Witter.
I know a lot of people dislike Witter but hes stepping up and facing tougher opponents hes hungry and he wants to fight.

Torres is on a streak here so I think it would make for a interesting fight.

Why did that get posted again

Originally Posted by Galaxy.

Originally Posted by taansend

Originally Posted by Galaxy.

I agree with Torres & Rees but I'd have Malignaggi ahead of Urango.

Malignaggi means more but it would be a horrible fight to watch

I dunno, both are highly skilled!

You're right. It's a purists fight, but Witter has a reputation based on his Judah fight so he has to avoid any boxing matches - as sad as that sounds

He really needs more fights like the Harris result. Hatton can afford the odd boring fight as his rep is that of Mr Excitement. Witters US rep is the opposite so he can only be involved in high action fights or maybe dominant knockouts....

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Would love to see Torres vs. Witter.
I know a lot of people dislike Witter but hes stepping up and facing tougher opponents hes hungry and he wants to fight.

Torres is on a streak here so I think it would make for a interesting fight.

I think Torres and Holt are going to have a rematch

Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Would love to see Torres vs. Witter.
I know a lot of people dislike Witter but hes stepping up and facing tougher opponents hes hungry and he wants to fight.

Torres is on a streak here so I think it would make for a interesting fight.

I think Torres and Holt are going to have a rematch

What for?
Torres beat him, Torres didn't cheat.
The only thing I see there is a hostile crowd that was getting out of hand.
The same way there was a hostile crowd on the night of Chavez-Haugen, Paez-Groove I, Benvenutti-Monzon and even more recent Valero-Mosquera there was a hostile crowd there.
Loud chants, flying objects there was an uncontrolled atmosphere.
Did that cause him to loose the fight? Possibly.
Is that cheating? No.
Monzon and Valero both fought in their opponents turf/home and got past the chants/roars, objects and crowd.
Holt lost and that's that, he needs to move on and so does Torres he needs to look for his next opponent.

I think Torres vs. Witter should be it BUT come on we know it ain't happening, I think Torres - Urango would make for an interesting fight also.

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Would love to see Torres vs. Witter.
I know a lot of people dislike Witter but hes stepping up and facing tougher opponents hes hungry and he wants to fight.

Torres is on a streak here so I think it would make for a interesting fight.

I think Torres and Holt are going to have a rematch

What for?
Torres beat him, Torres didn't cheat.
The only thing I see there is a hostile crowd that was getting out of hand.
The same way there was a hostile crowd on the night of Chavez-Haugen, Paez-Groove I, Benvenutti-Monzon and even more recent Valero-Mosquera there was a hostile crowd there.
Loud chants, flying objects there was an uncontrolled atmosphere.
Did that cause him to loose the fight? Possibly.
Is that cheating? No.
Monzon and Valero both fought in their opponents turf/home and got past the chants/roars, objects and crowd.
Holt lost and that's that, he needs to move on and so does Torres he needs to look for his next opponent.

I think Torres vs. Witter should be it BUT come on we know it ain't happening, I think Torres - Urango would make for an interesting fight also.

Why? Because controversy creates cash, especially in the modern day. A rematch would sell a lot in the states and they'd probably put it on PPV

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Originally Posted by P.G.H Angel Eyes

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Would love to see Torres vs. Witter.
I know a lot of people dislike Witter but hes stepping up and facing tougher opponents hes hungry and he wants to fight.

Torres is on a streak here so I think it would make for a interesting fight.

I think Torres and Holt are going to have a rematch

What for?
Torres beat him, Torres didn't cheat.
The only thing I see there is a hostile crowd that was getting out of hand.
The same way there was a hostile crowd on the night of Chavez-Haugen, Paez-Groove I, Benvenutti-Monzon and even more recent Valero-Mosquera there was a hostile crowd there.
Loud chants, flying objects there was an uncontrolled atmosphere.
Did that cause him to loose the fight? Possibly.
Is that cheating? No.
Monzon and Valero both fought in their opponents turf/home and got past the chants/roars, objects and crowd.
Holt lost and that's that, he needs to move on and so does Torres he needs to look for his next opponent.

I think Torres vs. Witter should be it BUT come on we know it ain't happening, I think Torres - Urango would make for an interesting fight also.

Well said Mick. Sounds like I'm not the only one who believes Torres is very underrated. Torres deserves a chance at Witter more than Paulie. Torres has defended his belt twice to Paulie's 0. I'd also fancy Torres style to beat Witter. I think Witter would be shocked by the power.

Originally Posted by taansend

I know that Junior has plenty of detractors - and based on some of his fights, thats fair enough. In my opinion he's a talented fighter who, in the 'One Champ' days, would have been a very good Top ten Contender. However, he's a World Champ now so we should respect that.

I think that Witter - Malignaggi is a terrible fight for both camps. It would kill both their careers. Witter looks best when he's counter punching and Magic Man likes to peck his way to a UD. They're both decent boxers but todays fight game calls for more action.

Here's my top three picks for Juniors next bout (which should ideally be this year to build on the momentum)

1 - Ricardo Torres 32 (2 - 1.
Torres' only loss was a donnybrook against Cotto two years ago, in which he became the first man to drop Miguel before succumbing to a 7th round KO. Since then he's outpointed Arnaoutis & Mora (a Witter KO victim) and then had last weeks' controversial KO win against Holt. Let them unify in Miami where's there's plenty of Colombians & Brits to bolster the live gate. Witter has as good a chance as any of defeating Torres and I think his sharp counter punching could KO the South American within 5 rounds.

2 - Gavin Rees 27 (13) - 0.
I have to admit, I didn't give Rees a chance against M'baye. His previous 26 opponents had a combined record of 316-731-44 for a 67% losing percentage. In fact his only fight of 2007 was against Billy Smith who had lost 84% of his previous bouts! BUT, he rose to the occasion and beat a decent champ. This could be a decent fight but I'm still not convinced by Rees and think he would be out jabbed in a so-so bout by an uninspired Witter. Saying that, we don't know how good Rees is until he loses...

3 - Juan Urango 18 (14) - 1.
OK, so this one is a harder sell but we all saw Ricky Hatton holding on and being out-manned by (or fighting smart against) Urango in the later rounds. If Witter can do a number on Iron Twin then he has extra leverage for that elusive Hitman fight. I doubt if anyone can stop Urango at 140 but Junior loves come forward guys. It would be a great gauge for the Bradford boxer and a massive result if he won by KO or at least downed the stocky brawler a couple of times.

I know I rate Witter higher than most of here, but I've always been a fan of the Ingle Way. His biggest problem is the "hit & not be hit" style but if he fights good opponents often enough people will overlook that. Junior only has a couple of years left in the game. He needs to fight every 3 or 4 months.

A decent champion? Souleymane M'Baye had no business being a world champion. I actually saw the Rees win a mile away and actually made a point of saying it on the UK forum. Fairplay to Gav for the win, but M'Baye is not world class opposition, so he needs to start mixing it with the big boys at 140 before getting unification. He should fight someone like Lovemore N'Dou to ease him into it.

Can anyone tell me what card Jnr fought Ndou on . Ive got the tape somewhere buyt cant remember what its labelled cuz it was on the undercard of some fight in America .

I remember it was on Setanta just cant remember the top of the bill that night

Originally Posted by GAME

Can anyone tell me what card Jnr fought Ndou on . Ive got the tape somewhere buyt cant remember what its labelled cuz it was on the undercard of some fight in America .

I remember it was on Setanta just cant remember the top of the bill that night

Hopkins-Eastman

Originally Posted by GAME

Can anyone tell me what card Jnr fought Ndou on . Ive got the tape somewhere buyt cant remember what its labelled cuz it was on the undercard of some fight in America .

I remember it was on Setanta just cant remember the top of the bill that night

Next for Witter hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
well for all the times hes looked awful on our screen im prayingfor a car wreck being next for Witter