Quillen doesn't make weight, bout is a non title fight

[Tam Seddon]

Andy Lee vs. Peter Quillin Now a Non-Title Bout - Boxing News

How shit is that? Will eke be able to keep the title if he loses?

[erics44]

Very disappointing

[Tam Seddon]

I've read he will keep the title. So only good thing is,the fight is happening with Saunders.

[ruthless rocco]

Quillin is a bitch!

[Spicoli]

Ok. After a few years defending Quillin...I'm done. Pete you're on the shit list and frankly son, I hope Lee beats you. Zero excuse for that after long layoff. Effectively he has walked away from two championships. Enough

[Primo Carnera]

What sort of wanker is Quillen? Surely he should be fined , it seems like that's the only thing that would hurt him. After all, he's clearly not interested in being a World Champion.
This is getting ridiculous now. First, you've got the joke of Garcia v Peterson at catch weight, now this is a non title fight. What is the fucking point of these fights?
There are 2 people delighted about this. Lee because no matter what happens , he's still the champ and that means another big pay day against Saunders, who doesn't have to fight Quillen in the States for less money. And Saunders accepted step aside money I believe. You couldn't make it up!

[ykdadamaja]

Ok. After a few years defending Quillin...I'm done. Pete you're on the shit list and frankly son, I hope Lee beats you. Zero excuse for that after long layoff. Effectively he has walked away from two championships. Enough

I gave up on him when he ducked Korobov. Should not have done that.

[ross]

I've read he will keep the title. So only good thing is,the fight is happening with Saunders.

Havent fighters been stripped of titles if they lose even in a none title bout like this in the past?

If Lee does get to keep the title even if he loses then Quillin has done him a financial favour really because he gets another decent payday to defend against Saunders.

[beenKOed]

It's hard to understand WTF is going on in Quillin's mind. He keeps making stupid mistakes/decisions.
It's hard for me to believe Haymon would have anything to do with these antics, as someone suggested.
In my opinion, Haymon is about excellence not boneheaded mistakes.

[Ron Swanson]

I shouldn't have spoken on Quillen without all the facts. I thought he didn't really try to make weight but he did come back for a 2nd measurement and came significantly closer. So he did try. I was wrong and should not speak out of turn like that.

[Dark Lord Al]

I shouldn't have spoken on Quillen without all the facts. I thought he didn't really try to make weight but he did come back for a 2nd measurement and came significantly closer. So he did try. I was wrong and should not speak out of turn like that.

Right there Ron is what you should never do.

[Master]

Quillen has been mismanaged since he changed promoters and has been used as a pawn for political/business/personal reasons.

Relinquishing his title and not being active has led to him not making weight.

What a prat for wasting his prime years.

[Beanz]

I was thinking of renewing my boxnation subscription to record and then watch this tomorrow morning as though live. Now I think I will save my twenty quid for Floyd/Manny.

[Master]

I was thinking of renewing my boxnation subscription to record and then watch this tomorrow morning as though live. Now I think I will save my twenty quid for Floyd/Manny.

It is 12 quid now?

[superheavyrhun]

Although Andy Lee can't lose the title, I always think that you can't take the result of a fight with a guy who didn't make weight at face value. If Quillin wins, there's always the doubt that he has taken less out of himself by not making the weight than the champ has in order to make the weight. If the champ wins, then the victory is slightly tarnished because the opponent had to take so much off to even try and make weight that he lost a lot of his strength. All in all, not a good build up to the fight.