Scott Quigg sets up Paulus Ambunda title defence

[Master]

Allow him to make some defences, make some money, generate interest and then fight the top champs.

[Silkeyjoe]

Hes world champion, he doesn need to be fighting fighters who are nowhere near world class. He did enough of that on the way up to champion.

Could you imagine the stick we would be giving Martinez as a world champion if he was fighting guys like this instead of guys like Frampton, Mathubela and Hasegawa

[erics44]

you know what, 90% of the time a world champ or even a top boxer gets a fight boxing fans slag the opponent as a joke


what does that tell you?

[Silkeyjoe]

you know what, 90% of the time a world champ or even a top boxer gets a fight boxing fans slag the opponent as a joke


what does that tell you?

Fighters like having easy fights.

This opponent isnt that bad and is a big step up for him. But a fucking world champion shouldnt be stepping up he should be only fighting world class opponents. This is only Ambundas 2nd fight at the weight, his 1st against a nobody in Namibia. Quigg is a big super bantom. Its hard to see this being competitive. Quigg is young but this is his 29th fight and hasnt beaten anyone of note. His best win is against a shot Rendall Munroe. For me he is still only a european level fighter and has doen nothing to prove his world class. If you compare this to the guys Kiko, Rigo and Santa Cruz have fought its shocking. Even Framptons opponents have been far better in Kiko, Molitor (he was shot) and Hirales. Even Cazares is better than what Quigg is facing.

[erics44]

you know what, 90% of the time a world champ or even a top boxer gets a fight boxing fans slag the opponent as a joke


what does that tell you?

Fighters like having easy fights.

This opponent isnt that bad and is a big step up for him. But a fucking world champion shouldnt be stepping up he should be only fighting world class opponents. This is only Ambundas 2nd fight at the weight, his 1st against a nobody in Namibia. Quigg is a big super bantom. Its hard to see this being competitive. Quigg is young but this is his 29th fight and hasnt beaten anyone of note. His best win is against a shot Rendall Munroe. For me he is still only a european level fighter and has doen nothing to prove his world class. If you compare this to the guys Kiko, Rigo and Santa Cruz have fought its shocking. Even Framptons opponents have been far better in Kiko, Molitor (he was shot) and Hirales. Even Cazares is better than what Quigg is facing.

tells me that boxing fans have unrealistic expectations 90% of the time

[Silkeyjoe]

you know what, 90% of the time a world champ or even a top boxer gets a fight boxing fans slag the opponent as a joke


what does that tell you?

Fighters like having easy fights.

This opponent isnt that bad and is a big step up for him. But a fucking world champion shouldnt be stepping up he should be only fighting world class opponents. This is only Ambundas 2nd fight at the weight, his 1st against a nobody in Namibia. Quigg is a big super bantom. Its hard to see this being competitive. Quigg is young but this is his 29th fight and hasnt beaten anyone of note. His best win is against a shot Rendall Munroe. For me he is still only a european level fighter and has doen nothing to prove his world class. If you compare this to the guys Kiko, Rigo and Santa Cruz have fought its shocking. Even Framptons opponents have been far better in Kiko, Molitor (he was shot) and Hirales. Even Cazares is better than what Quigg is facing.

tells me that boxing fans have unrealistic expectations 90% of the time

Probably.

[Fenster]

It's a good opponent on paper, the problem is when you are constantly linked with Santa Cruz, Frampton, Kiko, Rigo etc, Ambunda all of a sudden looks rubbish.

It's one week after Frampton-Kiko which will obviously have a big impact on who goes where and does what.