I hate things like this. Martinez was clearly on his way to stopping Edwards and then he hits him when he was done. There was no reason he needed to do that.
I hate things like this. Martinez was clearly on his way to stopping Edwards and then he hits him when he was done. There was no reason he needed to do that.
Edwards made a Hollywood performance out of it rolling around like that because he knew his only chance was a disqualification. He either wouldn't have been able to get up or didn't want to. If Martinez hadn't landed that last punch he'd have won the belt. Edwards won't fight him again.
No way was that acting? He wasn't being asked to perform Hamlet, he just looked hurt and rolled around a bit. Toddlers can pull that one off. If it really hurt he wouldn't have been rolling around on the floor. I'd love to see them fight again because he'd get blown out in a couple of rounds again but he won't take it.
Vasyl Lomachenko next fight: Josh Warrington welcomes bout ā āIād be a massive, massive underdog⦠but heās no spring chickenā
Josh Warrington has stated that he would be willing to welcome Vasyl Lomachenko back to featherweight, should the pound-for-pound king confirm a drop down.
In the aftermath of his win over Luke Campbell to unify three of the four lightweight belts, Loma discussed the option of moving to super-featherweight or even all the way back to featherweight next year.
If he does so, Leedsā IBF world champion would relish the opportunity to test his skills and defend his belt against the 31-year-old Ukrainian phenom.
Warrington told a small group of reporters, including talkSPORT.com: āPeople have said to me, āWould you take that opportunity?ā
āAnd they seem a bit surprised when I said, āYeah, why wouldnāt I?ā
āIād be a massive, massive, massive underdog and I wouldnāt be f***ing daft, Iād be fighting one of the sportās greats, but why wouldnāt I want to test myself?
āHeās a fantastic champion and a multi-weight champion, of course Iād want to have a go. Heās not a spring chicken and heās not getting any younger.
āIām not saying heās past it or heās on the slide because he looked red-hot against Luke Campbell.
āIt was fascinating to watch, as a boxing fan, how he implemented his game plan, he just changed what he had to do to break Luke Campbell down.
āIt was unbelievable, but if he came back to featherweight Iād put my hand up.ā
Warringtonās desire to jump into a massive test against Lomachenko may be viewed as reckless by some, however, the 28-year-old has clearly grown somewhat frustrated by certain aspects of the sport in recent months.
At the start of 2019, he seemed destined to unify against a fellow featherweight world champion this year, but big fights have sadly eluded him owing to a variety of reasons.
āYou think everybody will want that opportunity,ā he explained.
āDonāt get me wrong, challengers want that opportunity because they want to have a go and try to get the gold, but the other champions are not always as enthusiastic as I am.
āA real legacy is defending your belt against as many other champions as you can. My first defence was against Carl Frampton then I had to fight my mandatory but after that if I could have had Leo Santa Cruz, Oscar Valdez and Gary Russell Jr I would, in any order.
āI was speaking to Frank about the next fight and he was telling me the other fighters donāt want it. I was almost in tears to be honest, I was proper down because Iād told my fans weād done Leeds and weād do America now. Frank said, āJosh, itās not happening.ā
āI was on my hands and knees but he said, āWhat more can I do?ā I was thinking, āWhy do they not want the fight?ā
āI donāt want to have 20 defences just to pad out my record and get paydays. Get me the big fights against the champions.
āFighting the big names does something to me, when my backās against the wall and people say I canāt.
āIf I can go on and win another world title then feed me whoever you want. Feed me your Mick Conlans, feed me your up-and-coming prospects but let me have an opportunity to win another world title.
āFor me to go to my grave a unified champion, I can live off that for the rest of my life. But I donāt want to come to the end of my career and wonder what if.
āAs a featherweight your career moves fast, you fight two or three times a year if youāre lucky.
āThe big fights take a lot of preparation and planning and I just want them now while I have momentum.ā
https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/6...achenko-fight/
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