Guzman-Arthur Off

[Fenster]

Guzman may have gotten a fight with Campbell/Casa/Juan so I'm not overly disappointed.

But screw Arthur, he was cowardly.

How the hell is the guy cowardly??

he agreed to fight one of the hardest punchers in the division!!

Well, Guzman isn't actually regarded as a puncher at all at the weight. He's supremely skilled, slick and fast, but not a puncher.

He's cowardly, because ever since the fight has been made Arthur has been shifting opinions, changing dates and procrastinating in relation to the fight.

It not only seemed that he fell into the fight by accident by mentioning Guzmans name and the negotiations going so quickly, it also seemed he did everything he could during negotiations to make the fight a difficult deal and when Guzman still agreed to the terms Arthur still shook his way out of it.

He put a lot of energy into shaking this fight off.

Bit harsh to call Arthur a coward.

He is, after all, a pro boxer that gets punched for a living

[Violent Demise]

Arthur avoided a bad beating

[littlebif]

Arthur got saved from defeat.Frank Warren will put him in with someone that will make him look good then say Guzman avoided Arthur plus that way it keeps the money rolling in if he keeps winning.

[Kirkland Laing]

Arthur is murdered at the weight anyway. He'll get given the belt, defend it against a Mexican roadsweeper or two then he'll have to vacate it and move up.

[OumaFan]

Not really surprising, I haven't seen the article but I would assume that now Arthur's people will say that it was Guzman who pulled out, blah blah. Guess that was the point of going through the whole charade with the purse bid and all that.

[Galaxy]

Damn I was looking forward to Guzman thrashing Arthur!

I thought it had been rescheduled for 14 June?

Oh well, hope Guzman can get back in there soon against a top 10 rated guy.

I really want to see him against JMM, best fight that can be made at 130 IMO

[donnydarkoIRL]

How the hell is the guy cowardly??

he agreed to fight one of the hardest punchers in the division!!

Well, Guzman isn't actually regarded as a puncher at all at the weight. He's supremely skilled, slick and fast, but not a puncher.

He's cowardly, because ever since the fight has been made Arthur has been shifting opinions, changing dates and procrastinating in relation to the fight.

It not only seemed that he fell into the fight by accident by mentioning Guzmans name and the negotiations going so quickly, it also seemed he did everything he could during negotiations to make the fight a difficult deal and when Guzman still agreed to the terms Arthur still shook his way out of it.

He put a lot of energy into shaking this fight off.

Bit harsh to call Arthur a coward.

He is, after all, a pro boxer that gets punched for a living

He selects who he lets punch him and shales off his first threat

[HattonTheHammer]

looks like its definetly come to early for kev mitchell.

Seems to be debuting next month in the US according to the bbc website

[Kev]

I'm a bit confused by this. Why is everyone slagging off Arthur for this fight not happening when its Guzman who pulled out?

I thought the fight was postponed originally because of problems with Guzman not Arthur?

What has Alex done wrong in this?

[HattonTheHammer]

Think various critics think alex has ducked fighters since the gomez fight.

For the ones though that claim arthurs team intentionally made this fight under the pretence that guzman wouldnt obtain a visa...

you lot are watching way too much TV!!

[Fenster]

Think various critics think alex has ducked fighters since the gomez fight.

For the ones though that claim arthurs team intentionally made this fight under the pretence that guzman wouldnt obtain a visa..

you lot are watching way too much TV!!

Mate, I think you're a bit confused. NO-one is claiming - i'm not anyway - Arthurs people PLANNED that the visa would be the fight scupperer. There's any number of reasons fights get called off.. and probably MANY reasons made public differ from the truth


The whole fight seemed iffy.

Arthur was rumoured to be pulling out a few days before Guzman had the apparent visa problems.

Arthur Quashes Rumours Of Injury (from The Herald )


Heres what Guzman said about the visa - "I received my visa on April 24 and was ready to travel to Scotland the following day. I could have fought him on the original date.

"I don't know why a new date has to be found, other than the fact that Arthur is flat-out scared of me."

I'd Rather Be Blowing Out Arthur Than The Candles - The Daily Record