By actually winning a belt he has improved his esteem. It was a dull fight but one in which he was in full control and with no controversy. How can I not give him credit for that?

To be fair his comments in this fight haven't wound me up quite so much either. He's got some fairly decent tools about him, but I don't think Roach has improved him as markedly as some say. We couldn't tell in the Barrera fight really, and here I saw him open and tagged by a slow MOR puncher a number of times. A big puncher would have had him out.

It will be interesting to see where he goes next. My nagging doubt is Warren who always wants to slow it down and fleece it for as long as possible. Fight fans just want to see good fights.