Well done Ricky Burns new WBO world Champion in FOTY Candidate!!

[0james0]

Absolutley top bollocks.

Well done Ricky Burns, never gave up, looked the better fighter for large parts and slogged his guts out.

[superheavyrhun]

The perfect example of styles making fights. Burns goes out there trying to box, and gets a right down the middle to put him on his arse in the first. This forces Burns to be a little more offensive, fantastic fight ensues.

Burns always looked vulnerable when Martinez caught him, and he slobbed out on the ropes, but he did well, and boxed enough to take the title comfortably. Superb stuff from a guy who was a gatekeeper/at the fringes for much of his earlier career.