Mitchell: I’ll beat Burns
February 12th, 2012
By Scott Gilfoid: Despite not exactly wowing the York Hall crowd last Friday night in winning a dull safety first 10 round unanimous decision over the stronger journeyman Felix Lora, Kevin Mitchell (33-1, 24 KO’s) is predicting that he’ll move on and win a world title by this summer against WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns.
That sounds like a pipe dream if I ever saw one. Mitchell will be fighting on March 16th against another likely weak opponent, and yeah, Mitchell will probably be facing World Boxing Organization lightweight champion Burns in the summer like he says he will – if Burns beats the talented Paulus Moses on March 10th – but Mitchell isn’t going to beat Burns. That’s not going to happen.
Burns may be a paper champion in the eyes of a lot of boxing fans, but he’s got an excellent jabs, nice left hook and just overall much better skills than Mitchell. Burns will win that fight decisively by a lopsided 12 round decision. Burns isn’t much of a puncher, but I can see him knocking Mitchell out in this fight because he’ll frustrate the heck out of the Brit with his jab and long reach.
Mitchell will fall quickly behind in the fight and then out of a combination of frustration and desperation, he’ll start bum rushing Burns like a mad dog. This will play right into Burns’ hands, because he’s good at picking off fighters that fight in a primitive manner. He’ll rack up the points round after round until he tags Mitchell with a big left hand right in the puss and send him down for the count. That’ll be Mitchell’s big fight in the summer, but unfortunately he’s going to lose that fight quite badly.
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ricky burns will retire after this fight if it ever happens love watching both boxers but mitchell has that evil streak in him an will knock burns out properly theres no way he will bugger this one up after the embarrasing loss to katsidis who he clearly should have outboxed if hes head was on the job ! burns is looking alot better of late just doesnt have wat it takes to beat mitchell FACT
mitchell for me
I dont see how anyone can imagine Mitchell beating Burns. Burns beat Katsides comfortably in November and if he walks through what Moses has to give he will beat Mitchell. Moses a former WBA champ and still ranked No.5 with them with only one loss and a KO of 19 in 28. Lets be logical by the time they meet, who will have met the better opposition? In other-words Burns will have had a better prep, it’s a no brainer.
@roots if your not intersted why comment ?
Miguel vaquez is the paper champ you chump , got some cheek saying burns is cause he schooled Michael katsidis , I think Mitchell stops rios and burns beats mitchell any day of the week ,
Notice how burns now has an excellent jab , nice left hook and overall better-boxing skills now??
high praise from the writer who’s knocked him for everything since beating roman Martinez ,
Bell end
greeno – dont forget to wear your underpants with that kilt lol
mitchell beats burns very easily. to say burns is technically a better fighter is absolute nonsence.
great fight for BOXING FANS !! .. both boxers have alot ot talent just think mitchell will be 2 slippery for him .. if burns has theright tactics on the night hel win though !
Ricky “William Wallace” Burns, he gonna bash up English Mitchell easy.
Mitchell beats burns everyday of the week. Got to much for him in my opinion. I like Burbns also and he is no way a paper champion. But scott you know nothing pal. Burns would never KO mitchell he just dont have the power!!! Mitchell by lte stoppage for me. Then he’ll beat Brandon ‘Overated’ Rios too
this will be a very intresting fight between 2 very good british boxers.either one can win this fight so hats off to both for taking each other on.
mitchell is a dreamer, wait till irishman ormond gets him he wont be mouthing out of him !!!!!!
mitchell is a dreamer, wait till irish man ormond gets him he wont be mounting out of him !!!!!
I Here that, even a broken clock is right twice a day Gilfoid being the broken clock
i no this writer speaks alot of bull but burns win’s. he is a great fighter
I only read your articles for humour now scott, you always delete my comments but thought I would try again! The crowd at york hall this friday were cheering like crazy I KNOW I WAS RINGSIDE!!! And is it a stoppage loss or lopsided points loss your predicting either way I will bet my house on kev as you have no idea what your talking about and have a habit of being WRONG!
Paper champ you say Michael katsidis , roman Martinez and now he is fighting Moses mmmmmmm not sure where your coming from Scott burns has a better record then rios and in your opinion he is number 1 well I think burns is the best in the division with the best record yes Mitchell will beat burns but he will be beating the best lightweight in the world so stick that in your pipe and smoke it