Scott Quigg

(Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing) By Scott Gilfoid: The way IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) sees it, WBA 122lb belt holder Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) will have to take risks tonight in their unification fight if he wants a chance to win. Once Quigg starts taking risks, Frampton plans on knocking him out with something.

Frampton says that Quigg won’t be able to fight on his back foot because he’ll get out-boxed and find himself quickly falling behind in the fight. That’s why he’ll have no choice but to revert to form and come after Frampton in order to try and keep from being totally shutout in the fight.

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By Scott Gilfoid: This is what I was afraid of; WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) looked absolutely weight drained at Friday’s weigh-in for his fight against IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

It was supposed to be the other way around. Many boxing fans questioned whether the 28-year-old Frampton would be able to make weight, as he has looked heavy lately with his walking around weight. In between fights, the 5’5” Frampton reminds me of a short Saul “Canelo” Alvarez with his stocky frame. But to Frampton’s credit, he took the weight off during camp and looked incredible today at the weigh-in.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Well, they were wrong about IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) not being able to make weight for Saturday’s unification fight against WBA belt holder Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Like a true professional, Frampton weighed in at 121.7lbs, and didn’t look weight drained or anything. For his part, the 27-year-old Quigg looked painfully thin with dark circles around both of his eyes. He made weight at 1216lbs, but he looked dreadful like it had been total ordeal for him to make the weight.

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By Scott Gilfoid: IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) sees himself as being a better fighter than WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (32-0-2, 23 KOs) in every facet of the game, and he expects to win handily on Saturday night in their unification clash at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

The Frampton-Quigg fight is a sellout, and you can expect that a good portion of the fans will be cheering for the home fighter Quigg. Frampton isn’t too worried about being the visiting fighter because he expects to dominate Quigg in this fight, and give the fans very little to cheer about.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Like a couple of mother hens fighting over a spec of crumbs outside the henhouse, IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) and WBA champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) fouled up their press conference on Thursday arguing over who gets the largest dressing for the fight.

It was pretty silly stuff if you ask me. Frampton, 28, naturally assumed that he should be the one to get the dressing room because he’s the A-side in the promotion for their fight this Saturday night on February 27 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. But for some reason Quigg wants the dressing room, and he doesn’t seem to realize that he’s the B-side.

It’s pretty incredible that one of his team members didn’t sit him down and explain to him that he’s the B-side in the promotions because it’s pretty obvious to anyone that Frampton is the guy.

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By Gerry Foster: Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) says he’s studied Carl Frampton’s past fights and noted a number of things that he feels he can take advantage of this Saturday night when the two 122lb champions face each other at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.

Quigg, 27, isn’t saying specifically what weaknesses that he’s seen in Frampton’s game, but he does point out that he struggled in his last fight against 22-year-old Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. last July in their fight in El Paso, Texas.

Frampton won the fight by a 12 round decision, but he was knocked down twice in the 1st round. Those were not flash knockdowns. Gonzalez caught the 5’5” Frampton with solid head shots on both occasions to put him down.

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By Scott Gilfoid: Next Saturday night, IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) will be facing WBA belt holder Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) in a unification fight on February 27 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK. Surprisingly, there’s not a whole heck of a lot of interest in the Frampton-Quigg fight.

If you scout around the internet, it’s quiet as a church mouse in talk about the so-called important fight. Now what does that tell you? It tells me that Frampton and Quigg would have been better off facing a talent like Guillermo Rigondeaux or Nonito Donaire. If you want to drum up interest in your fellow countryman, you’re better off fighting a visiting fighter than a home brewed fight.

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