Frampton-Quigg

Frampton: I’ve got the power to KO Quigg in every round

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BOXINGBy 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.

Does Frampton vs. Quigg have fight of the year potential?

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BOXINGBy Gerardo Granados: Today at the last conference press conference for the super bantam IBF Carl Frampton versus WBA Scott Quigg bout, things got interesting during the face off. I believe that you should never argue over a dressing room, unless you are a movie star, a rock singer or a boxing diva, but if you were a prize fighter then you should just throw a coin to decide it.

On times press conferences can become boring; once I heard the champion ask to the audience to not fall asleep. But the boxing gods never forget about us the savage blood thirsty fight fans and give us something to keep us interested.

Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg bicker over dressing room

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frampton55By 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.

Quigg: Frampton has many flaws I can capitalize on

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quigg89By 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.

Santa Cruz wants Frampton-Quigg winner

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Image: Santa Cruz wants Frampton-Quigg winnerBy Scott Gilfoid: WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz (31-0-1, 17 KOs) is another fighter that will be closely watching this Saturday’s unification fight between IBF super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) and IBF 122lb champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) in hopes of getting a fight against the winner of that contest.

Santa Cruz has been interested in fighting Frampton and Quigg for some time, but he’s just not had the luck of getting either of them in the ring. Now, however, it could be a possibility, because it doesn’t look like the winner of the Frampton-Quigg fight will be bothering to face Guillermo Rigondeaux, who also is interested in facing the winner.

Hearn says Frampton-Quigg could have rematch rather than face Rigondeaux

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hearn53By Scott Gilfoid: Just as I thought; Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn, who promotes WBA 122lb champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs), is talking about there being a potential rematch with IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) for Quigg’s next fight after Saturday’s clash with Frampton at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Hearn says that a rematch with Frampton is possible. He also says a fight against former WBA/WBO 122lb champion Guillermo Rigondeaux or a unification fight against WBO champion Nonito Donaire is possible. If Quigg faces Frampton in an immediate rematch, then it means he’ll either be stripped of the WBA title or he’ll vacate the title. The World Boxing Association has already ordered that the winner of the Frampton-Quigg fight must defend the WBA title against Rigondeaux. What this means we could see the Frampton vs. Quigg rematch without the WBA title being up for grabs for the fight. The IBF strap would still be there though, so that would help validate the contest.

However, you would have to assume that Hearn will look for the rematch against Frampton rather than letting Quigg tangle with the wily Rigondeaux.

Carl Frampton v. Scott Quigg this Saturday in Manchester

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Image: Carl Frampton v. Scott Quigg this Saturday in ManchesterBy 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.

Kiko Martinez: Frampton beats Quigg

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frampton3By Scott Gilfoid: Former IBF 122lb champion Kiko Martinez is predicting a victory for IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) in his unification match against WBA World 122lb champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) in 11 days from now on February 27 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Martinez, 29, has a pretty good idea of what both fighters are capable of doing inside the ring, as he’s lost to both guys by knockout. Frampton twice beat Martinez in 2013 and 2014. Quigg defeated Martinez last year in stopping him in the 2nd round in July 2015.

To Martinez’s credit, he’s won his last three fights since then and will be challenging for a world title on February 27 against the talented WBA Super World featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

Hearn says Quigg will finish Frampton in a “brutal” fashion

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quigg6666By Scott Gilfoid” WBA Super World super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg’s promoter Eddie Hearn is predicting that he’ll be giving IBF super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) a real thrashing in their bout on February 27 and he’ll finish the Irish fighter in a “brutal” fashion at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

Most boxing fans see the Frampton-Quigg fight as a 50-50 affair that really could go either way. Neither of these guys have anyone that you can call a good fighter yet. They’ve both been winning, which is good, but they have stepped it up yet and faced the best like Guillermo Rigondeaux, Nonito Donaire or Leo Santa Cruz.

Yes, I realize that Santa Cruz moved up in weight to featherweight, but he would likely jump at the chance to fight the winner of the Frampton vs. Quigg fight if it were offered to him. I’m not holding my breath waiting for that to happen though.

Rigondeaux could face Frampton-Quigg winner

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rigondeaux5By Scott Gilfoid: The winner of the February 27th fight between WBA super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (31-0-2, 23 KOs) and IBF 122lb champion Carl Frampton (21-0, 14 KOs) must face WBA “Champion in recess” Guillermo Rigondeaux (16-0, 10 KOs) by July 27th of this year or else their WBA belt will be stripped from them. Quigg and Frampton will be fighting a unification bout on 2/27 at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.

The winner of the Frampton-Quigg fight will hold both the IBF and WBA titles. By having the WBA belt, it will create a heavy burden on the winner of the fight because they’ll need to face arguably the best fighter in the 122lb division in Rigondeaux if they want to keep the title.

The World Boxing Association are saying that the winner must face Rigondeaux. The only way they can escape the fight is to vacate the WBA belt, which I see a likely scenario unfortunately.