Quigg: Frampton Returned To UK With Tail Between His Legs!

By Edward Chaykovsky

In a highly anticipated fight on February 27th at the Manchester Arena, unbeaten domestic rivals Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg will collide in an IBF/WBA super bantamweight unification.

For quite some time, Frampton was viewed as a clear favorite to win the fight. After their recent performances, the odds have become tighter with many fans jumping over to the Quigg bandwagon.  

Quigg blew away former IBF champion Kiko Martinez in two rounds. Frampton traveled over to the United States to make his American debut. He was dropped twice and had some trouble before making the proper adjustements to win a twelve round unanimous decision over Alejandro Gonzalez. Frampton had also been in the ring with Martinez, twice. He stopped him in nine rounds the first time and won a twelve round decision in the 2014 rematch. 

"Our last two performances were two completely different ways of winning," said Quigg to Sky Sports News. "I went and blew Kiko Martinez out in two rounds and that was something he [Frampton] couldn't do. He went over to America and thought he was going to crack America and say he had arrived but he came back with his tail between his legs. But I do think that will make him a better fighter because he got carried away with the hype and now he is going to go back to the drawing board."

"Him and his trainer Shane are going to look at his mistakes and try and put them right but there are many more mistakes that weren't capitalised on by Gonzalez. And if he turns up against me with those mistakes, there will only be one winner."

Quigg is not overlooking his opponent. With everything that both fighters have at stake in this grudge match, Quigg is expecting the best possible version of Frampton.

"People always raise their game for a big fight so I'm expecting the best Carl Frampton there's ever been, better than any tape I have ever seen of him. But I don't care how he turns up because I know I have improved massively since my last fight and I am going to have too much for him," Quigg said. "There is no added pressure on me because I have a fear of failure and a fear of losing and that's the pressure I always deal with. I'm more than confident when the pressure is on. I thrive on it."