Comments Thread For: Alex Arthur: Ricky Burns Need To Have Bigger Fights

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Former world champion Alex Arthur believes WBO lightweight king Ricky Burns (35-2, 10KOs) needs bigger fights. He says the previously scheduled matches with Jose Ocampo, and Liam Walsh, were below the proper standards of who the champion should be fighting.

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taansend

Blimey, you know things are bad when Alex Arthur is giving you career advice

ShoulderRoll

He'll fight Jose Ocampo and Liam Walsh with no problem. But not Broner.

taansend

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Originally Posted by ShoulderRoll

He'll fight Jose Ocampo and Liam Walsh with no problem. But not Broner.

I think that's more to do with Warren not having too many meal tickets these days than any fear on Burns part.

ShoulderRoll

Probably. Sounds like Warren is scared to death of making this fight.

Mick Higgs

Unfortunatlly Burns has the same problem as Nathan Cleverley IE-Frank Warren. Both need American promotors if there to get unification fights & gain any credibility.

The Weebler II

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Originally Posted by ShoulderRoll

He'll fight Jose Ocampo and Liam Walsh with no problem. But not Broner.

Ocampo and Walsh will fight him in the UK, Broner will not.

If Broner was coming to the UK he would want to get paid, if Burns is going to the US the same applies.

Burns through his promoter has named his price at £400k, if they pay the man we have a fight to watch.

ShoulderRoll

He's never made even half of that in any of his fights I bet.

chocolate · 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ShoulderRoll

He's never made even half of that in any of his fights I bet.

Yep the most Ricky Burns has made is around £200,000 against Kevin Mitchell, Burn's manager Alex Morrison has said they will only take the Broner fight for £500,000 and only £400,000 was put on the table so both teams walked away and looked elsewhere.

chocolate

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Originally Posted by The Weebler II

Ocampo and Walsh will fight him in the UK, Broner will not.

If Broner was coming to the UK he would want to get paid, if Burns is going to the US the same applies.

Burns through his promoter has named his price at £400k, if they pay the man we have a fight to watch.

£400,000 was offered and team Burns countered the offer wanting £500,000, £100,000 more . This is why the fight is not happening.

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Mick Higgs Contender Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 284 Rep Power: 1 Points: 3,694.57 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 3,694.57 Donate	Unfortunatlly Burns has the same problem as Nathan Cleverley IE-Frank Warren. Both need American promotors if there to get unification fights & gain any credibility.