Gary Locket welsh stable mate of Joe Calzaghe has turned down a chance to fight for the IBF world Middleweight champ Arthur Abraham, seems Frank Warren pulling the strings and wants Locket to try for the WBO an organisation who he seems to have a lot of influence over, did locket turn down the fight because he fears Arthur Abraham or is it the fact if he ever gets the WBO Wank Warren can hand pick his opponents and keep him champ for 5 or 6 years without any real danger of him from loosing it, similar to his other WBO champs he has had.
How can a fighter desperate to get a world title turn down a offer of a shot at a legitimate title.
never heard of lockett...just checked him out on boxrec.
not much of a resume, and at 5' 10", good luck!
Lockett has a punchers chance but a very slim one, Lockett wont last the fight put should put up a showing.
Lockett just said it in an interview after the Rees fight last night, did'nt say when he turned it down but it must have been a couple of months ago.
And yes he is now fighting Pavlik Saturday 7 June.
or the 8th if you live in the UK, setanta covering i think
How long ago was this?
Lockett just said it in an interview after the Rees fight last night, did'nt say when he turned it down but it must have been a couple of months ago.
And yes he is now fighting Pavlik Saturday 7 June.