Breidis Prescott-John Murray Being Eyed For June

[S1MANC]

my god murray would so die.. he was dazed at points by mcallister who cant punch to save his life and has 4 ko's lol.. prescott would put his lights out plain and simple, would be worth watching it just to see murray put on his arse for the first time by a credible opponent.

One thing for sure Murray would take the fight a hell a lot longer than Khan.. I can't recall Murray being hurt in the Mcallister fight, I personally think this fight is a great fight for Murray and it will be an explosive fight between two punchers so why not??

I haven't seen anything of Prescott other than the humiliation of Khan, so I couldn't say who takes who, yes most lightwieghts would of got knocked down by those punches Prescott threw - but most lightwieghts knees wouldn't buckle of his jab alone.. I personally am quite intrigued by this fight more so to see how far Murray can actually go career wise.

[Ray*]

Murray is nothing special, He would get KO as well by prescott but not as quick as khan was, Murray has too many defensive errors and has been getting away with gift decisions in at least two of his fights.

[venomk1]

I saw that one and the one against Al Hamidi, he got hit way too much in both fights, Al Hamidi could have arguably won their fight too, his defense is just too loose for him to beat Prescott at this stage.

most definitly agree! im a bit dissapointed in prescott as i have seen he is challenging his next fight against an ok opponent but he is a superfeather weight.. i would have thought at this stage especially with a win over khan that he should be fighting higher up the ladder, at least a genuine lightweight..maybe he couldnt get a fight, even so im sure his mandatory's would be big names at this stage in any of the ranking tables. hes way past the john murray's of this world now.

[Silencers]

most definitly agree! im a bit dissapointed in prescott as i have seen he is challenging his next fight against an ok opponent but he is a superfeather weight.. i would have thought at this stage especially with a win over khan that he should be fighting higher up the ladder, at least a genuine lightweight..maybe he couldnt get a fight, even so im sure his mandatory's would be big names at this stage in any of the ranking tables. hes way past the john murray's of this world now.

I'm surprised it's taken him so long to get back into the ring, but he'll get good exposure on ESPN against an OK opponent next month, I expected him to be fighting higher class opponents too but I guess his management decided to guide him slowly, maybe build a bigger fanbase before going for a title.

[venomk1]

One thing for sure Murray would take the fight a hell a lot longer than Khan.. I can't recall Murray being hurt in the Mcallister fight, I personally think this fight is a great fight for Murray and it will be an explosive fight between two punchers so why not??

I haven't seen anything of Prescott other than the humiliation of Khan, so I couldn't say who takes who, yes most lightwieghts would of got knocked down by those punches Prescott threw - but most lightwieghts knees wouldn't buckle of his jab alone.. I personally am quite intrigued by this fight more so to see how far Murray can actually go career wise.

i dont class murray as a power puncher in any way..around half his fights have come by ko yes but they are against opponents with more losses then wins.. yes he can punch but no where near the level of a prescott.. sometimes a viewers eyes alone can tell if a puncher has pop.. and with out sounding like a scientist i can visually see when prescott throws a punch its like a bomb then coincidently i see hes ko'd nearly every one which kinda confirms it. 2 different guys and i think prescott by ko in 3 rounds.

[beecherhq]

I understand where people are coming from saying murray has defensive flaws - because its obvious he does when u watch him fight. He also has a chin though. I'm not even sure prescott is anything special yet! all i know is he hits hard. I heard he had fight before the khan fight on an american network has anyone seen it? what was he like?

[Silencers]

Prescott looked ordinary against Abril but Abril and Murray fight differently, Abril was moving around, Prescott will always have trouble with that type of fighter, a fighter who won't let him set his feet and tee off, Murray isn't a mover though and stands in front of his opponents and comes forward a lot which would play into Prescott's hands.

By Aaron Klein: Making his first appearance in the United States, undefeated Colombian lightweight knockout artist Breidis Prescott (19-0, 17 KOs) defeated former Cuban amateur star Richard Abril (10-1-1, 5 KOs) by a 10-round split decision on Friday night at the War Memorial Auditorium, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The final judges’ scores were 95-94, 97-92 for Prescott and 94-95 for Abril. I have no problems with the score whatsoever, because it looked as if Prescott, 25, narrowly pulled out the decision by at least a round. Despite his impressive knockout record, Prescott was unable to drop Abril, having to chase him for most of the fight as Abril seemed more content with trying to stay alive in the later rounds of the fight.

The first two rounds were fairly close, as both fighters landed almost equally. What wasn’t equal, however, was the power that they were putting on their shots, because Prescott was loading up constantly with shots to the body and head, winging big body shots and trying to take Abril out with every shot. Abril, not wanting to stand and trade with Prescott, stayed constantly on the move, flicking a jab in the face of Prescott and giving him problems with the movement.


For the most part, Prescott looked like a relative novice in trying to cut off the ring, seeming in part to be seeing a fighter with good boxing skills like Abril for the first time in his career. One look at Prescott’s boxing record tells the whole story, however, for in almost every case, the fighters have losing records which would account for why Prescott has had it so easy with scoring knockouts. Abril, however, wasn’t a one of those type fighters, having fought over a 100 bouts as an amateur in Cuban and he was much like a seasoned professional, albeit a tall slender one with little power.

Abril finally started fighting effectively in the 3rd and 4th rounds, tagging the slower Prescott with powerful right hands to the head, and jabs to the body. Prescott looked a step slow in seeing the punches, and never came close to blocking any of them. It was worrisome, because he was getting hit cleanly by them, and if Abril had a little more power on his shots, he might have been able to take Prescott out with something. Like his fellow countryman Edison Miranda, Prescott had poor defense and good power, and also a record full of relative stiffs.

Prescott pressured Abril constantly in rounds five through seven, tagging him with big shots and keeping him backing up almost continuously. Abril’s punch output dropped off considerably during this time, as he thought more of survival than on throwing any of his own shots. It’s unfortunate for him, because he essentially gave these rounds away and put himself into a position where he had to win the last three rounds of the fight or else risk losing to Prescott.

Abril did little in the next round, appearing to be on his way to losing it when Prescott landed a left hook low. The referee immediately stopped the action and deducted a point from Prescott, who would have won the round easily if not for that. As it was, the deduction made the round and even one.

Abril came back in the 9th and 10th rounds, moving well and tagging the slow-footed Prescott from the outside. Abril made it look so easy when he wanted to, it made me wonder why he had let up and given away the middle rounds of the fight, because he was simply a much better skilled fighter with far superior boxing skills than Prescott, who looked almost amateurish in comparison, when he wanted to.

[venomk1]

Prescott looked ordinary against Abril but Abril and Murray fight differently, Abril was moving around, Prescott will always have trouble with that type of fighter, a fighter who won't let him set his feet and tee off, Murray isn't a mover though and stands in front of his opponents and comes forward a lot which would play into Prescott's hands.

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[Silencers]

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Just helping out where I can.

[Clegg]

This would be a very good fight, hope it gets made.