Murray Hopes To Be Ricky Hatton's Heir, Eyes Katsidis

[Ray*]

No way Murray, Hatton came at a time when there wasnt alot of boxers that thrills you but at the moment we have alot of prospect who are better skilled than Murray.

I still dont know what Kevin Mitchell is doing with his career...

[PittyPat]

Pah. Kats has bigger fish to fry - a rematch with Juan Diaz wouldn't go amiss, or the winner of Guzman-Funeka. I doubt Marquez will fight him, anyway.

[Dave Rado]

“Ricky is coming to the end of his career now, so hopefully I can be the heir apparent,” Murray said to The Times Online [details]

Minor point, but The Times newspaper's website is just a portal for the articles that appear in the newspaper proper - i.e. The Times online is not a publication in its own right, it does not employ any journalists, it just displays the articles that appear in the newspaper. Similar to The New York Times or The Washington Post in the States. So Murray's interview was with The Times of London, not with The Times Online.

[Pugilistic™]

Murray is nothing special at all.

[Dave Rado]

Pah. Kats has bigger fish to fry.

That's what bugs me about Murray - he keeps calling out fighters who have been fighting at a far higher level of competition than he has, instead of fighting some decent opposition himself - and then accusing them of ducking him, when the truth is, he simply hasn't beaten anyone even remotely close to world class yet, so the big names have no reason to fight him. If he stepped up and fought some meaningful opposition (even someone in the top 50 would be a step up!), and won, then he could start calling people out. He has talent but he's being ridiculously over-protected, and until he steps up, calling out big names will just make him look silly. He reminds me of how Froch was a couple of years ago - although whether he's as talented as Froch remains to be seen (I doubt it).

[Dave Rado]

Yea.. another over hyped brit coming up in the ranks.

Don't take away his accomplishments though.

What accomplishments?

[Pugilistic™]

Kats would destroy Murray.

[Pugilistic™]

What accomplishments?

what about his stunning stoppage win over Jon Thaxton who was coming off a loss to a complete bum.

[GetDownPG]

who the **** is murray