Comments Thread For: Burns: If No Crawford, I Will Chase Another World Title

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Burns is a very brave guy and quite strong too but very limited in ability. What he lacks in ability he makes up with determination. This is not the end of him, he can still win many fights. People need to know that Crawford is the next best thing now. He will dominate for a long time as long as he stays determined. He's in the same class as Ward and Dirrell in terms of ability and he needs careful management to fully utilise his potential now. I like the kid and I hope he takes over once Mayweather retires.

Ward and Dirrell are very different so you'd need to make a better distinction there. I wasn't overly impressed by Crawford. He's obviously talented but he didn't blow me away with his performance.

[Hougigo]

Don't think he'll be winning a title held by any of the four any time soon.

[Black Barty]

Ricky Burns had better stay well away from Vazquez, because Vazquez will retire Burns. Burns is better off to fight another title holder of lightweight, because Vazquez is a better skilled boxer than Crawford.

Burns is just as tall as Vazquez, pretty strong physically and has a nice jab. Vazquez won't be able to use his usual "pitter-patter from the outside, clinch when they get close" style against him.

[JAYT01]

I don't see who he can beat, he has no chance against Abril, Crawford is far too skill as well, Vasquez probably wipes him out as well maybe his best bet is the IBO title holder Yordan not seen him fight before perhaps Hearn could pay him to come over to Scotland. Who has the WBC title is it Figueroa or is he interim?

[giacomino]

LOL at Burns saying the fight was closer than the cards and Crawford got some advantage because of the Beltran fight. Two judges scored it 8-4 in rounds. Crawford outlanded him in 11 of 12 rounds and landed more power shots in 11 of 12. The 116-112 scores were generous to Burns.

No need for a rematch. And no way his promoters will send him to the US when he can make good money and have all the advantages of home in Scotland

[parrish duke]

He can go after the world commonwealth belt, and fyi Vasquez will frustrate the hell out of burns, his footwork is too good. This is where Burns and his camp lose because they have not fought the better opposition, Vasquez has only lost to Canelo Alvarez and Timothy Bradley, not sure Burns belongs with this group of fighters

[daggum]

burns has looked terrible in his last 3 fights. i think its safe to say he burned himself out....

[{Pito}]

What Ricky needs to do is get out of Europe which skill wise isn't that great and get a way better coach here in the states and waaaaaay better quality sparring here in the states. Then and o lyrics then will he grow or at least do better than he is over there.

[Jim Tom]

Ward and Dirrell are very different so you'd need to make a better distinction there. I wasn't overly impressed by Crawford. He's obviously talented but he didn't blow me away with his performance.

They are very different no doubt but both like hitting and not getting hit. Dirrell moves quite a lot and is the faster and more skillfull of the two. Ward only makes necessary moves but the common issue here is that they are defensive fighters.

[SnakeVen0m]

I enjoyed the fight with Crawford. Ricky had his spurts here and there but never enough to get anything going. I thought if he was more aggressive he could've hurt Crawford. Crawford just seemed to have a response for everything he did. The crowd was insane, I loved it!!!