Comments Thread For: Ryan Burnett Defeats Zhanat Zhakiyanov - Unifies WBA, IBF Titles

[wanderer21]

It makes you #1 within an alphabet organization. You said it made him #1 at 118,unless I was misreading your comment. There are more than 100 alphabet “champions.” Winning two of four or five at 118 doesn’t make him #1 at 118, especially when he beat the weakest of the beltholders at 118

I understand your argument, Yamanaka was regarded as the top 118 and theres an argument that neither Burnett or Zhakiyanov were very strong champions, but the fact is that Burnett now is the WBA super and IBF champion the argument that yamanaka or maybe Tete should be number 1 in front of Burnett now is really irrelevent until they fight.... All I am saying is he has as much a claim to the number 1 spot as anyone

[E10Rifle]

Nery, the “Mexican no-one’s ever heard of,” would KO all three

Yeah? His PEDs give him that much of an edge?

[engleby]

this fight may as well been held in a phone booth. they where holding for twelve rounds. the lad was tough but the irish lad shouda boxed his head off. imho they whent that good the pair of them

[Chrismart]

Unified champ, nice job Burnett.

I thought a couple of the cards were a bit too wide, the right guy won though.

I'd love to see him face Tete.

[Larry the boss]

great win..

[giacomino]

I understand your argument, Yamanaka was regarded as the top 118 and theres an argument that neither Burnett or Zhakiyanov were very strong champions, but the fact is that Burnett now is the WBA super and IBF champion the argument that yamanaka or maybe Tete should be number 1 in front of Burnett now is really irrelevent until they fight.... All I am saying is he has as much a claim to the number 1 spot as anyone

Kind of depends on Nery and his PEDs problem. If he comes back at 118 I think he beats anyone. Besides him Yamanaka is still at the top IMO, then Tete, but it’s not a particular strong division and Burnett could eventually be the best, particularly if none of the big names at 115 move up anytime soon and he keeps fighting in the UK

[giacomino]

Yeah? His PEDs give him that much of an edge?

You must have not seen him fight before Yamanaka

[NEETzsche]

I've just caught up on this fight, very enjoyable. I've criticised him a lot in the past so I have to praise Howard Foster this time. A lot of modern refs would have been way more involved in the fight and would completely ruin the momentum with constant breaks. Burnett showed great endurance and looked surprisingly at home in the pocket, but he admitted in the post-fight interview that the gameplan had been to outbox ZZ on the outside, and it was his poor footwork and absent jab that made that impossible for him. Whenever he tried to get moving, he always ended up with his back to the ropes within a matter of seconds. Definitely needs to work on that