Comments Thread For: Josh Warrington May Vacate IBF Title, Fight Gary Russell Jr.

[Mick Higgs]

Warrington needs to start showing some spirt & stop hiding in Leeds. It's a big World out there & if he wants to become a global star then he's going have to get his passport out.

[BigZ44]

Makes sense. Galahad probably won an ugly fight the first time and they don't like each other, so Warrington doesn't want to risk it and it means Eddie can get another one of his guys a belt

[Sid-Knee]

He wouldn't even unify with a green fighter like Stevenson so he definitely wont fight Russell.

I know, Stevenson ran away after talking all that smack. He said a couple of fights before winning the WBO title that he was ready for anyone. But when he won the title he all of a sudden wanted more experience before fighting Warrington and started making the usual American duck move by asking for more money. Warrington was ready to go but wasn't interested in playing the American coward game. We've seen that far too much in history over here.

Warrington has fought Frampton, Selby and Galahad. He was lined up to unify with Can.

Who have Russell and Stevenson fought? Haha. That's right. Nothing.

[Kezzer]

Warrington didn’t help himself by refusing to fight last year ... albeit he wasn’t the only one who wanted to wait until crowds were back because the $ was too low for his liking otherwise.
Now he has realised this could go on for so long he’s trying to jump back in but obviously the bigger matchups need the crowds at his level because he isn’t as big of a star as he probably thinks. In his hometown as many have said - he can sell huge numbers, but he doesn’t draw the tv numbers sufficient enough to make sure others definitely fight him regerdless.

In the context of him not having fought for so long I don’t mind the Lara fight, but it certainly isn’t a mega fight and we will see what he does next. For the matchroom haters in here - being realistic what could frank Warren have done differently or better had he stayed with him? We all know the answer to that one.

[1Eriugenus]

Josh hasn't got an infinite number of fights left. He needs to prioritise & either Xu Can or GRJ are excellent options. No-one outside the Awad household wants to see a rematch of a, frankly awful, fight. If Josh were able to beat both Xu Can & GRJ, & that is a hell of a tall order, everyone would recognise him as the man at 126. If, in the meantime, the IBF had stripped him & appointed Barry as champion would anyone really care what they thought?

[Corelone]

Josh went to Eddy because Warren was about to wean him off the pablum, like Yarde and Dbois. The first whisper about Shakur and Josh jumped like a frog off a hot rock.

[GBP4LIFE]

Russell Jr has a mando against Rey Vargas..

Both are with PBC, that fight will happen..

Hearn talking bs per usual.

[sammybee]

Navarette is a credible opponent for Warrington. The best should fight the best.

[GBP4LIFE]

So we’re back to Eddie Hearn trying to lure pbc fighters to Dayzin again lol

Exactly beyond comical.

He may be emboldened since he successfully snakes Goldenboy for Canelo LOL

[Rye Riley]

I think Warrington will have the type of fight he likes more with Xu Can.
GRJ will have him chasing a rabbit all night.
The judges will be a bit more honest with the decision against Can than they will against GRJ.