Originally Posted by NRG:
“Surprised there's been no chat so far on the upcoming Quigg Frampton showdown this coming Saturday night. Any predictions? I shouldn't really be saying this because I'd get lynched if I said it out loud but I believe Quigg will win. Maybe that's because Quigg put on a sterling performance in his last fight on the same night Frampton got floored not once but twice. Now maybe I shouldn't read too deeply into that but that's just the way I see it. Oh and furthermore, I also believe Quigg is inside the head of Frampton as was evident recently. And if that's really the case and not some Sky Box Office ploy to sell the fight Frampton's lost for sure.”
I actually think that turned out to be a very good performance from Frampton; away from home against a more awkward opponent than he expected, flash dropped twice in the first and then came back and dominated. I'm not sure Quigg could've done the same in that situation.
I've had Frampton for it for as long as it's been talked about, although as always as the fight gets closer I begin to doubt myself. Frampton is undoubtedly tight at the weight - I think this will be his last fight at super bantam regardless, and I think if/when he does move up that'll be it for him at world level. The likes of Walters, Selby and Lomachenko are simply too big for him. Selby and Frampton in the same ring would be comical.
I do still think he'll beat Quigg though. The Martinez fight is a bit flattering to Quigg; he's got decent enough power, but no more than Frampton. The long and short of it for me is that Frampton has fought better opponents and looked better beating them. I don't know if it's Quigg in his head so much as Hearn is - Frampton and the McGuigans blatantly can't stand him or Joe Gallagher. They're not alone in that tbf, but Frampton has been acting like a right dick head about it.