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Witter: There's more to come
WBC champion keen to build on his stunning win over Harris
Last updated: 25th April 2008
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WBC light-welterweight champion Junior Witter has insisted there is still more to come from the switch-hitter as he prepares to defend his crown against Timothy Bradley.
Witter produced the best performance of his career last time out when he knocked out former WBO titlist Vivian Harris in the seventh round.
However next up for the Bradford boxer is the unbeaten Bradley, who has stepped into the breach after Demetrius Hopkins pulled out of a scheduled showdown in March.
And Witter, who will share top of the bill with Carl Froch on May 10 in Nottingham, told the Hennessy Sports website: "I think the Harris fight was the best of my career and it has raised the expectations on me, but I will deal with that when I deal with Bradley.
"It was a brilliant stoppage of Harris, a former world champion, and it has given me a real boost. It showed that I am a big puncher after a few of my recent fights had gone to points.
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"But there's still a lot more to come from me and the harder the fights, the better I perform."
Witter is full of praise of Bradley, especially as the American stepping in after Hopkins pulled out.
He said: "I was shocked when Hopkins pulled out and it was very frustrating because I had been training for 12 weeks.
"But Bradley has shown a lot of bottle for taking this fight and I give him respect for stepping up to the plate.
"I expect him to come at me with everything he's got on the night."
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Comments (10)
Steve Jeffries says...
i'm a big hatton fan and i hope the loss against mayweather has not finished him,,as for witter ,ricky would finish him easy in the past ,but has the hunger gone?
Posted 21:56 2nd May 2008
Martin Ardron says...
Ricky hatton will only fight a few more times, why would he waste his time against witter, beating witter would prove nothing. Who has witter ever beat, Harris and he was way past his best. Lets face it Witter is no world beater any decent pressure fighter with half a chin wins hands down.
Posted 21:27 28th April 2008
Andrew Mines says...
Witter and Hatton to get it on hatton has ducked him cuz simply he dosen't want to fight him i dont know who would win but for sure should fight against del a hoya or mayweather
Posted 14:17 28th April 2008
Ian Cornish says...
Ricky Hatton scared of Witter? Get real! Hatton has never ducked anyone.Witter only shouts his mouth off when he knows the fight is not in the offing. Hatton's camp have offered Witter the fight three times now and he's ducked it,finding various pathetic excuses. Witter won't fight,he knows he'd get knocked out. He should do everyone a favour and shut up!
Posted 13:03 28th April 2008
Aaron Samuel says...
Lets be honest the fight any boxing fan wants to see in this country is Hatton-Witter; Hatton talks about not wanting to give Witter his biggest payday but isnt that what Mayweather gave Hatton. If Hatton honestly believes he would beat Witter he would take the fight finish him off and move on but hes been ducking this fight for a long time now and that only makes me question Hatton's credability.
Posted 10:26 28th April 2008
Christopher Andrew says...
witter had his chance could of had biggest payday of his life to fight ricky at city ground but said the offer wasn't enough...he's the champ but that counts for nothing rickys who people come to see. witter fights in front of a couple of thousand ricky can pull more people in to watch the way in.
Posted 10:06 28th April 2008
Sandeep Singh says...
Its about time, Hatton and Witter fought. I think Hatton has bottled it from him in the past. Its a fight that would be good for them as individuals and for the british public. It would be a fight that would stir up a lot of interest and tell who is best british fighter domestically. I think Witter would win..
Posted 08:47 28th April 2008
Brian Hickey says...
I also believe that Junior and Ricky should get it on. It would be a great clash of styles, I think my money would be on Ricky by stoppage mid way but then again Junior does have the credentials to steal the fight on points. I think there may be an element of fear from Ricky about fighting Junior as he would have nowhere to go if he got spankeed by the Yorkshire man. Come on fellas lats get it on.
Posted 08:39 28th April 2008
Niall Mcgovern says...
Finally an interview were Junior Witter doesn't mention Ricky Hatton!
Posted 18:41 25th April 2008
Ivan Palmer says...
This should be a good fight but when is Ricky Hatton going to give Junior his chance to either prove or disprove he is the real deal? Rather than fighting some super feather weight to please the fans in manchester Ricky should give the british public the fight they want to see!! It could be as classic as Benn v Eubank! It's great to see so much boxing in Nottingham and good luck to Carl Froch!
Posted 17:45 25th April 2008