Frampton vs Quigg: World title rivals continue verbal sparring
Tuesday 17 November 2015 18:59, UK
Scott Quigg thinks he 'rattled' Carl Frampton at Tuesday's press conference in Manchester ahead of their blockbuster showdown.
The rivals and their camps have exchanged verbal taunts on their three-city media tour promoting their long-awaited unification fight on February 27.
The fight will take place at the Manchester Arena and Quigg, the WBA world super-bantamweight champion, was more than happy to take advantage on the second stop.
"Today he seemed a bit rattled but it's not going to play a part on the night," Quigg told Sky Sports News HQ.
"On the night you've got to turn up at your best and perform."
Quigg insisted that, despite the war of words, he was solely focused on working out a plan to defeat Frampton and walk away as an unbeaten unified champion next year.
"At the minute, he's my opponent, so I'm training to beat him," Quigg added.
"As a person, a family man, I have all the respect for him but at this moment he's my opponent and he's going to try and stop me becoming what I want to become.
"That's why he's my enemy at the moment. All I'm thinking of is beating him."
Frampton appears to be the slight favourite but while both his manager Barry McGuigan and Quigg's promoter Eddie Hear admitted there were all sorts of issues that needed to be resolved before the fight was finally confirmed, the venue was done before the deal was announced.
Quigg, from nearby Bury, is the home fighter and as he heads to Frampton's home town of Belfast for the last press conference on Wednesday, he believes Manchester will bring even more out of him.
"This is where the big fights are," he said. "I remember watching Ricky Hatton v Kostya Tszyu.
"I remember watching him [Hatton] when he made his entrance, thinking: 'Imagine walking out in the main event with this atmosphere'. It's happening now.
"I count myself not lucky, because I've worked hard, and I'm going to enjoy it."
