Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg: Jamie Moore answers some key questions
Wednesday 24 February 2016 14:53, UK
The warring trainers, Scott Quigg's tactical gambles and Lancashire mothers. It must be time for Jamie Moore...
Which trainer would you rather have in your corner?
There's not much in it for me. I don't think either has a clear advantage. Although Shane McGuigan is much younger than Joe Gallagher, both guys have roughly the same amount of world title experience. Joe has won a few later but before that, he'd lost quite a few. He will have learned because like I say to my boxers: you never lose as long as you learn.
On the other side, McGuigan has had Frampton and Frampton is unbeaten. He's unbeaten for a reason - Shane hasn't put a foot wrong. Now David Haye and George Groves have been added to McGuigan's gym, you can tell they liked what they've seen and those guys are guys who have been at the top of the tree.
Gallagher's gym is full of top fighters and Shane is building his stable so in answer to the question... I'd toss a coin! I'd trust both guys.
What do you make of rumours that Quigg will adopt back-foot tactics that we haven't seen from him before?
It could be the case. We've never really seen Scott box like that before but I think Frampton's weaker style is coming forward. Gonzalez Jr, who dropped him, is a big tall rangy kid. Quigg doesn't have quite the same advantages but he is taller than Frampton and if he can get him to come on the front foot to counter him on the way in, it could be a tactic.
It would be a gamble from Quigg, though, because that's not his strength. It's not what he is known for. For him to gamble on those tactics in a big fight night like this could back-fire or it could look genius. If he decides to box on the back foot, that will make it really interesting!
Who do you think will have the louder support?
I'm a local lad so I may be biased but to be fair, those Irish are a rowdy bunch. 1,000 of them can sound like 10,000! A lot of the spectators might not be genuine Frampton fans or genuine Quigg fans - they might be boxing fans for this one. When that happens, the occasion is fantastic.
The crowd for Froch v Groves II was unbelievable and it wasn't just Froch fans and Groves fans. It was general boxing fans who'd come to see a great fight. I think that's the case here too. A lot of Irish fans will travel over and a lot of English people will be there on the night too. Not everyone will be supporting one guy or the other - they'll just be there to see the fight so I think both guys will get the same support.
Who are you looking forward to seeing on the undercard most?
Ryan Burnett stands out for me. I really like that kid and I think he is going to go a long way in the sport. Adam Booth is doing a great job with him and as I said in the past, I really rate Booth; I think he is one of the best boxing trainers in the country. He likes to get his fighters right psychologically as well as physically. In the future, I think we'll see some great performances from Burnett.
Burnett is explosive, he has got good power, is a likeable kid and I'm really looking to see how he performs on the biggest night of his career.
Quigg told Sky Sports that he still lives with his parents and is looked after by his Mum. Did you have any embarrassing traits when you were fighting?
I don't think that's embarrassing as I can empathise with Scott on that one. I didn't move out of my parents' house until I was 24! Bear in mind that I first got together with my wife when I was 17, so I still lived at home seven years after I'd met her.
The most embarrassing part is that when they said to me one day: 'We're moving to Bolton', I said: 'I'm not moving to Bolton.' They said: 'I know you're not. We're moving to Bolton and you're moving out.' So they actually had to move house to get me to stop living with them. What I ended up doing was buying the house I'd grown up in and then moved my wife in. I guess Lancashire mothers must look after their boys too well!
