IBF mild welterweight champion Richardson Hitchins has spent extra time this week speaking up his dream fights towards Teofimo Lopez, Devin Haney, and Ryan Garcia than he has about his protection towards George Kambosos Jr. on June 14th.
Chasing Large Names: Hitchins’ Technique
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) is attempting to artificially drum up curiosity in his combat towards the light one-hit surprise Kambosos Jr. (22-3, 10 KOs) by clout-chasing the fighters on his dream listing. Followers have didn’t get enthusiastic about his combat towards ‘The Emperor’ Kambosos for apparent causes. So, he’s reverted to calling out fighters which might be above his pay grade to get followers to take discover of his combat towards Kamalosos.
Hitchins vs. Kambosos shall be proven on DAZN on June 14th. The occasion will happen at The Theater at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
“I believe me and George Kambosos are those to do it,” stated Richardson Hitchins to Fighthype about bringing pleasure again to New York. “We typically don’t like one another, and we need to harm one another. Two rivals, two warriors. Him pondering I’m not who I say I’m.”
Followers Unexcited for Kambosos Combat
Who’s Richardson attempting to child? The New Yorker sees his combat towards Kambosos as a sick mismatch, and so they’re not enthusiastic about this combat. New Yorkers need to see Hitchins combat high quality opposition like Subriel Matias, Gary Antuanne Russell, and Alberto Puello. For him to not be preventing these guys displays badly on him.
“George Kambosos isn’t dumb. He is aware of what’s about to be in entrance of him. This isn’t a Devin Haney combat. It is a complete totally different stage than Devin Haney. I don’t really feel like they’re ducking me. They’re simply petrified of me. They’re afraid of me,” stated Hitchins when requested if he thinks the opposite fighters will need to combat him after he beats Kambosos.
After all, Kambosos is aware of he’s out of his class on this combat, however he’s determined at this level in his profession. It’s not like he’s being supplied world title photographs towards any of the opposite champions at 140. His lowly report since his upset win over Teofimo Lopez reveals that he is aware of his profession is over, and is simply holding on so long as he can.
The actual query is why Hitchins selected to combat Kambosos? He’s taken nothing however abuse from followers for this decide, selecting the one-hit surprise, who has a 2-3 report in his final 5 fights. Why did Hitchins select Kambosos to defend his IBF title towards quite than his necessary challenger Subriel Matias? Followers really feel that Hitchins is a faux.
The rumors of Edwin De Los Santos operating Hitchins throughout the ring of their sparring session don’t assist. It simply furthers the idea that Hitchins is a phony and he’s attempting to remain on high for so long as he can by cautious matchmaking till he will get the money out combat towards Haney, Teofimo, or Ryan Garcia.
Haney, Lopez Keep away from Hitchins
“These guys don’t need to combat. I’ve been calling them out for thus lengthy. Devin Haney hasn’t stated my title but. Let’s combat. I received a belt. Let’s make it occur. I’ll come to a catchweight. It doesn’t matter,” stated Richardson.
Haney isn’t calling out Hitchins’ title as a result of there’s no cash in a combat towards him. It might be a loss for Devin going again to the times when he was preventing guys like Joseph Diaz Jr., Alfredo Santiago, and Antonio Moran. Hitchins is in the identical class as them popularity-wise, which is why it’s shocking that Eddie Hearn signed him to his Matchroom promotional firm.
He thinks he could make U.S followers get pleasure from watching his non-engaging fights, but it surely has didn’t occur. It’s the identical factor with Shakjur Strevenson. Hearn thought he might flip him into a worldwide star, and it hasn’t occurred.
“I’ll combat him and George Kambosos on the identical evening,” stated Hitchins about being open to preventing Teofimo Lopez. “I’ll field him and Kambosos on the identical evening for lower than one million.”
Hitchins isn’t going to be given the chance to combat Teofimo as a result of he’s not focused on preventing defensive fighters who don’t interact, and transfer all evening. Hitchins goes to must preserve preventing fighters like Kambosos and hope that certainly one of nowadays, he’ll develop on the U.S fanbase and he’ll be capable to get the fights he desires. For now, he’s not fashionable sufficient to get any of the names he retains tirelessly calling out.
Russell Combat Dangerous Matchup
“I’ll unify towards any of the champions. Puello, Gary Russell and Teofimo. Gary simply received a title, Gary is a no person. That’s why fighters aren’t calling his title out. Gary can combat, however let’s combat,” stated Hitchins.
Someway, it’s arduous to think about Hitchins agreeing to combat Gary Antuanne Russell if that combat had been supplied to him by his promoters. That’s a foul model matchup for Hitchins, who has gotten on his bike when pressured by a previous his prime Jose Zepeda and the small 5’5″ Gustavo Lemos. He regarded horrible in each of these fights and was booed. Russell would seemingly run out of the ring, and what little reputation Hitchins has now could be gone for good.
