Raymond Ford says he thinks featherweight Bruce Carrington is “smooth”, and he doesn’t like that he’s been speaking about him in interviews. Ford doesn’t like how Carrington is mentioning his earlier loss to Nick Ball, and appearing pretend.
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He desires Carrington (15-0, 9 KOs) to maneuver as much as tremendous featherweight to allow them to struggle. He desires to place him in his place. The previous WBA featherweight champion Ford (16-1, 8 KOs) says the Prime Rank-promoted Carrington is preventing “bum,” receiving credit score for it, and placing his physique by hell to remain at 126 when he ought to transfer up in weight to 130.
Ford might be preventing Thomas Mattice (22-4, 17 KOs) in a 10-rounder, dwell on DAZN from the Boardwalk Corridor in Atlantic Metropolis, New Jersey. The 2 fighters are preventing on the undercard of Jaron Ennis vs. Eimantas Stanionis.
“I feel he’s a b****. Excuse my language. I feel he’s smooth,” stated Raymond Ford to Ring Journal. speaking about Bruce Carrington. “He was cool at first, however when he will get on these interviews, he be making an attempt to be this particular person he’s not. I do know once you’re faking it, and I can’t respect that.”
Carrington could point out Ford’s title as a result of he’s requested about him in interviews. It’s a pure factor to do to ask Carrington about Ford as a result of they had been in the identical weight class earlier than Raymond moved as much as tremendous featherweight.
“This dude get on these interviews, and the best way he be speaking, it’s similar to [fake]. He did an interview, they usually had been asking him about me, and he was mentioning my loss [to Nick Ball]. Bro, you fought no one ever,” stated Ford about Carrington. “You retain preventing bums.”
Prime Rank has been cautious with Bruce Carrington since his near-loss towards Sulaiman Segawa final September. Though Segawa regarded like he had received, the judges gave the win to Carrington. Followers on social media overwhelmingly noticed Segawa successful.
When Carrington strikes as much as 130, a struggle between him and Ford ought to occur. Nonetheless, B Bruce goes to remain at 126 so long as he can to attend for Naoya Inoue to maneuver up from 122 as a result of that’s a big-money struggle for him.
“You had a tricky struggle towards a 118-pounder. You’re scared to get hit. I seen him within the amateurs’ fold time after time after time,” stated Ford. “He’s not like that. Persons are going to see quickly. That’s my concern with him. Cease speaking about me. Hold my title out your mouth.
“Yeah, when he cease making an attempt to be a vegan and eat some steak and transfer up as a result of he was preventing at a better weight class than me when he was within the amateurs. Now, he’s rattling close to dying making an attempt to make 126. He can barely speak when he’s making the burden and issues like that. It’s time for him to maneuver up, too,” stated Ford about desirous to struggle Carrington after he strikes as much as 130 at tremendous featherweight.
