Carl Frampton needs referees have been extra conscious of Josh Warrington’s tendency to make use of his when he fought the Leeds man again in 2018.
The ‘Warrington headbutt’ has develop into a subject of debate over the past variety of years with the final three males to share the ring with him – Mauricio Lara, Kiko Martinez and Luis Alberto Lopez – all complaining about use of the top throughout and after their respective fights with the previous two time world champion.
Certainly, Mexican Lopez, who defeated Warrington in Leeds earlier this month to say the IBF featherweight world title, stated he gained’t rematch the Brit as a result of he’s a ‘soiled fighter’.
The belt holder Michael Conlan now has in his sights went so far as to say: “He doesn’t should be in professional boxing. Along with his preventing type, he may cause an accident to different boxers. He shouldn’t be allowed in boxing.”
Frampton did point out Warrington’s head following his world title defeat to the favored Leeds man again in 2018, suggesting a head conflict early within the battle had a bearing on the result.
Nonetheless, it’s not one thing he dwelled on, nor was it one thing followers, pundits, or the media latched onto, which was identified by one in all Eire’s best boxers identified in his widespread Sunday Life column this week.
Frampton has by no means seemed for excuses for the reverse in opposition to a fighter he has at all times expressed respect for, however he does trace that he wouldn’t of minded the referee being extra conscious of Warrington’s head antics.
“Josh has acquired lots of criticism as soon as once more on account of his use of the top, however I don’t keep in mind the identical criticism after we fought regardless of my head being up like a bap afterwards!
“The usage of his head is one thing he’s at all times appeared to get away with, however that’s starting to alter. He bulls ahead with the top and appears to disguise it fairly nicely, however in case you are getting away with it then boxing is a case of win in any respect prices so good luck to him.
“I’d think about that Lopez and lots of others together with the media at the moment are beginning to attract consideration to it, so it appears referees are starting to note.”
The BT Sport pundit feels Warrington could also be at the beginning of a slide and in addition stated he can be an incredible opponent for Conlan if the Belfast man can’t get a world title shot.
“Outdoors of this, it wasn’t a very good efficiency from Josh and there could also be a way that he’s on the identical stage the place I used to be after we fought – simply on the downward slope as he’s been at a excessive stage for such a very long time, however it’s exhausting to remain there.
“I’m not saying that is the tip for him, however that is going to be troublesome for him to bounce again from though ought to Mick Conlan be unable to get a world title battle subsequent, maybe that could possibly be made as it could be a monster battle.”
