Witter vows to come back stronger after shock defeat
Junior Witter has vowed to return better than ever and reclaim his WBC light-welterweight after his shock defeat against America's Timothy Bradley on Saturday. The 34-year-old fighter had been hoping that an eye-catching victory would have helped set up an all British fight against his long-term target Ricky Hatton.
However, it did not turn out that way after Witter was dropped by a huge right in the sixth round from which he never really recovered.
The Bradford born fighter eventually lost on a split decision and insisted the decision should have gone his way.
"I'm gutted, I can't believe it," he told said. "I thought I'd done enough to win. I know I had the knockdown but I thought I worked hard enough in the rest of the fight to win comfortably.
"I don't think you saw the best of me tonight. Timothy Bradley came out and fought and took some good shots. He caught me with a hell of a shot.
"But I was just a bit sloppy. It was a perfect shot. He'd been trying it all night, I knew he was going for it. But I won rounds before it. I won rounds after that.
"I'm still going to carry on, no way am I retiring after that. There's a lot more in the tank. There are better nights for me to come and Junior Witter will be back. As a world champion."
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Posted by GamingNut – 12 May 2008, 4:10 AM
See? Who else saw this coming after Junior Witter admitted that he had not been studying Timothy Bradley closely. Boxing requires a lot of strategy and preparation, and you need to know exactly how your opponent is going to react to various situations. You can't just wing it like Witter did, and he lost for it.
Posted by MVP2008 – 13 May 2008, 3:21 AM
Well, i'm certain of one thing about all this... Junior Witter must have learned something at least. When there is a rematch, I do not think he will be quick so cocky next time. Witter will be ready next time, for the simple fact that he has to be. He can't risk damaging his image more.