Titanium Broken Jaw Draw Stinks Rotten! Beltran Get Barbequed and Burns in Scotland
*Photo Credit: Eddie Hearn www.dailymail.co.uk
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
As predicted in Real Combat Media, Raymundo Beltran appeared to defeat Ricky Burns easily over 12 rounds to win his World Boxing Organization World Lightweight title in Glasgow, Scotland over the weekend, but did not get the decision. One foreign judge went for Burns, the other for Beltran. The British judge scored it a draw. Beltran, who knocked Burns down, won at least seven rounds of the 12 rounder. What now?
Burns versus Beltran on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgl1kvthvRY
Beltran would be wise not to return to Scotland for another rematch in 2014, where his not getting the decision again would be a worse outcome than the great train robbery was in Buckinghamshire, England in August 1963 over half a century ago. If so, Ricky Burns is the modern day robbery version of 83-year-old great train mastermind Ronnie Biggs. Both are true living examples of how the great robbery is pulled off successfully in the United Kingdom. Both are great examples of escape as well. Both have to face the music, though.
To the extent the Scotch and the British will protect their investment in Burns and other fighters like him is common knowledge. The net effect of Burns robbery of Beltran is foreign fighters will not want to come to fight Burns on British soil anymore.
Burns, now 36-2-1, 11 knockouts, Coatbridge, Scotland, fought from the third round on with a broken jaw, a Mexican gift from Beltran, now 28-6-1, 11 knockouts, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada, when he is not sparring for Manny Pacquiao. Burns had a Titanium plate inserted into his jaw after surgery following this bout, which should leave ‘The Bionic Scotsman’ out of commission for a spell.
Burns had a good first round with long right hands to the head and body. From the second round on, Beltran cut off the ring and wanted to stand and trade. Bruns, who should have fought the bout on the outside, fell for the trap, and was busier in rounds two, three, four and five. In the sixth and seventh, Burns landed combinations from the outside. In the eighth, the Beltran left hook dropped Burns but did not finish him. Burns legs stiff, his jaw shot, burns looked to hold on as Beltran put on the pressure and landed the big shots. The quiet crowd sensed impending doom as ring announcer Michael Buffer announced the scores. My friends, when it rains, it pours. Can anybody tell the last time a Mexican ever won a decision in Scotland or England? How about Burns fighting the rematch in Mexico? Fat chance. As Ken Norton did to Muhammad Ali in March 1973, Burns got left with a busted jaw and a lifetime ugly memory from a deserving opponent likely he’ll never forget.
Result: Ricky Burns Draw 12 Raymundo Beltran, Lightweights
World Boxing Organization World Lightweight Title
Scoring: 115-112 Burns. 115-113 Beltran. 114-114 a Draw. Burns Retains Title.
Referee: Phil Edwards. Burns Ranked Third in World by BoxRec, Beltran Ranked Sixth.
Former World Lightweight champion Jim Watt scored the bout 115-113 for Beltran.
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