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I’ve never shirked a challenge or ducked
anyone and that won’t change. I’m focusing
on getting a ranking with the main bodies
and in my opinion the best fighter at 140lb
is Bradley Saunders. This fight would
create big interest and test me to my limit
but this is what I’m about, Brad is a great
lad and the most feared in the division but
as a boxer you have to beat the best to be
the best. I’m hoping this fight will be made
down the line and hopefully for an international title but I will focus on my fights one
at a time and see what Dennis can come up
with.
BMM What reasons did Dave Coldwell
give for not
continuing as your
Promoter?
CW Dave has been great and we had one
hell of a journey on the way to winning the
British Title, he personally feels we fulfilled
our aim and has no interest in going the
international route with me. We are still big
friends and both happy that Dennis
Hobson has taken up the role, Dennis has
done great things for his fighters on the
international scene and I’m excited to see
how far we can go.
BMM Ryan Rhodes who trains you has done
wonders in a short time, he trained you to a
British Title and recently Ross Burkinshaw to
a Commonwealth title. Tell us all a little bit
about why you feel the gym has been
so suc- cessful.
CW Ryan has been
there and done it, the
man can still box us all
to bits in sparring
and the atmosphere
he promotes has
become the strength of
the team. As you know,
the banter is second to
none but the hard work
guaranteed – the banter makes the hard work
easier because you enjoy
being there. Although we are
all individuals there is a real
team ethic and we all know we
have each other’s back, it’s just
special.
BMM Let’s
look back to
the Limmond fight,
what went wrong that
night?
CW I got beat by the better man, Willie was
a lot trickier and slick than I thought he
would be and on the night I was beaten fair
and square. Personally I felt flat but that was
down to me and I would never take a dig
at a mans victory or make excuses for my
defeat.
BMM Twitter was buzzing again with you
and Scott Harrison the other day, is it
pantomime or is the dislike real and could
we see you two fighting?
CW Strange one, Scott jumped on to one of
my tweets and was mocking it and I replied
in kind. Before long it was getting personal
and out of hand with both of us slinging
insults back and forth. I regret some of the
things I said but for anyone who has read
the timeline they will see I was replying to
some really personal things regarding my
Mum, Wife and family. Whether you’re Scott
Harrison or King Kong there is no way I’d
put up with that so it got nasty. With
regards fighting him that’s not going to
happen, which promoter or fighter would
invest all that money and time in a
training camp knowing that a few weeks
before Scott would pull out because of legal
issues