Beltran is decent but the bottom line is he is an experienced sparring partner; despite that he was - whatever the scoring said - too good for Ricky. And it is hard to see how he is going to get back to the drawing board and get better.
If you have a broken jaw you are out of the loop for around a year. Now, what will the WBO do? Ricky is still their champion but given what happened do they say 'have a break' and have your comeback for the interim and then take on the real champion when he's back?
But whatever happens you have to give Ricky Burns all the credit in the world for getting through that fight. Like Muhammad Ali against Joe Frazier it left him clinging for dear life and somehow he did it. Can you imagine the pain?
His determination, bravery and heart were wonderful so please don't think I am knocking Ricky or criticising him in anyway.
But if I was a casual fan and had sat and watched that, I'd of thought 'wow!' what a fight. But when it was given to Ricky I'd have turned off my telly and probably wouldn't watch boxing again.
It was wrong and it was sad, so let's hope boxing gets through this as quickly as possible. And let's hope Ricky Burns makes a full recovery too.
