Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

oogiebe
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Re: Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

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Rob3_142 wrote: 24 Mar 2019, 19:19
oogiebe wrote: 24 Mar 2019, 18:55
Rob3_142 wrote: 24 Mar 2019, 18:48
oogiebe wrote: 23 Mar 2019, 19:24
skanksta wrote: 23 Mar 2019, 19:23 It proves Gorman is a decent prospect but not as good as AJ.

I guess we knew that already.
He didn't look very good at all, regardless of Johnson's tactics. He never pressed the action and was rather lackluster.

Dubois would thrash Gorman.
You make it sound like it was a bad performance.

Winning every single round of a fight is far from poor against an awkward opponent who has only ever been cleaned out once in 47 fights, and at very short notice. At least Dubois had a bit of time to prepare against Johnson.
I'm not saying it was a bad performance. Gorman did what he needed to do. I'm saying it wasn't an impressive or especially good performance. It didn't make me think Gorman was any better than I thought before. Did he show you that he was better than his past performances? Gorman couldn't find a way to approach his opponent differently at any time of the fight. He just seemed ok to let it go at Johnson's pace. Remember that Johnson had a lot more time to prepare for Dubois.
I didn't learn a lot about Gorman, but what do you ever expect against a last minute stand in? He demonstrated decent movement, output, and variety. It was a solid performance without being exceptional.

What did I learn about Dubois about the same man? Well, that he has less shot variety, and if he doesn't get his man out of there with plan A, then he quickly runs out of ideas.

Dubois still beats Gorman, but I expect Gorman to outbox Dubois for the first half of the fight before being stopped.
I thought Gorman ran out of ideas as well. I can see Gorman outboxing Dubois for a few rounds, especially given their styles. It seemed to me that Johnson was more apt to throw at Gorman than he was at Dubois, but that is probably due to the punching power difference. Gorman could've been more active and pressed the action a bit more.
jinlanaudiere
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Re: Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

Post by jinlanaudiere »

For all the skepticism he's received, to be fair, Gorman did quite well to win in the manner in which he did.
jamamb
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Re: Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

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i dont know how u cud think either dub or gorm looked much better vs kj then the other...thougu dub wud beat gorm i think
candyslim
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Re: Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

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oogiebe wrote: 23 Mar 2019, 19:24
skanksta wrote: 23 Mar 2019, 19:23 It proves Gorman is a decent prospect but not as good as AJ.

I guess we knew that already.
He didn't look very good at all, regardless of Johnson's tactics. He never pressed the action and was rather lackluster.

Dubois would thrash Gorman.
Doesn't always work like that though does it? I prefer Dubois because he is a powerful puncher and therefore exciting. Gorman isn't a puncher but he's a good boxer. I lean toward Dubois but I wouldn't care to bet big money on the result.
KiwiRider
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Re: Gorman Shuts Out Johnson 100-90

Post by KiwiRider »

Gorman got some rounds in against a tough late replacement.
It's all good. :wave:
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