Tevin Farmer vs. Joseph Diaz - January 30, 2020

[Onetimeonly]

Diaz will throw twice as many punches at a low percentage, win a Dec and tevin and his bizarre following will scream robbery.

Didn’t he throw more than GRJr aswell?

Don't know. I actually am leaning tevin getting the Dec now. For some reason Eddie hurls money at him. Can't say I'm on pins and needles for this one.

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Good choice?

[Onetimeonly]

The fact that it says 60 people are talking g about shows nobody cares. Very few people in the States know who he is, and that the small fraction that watches fights at least from time to time. At least guys on ESPN and ESPN+ can get caught by someone just looking for something to watch. Not the case on dazn. Nice to see a Thursday card though!

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[Evander]

Diaz is a good boxer who wants results early, little vulnerable on defence because he likes to take chances and make it look good while doing so.
Farmer is steady, I need to see more of him though.

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[handsofstone]

Tough defence for Farmer, I'm expecting Diaz to give him his hardest work as champ and I think it goes to the wire, good blend of styles, Diaz will bring pressure and Farmer will look to pot shot from the outside and move for 12 rounds, I think Diaz has the ability to make it uncomfortable for Farmer unlike the rest of his defences, its a good match up but I'm gonna side with Farmer to just be that too sharp and elusive for Diaz and win a decision

[Evander]

What's the chances one of them comes in overweight at the weigh in ?

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[margaret thatcher]

First time in years that Tev fights a good opponent and he loses clearly

[1okstcsb]

Diaz VS Leo Santa Cruz is a Southern California Natural Fight, both at 130 would be a great matchup at 130

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Tev wants an immediate rematch.

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From ESPN

Joseph Diaz Jr. and Tevin Farmer traded a lot of harsh words in the lead-up to their fight on Thursday night, but it was Diaz who had the last laugh.

Diaz, in the finest performance of his career, overcame a horrendous cut over his left eye suffered in the second round to win a junior lightweight world title on the Demetrius Andrade-Luke Keeler undercard at the Meridian at Island Gardens in Miami, where the show was one of the events surrounding Sunday's Super Bowl.

Diaz, in his third shot at a world title, won 116-112, 115-113 and 115-113 to take Farmer's 130-pound belt. He had come up empty in two previous shots at featherweight world titles. He suffered his only loss by decision when he challenged Gary Russell Jr. for his featherweight belt in May 2018. A second title shot went by the wayside when Diaz failed to make weight for a title fight with Jesus Rojas in August 2018.

"I was focused and determined and I got the W this time," an overjoyed Diaz said.

The 27-year-old Diaz, a 2012 U.S. Olympian from South El Monte, California, won his fifth fight in a row since the loss to Russell -- and it was the biggest victory of his career.

"I'm very excited I won this. I have waited for this moment for a long time," Diaz said.

The fight had been much anticipated by hard-core boxing fans since Farmer and Diaz nearly came to blows in May at the Canelo Alvarez-Daniel Jacobs undercard news conference in Las Vegas. Diaz fought on the card while Farmer was simply in attendance, and the two southpaws went nose to nose in a shouting match after the news conference and had to be separated. More words followed in the months that followed, culminating in the eventual bout.

The first round was fairly uneventful, but between rounds, Farmer (30-5-1, 6 KOs), 29, of Philadelphia, told trainer Chino Rivas that he hurt his right hand.

An accidental head-butt in the second round opened a terrible cut over Diaz's left eye. It was long, deep and bloody, and in a terrible spot. The blood was smeared all over Diaz's face and he continually dabbed at the wound with his glove to wipe it away.

"It didn't change the fight at all," Diaz said of the cut. "I just pretended it wasn't there. I knew it was pretty bad but I knew it was a championship fight. I'm a warrior. I got to go out there and get the W. This was my opportunity. I had to take advantage of it."

Despite the cut, Diaz pressured the defensive-minded Farmer and landed combinations and forced him back to take control of the bout after a few rounds.

While Diaz (31-1, 15 KOs), whose cutman Ben Lira did a magnificent job containing the cut, had a spring in his step from the outset, Farmer appeared tired. His mouth was open, he continually blinked his eyes and his body language was poor. Farmer is typically a consummate boxer, but he fought more on the inside than usual, perhaps because he was tired and unable to move as well as he usually does.

The ninth round featured a lot of back-and-forth on the inside, but Diaz landed many combinations and body shots while Farmer barely landed anything solid.

Diaz shook Farmer in the 10th round with a left hand and continued to fire combinations. After the round, Rivas told Farmer he needed to win the final two rounds.

Farmer, who was making his fifth defense, came out with urgency in the 12th round, but Diaz met him in the center of the ring and they exchanged for much of the first minute, as well as down the stretch of the round.

Because it was an optional defense for Farmer, he had a rematch clause, so Diaz and Farmer are likely to meet again.

"He put up a hell of a fight," said Farmer, who went to the hospital after the fight to be examined as a precaution. "That's all I can say. I did hurt my hand in the first round but I don't think it played a big part in the fight. I couldn't use my jab how I wanted to, but he got the job done tonight. There's no excuses. He won the fight. We'll be back and we'll do it again. We definitely got the immediate rematch clause."

Diaz said he will be happy to face Farmer again.

"Tevin Farmer is a hell of a fighter. He's been through everything. I respect him," Diaz said. "I just thank him for giving me the opportunity, and I knew we're going to have a rematch. So we will run it back."

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Boxer	Total landed 	Total thrown	%	Jabs landed	Jabs thrown 	%	Power landed	Power thrown	%
Farmer	147		649		23%	26		243		11%	121		406		30%
Diaz	170		660		26%	23		152		15%	147		508		29%

[IKSRTFO]

Al will probably seek Farmer for Tank at at 135 now

[KiwiRider]

Guys, if you missed the fight, see if you can catch a replay, Iike I did.
It was a good watch.
Diaz did win it, the judges got it spot on.
All action, and a correct decision.

[DrDuke]

Diaz' cut was quite nasty. Credit to Diaz for continuing to come forward and for outfighting Farmer. And, of course, the cutman did a great job.

[Onetimeonly]

Diaz VS Leo Santa Cruz is a Southern California Natural Fight, both at 130 would be a great matchup at 130

LSC is going up for tank.

[handsofstone]

Top performance from Diaz, I had it a wider 117-111, I thought he got his tactics spot on, he outboxed Farmer, outfought him and outhustled him, I'm astonished his eye held up for 11 rounds because coz that cut was horrendous and if it bled like i thought it would then surely it would've been stopped but credit to all involved for keeping their cool and allowing it to continue, as i say i thought Diaz got his gameplan bang on, fought at a pace, never allowed Farmer to get comfortable but his best asset was always throwing his punches in bunches which is what you need to do against a slick defensive operator like Farmer, if Diaz missed with the first couple punches he landed with the 3rd, 4th and 5th shots and it bothered Farmer all night who thought just never looked like winning the fight, he had a late burst but nothing to trouble Diaz too much and he was a clear winner for me

[KiwiRider]

Diaz' cut was quite nasty. Credit to Diaz for continuing to come forward and for outfighting Farmer. And, of course, the cutman did a great job.

I know, right?
My prediction of Diaz decision was in doubt after the early cut.
I thought for sure it would be stopped within 6. But a gutsy Diaz just kept coming, punches in bunches. Of course, kudos to the cutman
I still think Farmer is the better boxer of the two, it's just that Diaz had the better game plan, the better desire, and the fitness to exact it.
I'm well impressed.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Hearn and DAZN just lost 3 belts.

Farmer has an immediate rematch clause and Diaz seems up for it aswell. Who knows about Roman and MJ.

[KiwiRider]

Hearn and DAZN just lost 3 belts.

Farmer has an immediate rematch clause and Diaz seems up for it aswell. Who knows about Roman and MJ.

I think Diaz beats Farmer again, with exactly the same game plan, and possibly wider without the cut draining him of 1/2 a pint of blood
As for Eddie and DAZN, 3 belts in one night
Hahaha

[margaret thatcher]

Jojo is a nice fighter, him winning this just reiterates my frustration with Gary Russell jr. Dude 9-3'd Diaz and has loads of talent but just absolutely no drive other than his one a year