Felix Verdejo vs. Will Madera - July 16, 2020

[margaret thatcher]

At this level he can win easy howeveer he wants, the things here are to at least go about developing good habits, can't say too much cuz Perez ain't much, but at least Jar came in there like he thought about his previous fight and realised that he was a bit sloppy there

[oogiebe]

A year or two from anyone credible and that's ok.

At least a year or two.

[margaret thatcher]

do we really need to hear recaps of a 100-90 womens fight

[world ranked]

I don't want to see Ray Robinson or Ramirez for real. Have him move up to Texieira.

[Onetimeonly]

I don't want to see Ray Robinson or Ramirez for real. Have him move up to Texieira.

For whom? Crawford?

[world ranked]

I don't want to see Ray Robinson or Ramirez for real. Have him move up to Texieira.

For whom? Crawford?

Yeah

[Onetimeonly]

I don't want to see Ray Robinson or Ramirez for real. Have him move up to Texieira.

For whom? Crawford?

Yeah

Ramirez would be good. Was that for next year?

[world ranked]

For whom? Crawford?

Yeah

Ramirez would be good. Was that for next year?

He won't get full credit for beating a guy moving up. He's needs a welterweight or bigger.

[world ranked]

Dont like the fact they put punch stats up while still totaling cards.

[Onetimeonly]

Yeah

Ramirez would be good. Was that for next year?

He won't get full credit for beating a guy moving up. He's needs a welterweight or bigger.

I don't care about credit. Boxing has no credit in the States as a sport. If it's anytime soon it will be worse than any of these guys.

[world ranked]

Ramirez would be good. Was that for next year?

He won't get full credit for beating a guy moving up. He's needs a welterweight or bigger.

I don't care about credit. Boxing has no credit in the States as a sport. If it's anytime soon it will be worse than any of these guys.

I care about guys getting full credit for taking real risk and if your great your resume should speak of such. If your great there shouldn't be not if/buts and debating Crawford career I dont want that "Oh Ramirez was 140 and unproven at the weight" I see that so much in debating recently great fighters. He can help avoid this I need that resume to have as few holes as possible and beating Ramirez is a hole.

[gilgamesh]

He won't get full credit for beating a guy moving up. He's needs a welterweight or bigger.

I don't care about credit. Boxing has no credit in the States as a sport. If it's anytime soon it will be worse than any of these guys.

I care about guys getting full credit for taking real risk and if your great your resume should speak of such. If your great there shouldn't be not if/buts and debating Crawford career I dont want that "Oh Ramirez was 140 and unproven at the weight" I see that so much in debating recently great fighters. He can help avoid this I need that resume to have as few holes as possible and beating Ramirez is a hole.

Someone will always have something to say about who you beat, when you beat 'em, how you beat 'em...etc.

If you're fighting good fighters. That's good enough.

Although Crawford really needs a great opponent at this point. Or at least 2 or 3 very good ones.

[Onetimeonly]

I bet there is at least a handful of top guys we don't see for a couple years.

[margaret thatcher]

Dont like the fact they put punch stats up while still totaling cards.

Y? The cards are already filled in by that time

[Ruthless-RKO]

Felix Verdejo demolishes Will Madera, calls out Vasiliy Lomachenko

Lightweight contender Felix Verdejo delivered a message to the 135-pound division by stopping Will Madera in the first round of Thursday's Top Rank on ESPN main event at the MGM Grand Conference Center. It was an explosive performance that reminded everybody in boxing of why Verdejo was such a highly touted prospect after the 2012 Olympics.

Verdejo (27-1, 17 KOs) first hurt Madera (15-1-3, 8 KOs) with a right uppercut, then as Madera wobbled into the corner, another uppercut hurt him again. A hard right hand and then a left uppercut sent Madera crashing to the canvas near the neutral corner.

There was no need for referee Robert Hoyle to administer the mandatory eight count. This fight was called off at 2 minutes, 59 seconds of the first round.

"I took my time, I really came out here settled," Verdejo said of his approach to this fight. "I wanted to measure what he came out with, and how hard he hit. Once I figured that out, I did it. I just let my hands go -- but always under control, and that knockout came."

In the past, Verdejo has been tentative in punching off his front foot and taking control inside the ring. On Thursday, he showed a blend of composure and urgency. As soon as he saw Madera hurt, he didn't hesitate to ramp up his attack and get Madera out of there in quick, eye-opening fashion.

"Stay ready because Felix Verdejo is back," said Verdejo, who was intent on sending a message to the rest of the lightweight division. "I'm ready to fight against the best."

Verdejo, 27, called out unified champion Vasiliy Lomachenko, who defeated him in the 2012 Olympics. "We have unfinished business," Verdejo said.

While it's a bit unrealistic to even think about such a matchup at this point, the victory against Madera was a positive step forward for Verdejo under the direction of Ismael Salas, who began working with Verdejo at the beginning of 2020.

"In terms of the technical and tactical work we did, we worked explicitly on certain things in camp. But more importantly, I was just listening to [Salas]," Verdejo said. "He told me, 'Look, stay ready, stay calm, go out there and do what you know how to do.'"

Punch Stats

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Punches     Verdejo	Madera
Total landed 24		12 
Total thrown 59		47 
Percent      41%	26% 
Jabs landed  7		4 
Jabs thrown  23		21 
Percent      30%	19% 
Power landed 17		8 
Power thrown 36		26 
Percent      47%	31%

[Ruthless-RKO]

Jules takes a majority decision win

Martino Jules remained undefeated as he scored a majority decision victory over the scrappy Aleem Jumakhonov in a hard fought eight-round featherweight contest. It was a battle of styles between the southpaw boxing of Jules and the steady pressure of Jumakhonov.

Both men have their moments, but at the end, it was Jules (10-0, 2 KOs) leading on the scorecards 76-76, 78-74 and 78-74.

Jules began the fight moving and boxing well, using his footwork and advantage in speed from the outside to keep Jumakhonov (8-3-2, 4 KOs) away. But when the bout was contested on the inside, Jumakhonov got the advantage. By the third round, Jumakhonov had Jules bleeding from the nose.

Many of the rounds were close, but while he wavered a bit in the middle of the fight, Jules was able to gather himself and did just enough to win, fighting at a distance, while tying up Jumakhonov while in close range. Jumakhonov landed some heavy overhand fights that visibly affected Jules, but could never string together a set of punches that swung momentum in his direction.

Jules outworked and outlanded Jumakhonov, landing 217 of 565 total punches. Jumakhonov landed 91 of 406.

Takeaway: Thursday's fight was one of the best kind of victories that a young prospect like Martino Jules can earn. The undefeated featherweight picked up the majority decision over Aleem Jumakhonov to remain spotless as a professional, in a bout that showed Jules has plenty of things to work on if he wants to be serious contender later in his career.

While Jules (10-0, 2 KOs) boxed well on the outside, he gave up his distance advantage too often and struggled on the inside against Jumakhonov, who found success by throwing hooks that connected. Luckily for Jules, Jumakhonov (8-3-2, 4 KOs) was unable to set those hooks up with other shots -- he didn't land a single jab in the final four rounds -- and just wasn't accurate enough to pull out a victory. According to CompuBox, Jules outlanded Jumakhonov 38.4% to 22.4%. It also didn't help that Jumakhonov threw nearly 160 fewer punches than his opponent.

As he gains experience as a professional, Jules will gain some of the ring savvy he lacked on Thursday night. He'll need a lot more polish whenever he fights someone of a higher caliber. But at this point in his career, a win is a win, especially during a pandemic, and any lessons learned at this stage are tremendously valuable. -- Baby

[Ruthless-RKO]

Anderson scores another TKO win, stays unbeaten

It was a short and easy night for highly regarded heavyweight prospect Jared Anderson, who scored a first-round knockout of Hector Perez. Anderson, making his second appearance inside '"the bubble," started quickly and let his hands go liberally early on. A chopping overhand right ultimately knocked Perez out, as referee Russell Mora waved off the fight just 1:45 into the round.

Anderson (5-0, 5 KOs) is considered a blue-chip prospect. At just 20 years old, he has a deep amateur background and plenty of time to develop. Perez was coming off a four-fight winning streak and was expected to give Anderson some rounds. On June 16, Perez defeated Juan Torres by decision in a six-round fight.

Asked what's in his immediate future, Anderson said, "Anybody who's good. I want Olympians, I want former world champions, challengers, all of it, anybody I can get, really."

Takeaway: There's no doubt that Anderson is the best pure American heavyweight prospect at this moment. Unlike many other U.S.-based big men, he isn't a guy who stumbled into boxing after exhausting his other athletic options. Anderson actually grew up boxing, and it shows.

Anderson made short work of Perez, which in all honesty he was expected to do. But he continues to pass the eye test.

At just 20, you can see the possibilities with Anderson. He has a deep amateur background, solid fundamentals, the requisite size at 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, and above-average athleticism. And he's just scratching the surface. Look for Anderson to continue to be kept active, and don't be surprised if he makes a third appearance inside "the bubble," in August. -- Kim

Punch Stats

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Punches		Jared	Perez
Total landed	5	2 
Total thrown	16	10 
Percent		31%	20% 
Jabs landed	2	2 
Jabs thrown	7	7 
Percent		29%	29% 
Power landed	3	0 
Power thrown	9	3 
Percent		33%	0% 

[Ruthless-RKO]

Davis outpoints Sanchez

Kenny Davis Jr. won a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Eduardo Sanchez in a fast-paced lightweight battle. When it was all said and done, Davis came out on top by scores of 38-36, 38-36 and 37-37.

Sanchez (2-3) looked to be taking control in the second round and much of the third, until Davis struck him with a left hook to the body that sent Sanchez to one knee. Davis was fortunate not to be penalized for hitting Sanchez while he was down. After the knockdown, Davis (3-2-1) was energized and began to pick up the pace.

Davis and Sanchez battled hard for the rest of the fight, and there were times when Sanchez was the more active fighter. But down the stretch, Davis' punches had more impact. In the fourth round, Davis was penalized by referee Robert Hoyle for losing his mouthpiece for the second time in the fight, but ultimately it didn't cost him.

[TheBeast]

Thursday 16, July 2020
The Bubble, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

light
Felix Verdejo 26 1 0
vs
Will Madera 15 0 3

feather
Martino Jules 9 0 0
vs
Aleem Jumakhonov 8 2 2

heavy
Jared Anderson 4 0 0
vs
Hector Perez 7 2 0

light
Kenny Davis Jr 2 2 1
vs
Eduardo Sanchez 2 2 0






light
Felix Verdejo 26 1 0
vs
Will Madera 15 0 3

Verdejo destroyed Madera in 1




FULL CARD HIGHLIGHTS HERE:
https://www.the13thround.com/phpBB2/vie ... 8&t=132534


ENJOY!!

[margaret thatcher]

That's the type of explosive win Verdejo needed for some energy back to his career

He always looks to have the talent but struggles to perform with it consistently , also seems to maybe lack toughness, which obviously wasnt an issue in this type of fight

[Onetimeonly]

Calling out loma is smart. You know loma would love a Lopez alternative. He's conquered the UK domestic level, onto Puerto Rico!

[Ruthless-RKO]

Verdejo-Madera ESPN Telecast Peaks At 444K Viewers

Felix Verdejo made a splash in the ring, while helping Top Rank and ESPN improve network ratings for the second straight telecast.

The resurgent lightweight took a significant step forward in his career following a 1st round knockout of previously unbeaten Will Madera (15-1-3, 8KOs). The bout topped the July 16 edition of Top Rank Boxing on ESPN which averaged 326,000 viewers over the course of the 136-minute telecast, according to Nielsen Media Research.

The four-fight event reached a peak viewing audience of 444,000 viewers, coming at the 9:45pm-10:00pm ET block during Verdejo’s statement-making early exit.

Overall, the telecast marked a 6% improvement from the series’ preceding event on Tuesday which averaged 307,000 viewers. In comparing main events, Verdejo’s 1st round stoppage of Madera outpaced the viewership of Mikaela Mayer’s 10-round win over Helen Joseph which averaged 369,500 viewers and peaked at 380,000.