Rey Vargas vs. O'Shaquie Foster | Showtime - February 11, 2023

[margaret thatcher]

vick hurts pero at the end of the third, which was otherwise a fairly bland round

[margaret thatcher]

vik's shots doing more damage, pero getting stung

[margaret thatcher]

more of same, pero tentative, vik mostly one -twoing, even though his biggest shot of the fight was a left hook. vik defo with advantage

[margaret thatcher]

pero fighting like a journeyman there to go rounds , though he does land a good low blow

[margaret thatcher]

wow! pero stops him with a flurry in the 8th! body shot seemed to do the biggest damage

[margaret thatcher]

pretty unimpressive from boys guys though tbh, amazing they were elite amateurs

[margaret thatcher]

fighting starts.....think foster will win

[margaret thatcher]

dudes in practically the first row standing on their feet to watch, ffs man have some respect for the people behind you

[BROZO]

Foster looking good so fr. qick and alert.

[margaret thatcher]

vargas chasing, hands fast but struggling to land,. foster evasive and not throwing much, but looks to be landing better

[BROZO]

If Foster takes the Vargas Jab away I dont think Vagas can set anything up iwth a plan B

[margaret thatcher]

cagey third, neither landing much of note, lots of falling short. vargas cut by headbutt

[margaret thatcher]

foster needs to do some more work himself, his defense is on point but long stretches of him barely moving his hands

[BROZO]

4-0 Foster in my book. but I agree he needs to do more.

[BROZO]

Tough round to score.

[margaret thatcher]

very few clean punches landed, even though they each have quick hands. both guys with very good head movement, but foster seems to be just a bit sharper in most rounds. he should be ahead going into the 6th

[margaret thatcher]

more of the same, foster edging most of the rounds to build what should be a lead. it's all competitive but rinse and repeat, so foster could end up winning wide

[BROZO]

Feels like this fight is over. it will be same pattern Foster will win wide. Vargas will feel cheated. but both have missed a lot.

[margaret thatcher]

1 round left, vargas needs a ko or an absolute sh!tload of knockdowns for me

[margaret thatcher]

vargas looks like he's faded a bit over the last couple, would like to see foster get out of box and counter mode and go forward this round

[BROZO]

Vargas looking for excuses now. he got beat and beat up. even with a low connect rate.

[margaret thatcher]

foster does indeed become more aggressive and has a good 12th, he deserves it for sure

[margaret thatcher]

my take on foster............excellent defense, very quick hands, a bit too rigidly focused on boxing and countering at times where he'd benefit from being more aggressive. i dont know what happened in his previous losses,, but on recent form i struggle to see anyone but an elite fighter beating him

[margaret thatcher]

foster wins a well earned ud to become wbc champ

116-112
117-111
119-109

[gilgamesh]

I felt like 117-111 for Foster sounded about right. Not the most exciting fight, but a very sharp performance from Foster who really had his defensive game on for this bout.

He definitely was the clear winner.

Good heavyweight scrap to start the card tonight.