RBR: Benavidez v Gvozdyk / Tank v Martin

[ironbeard]

Round 1 = here we go!! Gvozdyk looks much larger. Good body work Benavidez. Good round.

10-9 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 2 = Bena continues body. Benavidez clear.

10-9 Benavidez
20-18 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 3 = gvozdyk busy with arm punches. Bena body. Big left big bod. Close but . . .

10-9 Benavidez
30-27 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 4 = gvoz wins first minute. Bena comes on hard in last minute and takes the round.

10-9 Benavidez
40-36 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 5 = good left gvoz. Bena keeps going bod. Gvoz busier but Bena more accurate and damaging.

10-9 Benavidez
50-45 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 6 = gvoz comes out throwing. Gvoz throwing too much arm stuff. Digging by Bena. Gvoz not doing enough to win rounds.

10-9 Benavidez
60-54 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 7 = gvoz has to do something to turn this. Close but I think gvoz shaded

10-9 Gvozdyk
69-64 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 8 = Benavidez sitting on the ropes a bit. Benavidez looks tired. He comes on late round. Close round.

10-9 Gvozdyk
78-74 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 9 = gvoz winning rounds herez. Bena tired.

10-9 Gvozdyk
87-84 Benavidez

[BROZO]

I think Bena took the weight difference for granted a litttle bit. he is usually the bigger man but looks small today

[ironbeard]

Round 10 = bena lands crisp early. Jab good. Wins first half. Bena strong round.

10-9 Benavidez
97-93 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Round 11 = gvoz busier and more accurate but Bena comes on.

10-9 Gvozdyk
106-103 Benavidez

[margaret thatcher]

bena winning by a comfortable margin but not looking as heavy handed or physically strong as i expected. has been a so so performance , not particularly impressive, but not bad.

[BROZO]

bena winning by a comfortable margin but not looking as heavy handed or physically strong as i expected. has been a so so performance , not particularly impressive, but not bad.

I think it was too much of a jump in weight for him. IMHO

[ironbeard]

Round 12 = both busy. Close round.

10-9 Gvozdyk
115-113 Benavidez

[ironbeard]

Benavidez won but he is not ready for Beterbiev or Bivol.

[Jeff_lacy_ko]

Benavidez goes the distance and looks human
But he won big

[BROZO]

Round 12 = both busy. Close round.

10-9 Gvozdyk
115-113 Benavidez

My card a bit Wider for Bena. but not impressed with his performance. I think he would be a huge underdog vs Bivol and Beterbiev.

[ironbeard]

What was strongest for Benavidez was his defense. What was weakest was stamina.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Benavidez won but he is not ready for Beterbiev or Bivol.

How about Buatsi , winner of that fights winner of Beter v Bivol

[ironbeard]

Round 12 = both busy. Close round.

10-9 Gvozdyk
115-113 Benavidez

My card a bit Wider for Bena. but not impressed with his performance. I think he would be a huge underdog vs Bivol and Beterbiev.

Definitely could be wider. There were close rounds and I gave most to Gvozdyk.

[ironbeard]

Benavidez won but he is not ready for Beterbiev or Bivol.

How about Buatsi , winner of that fights winner of Beter v Bivol

I think team Benavidez needs to have a heart to heart. They definitely want to win the Canelo lottery. I don’t think they want to make a move until that is determined.

[gregregegg]

Looking human won’t hurt his chances of a canelo fight. Prime time for canelo to get him, Saudi money, Mabey him cut back to 168 from 175, if canelo is going to fight bena now is the time by the sounds of its

[ironbeard]

Looking human won’t hurt his chances of a canelo fight. Prime time for canelo to get him, Saudi money, Mabey him cut back to 168 from 175, if canelo is going to fight bena now is the time by the sounds of its

True. Catch him bouncing around weight classes.

[CaptainSpacerod]

Benavidez won but he is not ready for Beterbiev or Bivol.

How about Buatsi , winner of that fights winner of Beter v Bivol

I think team Benavidez needs to have a heart to heart. They definitely want to win the Canelo lottery. I don’t think they want to make a move until that is determined.

It seems that Canelo wants no part of Bena

I think the only thing that could change that is if Bena goes back to 168 and gives a substandard performance that could be attributed to struggling to make the weight.