Round-by-Round: Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic - 29 August 2026

[KiwiRider]

The British public were sold a false dream

Not the first time.
I joined team Hrg yesterday
But none thought the Slovakian Slugger would gass after 3 & 1/2 rounds

[paultom]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

[joshj909]

I can't see how Itauma has an 'era' when his stamina is so ridiculously bad.

Worked for Mike Tyson

Tyson's stamina was never this bad. Almost disrespectful to compare them.

This post was after about 4 rounds. I didn't realise Itauma would capitulate like that by the 9th.

[gilgamesh]

It’s going to take a long time for Moses’ endurance to catch up to his talent. Any talk of a rematch is silly.

Hrg should really steer clear of Dubois though.

They're gonna want to match him against guys that will in all likelihood last the distance with him, but won't pose much of a threat.

His stamina and pacing obviously is the primary thing he's gonna need to be working on for the next little while, but he doesn't want to linger on this too much or he may psyche himself out, and always get too nervous when the going gets tough.

[Miguello]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

That is absolute nonsense - you must have been on the Itauma hype train

Hrgovic did his thing beautifully, all part of his gameplan

Itauma is another Josh Kelly for the UK boxing community to now process

[gilgamesh]

Moses vs Moses anybody?

Who is the true Moses?

[KiwiRider]

So we learned Itauma has a reasonably good chin and a lousy gas tank.
In this weak age it's not the end of the world for him.

[samwbr]

The British public were sold a false dream

Not the first time.
I joined team Hrg yesterday
But none thought the Slovakian Slugger would gass after 3 & 1/2 rounds

Call him Slovakian he'd properly chin you

[MasterG]

The British public were sold a false dream

Thats what it was a dream.

Moses 21 years old and not fought anything of note. You cannot always rely on the big asset, the punch.

Moses got this shot, fair enough but it was 4 or 5 fights too soon. Hopefully Moses will come back more mature and use his skills better.

At least Moses now knows what it takes to be a champion, you need to perfect your skill and not rely on knocking over tomato cans inside 2 rounds.

Fil is a perfect example of a seasoned heavyweight who knows his trade. He knew he was losing every round but plugged on maybe knowing Moses would gas, and gas he did.

Poor matchmaking from Mr W, but cash is king!

[Gnome]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

Ridiculous comment. I ridicule you for your comment.

[Bullza]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

You clearly didn't watch the fight. Itauma was getting hammered.

He won every single round. He exhausted himself like I've never seen anyone exhausted before. Hrgovic got some shots in towards the end but otherwise he was just a wall and the other could have been blown over at the end.

[deadpan]

Worked for Mike Tyson

Tyson's stamina was never this bad. Almost disrespectful to compare them.

This post was after about 4 rounds. I didn't realise Itauma would capitulate like that by the 9th.

Do you think he's done? I do. The demons from this fight will be a b@stard for him.

[paultom]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

Ridiculous comment. I ridicule you for your comment.

x2

[KiwiRider]

The British public were sold a false dream

Not the first time.
I joined team Hrg yesterday
But none thought the Slovakian Slugger would gass after 3 & 1/2 rounds

Call him Slovakian he'd properly chin you

I might be able to jog away from him until he gasses, say 500 metres?

[Ruthless-RKO]

[dookus]

So we learned Itauma has a reasonably good chin and a lousy gas tank.
In this weak age it's not the end of the world for him.

[gregregegg]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

That’s a pretty wild take… he got a definitive stoppage. Sure he Homer Simpson’d him, but that’s a legit ment method of victory.

Also Moses only gassed because he used way too many explosive attacks… which is the same reason he won rounds. You can’t have your cake and eat it too….(is that the expression? Feels wrong typing it…)

[CaptainSpacerod]

Really pleased for Big Phil, showed astonishing bravery and will to win in the ring and showed what a class act he is with a superb interview.

What a fight, one for the ages.

At the risk of everyone on the forum piling on me, dare I give Howard Foster credit for not jumping in prematurely on the several occasions when he could've done

[paultom]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

You clearly didn't watch the fight. Itauma was getting hammered.

He won every single round. He exhausted himself like I've never seen anyone exhausted before. Hrgovic got some shots in towards the end but otherwise he was just a wall and the other could have been blown over at the end.

Moses definitely exhausted himself, punching someone in the head who was tougher that him and who outlasted him

[Ruthless-RKO]

The last punch/swing he threw and he fell backwards. Them big swings you miss take it out of you

[Heldenjaeger]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

You clearly didn't watch the fight. Itauma was getting hammered.

He won every single round. He exhausted himself like I've never seen anyone exhausted before. Hrgovic got some shots in towards the end but otherwise he was just a wall and the other could have been blown over at the end.

A wall that's taking some shots, making you miss when you load up the most and constantly puts you under mental pressure. And he won rounds. Not a single round to Hrgovic should be a bannable offence.

[mickey1975]

No ill feeling towards Hrgovic whatsoever. But that was not a fantastic performance from him.

I don’t expect him to keep that belt for long.

I disagree. He paced it fantastic. He knew there was too much danger trading with Moses early on so rode it out.

[rd350lc]

The British public were sold a false dream

Not the first time.
I joined team Hrg yesterday
But none thought the Slovakian Slugger would gass after 3 & 1/2 rounds

Call him Slovakian he'd properly chin you

Why? I'd be proud of my heritage.

[joshj909]

Tyson's stamina was never this bad. Almost disrespectful to compare them.

This post was after about 4 rounds. I didn't realise Itauma would capitulate like that by the 9th.

Do you think he's done? I do. The demons from this fight will be a b@stard for him.

He needs to face a modern day Wach and Kingpin Johnson rather than an old man Wach. The problem is that Allen is kind of that guy but it would be stopped on the feet quickly. They have to ask some questions back.

I think Okolie would be an interesting one because of how much he likes to grapple. Miller as he's durable. Not too many stone but he needs longer fights and to learn to pace himself.

He'll come back and beat someone who has a belt, just needs to be more smart about it.

[Bullza]

So the guy loses every single round and becomes World Champion due to the other guy exhausting himself.

Can't be too proud really. He didn't beat Itauma, Itauma beat Itauma.

That is absolute nonsense - you must have been on the Itauma hype train

Hrgovic did his thing beautifully, all part of his gameplan

Itauma is another Josh Kelly for the UK boxing community to now process

You have no idea what his game plan was. Its irrelevant what hype was behind him. You can clearly see what happened for yourself. Itauma won every round.

He burnt through his stamina that quick that it brought him down to a level playing field and then went further down to the point the guy was swinging at the air and could barely stand on his feet.

You can give Hrgovic credit for having a good enough chin to stay in there long enough for that to have happened but otherwise he did nothing. He was a punching bag that lasted long enough for Itauma to finish himself off.