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maverick23 wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:07 Really good fight.

Showed Buatsi’s tough, has a second wind if needed but shouldn’t have been drained so much, can take a shot but it also showed some of his areas of weakness. Really needs to work on his defence and head movement.

Reminded me a little of Haye/Fragomeni. One or two fights at a similar level and then Bivol.

My T Sharp wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:11 Would Buatsi beat Callum Smith?

gregregegg wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:08 Dont get me wrong, good stop, and im glad they keep em down and get em oxygen, top stuff. But, would he of tried to get up? would he of made it up? it would of got waved anyway seeing as he was behind and no belt on the line.

If that were a world title fight and they were even on the cards you would like to give him the 10 seconds there.

Blueprint wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:11 Buatsi's chin is froch-like. It could take him to the top(along with his power).

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:16

Blueprint wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:11 Buatsi's chin is froch-like. It could take him to the top(along with his power).

Really? I don’t think he tools that many clean headshots.
I think something is missing from Buatsi and at least at this point he doesn’t trouble the champs. I think Joe Smith, the weakest, would stop him

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:12 Joshua Buatsi had to dig really deep during a highly-competitive fight to stop a very decent journeyman boasting a 33% KO ratio, that had previously failed to win 25% of his bouts.

The Brit needs to work on his conditioning, pacing and head movement.

Buatsi’s handlers will surely apply the brakes, by refraining to pit him against genuine world-rated talent for the time being.

Joshua has far too much to learn to be rushed.

Credit to Bolotniks though, he defied my expectations and exposed Buatsi’s current ceiling.

rd350lc wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:15 Thankfully a great headliner saved an otherwise dreadful card .

skanksta wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:14 Great win for Buatsi.
He wobbled for a moment there, almost punched himself out, but he got the second wind and a stoppage.

He's almost there, but Fast Eddie put it very well there - he needs hard fights to be ready for Bivol, Beterbiev,Smith.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:19

rd350lc wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:15 Thankfully a great headliner saved an otherwise dreadful card .

100% spot on!

An unusually weak card from Matchroom.

DAZN in the UK won’t succeed if Matchroom keep producing subpar content.

Eddie Hearn and the DAZN head honchos will probably realise the need to stack their cards in the future, whenever they can only got a main event headlined by a borderline fringe world-rated contender.

handsofstone wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:12 Fvck sake ref give the guy a count, great fight though, a real gut check for Buatsi, had to dig deep there, Bolotniks is one hard bastard, the punches he stood up to were flush, always fired back with hard punches of his own, Buatsi wide open for they winging shots, especially the right he took in the 1st,, he boxed well though behind the jab, got to work, dropped Bolotniks with a peach of a left hook in the 6th but emptied the the tank going for the finish and Bolotniks was on top by the 7th digging some big shots to the body as well as the haymakers

In fairness to Buatsi even when he gassed he kept his composure and worked hard to not to allow Bolotniks to get on top, he recovered and walked Bolotniks down, started to target the body more and then finished Bolotniks off with a big right in the 11th, still would've liked to have seen a count

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:20

skanksta wrote: ↑14 Aug 2021, 18:14 Great win for Buatsi.
He wobbled for a moment there, almost punched himself out, but he got the second wind and a stoppage.

He's almost there, but Fast Eddie put it very well there - he needs hard fights to be ready for Bivol, Beterbiev,Smith.

Smith would stop him on this performance I think