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KiwiRider wrote: ↑Today, 02:06

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Yesterday, 20:36

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑Yesterday, 15:36 Just watched it back. I noticed Hrgovic landing some great body shots, especially in the last two rounds. A lot of people (including me) questioning Itauma's stamina, but those body shots did some serious damage, even the last punch of the fight was a hard shot into Itauma's bread basket.

Imagine what a problem Kabayel would be for a fighter with a stamina problem. Kabayel is about as consistent a body puncher as you'll see at Heavyweight. It seems like 50% of his attack is aimed at the body.

Hence Uysk turned him down and no one is lining up even though he is supposed to get a title shot.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Today, 04:15

KiwiRider wrote: ↑Today, 02:06

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Yesterday, 20:36

Imagine what a problem Kabayel would be for a fighter with a stamina problem. Kabayel is about as consistent a body puncher as you'll see at Heavyweight. It seems like 50% of his attack is aimed at the body.

Hence Uysk turned him down and no one is lining up even though he is supposed to get a title shot.

Title shot? Didn't they just hand him (Kabayel) the WBC Title?

KiwiRider wrote: ↑Today, 05:14

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Today, 04:15

KiwiRider wrote: ↑Today, 02:06

Hence Uysk turned him down and no one is lining up even though he is supposed to get a title shot.

Title shot? Didn't they just hand him (Kabayel) the WBC Title?

Yeah, finally. But no money in that until he fights someone.

Coco wrote: ↑Yesterday, 21:20

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Yesterday, 20:36

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑Yesterday, 15:36 Just watched it back. I noticed Hrgovic landing some great body shots, especially in the last two rounds. A lot of people (including me) questioning Itauma's stamina, but those body shots did some serious damage, even the last punch of the fight was a hard shot into Itauma's bread basket.

Imagine what a problem Kabayel would be for a fighter with a stamina problem. Kabayel is about as consistent a body puncher as you'll see at Heavyweight. It seems like 50% of his attack is aimed at the body.

A great example is when he beat Zhang.

However not a lot of fighters would have been able to take what Moses gave out

forcefraser wrote: ↑Today, 07:22 He did take some stick to the body. In the 8th and particularly in the 9th he took some massive shots in the gut.

That last one that sent him flying into the ropes could have done him no favours. Maybe that was the shot that did his legs in

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑Today, 06:17

Coco wrote: ↑Yesterday, 21:20

gilgamesh wrote: ↑Yesterday, 20:36

Imagine what a problem Kabayel would be for a fighter with a stamina problem. Kabayel is about as consistent a body puncher as you'll see at Heavyweight. It seems like 50% of his attack is aimed at the body.

A great example is when he beat Zhang.

However not a lot of fighters would have been able to take what Moses gave out

I just don't think Itauma was in great shape.

Coco wrote: ↑Today, 09:17

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑Today, 06:17

Coco wrote: ↑Yesterday, 21:20

A great example is when he beat Zhang.

However not a lot of fighters would have been able to take what Moses gave out

I just don't think Itauma was in great shape.

It's not so much that, the issue is working at a pace you don't want to.

Even for Fury, usually he is in complete control of the pace, against Uysk in the first fight, despite winning the first half of the fight, he wasn't in control of the pace and couldn't keep it up.

I'm sure Moses can easily do 12 at his own pace, and in the gym no-one is good enough to push him.

When he was pushed, he fell short

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑53 minutes ago

Coco wrote: ↑Today, 09:17

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑Today, 06:17

I just don't think Itauma was in great shape.

It's not so much that, the issue is working at a pace you don't want to.

Even for Fury, usually he is in complete control of the pace, against Uysk in the first fight, despite winning the first half of the fight, he wasn't in control of the pace and couldn't keep it up.

I'm sure Moses can easily do 12 at his own pace, and in the gym no-one is good enough to push him.

When he was pushed, he fell short

I agree with all of that, but I do think he was a little soft on Saturday night. I'd be very surprised if he doesn't come in lighter next time out. As an ex-pro, what do you think of Itauma saying he's never sparred twelve rounds?