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African Monkey wrote:Junior Fa laboured to a points victory over Hunter Sam in a 6 rounder. Very unimpressive performance from him.

Yes, it was a distinctly disappointing outing for Fa. He didn't look fit, or particularly skillful in the ring. My expectations have been dashed if that is the form he shows for a televised bout.

I'm beginning to understand why more fuss isn't being made about him in New Zealand. I'd assumed the name Fa was pronounced Faaah but maybe it should be Eff-Ay since that is pretty much what he's showing us so fa.

I don't get it. A guy who won two lost two against Joseph Parker as an amateur can't be devoid of skills, and he looks physically very imposing. I will continue to monitor his progress but I think I might need to adjust my expectations.

Junior Fa is simply 2 years older, that probably explains why Joseph lost twice back in the days.

KiwiRider wrote:

African Monkey wrote:Junior Fa laboured to a points victory over Hunter Sam in a 6 rounder. Very unimpressive performance from him.

Yes, it was a distinctly disappointing outing for Fa. He didn't look fit, or particularly skillful in the ring. My expectations have been dashed if that is the form he shows for a televised bout.

I was annoyed by his lack of intent. He didn't look at all interested in forcing the issue and seemed happy getting points and landing the odd blow along the way.

Rob3_142 wrote:

asdfjkl wrote:

Rob3_142 wrote:
Then how did the likes of Joshua find opponents so easily? Or Dubois right now?

Because he could generate more crowd, money and already won Olympic gold.

Then maybe Tyrone needs to change promoter then. Even David Allen is getting more airtime than the highly talented Spong...

And guess what? He didn't show up...

Sprong is fighting this Saturday in mexico.

marvelous marv wrote:Sprong is fighting this Saturday in mexico.

Yes, he had 2 fights scheduled in 2 days in 2 different countries.

Parker is going to be exposed in the near future if he doesn't get a real boxing coach. His stance, footwork, and jab need work. You need good basic skills in today's Heavyweight Division. You can't overpower the top contenders these days.

Kalan wrote:Parker is going to be exposed in the near future if he doesn't get a real boxing coach. His stance, footwork, and jab need work. You need good basic skills in today's Heavyweight Division. You can't overpower the top contenders these days.

Kevin Barry is latched onto Joe like a leach.
There is no way he is going to let go until Joe is washed up and broke. Just like he did to poor David Tua.
I agree though, he needs a better trainer pronto, that belt is so loose around his waist any HW in the top 8 could snatch it away

asdfjkl wrote:Junior Fa is simply 2 years older, that probably explains why Joseph lost twice back in the days.

You might just have something there.

I just watched the fight and I can thoroughly recommend itt ... to anyone who is struggling with insomnia. I probably watched about 90% as my eyes kept closing. Fair play to Hunter Sam who used all his experience to combat the young man who had all the physical advantages, 4" in height, maybe 40lb in weight. Sam was careful to keep from open warfare using guerrilla tactics, backing away for the most part, pawing away with outstretched right glove, occasionally bursting into action briefly, throwing wild shots which Fa didn't seem to know how to deal with, and claiming Fa whenever it looked Fa was about to land something meaningful. It occurred to me Hunter Sam was more Hunter-gatherer, but I'm not criticising, he fought a pretty smart fight.

Fa is hard to fathom: He appears to have a really good jab, but since he was struggling to land it on Sam, does that not mean the appearance is deceptive? If he were a big raw novice one could put this down to experience and a good experience at that, coming through an awkward test against a cagey old pro, but Fa was, as I understand it, an experienced amateur and should not have found it so difficult to impose himself on Sam nor to to avoid his more agricultural swipes.

It's a trivial break in his stride in comparison to what recently happened to Adrian Granat's promising career, but from where I'm sitting it doesn't auger well for his longterm prospects.

Well, at least the second guy actually did show up, and it became a first round KO, as expected...

Not entirely unexpected. Cojanu would be guaranteed to stick around for a few rounds without having the power to really trouble Spong. I guess it would be too expensive to fly him back for a meaningless six rounder though, and the purse on offer probably makes such a match a non-starter too.

Oh well I suppose it's back to getting his opponents fresh from the mortuary then.

As you were ...