What fight did you watch recently/last night

[Dynamite Kid]

Just watched Marvin Hagler's one punch ko of Fulgencio Obelmejias from 1982. A perfectly executed right hook. Obelmejias had no business receiving 2 shots at Hagler

Great finish. Is that the fight where he and Leonard discussed a possible meeting in the post fight?

[Dynamite Kid]

Sonsona vs Alejandro Hernandez

Round 1 Sonsona

Sonsona showed his speed landed an earlier right hook straight left, then mid round
Sonsona landed a straight left hand and an uppercut toward the end.

Round 2 Sonsona
Sonsona landed two counter uppercut and a straight left toward the end

Round 3 Hernandez
Hernandez put the pressure on Sonsona this round, he managed to go to Sonsona's body
and pinned Sonsona on the ropes at one point.

Round 4 Sonsona

Hernandez started well by going to the body and bringing his shot back
up top but Sonsona started to take over mid round with his aggression and
straight left hand to the body and head, at one point Sonsona had Hernandez
pinned in the corner, Sonsona did get caught with a good right hook right at
the end where some people may have seen Hernandez pinching the round but
i still went for Sonsona, so to did Russ Anber

Round 5 Hernandez
Best round for Hernandez. Hernanandez pressured Sonsona throughout
went to the body and landed a number of clean punches on Sonsona when
he trapped him on the ropes


Round 6 Hernandez

Sonsona was having a decent round but he stepped off the gas toward the
end and let Hernandez back in to take the round. Sonsona the hunter in the early part of the round
became the hunted when he let Hernandez back him up, Hernandez rocked Sonsona mid round with a
right hook. Sonsona is best on the front foot pressuring Hernandez but he keeps letting Hernandez back him
up. To Sonsona's credit he did hurt Hernandez to the body
in this round

Round 7 Sonsona
sonsona landed a right hook early in the round that seemed to stun Hernandez and put him off
balance momentarily. I gave it to Sonsana on the power shots that he landed, he landed with the uppercut and dug
some hard shots to the body.

Round 8 Sonsona
Better round for Sonsona he pressured Hernandez and hit Hernandez hard to the body and pinned him on the
ropes for the most part, Henandez landed some good shots to but he was a little inactive

Round 9 Sonsona
Both scored punches in this round and the round was on the table up for grabs but Sonsona manged
to nail Hernandez with a hard combo that tipped the round his way imo. Russ Anber has also given
Sonsona the last 3 rounds.

Round 10 Hernandez

Good round for Hernandez, Sonsona was in control but Hernandez took over mid round and put
him on the backfoot, pressured him and landed some good shots. If Hernandez is losing this fight its because
of his lack of consistency, Sonsona has been more active in the mid to late rounds.

Round 11 Hernandez
Very good round for Hernandez, he nailed Sonsona a few times here. Sonsona looks like he is tiring and
making the weight could be taking its toll on him. Hernandez pressued him througout this round

Round 12 Hernandez
Another excellent round for Hernandez. Sonsona did not do much and Hernandez was all over him like a
rash pressuring him and going to the body thourghout. Sonsona was getting nailed clean at the end of the
fight.



Sonsona caught too many clean shots for my liking, but in the mid to late rounds 7 through 9 he showed his
heart by coming back whilst Hernandez took his foot off the gas, it might have cost him the fight to. Herandez
came back strong in the late rounds and Sonsona did looked tired (possibly making the weight starting
to effect his performance) but there was too many of those middle rounds between 7-9 where Hernandez
was not consistent enough with his attack. Who knows what would of happened if Hernandez had the right
footwear from round one, maybe he does not lose round 1 & 2 and wins the fight. Hernandez had the wrong
footwear on and had to change his shoes inbetween round because he was slipping on the canvas badly. q
When Hernandez changed his shoes he won the very next round.Henandez managed to rock Sonsona
in round 6 but Hernandez was rocked himself in round 7.

I noticed in the Lopez vs Sonsona fight how Sonsona had trouble when pressured and it was the same
story here. When Sonsona was the aggressor forcing Hernandez back he was effective, but when he was pressured
by Hernandez he got trapped on ropes and caught on tail end of too many shots.


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Molitor v Saez


Round 1 Molitor

Not much landed but Molitor did land two solid right hooks on
Paez

Round 2 Saez
Saez nailed Molitor early with the right hand and then went to the body
Molitor landed two punches but he was inactive for the most part

Round 3 Molitor
Not a lot of effective work from either guy, lots of missing but
Molitor still landed the cleaner work.

Round 4 Molitor
Molitor landed 3 clean left hands then pinned him on the ropes and
peppered him with straight lefts right hands

Round 5 Saez 10/8
Molitor was winning the round and landed a nice straight left that sent
Saez realing however he tried to apply the pressure and caught a left in
return and got dropped so Saez takes this round 10/8, not a heavy knockdown

Round 6 Molitor

Saez tried to ruff Molitor up but Molitor landed a 2/3 straight left hands

Round 7 Molitor
Scrappy round but Molitor just about landed the better shots. Saez landed
one good right hook but thats about it

Round 8 Molitor
Closish round to mid point of the round but Molitor esablished himself the winner of the
round by nailing Saez with some good clean straight lefts toward the end


Positives. Molitor's right hook worked very effective early on then he seemed to favour the straight
lefts which seemed to be the punch that was landing more as the fight wore on. Molitor did not get
caught all that much considering he was fighting such a wild unpredictable style like Saez's and he
did win the most of the rounds and won the fight.

Negatives. Ever since i started to watching Molitor the one thing that sticks out more than most is
that he always! backs up in straight lines, he is also reluctant to step inside and put the pressure on an
opponent, he prefers to keep things long and be cautious. Molitor did get dropped in the fight, albeit i dont
think significantly as his feet might have got caught underneath him.


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I dont think i did as good a job of scoring this as i got interrupted but Kessler could of gotten round 5, most of press row gave him that round i think.


Kessler vs Ward

Round 1 Ward

Ward scored the jab to head and body, counter left hand. Kessler cant seem
to get off if you step off the line after throwing your shots, he needs a stationary
target to get off

Round 2 Ward
Not much seemed to land here but Ward may have closed it out a little
better and landed the few shots that landed.

Round 3 Ward
Clear round for Ward he landed the best punches of the fight many left
hook right hands. Kessler is not putting enough pressure on he is giving
Ward too much time and space to set up

Round 4 Ward
Ever better round for Ward, he landed the jab and left hooks early then
Kessler came back tio nail Ward with a left hook but it woke Ward up again
as he landed quite a few clean right hands one of them hurt Kessler.

Round 5 Ward
Scored the jab and hooks. Kessler threw a little more but missed a lot imo

Round 6 Ward
Ward landed a lovely right uppercut inside and he landed a couple up jabs,
Ward seems to be able not to miss Kessler even if he overhoots his punches
because Kessler goes straight back in a line and Ward just follow up what
he misses

Round 7 Ward
Ward is beating him to the punch again and outhussling him. Ward cant
miss Kessler with the upjab because Kessler fights with his head in air and
he goes back on the line

Round 8 Ward

Ward touching with the left and using his speed advantage to set up counter
right hands

Round 9 Ward
Kessler actually landed 3 good shots this round but still got outhussled.
Kessler landed two short right hands inside and he landed solid shot toward
the end of the round, however Ward still won the round on his activity and
working Kessler over inside

Round 10 Ward
Ward just cannot miss Kessler with the up jab after he throws the right, its
a technical flaw on Kessler's part, his is too upright and goes straight back
in a line meaing he cant avoid getting hit with shots if Ward follows him
and keeps the punches coming.

[1SILVA]

Great finish. Is that the fight where he and Leonard discussed a possible meeting in the post fight?

Excellent memory, British Bulldog. Leonard and Hagler had a very entertaining post fight interview. Two weeks later, Sugar announced his retirement.

[1SILVA]

Great finish. Is that the fight where he and Leonard discussed a possible meeting in the post fight?

Saw Lloyd Honeyghan's second fight with Jorge Vaca and also his fight with Breland. Both fights ended in the third round. Honeyghan went toe to toe with Vaca before knocking him out with a hellacious body shot. Breland almost killed Lloyd, as the ref waited too long to stop the fight

[TheGreatA]

Ken Norton vs Ron Stander. Norton looked quite brilliant in dispatching a washed up, out of shape Stander.

If you ever want to look up a fighter with truly terrible defense, watch a Ron Stander fight. He is basically a human punching bag who makes Gatti and Chuvalo seem great defensively. All he does is stand still with his arms held high while taking a vicious beating.

Norton landed the most brutal combinations I've ever seen him throw, including a 10 punch combination.

Here's some footage of a "prime" Stander:

[Joey Giardello]

Ken Norton vs Ron Stander. Norton looked quite brilliant in dispatching a washed up, out of shape Stander.

If you ever want to look up a fighter with truly terrible defense, watch a Ron Stander fight. He is basically a human punching bag who makes Gatti and Chuvalo seem great defensively. All he does is stand still with his arms held high while taking a vicious beating.

Norton landed the most brutal combinations I've ever seen him throw, including a 10 punch combination.

did u watch that on you tube or dvd?

[TheGreatA]

did u watch that on you tube or dvd?

I have the fight on my computer.

[rocky_balboa23]

i just watched hopkins-trinidad then hopkins-pavlik. two very similar fights with almost a similar ending if not for Pavlik hanging out tough in the last round..reminds me again of how great Hopkins is.

[Joey Giardello]

I have the fight on my computer.

were did you download that fight from?

[Dynamite Kid]

Excellent memory, British Bulldog. Leonard and Hagler had a very entertaining post fight interview. Two weeks later, Sugar announced his retirement.

Leonard was a smart guy wasn't he lol



My scorecard from the Bute vs Andrade 2 broadcast.

Funeka vs Guzman

Round 1 Guzman

Guzman went to the body throughouth and scored
a few right hand/hooks

Round 2 Guzman
Guzman went to the body throughout and scored left hooks
when he brought his attack up stairs. Funeka is missing a lot of
jabs because of Guzman's headmovement and blocking.

Round 3 Funeka
Guzman started well but Funeka got the jab to score this round
and it set up some nice right hands

Round 4 Funeka

Guzman started okay but by the mid/ late round Funeka was stuffing the
jab in his face and right at the end he nailed Guzman with a good
couple of shots.

Round 5 Funeka
Guzman was doing well countering early but he stepped of the gas
got hit with a good combo mid round and Funeka closed better whilst
Guzman became inactive.

Round 6 Funeka
Guzman started aggressively but again he stepped of the gas and let
Funeka score with the jab and dictate the pace and close the round out
better. Guzman is no where near consistent enough.

Round 7 Funeka (Close) Swing round (Lederman scored this for Guzman)
Funeka dictated the pace and stuffed Guzman with the jab and scored
a few nice right hands, Guzman had a better round upping his activity
and closing the range but Funeka still went tit for tat with him even
on the inside.

Round 8 Funeka
I was going to give Guzman this round even though Funeka was coming
on towards the end and landed punches inside, but Guzman got tagged and hurt, Funeka was trying to take him out by the end of the round

Round 9 Funeka
Funeka started well landing the jab putting Guzman on his heels, Guzman
looked discouraged in the round imo. Guzman did get inside mid round
but he did not get much done and by the end he was being back up again
and letting Funeka dictate with his jab

Round 10 Funeka
Huge round for Funeka. I can tell whether Guzman is discouraged or
still hurt from round 8, what ever the case maybe he was back to letting
Funeka back him and being inactive, Funeka dictated the to Guzman again
landing the cleaner shots

Round 11 Guzman (being kind)

I thought Guzman may have taken this on his hard shots, Guzman
showed his heart and he was a bit more active than in previous rounds.
Funeka was not that effective later in the round the way he was early
although he was still busy

Round 12 Funeka
Funeka landed the jab throughout and landed his short counters


Guzman started well going to the body and bringing his attack back up
stairs but Funeka seemed to find a home for his jab in the 3rd, it should
be no coincidence that Guzman's activity level dropped off after that. There
were a few round after that where Guzman was on his way to winning a
couple of the tight/close rounds but he let Funeka outwork him down
the stretch by not punching enough, as was the case in round 8. Guzman was
winning round 8 but got himself badly hurt at the end of the round to
swing it Funeka's way. Im not sure if Guzman was discouraged or hurt
but after that 8th round he let Funeka back him up and dictate to him. In the late
rouds Guzman would get pinned on the ropes and Funeka was started to punish him.
You dont let a 6ft fighter have the centre of the ring and back you up on the
ropes, not if you want a chance of winning anyway.

Guzman may have taken the 7th but i still gave it to Funeka, that said i gave Guzman the 11th which could of gone to Funeka so it evens itself out. Even if you want to give Guzman the benefit of the doubt in both those rounds thats still only 4 rounds he won at best!!! i dont think he won more than 3 rounds though.





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Andrade vs Bute

Round 1 Bute
Bute 3 straight lefts and a nice right hook, Not enough pressure from
Andrade particularly considering he is fighting a Southpaw.

Round 2 Andrade
Andrade managed to force Bute out of his comfort zone and landed
some short shots

Round 3 Bute
Terrific straight left landed by Bute, he also countered Andrade with
the right hook straight left combo


Round 4 Bute 10/7
Competitive round where both fighters scored but Andrade got
caught with a head shot that came from the blind side that dropped
him, he got up and not long after Bute knocked him out with a
body shot.

Bute wins in 4th round on a body shot.