For the first three rounds against Kendall Holt on Friday, Lamont Peterson appeared to be doing little on offense, leading many of his fans in attendance in his native Washington, D.C., to yell for him to let his hands go.
But that was all part of the plan, Peterson said after scoring an eighth-round technical knockout to defend his junior welterweight title.
“As you know, I like to put pressure on fighters. I knew eventually that it would get to that point,?Peterson said at the post-fight press conference. “From the tapes that I watched on Kendall, he always seemed to land a good counter hook and an overhand right ?kind of like a straight right, an in-between shot. I just wanted to make sure I was able to guard both of those punches before I’d go charging at him. Once I felt I had those two punches down pat, then I started charging forward. That changed the fight.?[Click Here To Read More]
But that was all part of the plan, Peterson said after scoring an eighth-round technical knockout to defend his junior welterweight title.
“As you know, I like to put pressure on fighters. I knew eventually that it would get to that point,?Peterson said at the post-fight press conference. “From the tapes that I watched on Kendall, he always seemed to land a good counter hook and an overhand right ?kind of like a straight right, an in-between shot. I just wanted to make sure I was able to guard both of those punches before I’d go charging at him. Once I felt I had those two punches down pat, then I started charging forward. That changed the fight.?[Click Here To Read More]
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