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***The TRUTH About Wlad v. Tony***
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Originally posted by Tunney View PostWhat changed midway in this fight is Thompson was being hurt and weakened more and more by the accumulation of hard punches by Wlad.
Give Thompson credit, many other fighters would have been knocked out earlier.
But I notice Wlad is starting to decline a bit. He wasn't moving around as effortlessly as he did against Brock, Byrd, and Austin.
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Originally posted by The_Italian View PostLet me make a few things clear before you begin reading:
A) Im NOT a Wlad hater...
B) I actually put real money on Wlad to win
However Wlad was in trouble early in this fight...not in a sense of being hurt/knocked down/out but in trouble in a sense that he was close to being outboxed by a very unlikely opponent.
Tony COULD HAVE won this fight...or at the least forced a close decision (win or lose)...early on in the fight tony was working the body and not letting wlad have an edge but somewhere between the 5th and 7th round he gave up and let wlad have his way.
Through 6 rounds (i didnt keep an actual on paper scorecard) but it was either even or extremely close to even...
I didnt expect tony to come on so well...the body attack was really working for him...if he kept it up he could have forced a split decision (win or lose)...
however he basically gave up.
Props to wlad for hanging in there...
and props to tony for putting up a WAY better fight than i expected...before this fight i thought wlad puts him out within 5...he went 11...and could have turned it around...
what are your thoughts on this fight?
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Originally posted by The_Italian View PostLet me make a few things clear before you begin reading:
A) Im NOT a Wlad hater...
B) I actually put real money on Wlad to win
However Wlad was in trouble early in this fight...not in a sense of being hurt/knocked down/out but in trouble in a sense that he was close to being outboxed by a very unlikely opponent.
Tony COULD HAVE won this fight...or at the least forced a close decision (win or lose)...early on in the fight tony was working the body and not letting wlad have an edge but somewhere between the 5th and 7th round he gave up and let wlad have his way.
Through 6 rounds (i didnt keep an actual on paper scorecard) but it was either even or extremely close to even...
I didnt expect tony to come on so well...the body attack was really working for him...if he kept it up he could have forced a split decision (win or lose)...
however he basically gave up.
Props to wlad for hanging in there...
and props to tony for putting up a WAY better fight than i expected...before this fight i thought wlad puts him out within 5...he went 11...and could have turned it around...
what are your thoughts on this fight?
To think Tony could have won is naive...
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very sub-par performance by Wlad, and Wlad still easily knocked him out. He was never hurt or rocked, but looked sloppy and frustrated, and held too much. When he was letting his hands go, he was breaking Thompson down. Maybe he was not used to fighting a southpaw as large as him?
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You fight some big heavyweight and then tell me you would rather get hit with a small amount of big punches rather that a lot of weak punches.
Wlad probably found out early that Tony's punches were weak and decided to take more of Tony's punches so he can land one big one. It wouldnt be the first time its happened.
but hard v. light punches doesnt determine how to score a fight...
for instance...lets say i land 25 out of 40 punches on you in a round...and you land 5 out of 30...
mine are pitty-pat and yours are the kind that you swear could take someone's head off...
wouldnt people score that round for me? i used MORE punches...landed MORE punches...and at a HIGHER PERCENTAGE...sure you got in your good hard shots but i was more consistant throughout the round and controlled the action overall...true?
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