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Kim avg’d 123 punches thrown per round- topping out at 152- in the tenth round! Kim outlanded the previously undefeated Rahimov by nearly 100 punches, connecting on more power shots in eight of ten rounds.
Had Carl Froch prevailed in last December's Super Six final against Andre Ward, Saturday's bout with Lucian Bute would have been the rarest of birds -- a three-belt unification. But that would've been just icing on the cake, for Bute-Froch is one of the top fights that can be made at 168. Not only that, Bute, the defending IBF titlist, will fight in Froch's hometown of Nottingham, where Froch is 13-0 (9 KO). Should Bute lose, he is promised a rematch in Canada. Despite the location, Bute is a 9-5 favorite.
A win by Lucian Bute over Carl Froch Saturday night will place him number four on the all time list for most title fight wins by a Super Middleweight. Bute’s eight title fight ko’s are second only to Joe Calzaghe’s 11. Calzaghe had 22 title fights at 168 lbs.
Late sub Willie Nelson survived a vicious fourth round knockdown and rallied to outland the previously undefeated Yudel Jhonson 89-30 over the last five rounds. ShoStats are provided by CompuBox.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands just 26% vs. Miguel Cotto, slips to a +25, but still tops the list. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez lands 52% vs. Shane Mosley, moves to #2 with a +18 rating. The CompuBox average is 32% based on numbers in CompuBox's 4800-plus fights in database as of 5/11/12. Plus/minus ratings are determined by subtracting opponent’s connect pct. from listed fighter’s overall connect pct., which includes jab connect pct. & power punch connect pct.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. outlanded the determined Miguel Cotto 29-11 in the last two rounds. It wasn't easy for Mayweather though, he landed just 26% of his total punches after landing 46% in his previous nine fights.
The game "Sugar" Shane Mosley absorbed a bad beating, as Saul "Canelo" Alvarez landed 57% of his power punches. Alvarez's 348 punches landed are the most landed vs. Shane in 34 of his fights tracked by CompuBox.
In his seven fights at 147-plus lbs., Mayweather's getting hit with 46% fewer punches than he was hit with in his nine of his fights at 130 lbs. (’98-’01). Only delaHoya (10 landed per round) landed in double digits per round among those seven opponents. The CompuBox avg. is 17 landed per round.
CompuBox takes a historical look at tonight's WBA junior middleweight title clash. Floyd Mayweather Jr., the more efficient fighter, landing 46% of his total punches and nearly half his power shots. Mayweather's last five opponents landed 17% of their total punches (7 punches per round). Miguel Cotto's last five opponents landed 38% of their power shots.
CompuBox takes a historical look at tonight's WBC junior middleweight clash. Saul Alvarez landed 51% of his power shots and threw 14 more punches per round than Shane Mosley. Mosley's opponents landed 40% of their power shots, while Alvarez's opponents landed just 27% of their power shots.