Stevenson showed the heart of a champion

I was surprised that he was able to perform as well as he did given his age and time off. It's pretty impressive actually. As annoyed as I am by the dude, he's a pretty good fighter. He just doesn't take legit fights often enough. It's refreshing to see on this board someone who doesn't like Adonis (which is totally your right) but who can still analyze objectively his performance in the ring.

I was shocked that he was able to survive. He's always one punch away from a momentum shift.

He ran out of gas completely and showed lots of heart to hang in there when he was exhausted and taking a beating. His short comeback in round 11 and staying on his feet in round 12 saved his title.

heart of pimp he was dead at last round thou,1 more round jack would ko him

I really hate to agree here, but I do. Adonis is one of my least favorite fighters in history. Never fights, weak competition, piece of sh*t past, the whole nine. But on Saturday he dug deep and showed the heart of a champion in front of his fans.

Very good sign I see his career finally heating up for his 55th birthday at this rate

I mean, that's never really been a question once he's in the ring. He's gutted out tough fights late before. The problem is he then spends years avoiding tough fights once he's shown heart in the ring.

I was surprised that he was able to perform as well as he did given his age and time off. It's pretty impressive actually. As annoyed as I am by the dude, he's a pretty good fighter. He just doesn't take legit fights often enough.

That comeback in the 11th was great for a 40 year old. He did just fine considering his age.