Tszyu started fast, and after two rounds held a 26-7 advantage in power punches landed. However, at the end of round two, as Tszyu was coming forward, the top of his head collided with Fundora’s elbow, and opened a cut on Tszyu’s head that bled profusely throughout the remainder of the fight and changed the complexion of the fight. In the third round, Fundura, who was bleeding profusely from his nose due to Tszyu’s punches, landed 13 power punches to Tszyu’s 6. Blinded by the blood flowing from the cut, Tszyu targeted Fundora’s body to the tune of 45 body punches landed in rounds 4 through 12. Fundora threw 321 more punches than Tszyu, but Tszyu actually threw 4 more power punches and landed 35 more than Fundora at a 47% connect rate. The frequency of Fundora’s jab- he landed 93 to Tszyu’s 39- seems to be what swung two of the judge’s scorecards Fundora’s way.
Comments
bearlionSat May 25, 2024, 4:00 AM UTC
Signed up day of fight to post here. only got activated yesterday!
Tim got robbed here because although the fight was close, the rounds were easy to score.
Rounds 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12 were straight forward for Tim. 115-113 is generous too. I'd argue outside of rounds 3 and 4, the other rounds given to Fundora required
eco1Tue Apr 2, 2024, 3:34 PM UTC
YEap, let me put you in a blindfold and let's see how you duck any shots.
Let's talk about the 1st 2 rounds, Fundora did not adjust ****, he was just fighting a blind dude after the 3rd.
garfiosMon Apr 1, 2024, 10:53 PM UTC
They both need a good rest, going at it so soon and probably we're going to see the same back and forth fight, I'm not forthseeing a long career for neither one
crimsonfalcon07Mon Apr 1, 2024, 10:03 PM UTC
A few points for me in no random order. You get a cut, you get a cut. Stuff happens in the ring. Getting blood in the eyes really *****, and I'm impressed that Tszyu managed to outland Fundora in 5 more rounds. Corner should have stopped that, but you know what they say about hindsight.
And also, I'm pleased that Fundora
RoadblockMon Apr 1, 2024, 9:47 PM UTC
I have no issue that the corner fckd it up, I just think cut or no cut, the jab was a nightmare for TIm to get around, he stayed on a straight line never used angles and never throws anything more than two shots at a time, anyway all good we will have to wait on a rematch.