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hernadez was setting it up the entire fight!
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His D did make that possible...but I will give the guy credit he took some huge shots before being K.O.'d unlike Gibbs it was the build up of alot of huge right hands that led to that late round K.O. nothing should or is being taken away from Hernandez he was great and won a fight that he was losing in late rounds...hats off to him. The point is Litzau doesn't have a glass jaw...a glass jaw is when a fighter gets k.o.'d early numerous times with one punch...Litzau appeared to me to have more problems keeping his hands up and defending that right that hit him NUMEROUS times and very hard...Glass Jaw fighters rarely get up and take control of a fight...let alone get up put on a clinic and then get careless...he is young and poorly trained from a defensive point of view IMO.Comment
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Man I feel bad for Litzau, the kid needs to improve his D, hopefully ESPN takes him back...Comment
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His D did make that possible...but I will give the guy credit he took some huge shots before being K.O.'d unlike Gibbs it was the build up of alot of huge right hands that led to that late round K.O. nothing should or is being taken away from Hernandez he was great and won a fight that he was losing in late rounds...hats off to him. The point is Litzau doesn't have a glass jaw...a glass jaw is when a fighter gets k.o.'d early numerous times with one punch...Litzau appeared to me to have more problems keeping his hands up and defending that right that hit him NUMEROUS times and very hard...Glass Jaw fighters rarely get up and take control of a fight...let alone get up put on a clinic and then get careless...he is young and poorly trained from a defensive point of view IMO.Comment
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Getting KTFO may actually help him remember that he doesnt get to hold his left hand down by his crotch when he is fighting.
Then again we've all seen guys that never really come back from getting wrecked like that.
I hope he's ok...with some experience.....he could make a run at it.Comment
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I saw a young fighter in Litzau who wore his intentions on his sleeve. The announcers had already said he practiced the mentality that going the distance was boring- he wants to knock people out. Sure, that might get you fans but it doesn't always mean you're following the smartest game plan. Look at all the fans Gatti has and how many times he's just been spanked- really whooped.
Litzau showed me youth and inexperience coupled with his sheer confidence in his ability to knock a guy out. Why would you be that reckless when the guy across from you put you down in the very first round? I call it getting ****y.
Lessons from 2006 - Don't get ****y:
Green vs. McCreedy
Litzau vs. Hernadez.Comment
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He reminds me a lot of... what is the other fighter from Minnesota? Not the greatest chin... decent, capable fighter who might've won a single belt or was a #1 contendor until losing in like 2001ish. Can't believe his name escapes me.Comment
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I dont think there is much wrong with Litzaus chin, in the first round anyone woulda gone down from that shot.
In the last round Litzau was discouraged cus he hit Hernandez with everything including the kitchen sink and Hernandez was still there, add to that the fatigue of all the activitiy he was doing, and then he got rocked by numerous shots in that round before he finally got hit with one that nearly merged his head and his shoulder together.
Just a bad night for litzau he can come back.Comment
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Absolutely. Litzau had to be smart- and entertaining. But smart first and foremost. I've seen great warriors like Holyfield back up at times.. He was slugging too much, he should have picked his shots. I think he put way too much ephasis on the cameras and the crowd. Look good- but win. Win dammit..
I appreciate that he was a man of his word and took chances, but he hurt all the people who were supporting him by ignoring his trainers instructions.
I saw the same thing with Berto. These guys unload the whole bag of tricks in the first 30 seconds. How about waiting like X, or Oscar to fully unload after the opponent thinks he's seen your hardest stuff- then CRUNCH!
...Like that monologue Antonio Banderas gave in "Play It To The Bone.."Comment
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