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All Joe had to do was box on the outside and it would've been so much easier for him. But, what does he do? He falls in after he punched, got too close, etc. He let Hopkins come forward and hold on when what he should've been doing is taking a step or two back when B-Hop was lunging forward with his head down.
It was a bad gameplan for Joe and he should feel fortunate that he escaped with a win. Joe's punch output was **** for pretty much most of the fight and he let Hop dictate the ENTIRE fight; which, for the life of me, I can't understand. Why would the faster, better boxer let a guy HUG him for 12 rounds??? By doing this, Joe actually showed some vulnerability because he showed that he doesn't know how to adjust in a big fight. A mistake that could've cost him.
Bernard did all he could do in this fight; and pretty much looked like crap doing it. I can't believe Hop thinks people enjoy watching him fight because he doesn't do ****. I really hope Hop retires because this fight made me like him even less than I did before. Sure, he executed his gameplan but nothing is more boring in a fighter than when he throws one punch at a time and then falls into his opponent only to clinch for 5 seconds at a time.
It was a bad gameplan for Joe and he should feel fortunate that he escaped with a win. Joe's punch output was **** for pretty much most of the fight and he let Hop dictate the ENTIRE fight; which, for the life of me, I can't understand. Why would the faster, better boxer let a guy HUG him for 12 rounds??? By doing this, Joe actually showed some vulnerability because he showed that he doesn't know how to adjust in a big fight. A mistake that could've cost him.
Bernard did all he could do in this fight; and pretty much looked like crap doing it. I can't believe Hop thinks people enjoy watching him fight because he doesn't do ****. I really hope Hop retires because this fight made me like him even less than I did before. Sure, he executed his gameplan but nothing is more boring in a fighter than when he throws one punch at a time and then falls into his opponent only to clinch for 5 seconds at a time.