Had that fight been in Colombia..

[Fox McCloud]

Five minutes after the last punch was thrown, Torres sat on his stool with an icepack on his head.


“I had him, he was in my hands. I got careless, he caught me,” said Torres after the fight. “A head butt caught me and made me off-balance and I never saw the last punch.”

http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxin...ins-nuke-fest/

He said he got careless and got caught....be he also said, and i quote

"There was some sort of head butt that took me off balance. I was off balance and I never saw that last punch."

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REMATCH!

Well apparently I only had half the story.

I will say that a third one would be sweet. I think Holt has some great skills that should allow him to outbox a power puncher like Torres, but... he seems to have some defensive liabilities that do get him caught sometimes (as shown with his first loss against that giant scrub, and both fights against Torres). So the interesting thing before last night was to see if Holt could keep himself from getting caught big long enough to win a decision, but now there is the issue of Holt having more power than previously thought, and Torres showing a chin that isn't 100% granite (he has been KO'd twice now).

This is a damn sweet matchup if I do say so.

[ferocity]

Well apparently I only had half the story.

I will say that a third one would be sweet. I think Holt has some great skills that should allow him to outbox a power puncher like Torres, but... he seems to have some defensive liabilities that do get him caught sometimes (as shown with his first loss against that giant scrub, and both fights against Torres). So the interesting thing before last night was to see if Holt could keep himself from getting caught big long enough to win a decision, but now there is the issue of Holt having more power than previously thought, and Torres showing a chin that isn't 100% granite (he has been KO'd twice now).

This is a damn sweet matchup if I do say so.

Good info but i disaggree with the power Holt has. He has power but the clear power edge goes to Torres. After all the headbutt set up the right hand along with Torres left had getting caught in the ropes.

[Fox McCloud]

Good info but i disaggree with the power Holt has. He has power but the clear power edge goes to Torres. After all the headbutt set up the right hand along with Torres left had getting caught in the ropes.

Torres OBVIOUSLY has more power. Haha, I didn't think anyone would ever dispute that.

But boxing is never a contest of power vs. power. It is Holt's power vs. Torres's chin and Torres's power vs. Holt's chin. Cotto knocked Torres down a trillion times and now he was KO'd by Holt (although I can't imagine anyone staying awake after taking that punch).

Maybe I am putting too much stock into Holt KO'ing Torres last night, but... I do think that Holt might have the chance to KO him again if he catches him right.

These are the kind of fights that have the ingredients for a great fight. I hope they do it again!