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by David P. Greisman - The game plan. It is the strategy from which victory is possible, the tactics devised and defined during the path from preparation to action.
Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis had long ago earned their warrior stripes through nonstop aggression. That they would meet in the same ring meant the likelihood of much punching, little retreat and delightful drama.
As expected, they came to the Toyota Center in Houston with the same strategy. But this past Saturday night, that game plan would mean boxing over brawling. That would work out in one man’s favor, costing the other the fight.
Diaz was no stranger to working off of his jab. Though his previous two outings had seen him conquer Julio Diaz on the inside and then lose in a phone-booth battle with Nate Campbell, he had also taken out Acelino Freitas with combinations thrown from a distance. Without fight-changing power, Diaz had learned to make do with volume, turning it up and then making sure not to turn it off. [details]
Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis had long ago earned their warrior stripes through nonstop aggression. That they would meet in the same ring meant the likelihood of much punching, little retreat and delightful drama.
As expected, they came to the Toyota Center in Houston with the same strategy. But this past Saturday night, that game plan would mean boxing over brawling. That would work out in one man’s favor, costing the other the fight.
Diaz was no stranger to working off of his jab. Though his previous two outings had seen him conquer Julio Diaz on the inside and then lose in a phone-booth battle with Nate Campbell, he had also taken out Acelino Freitas with combinations thrown from a distance. Without fight-changing power, Diaz had learned to make do with volume, turning it up and then making sure not to turn it off. [details]