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I bet you Fat Yanks loved that first round, eh?
TBH, I was surprised that Roy - while still shot - wasn't as shot as I'd been expecting. (Is that fair to say, Pisspac, or are you gonna call me a homer for that?)
I expected him to be poor from the outset or maybe after 2/3 rounds at most - he looked shot to Hell against Tarver the third time and hasn't done anything to make me change my mind since. I mean, just open your EYES, for God's sake. However, the guy had enough to be reasonably active for 3-6 rounds.
I DO feel a bit of a **** for predicting a TKO for Calzaghe... I largely based this on how vulnerable Roy had looked previously, and also because I envisaged that sometime after the sixth round Roy would be in a position where his stamina was faltering and he was vulnerable ready to be taken advantage of. That DID happen, but Joe's power has just gone, hasn't it? I mean, I know he was never Earnie Shavers, but he was hitting a LOT harder against Lacy. That said, some may have stopped the fight on that bad cut so I could have saved face with a TKO victory (which is what I predicted... a TKO, not a KO).
After one good round - and Joe's looking old these days, too (not an excuse before you start) - I just gave Roy one or two, that was it.
Joe pretty much pissed it, though Roy was gutsy. Obviously if Joe had more power then Roy would have been ****ed as he was pretty much doing whatever he wanted in there from round 3 on.
Roy was SHOT. I said he was SHOT. Not THAT shot... but SHOT.
Easy pick, really.
I expected him to be poor from the outset or maybe after 2/3 rounds at most - he looked shot to Hell against Tarver the third time and hasn't done anything to make me change my mind since. I mean, just open your EYES, for God's sake. However, the guy had enough to be reasonably active for 3-6 rounds.
I DO feel a bit of a **** for predicting a TKO for Calzaghe... I largely based this on how vulnerable Roy had looked previously, and also because I envisaged that sometime after the sixth round Roy would be in a position where his stamina was faltering and he was vulnerable ready to be taken advantage of. That DID happen, but Joe's power has just gone, hasn't it? I mean, I know he was never Earnie Shavers, but he was hitting a LOT harder against Lacy. That said, some may have stopped the fight on that bad cut so I could have saved face with a TKO victory (which is what I predicted... a TKO, not a KO).
After one good round - and Joe's looking old these days, too (not an excuse before you start) - I just gave Roy one or two, that was it.
Joe pretty much pissed it, though Roy was gutsy. Obviously if Joe had more power then Roy would have been ****ed as he was pretty much doing whatever he wanted in there from round 3 on.
Roy was SHOT. I said he was SHOT. Not THAT shot... but SHOT.
Easy pick, really.
When Jones failed capitalize I knew the fight was already over, this version of Jones has no hope of winning fights on points.
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