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First off, I completely forgot how good of a fight this was for as long as it lasted. I watched the fight live but then had not watched it again until just right now. Some thoughts:
-LSC has a hell of a chin. Yes, he ended up getting put to sleep but he ate some flush shots all fight long and for the most part did not even blink.
-Tank is a very economical fighter but in spurts Leo made it uncomfortable for him when he threw punches in bunches and when he was able to split the guard.
-When Tank comes in with the high guard, he is not even looking to move his head or really defend, he is just coming straight to you. Leo was able to land some nice body shots and some hooks around the guard.
-Tank has a lot of Adonis Stevenson to him. Both have a huge left hand but can be a little too left hand happy looking for the one big shot. I thought Leo made him pay a few times when Tank tried to load up.
-Not saying much as it applies to most fighters, but you have to attack Tank's body as Leo did that in spurts and was able to make Tank stop in his tracks.
-Tank has a very good straight to the body, almost Mayweather-esque. This was one of the key shots of the fight for him and it helped slow Leo down just enough.
-Leo was landing at will in the 6th round, but was getting a bit careless. Tank started landing some big shots towards the end of the round and was able to finally walk him down. If Leo would have slowed down just a bit and go back to his jab, he may have been able to extend the fight and make it interesting.
-Tank doesn't like when opponents throw combinations at him and he won't throw in between shots but you just have to be careful not standing in the pocket too long. Leo has never been a big puncher and more of a volume puncher, but I'm curious to see how Tank would fight someone with good pop. I'm assuming he would try to box more, but that will allow his opponents to take rounds off of him.
-To tie this fight to the one against Barrios tomorrow night, Tank will likely utilize the body jab quite a bit and will attack the body to start the fight. Barrios will have to be disciplined and use his jab and not engage more than he has to, unlike Leo. But if Barrios can gain Tank's respect from the opening bell? I think this will be a competitive fight. Barrios against Ahkmedov got overwhelmed in those middle to late rounds from he activity of Ahkmedov, but that is not Tank's style at all. He's more so looking to land one or two big shots and usually that is enough to get you out of there. But Barrios, despite taking a lot of shots from Ahkmedov, never was dropped and still had enough pop to put him down in the 12th round. That is something Leo, nor most of Tank's previous opponents did not have in their arsenal. I expect a Tank win, but don't see this being a blowout and if Barrios fights disciplined, this could be a decision fight. Tank has not shown yet that his power is the same at 130, let alone 140.
Here is the link to the Tank/LSC fight if anyone is interested:
-LSC has a hell of a chin. Yes, he ended up getting put to sleep but he ate some flush shots all fight long and for the most part did not even blink.
-Tank is a very economical fighter but in spurts Leo made it uncomfortable for him when he threw punches in bunches and when he was able to split the guard.
-When Tank comes in with the high guard, he is not even looking to move his head or really defend, he is just coming straight to you. Leo was able to land some nice body shots and some hooks around the guard.
-Tank has a lot of Adonis Stevenson to him. Both have a huge left hand but can be a little too left hand happy looking for the one big shot. I thought Leo made him pay a few times when Tank tried to load up.
-Not saying much as it applies to most fighters, but you have to attack Tank's body as Leo did that in spurts and was able to make Tank stop in his tracks.
-Tank has a very good straight to the body, almost Mayweather-esque. This was one of the key shots of the fight for him and it helped slow Leo down just enough.
-Leo was landing at will in the 6th round, but was getting a bit careless. Tank started landing some big shots towards the end of the round and was able to finally walk him down. If Leo would have slowed down just a bit and go back to his jab, he may have been able to extend the fight and make it interesting.
-Tank doesn't like when opponents throw combinations at him and he won't throw in between shots but you just have to be careful not standing in the pocket too long. Leo has never been a big puncher and more of a volume puncher, but I'm curious to see how Tank would fight someone with good pop. I'm assuming he would try to box more, but that will allow his opponents to take rounds off of him.
-To tie this fight to the one against Barrios tomorrow night, Tank will likely utilize the body jab quite a bit and will attack the body to start the fight. Barrios will have to be disciplined and use his jab and not engage more than he has to, unlike Leo. But if Barrios can gain Tank's respect from the opening bell? I think this will be a competitive fight. Barrios against Ahkmedov got overwhelmed in those middle to late rounds from he activity of Ahkmedov, but that is not Tank's style at all. He's more so looking to land one or two big shots and usually that is enough to get you out of there. But Barrios, despite taking a lot of shots from Ahkmedov, never was dropped and still had enough pop to put him down in the 12th round. That is something Leo, nor most of Tank's previous opponents did not have in their arsenal. I expect a Tank win, but don't see this being a blowout and if Barrios fights disciplined, this could be a decision fight. Tank has not shown yet that his power is the same at 130, let alone 140.
Here is the link to the Tank/LSC fight if anyone is interested:
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