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Once again, NSB appears to be overreacting - and wildly - WILDLY - inconsistent.
Over four years ago now, I called out the hypocrisy around NSB and how they see jabs.
By and large, people said:
"Power punches count more" -- Check_hooks
"Are all jabs created equal?" -- Jsmooth9876
"...snapping...head back all night with clean, clear jabs." -- downklown
"A light tap of a jab doesn't mean much." -- boliodogs
"...a soft jab that is just there to throw your timing off or get you out of rythm. This isn't the amatures where you score a point based on if the white part of the glove touches ignoring the actual impact it has" -- Chuckguy
"A power punch is worth more than a jab. This is professional boxing not no outdated amateur point boxing." -- TRTboy
And those are all in the first four pages of the thread. There are tons of others.
If you watched this fight and said that Fox put on a masterclass, and you're one of those who feels internally like these guys above, you're a hypocrite. Straight up.
Let me tell you what you saw.
What you saw was a guy pawing a reset/rhythm disrupt jab and infrequently landing with it, infrequently landing a counter. Even the on-screen stats had him landing ONLY TWENTY-SEVEN jabs total by Round 8 despite constantly throwing it. Vast majority did not land. Rounds 2, 7 and 9 were his only clear rounds.
Meanwhile Maestre's accuracy was through the roof because with the exception of a few whiffing haymakers, he only threw when he knew he would hit something. Maestre was the constant aggressor. Maestre had Fox on the run - literal run - in at least 5 rounds. If Maestre didn't get dropped in Round 2, I had him winning a RAZOR close decision, same as Keef against Manny actually ironically.
Fox was all flash. Like Amir Khan against Algieri, or Naseem Hamed against Barrera. "All sizzle, no steak" as Teddy Atlas would say. Plus Compubox was gifting him punches that clearly hit gloves or plain whiffed air.
By Round 10 they showed the Power Punch stats, confirming my notes below: Maestre was nailing Fox repeatedly on the inside and to the body, all power shots, and Fox simply had no answer except in a couple of rounds. Maestre had over 120 power punches to Fox's 91.
So NSB: If you're going to sit here and tell me that power punches matter more than jabs...there's simply NO WAY you should have had Fox "clearly" winning, you should have had Maestre dominating.
I'm not going to comment on the one judge. All I'm saying is:
- It's fine if you had Fox winning close
- It's fine if you had Maestre winning close
- It's fine if you had a draw
But NOT a robbery. Fox didn't do anything but flash a jab out all night and then gas late while getting beat to the body in at least 6 rounds.
Over four years ago now, I called out the hypocrisy around NSB and how they see jabs.
By and large, people said:
"Power punches count more" -- Check_hooks
"Are all jabs created equal?" -- Jsmooth9876
"...snapping...head back all night with clean, clear jabs." -- downklown
"A light tap of a jab doesn't mean much." -- boliodogs
"...a soft jab that is just there to throw your timing off or get you out of rythm. This isn't the amatures where you score a point based on if the white part of the glove touches ignoring the actual impact it has" -- Chuckguy
"A power punch is worth more than a jab. This is professional boxing not no outdated amateur point boxing." -- TRTboy
And those are all in the first four pages of the thread. There are tons of others.
If you watched this fight and said that Fox put on a masterclass, and you're one of those who feels internally like these guys above, you're a hypocrite. Straight up.
Let me tell you what you saw.
What you saw was a guy pawing a reset/rhythm disrupt jab and infrequently landing with it, infrequently landing a counter. Even the on-screen stats had him landing ONLY TWENTY-SEVEN jabs total by Round 8 despite constantly throwing it. Vast majority did not land. Rounds 2, 7 and 9 were his only clear rounds.
Meanwhile Maestre's accuracy was through the roof because with the exception of a few whiffing haymakers, he only threw when he knew he would hit something. Maestre was the constant aggressor. Maestre had Fox on the run - literal run - in at least 5 rounds. If Maestre didn't get dropped in Round 2, I had him winning a RAZOR close decision, same as Keef against Manny actually ironically.
Fox was all flash. Like Amir Khan against Algieri, or Naseem Hamed against Barrera. "All sizzle, no steak" as Teddy Atlas would say. Plus Compubox was gifting him punches that clearly hit gloves or plain whiffed air.
By Round 10 they showed the Power Punch stats, confirming my notes below: Maestre was nailing Fox repeatedly on the inside and to the body, all power shots, and Fox simply had no answer except in a couple of rounds. Maestre had over 120 power punches to Fox's 91.
So NSB: If you're going to sit here and tell me that power punches matter more than jabs...there's simply NO WAY you should have had Fox "clearly" winning, you should have had Maestre dominating.
I'm not going to comment on the one judge. All I'm saying is:
- It's fine if you had Fox winning close
- It's fine if you had Maestre winning close
- It's fine if you had a draw
But NOT a robbery. Fox didn't do anything but flash a jab out all night and then gas late while getting beat to the body in at least 6 rounds.
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