Comments Thread For: Bob Arum: Jamaine Ortiz Was Running Around The Ring; That Isn't Boxing; This Was Disgraceful

[Dressedallover]

I don't watch boxing live anymore due to bad decisions, but I watched the highlights and he wasn't running. You are an idiot if you think a fighter should just sit still so the other guy cab punch him.

[Hippo123]

Agree with Arum.

[Combat Talk Radio]

If the punch stats are literally two punch difference with no dramatic punches thrown from either side then the guy coming forward deserves the nod it's quite simple

It's a lot harder to go forward and keep up the punch stats of someone on the back foot setting constant traps and if you have ever been in the ring you'd understand why aggression is scored more than counter punching

One guy is making the fight and the other is trying to minimise the action and only throw when at an advantage and set

To fight on the backfoot you have to dominate the rounds convincingly

That's not how it works.

Unless you're suggesting that Teo deserved a 12-0 shutout against Sandor Martin and Regis Prograis beat Devin Haney.

That's the problem with that "give to the aggressor" logic.

Ring generalship matters. If you nullify the opponent to where they can't do anything, you're the ring general. It's that guy's job to adjust strategy to stop that from happening.

O'Shaquie Foster is a great example, I've covered him multiple times. He coasts the vast majority of the fight, then when he gets clipped, that's when he steps it up.

These fighters need to learn to put a stamp on EVERY round and stop half-assing. That's what got Loma an L against Teo and Haney, too.

[joseph5620]

Ortiz fought to survive, just like Charlo vs Canelo. He didn't want to get KOd. Crawford is trashing Teofimo and saying the decision was a gift. Make the fight--Crawford vs Teofimo at 144-5.

Nobody is going to make Crawford drain to 144-145 for Teo's ass.

[joseph5620]

"The guy just wouldn't stand in front of us so Teo could hit him. It's disgraceful - brings back memories of what Floyd did to Manny. Why won't these fighters just LET us hit them???"



...oh wait, you mean Ortiz OUTLANDED Teofimo? Whaaaa??? HOW can that happen if all he did was run???

Exactly....

[joseph5620]

What's diagraceful is Arum trashing a fighter that he's supposed to be promoting.Typical of him. Some people even have the nerve to question why Crawford sued him.

[turnedup]

Arum had no choice but to say it, he’s wrong but he’s aired two stinkers back to back. He’s gotta protect teo, with shakur “retired” injured.

[jackblack008]

This match brought back memories of Luis Ortiz vs Malik Scott

[SweetPbfAli]

If Teo don't have ring IQ of a sock, he could've just cut off the ring.

[petero]

Should have been 117 111 x3 you have to take it to the champion almost as bad as the last 6 rounds of De La Hoya vs Trinidad