Comments Thread For: Conah Walker blasts out Pat McCormack in 12th round in Monaco

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British welterweight champion Conah Walker scored a last gasp knockout win over Pat McCormack in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
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[1Eriugenus]

Both men are 30 but had come up by completely different routes. McCormack enjoyed a glittering amateur career but Walker fought on the mean streets, gyms and rings of the Black Country. It transpired that Walker’s journey has stood him in better stead when it came to a brutal battle. Can Conah go any higher or has he hit his ceiling? He isn’t exactly a spectacular talent but he knows what he is doing in there and, TBH, now that Vergil and Jaron have stepped up, 147 doesn’t exactly look deep. Go on Conah!

[PRINCEKOOL]

I am very surprised by this performance, although I have not seen that much of Conah Walker 'I really did think Pat McCormack was skill for skill a miles better boxer coming into the fight. As I was really impressed with all of his recent performances, at domestic level'.

I would say that McCormack still seemed like the better technical boxer than Walker during their fight, but? There was a dimension to Walker's game which McCormack is either still developing in the professional ranks or quite simply his style of fighting may not be conducive to certain types of action.

Note: Conah Walker fought a very straight forward and simply fight, I don't particular think his defense or offense was that sophisticated 'but he was very consistent, compact and never wavered from his game plan. Which was to apply constant metronomic pressure'.

I think the physicality of Walker and brute strength did seem to bother McCormack 'and again? I was surprised that Pat McCormack seemed to be having to expend an extreme effort to stay in the fight and manage the pace. Maybe this was down to his lack of experience in the professional ranks, and his training lifestyle'.

The reason why I have mentioned Pat McCormack's training lifestyle, is because I have been for some time now 'dubious of Ben Davidson's tactics in training camp. Davidson does seemed to have a good technical knowledge of the sport, but? I am slightly critical of his ability to train fighters for a brutal fight'.

I have this opinion due to his comments on how he has been managing Moses Itauma in training i.e. not allowing Itauma to spar with ether Fabio Wardley or Anthony Joshua.

To conclude: Overall great performance and win for Conah Walker 'and I think the fight was good enough for a rematch. That was Pat McCormack's first real big domestic fight; he did show plenty of courage and determination to win. He was just quite simply beaten by a more experienced, and fighter with a higher level of brute strength'.

I still think that skill for skill Pat McCormack is potentially a better fighter than Conah Walk 'and a fight against such a fighter, should not have really developed into a brutal arduous fight' etc.

[1Eriugenus]

PrinceKool, I disagree with you, which I don’t normally do. I don’t think Ben did anything wrong and I don’t think that it would have mattered if McCormack had Angelo Dundee, George Benton, Emmanuel Steward or Terry Lawless in his corner. McCormack reminded me of fellow North-East man Josh Kelly, too much flash, too little substance and, like Josh he threw far too few jabs. Don’t throw 4 perfect jabs in a round, throw 30 and if they miss, oh dear. By

[1Eriugenus]

Throwing the jab you establish distance. Without the jab McCormack was just inviting in the hungry wolf who came bringing a strength and activity he could not match. That strategy of inviting Conah onto a counter would only have made sense if McCormack had terrifying power like Tommy Hearns. Spoiler alert: Luke McCormack doesn’t have terrifying power like Tommy Hearns.

[1Eriugenus]

I meant Pat not Luke in my last post. Also, I’m sorry it was broken in two by Boxingscene’s inadequate software

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