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Okay, before anyone moans... it's a legit thread for Non-Stop Boxing as Witter is a top ten ranked welterweight. No one complained when we heard about abroad fights we didn't get to see (Such as Brewster's last outing) and I want to talk about it. If you're not a Witter fan, then there are 18 other threads on this front page that aren't about him, so please find one that interests you and leave this to those who want to discuss it.
Personally I had it 115-113 for Witter, though it could arguably have been up to 117-111. Incredibly difficult to score most of the rounds as so little was actually landing (Did you see that both fighters actually landed body shots in single figures for the entire fight?)
Is Witter frustrated with the level of competition or is he just stretching past his prime? There seemed to be a golden period past-Judah where he discovered his punching power and looked ready to take on pretty much anyone, but the last two fights show that when he gets there his best years may already be behind him.
I have to hand it to Lynes - for the first two rounds I thought he just wasn't there to get involved, but by the third his intently negative stance was causing Witter to get frustrated, sloppy and miss. It may be down to Lynes that Junior looked so bad - out of range, missing heavily, bad timing and showing bouts of desperation to get some work done. (I noticed one post-break shot under the ref's gaze, but nothing that really transgressed the rules, more just signs of immense irritation with his own performance). Lyne's tactics were actually so effective I had it even half-way through the bout.
What about the undercard? I actually agreed with the ref who gave Ernie Smith the controversial win (I wasn't interested enough to be paying close attention, but I got the impression that he nicked the first two rounds. That with the point deduction on the four round bout...)
Also, we had in Roy Rutherford the world's least convincing objection to being pulled out by your corner. Never has "Aw... no..." sounded so much like "Yes please, he's knocking the **** out of me."
Personally I had it 115-113 for Witter, though it could arguably have been up to 117-111. Incredibly difficult to score most of the rounds as so little was actually landing (Did you see that both fighters actually landed body shots in single figures for the entire fight?)
Is Witter frustrated with the level of competition or is he just stretching past his prime? There seemed to be a golden period past-Judah where he discovered his punching power and looked ready to take on pretty much anyone, but the last two fights show that when he gets there his best years may already be behind him.
I have to hand it to Lynes - for the first two rounds I thought he just wasn't there to get involved, but by the third his intently negative stance was causing Witter to get frustrated, sloppy and miss. It may be down to Lynes that Junior looked so bad - out of range, missing heavily, bad timing and showing bouts of desperation to get some work done. (I noticed one post-break shot under the ref's gaze, but nothing that really transgressed the rules, more just signs of immense irritation with his own performance). Lyne's tactics were actually so effective I had it even half-way through the bout.
What about the undercard? I actually agreed with the ref who gave Ernie Smith the controversial win (I wasn't interested enough to be paying close attention, but I got the impression that he nicked the first two rounds. That with the point deduction on the four round bout...)
Also, we had in Roy Rutherford the world's least convincing objection to being pulled out by your corner. Never has "Aw... no..." sounded so much like "Yes please, he's knocking the **** out of me."
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