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by David P. Greisman - It wasn’t going to be easy for Bryant Jennings and Maurice Byarm.
They were thrust into the main event of “Fight Night,” NBC Sports Network’s new boxing show, when the original headline bout was canceled. They were unbeaten heavyweights, prospects facing each other in a much brighter spotlight and on short notice.
It wouldn’t be easy for Jennings, but he was able to defeat Byarm by unanimous decision, winning 96-94 on two scorecards and 97-93 on the third.
Neither man threw much in the first round, Byarm landing just 5 of 22, Jennings going just 9 of 50, according to CompuBox. The tentative beginning would subside in the third, a back-and-forth round that began with Jennings hurting Byarm with a right hand, only for Byarm to battle back with body shots.
Jennings retaliated with a combination, and then Byarm responded with a pair of one-twos, his southpaw left crosses landing each time. Jennings soon backed Byarm to the ropes and landed a right hand and left hook, but Byarm battled off with left hands.
Jennings continued to be the more active, more effective fighter through four, landing 63 of 204, compared to 33 of 145 for Byarm. Though Byarm was the bigger man, he was unable to impose his size, a heavier man throwing slow arm punches that either were easily evaded or didn’t damage. The fitter Jennings was drawing Byarm forward, then landing his crisper, cleaner combinations.
That all changed in the fifth, when suddenly it was Jennings who was less active. If Jennings was taking the round off, then Byarm was taking advantage. With less coming back at him, he began to turn into his punches more, sending strong left hands to Jennings’ solar plexus and digging rights to his side. [Click Here To Read More]
They were thrust into the main event of “Fight Night,” NBC Sports Network’s new boxing show, when the original headline bout was canceled. They were unbeaten heavyweights, prospects facing each other in a much brighter spotlight and on short notice.
It wouldn’t be easy for Jennings, but he was able to defeat Byarm by unanimous decision, winning 96-94 on two scorecards and 97-93 on the third.
Neither man threw much in the first round, Byarm landing just 5 of 22, Jennings going just 9 of 50, according to CompuBox. The tentative beginning would subside in the third, a back-and-forth round that began with Jennings hurting Byarm with a right hand, only for Byarm to battle back with body shots.
Jennings retaliated with a combination, and then Byarm responded with a pair of one-twos, his southpaw left crosses landing each time. Jennings soon backed Byarm to the ropes and landed a right hand and left hook, but Byarm battled off with left hands.
Jennings continued to be the more active, more effective fighter through four, landing 63 of 204, compared to 33 of 145 for Byarm. Though Byarm was the bigger man, he was unable to impose his size, a heavier man throwing slow arm punches that either were easily evaded or didn’t damage. The fitter Jennings was drawing Byarm forward, then landing his crisper, cleaner combinations.
That all changed in the fifth, when suddenly it was Jennings who was less active. If Jennings was taking the round off, then Byarm was taking advantage. With less coming back at him, he began to turn into his punches more, sending strong left hands to Jennings’ solar plexus and digging rights to his side. [Click Here To Read More]
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