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Well, after the first minute of the third round at least. From then on virtually all defense was composed of head, upper body, and leg movement for both fighters. Hands and forearms weren't used at all to block punches to the face. It was all evasion. Maybe this was obvious, but I was surprised when I noticed and wrapped my head around this.
After Bradley-Provodnikov, I just got to thinking about what made for aesthetically eye pleasing fights so I went back and rewatched Martinez-Williams I. How often do you ever see fights at a world class level where no punches are blocked for long stretches of time? Even Brandon Rios keeps a high guard to block punches here and there. I'd say this is the defining characteristic of the fight that made the fight unique so fun to watch. When a punch landed, it was obvious to tell if it landed. When it missed it was also obvious. There was never any uncertainty, which seems to be the case with many boxing fights between hard guard fighters. I'm always finding myself wandering if a punch landed or not and it annoys the hell out of me.
Not sure what the point of this thread. Fun fact I guess.
After Bradley-Provodnikov, I just got to thinking about what made for aesthetically eye pleasing fights so I went back and rewatched Martinez-Williams I. How often do you ever see fights at a world class level where no punches are blocked for long stretches of time? Even Brandon Rios keeps a high guard to block punches here and there. I'd say this is the defining characteristic of the fight that made the fight unique so fun to watch. When a punch landed, it was obvious to tell if it landed. When it missed it was also obvious. There was never any uncertainty, which seems to be the case with many boxing fights between hard guard fighters. I'm always finding myself wandering if a punch landed or not and it annoys the hell out of me.
Not sure what the point of this thread. Fun fact I guess.
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