Comments Thread For: Danny Garcia-Mauricio Herrera: Post-Fight Report Card

[jai mari078]

I have now watched the fight 3 times and Herrera wins even more convincingly. What upset me the most, is the fact the jab is somehow discredited. Herrera DOMINATED Garcia with the jab.

He was hitting him at will with it, and in the later rounds was rocking Danny's head back over and over. Those jabs were harder than the power shots Danny was supposedly landing.

I teach a lot of catch and shoot, and Herrera was catching so many shots it wasn't even funny. When he was on the ropes and Danny was throwing hard and the crowd was going crazy, in 8 punches thrown, I counted 1 grazing blow.

Danny was dominated.

I agree 100%!!!! The crowd and the fact they were in Puerti Rico influenced the judges. The flurries Danny threw hardly anything was connecting.

Hererra dominated Danny with the jab, and even looked like he stunned Danny a couple times with right hands. For the most part Hererra outboxed Danny pretty easily.

There was no way Hererra was gonna get the win outside of a KO. Sucks for Hererra because he got ****ed!!!!!!!!!

[liuj88]

Thanks Cuauh. You already know how much I respect your opinions, both in and out of boxing.

The jab is the most important punch in boxing, and it's effective use has won many a fight. Buster Douglas was able to pull off one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history by keeping Tyson at the end of his jab, and Herrera surprised a lot of people with it this past weekend.

Many trainers seem to fall short when it comes to advising their fighters in-between rounds. Maybe it's the excitement of the moment, maybe they're just clueless. I remember Robert Garcia giving Donaire useless advise during the Rigo fight. In all fairness, it's got to be difficult to adjust to something you simply didn't (or couldn't) prepare for in the gym. Danny's a pretty smart fighter. If he was at a loss, I doubt his father could've offered something better. But, I agree, a bad plan is better than no plan at all. "Bend your knees" is just hot air.

I don't mean to change the subject, but your comment about Donaire-Rigondeaux got me very curious. What do you think Donaire (or any boxer, really) should have done to counteract Rigondeaux's skills? Or was Rigondeaux simply too good?