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I'm glad that ESPN had this special edition of boxing on a Saturday night on prime time. Really puts boxing on the map and especially when you have two good fights like we saw this weekend.
Amir Imam vs Yordenis Ugas
I'm very familiar with Amir since he trains right here in S. Florida and the kid is good. I thought this was a risky fight for him as Atlas was saying because of Ugas' experience, but I was pleasantly surprised as to how well he adjusted and just clearly out boxed an Olympian like that.
Imam is fast, has good defense and surprising power. He is still young with only 14 fights but this was a good test for him that he passed with flying colors.
Interesting to see what he can do at 140 in the near future.
Arreola vs Stiverne
I thought Arreola came in great shape, and was out working Stiverne early on. I had him ahead in the fight before he got caught but there was a few things that bothered me about this fight.
Now, as a trainer myself, I would never question another trainer since that's an un-written rule but I don't know why Henry Ramirez didn't tell Chris to stay on the outside andjust keep working his jab. Every time he got inside, he was being countered with big shots from Stiverne.
Arreola's defense leaves a lot to be desired and he has almost no head movement. When he jabs at distance and follows behind that jab with the right hand, he can be a handful. Unfortunately he didn't do that enough, and I think got caught up in the crowd and went in to brawl.
Sometimes people think being shorter is just a disadvantage, when in reality it can be an advantage. In this case, Arreola walking in, with his head right in the middle was a big mistake. Even though it was a looping right hand that caught him, it was because he was getting very aggressive and careless.
I feel bad for Arreola because I do think he can be much better with a few adjustments. I just think at 32 years of age, and being with the same trainer, I don't know if that is a possibility.
As far as Stiverne, I don't think he beats Klitchko (don't think anyone beats Klitchko) but the fight vs Wilder is interesting. I think Wilder would be smart obviously to stay on the outside and just use the jab and follow with the right hand which I think he will do. Plus the low punch output from Stiverne I think hurts him in this fight.
I see Wilder beating Stiverne by KO and then a showdown with Wilder vs Klitchko in the near future. That fight should be interesting because of Wilders size and power and the fact that it might be in the U.S.
Amir Imam vs Yordenis Ugas
I'm very familiar with Amir since he trains right here in S. Florida and the kid is good. I thought this was a risky fight for him as Atlas was saying because of Ugas' experience, but I was pleasantly surprised as to how well he adjusted and just clearly out boxed an Olympian like that.
Imam is fast, has good defense and surprising power. He is still young with only 14 fights but this was a good test for him that he passed with flying colors.
Interesting to see what he can do at 140 in the near future.
Arreola vs Stiverne
I thought Arreola came in great shape, and was out working Stiverne early on. I had him ahead in the fight before he got caught but there was a few things that bothered me about this fight.
Now, as a trainer myself, I would never question another trainer since that's an un-written rule but I don't know why Henry Ramirez didn't tell Chris to stay on the outside andjust keep working his jab. Every time he got inside, he was being countered with big shots from Stiverne.
Arreola's defense leaves a lot to be desired and he has almost no head movement. When he jabs at distance and follows behind that jab with the right hand, he can be a handful. Unfortunately he didn't do that enough, and I think got caught up in the crowd and went in to brawl.
Sometimes people think being shorter is just a disadvantage, when in reality it can be an advantage. In this case, Arreola walking in, with his head right in the middle was a big mistake. Even though it was a looping right hand that caught him, it was because he was getting very aggressive and careless.
I feel bad for Arreola because I do think he can be much better with a few adjustments. I just think at 32 years of age, and being with the same trainer, I don't know if that is a possibility.
As far as Stiverne, I don't think he beats Klitchko (don't think anyone beats Klitchko) but the fight vs Wilder is interesting. I think Wilder would be smart obviously to stay on the outside and just use the jab and follow with the right hand which I think he will do. Plus the low punch output from Stiverne I think hurts him in this fight.
I see Wilder beating Stiverne by KO and then a showdown with Wilder vs Klitchko in the near future. That fight should be interesting because of Wilders size and power and the fact that it might be in the U.S.
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