I thought Frampton clearly won, and I always score close rounds for the Champion. Frampton didn't throw as many, but his work rate was still good, and he got the better of most of the exchanges, and generally looked a lot more compact, and technically more assured than Santa Cruz. I actually thought Frampton would get the stoppage late on because he was countering well, and couldn't miss with his hooks.
Santa Cruz fkd up by fighting small. I was surprised by how tall he looked compared to Frampton, but he never used it, and just kept walking on to clean punches.
He should fight Quigg next IMO. That would be a shoot out for 5 or 6 rounds of war.
All in all though, I'm glad I stayed up until 5am to watch it, and I can't remember the last time I said that about a big fight.
Santa Cruz fkd up by fighting small. I was surprised by how tall he looked compared to Frampton, but he never used it, and just kept walking on to clean punches.
He should fight Quigg next IMO. That would be a shoot out for 5 or 6 rounds of war.
All in all though, I'm glad I stayed up until 5am to watch it, and I can't remember the last time I said that about a big fight.
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