Comments Thread For: Photos: Lamont Peterson Back in The Mix, Beats Avanesyan

[paulf]

Meanwhile, Lucas Matthysse has never held a world title.

[The Akbar One]

Lamont struggled with a very average fighter. He went in with the wrong game plan, should've used his movement and reach to box from the outside. He looked bad.

I agree. Peterson boxed well in the first round. After that he walked forward with a high guard, and Avenesyan seemed to outwork him a good portion of the time. I thought Peterson pulled it out in the last few rounds, but the fight didn't need to be that hard. He should have boxed from the outside.

[Mammoth]

He will be any of the bee Fighters none of the elite as Thurman Garcia even Porter forget Spence even Erickson Lubin...

Lubin fights at 154

[Sadiqkingofko]

Ava is not a bad fighter, just very ordinary. Nothing special but he does everything ok. Kahn vs Peterson should be a looker!

Yeah you're right, Avanesyan VS Brandon Rios would be a good one

[Juan,000,000]

Peterson vs Rios

[jmrf4435]

If Peterson had boxed from long range he would have made this an easier fight. Even the announcers were noticing how Avanesyan couldn't cut off the ring.

But as Ray Corso says maybe Peterson wanted to work on some things. And this guy was the perfect opponent to do it against since he wasn't that big of a puncher.

I saw Petersen having trouble fighting from range due to the way the russian was cutting the ring off and using the jab. Petsersen would have never risked a loss to "work on some things" that's insane, this is prize fighting. All three judges would have had him losing the fight if he would not have swept the last 3 rounds. I t was a bad stye fight for peterson, and the russian was better than we all though.

[ShoulderRoll]

I saw Petersen having trouble fighting from range due to the way the russian was cutting the ring off and using the jab.

Paulie Malignaggi specifically said that Avanesyan didn't know how to cut off the ring. That Lamont was there to be hit not because of anything Avanesyan was doing but because Lamont chose to stand right there in front of him.

That's what I saw as well.

[Andre_parker1]

now he got a beast Spence in front of him..tough luck,salute for taking the challenge but#man down