Comments Thread For: Kosei Tanaka Beats Sho Kimura in Absolute War For WBO Title
Takeda Teva Ocean Arena, Nagoya - In what became an absolute war from start to finish, Kosei Tanaka (12-0, 7 KOs) became a three division world champion with a twelve round majority decision over Sho Kimura (17-2-2, 10 KOs) to capture the WBO flyweight world title. The scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114. [Click Here To Read More]
Last edited by BIGPOPPAPUMP; 09-24-2018, 02:58 AM.
Kimura started slow, but really finished strong in the late rounds.
Not sure who won this one, real close.
It was close. I figured Sho Kimura was going big in the final rounds ; I thought Kosei was about to get stopped in the 12th. Sho should be back for another crack.
With this win over Sho Kimura, Tanaka should be bumped to #2. at flyweight. A good addition for the Flyweights.
It was close. I figured Sho Kimura was going big in the final rounds ; I thought Kosei was about to get stopped in the 12th. Sho should be back for another crack.
With this win over Sho Kimura, Tanaka should be bumped to #2. at flyweight. A good addition for the Flyweights.
For sure. Tanaka was real busy in the early and mid rounds. His body punches and combinations won the fight for him.
Tanaka faded a bit in the championship rounds. And Sho showed his worth even though he came up a little short.
For sure. Tanaka was real busy in the early and mid rounds. His body punches and combinations won the fight for him.
Tanaka faded a bit in the championship rounds. And Sho showed his worth even though he came up a little short.
I did notice Kosei Tanaka's fluidity and precision with the body-head combos, I was impressed with his punch-selection throughout the contest. Kosei does drop his guard often which created some concern for me; good thing for Tanaka that Sho Kimura is not as fast or accurate to get off in combination as frequently.
Originally posted by _Rexy_
dammit. Got up at 3:30, should have got up at 2:45. (EST)
Guess I'll watch this one this afternoon after work if it's on youtube or dailymotion
I think the official YT link that SceneBoxer provided in the first page might still be functional.
Originally posted by RGJTMMRDCMJRJSM
Have you ever seen two roosters fight? It's like this.
Haha! What a moment in the final round, very entertaining how the momentum dramatically shifted from one another. It ended like it began in the early rounds -- A Gif of some the action in round 2 below.
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