Comments Thread For: Ioka: Tanaka's Looking To Take My Crown, Don't Have Much Feeling About Him

[mlac]

^Kosei Tanaka's vulnerability to the right hand.



^Kazuto Ioka's effective right.

damn i didnt realise tanaka has been hurt/dropped multiple times....bit more hesitant to lay down dough on him now

[VashDBasher]

Damn you guys are lucky. So there should be an English stream? Can’t understand Japanese but the commentators still amp me up haha

No kidding, especially when a nice body shot is landed and one of the commentators yells, “bodyyyyyy!!!!”

[1hourRun]

damn i didnt realise Ioka has been hurt/dropped multiple times....bit more hesitant to lay down dough on him now

Kosei is always finding himself in trouble, but finds a way to win. In Tanaka's second WBO flyweight title defense vs. Jonathan Gonzalez, a left hand landed around Tanaka's guard, it was a rabbit-punch, such punches can be difficult to recover from -- another piece of evidence that attest to Tanaka's granite chin.

My bookie has Kosei as a slight favorite vs. Ioka, despite having suffered two broken orbital bones injuries at jr. flyweight and having no experience in the 'Superfly' division. What gives?

If Kosei defeats Kazuto Ioka, he officially becomes the most underrated champion in boxing.

[YoungManRumble]

damn i didnt realise Ioka has been hurt/dropped multiple times....bit more hesitant to lay down dough on him now

Hm? That's Tanaka getting dropped and hurt. I had Gonzalez ahead by a round before he got dropped twice and stopped in the 7th in that bout if I recall correctly. Looks like 2 of the 3 judges also saw it similarly.

And yeah it's hard to bet on 50/50 true pick em fights. I still haven't decided on my pick or wager but put 5 on a draw since I was so on the fence.

[mlac]

Hm? That's Tanaka getting dropped and hurt. I had Gonzalez ahead by a round before he got dropped twice and stopped in the 7th in that bout if I recall correctly. Looks like 2 of the 3 judges also saw it similarly.

And yeah it's hard to bet on 50/50 true pick em fights. I still haven't decided on my pick or wager but put 5 on a draw since I was so on the fence.

my bad i meant tanaka yea. i havent seen much of ioka, but i like what i saw from tanakas last couple of fights.

[YoungManRumble]

my bad i meant tanaka yea. i havent seen much of ioka, but i like what i saw from tanakas last couple of fights.

Yeah I think Ioka has superior footwork and defense but Tanaka more creative and agressive offensively so should be a great clash of styles.

[1hourRun]

A great educated boxing conversation covering Kazuto Ioka vs. Kosei Tanaka by grown men.

[BigZ44]

Can't ****ing wait. Biggest battle in Tokyo since Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla

[_Rexy_]

Kosei is always finding himself in trouble, but finds a way to win. In Tanaka's second WBO flyweight title defense vs. Jonathan Gonzalez, a left hand landed around Tanaka's guard, it was a rabbit-punch, such punches can be difficult to recover from -- another piece of evidence that attest to Tanaka's granite chin.

My bookie has Kosei as a slight favorite vs. Ioka, despite having suffered two broken orbital bones injuries at jr. flyweight and having no experience in the 'Superfly' division. What gives?

If Kosei defeats Kazuto Ioka, he officially becomes the most underrated champion in boxing.

I would say he’s already the most underrated champion in boxing. After all, Curt Henning called him a “jap bum who hasn’t fought anyone” just last week

[1hourRun]

I would say he’s already the most underrated champion in boxing. After all, Curt Henning called him a “jap bum who hasn’t fought anyone” just last week

Curt Henning, is like one of those casuals in 1999 that said Manny Pacquaio was a bum for getting KO by Boonsai Sangsurat, at flyweight.