Wonjongkam won today/Sosa fight on the horizon

Great fight this, I like Sosa a lot. I was shocked by the Mayol defeat but these divisions are competitive and results like that can happen. I'll give a proper description on how I see it going tomorrow, my bed is calling me now I'm afraid

 

Sosa's pretty decent, his record is deceptive as he has the obligatory ''Mexican who loses a few early fights because he lacks a big-time promoter'' problems at the dawn of his career. Though, that two of them were to a fellow top of the division in the quallity Ulises Solis is no shame, whether or not they were trying to look after him.

Because once he got the ball rolling he had a Mijares-like(granted, at a much lower level) string of victories. And he took a few decent scalps along the way, decent though for the most part, and not much more. Viloria, Iribe, Lazarte, Kebb Bass, Jaro, Rubilar, Soto maybe a few more that I'm forgetting too. How good the Mayol win was for Mayol is great considering the fact that Edgar was on such a run, what makes a very large dent in the credibility I give him is that Sosa was still quite obviously from the obligatory massive headbutt that Rodel puts in. The headbutt he landed was bigger than any punch, clearly Sosa was in mass pain, and then a follow-up assault ended it before the fight ever found any kind of rhytym.


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This is his last fight against Julio Paz, who's a pretty green fighter, 11-1 or something like that going in:


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Unless his level of opposition is extremely poor, he still looks the same fighter he was before really. He wants to box on the move for the most part, and rather than just swing for the fences he utilises his power better and wants to find room for his punches. He's pretty adept at coming out of a crouch and coming over with that left hook, which may come in handy against Pong. His defence is decent at defending hooks but straight shots often penetrate his guard, particularly to the body, even when he blocks straight punches they seem to always at least partially break through.

That'll be key for the better boxer, and straight pucher in Pong. Wonjongkam UD.

 

That said though, Pong really does look like he could be there for the taking in some regard. His defence really isn't as potent as it once was and he looks almost in the Marquez mould in terms of his countering now, it's not making you miss and making you pay, it's letting you throw whatever, whether it lands or not, and then coming back with something more crisp and accurate of your own.

If that's happening with guys who are named after gyms, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that Sosa could take full advantage, particularly when you consider the amount that Pong falls short with his left hand when he tries to lead with it.

Still, when Wonjongkam finds his range he's able to rattle off 4's and 5's of accurate straight shots, and that's the thing Edgar's not really best equipped to deal with over the course of a fight.

 

Forgot about this thread, apologies .

Anyway, my feeling is that this should be a really good one and definitely a much worthier opponent for Wonjongkam. There's quite a few aspects to Sosa's style which makes me think he could give Pong a bit to worry about.

Sosa at his best (which I don't think he's miles away from) reminded me of a mini JMM, although obviously not the same skill wise. He has the ability to box at range, counter punch effectively or act as a pressure fighter, getting in close and unleashing brilliant body punches.

Now as JPab has already said, Wonjongkam's straight punches are his most effective weapon and I think he throws them with enough accuracy that he will consistently find the target with Sosa. However, as I mentionned Sosa's not unused to fighting on the outside and I think he has more than enough nous to slip Pong's not-so-great jabs every now and then and unleash left hooks to body and head. His hooks from both hands are solid, dangerous shots and vs Kameda, Pong showed that he was very susceptible to getting hit with right hooks when he threw from too far away.

If he can keep Pong on the inside for a fair amount of time, I'd actually give Sosa half a chance of winning this. That style of fight is much more suited to him and he could nullify Pong's better skills by doing so.

But in truth, I doubt that would be the case. I think Wonjongkam is likely to control the fight at distance and take a UD, although with a few scares along the way. Much more exciting fight for Pong to take, I'm looking forward to it :good

 

Mayol - Sosa replays itself in my head from time to time.

 

Thai names crack me up.

 

Tee Double F Batteries

:yep

 

I'm guessing Sosa won't forget the fight for that butt for a while either :yep

 

I know the head butt played it's part, but I think that was a genuinely good KO and finish by Mayol. Yoiu've gotta give the dirty little ****er some credit :yep

 

The butt more than played it's part. Sosa was noticably very badly effected by it.

 

It was an excellent finish, one that I admit I never thought Mayol would possess. However, I don't think he would have had the chance without the butt. Still, a great win on Mayol's record