Michael Grant v Carlos Takam RBR

Rounds 2-3 Takam didn't do much and Grant was on his way to maybe picking up a 10-10 in those rounds if you were feeling very generous towards him, until Takam landed big shots in the last 20 seconds of each of those rounds that left you no choice but to give them to Takam.

At no point did he have Takam rattled, at all. He did land the right a few times but was never able to land cleanly/get any power behind it. Good inside work from Takam throughout to nullify Grant.

 

None of those guys are top 20 fighters. And Grant looked so bad today that I would back most of those guys to beat Grant equally convincingly.

 

Tony only won that fight narrowly on the cards, and I would assume Takam has improved a lot since then, he hadn't fought anyone notable at the time of the Tony fight.

 

Were you really not impressed by Takam? Sure, Grant is past his best, and Takam didn't do anything spectacular or hugely impressive, but he fought intelligently throughout, attacked Grant on the inside from first bell to last and was very sharp with both the left and the right, landing at will.

He's definitely a top 50 HW. Would like to see him in with the likes of Pianeta, Dimitrenko, Safetypin, Wach etc.

 

Well we both agree that he is top 50, and all top 50 HWs have some ability and do some things well.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Takam would stand a good chance against the likes of Pulev, Scott, Fury and Jennings, but he's a solid fighter who would be in some good scraps if he stepped it up.