99-91 Ormond. My card is really wide but i felt the opening 4 rounds were nip and tuck affairs and felt Ormond took a majority of them just on workrate. But from 5 onwards it was one mans fight. Derry to Queensbury hasn't worked out well already...
Fought like a mentalist. I rated him a while back but i didn't want to write Derry off again. But Ormond has shown the better the fighter the better the performance. I think Derry didn't need that type of fight at end of a busy year.
Ormond work rate was brilliant .. Stayed on Derry right through that fight. Fair play to both fighters and hope derry comes again never in a dull fight.
Ormond's got a horrible style to contend with when your a big man like Derry. If you aren't at races your bang in trouble. Ormond in a great position now.
Maybe but if Derry won this fight he would have got a Top 15 WBO ranking and a possible World title shot next year so was worth the risk. He's still commonwealth champion and has already got that defence lined up against 16-0(16) Richard Commey for March 7th at same Arena so he can bounce back in style.
Yeah i hear you but i think it probably would of been better the other way around in all honesty. Commey punches hard but isn't a bullish guy. Derry didn't need a 50/50 IMO but credit to Francis for making good fights i can't complain but i think in hindsight they may regret the choice of Ormond at end of a tough year. It's like Derry has a camp in Scotland for 6 weeks then fights then goes back to camp . He must be shattered.. I remember this happening to James Hare around 10-12 years ago. Tried to squeeze one more fight in and lost and his career fell apart from there.
:good. Now Bunce and Tibbs are saying Dirrell is slick. They don't call him the dog for no reason. He's not like brother IMO he brings it a lot more..