FIGHT OF THE WEEK 6- Masao Ohba vs. Betulio Gonzalez (50th Anniversary edition)

BTW, here's a slightly clearer video of the fight:

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The letters above my score are my RBR. O = Ohba, g = Gonzalez. That's how I keep track when I'm watching, and my posts always take up more space than I'd like anyway. Doing it that way means fourteen fewer lines of text.

 

I thought you were just excited about the fight (GO! GOO! GOOO!)

 

Well, if nothing else I'm glad I look like slightly less of a goof now.

 

Yes, I'm scoring it now. Of the first 5 rounds I've got Ohba, (the guy in the white trunks?) winning 1,2,4,5, Gonzalez (dark trunks?) winning round 3. So far, Gonzalez has backed up too much against a taller fighter. When he comes forward he does better.
6th - Gonzalez more aggressive, went forward, his best round so far
7th - Gonzalez backing up for the first half of the round, then got more aggressive and did better, still thought Ohba won the round overall.
8th - Mostly even fought round, Gonzalez landed a good right hand around the 2:00 minute mark, enough to edge the round on my card.
9th - EVEN, both fighters had the edge at times, too close to call. Ohba 5 rounds, Gonzalez 3 rounds, 1 EVEN.
10th - Ohba round, Ohba 47, Gonzalez 44 after 10, Ohba up 6-3-1
11th - Gonzalez round, Ohba 51, Gonzalez 49, 6-4-1
12th - EVEN Ohba 56, Gonzalez 54, 6-4-2
13th - Close, Gonzalez round. Ohba 60, Gonzalez 59, 6-5-2
14th - Gonzalez round close...Ohba 64, Gonzalez 64, 6-6-2 (When Gonzalez goes forward, he does well.
15th - EVEN both fought hard and both won portions of the round both deserved to win the fight. Ohba 69, Gonzalez 69....6-6-3 in rounds.

Hard fought fight, Ohba looked hurt more than Gonzalez when he got hit, maybe because he was taller and thinner. Gonzalez as the shorter fighter did well when he went forward and not well when he backed up.

 

This was my score from the first time I saw this bout 4 years ago and what I wrote.

Gonzalez-Ohba. 5 point must system in effect.

Round 1: 5-4 Ohba
Round 2: 5-4 Ohba
Round 3: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 4: 5-4 Ohba
Round 5: 5-4 Ohba
Round 6: 5-4 Ohba
Round 7: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 8: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 9: 5-5 Even
Round 10: 5-4 Ohba
Round 11: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 12: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 13: 5-4 Ohba
Round 14: 5-5 Even
Round 15: 5-4 Gonzalez

Total: 69-68 Ohba

I was so impressed with Gonzalez. So sharp and so economical with his shots. I can see why he had something like 45 KOs to his credit. He didn't really solve the height and reach issue that Ohba presented until the 7th. After that he was playing catch-up and came up just shy in the scoring. What's noticeable is the complete lack of bodywork. They were head-hunting from start to finish. A really good fight and Gonzalez looked like he could have easily done another 5 rounds while Ohba was dragging that last round.

This is my score after re-watching and re-scoring it today.

Round 1: 5-4 Ohba
Round 2: 5-4 Ohba
Round 3: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 4: 5-4 Ohba
Round 5: 5-4 Ohba
Round 6: 5-5 Even
Round 7: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 8: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 9: 5-5 Even
Round 10: 5-4 Ohba
Round 11: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 12: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 13: 5-5 Even
Round 14: 5-4 Gonzalez
Round 15: 5-4 Gonzalez

Total: 70-68 Gonzalez (actual scores: 72-70, 71-70 and 72-71 all for Ohba)

Really nothing wrong with anyone's score on this as long as its close. Just two outstanding technicians at work.