Okay, we been known dude was limited, but he looked very flat and lifeless last night. And Wood did make some nice adjustments, but was that only it? Did a massive weight cut hinder him? Was he injured? He looked a bit stank-legged last night like an injured gazelle.
He had no steam in his punches and was lethargic for the first fight as well, in which he was being systematically dismantled and beaten down, all he did was land one money left hook. Wood by the simple act of protecting his chin with his right glove and not hooking with a hooker, took that option off the table last night. That's because Lara when in with a superior tactician with power, is rendered utterly useless. It went exactly the first fight, mercifully this time, without the hiccup. Nothing was afoot, he wasn't sick, he wasn't injured, he wasn't drained, he's just a **** boxer.
He looked much smaller than Wood too. He didnt cut weight properly and didn't rehydrate properly either. Looked flat as a pancake.
I think the difference was 2 things: 1) he hurt Lara early and to me Lara fought in fear of the right hand and did not open up 2) Wood refused to fall into the trap and his footwork was superb Lara looked so awkward tripping over his own feet to try and land on the mobile Wood. Wood also took the flush left hooks when he did get in range and was set enough to land
