Very much agree. Sad to see, but everyone ages. He still has a lot of ability, but he's not close to where he once was.
Crowd was pulling for Derev and/or thought Derev won, I think.
Extremely impressed. As IntentionalButt said, stock up for sure.
Great points and I agree. GGG looked "off," and many of Derev's shots were blocked (though hard to tell that in real time). You're right -- his...
Great point. GGG blocked many of those shots which initially looked like they connected.
While looking for scores from tonight's fight (media scores), saw something about how he may have also had a hand issue the last few weeks.
Done. See above. Will add more soon.
MEDIA SCORECARDS Other site guy #1 ------> 115-112 Derev Dan Rafael --------------> 114-113 Derev Lance Pugmire ---------> 114-113 Derev Michael...
Wasn't that when he had to like sleep at the airport? That was a weird situation.
UPDATE: Word is out that GGG was ill before the bout. If that is true, I will change my assessment of where GGG is at in his career (and my...
As a GGG fan, this makes me feel a lot better. Still, not taking anything away from Derev. He fought his heart out. Most bold I have ever seen a...
I would go easier than that on Derev, personally. As I said in a post above, and as Big Ukrainian confirmed via the Derev post-fight interview,...
Very much agree. Also, even with GGG on the downside, he's having competitive wars (2 of which I thought he won, vs Canelo; the Derev fight was a...
Heck of an adjustment! Shows you how special he is. Also, for GGG to be able to do this kind of thing -- with his style -- at age 37 against some...
The other thing that I thought happened in the fight was that Derev seriously picked up his intensity and pace once the cut happened. He fought...
