Daniel Geale vs Osumanu Adama/Billy Dib vs Eduardo Escobedo RBR

Round 5

Geale is diving in at angles, throwing combos beginning with hooks, and using lots of slippery upper body movement to avoid Adama's very deliberate late-coming counters. Adama tries to keep him out with jabs and underhanded rights to the body, but Geale is seizing upon every opening and tossing combos in Adama's face. Geale lands the jab flush from outside, as Adama tries to crick his neck to dip out of the way. Constant pressure by Geale.

50-45 Geale

 

50-45 Geale after 5 for me.

 

He can even without it, IMO.

 

Cheers for the RBR IB. It sounds like Geale is putting on a boxing clinic.

 

The Main Event commentator only has Daniel up by a point??!! atsch

This has NOT been close.

 

Possibly, I think the elite guys though walk him down eventually due to his power not making guys respect him. Great skills and workrate that means no one will have an easy time with him.

 

Round 6

Geale comes forward, hands high. Adama sweeps out at the body but can't get a piece while backing up. Geale dives inside, props up against Adama's chest as the Ghanaian flails out wide at him, and then pops him with jabs while backing out into range again. Geale is slowing down a bit, throwing jabs and lead rights over the top more economically rather than constantly throwing in combination. Adama is trying to spear him with his own straight right counters as he comes in, but can't find the button. Wild hooking exchange, both missing but Geale catches him with a SHORT RIGHT HAND! Adama a bit stunned by that.

60-54 Geale

 

60-54 Geale shutout thru 6 for me.

 

Dominant Geale round for me 70-63 thru 7.

 

Round 7

Geale dives in with a right. Adama tries to keep him out with the jab, turning himself away while sliding his feet back and peering out the corner of his periphery while pointing his chin at the opposite side of the ring. Geale is leaping and diving in with right hands, goading Adama into firing back so that Geale can spot openings to throw counter combos. Geale is just toying with Adama, bullying him around with almost nothing but right hands. Adama can do nothing but jab and run, jab and run. All his jabs hit guard or air. Geale lands his own jab, square on the challenger's jaw.

70-63 Geale

 

This could be a borderline 12 round shutout it seems.

 

Proksa, Golovkin, N'Dam N'Jikam (50-50), Maravilla, Pirog.

Those are the only middleweights I wouldn't favor him over.

I'd have him maybe 60-40 over some of the other top ones - like Sturm, Murray, Zbik, Kid Chocolate, Lee, etc.