ESPN2 FNF: Roberto Garcia vs. Norberto Gonzalez & Kamil Laczszyk vs. Daniel Diaz RBR

Got to admit Norberto & Roberto sound almost exactly alike... lol
(Especially after getting punched in the head for 10 RD's)

 

What a Robbery! Gonzalez was the clear winner.

 

No, he wasn't.

 

Even if this fight was close I think the right man got the decision. He landed the bigger shots and closed the show.

 

Sorry, but you cant win a fight with one punch in a round. Gonzalez was landing a lot combinations on Garcias head. To much to steal the rounds with one left hand.

 

This main event was a joke. It amazes me how terrible espn cards are. I know it's all about their small budget but man.

 

I scored the main event for Gonzalez, 5-5 rounds, 95-94 points, giving Garcia rounds 4-6 and 9-10, and factoring in the 1-point deduction against Garcia in the 8th. Gonzalez won the first 3 rounds by moving forward, pressing the action, outworking and outlanding Garcia. Garcia did land a hard shot at the end of the 1st, but to me it wasn't nearly enough to win that round. The third round was closer, but I thought Gonzalez carried it with his workrate. Garcia stole the 4th round in the last 30 seconds by landing several hard punches. Garcia clearly won the 5th and 6th as he took his turn moving forward and pressing the action while Gonzalez retreated, in fact Gonzalez looked like he took the 6th round off. Gonzalez rallied in the 7th, again pressing the action and outworking Garcia. The 8th round was the closest, Gonzalez did more work but Garcia landed the harder punches. (I thought the 1-point deduction against Garcia in the 8th was justified, except I don't recall the referee ever warning Garcia.) Garcia obviously dominated the final two rounds. Even though I scored the fight for Gonzalez, I was not surprised Garcia got the decision, as I thought the judges might have swung any of three rounds (1st, 3rd, 8th) to him for his superior power, landing a few hard punches at key times. Good main event, close fight, not a robbery.

 

I mean terrible in that none of the fighters that matter seldom fight on espn. The Holt/Peterson fights are truly exceptions. With the exposure you get on espn, you would think boxing people would figure out a way to peek more interest instead of putting on tomato cans like Gonzalez on the main event. But i don't watch almost every fight like you so maybe my criticism of the quality of the espn cards are a bit harsh as i don't follow the sport religiously. I'm more of the hbo and showtime fan. Not much beyond that.

 

True of course but espn is such a huge platform for boxing that it could attract more viewers (even amongst hardcore fans like myself who don't watch most shitty espn cards) by having more of the stars featured. It's not smart business. When you have such a large potential for viewers and are trying to give the sport a boost, the last thing you want to do is feature c/d level fighters.

 

Touche. Boxing is your passion isn't? You seem to follow everything. Boxing was never my first love (basketball is) so i guess i just don't have the pure love for it as i do with basketball. When did u start following the sport?