[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280GoVIEuvg&feature=related[/ame] Pretty good fight, with some good action moments. However for at least 90% of the time the Bazooka did what he did best- pounding his opponent with the jab. Any wannabe boxer should see Quartey just to see how you can dominate a fight with a jab (like you should show them a Chavez fight to see the effects of bodypunching etc). The general consensus is that when a boxer faces a aggressor he will have to stand at some point and trade, no matter how briefly. Ike seemed to get away with that against most guys by constantly, constantly throwing out the jab. A few right hands and left hooks a round (if even that), kept the opponent worried. Many of Quartey's fights like this one where pretty methodical, unspectacular jab clinics. I find him strangely hypnotic to watch for some reason though. Teak tough guy, although it should be mentioned he was dropped twice in this fight (2nd and 11th round). Good introduction for someone who hasen't seen Ike before, but in terms of action his fight with Fernando Vargas was superb.
I never understood how Lopez won this. Sure Ike got dropped but he won so many rounds. Didn't he set the record for jabs landed in this fight as well?
Only just realised it was changed to a draw, didn't know. The decision was wrong (similair to Castillo vs Johnson I believe?). Bad decision. Although he had two 10-8 rounds I don't think you could give him another round (Lopez). I''m not sure about your question, but it woulden't surpise me. Quartey was tatooing him with jabs all night.
I don't remember the draw being a bad decision. What I remember is that if JLL had another round, the judges would not matter. Quartey worked the jab beautifully but Lopez was getting to him more effectively in the later rounds. I'll rewatch when I have time and see how I score it these days.
Didn't think the draw was bad either. That said, I was pulling for Lopez which could have made me side with him on a couple of swing rounds.
Quartey was vulnerable to the combo of steady pressure, very good toughness and a top-notch left hook. If Lopez had been a fighter with a higher workrate and more will to win, rather than a laid back stoner he probably gets his mid-late KO.
Lopez pissed me off. All the talent in the world and none of the dedication, which isn't the rarest story in boxing. But this guy was exciting.
The thing about Quartey's jab is this...When he throws it he gets all his weight onto his left foot, to the point that he gets his right foot up on the toe. This is why you rarely see him throw a 1-2. He can't, not without rocking back and then throwing the right, making it more of a 1-and-a-2. Also this cost him in the DeLaHoya fight, at the end when he had Oscar in trouble. Quartey couldn't close distance behind his jab because of the way he puts all his weight up front; can't move with the weight there. He did that his whole career and got away with it. I kept waiting for somebody to slip that jab and nail him with a right or a hook, as he would have been pushing himself right into it.
