Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgović & Sam Noakes vs. Denys Berinchyk + Nelson Hysa vs. Thomas Narmo RBR.

Largely inexperience. Failed to pace himself and put everything into every shot, but Hrgovic's chin is so immense that he could take it all. Moses couldn't sustain it over the full fight and Hrgovic after preserving his energy throughout most of the fight made him completely punch himself out in the 8th and 9th. Shades of Homer Simpson from Filip

 

Could have been the case, but we're talking about verhoeven usyk and it is anyone's guess whether a verhoeven just was so unconventional that he was able to hit usyk so easily, maneuvering him into right hands by getting the outside position on him - which should have been impossible - or if itauma could have done way better than that

 

When did Joyce fight Wardley?

 

That's the thing with boxing a fighter can be bested in a fight by a more skilled fighter for 99% of the fight and in a single punch be defeated. Marciano was not better than Walcott but he won Chavez was not better than Taylor but he won Toney was not better than Nunn but he won....Hrgovic was not better than Itauma but he won.

I like Hrgovic and had higher expectations for him when he turned pro and glad to see him finally make it. I wonder if Itauma can come back mentally, you and I have seen very good fighters not handle a loss well and fall apart but unlike the Chavez-Taylor loss Hrgovic did not beat the prime out of him.

We will know if Itauma is thrown back to the wolves where or not he is the real deal worth developing or did they all cash out on him early

 

Nah. Usyk is as quick as Moses but got 1000% more expirence. Filip is slower than thoose guys. Usyk will never eat some many shoots. His foot will make him safe.
This will be probably 2-3 maybe 4 even rounds and then Usyk will control it. Moses got perfect potential but need to have time to imprvoe.

In boxing sometimes 1 bad decision about who You facing can destrony Your carrer. Look at Joyce vs Zhang (horrible mistake) or Kownacki vs Hellenius. You must be very smart. They wont, with this all Itauma next Ali/Tyson talk... They overlooked someone like Hrgovic. Many people saying it will be 2-3 rounds, easy fight...

 

Hrgovic took him out to deep waters and drowned him.

He boxed well enough to keep himself in the fight (his iron chin helped). He applied a slow, steady pressure, pacing himself well. Itauma hit the wall hard in that 8th round after trying to take Hrgovic out. Reminded me of when Wlad hit the wall against Brewster.

Itauma can come back, he is a phenomenal talent, but experience won the day.

 

Good night everyone. Great fight. And don't forget that Filip said before the fight that his toolkit also included a Bible. He also stated that the strength he had yet to find wasn't his own. Faith works miracles.

The guy did what he had to do. In a fight where almost everyone had written him off, he won against someone who was already being put on a pedestal.

A very valuable victory.

 

Frank has no right to be mad, acting surprised and covering the camera like he wasn't the guy who built this kid up look like he is the best thing since sliced bread, giving him 13 cans 1 journeyman and then sending him to a championship fight where he hasn't seen past round 6 till then. Don't know how they didn't prepare him for 12 rounds or where realy should the blame go for that matter. Hope Moses is ok and recovers quickly.

 

Wanna see a quote Frank made to a Yahoo sports writer before the fight?

"I know what he's capable of," Warren told me. "He is a [Lionel] Messi, he is a LeBron [James], he is a [Michael] Phelps, he is a Tiger Woods. He is a once-in-a-generation talent who will be a cultural sporting icon, worldwide. There's no doubt in my mind."

Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/boxing/art...s-next-big-thing-filip-hrgovic-004848373.html

 

Itauma did a very good impression of Jim Peters at the end.