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

He will

 

He's already 2x champion

 

Hrgovic was fighting hard but only in the last minute of each round. Flicked the jab and moved early/avoiding Itauma flurries, survived middle danger period, come alive and put it on Itauma to finish the round. The writing on the wall was there early. Itauma started to fade briefly even at the end of the second and Hrgovic arguably took the 3rd. He did much better than the biased commentary team were giving him credit for. He read Itaumas patterns early and knew what he had to do.

 

Wow. Harsh take on the kid

 

Sure, imo he’s better than Pricey ever was, but he’s no Joe Lewis either lol

 

Thanks to everyone who posted their descriptions of this fight.

There seems to be a strong consensus of opinion as to the apparent complexion and whys and wherefores in play. The shifting drama came across extremely well in the writing also.

Can’t wait to see the vision for myself.

 

Of course he's no Louis; I'm impressed with his defense. He needs better stamina and a better fight game plan. Both can be achieved.

 

Terrible stamina, average chin, better than average power. His mystique is now gone. He will probably rack up ten to fifteen losses then retire.

 

Im not sure they can myself. If it were the championship rounds sure, but round 9 is a bad sign. Mentally too when someone else takes him deep

we’ll see but that was a bad loss imo

 

He was running on fumes starting in round six.

 

Without having seen the fight yet myself I will say knee jerk reactions/forecasts can cut both ways.

Based on what we know of them, certain fighter might not necessarily be all hype but the premature gushing praise of some fans might take perceptions into that realm.

Conversely, a single loss isn’t the end of the world but, again, some fans overreact to same, fast tracking to a burst bubble that was never all that.

Losing the zero was par for the course when great fighters actually and duly engaged their best comp. - and that comp often took a loss or several losses of their own into fights in which they ultimately overcame the odds.

The modern lens of many boxing fans might’ve, as at the time, deemed Louis to be an exposed hype job after losing to the older Max Schmeling who carried his own imperfect record into their first fight.

Of course I’m not putting Moses on a pedestal alongside the likes of Joe Louis etc. but fighters can def. better themselves and improve after such losses, which provides for another dimension to the perception of greatness - but again, we will see.

A loss like this in its own right doesn’t necessarily signal a perpetuated bust going forward.

 

I've never seen more excuses in my life.

He could have finished the fight if he didn't go looking for the K.O

He isn't fit enough yet he can improve his gas tank

He injured his leg

He doesn't love boxing

He doesn't train hard enough

How about this. He's overrated always has been and always will be until he can capture a world title and defend it against quality opposition.

 

Itauma seriously thought he was going to just bulldoze Hrgovich and he shot his load in the early rounds. He wasn’t prepared for Hrgs toughness, and durability and Thats why he gassed out towards the end. Great performance from Hrgovich.