Sebastian Sylvester vs. Daniel Geale RBR

Round 6

Sylvester blocks a variety of flurrying high and low punches from Geale. Sylvester keeps his cool and jabs straight out while pivoting cleanly. Good right to the body by Sylvester. Geale flurries and gets a few shots through while Sylvester is looking to set his feet and find him on the outside. Geale landing a lot of nice body shots. Geale is getting anything he wants to the body. Sylvester still jabbing but getting outlanded by quite a lot down low.

10-9 Geale

 

Round 7

Geale hooks and uppercuts on the inside and then backs away while Sylvester is still shelled up tightly. Sylvester is back to getting largely outworked again. Geale is not landing much clean upstairs but is still finding some space on the body. Sylvester walks forward, very inactive but does occasionally let his hands go to land a nice 1-2 to the body. Geale flurries and has to hold when Sylvester doesn't budge. Sylvester lands the jab and right hand well. Geale flurries ineffectively. Sylvester ducks a left hook and waits right in front of Geale. Sylvester is content to let Geale get to the end of a flurry before opening up, but is rewarding himself with accuracy. A 1-2 goes over Geale's head, and Geale himself then misses a wide hook

As has been said, these are really challenging rounds to score. I'm sure the punch stats would show that Geale's workrate is much higher, but Sylvester's connect percentage is higher as well (and his shots are all decent ones, whereas Geale is doing lots of flurrying).

 

Round 8

Geale jabs and turns his shoulder in. Geale is getting hit only with grazing jabs now as he keeps circumventing Sylvester and pot shotting him with his own quick jabs and uppercut-heavy flurries. Sylvester is landing his jab well when he wants to, but only a couple of times per minute. Geale is hopping around on his toes, a ball of energy. Sylvester meanwhile is the picture of conservation. Sylvester is giving another away. Geale flurries, rolls his right arm, showboating.

10-9 Geale