Some fights i've been watching, comment if you like.

I recently/FINALLY caught up with Myung Woo Yuh, thanks to Raging B(_)LL, anyone after quality vids should check his stuff out. Anyway, he reminded me a little of Julio Cesar Chavez, utilises the similar build (relative to their respective weight classes) in a manner that is not too different to such of the great Mexican. I do think that Chavez was a better boxer than Yuh though, definitely from what i have seen personally. Some of the most striking resemblences between the two:

the short, straight, accurate and weighty right hand
the willingness to always exploit his opponent's right side of the rib cage with a left hook when the opportunity shows itself
the strength and relentlessness when his man's back is to the ropes

A fight between he and Chang is clearly a war for the ages, i've always classed Chang as my number one in the 108 pound realm though.

Carlos Ortiz vs Joe Brown

had never watched this one right through until the other day. Not a great bout, but it does get better as it progresses in fairness to it. Ortiz comes out to jab early, but not with a high workrate from the off. He places his right hand in front of his chin every time he jabs. Boxing 101. He's content to score with the jab as the fight goes on, Brown too, but Ortiz is clearly doing the scoring. He works the body a bit and drops in right hands whenever he ships anything 'decent' himself.

I was speaking to acb the other day on facebook, and i described Ortiz funnily as 'a man who just wins boxing fights'. He said it was fitting, he does know his latin fighters when all is said and done.

Something else that is interesting is that i read a book years ago and Brown said something like 'Ortiz tricked me, he ran out for every round and grabbed me, then he'd let a load of shots go, then grab me again'. But from what i saw it looked like Brown did the spoiling.

Something else that was nice; when the bell dings for the end of the fight, Ortiz goes to his corner, looking elated. Brown knows he's lost and follows Ortiz but Carlos doesn't know he's behind him. So Brown pursues him a bit more, with a smile on his face he congratulates his younger conqueror. Then when the decision is announced Ortiz runs over in the direction of Brown and jumps in the air with joy and Brown just smiles and (i think) shakes his hand.

I've been watching some Masoa Ohba and Santos Laciar also. Now i'm about to see Gilberto Roman-Jiro Watanabe.

 

I've just watched some short Pascal Perez highlights, one shot power for sure. You seen Horacio Accavallo vs Efeen Torres? Watching that right now.

 

Haha, commission! I haven't seen the Magri fight. If you haven't seen this then watch it- Yoshiaki Numata vs Raul Rojas, spectacular war.

 

The road warrior, a dying breed. Well as far as champions go anyway.

 

I'm so sick, just laying on the couch dying watching all the footage i got off RB. I think i've got ****ing swine flu.

 

Really it's awful. I'm up early and i'm definitely going to soldier it though.