the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

Kusuo Eguchi vs Katsuaki Eguchi

Shout out to @roughdiamond even though it has taken me 6 months to get around to this it was worth the wait.

What this fight might lack in top notch technical skill it makes up for in some brutal brotherly excitement.

No feeling out, as I guess they know each other well. Kusuo is sharper out of the gate working the body solid early, Katsuaki a little sharper jab with some short straight compact punches is countering well...kusuo delivers a nasty body shot and brother goes down .10-8 Kusuo

2 some really good back and forth, Katsuaki delivers a clean left hook and down goes brother. 10-8 Katsuaki

3-4 some great back and forth here with several ebbs and flows of short momentum shifts. Kusuo takes 3 clear and similar in the 4th...Kusuo is pouring it on in 4 till the final 30 when his arms look dead as if he has punched himself out, Katsuaki finishes strong but not enough to take the round. Kusuo 38-36

5 another round of fireworks, but Kusuo still looks fatigued as Katsuaki rebounds to take a close round.

6 Short exciting and devastating....Kusuo taking control, Katsuaki ducking underneath scores good inside, Kusuo back in control...Katsuaki looks hurt, Kusuo winds up with a huge left uppercut...lights out as Katsuaki goes down and this is all over.

Very fun fight
Kusuo dark trunks
Katsuaki light trunks

 

This bout is mental, but also very nasty; hard to watch. How did the bothers interact with each other after that? No wonder Klitschkos didn't fight.

 

Naoto Takahashi vs Visan Thummong aka Noree Jockygym I

Such a short exciting fight I am not going to ruin it for you by describing it! Check it out

Takahashi white shorts
Thummong Dark Shorts

 

Naoto Takahashi vs Noree Jockygym aka Visan Thummong II

Not quite as fun as the first fight, more strategic and tactical but still plenty of fireworks before it becomes a onesided affair in the 7th. Jockygym is much improved more patient and avoids the carelessness if the first encounter. I did get the impression that he held back from 7 on...really felt like he could have stopped Takahashi at any point he wanted down the stretch.

1 Visan 10-9
2 Visan 10-8
3 Naoto 10-9
4 Visan 10-9
5 Visan 10-9
6 Naoto 10-9
7 Visan 10-8
8 Visan 10-7
9 Visan 10-9
10 Visan 10-8

Visan 98-87

 

I watched it again myself about 3 weeks ago. what an exciting bout. And one that I thought was probably a decision bout all the way. Some real textbook punches thrown.
it is a pleasure watching bouts where even the smallest of windows are enough for the opponent to capitalize on. And both of these guys really did not give all that big of a window. We could call it a small mistake. But unlike other sports, that one small thing can cost a guy a loss.

 

Over the past week, I've watched duran-hagler and Barrera-jones 2

I felt Duran beat hagler
8-6-1even
And I had Barerra beating junior jones
7-5 in their sequel

 

Yong-Soo Choi VS Yamato Mitani II

Choi (Mullet Mauller) Yamato (Tokyo Thrasher)

R1: 9 -10 (Sneaky headbutts from Yamato. You can see he's much more talented tho)
R2: 10 - 10 (Close as it gets)
R3: 9 - 10 (Very rough, bodyshots made the difference for Yamato)
R4: 10 - 9 (Very close)
R5: 10 - 9 (Choi defense a lot better here for some reason lol)
R6: 10 - 9 (Very close again)
R7: 9 - 10 (Yamato much better off moving than mauling)
R8: 9 - 10 (More effective punches from Yamato)
R9: 10 - 8 (-1 Yamato, Yamato suddenly inaccurate this round)
R10: 9 - 10 (Horrible mauling here favoured Yamato)
R11: 9 - 10 (Yamato won with superior movement and sharp shots)
R12: 10 - 9 (Lots of mauling. Yamato's last flurry not enough to win round IMO. It wasn't that effective anyway)

Total: 114 - 114 DRAW

I scored the second even. If forced to choose, I'd probably favour Yamato. He probably should've got the decision.
I think it was a rare legit draw. No one held the clear momentum.

Notes:

• One of the closest bouts I've ever seen.
• A very rough bout, with lots of sneaky shots. Very hard to score, especially if you're not used to watching this type of bout. Have to be attentive here.
• The momentum changes constantly. Battle of wills.
• Yamato loves headbutts!
• Yamato has great movement when he chooses to use it. He could've constantly turned Choi, though I doubt the workhorse would let him anyway.
• Choi had some great sneaky bodywork. Also had a nice, if slow, right hand - shift left hook, which he caught Yamato with repeatedly.

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Yong Soo Choi VS Yamato Mitani III

Choi (Korean Krusher) Yamato (Blonde Bruiser)

R1: 9 - 10
(Yamato looking very sharp)
R2: 9 - 10
(Yamato great movement, getting closer though)
R3: 10 - 9
(Choi more effective shots)
R4: 9 - 10
(Brilliant boxing from Yamato)
R5: 9 - 10
(Choi not effective enough)
R6: 10 - 9
(Choi sneaky hooks, Yamato less accurate)
R7: 10 - 9
(Choi late rally, awesome resilience from Yamato!)
R8: 9 - 10
(Yamato sharper, mauling is back!)
R9: 10 - 9
(Pure will from both, Choi dominant)
R10: 9 - 10
(Brilliant comeback from Yamato)
R11: 10 - 9
(VERY close, Choi sneaky bodywork did it for me)
R12: 10 - 8
(The round that decided my score. Can't believe Yamato wasn't KO'd)

Verdict: 114 - 113 Choi!

Notes:

• Yamato loses every time he holds his feet with Choi.
• Pure Guts!
• How was Mitani not a world champion? He was very skilled. There have been worse world champs.
• Real give and take fight.
• This bout was really a battle of two halves

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Jeff Fenech vs Samart payakaroon

2 of my favorites, but Samart is beyond his expiration date unfortunately. Samart is always so composed, and he shows glimpses of that in rd 1-2 especially when he is able to shift and counter, his reflexes are not what they once were yet he is still able to score the first KD ever on an overeager Jeff in rd 1. By 3 it is all Jeff...and Jeff pressuring intensely stops Samart in 4

 

Jeff Fenech vs George Navarro

“Stop holding George” is what I would name this fight. I didn’t think it was possible for Fenech to be involved in a boring fight...but “stop holding George” made it a reality.

George looked good in round one apart from the holding leading me to score an even but ugly round.

George accomplishes 3 things...

He came in overweight and out of shape.

He held Fenech essentially turning him into a one armed fighter in the most aesthetically unpleasant manner...

He turned Mercante into Joe Cortez making him “stop holding George” over and over.

George didn’t seem to absorb a ton of punishment and the 3 KD’s in 4 and the stoppage in rd 5 were more fatigue and poor conditioning than anything else.

Do not watch this fight unless you must!!!!

Fenech 39-34 by 5th round TKO losing a pt for a headbut making 4 a 9-6 round

 

Gonzalez vs Yaegashi

1. Yaegashi 10-9
Nice round for Yae, Roman not throwing much.
2. Even 19-19 (Gonzalez 10-9)
Gonzalez really picked up the pace here and when Yae threw back created some brilliant exchanges.
3. Gonzalez 29-27 (Gonzalez 10-8)
Gonzalez looked to hurt Yaegashi multiple times in this round whilst mixing it up with him. He landed a beautiful hook and got the KD. Yae had heart, he shown it when he won the exchanges when he got up.
4. Gonzalez 39-36 (Gonzalez 10-9)
Roman landed harder punches more frequently.
5. Gonzalez 49-45 (Gonzalez 10-9)
Yaegashi's best round since the first. He still lost clearly but he had his moments and clearly got the better of a few exchanges. I'm really admiring his toughness, he was fighting back despite looking the epitome of ****ed. Unfortunately he was met with more Speedy Gonzalez combinations.
6. Gonzalez 59-54 (Gonzalez 10-9)
Gonzalez landing at will at this point. Yaegashi's nice left hook not doing diddly squat to Gonzalez and neither did the headbutt.
Yaegashi at this point is showing heart...
And a face that look like he has a peanut allergy and just dunked his head in a bucket full of a peanut butter.
7. Gonzalez 69-63 (Gonzalez 10-9)
See round 4.
8. Gonzalez 79-72 (Gonzalez 10-9)
Gonzalez is toying with him. I was considering giving it 10-8 to Roman before Yae started fighting back at the end. Gonzalez landed big punch after big punch on Yaegashi.
Lmao at the ref falling over.
9. TOS
Beautiful combo to end it, Yaegashi showed his huge heart again in this round, despite being stopped. He was fighting back bravely after taking Gonzalez's punches.

Gonzalez has a very nice defence coming in, Yaegashi has a huge heart and a brilliant chin.
Gonzalez was really fast.
@roughdiamond told me that this was his best performance. I wasn't disappointed.

 

1. Villoria 10-9
2. Villoria 20-18 (Villoria 10-9)
3. Even 28-28 (Gonzalez 10-8)
4. Villoria 38-37 (Villoria 10-9)
5. Even 47-47 (Gonzalez 10-9)
6. Gonzalez 57-56 (Gonzalez 10-9)
7. Gonzalez 67-65 (Gonzalez 10-9)
8. Gonzalez 77-74 (Gonzalez 10-9)
9. TOS

 

This was the bout that got me into Gonzalez. Yaegashi was a real talented champion
who frequently gave as good as he got, and won, in wars. The way Roman breaks him down with his footwork is beautiful.

 

Tsuyoshi Hamada KO2 Virachart Mahachai

My first time watching Hamada after reading a brilliant article about him on Asianboxing.com. Here he is against the tough but outclassed Mahachai, who was actually a champion of Muay Thai. Apparently Hamada is a very important figure in Japanese boxing, not just due to his ring exploits but due to his many outside contributions as well.

Hamada's power is straight up brutish, and Mahacahi seems to recoil with every shot, whether blocked or not. I can't believe this guy was a 140 pounder. He is very physically imposing and ridiculously powerful here. He is also a pretty skilled southpaw, and he threads his punch combinations from head to body very fluidly. Very nice to watch, with a badass boxing style, and a lot of KOs on the record too. Will be watching more.

R1: 10 - 8 Hamada
(Hamada knockdown with a brutish clubbing left after threading some awesome combos)

R2: KO
(Hamada lands some excellent straight lefts for the dominant finish)

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Tsuyoshi Hamada vs　Hikaru Tomonari

Japanese Lightweight Title

Hamada Tomonari

R1: 10 - 9
Hamada starts aggresively. Tomonari rocked.
R2: 10 - 9
Tomonari was very brave in this round against Hamada's power
R3: 10 - 9
War here. Much closer round.
R4: 10 - 9
Tomonari has got a chin. Always trying to respond. Hamada's power is very thudding.
R5: 10 - 8
How the **** did Tomonari get through this? Ref could have stopped it here.
R6: 10 - 9
Hamada getting tagged a bit. Gets reckless when in for the kill.
R7: Stoppage
Hamada landed a huge left hand after the first knockdown. The ref should have stopped it after the first.

Notes:

• How is this 135lbs? They're massive!
• Hamada well schooled offensively
• Hamada looks like a gangster
• Tomonari is a very brave fighter. Never quit, even though he was rocked repeatedly.
• Hamada has great punching technique and torque
• Hamada is definitely vulnerable to a skilled boxer with a good right hand.

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