Last two rounds of the fight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBEGF59MZyY Great performance by an up and coming fighter - and absolutley brutal, he's a fighter i'm getting more and more into. And what about Burnett? Every time his legs go, I'm willing him to hit the deck, but he just won't quit. The last body shot he absorbs is horrific, but the whole last two rounds are a nightmare, he's just eating solid shots. The ones that buzz him aren't actually KD type shots, but Burnett is just exhausted and thrashed. The last two body shots are horrible, horrible punches. And Burnett is remonstrating with the referee after the stoppage!! Do you all agree it was a late stoppage? Any other thougts on this fight/these two fighters?
I truly wonder how much of Mustafa taking the amount of punishment he did is a result of his childhood abandonment.
Burnett routinely ****ed himself over by taking fights on short notice, while not in good shape. he had a real journeyman mentality, which is a shame as he was very talented when he came in sharp.When he got a shot at the title against Cuello, he came in at such short notice he was still jet lagged from the flight apparently.
Ive always heard some good raps on Burnett...He seemed so much better then what his record suggested in the film Ive seen of him. Im with you McGrain the more I see of Eddie Mo, the more I like him. He had all the tools of a great light heavy..how about that left hook of his? so short and seemingly nothing put into it.
Ketchel v Papke Gans v Nelson http://www.amazon.com/Joe-Gans-Biography-American-Champion/dp/0786439947/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b
