OT: Navarrete v Valdez

[Chin Diesel]

Real good match up for a Saturday night on cable.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Not as good as Joe T. made it sound, but entertaining none the less. Navarrette too strong for him and a rematch would be pointless.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Clearly a Navarrate win.

116-112 was as close as you could make.
117-111 was reasonable.

One judge had 118-110 and one had 119-109. Those seem way too generous. Valdez was real strong through rounds 5-10.

Valdez' right eye was useless last 4 rounds but Navarrate hurt his right hand. If Navarrate had a good right hand I think he finishes fight in round 9 or 10.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Agreed. Valdez has all the heart in the world, but I think that hand injury helped him survive. I had it 117 - 111, but I wouldn't argue the closer score. Navarertte missed a lot of shots that the crowd probably thought landed. But he is clearly the better fighter.

 

[superjohn]

Good fight, especially good because it was free.

 

[noeynox]

Navarete for being the guy who moved up from lower weight classes, looked bigger and stronger. The shine is off of Valdez at this point. Got beat by a slick boxer in Shakur and now got beat by straight ahead boxer puncher in Navarete.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Navarete for being the guy who moved up from lower weight classes, looked bigger and stronger. The shine is off of Valdez at this point. Got beat by a slick boxer in Shakur and now got beat by straight ahead boxer puncher in Navarete.

Yeah if Valdez doesn’t get the knockout he’s not a particularly great boxer.