[ Hasegawa vs. Valdez & Larios vs. Aoh ]

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Originally Posted by killersheep

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Don't know if it's the shaven face but Larios looks rejuvinated to me.

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I don't know he looks dehydrated to me, Aoh looks just right for a weigh-in IMO, that's why I picked him (that and him being at home).

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Wasn't impressed with Aoh in his last outing with Enoki...

Enoki had a bad showing that night and just couldn't let his hands go...
Aoh for the most part cruised by and did not engage.

When the Chris John-Enoki fight was announced a while back I picked Enoki as I think his time is now and he will get the upset. They fight next week.

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

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Originally Posted by killersheep

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Don't know if it's the shaven face but Larios looks rejuvinated to me.

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I don't know he looks dehydrated to me, Aoh looks just right for a weigh-in IMO, that's why I picked him (that and him being at home).

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Wasn't impressed with Aoh in his last outing with Enoki...

Enoki had a bad showing that night and just couldn't let his hands go...
Aoh for the most part cruised by and did not engage.

When the Chris John-Enoki fight was announced a while back I picked Enoki as I think his time is now and he will get the upset. They fight next week.

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Aoh is a huge question mark skill wise, he occasionally throws brilliant combinations with speed and power, but when it turns into an inside fight he rolls around with soft punches, I think the skills are there, but the common sense is not. You are definately right about him getting lazy and it definately could cost him against Larios, but Aoh has those random power shots that are dangerous, of course he is not exactly hard to drop either. Anyone find out who's streaming this yet?

Surely Larios can't be in that bad a way considering he's won three since Linares :-\

On paper he wins this fight easy. He has an unbeaten record in Japan too (bear in mind ive never seen Aoh fight) ;)

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Surely Larios can't be in that bad a way considering he's won three since Linares :-\

On paper he wins this fight easy. He has an unbeaten record in Japan too (bear in mind ive never seen Aoh fight) ;)

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Aoh is kinda lazy, but he's got a spoiler style, his power comes and goes and he's a southpaw. I guess you could say he fights ugly, I fully expect him to blatantly push Oscar's head down and try to get away with some low blows.

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Originally Posted by Fenster

Surely Larios can't be in that bad a way considering he's won three since Linares :-\

On paper he wins this fight easy. He has an unbeaten record in Japan too (bear in mind ive never seen Aoh fight) ;)

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I've seen 2 out of 3 fights and he's looked OK...

Shakey at times but he's managed to win.

I'm thinking Larios knows this is it for him and if he loses retirement is next so I think he can pull out the win.

Larios continued boxing like Marco Antonio Barrera... Barrera has a brain surgery before but continued boxing... It's quite a delicate situation but Barrera boxed with it through the years... Same with Edwin Valero...
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I think Aoh wins, but I may be a little bias as I got Aoh in my stable & stand to lose $3,000 if he is defeated!

WBC feather champ Oscar Larios (64-6-1, 40 KOs), 126, barely kept his belt as he came off the canvas from a very bad knockdown in the fourth, and withstood shaky moments to be awarded a highly controversial split decision (114-112, 115-111 and 112-114) over previously unbeaten Japanese southpaw Takahiro Aoh (16-1-1, 8 KOs), 126, over twelve heats on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Aoh looked a winner rather than Larios, so the spectators were stunned by the debatable verdict.

Also, WBC bantam ruler Hozumi Hasegawa (25-2, 9 KOs), 118, impressively scored his seventh successful defense by a quick demolition of WBC#2 Mexican Alejandro Valdez (21-3-1, 15 KOs), 117.5, at 2:41 of the second round. It was an encounter of southpaw contestants.

Larios was a good bet after all ;D

Didn't expect Hasegawa to win that easy.. he hits harder than his record suggests.

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Originally Posted by SaddoBoxer

WBC feather champ Oscar Larios (64-6-1, 40 KOs), 126, barely kept his belt as he came off the canvas from a very bad knockdown in the fourth, and withstood shaky moments to be awarded a highly controversial split decision (114-112, 115-111 and 112-114) over previously unbeaten Japanese southpaw Takahiro Aoh (16-1-1, 8 KOs), 126, over twelve heats on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan. Aoh looked a winner rather than Larios, so the spectators were stunned by the debatable verdict.

Also, WBC bantam ruler Hozumi Hasegawa (25-2, 9 KOs), 118, impressively scored his seventh successful defense by a quick demolition of WBC#2 Mexican Alejandro Valdez (21-3-1, 15 KOs), 117.5, at 2:41 of the second round. It was an encounter of southpaw contestants.

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Son of a............ I'm sure it was close.

Damn it :mad:
ohh well

Anyone see this fight ? Sounds like Larios was true to form and took some shot's.Hope they evaluate him closely......we do not need any more statistics & tragedies.

Wow! sounds like Aoh fought well...
Haven't seen this yet...

Can't wait to see Hasegawa...

For those who haven't seen it here it is...

VERY questionable stoppage IMO, I think the ref. jumped the gun there..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMOHNHnh1Dg

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Originally Posted by CutMeMick

For those who haven't seen it here it is...

VERY questionable stoppage IMO, I think the ref. jumped the gun there..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMOHNHnh1Dg

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Valdez was using the jab very well for the first half of the round, the only thing that got around it was Hasegawa's speed. I think the stoppage was a little premature, but definately not the worst stoppage I've seen. Valdez got knocked down clean, and looked a little shaky when he got up, and then got staggered again. I probably would've let the fight go to the end of the round, but maybe the ref saw something we didn't.