Sho Kimura Vs Kosei Tanaka -

FOTY contender right thar!

How did Kimura finish the fight with his eyes in that state? Blimey. In the UK the fight would have been stopped, he couldn't see out his left eye at all for the last few rounds.

I only saw half-a-dozen rounds but always had Tanaka one-step ahead.

For those who missed it, the stream video has the fight to watch at any point, it begins at 6:19 in

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Originally Posted by Fenster

How did Kimura finish the fight with his eyes in that state? Blimey. In the UK the fight would have been stopped, he couldn't see out his left eye at all for the last few rounds.

I only saw half-a-dozen rounds but always had Tanaka one-step ahead.

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Man, Kimura more than impressed me. He stuck with Tanaka the whole fight. Outside of a few clear rounds, the others were all very close.

Highly recommended anyone to watch this watch.

CBC were impressed with the figures and intend to do the same next time they do a Tanaka show! :D

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Originally Posted by boxing prospect

CBC were impressed with the figures and intend to do the same next time they do a Tanaka show! :D

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Do you know the actual/official viewing figures? The recent Murata fight got 18 million TV viewers, right? Seeing your earlier post, I assume that was on national free-to-view Japanese TV? So Inoue is on that too?

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Originally Posted by Fenster

How did Kimura finish the fight with his eyes in that state? Blimey. In the UK the fight would have been stopped, he couldn't see out his left eye at all for the last few rounds.

I only saw half-a-dozen rounds but always had Tanaka one-step ahead.

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It's an even more impressive performance from Tanaka when you consider he's the starting pitcher for the Yankees every five days.