Jorge Linares vs. Sergio Thompson on FOX

[TheMacMagician]

Wow, just finished watching this fight. Damn. After the DeMarco fight and how mashed Linares eyes were, he needed more time off for healing IMO and also needed a couple of gimme fights. Hes still a quality fighter and will be back for sure.

Main thing for Linares is he needs to learn how to defend himself properly. Shit. hitting him seems so easy, like he just like to get hit and leaves his face right out there. Thompson landed almost at will I thought. He needs to work with someone more defensive minded IMO.

[Spicoli]

Wow, just finished watching this fight. Damn. After the DeMarco fight and how mashed Linares eyes were, he needed more time off for healing IMO and also needed a couple of gimme fights. Hes still a quality fighter and will be back for sure.

Main thing for Linares is he needs to learn how to defend himself properly. Shit. hitting him seems so easy, like he just like to get hit and leaves his face right out there. Thompson landed almost at will I thought. He needs to work with someone more defensive minded IMO.

Thats one thing that stuck out, he couldn't be missed with rights and looked almost in a way gun shy or very conscious of that right eye. He had these exaggerated pull backs and turning of the head. I don't know how legit a puncher Yeyo is but when he landed those couple of ok'ish barrages Linares just totally unraveled. His legs were spotty.

Its what stuck going into rematch with Demarco. I kept thinking 'what' can he do better than he already had. He had the combos, hand speed, mobility but right hands have built in GPS on him and Demarco is a slicing type with pop. I really am not sure he'll rebound here. Hope so but man talk about psychological erosion let alone eye issues.