Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Jack should have started earlier is easier said than done. His whole gameplan was to avoid the big left hand early and get into the second half of the fight - 22 of Stevenson's 24 sparkos have come inside the first 6 rounds. If he had started quicker there's a multitude of different outcomes possible (although the theory is clear).

He executed an almost perfect gameplan but Stevenson gritting it out and holding him off down the stretch was almost as impressive.

Jack has improved big time in the last couple of years.
He couldn't win the fight unless he started earlier. You cannot bank on being able to clean sweep the final 7 rounds of a fight. If that means you get knocked out, then that means you get knocked out. Otherwise, how are you going to win unless you stop your opponent?