Denzel Bentley v Janibek Alimkhanuly

[Spicoli]

Muratalla having some target practice over 4. Great poise and punch selection.

[Spicoli]

Is there a feral cat stuck under a chair . Why can you sit in a paid crowd and scream like that. The whole fight so far

[Spicoli]

Good stoppage there. Muratalla has the goods. Bradley needs a muzzle, or a nap. Tears down Janibek in initial intro piece and sitting here pumping up Mayweather circus ppv.

[palmerq]

This Jamaican representing Canada reminds quite a bit of mormeck, he's short, bald and has a big forehead, i think he fights like him too, walk forward plodder who lands some good power shots.. he's not winning a world title though..


I forgot Mayweather had some exhibition too, i don't k ow who deji is, is he a you tuber too?

[palmerq]

Aha there's something else on dazn too, love v spark...

The big foreheaded Canadian won btw.

[Kirkland Laing]

Evening gentlemen. Made it in time for the main event anyway.

[palmerq]

Ohh the Aussie had some success v Montana there, let's see more of that. 5th round

[Spicoli]

Couple of rounds ago the right hand of Villarino was finding Estrada way too often. This should be closer than we'll probably see.

[TIC]

lovely knockout by emiliano. he needs to tighten up that defense. only eighteen so plenty of time

[TIC]

denzel was tougher than i expected. zhanibek won almost every round & probably took denzel lightly coming in. demetrius don't like southpaws so i doubt he comes calling. maybe jaime might reconsider

[Dark Lord Al]

Good effort from a domestic plodder in Bentley, this really is a case of fighting for a belt rather than a World title.

[Master]

Denzel Bentley’s loss in Las Vegas on Saturday night was proof that we learn more about a boxer in defeat than we do in victory.

Bentley travelled to The Palms in the ancient fight city as a massive underdog to fight Janibek Alimkhanuly for the WBO middleweight title. It was meant to end in despair and pain.

The fight was offered, Bentley accepted, and he knew exactly why he had been selected; he was seen as an easy touch and another win for unbeaten Alimkhanuly on his path to stardom. Bob Arum, 90, proclaimed the Kazakh as the future of the division. There were signs in the ring on Saturday night, that Alimkhnanuly and his team took the prediction as gospel.

At the end of 12 rounds, the three judges on their scorecards correctly selected Alimkhanuly as the winner, still champion and now unbeaten in 13 fights. However, Bentley was fearless, took punches nobody had taken from Alimkhanuly, and fought with bravery, skill and desire to push the champion. Alimkhanuly has been knocking out opponents for fun.

Bentley traded punches, went to the body and lower at times, countered, slipped punches in behind the guard and did his best to show – as he had predicted – that Alimkhanuly is not quite boxing’s second coming just yet. Bentley surrendered the first four rounds, which was partially the correct tactic, but that left him a hard, hard task from round five.

In Alimkhanuly’s corner, the veteran trainer, strategist and versatile hired hand Buddy McGirt was worried from the end of the fifth. “You gotta push this guy back,” he implored through a translator. Bentley was landing at will when he came forward and let his hands go. Bentley was never pushed about by Alimkhanuly, never seriously hurt and never in awe. It has been suggested that Alimkhanuly intimidates his opponents before the first bell and then dominates them in the ring. Bentley laughed at that suggestion.

Bentley, who once fought for pride on the streets of south London wearing boxing gloves from a market stall, never really looked threatened. Bentley took punches flush on the chin, barely flinched, and never panicked. Alimkhanuly was taking a beating from McGirt between rounds and seemed a bit confused that Bentley had not rolled over. The final round was exceptional, a slugfest, and that is something nobody could have possibly predicted. In defeat, we all saw just how tough, smart, and brave Denzel Bentley is.

They will both, in theory, be better fighters going forward; Bentley, who is still the British middleweight champion, proved he can fight at a higher level; Alimkhanuly proved that he still has a considerable distance to go before his name is carved on any of boxing’s thrones. It will not get any easier for either of the pair; Alimkhanuly will now have a target on his back. At The Palms, Bentley closed the gap, and in defeat – he was crushed – arrived on the world scene.

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