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[OumaFan]

Barnett was right, he just went straight back and Rogers has surprisingly fast hands.

I don't think I've ever seen a volume puncher in MMA like Diaz. In boxing yes but not MMA. The fight was pretty much over the first real left hook to the body that Diaz landed, every single one after that folded Smith. Diaz can look so awkward with his strikes sometimes but he'll throw four or five pushed shots which look harmless and then sneak in a good left. He's gotta get caught at some point doing that showboating, he seems to have a good chin but with those small gloves its gotta hurt him at some point. Maybe it already has and I wasn't watching. He did come out the second round with his hands up.

The whole time they were talking about how Smith looked uncomfortable on his feet he was doing some things. Nice choke but from what I've been told standing up like Lawler did is the wrong thing to do.

Anyway I was desperate for something with this slow boxing weekend, it was fairly entertaining.

[ross]

Oh dear, all the shit that Roach said about throwing him in with Valuev in a boxing match, he has no idea how to defend a punch and then has no chin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0Ycs4wLCg

If this is his opponent, an ex middle who got knocked out in his 1 and only pro bout, he should probably give the boxing dreams a rest

Bret Rogers

[Nameless]

Oh dear, all the shit that Roach said about throwing him in with Valuev in a boxing match, he has no idea how to defend a punch and then has no chin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a0Ycs4wLCg
If this is his opponent, an ex middle who got knocked out in his 1 and only pro bout, he should probably give the boxing dreams a rest

Bret Rogers

Honestly, I am really sad for the Pitbull, I really like him. I think his boxing is good though, against the last emperor, he was tagging him good BUT.. got caught by one punch and went down, I think that his chin is more problematic than his boxing overall, in that one he started a bit overconfident and it did cost him the match, unfortunately. I wouldn't say that he's ready to do solely boxing but his boxing really improved under Roach from what I've seen, the problem is not there but in how his jaw holds in place.

[VictorCharlie]

Well moving straight backwards with no head movement against Rogers was just plain stupid, but I agree Nameless Arlovski's striking is on a level that very few reach. Good power, accuracy, handspeed and solid technique. MMA has a pretty small margin for error and Andre seems always to be simply one minor mistake away from being lights out. It sucks that the guy has the size and skill to beat any HW in the world but one decent punch to the button and its all over for him.

[ross]

Rogers has a decent looking record, wonder if he could get down to light heavy? Looks like he may be able to, I dont think hes gonna be as strong as some of the others, although as seen here, hes got fast powerfull hands and is agressive so will be a handfull for anyone.

[OumaFan]

He's 6'5 265 according to Sherdog so doubtful

[luvfightgame]

Arlovski might have a much better chin with boxing gloves and an 8 count to recover.

There's a big difference in going to a neutral corner and letting your opponent recover rather than jumping on them and continuing to punch them when they are down.

I think we would see a whole lot less recoveries in boxing if the other fighter kept punching them when they went down. Arlovski is lacking a bit in the chin department, but I don't think it would be nearly as big a hole in boxing as it is in mma.