Been a boxing fan since I was a kid... Dad was Golden Gloves in Chicago: After this fight, I'm a MUCH bigger fan of mma.
And while Diaz deserved the decision-- Based on needing his title 'taken away', this was definitely a draw. One could make a case for either fighter (Incidentally, I saw a take-down, though I'm not so sure to whom it should have been awarded to).
I come away from this Showtime match-up being an enthusiastic fan of mma in the context of this toe-to-toe style of fight:
We're talking about fighters here who are experts in boxing technique (and that's no small task), that have a breath of knowledge that goes way beyond: Add to that MUCH better conditioning, PLUS smarts, PLUS the ability to withstand multiple blows from 4 lb. gloves while maintaining the wherewithal to avoid a kick, elbow, take-down, hold or otherwise: These are our modern athletes!!!
K.J. Noons equaled Diaz tonight, if not bested him. More so though, he showed an enormous amount of class in his post-fight comments which puts him at the top of my list: K.J. Noons!!!
Who doesn't want to see THIS rubber-match!?!?! Toe to f-ing toe! Noons/Diaz III!!!!
Been a boxing fan since I was a kid... Dad was Golden Gloves in Chicago: After this fight, I'm a MUCH bigger fan of mma.
And while Diaz deserved the decision-- Based on needing his title 'taken away', this was definitely a draw. One could make a case for either fighter (Incidentally, I saw a take-down, though I'm not so sure to whom it should have been awarded to).
I come away from this Showtime match-up being an enthusiastic fan of mma in the context of this toe-to-toe style of fight:
We're talking about fighters here who are experts in boxing technique (and that's no small task), that have a breath of knowledge that goes way beyond: Add to that MUCH better conditioning, PLUS smarts, PLUS the ability to withstand multiple blows from 4 lb. gloves while maintaining the wherewithal to avoid a kick, elbow, take-down, hold or otherwise: These are our modern athletes!!!
K.J. Noons equaled Diaz tonight, if not bested him. More so though, he showed an enormous amount of class in his post-fight comments which puts him at the top of my list: K.J. Noons!!!
Who doesn't want to see THIS rubber-match!?!?! Toe to f-ing toe! Noons/Diaz III!!!!
- Boxing fan with a wandering eye :)