Analyst Teddy Atlas predicts a victory for O’Shaquie Foster over WBC tremendous featherweight champion Robson Conceicao of their rematch this Saturday night time on the Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York.
Atlas feels that the mix of the youth of the 31-year-old Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) and the strain that will probably be placed on the judges to present him the choice will lead him to victory over the 36-year-old Conceicao (19-2-1, 9 KOs).
The A-side Foster wasn’t alleged to lose to Conceicao earlier this yr on July sixth, however he didn’t combat onerous and assumed the judges would give him the choice primarily based on his minimal work. He was given a fast rematch primarily based on the large cry from Foster and his followers.
Whereas Foster used his Mayweather-esque potshot type, Conceicao was throwing nonstop photographs, outworking him in each spherical. This left a transparent impression of who needed to win extra. Not surprisingly, the judges gave it to the hard-working 2016 Olympic gold medalist Conceicao.
Foster’s strategy to the combat resulted within the crowd booing him, and but that also didn’t encourage him to let his arms go. Teddy didn’t point out something concerning the booing, but it surely needed to have affected the judges.
The scores
– 116-112: Conceicao
– 115-113: Conceico
– 116-112: Foster
I watched the combat stay and had it for Conceicao 117-111. He outworked Foster by a large margin and dominated the overwhelming majority of the combat. Foster appeared like he was simply making an attempt to not get hit and steal the rounds within the remaining ten seconds by touchdown just a few photographs.
It was apparent from watching Foster that he didn’t need to put in any effort, which can have been as a result of grueling combat he’d just lately had towards Abraham ‘Tremendous’ Nova on February sixteenth. Nova had hit Foster so much and outworked him in the identical approach that Conceicao outworked him.
The judges gave Foster a 12-round break up choice, however many followers felt that Nova had achieved greater than sufficient to deserve the win. Nevertheless, the judges gave it to the A-side Foster, who had dodged a bullet in that combat however didn’t study from his errors of not being busy sufficient.
“I like Foster to win this one. I believe Conceicao acquired his factor. He lastly acquired his title. I’m glad for him,” stated Teddy Atlas on his channel, choosing O’Shaquie Foster to defeat Robson Conceicao this Saturday night time of their rematch on November 2nd.
“I’m not completely happy that the opposite man [Foster] acquired robbed. Foster acquired the rematch immediately. I’m grateful for that. He’s youthful [31]. Conceicao is older [recently turned 36]. I believe he in all probability received’t be pretty much as good as he was in that combat. Possibly the age will present somewhat bit extra, and Foster being somewhat bit youthful. That can present.”
Teddy is somewhat off. The younger-looking fighter of their earlier conflict was Conceicao, not Foster. Though Foster was 5 years youthful than the 36-year-old Conceicao, he appeared and fought like an older man, utilizing his Mayweather potshot strategy. He didn’t need to work onerous, and that’s a trademark of older fighters. The Brazilian Conceicao needed it extra, and the judges seen that. The slacker misplaced, and rightly so.
Conceicao is the one which had been robbed in his final fights, not Foster. In Conceicao’s clashes towards Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez, he’d been given a uncooked deal and may have been givien wins. In opposition to Foster, the judges lastly acquired it proper.
“Foster will study from his errors. Individuals will say, ‘What errors? He acquired robbed.’ He might have achieved extra,” stated Atlas, predicting a win for Foster over Conceicao. “He left stuff on the desk. He might have jabbed extra. He might have achieved somewhat bit extra. I believe he’ll perform a little bit extra.”
Foster has by no means had a excessive work fee, and it’s onerous to think about him “studying from his errors,” as Atlas says as a result of that may contain altering the minimalist, potshot type that he’s all the time had. Fighters can’t change their DNA, particularly once they’re ageing, and have been via the wars the Foster has had towards ‘Tremendous’ Nova, Eduardo Hernandez, and Rey Vargas. He took numerous photographs in these fights.
The Hernandez and Nova fights had been brutal for Foster, and that’s why he might have been reluctant to crawl out of the foxhole he was hiding in and hit the frontlines towards Conceicao. Foster was too depleted from the Nova, and Hernandez fights to hurry into no man’s land to have interaction in fight towards the bold soldier Conceicao.
“I’m not saying he’s acquired to get reckless. I’m not saying he’s acquired to get out of his ID that he need to field, and do all these nice fairly factor. However perform a little bit extra of them do your alternatives to maneuver your arms somewhat bit extra with out betraying your type. I believe he’ll perform a little bit extra.
“The opposite man [Conceicao], I believe he’s gotten to the mountaintop. I believe that will probably be his one shot at a mountaintop. I believe O’Shaquie Foster will wind up successful a unanimous choice. He acquired the rematch quick? Why did he get the rematch quick as a result of they stated it was an injustice. They demanded an instantaneous rematch the group [WBC],” stated Atlas.
Conceicao isn’t going to surrender his WBC title simply because he’s “gotten to the mountaintop,” as Atlas says. What sort of nonsense is that? He’s going to combat tooth and nail to carry onto it, and he’s going to go on the assault towards the battle-worn Foster and outwork him once more. Foster doesn’t have the combat him anymore. We noticed that towards Conceicao and Novs. Hernandez took it out of him.
“You suppose the judges aren’t going to bear in mind that the lights are going to be on them?” stated Atlas. “‘I higher be sure that. Right here, let me make my card out now and ensure. First spherical, O’Shaquie. Second spherical, O’Shaquie. Third spherical, O’Shaquie. Fourth spherical, O’Shaquie.’
“I believe he’s [Foster] acquired every little thing going for him. If that’s not sufficient, I believe Foster has acquired the strain on the judges. I believe they’re going to be afraid to not give it to him,” stated Atlas.
