Chris Algieri doesn’t see newly topped WBC tremendous featherweight O’Shaquie Foster, who doesn’t match up properly in opposition to the winner of the December seventh rematch between Emanuel Navarrete and Oscar Valdez.
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Foster’s lack of punching energy will put him at an enormous drawback in opposition to the winner or loser of the Navarrete-Vadez struggle. Foster says he desires that struggle subsequent, however it’ll be as much as High Rank to make that match. Given the quantity of boos from followers watching the Conceicao vs. Foster rematch, it wouldn’t be a smart transfer for High Rank to take a position cash in that match.
Algieri says Foster O’Shaquie Foster (23-3, 12 KOs) centered on making his opponents miss, however he doesn’t make them pay with return fireplace. In different phrases, Foster is all protection and no offense, which has been his drawback his complete profession.
Foster scrapped by with a 12-round cut up choice win over WBC champion Robson Conceicao (19-3-1, 9 KOs) of their rematch final Saturday night time at Turning Stone Resort On line casino in Verona, New York.
The struggle was shut sufficient to go both means, however two of the judges favored Foster by the scores 115-113, 115-113, whereas the third had it 115-113. Foster, 31, wilted within the ultimate three rounds and took punishment in opposition to the ropes by the harder-working Conceicao.
“36-years-old is 36-years-old. Age issues. There was a stretch within the center rounds the place you possibly can see him begin to fade, after which he dug deep as a result of he’s a tough character,” mentioned Chris Algieri to Probox TV about Robson Conceicao final Saturday night time in his 12-round cut up choice loss to O’Shaquie Foster of their rematch.
Conceicao regarded just like the youthful fighter contained in the ring. Foster didn’t look younger by any means in that struggle, and he gassed out massive time within the championship rounds from the extra energetic Conceicao.
“He began pushing the motion once more. He was in a position to pin O’Shaquie in opposition to the ropes a variety of instances as a result of he doesn’t have a constant jab to maintain a man at bay. That’s one thing O’Shaquie is severely missing,” mentioned Algieri. “He doesn’t have a constant jab. He makes you miss however doesn’t make you pay for it and permits a man like Conceicao to maintain ripping and roaring.”
The explanation Conceicao was in a position to “pin” Foster in opposition to the ropes is as a result of he was nailing him with looping pictures within the middle of the ring. Foster didn’t like his punishment, so he beat cheeks to the ropes, hoping to dam the pictures.
“I like O’Shaquie Foster. I feel he’s enjoyable to look at. He’s all the time in shut as a result of he all the time executed simply sufficient. That model shouldn’t be going to match up properly with both [Oscar] Valdez and [Emanuel] Navarrete, particularly Navarrete as a result of he’s throughout you. It is sensible that might be the following struggle, however I wouldn’t favor him in both,” mentioned Algieri.
It’s not simply Navarrete and Valdez that might be a nightmare for Foster. He would have issues in opposition to Eduardo ‘Sugar’ Nunez, Anthony Cacace, or Raymond Ford. He’s an O’Shaquie is an OLD 31, and he’s not the fighter he as soon as was since his grueling struggle in opposition to Eduardo Hernandez on October twenty eighth, 2023. Foster pulled out a Twelfth-round knockout in a struggle that he was shedding, however the match took loads out of him. Hernandez was lighting Foster up like a Christmas tree in that struggle and had him getting ready to defeat going into the twelfth.
Foster isn’t “enjoyable to look at,” and that’s the issue. He’s like a poor man’s model of Shakur Stevenson, and that model of combating shouldn’t be entertaining to look at. If followers are going to take a position time on a Saturday night time to look at a boxing match, they don’t need to watch a man like Foster in a chess match.
