Tim Tszyu says final night time’s battle between WBC interim junior middleweight champion Serhii Bohachuk and Vergil Ortiz Jr. may have been a draw or a victory for Bohachuk (24-2, 23 KOs) as a result of two knockdowns he scored within the contest.
A Shut Name: No Clear Winner
The previous WBO 154-lb champion Tszyu states that he had Vergil Jr. successful 7-5, however with him being knocked down in rounds one and eight, it ought to have been a 12-round draw or a victory for Bohachuk.
It was an in depth sufficient battle to the place there shouldn’t have been a winner as a result of it seemed like a draw. It’s troublesome to make a case for both fighter successful the competition. The judges scored it 113-113, 114-112 and 114-112.
Even for those who lean in Vergil’s favor, the 2 knockdowns he suffered and the heavy punches he took from the stronger puncher Bohachuk make it laborious to provide him the win.
“I feel 7-5 Ortiz, however with the 2 knockdowns, it may very well be both even or Bohachuk in entrance. It’s boxing. You by no means know,” stated Tim Tszyu to the Combat Hub TV YouTube discussion board, reacting to the Serhii Bohachuk vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. battle final night time in Las Vegas.
“That was crowd-pleasing, for positive. It was a cracking battle. These two are warriors. They placed on a correct present. This was his [Vergil] first correct battle at 154. It’s a special membership at 154.”
The Energy of Bohachuk’s Punches
Within the first eight rounds of the battle, Vergil had issues taking proper palms and left hooks from Bohachuk. The appropriate palms that Bohachuk threw have been crushing photographs that drove Vergil’s head again on influence. You can see how highly effective Bohachuk was on these punches, and Ortiz took lots of them. Bohachuk’s right-hand energy is on the extent of Gennadiy Golovkin, and Vergil was hit with so lots of these punches.
They did a whole lot of harm to him. Within the eleventh and twelfth rounds, Vergil seemed weary and damage, getting knocked again when nailed by Bohachuk’s photographs. The handy unfastened tape that appeared in spherical 12 seemed like a contrived factor to purchase Vergil time to get well as a result of he was taking a beating from Bohachuk.
In rounds 9-12, Vergil Jr. modified his sport plan, utilizing extra jabs and motion to attempt to neutralize Bohachuk. It labored properly, however Vergil Jr. nonetheless acquired hit with large photographs from Bohachuk as a result of he was combating at a distance the place he was extra highly effective. Bohachuk’s photographs weren’t as laborious in shut as they’re when he’s on the skin.
If Golden Boy Promotions chooses to match Vergil Ortiz Jr. in opposition to Terence Crawford subsequent, the result may rely upon the growing older of the Nebraska native. Crawford appears to be like previous now, and the model we noticed of Vergil Jr. final night time can be pure bother for him. If Crawford sits out of the ring for a yr earlier than combating Ortiz, he’ll have deteriorated much more.
