Esteban Dejesus vs Ishimatsu

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Never seen this fight, for anyone who has, tell me bout it? Was it a close fight? And whats the background of Ishimatsu, how good was he?

[Mantequilla]

Suzuki at his best was a good solid fighter.He was very inconsistent however, and could look really sluggish and bad at times.

He barely tried against Duran and his challenge against the ordinary Muangsurin for the 140 title was sub-par.He may have been past his best for the latter fight though.

Did his best against Laguna who turned in one of his better performances; just being too good in general for Guts.

his best wins were against a very weight-weakened Rodolfo Gonzalez, who was nearing the end of his career, and a slightly past prime Buchanan.

Buchanan carried an eye injury into the fight that badly affected his timing.He was probably in front through ten rounds, then a cautious Suzuki finally stepped it up and more or less beat the shit out of him for the last five.Buchanan couldn't see the punches coming, which stopped him from mounting his usual late rally.

Dejesus was just too smooth for him, using his napoles-esque boxing skills to win most of the rounds.Suzuki did his best again and was reasonably competitive for most of the fight.

Styles-wise he was a pretty good mover with good balance, a nice jab and right-hand.Often fought cautiously on the move for large chunks of fights, but when he did let his hands go, tended to fight like a slugger.He would bullrush in and wing telegraphed combinations before getting on the move again.

Basically a combo of an unflashy textbook outside boxer and then a more unorthodox swarmer when going on the attack.

[red cobra]

DeJesus, from what I've read about the bout, was rather conservative and economical in his style against the Japanese, and won a clear decision. He was more concerned with points and didn't push for a knocout or any fireworks along the way. In other words, he won a smart fight and outclassed Suzuki, which is what was expected of him. Eseban knew that a victory would get him a third crack at Duran.