Flea Man
02-27-2010, 02:20 AM
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Saad is a little bit past his absolute best here, but as the finish suggests was still a fighter of some repute.
How good was Lottie Mwale? Just checking his name up showed a built up record, but he seems to have gone on to mix in some good class for a number of years, invariably losing though. Believe he was the Commonwealth light heavy champ going into this fight.
Mwale seems alright; in the early going he's slipping the (as usual, slow starting) champs jab and peppering him with combos, using a high guard and good upper body movement to evade Saads attempts to start building his rhythm. Saad gets through as the 1st progresses but with credit to the challenger, he's game and isn't dissuaded. Late on in the first he lands a barrage of shots that may have shook another fighter up more visibly, but Saad soldiers on, landing a nice short left hook in close at the end of the round that doesn't quite shake up Mwale up as much as the announcer seems to think IMO. I gave the first round to the challenger.
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From the beginning of the third round Saad starts demonstrating the potency of his left hook, landing different shots with it, all with perfect form and whipped in with speed. I think Mwale smothered his own work at stages in this round; the resilient champion starting to show his class, bombarding the Zambian after pushing him back to the ropes. In the fourth and final round, Saad boxes a bit more patiently, not chucking big shots but pulling his shots to draw Mwale into something big.
The final shot, a left uppercut following a right hand, is beautiful in its form and placement; the results are destructive.
And for those that only want to see the (aesthetically pleasing) chill-inducing stoppage
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Saad is a little bit past his absolute best here, but as the finish suggests was still a fighter of some repute.
How good was Lottie Mwale? Just checking his name up showed a built up record, but he seems to have gone on to mix in some good class for a number of years, invariably losing though. Believe he was the Commonwealth light heavy champ going into this fight.
Mwale seems alright; in the early going he's slipping the (as usual, slow starting) champs jab and peppering him with combos, using a high guard and good upper body movement to evade Saads attempts to start building his rhythm. Saad gets through as the 1st progresses but with credit to the challenger, he's game and isn't dissuaded. Late on in the first he lands a barrage of shots that may have shook another fighter up more visibly, but Saad soldiers on, landing a nice short left hook in close at the end of the round that doesn't quite shake up Mwale up as much as the announcer seems to think IMO. I gave the first round to the challenger.
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From the beginning of the third round Saad starts demonstrating the potency of his left hook, landing different shots with it, all with perfect form and whipped in with speed. I think Mwale smothered his own work at stages in this round; the resilient champion starting to show his class, bombarding the Zambian after pushing him back to the ropes. In the fourth and final round, Saad boxes a bit more patiently, not chucking big shots but pulling his shots to draw Mwale into something big.
The final shot, a left uppercut following a right hand, is beautiful in its form and placement; the results are destructive.
And for those that only want to see the (aesthetically pleasing) chill-inducing stoppage
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