I watched that Parker vs Ruiz fight.
Did you see it? Who did you think should have won? I thought it was really close all the way, would hate to be the judge having to make a call.
Could have gone either way IMO.
Great match, Ruiz would be a tremendous champ at Cruiserweight if he could get rid of that flab, he must not have the discipline to get it done though...
I wouldn't overreact from this sub-par showing from Parker tho, as he fights bigger opponents(size and ranking) his jab will be much more effective.
Ruiz did a great job keeping him out of rythym, but I wouldn't say he exposed the blueprint of how to beat Parker or anything like it, was more of a formation of just how quick and slippery he is - Ruiz style is rather impossible for most Heavy's to emulate..
I scored it a draw 114-114
Rd; Ruiz - Parker
1; 10 - 9 --- Ruiz wins this rd decisivelsy
2; 10 - 9 --- Parker loses this rd but you can see he finds something with the Jab about halfway thru. It's the first thing Ruiz' corner addresses when he sits down.
3; 10-9 --- Parker is again finding the jab but there's just way too much activity and clean punching from Ruiz, he's finishing these rds too strong.
4; 9-10 --- Ruiz walked him down the entire rd and landed the harder blows but threw very few combo's he could've easily won the rd, it was a confident rd. gave it to Parker on the strength of his activity.
5; 10-9 --- Most of Parker's punches were whiffed or deflected. Low activity rd for both fighters. Ruiz is making Parker uncomfortable.
6; 9 - 10 --- This is the fight Parker should've been fighting in rd 1. Somethings changed, he's got more pep in his step and it's like he's finally found the range on the outside for the Jab. ruiz does have 2 nice flurries in this round including his best punch of the fight thus far a clean right hook to the nose -- Parker has some type of chin, he ate 4 consecutive hooks at one point.
7; 9 - 10 --- Parker wins this rd decisively. I've gotta think Ruiz conditioning is doing him a great disservice right about now..
8; 9 - 10 --- Parker wins decisively. He took away a lot of Ruiz's gameplan in this rd other than a few counter punches.
9; 9 - 10 --- Parker's cruising. He must've known Ruiz would wear out.
10; 10 - 9 --- Decisive rd for Ruiz. He gets back to a lot of what was working/ Fairly disappointing rd for Parker, gotta be more active nd land more blows.
11; 10 - 9 --- Parker looks gassed andis just trying to clinch over and over and over. Ruiz wins thsi rd on activity and pressing the action.
12; 9 - 10 --- Parker unloads some devastating right hands on him in this rd.
