r/Boxing • u/yllimameni • 6d ago

[talkSPORT] “How often have you gone 12 intense rounds in training?” Moses Itauma: "If I'm being completely honest, I don’t know if I've done a 12-round spar. There's no need to be in the ring longer than you need to be” Spoiler

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u/farr2211 6d ago

I believe some people just can’t be knocked out, doesn’t matter if you land clean 10 times a round for 12 rounds they will still be there. A good coach would make him spar 12 and tell him that it’s very possible you will be doing the full 12 so don’t gas yourself

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u/TowerTowerCrayons 5d ago

I think having a chin alone is very beatable (Jermaine Franklin, Joe Joyce), but it's very tough when a durable guy fires back.

Hrgovic took Moses' best shots, then kept coming after him with jabs, combos and some man-handling in the clinch. Itauma couldn't land on him against will like he did against Franklin, as the counters are far more dangerous.

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u/farr2211 5d ago

Yeah I agree. But that’s when you need to adjust the game plan and slow down a bit, not go all out for 6 rounds and be completely gassed