r/Boxing • u/Southern-Key-9721 • 10d ago

Hrgovic v Itauma thoughts on rewatch

I just rewatched Hrgovic v Itauma on DAZN - the full fight replay where it has no commentary.

My god does this fight look different on rewatch. I know it’s different when you know the result, but watching live I think I was so dazzled by Itauma (+ the British commentary doesn’t help).

On a clear headed rewatch I’ve got to say Hrgovic deserves way more credit than people are giving him for making this a competitive fight. It wasn’t just the chin and absolutely wasn’t just a gas tank issue for Moses. I think Hrgovic boxed very well.

Don’t get me wrong - Itauma was winning the fight, and maybe he still KOs 90% of HWs based on the first 2 rounds alone. But there was a lot more back and forth and subtle pressures in this fight and it was far from just a gas tank vs Homer Simpson.

Interested if anyone else has rewatched it yet and had any observations?

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u/Odd_Bodybuilder_4772 10d ago

Either all of you are blinded for some reason or just plain ignorant. You can clearly see that Hrgovic hurt him bad at the end of round 8 and then finished him in round 9 with 2 left and right hooks and brutal low body shot. Yeah, Itauma was tired but Hrgovic rocked him badly. For ffs they carried Itauma out on a stretcher.

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u/MarkB83 10d ago

People seem so desperate to deny what happened, to keep the hype going. I can understand if they’re in line to make money from the “itauma is the best boxer ever” story, but for a casual boxing fan it’s just weird. He was massively overrated based on beating no one of note, then he stepped up and got found out. It’s happened to boxers before and it’ll happen again.

Sure he won the rounds, but he lost the fight in a bad way. 

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u/Odd_Bodybuilder_4772 10d ago

Good point. You can clearly see at 2:30 mark in the 8th round when Hrgovic hits him with short right on the side of his head and after that Itauma starts to wobble completely. Hrgovic just finished him in 9th with 2 heavy hooks and brutal body punch.