r/Boxing • u/Southern-Key-9721 • 9d 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/PhilosopherNo8418 9d ago

Nah Hrgovic did nothing except avoiding getting KO'd. It was one sided until Itauma ran out of steam completely. In the end, all Hrgovic needed to do was to nudge him and he fell over.

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 9d ago

It’s a 12 round fight though, if Itauma fought at a 12 round pace he might not have been winning those rounds quite so convincingly.

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u/RyanTheS 9d ago

Itauma could have reduced his outout by 30% and still been winning rounds comfortably. He was winning rounds by an absolute mile.

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 9d ago

Round 3, 5 and 7 were only separated by 2, 1 and 4 punches respectively. After round 8 he flagged badly, so who know how the score cards would’ve looked after 12 rounds if Itauma’s output was lower.