Comp-Antonio Pitalua vs. Jose Reyes aug 14th

cowzerp

Antonio Pitalua vs. Jose Reyes aug 14th

Just leave your guess on reply, keep serious chat for other pages, thanks.

scores are.
20 points for winner
10 for correct group of rounds of the 3, (1-4, 5-8, 9-12)
10 for guessing a stoppage
10 for points
60 for draw

T-K-O

Pitalua UD

Vintagekits

Antonio Pitalua KO 8

cowzerp

Pitalua pts win

Big Ears

Jose Reyes Points, gonna be close imo.

nacho libre

Pitalua on points

ROCKMAN

Reyes on points

f1dan

Pitalua 5-8

duagre

Pitalua on points

ODD-JOB

reyes on points !

Big Ears

****, Pitalua's power for me was always a concern when I made my pick and the end result is the reason why(the guy can really bang).

Reyes had been winning the fight up to the point, but it's not gonna count for anything when all is said and done.

ODD-JOB

balls .... missed it. just couldnt stay awake this time.

f1dan

f1dan wrote: »

Pitalua 5-8

I'm just that good:p

For anyone who saw the fight was it actually a KO of the year candidate?

ROCKMAN

f1dan wrote: »

I'm just that good:p

For anyone who saw the fight was it actually a KO of the year candidate?

Well Done

nacho libre

so much for Pitalua being past it:P It was a great finish. congratulations f1dan on your prediction. it looks like you might well have the comp sewn up already.

nacho libre

for those that missed it:
http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=297504

Big Ears

nacho libre wrote: »

so much for Pitalua being past it:P It was a great finish. congratulations f1dan on your prediction. it looks like you might well have the comp sewn up already.

Pitalua is well past it, but they say the last thing to go is a fighters punch(in truth in depends on the fighter), and Pitalua still has power by the bucket loads.

Well done Fidan, but this isn't over

ODD-JOB

Plenty of time to feck it up lads

nacho libre

Big Ears wrote: »

Pitalua is well past it, but they say the last thing to go is a fighters punch(in truth in depends on the fighter), and Pitalua still has power by the bucket loads.

Unless you are of the view he was fighting tomato cans for several years i don't see how you can say he is well past it. True, a boxers power is the last thing to go but he couldn't count on that to win every fight if he is well past it. His only loss in 8 years was to Valero. Valero would have beaten a younger Pitalua, but the fight probably would have lasted longer.

Big Ears

nacho libre wrote: »

Unless you are of the view he was fighting tomato cans for several years i don't see how you can say he is well past it. True, a boxers power is the last thing to go but he couldn't count on that to win every fight if he is well past it. His only loss in 8 years was to Valero. Valero would have beaten a younger Pitalua, but the fight probably would have lasted longer.

Before this win, the only genuine threat he faced in that time period(outside Valero) was the chinny(but talented) Santa Cruz. Cruz was winning the fight, but Pitalua made his power show in that fight.

I'm not going to say he was fighting tomato cans, because I'm not going to call any fighter a tomato can but he was facing opposition that was a long way off World level and in the 3 years leading up to the Santa Cruz fight the journeymen he fought were of a very low level.

nacho libre

Big Ears wrote: »

Before this win, the only genuine threat he faced in that time period(outside Valero) was the chinny(but talented) Santa Cruz. Cruz was winning the fight, but Pitalua made his power show in that fight.

Yet, If he was well and truly past, Santa Cruz and Reyes should have been able to negate his power by outboxing him and not get caught like they did. You must have thought Reyes had the ability to beat him despite Pitalua's power.
Either Reyes was suffering due to his recent losses or Pitalua still has something in the tank. I think it's the latter because there are many cases of shot fighters who still have power in their fists but due to them being past it they are not able to rely on it to see them through against semi-decent fighters - which clearly Reyes and Santa Cruz are.

Big Ears

nacho libre wrote: »

Yet, If he was well and truly past, Santa Cruz and Reyes should have been able to negate his power by outboxing him and not get caught like they did. You must have thought Reyes had the ability to beat him despite Pitalua's power.
Either Reyes was suffering due to his recent losses or Pitalua still has something in the tank. I think it's the latter because there are many cases of shot fighters who still have power in their fists but due to them being past it they are not able to rely on it to see them through against semi-decent fighters - which clearly Reyes and Santa Cruz are.

There's a difference between shot and well past it, Pitalua isn't shot imo but he is 'well past it'. The guy has devastating power and of course still has the ability to land big shots occasionally, but it doesn't mean he hasn't slipped a lot.

The Reyes win is nearly more impressive in a way, Santa Cruz is a better fighter than Reyes but has quite a dodgy chin. Reyes is teak tough and Pitalua still starched him in spectacular fashion, it really was a very impressive ko.

However I don't see him fairing too well against any top 10 guy(except maybe Vasquez), but he is still a threat to anyone with his power.