Tommy C. Boxing

American boxing fan based in Japan

もし、私の日本語が時々妙な感じる場合ならすみません。

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[野上 翔 @N___SHO_]

昨日の防衛戦 8RTKO負けでした。
沢山の応援ありがとございました。
田中将吾選手ありがとございました！！

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@AJArietaPH @muratayukizane You just can't be put into situations like that without doing anything effective yourself in the ring anymore in Japan. This wasn't because he was Filipino, Oguni got stopped while ahead on the cards, coming off his best round of the fight.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@AJArietaPH @muratayukizane Eh, that was about the fifth time Andales was cornered and getting flurried.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@ChubsRingSmarts No worries, I didn't think you meant it offensively.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

The referee steps in and stops Andales in the 9th. Some will call it early, but there were probably about 3 times that the referee could have pulled Andales out. He absorbed a disgusting amount of damage.

Kataoka looked phenomenal. Barely took a single clean shot.

[片岡雷斗 @RaitoKataoka1]

プロ3戦目　9RTKOで勝てました。

大橋会長はじめ、スポンサーの方々応援してくださっている方々のおかげです。
もっと頑張ります。
今後とも宜しくお願いします。
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[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@ATokkers5 I don't think you're ready for Iwata's Rigondeaux arc that we're about to witness.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@ATokkers5 I don't think he would be fast tracked any sooner by Teiken than Ohashi. I've not seen Teiken make any crazy matchmaking like Kataoka-Andales before. The real issue is development in the gym ofc.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@ChubsRingSmarts Excellent amateur who went 57-1 in the unpaid ranks. Went pro earlier this year with Ohashi Gym, the same team as Naoya Inoue. He's considered a phenomenal talent due to his excellent speed. Was an Olympic hopeful until they eliminated his weight class.
BTW, "Jap" is offensive.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

Chairman Hideyuki Ohashi gives Raito Kataoka his blessing for a world title challenge in his fourth professional fight. He also mentions the possibility of challenging at minimumweight, not light flyweight.

https://t.co/tdSK8YLz8V

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@SectifiedYRK Nice, congrats.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

After 5, Kataoka leads 5-0 on all score cards. Andales needs a down or a stoppage.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@SectifiedYRK Yep, round 9, ref stepped in.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@Hagoromo_box 確かに、ちょっと厳しいですね。
バンタム級じゃないけど石井選手とか池川選手はいけますかもしれません。

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@StocktonSlap3 He implied as such in his victory speech.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@KinginBets Well, I think I might have good news for you if you bet on that.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@KinginBets Body shot or the ref stops him on his feet. Very easy to get stopped in Japan these days.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

@KinginBets Very possible. Referee has taken several long looks, though Andales is extremely tough.

[Tommy C. Boxing @tommycboxing]

Two rounds in to Raito Kataoka vs ArAr Andales, there is a clear chasm in skill between the two fighters. Andales will need to tire out Kataoka or gamble on one big punch.