Prodigy Itauma falls before the throne + Fury-Joshua, the circus goes on
Itauma, Hrgovic, Fury-Joshua and the welterweights: an unsparing take on world boxing.
What is said in the show
The show revisits Moses Itauma's defeat against Filip Hrgovic in the ninth round for the IBF heavyweight title. The three contributors analyse the causes: poor effort management, a misguided game plan from Ben Davidson, and an inability to vary attacks. They acknowledge Itauma's raw talent while insisting on the need to change camp and learn to win rounds without burning everything out. Hrgovic is celebrated as Croatia's first heavyweight world champion. The episode then tackles the Fury-Joshua saga, described as a paralysing circus for boxing, with an analysis of TKO's role, Saudi financial constraints and the posturing of both camps. The welterweight division is deemed a disaster ahead of the Garcia-Benn preview. Daiya Kira is celebrated for winning a world title in just his fifth professional fight, equalling a Japanese record. The show also covers the plans for Inoue-Rodriguez, Katie Taylor's retirement at Croke Park, and pays tribute to Prichard Colon, who passed away at the age of 33.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 1:15Prodigy Itauma hits a wall named Hrgovic
- 51:55Fury-Joshua, the great circus goes on
- 1:14:20Garcia-Benn and the disastrous state of the welterweights
- 1:14:50Kira world champion in his 5th fight, Japanese record equalled
- 1:36:05Inoue-Bam and the rest of the boxing news
Key moments
« Ben Davidson completely botched the game plan, he gives Itauma the wrong information, he tells him they're in round 7, when they're actually in round 5. These things matter. »
un intervenant · at 4:45
« We will never get Joshua-Fury. The two British heavyweights, they're world champions at the same time, there's a moment where they hold all four belts between them, and we will never have had Fury-Joshua because we're not going to get it, I'm absolutely sure of that. »
un intervenant · at 1:00:55
« Daiya Kira became world champion in his fifth professional fight with a left hook of unspeakable brutality against Carlos Canizales, who was no pushover. »
un intervenant · at 1:25:02