My thoughts on Bermane Stiverne's 6th round TKO over Chris Arreola to win the WBC Heavyweight Championship of the world!
Round 1 - That's how you showcase the sport on ESPN!!
Round 2 - Regardless of how successful the sport is.. and the amount of captivating fighters boxing possesses... it needs the heavyweight division.
Round 3 - This was a highly entertaining fight! Both fighters yappin' at each other in the ring! Big punches and some good boxing!
Round 4 - When Arreola was hurt in the first... I felt like that was Stiverne's shot to put him out... but he was patient and composed and the KO came.
Round 5 - Arreola did some great work in rounds 2,3 and 4.. landing some big right hands and controlling the round with effective aggression.
Round 6 - In round 5... Stiverne used his jab to counter Arreola's aggression and that's where the fight completely turned.
Round 7 - Stiverne crushed Arreola with a right hand from the outside that he never saw coming. It was a debilitating shot... the kind of shot that ends fighters, but props to Arreola and his heart for getting up and attempting to continue.
Round 8 - Bermane Stiverne has power... big time, old-fashioned heavyweight, game changing power.
Round 9 - The heavyweight division is slowly rising back to respectability. With Stiverne, Arreola, Jennings, Perez, Wilder and of the king of the division Wladimir Klitschko... there's finally some intrigue for heavyweights.
Round 10 - I don't know about any of you... but Stiverne-Wilder is gonna be some great theater! For as long as it lasts...
Round 11 - I see Stiverne giving Klitschko a decent fight with a slight chance of a KO. The problem is, Klitschko will leave Stiverne on the end of his right hand all night. Not sure Stiverne can counter him.
Round 12 - This fight was extremely important for a couple reasons... ESPN stepped up to showcase this fight and the fight delivered in a big way! On top of that, they were heavyweights... and heavyweights always move the needle. A big night for boxing... in fact a big week for boxing after the intense and controversial Mayweather-Maidana fight!
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