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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4276578, member: 289"] Just watched Devin Haney take George Kambosos apart. An old Hollywood western plot came to mind: the famous gunfighter is plagued with young gunmen trying to force him into a confrontation. Finally one of them shoots him. His dying words, with a smile are: "Now they'll come after you". Teo Lopez single-mindedly pursued Vasyl Lomachenko and beat him. Then here comes George Kambosos, just as single-minded but Lopez no longer was and Kambosos takes the crown from him. Here comes Devin Haney to take the title from Kambosos. The fight was won from the floor up. Kambosos plodded forward, seeking to cut the distance between Haney and himself but unable to do because Haney's busier feet went backwards as fast as George could move forward. Haney would then move in with his own shots. Haney also had much superior body and head movement. George got an occasional good shot in but was unable to follow up on it. Haney doesn't have a lot of power himself and neither fighter was ever staggered or in trouble in the fight, although Kambosos' face was the worse for wear at the end of the fight. Haney's big weapon was the jab. it wasn't a 'piston-like' jab, thrown over and over again in the same way. It was more like a snake that would strike when Kambosos didn't expect it. Haney would his right and George would tense up, preparing to defend against it and here came the left jab. Haney even used the jab as a counterpunch GK would throw a looping punch and Haney would connect with a jab before it got there. Timothy Bradley said in the third round that Devin "has got his rhythm and he's got Kambosos' rhythm. It was like the matrix. Haney seemed to know what punches Kambosos would throw and what punches to throw at him. I graded the first round even. Kambosos got a could of good shots in in the second and I gave him that one. Haney took over in the third and I gave him every remaining round, 119-110. Sometimes it's just a question of who is in commend and did the other guy do anything to change that. Haney was in command for the last 10 rounds. The judges graded it 116-112, 118-110 and 116-112. Haney now had all the lightweight bouts and other top boxers in that crowded division will have to come to him. He's a master defensive boxer. His one weakness is lack of punching power but he'd be the ideal opponent for a great puncher. [/QUOTE]

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