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yep, found it out a week ago and managed to take half a day of from work on mondayIs this on a sunday?
yep, found it out a week ago and managed to take half a day of from work on mondayIs this on a sunday?
Need to call in sick then, can feel a cold right around the corneryep, found it out a week ago and managed to take half a day of from work on monday
Starting to think Yancy is the play vs Cowboy.
Till + Mas are more technical and better fighters overall than Yancy, but they both cracked Cowboy pretty easily without typically being KO guys. Yancy hits harder than either and he has nice chokes to finish stunned opponents.
After all of the mileage, damage, and drinking/partying Cowboy's chin isn't getting any better at age 34. The only concern is Yancy's defense is garbage, but Cowboy's offense looks like it's fading just as fast as his chin. He has looked like a complete non-threat offensively 3 fights in a row.
Some chance Cowboy has a mini-bounceback and cracks Yancy, but I have a hard time passing on Yancy at underdog odds. And I am not a Yancy fan by any stretch of the imagination.
Fransisco Trindaldo getting some serious disrespect at +190...am I underestimating Vick or what?
Starting to think Yancy is the play vs Cowboy.
Till + Mas are more technical and better fighters overall than Yancy, but they both cracked Cowboy pretty easily without typically being KO guys. Yancy hits harder than either and he has nice chokes to finish stunned opponents.
After all of the mileage, damage, and drinking/partying Cowboy's chin isn't getting any better at age 34. The only concern is Yancy's defense is garbage, but Cowboy's offense looks like it's fading just as fast as his chin. He has looked like a complete non-threat offensively 3 fights in a row.
Some chance Cowboy has a mini-bounceback and cracks Yancy, but I have a hard time passing on Yancy at underdog odds. And I am not a Yancy fan by any stretch of the imagination.
Not sure about writing off Cowboy's offence. I bet on Mas and up until the kd I had Cowboy winning r1. He also was in control against Robbie last half of r1 and r2. I can't bet Yancy here he is two months removed from an absolute war where his brain got rattled way too many times. I also don't like Cowboy at current odds tho.
There is absolutely 0 chance that Yancy hits harder than Till and Mas can crack too. Not saying Yancy doesn't have power, but that statement is false. You know who also hits a hell of a lot harder than Yancy? Robbie Lawler, whom Cerrone took 3 and won the majority of the striking exchanges. Yancy getting overrated for BC brawl and Cerrone getting underrated for murderers row IMO.
I'm definitely not writing it off, but just re-watching that fight he never looked like an actual threat to hurt Mas. And I mean...29/55 vs 10/38 on headstrikes is a pretty clear advantage for Mas.
Just think it's worth a lil risk at underdog odds. Still don't trust Yancy to bet a ton regardless
I am not even sure that Vick can pick Trinaldo apart at range, the brazilian has outstriked Medeiros and Lee whos reach advantage against him was also significant. And even when Trinaldo is losing the standup battle he can find way to win this, like he did with Felder.Guys leaning Vick, thoughts on why you think he takes it? Assuming you like him to pick Trinaldo apart at range, maybe find a KO or choke?
Trin seems to only struggle with strong grapplers, I think he can take Vick down here if he wants and he has nasty GnP. Just seems to me Trin has more options and is just as likely, if not more likely, to finish (Trin never been KO'd and is a good grappler himself).
I said up until the kd cowboy was winning you cant then include head strikes post kd!! And you arent including kicks to head or body from cowboy either. I havent rewatched but im pretty sure there were a lot. Like i said i had money on mas and he was defo losing r1 in my book until the kd.
Absolutely agree with you, just 2 things:My initial thought on Vick vs Trinaldo was that it would open close to a pick em, with Vick maybe a very small favorite coming off what was the best performance of his career against Duffy. After looking into it some more, I still feel the same way. I can't see any justification for Vick being a -230 favorite here.
Like @Stunna77 already mentioned, Vick has shown himself to be vulnerable against southpaws, getting dropped twice in the first round against both Hein and Dariush, the only two southpaws he's faced. Vick's defense isn't great, he often leaves himself open for counters, which could be a major issue for him in this fight. Trinaldo throws a hard left hand counter and Vick's chin is a bit of a question mark. Also, the last time that Vick stepped up to this level of competition, it went very badly for him. Another concern for me is that Vick at times has been a slow starter, where as Trin typically comes out strong.
All that said, I can't be overly confident in Trinaldo either. I think we're starting to see improvements from fight to fight with Vick. He's become more effective at utilizing his reach, particularly using his jab. I think it's possible that this could wear on Trinaldo as the fight moves along, as it did with Duffy. Which brings me to my main concern here, which is Trin's gas tank. As he fatigues he starts to hold his hands lower and lower and his strikes become much more telegraphed. But, even when he's visibly gassed, his footwork does remain pretty solid and he still seems to carry a lot of his power. Another worry is that Trin has a tendency to shoot when he gets hurt and Vick is dangerous at locking up chokes with those long arms. Lastly, and this might be stupid, but eye pokes could be an issue here. I don't remember all the exact fights off the top of my head, but Vick constantly sticks his fingers straight out and has eye poked a high percentage of his opponents. It happened twice in the first round against Dariush.
There's going to be a few props that I'll be looking for but as of now I have 2u Trinaldo at +180 in what I see as close to a coin flip. I also expect Trinaldo to have a good first round, maybe even get a finish, so I'll be watching live bet closely if he seems to slowing down.