1). JDS showed great heart. We have never seen him pushed/punished like that, and I honestly was not sure if he possessed any heart. We all now know that he does.
2). Cardio. Even though JDS got gassed early on, he was still able to go 5 rounds at a grueling pace, and still land some solid shots late in the fight. How many HWs can go 5 rounds at that pace?
3). TDD. Cain is an elite wrestler, and JDS was able to stuff many of his take down attempts. Junior was also able to break away from Cain's grip multiple times, and get away from him while on the ground. Cigano showed great strength by doing all of this while exhausted.
4). Chin. Cain landed some solid shots standing and on the ground. Junior showed a great chin, which was also a question mark coming into this fight.
No way JDS can fight a worse fight than this. He did very little offensively, was hurt and exhausted early on, and was in survival mode from the beginning to the end. He had a terrible strategy, kept his hands down after getting tagged repeatedly, and even tried to take Cain down at times.
Moral to the story: even though Cain thoroughly dominated JDS, there are many positives Junior can take away from this fight. The trilogy will be epic!
2). Cardio. Even though JDS got gassed early on, he was still able to go 5 rounds at a grueling pace, and still land some solid shots late in the fight. How many HWs can go 5 rounds at that pace?
3). TDD. Cain is an elite wrestler, and JDS was able to stuff many of his take down attempts. Junior was also able to break away from Cain's grip multiple times, and get away from him while on the ground. Cigano showed great strength by doing all of this while exhausted.
4). Chin. Cain landed some solid shots standing and on the ground. Junior showed a great chin, which was also a question mark coming into this fight.
No way JDS can fight a worse fight than this. He did very little offensively, was hurt and exhausted early on, and was in survival mode from the beginning to the end. He had a terrible strategy, kept his hands down after getting tagged repeatedly, and even tried to take Cain down at times.
Moral to the story: even though Cain thoroughly dominated JDS, there are many positives Junior can take away from this fight. The trilogy will be epic!