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Francis went out there and put Stipe to sleep. I picked him to win and am happy he won. But come on, Francis only looked marginally better, which is very disappointing considering he had 3 years to improve his cardio and TDD.
Francis was breathing heavy by the end of the first round and was beginning to look labored before Stipe started lunging in and Francis knocked him out in the same way he has knocked all his opponents out. They lunge in, they miss, and Francis counters with an uppercut or hook that puts them to sleep or grounds them.
Francis was quickly heading to the same place he was at during his first fight with Stipe. Stipe did not fight intelligently and had he fought like that during their first fight he would have lost. However, that does not mean Francis' future opponents are going to not exploit the weaknesses he showed tonight.
Jones has never appeared hurt or rocked at LHW, there is no reason to believe his chin will not holdup at HW, it may not but he will absolutely make Francis pay for that cardio if he is not knocked out quickly.
Then there is his former training partner Cyril Gane who has flown under the radar due to only fighting once in 2020, but has taken very big shots from heavy handed HWs (Dontale Mays, JDS, Jairzinho). The guy has thus far appeared to have the best chin at HW, definitely has the best cardio at HW, and is trained by the same guy who taught Francis all his fundamentals and coached him through his first title fight.
Francis may get through Jones with his 2 round cardio, but Cyril will not let him and will definitely finish him if he is breathing heavily at the end of the first round. He better improve his cardio quickly or he will be a very short lived champion.
Francis was breathing heavy by the end of the first round and was beginning to look labored before Stipe started lunging in and Francis knocked him out in the same way he has knocked all his opponents out. They lunge in, they miss, and Francis counters with an uppercut or hook that puts them to sleep or grounds them.
Francis was quickly heading to the same place he was at during his first fight with Stipe. Stipe did not fight intelligently and had he fought like that during their first fight he would have lost. However, that does not mean Francis' future opponents are going to not exploit the weaknesses he showed tonight.
Jones has never appeared hurt or rocked at LHW, there is no reason to believe his chin will not holdup at HW, it may not but he will absolutely make Francis pay for that cardio if he is not knocked out quickly.
Then there is his former training partner Cyril Gane who has flown under the radar due to only fighting once in 2020, but has taken very big shots from heavy handed HWs (Dontale Mays, JDS, Jairzinho). The guy has thus far appeared to have the best chin at HW, definitely has the best cardio at HW, and is trained by the same guy who taught Francis all his fundamentals and coached him through his first title fight.
Francis may get through Jones with his 2 round cardio, but Cyril will not let him and will definitely finish him if he is breathing heavily at the end of the first round. He better improve his cardio quickly or he will be a very short lived champion.
