Tim Bradley was disenchanted in what he witnessed from William Zepeda, with him getting dropped and struggling to defeat Tevin Farmer final Saturday evening in Riyadh.
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Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) gained the struggle by a 10-round cut up determination however was dropped within the fourth by a clear left hand that the counter-puncher Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) hit him with. There was no query that Zepeda deserved the win as a result of he had landed many extra punches and worn Farmer down with physique photographs.
The judges didn’t give Zepeda credit score for the physique photographs, so the scores have been nearer than they need to have been. Farmer was badly outworked and overwhelmed by the physique punching from Zepeda.
Bradley says Zepeda should change his preventing model to turn out to be extra defensive-minded and a world champion.
Zepeda is 28 years previous and has been preventing the identical manner his whole skilled profession. He’s recognized for averaging over 100 punches thrown per spherical, and that model has made him well-liked.
“In case your protection is trash, you’re not going to final lengthy within the enterprise, and also you’re not going to be that champion that you just need to be,” stated Tim Bradley on his Web discussion board, reacting to William Zepeda’s win over Tevin Farmer.
“Zepeda, come on. I perceive your offense is your protection, however you’re getting knocked down by Farmer, who’s not likely a puncher? That claims quite a bit about your future as a result of they’ve guys that thump at 135 lbs. Muratalla, come on. He thumps. Keyshawn Davis, he can punch. Gervonta Davis, he’d have put you in a physique bag.
“De La Hoya, you’ve acquired your arms full. You’re going to need to handle this man the fitting manner as a result of if he can’t outwork his opposition, I’m rattling certain he can’t outskill him. All the opposite guys I simply talked about have extra abilities.”
If Zepeda adjustments his model to be extra of a boxer, is profession will go down the drain. He and his trainers clearly know that which is why he fights the way in which he does. It’s the one model that may work for him, but it surely’s fairly efficient, and he could also be a ok one for him to beat Shakur Stevenson.
“He’s going to wrestle, I promise you. I’ve been saying this about his protection,” stated Bradley.
If Zepeda adjustments his preventing model to be extra defensive-minded, he gained’t win fights as a result of he’s not an enormous puncher. As we noticed final Saturday evening, Farmer had extra energy than Zepeda, and he’s not a puncher.
The one manner Zepeda will get knockouts and turns into well-liked is thru his quantity punching. When you take that away, he’s not going to go anyplace within the sport and can lose in opposition to the better-skilled fighters and those with superior energy.
