Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Ian Napa v. Jamie McDonnell
by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 4:07 PM EST
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PrintNot the biggest Sky Friday night, but here it is. The BBBofC bantamweight title held by Zimbabwe native Ian Napa is on the line against young Jamie McDonnell.
Dave Oakes' preview of Napa-McDonnell @ The Boxing Bulletin
| IAN NAPA | JAMIE MCDONNELL | ||||
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| Record: | 19-7 (1 KO) | Record: | 12-2-1 (5 KO) |
| Age: | 31 | Age: | 23 |
| Hometown: | London, England | Hometown: | Doncaster, England |
| Height: | 5'1" | Height: | 5'8" |
| Reach: |
62" | Reach: | N/A |
| Ranks/Titles: | BoxRec #53 | Ranks/Titles: | BoxRec #56 |
| TV: | Sky Sports - 5pm ET | Venue: |
Brentwood Centre - Brentwood, England |
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Are you American,if you don’t mind me asking?It’s just that you don’t usually find American writers covering UK or worldwide fights like you do.
Good on ye.
Although i can’t say i’m very excited about tonights Sky bill.
Napa will be doing his Mayweather impersonations(he’s got the shoulder roll down to a tee!) but punching with relative feather fists.Some like him.I’m not a big fan,but at least there’s some boxing on the box:).
I am American. I love watching international fights. I like to see how different crowds react to different styles and things like that. Boxing’s fanbases are so varied all around the world, plus there are a lot of great fights out there that aren’t going to get American TV coverage. This show isn’t exactly exciting, but you just never know.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
yep
Somehow I CONSTANTLY forget that Sky generally starts with the main event. It always makes me happy.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Different
Not a lot of indie type stuff in boxing.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
10 BLH Dollars on Napa
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
I've got a double or parlay in your language
On Napa and JM Lopez tomorrow night, uninspiring odds I must admit
At 5’8" he’s pretty tall for a bantam. Fernando Montiel is 5’4", Agbeko is 5’5 1/2", Hasegawa is 5’6"
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
Napa on the other hand is tiny, period
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
Napa-McDonnell R1
Napa doing his usual as he starts off by shoulder rolling around the ring. McDonnell trying to stay at range and establish a jab, but Napa is a bit too slick so far. “Napa a defensive genius,” says Adam Smith, and I think “genius” is probably overstating it, but I suppose compared to McDonnell…
Napa gets inside and starts digging at the body. “McDonnell looking good and positive,” says Jim Watt, and I instinctively roll my eyes. Sneaky little right by McDonnell after they spin out of a tie-up. McDonnell has a small cut near his left eye. Clash of heads apparently.
Not much in the first round, as you’d likely expect.
McDonnell 10-9
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yeah
He noticed a cut and all of a sudden it had become disastrous. I love the Sky commentators. They are melodramatic to the absolute max.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
That cut is on the eyebrow of the left eye. That’s not in a good spot.
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I gave that to McDonnel
Neither did much I reckon he did minutely better.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
Napa-McDonnell R2
Left hook by Napa. Quick right by Napa in counter. Napa starting this round a bit aggressively. Napa trying to get to the body, and McDonnell winds up backing him off with shots of his own. Right hand from McDonnell grazes Napa. Napa is getting himself in some bad spots when he comes in. I think McDonnell might just be a bit quicker than Napa expected, and Jamie has a pretty solid gameplan early on.
Napa holding McDonnell behind the head and throwing rights to the body, but nothing substantial gets past the arm. McDonnell is moving a lot, keeping Napa either at range or so far away he can’t do much. But Napa took this round with some good early work. McDonnell did some nice stuff adjusting in the second part of the round, but didn’t do much offensively.
Napa 10-9
19-19
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Napa this time
His defense is ok I guess…
McDonnell threw quite a few jabs in the last 30 secs and it worked, he should do it more.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
Napa-McDonnell R3
One thing McDonnell is doing very well is making Napa uncomfortable. Napa gets in close and McDonnell is hitting him, which he does not expect. Napa’s looking awfully off-balance early int his round. “Here comes Napa. Positive!” Jesus Christ. Positive/negative has made these guys even lazier than they used to be. They can just go “Positive!” instead of really talking about anything.
Napa trying to throw inside, and Smith says, “Head and body! Accuracy! Clean shots!” There was really nothing clean in there. Napa is throwing a lot more, and then Watt says Napa is digging in “some vicious-looking punches.” The man has won 19 fights and one of them was inside the distance. He does not have a vicious punch. “Hurtful,” says Smith.
This commentary is God awful. They’re refusing to acknowledge that Napa can’t punch. He can’t punch!
But this was a good round for Napa just on aggression. And that cut is getting worse.
Napa 10-9
Napa 29-28
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They are so fond of Napa it's absurd
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
All Brit commentators are shite!Thats why if a big fight (Pacqiuao for example) is on Sky Box Office,i still order the HBO version on dvd because the American guys actually know what they are talking about:)
I usually like Adam Smith but this is ridiculous.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
There’s the replay of Smith’s “Accuracy!” flurry. Maybe one of the four or five punches there landed clean.
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Another one for Napa
One funny moment was when he missed completely to the head and the commentator shouted “Accurate, clean punches from Napa!”.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
Napa-McDonnell R4
Now it’s starting to look like Napa has seized control of the fight tactically, and the cut is helping. McDonnell is looking a bit more tentative and not as quick to throw when Napa comes in on him. Those little rights that Napa shoots in can really do some damage to that cut, and Jamie knows that.
But without aggression, McDonnell is not going to win this fight, and Napa is clearly taking over now.
Napa 10-9
Napa 39-37
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Adam Smith
reminds me of the nerd at school who probably reads up on boxing but really lacks the knowledge to be a tv commentator.I can tell for a fact he’s never been in a boxing ring.Not that that is essential but i’m afraid Smith is just a but of a gimp.
I think that is a bit unfair
Watt talks more sh*te in my opinion and he obviously has been in the ring. Sky’s biggest problem is having Watt as the co-commentator, sometimes his scorecards are borderline ridiculous. I quite like John Rawling
Could be
They have off nights I guess. They aren’t usually this bad but they usually aren’t very good anyway.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
The colour commentators get stick in most sports
It comes with the territory, they’re there to offer their opinions and as they’re obviously subjective so people are bound to give them flak. I’ve really never enjoyed Jim Watt though!
Bunce is just like a tabloid newspaper,imo.All hype and bluster but if he gets asked an awkward question about one of his favourite boxer/mates,he skirts around it and spouts a load of meaningnless crap.He used to do it regularly on his Setanta show and i’ve read him doing this in interviews on boxing website.He’s a phony,Bunce is,imo.
I share your dislike of Bunce. A lot of Sky is rather tabloidesqe.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:46 PM EST up reply actions
In that case you're suggesting
that Bunce is trying to be something which he is not. Which he doesn’t at all. He may be a lot of things but I don’t think you could argue that he is a fraud
He’s also jingoistic and will overrate the UK boxers and put down Americans or whoever,even if it’s common knowledge that the other guy is better.Basically,Bunce DOES NOT tell it like it is,IMO.
He also thinks that Naseem Hamed
was the greatest British boxer of all time which is nonsense IMO.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, well that's a different thing entirely
Like I said, he is a polarising character. Jingoistic indeed
Not a different thing entirely.I said ‘maybe’ he is a fraud.My personal opinion is that he will change his opinions if it suits his personal gain,whether through gaining popularity with certain people or gainig favour with promoters,fighters,etc.IMO,that does make him a fraud.Not a serious fraud but a fraud non the less.
Yes,i would say a jingoistic fraud.Just my opinion of course.
The referee having an argument with the corner
is rather amusing.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
Napa-McDonnell R5
McDonnell is looking like he’s starting to tire. Napa can’t punch, but he does have very good stamina and he’s cut this fight at a pretty crisp pace. The body shots may not be powerful, but they’re getting in there and taking some breath from McDonnell. Napa is proving himself in a different class now. Still, if you stuck Napa in with a top 20 bantamweight, eh.
McDonnell’s just out of rhythm entirely. Napa is just a lot more seasoned, well-conditioned, and smarter. He’s dominating now.
Napa 10-9
Napa 49-46
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I just enjoyed imagining Napa-Hasegawa
KO 1 I presume!
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
I think he’d last a few. He’s got the style to stick around a while. I don’t think he’d do well at all, but I don’t think he’d go down fast.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure
Hasegawa has power and accuracy. Napa would get hit by about everything.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
"Who'd of thought it against a man eight years younger"
He was favourite you numpty.
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Napa-McDonnell R6
McDonnell getting aggressive again this round, sticking Napa on the ropes again. But then Napa starts taking over once more. Napa back on the ropes again, seemingly playing possum a bit, making McDonnell throw and mostly miss. Napa kind of took this round off, it seemed to me.
DEEP WATERS!!!!! YES! DEEP WATERS!!!!!
McDonnell 10-9
Napa 58-56
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Napa-McDonnell R7
This round looks a lot like the last one. There’s not much attention being paid to the fact that McDonnell is doing much better than he was in the second through fifth rounds. Napa digs in some good body work, but McDonnell is really picking shots upstairs. “And again combination,” says Smith. Neither punch landed. Neither. They’re just assuming every punch he throws lands.
There’s a decent shot from Napa that doesn’t budge McDonnell a hair. Napa takes this round with a late charge.
Napa 10-9
Napa 68-65
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Napa-McDonnell R8
McDonnell is doing the best he can, but Napa is just too good for him right now. McDonnell has been no pushover and has his moments in pretty much every round. Napa is in firm control.
Napa 10-9
Napa 78-74
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Napa's KO% is 4%!
Yikes.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
I think so
Feather fists indeed. This guy makes Malignaggi look like Liston.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:47 PM EST up reply actions
Yet another to Napa
He’s landing some nice counters. Cruising to the decision from here I believe.
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Napa-McDonnell R9
This is far from a bad fight. In fact, it’s been quite enjoyable as a tactical affair, and the Napa-loving commentary has entertained me greatly anyway. But it’s also interesting watching McDonnell try everything he can, and now starting to get caught really flush.If Napa even had the power of Paulie Malignaggi or someone (relative to weight, obviously) he’d probably have buckled McDonnell, but McDonnell has to realize this guy can’t knock him out. He really doesn’t have a lot to lose by just going for it, but then there’s the fact that Napa (relative to quality of opposition) is pretty damn slick, too. Still, he’s been there to get hit more than enough, and there’s nothing about this performance — which is apparently just great — that leads me to believe Napa will ever have a shot on the world stage at 118.
Napa 10-9
Napa 88-83
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Am I the only one who thinks that McDonnell should throw the 1-2?
Maybe with a rather lazy jab to distract.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
I mean all he's doing is throwing the jab and leaving it out there
Then he does nothing with it.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Napa-McDonnell R10
And McDonnell really is just pouring it on here in the 10th. Good for this kid. And he presses enough to take this round, in my view.
McDonnell 10-9
Napa 97-93
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Napa-McDonnell R11
McDonnell is still in this fight in his mind, and honestly if a judge (unlikely) gave him an extra round or two, this might be up for grabs. McDonnell is not letting Napa breathe anymore. He’s leaning on him, throwing his hands, trying to make this a pure brawl. Napa is just trying to not get hit, and he does land a few counter shots to keep McDonnell as honest as a Napa punch can keep an opponent.
McDonnell 10-9
Napa 106-103
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Surprisingly enjoyable fight..
Neither guy can punch, but Napa does have skill and McDonnell has an abundance of heart. Best prospect we’ve got coming up later in George Groves.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jan 22, 2010 5:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Napa-McDonnell R12
McDonnell keeps warring on, and Napa is trying to meet him here and there, but it’s not his fight at all and it’s showing in the first half of the round again. McDonnell has made this one hell of a fun fight. This is a real sleeper entertainer. McDonnell lands some good, clean shots. All credit to Napa, too: He’s taken clean shots himself.
About 30 seconds left. McDonnell sure needs a KO. Napa firing back off the ropes, but McDonnell won’t let him actually get off of there. Now he does, taking it to center ring with 20 left. McDonnell with some combination shots that land. Napa and McDonnell are both worn out. Napa landing good shots! McDonnell landing good shots!
Hell of a fight. McDonnell thinks he won, apparently. I’m pretty sure he’s wrong, but this fight was closer than Watt and Smith made it out.
McDonnell 10-9
Napa 115-113
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and I think you can easily have scored this round for Napa, too
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 6:00 PM EST up reply actions
I have 117-111
I enjoyed that fight a lot and wish McDonnell had started brawling sooner!
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
NAPA-MCDONNELL OFFICIAL DECISION
115-114 for McDonnell
115-114 for Napa
117-112 for McDonnell
JAMIE MCDONNELL by split decision
New BBBofC bantamweight titlist
Horrible scorecard from Dave Parris. I thought the fight was for sure close and wouldn’t even argue with a McDonnell win, really, but holy crap. 117-112 for McDonnell? Inexplicable.
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117-112!
That’s an absolutely atrocious scorecard.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jan 22, 2010 6:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Napa wasn’t even that defensive tonight, there were full rounds from 3 to 8 where, at times, he was the one making the fight. That scored is genuinely one of the poorest I’ve ever seen.
"The terror of the unforeseen is what the science of history hides, turning a disaster into an epic"
by Oli Goldstein on Jan 22, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
True
Insert rage at state of refereeing here.
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 6:09 PM EST up reply actions
This one gives Texas' worst a run for its money!
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
jesus lay off of texas, the both of y’all
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Jan 22, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
why?
What has Texas done since August that has helped boxing?
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
host pacquiao-clottey?
The Dude Abides
by battle axe of doom on Jan 22, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
He's got you there
Boxing at the Cowboys stadium should be great :)
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
Any state can host a fight if they don’t have taxes on the wages. Big deal. That despicable commission further tainting itself and pretty much burning any shred of credibility it had left by planning to re-license Margarito is a disgrace. Maybe we can get Morrison and Holyfield on the show, too.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 22, 2010 6:22 PM EST up reply actions
Woof. What a KO by Ashley Sexton.
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udnercard=undercard
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by Drunken cutman on Jan 22, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
I am very impressed by that shot
Could even be an early KOTY contender.
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agreed,
He could be as good as any of the olympic boxers that have come off the Beijing games
havn’t watched the Napa fight yet, just got in, made in2resting reading but shall have a look l8er
by Sweet science on Jan 22, 2010 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Belshaw is absolutely ridiculous
Saw it against Fury and Harrison. He needs to find a new profession
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