The loss of Galaal Yafai before Francisco Rodriguez Jr.: “He commissioned the wrong struggle”, blames Adam Smith

The commentator Adam Smith to blame for the WBC Interim Flyweight Champion Galal Yafai, the unanimous loss of decision of the 12 rounds to Francisco Rodriguez Jr. (40-6-1, 27 kos) for boxing “The Wrong Fight” last Saturday night at the BP Pulse Live Arena, in Birmingham, England.

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The “wrong struggle” of Yafai

Smith did not say what kind of struggle the 2020 Yafai Olympic Olympic medalist (9-1, 7 kos) should have struggled because he tried to slide with Rodriguez Jr. that did not work. The cock and high production of the Mexican was too much for Yafai, 32, to treat.

The scores were 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109. Rodríguez Jr. Yafai dropped in the twelfth round and had him about a tie about. The one who saved Galal was the participation. In the final, I didn’t try to win. Was in survival mode.

Galaal used contact contact to neutralize Francisco’s departure, but it wasn’t enough. Rodriguez Jr. He still overwhelmed him with punches once he was free. Its precision with its large volume was unreal.

Final punch statistics

• Francisco Rodriguez: 575 landed from 1089 shots for a 53% connection rate
• Galal Yafai: 230 landed on 795 by a 34% connection rate

What is awesome is that most of the punches that Rodriguez Jr. launched were shifts of power. Landed 528 of 969 punching for a 54%connection rate. It is not uncommon for Yafai to be fallen into the twelfth round.

Smith: The fight was “difficult to see”

“There was a point where you could have stopped. It was difficult to see,” said commentator Adam Smith a FANT OF THE PRO box On the struggle of Galal Yafai against Francisco Rodriguez Jr. Last Saturday night. “He re -filmed the years. It was sensational,” Smith said about Rodríguez.

The struggle seemed to have stopped at the eleventh round because Yafai was beating and was injured. Again, what prevented him from being eliminated was all he did. Galaal kept too much and should have been warned by the referee.

“Eddie (Hearn) said:” An absolutely relentless performance of Rodriguez. Galaal fought the wrong struggle and began in a bad start. “

There could be nothing that Yafai would give the opportunity to win because it could not coincide with Rodriguez’s production. Their punches were probably tougher than Rodriguez Jr, but it wasn’t enough.

“I didn’t think I would. I thought (coach) Rob could throw in the towel or the referee,” Smith said. “I thought the last minutes were difficult to see. It’s hard. Yafai is an excellent fighter, an Olympic gold medalist. That’s what happens.”

The fight could have been stopped in rounds 10, 11 or 12 because Yafai was injured in each of these rounds. Yafai’s corner left him out.

“You move towards the elite level and you have an acid test. For me, it seemed a very good fan with a very hardened professional,” Smith said.