Tim Bradley was disappointed with what he saw from William Zepeda, as he struggled to beat Tune Farmer last Saturday night in Riyadh.
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Zepeda (32-0, 27 KOs) won the fight by a 10-round split decision but was dropped in the fourth by a left hand that counterpuncher Farmer (33-7-1, 8 KOs) hit. There is no doubt that Zepeda deserved the win as he landed several more punches and shots to the body on Farmer.
The judges didn’t give Zepeda credit for the body shots, so the scores were closer than they should have been. The farmer was badly disappointed and overwhelmed by the body punches from Zapida.
Bradley says Zepeda needs to change his fighting style to be more defensive-minded and become a world champion.
Zapida is 28 years old and has been fighting like this his entire professional career. He is known to throw an average of over 100 punches per round, and this style has made him popular.
“If your defense is trash, you’re not going to last long in business, and you’re not going to be the champion you want to be,” Tim Bradley responded to William Zepeda’s win on his Internet forum. said revealingly. Tun Kisan.
“Zepida, come on. I understand your offense is your defense, but you’re getting hit by a farmer, who isn’t really a puncher? That says a lot about your future because they have such There’s guys who tap at 135 lbs. C’mon, he can punch. Gervonta Davis.
“De La Hoya, you’ve got your hands full. You’ve got to handle this guy right because if he can’t put down his opposition, I’m sure he can’t. All the other guys. The ones I just mentioned have more skills.
If Zepeda changes his style to become more of a boxer, will the career be ruined? He and his trainers clearly know that this is why he fights the way he does. It’s the only style that might work for him, but it’s effective enough, and he might be good enough for him to beat Shakur Stevenson.
“He’s going to struggle, I promise you. I’m saying that about his defense,” Bradley said.
If Zepeda changes his fighting style to be more defensive minded, he won’t be able to win the fight because he’s not a great puncher. As we saw last Saturday night, Farmer had more power than Zepeda, and he’s no puncher.
The only way Zepeda can get knockouts and become popular is through his volume punching. If you take him, he will go nowhere in the game and lose against better skilled fighters and higher power.
