Julio César La Cruz (CUB) vs. Imam Khataev (RUS) Russia-Rest of World Dual Match 2018 (81kg)

[@aronbarsukov]

Woooow!! I searched this bout for so long and just couldnt fint it... Much love to u man!! ❤🎉

[@taylorohiggins1734]

No worries, glad you enjoyed!

[@RaffyvanDorpel]

👊🏾 Amazing upload thank you!!

[@taylorohiggins1734]

Thanks for the support😊

[@acetofresh1]

La Cruz looks more like his HW physique. Excellent upload man.

[@taylorohiggins1734]

I’ve been looking for this fight for months so was very happy when I finally found it - took me a few hours but we got there in the end👌🏼

[@RaffyvanDorpel]

he was probably already in his proces of moving up in weight.

[@taylorohiggins1734]

No he was still at 81kg then, fought at light-heavy at the World Championships the following year!

[@RaffyvanDorpel]

@@taylorohiggins1734 stil he looked a bit out of shape no? A bit more fat around his belly, or I could just be imagining things lol.

[@ЗаираБакаева]

Имам лучший

[@АнуарАбекенов]

Хатаев проиграл! Ла Круз обыграл

[@ЗаираБакаева]

Как тебе не стыдно как он проиграл

[@ЗаираБакаева]

Круз хорошо бегает

[@ФренкМуви]

После команды стоп ударил и тому отсчитали?новые правила ?))))в пеперыве тогда пошел бы и стукнул бы Ла Круза.тоже бы посчитали?

[@taylorohiggins1734]

He also deducted a point immediately afterwards

[@vasyagenciskiy3886]

Ла круз рабил 4-1

[@oljaskalenov2689]

Коментатор Скрипко даже не знает что ла Крус не 3 кратный, а 4 кратный чемпион мира.

[@ОлександрТоменко-ф1б]

В Росії, як завжди дно,і тут обманули Ла Круз виграв,Хатаєва взагалі потрібно дискваліфікувати.

[@alejandroaranda7160]

Julio deserve to win, no?

[@taimurmunir5056]

Yea I thought so too. Dominated the last few rounds, 3-2 for Julio I score it

[@acetofresh1]

LOL mate you already know how it is fighting these Russians ESPECIALLY Khataev. I've seen at least 4 robberies involving him just in the last year or so off of memory!

[@taylorohiggins1734]

When I saw this result beforehand, I was almost certain that it was going to be a robbery given the fact that Khataev doesn’t cut off the ring well and struggles with mobile opponents - La Cruz is a nightmare stylistic matchup for him on paper. But I thought this was a close fight, and I don’t think the decision was a robbery. That’s mainly down to two things: 1) Khataev was patient with his pressure in the first couple of rounds - didn’t try to rush things or overcommit as much as we’re used to seeing. Mixed in feints, gave La Cruz different looks and landed some nice counters. He became increasingly frustrated as the fight went on though, and started throwing himself off-balance loading up on shots which made things easier for La Cruz. 2) La Cruz’s lack of output - which has been an issue before - cost him. He was making Khataev miss time and time again, but just didn’t throw enough to clearly win the rounds. Look at round 4 in particular - Khataev is landing very few of his punches, but La Cruz is content to just glide around and evade rather than counter. Ring generalship alone doesn’t win rounds, which made this fight closer than it needed to be. Lastly, the knockdown wasn’t a knockdown - the referee docked a point from Khataev straight afterwards, which suggests to me that he called for a break before Khataev knocked La Cruz down. Could’ve well been a disqualification in another country - not in Russia against the home fighter, though.

[@taimurmunir5056]

@@taylorohiggins1734 all good points, I agree that la Cruz didn’t output enough punches and cruised too long to convincingly beat Khataev. The judges in the east much prefer fighters going forward and pressuring too I think

[@taimurmunir5056]

@@taylorohiggins1734 also I disagree that stylistically la Cruz beats him easily on paper. Back foot counter punchers like him are matched up pretty well by fighters with good head movement and pressure, think Ali vs frazier as well

[@Игорі]

Полный Апсурт что за бред лакуруз не просто победил он декласрвал соперника

[@МатаевТалгат]

Смешно,отсчитать нокдаун после команды стоп, ещё глупее победа единогласным решением... херня полная

[@ЗаираБакаева]

Олимпийский чемпион не хочет боксировать

[@norifansyah7501]

Mau tinju apa mau main kucing2an,,😅

[@СаульАльварес-г3ф]

Ла Круз велосипед ходящий, скучно его смотреть😮

[@taylorohiggins1734]

I strongly disagree.

[@ЕвгенийМальцев-з5и]

А Попробуй так и покажи как надо

[@nervniy-01]

Ла круз не боксировал а просто бегал. Не заливайте мне тут про тактику я знаю что я говорю. Тот кто говорит все же тактика пусть покажет мне ее, могу встретится на ринге! Москва.

[@ДмитрийОбухов-х3ю]

Косание это не удар!!! Вообще весь бокс устроили как цирк. Прыгает изгибаеться, на ногах и это боксс. Одни косание вообще за удар считать нельзя!!!