![]() ![]() Holmes will have these sort of advantages over pretty much any fighter at this level at 154 lbs, but when the opposition skill level gets higher, it looks hard right now to see what he does that is going to keep better fighters from bringing the heat to him. Holmes did land 50 jabs to just eight from Villarreal, and it’s also hard to say that Villarreal’s power punches really affected much he did seem to clearly get Holmes’ attention a couple times, but nothing followed, and he never developed anything resembling rhythm in the bout.īut it’s a win for Holmes and a loss for Villarreal. ![]() While the Showtime crew seemed to feel Holmes had pretty much dominated the fight, the punch stats don’t really tell that tale, not that punch stats alone are always the most reliable thing.ĬompuBox saw Holmes out-landing Villarreal, 116 to 98 overall, but Villarreal landed 90 power punches to Holmes’ 66. It was a fight where I didn’t think either guy showcased much serious potential to climb the ladder any further than this level, in all honesty. ![]() To be entirely fair, Villarreal, 25, also didn’t do much of real note here, and I scored the fight 98-92 for Holmes, wider than either of the official judges who gave him the W. The 28-year-old Holmes, nicknamed “Bossman,” mostly did as he should have, using his height and reach to frustrate Villarreal and keep his opponent at bay, but it consistently felt like he really could have been doing more to impress and more to show a wider range of skills, instead relying heavily on single jabs and a lot of clinching when Villarreal would get in close. Holmes (13-0, 5 KO) pecked and poked his way to getting scores of 96-94 and 97-93 from two judges, with one judge scoring it 96-94 for Villarreal (12-1, 8 KO) in the 10-round junior middleweight bout. Ardreal Holmes Jr stayed unbeaten tonight in the main event of ShoBox from Topeka, Kan., but he probably impressed the TV commentators more than anyone with his win over Ismael Villarreal. ![]()
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