“I ran him ragged from post to post…I plan on winning even more convincingly this time.” – Payano
“I clearly won the fight. I felt cheated…I’m way smarter now and
a knockout is going to come.” – 養兔場
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文華財經 (六月 2, 2016) – Rau'shee沃倫 準備好了. The three-time Olympian and top bantamweight challenger from Cincinnati has spent months preparing for his second showdown against world champion 胡安·卡洛斯·Payano. 八月 2015, the two fought ferociously to a controversial split decision, which went in Payano’s favor, allowing the Dominican Republic native to retain his title. Warren was less than pleased with the judges’ 決定, and intends to take what he feels is rightfully his when the two rematch in primetime on NBC on June 18.
“I felt like I clearly won the first fight,” 華倫說. “I thought the two judges that scored the fight for him were going to give it to him no matter what. The fight was in his backyard. It really hurt me when they raised his hand, I felt cheated.”
The first fight between Payano and Warren served as the main event for the first installment of the PBC: 下一輪 on Bounce TV series on August 2, 2015. One judge scored the bout 115-109 for Warren while the other two had it 113-11 for Payano, leaving the two men to dispute the true winner of the bout. But for Payano, there was no question that he was the rightful winner that night.
“I ran him ragged from post to post,” 說Payano. “It was the champion chasing the challenger. Normally to win the title, it has to be the other way around. If he had got the decision, there would have been no controversy, he’d be a superstar.”
The fight featured solid two-way action throughout but the final scores were effected by a couple of decisions by referee Frank Santore Jr. Payano lost a point in the third round for punches to the back of the head, while Warren was deducted two points in round nine for a foul that was ruled intentional.
這場鬥爭, neither man plans to leave any doubt in the minds of the audience or the judges.
“I watched our first fight about 20 時,” 華倫說. “I spent a lot of time looking at my mistakes and things I needed to eliminate. I feel like this fight is going to be really easy for me now. Payano is not getting out of this one. I won’t be finished until he stops. He’s going to try to get away from me, but I’m going to use what I’m doing in the gym to take him out smart. I’m way smarter now and a knockout is going to come.”
“I plan to win even more convincingly this time,” 說Payano. “I’m going to use my ring intelligence and not fight on emotion like I did in the first fight. 我要爭取智能, but my style is my style. I don’t know how to fight any other way, so it will be another great fight. I’m sure he will make adjustments but I know I will win this fight.”
The punch stats told the classic tale of the busier fighter versus the more accurate fighter. Payano threw 709 punches to Warren’s 439. But it was Warren who out landed Payano 173 到 166, while owning the advantage in connect percentage at 39 ％至 23 百分. Warren was even able to score a knockdown of Payano in the 12日 round but was unable narrow the scores enough to get the victory.
現在, training camp is in full swing as as both men look to gain an edge and leave the ring with their hand raised on 六月 18.
“Training has been going great,” 說Payano. “It’s been a very long camp. We were supposed to fight a long time ago and it didn’t happen. We’ve been waiting a long time and I’m ready to go. I’m eating gunpowder and the bomb is going off on 六月 18, so be ready.”
“The first time around it was just me, my brother, personal trainer and my coach out in Colorado,” 華倫說. “This time I started training back home in Cincinnati and now I’m in Washington, D.C. sparring with Gervonta Davis to get ready. The way I look at it, my sparring partner is better than Payano.”
The Payano vs. Warren rematch will open up 總理拳擊冠軍 上 NBCcoverage on 六月 18 在 8:30 P.M. AND/5:30 P.M. PT that is headlined by light heavyweight bruiser 安傑伊Fonfara taking on tough New Yorker 喬 “The Irish Bomber” 史密斯JR.
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