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Clear win for condit imo
Not the fans
Only took 11 years and 2 months for the "dust to settle"
Diaz.
Not the fans
Diaz
Only right answer. Thank you.
1, 2, 5
Welcome to 2023. When I watched that fight in early 2012, I had Condit winning relatively convincingly. I've seen it a few times since 2012 and I had Condit winning every time. Condit won with a stick-and-move game plan, which has been a staple of boxing for many decades. You are under no obligation to stand directly in front of your opponent and trade especially if you are the quicker, more skilled fighter or possess a better ground game. Condit mixed-up kicks, punches and elbows very nicely and enjoyed a significant strikes advantage of 151 to 105 which is 44% more significant strikes landed. Condit out struck Diaz in 4 out of 5 rounds and in Round 2 Diaz had only a slight 32 to 29 advantage. I had Condit winning 4 rounds for 49 - 46.Clear win for condit imo
Condit soundly won that fight by being the superior fighter and tactician. He wasn't stupid enough to let Diaz press him into the corner to pummel him. Instead, he picked him apart effortlessly as Diaz plodded forward and ate strikes, while talking and putting his hands to the side to mock Carlos in frustration.
Nick is an all time action fighter, and I loved to watch the guy fight, but he diversified far too late in this one and fought Carlos' fight. Its unfortunate that a lot of Diaz' fans are delusional and can't let this go.
As an aside, imagine still being upset about a single line in a ninety second fight promo twelve years later. Wolf tickets indeed.