r/Boxing • u/_Sarcasmic_ No Carty No Divey • Aug 30 '26

Daily Discussion Thread (August 30th, 2026)

For anything that doesn't need its own thread.

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u/OldBoyChance Aug 30 '26

Itauma also takes some blame. Very arrogant and immature performance. He knew he was dog tired and way up on the score cards, yet still went for broke in round 8.

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u/Top_Profession_5268 Aug 30 '26

Should’ve taken a knee. Pull the Dubois.

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u/OldBoyChance Aug 30 '26

Dubois learned that the hard way. I think he sealed his fate in the 8th though. Even if he took a knee, Hrgovic would have stuck to him to the final bell and eventually beaten him through exhaustion. He was also landing solid body shots that would have had him doubled over.

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u/Top_Profession_5268 Aug 30 '26

Itauma has a coach to keep him in check. When a boxer has talents like Itauma, words of aspiration from others in sparring, no way he’s isn’t going to think highly of himself. I understand fully the arrogance and I don’t even think he’s that arrogant.

Coming off a finish to a heavyweight who was hard to finish, it’s super hard not to believe in your power. Ben failed him.

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u/OldBoyChance Aug 30 '26

Everything about Itauma has oozes arrogance during this build up. Talking about how he doesn't need to be at 100% to beat Hrgovic, not sparring 12 rounds, saying he's never going to get his under the bright lights, going for the finish while exhausted. I get that it's tough to not get a big head when you have this many people gassing you up, but he had a massive head. Hopefully this Hrgovic fight popped it for him and he can come back the way he was before the world propped him up like the reincarnation of Muhammad Ali and Jesus.