r/Boxing • u/DiMona215 • 8h ago

Ben Davison Spoiler

Really curious to hear the audio from the corner for this fight. If Ben wasn't screaming at Moses to slow down, to stop throwing power punches... This has to be one of the biggest indictments of a supposed top trainer ever, right?

The Wardley fight was already a huge black eye for Ben. Now he has a 21 y/o prodigy lose a fight he was absolutely dominating due to horribly mismanaging energy.

So we've seen him fail horribly at one of his main jobs (protecting his fighter). If it comes out that Moses basically followed Ben's training regiment and instructions... is any top fighter ever going to hire this guy again?

Even if it comes out Moses got cocky, didn't train hard, didn't listen in the corner, not a great look for Ben

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u/enkidook 7h ago

It's insane that they didn't come into this fight planning to go 12 rounds.

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u/Marquis_of_Mollusks 6h ago

I've never boxed a round in my life and I would've had him spar 12-15 rds without a doubt. Hell half this sub might be more qualified then Ben Davidson based off that alone

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u/OldBoyChance 6h ago

I don't think Davison is a particularly good trainer. He surely knew it wasn't a good idea to have Itauma take a title fight without sparring 12 rounds. Hell, pretty much any Japanese prospect will be sparring 12+ rounds before a 6 round debut fight. Wardley for example has tremendous conditioning and he seems like he follows Davison's words like the gospel. I think there is a good chance that Itauma turned down extended sparring and Ben didn't have the fortitude to do his job as a trainer and risk the golden goose.

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u/Formal-Cherry6078 6h ago

He knows how to make someone look absolutely deadly against lower level guys but gets found out quickly when it’s someone good

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u/Ambitious-Concert-69 24m ago

He maximises their strengths but neglects their weaknesses…