Boxing Social<\/a>, reacting to Raymond Muratalla\u2019s win over Andy Cruz.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s a bit surprising that Hearn is abandoning his fighter, Cruz, because normally promoters stick with their guys, especially with close fights. Muratalla was more aggressive in the 12th round, but it was Cruz who was landing the shots. The only thing Muratalla was doing was walking forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cMuratalla impressed me tonight. I thought he looked very strong, very big at the weight,\u201d said Hearn. \u201cThere were a lot of close rounds, but maybe a little bit of consistency and pressure and a little bit more output from him. That nicked the fight,\u201d said Hearn.<\/p>\n
The punch output was essentially even, with Cruz landing one more punch than Muratalla. So, when Hearn says the punch \u201coutput\u201d is what won the fight for Muratalla, he\u2019s off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat he might be talking about is the power advantage that Raymond showed. His shots clearly looked stronger. Part of that had to do with how big he was compared to Cruz. The two fighters looked a division apart,\u201d said Hearn.<\/p>\n
The size advantage that Muratalla had over Andy played a part in him having more power. Cruz looked like a super featherweight fighting a light welterweight tonight. He didn\u2019t look like he belonged in the same ring with Muratalla in terms of size.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I heard that card, I thought, \u2018I know they\u2019re not giving that one to Andy,’\u201d said Hearn about the judge who scored it 118 110 for Muratalla. \u201cMy opinion was, Muratalla edged a very close fight. This was Andy\u2019s sixth fight. Maybe he lacked a little bit of championship experience.<\/p>\n
Hearn\u2019s comment about knowing that the wide score was for Muratalla is similar to how I felt. When I heard the score read, I just knew it was for Muratalla.<\/p>\n
\u201cMuratalla is 23 and 0. I thought he did really well tonight. He just needs to come back against a top contender. His stock rose,\u201d said Hearn about Cruz.<\/p>\n
If Hearn is going to match Cruz against a contender next, he should persuade him to get a different coach so he can work on his lack of aggression. Derek \u2018Bozy\u2019 Ennis was telling Cruz to throw more, but he wasn\u2019t listening.<\/p>\n
Dan Ambrose has been a leading voice at Boxing News 24 for years, known for his no-nonsense takes on the sport. Love him or hate him, Dan has built a strong following thanks to his outspoken analysis, direct opinions, and in-depth coverage of the global boxing scene.<\/p>\n
His articles often spark debate among fans, as he isn\u2019t afraid to challenge popular narratives or question fighters\u2019 performances. Alongside his opinion pieces, Dan provides fight news, previews, and post-fight breakdowns that give readers both detail and perspective.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The other two scores were 114 114 and 116 112. The first one was more in the ballpark…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":389629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-389628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=389628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/389628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=389628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=389628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=389628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}