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Joe Rogan analyzes Itauma’s loss to Hrgović: “He was inexperienced and emptied the tank”

From Večernji List · () Croatian

Translated from Croatian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Analysis Named sources Outcome reported
  • Joe Rogan said Moses Itauma’s speed and technique troubled Filip Hrgović early, including a second-round knockdown.
  • Rogan argued that Itauma spent too much energy trying to finish the fight and slowed markedly by the eighth round.
  • Hrgović recovered, stopped Itauma in the ninth round and recorded the biggest victory of his career, while Itauma suffered his first professional defeat.

Joe Rogan was impressed by Moses Itauma’s speed and technique, but said the young British boxer paid for trying to force a finish against Filip Hrgović. Discussing the fight on his podcast, Rogan identified Itauma’s inexperience and fading energy as the factors that turned the bout around.

Itauma started at a high tempo and caused Hrgović serious problems. He even sent the Croatian boxer to the canvas in the second round. “He was incredibly fast. I mean, really incredibly fast and with beautiful technique,” Rogan said.

He was incredibly fast. I mean, really incredibly fast and with beautiful technique.

· Joe RoganRogan praised Itauma’s early speed and technical ability.

But Itauma began to fade as the fight progressed. Rogan said the change became clear in the eighth round, when Itauma looked much more tired than he had at the start. “As the fight went on, he started to fade. In the eighth round, you could see that he was really slowing down and just trying to finish his opponent, but he couldn’t. He thought he could do it and emptied the tank,” Rogan said.

As the fight went on, he started to fade. In the eighth round, you could see that he was really slowing down and just trying to finish his opponent, but he couldn’t. He thought he could do it and emptied the tank.

· Joe RoganRogan explained how Itauma’s energy declined during the fight.

Rogan believed Itauma could have used his speed, technique and boxing intelligence to win rounds more calmly instead of chasing a knockout. “Instead of boxing, winning rounds and being skillful, he was simply inexperienced and emptied the tank. Then Filip came back and finished him,” he concluded.

Hrgović survived the difficult early rounds, took control late and forced Itauma’s corner to stop the fight in the ninth. The result gave Hrgović the biggest win of his career and made him world champion, while Itauma suffered his first professional loss.

Instead of boxing, winning rounds and being skillful, he was simply inexperienced and emptied the tank. Then Filip came back and finished him.

· Joe RoganHe summarized his view of why Itauma lost after a strong start.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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