Tevita Pangai Jr. vs Raphael Sa'u (23-03-2024) Full Fight
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Transcript
00:00 I told Steve, I said mate I'm fearful for your future.
00:09 Well we're already at it.
00:12 I'm honoured to be kicked at us tonight.
00:15 30 plays 28, 183 plays 190, 102.2kg in weight, 117.
00:22 This was round one.
00:23 This was round one, set for 6 threes.
00:26 This was Tevita Pangai Jr and Raphael Su.
00:32 Big difference in weight here, 15kg advantage here.
00:36 See if that plays a big part in this fight.
00:40 The thing for me when I think about Tevita and boxing is his body shape, Rabile, would
00:47 have to change a little bit more if the focus was on boxing.
00:52 I think about that stuff, especially if you're going to continue with rugby league and box
00:57 and by all indications it's either the Broncos or the Dolphins, from what I'm told.
01:05 Or here on the grapevine.
01:10 Sayul the solid black trunks, heavy weight actions.
01:15 He's got some pop on the jab too, Tevita Pangai Jr.
01:19 No one doubts the athletic ability no one ever has, but somewhat of an athletic enigma.
01:24 Doubles up the jab, throws the right over the top.
01:28 Sayul, I could be wrong, but very focused and certainly not intimidated early.
01:34 Here in round one, 149.
01:37 One thing Tevita has got better at is his boxing IQ.
01:40 Using his jab, working off his opponent's jab with counters, he's improved quite a bit.
01:45 Like I said in the lead up, it was pointed out to me by my writer, JJ Rocker, and a shout
01:52 out to you JJ, that Tevita took a step up last outing as you also pointed out.
01:58 And Teddy Atlas, the great Teddy Atlas says the fight begins when you first feel resistance.
02:05 Heavy hands from Tevita Pangai Jr.
02:11 Throws out the left hand and then, wow, pause and then put something on it and he doubles
02:15 it up.
02:16 Yeah, he's very controlled and measured at the moment as well.
02:19 He's not over committing to anything as well.
02:22 Last fight he tended to gas out a little bit towards the end, so he's probably been a bit
02:25 more cautious about, you know, if this fight does go to six rounds, but more focused about
02:31 scoring shots rather than going for the early knockout.
02:34 Sayul, he felt that.
02:35 If we got an early knockout, we might have one soon.
02:38 He felt that and marches forward.
02:41 These are powerful shots.
02:42 Make no mistake.
02:44 This is the fists of the furious on Standspot Australia in conjunction with Icon events
02:51 from the JBS arena.
02:54 Don't blink.
02:57 Twenty-eight seconds left, round number one, set for six.
03:00 Got some power in these boys.
03:04 This is serious power.
03:06 Trust me, at ringside, the leather echoes, the sweat sprays off the top of Sayul.
03:16 Pause with the left hand, pause, pause and they touch gloves at the end of round number
03:22 one.
03:23 Geez, an action packed round one.
03:25 There was no feeling out there.
03:26 Yes, they were trying to find the range and get that jab and we've seen the paw from Tavita
03:32 and then start to lay in some big right hands and left hooks.
03:37 Impressive round one.
03:38 Yes, I think Sayul is just having a bit of an issue with the range at the moment as well.
03:45 As I said, Tavita is using that jab really well and then obviously he lands those big
03:48 shots on the inside.
03:49 We know he packs a lot of power as well, so he can end this fight at any given moment.
03:54 I'll be honest, I knew he had power, but when you're up close and personal to it, wow.
03:58 You can hear the thuds, can't you?
04:00 Yes, that's real power.
04:02 And you know what?
04:03 You can strengthen a punch, but you've either got that one punch knockout power or you haven't.
04:08 You can't tell Kostya why he could do what he did with that lights out power.
04:13 Yes, definitely.
04:14 You can train to have power, but that freakish one punch power, you're either born with it
04:18 or you're not.
04:19 It's as simple as that.
04:20 I don't know if it's one punch or if it's very heavy hands.
04:22 I haven't determined that yet.
04:24 Scary.
04:25 It's both.
04:26 It's both if they land.
04:27 Yes, it's heavyweight division, mate.
04:28 We've all got a bit of power, that's for sure.
04:33 Okay, so the game plan seems the same.
04:43 Savita, Pangai Junior.
05:01 There's Shod.
05:02 And that was power off the shoulder.
05:06 Someone's going to go inside six.
05:09 This ain't going to the cards.
05:12 Oh, big left hand.
05:14 Left hook.
05:15 A type of left hook, if you like.
05:19 Left grip.
05:20 Savita, soul tries to counter punch.
05:28 Doubles up the jab.
05:29 Savita, a sense.
05:30 Clocking up time.
05:31 Now covers up.
05:32 Gee whiz, I tell you Barry.
05:33 Dempsey, I'm not going to be able to do this.
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08:46 He's turning up the heat.
08:50 Right hand, left hook.
08:53 Sua being marched backward bravely pokes out the left hand.
08:58 Right hand digs it to the body.
09:00 Sua again comes forward and doubles up the jab.
09:07 But like Barry Hall said, he either has to circle or slip or get inside.
09:13 So there's a fair bit of risk involving what your recommendation is.
09:17 Yeah, well throw punches and get some respect back.
09:19 Because otherwise you're just going to get walked through.
09:21 Tavita's walking through him at the moment.
09:23 You need to get some respect.
09:25 And to do that is to punch while you're in that zone.
09:30 Yeah, he's just a bit too worried about what's coming back from Tavita at the moment.
09:33 Obviously after that big knockdown.
09:34 I don't blame him.
09:35 Yeah, that's right.
09:36 But we're in a fight here where you start gaining a bit of respect.
09:39 You start coming forward a little bit.
09:40 I've barely seen him come forward on the front foot too much.
09:43 He's on the back foot a lot.
09:44 Oh!
09:46 Let me set this up.
09:48 It could be over again.
09:49 We've got a monitor.
09:50 The boys are above us.
09:52 Another one nearly went.
09:54 Tavita, he's throwing bombs.
09:56 He's hailing bombs.
09:58 Big left hook from Tavita Pengai Jr.
10:01 Sua is some kind of tough.
10:05 122, left in the third, set for six.
10:09 Tanaka Pengai Jr. is making a statement at the JBS Arena.
10:15 And again, Sua shakes off the power.
10:19 He looks so comfortable near Tavita at the moment.
10:21 You can smell blood, but at the same sense he's not overdoing it too much.
10:24 Like he does want to blow his mind a bit here.
10:27 So he just wants to take his time with it and pick those shots.
10:30 Left rip, left uppercut just moments ago.
10:34 Seol, brave, tough as teak.
10:39 And expect nothing less from the man from Parnas, from North.
10:42 Seol just had him exactly where he wanted him.
10:44 On the inside, landed a couple of short shots,
10:46 and he just steps back straight away and he gives Tavita exactly what he wants.
10:50 Needs to work while he's on the inside there.
10:52 I'm pretty sure it was a Tavita Pengai Jr. left rip to the body,
10:55 and they don't tickle.
10:57 They shut you down.
11:00 He is some kind of tough.
11:02 Rafael Seol.
11:08 He's still got some fighting in him.
11:09 So he's in there, he's game.
11:12 He's more than game.
11:16 Left bounces off the forehead.
11:19 The sweat sprays into the air at the JBS Arena.
11:24 Seol throws out the left hand, Tavita the right hand.
11:27 Another left hand.
11:34 My goodness gracious.
11:36 I tell you what, Tavita starts in the--
11:38 I've got to keep an eye on the corner here.
11:40 I think he's out on his feet here, guys.
11:42 I've got to keep an eye on the corner because the trainer had to assist Rafael Seol back to the corner.
11:49 Now, Debs, have a close look at what I'm talking about, but first the replay.
11:56 I think they might call this fight here.
11:58 I hope they do.
11:59 I really hope they do, Barry.
12:01 Yeah, he's taking some punishment.
12:03 And it was three left hooks in a row, which he was out on his feet.
12:08 And it's been called.
12:09 It's been called, as we predicted.
12:11 It's all over.
12:13 That's the right decision to be made.
12:30 I tell you what, Tavita was just waiting until the last ten seconds of both those rounds to really put the herd on him as well.
12:36 But I think the judges at the corner has definitely made the right decision there.
12:40 He was wobbling back to the corner, to the stool, and couldn't find his way back on his own.
12:44 So I think that's definitely the right decision.
12:46 Very impressive from Tavita.
12:48 Obviously, the left hooks did the damage, but it's the jabs that set everything up.
12:52 The most important, punching, boxing.
12:54 His defensible sound and his jabs got him there.
12:56 He held that range and he used that jab perfectly, which set up the hooks, which got the knockout.
13:01 Very impressive performance.
13:02 He looked very comfortable doing so as well.
13:04 A lot more polished version from last time he was out.
13:06 A lot more comfortable.
13:08 He's popping that jab out.
13:13 He just gets better.
13:14 He gets better and better.
13:15 He's obviously a full-time boxer now.
13:16 We're not sure what his future's going to be.
13:18 He's obviously going to go back to rugby league.
13:20 But he's improved dramatically.
13:23 Obviously, the team at Logan, Logan Boxing, have done fantastic work with him.
13:28 His boxing IQ is outstanding now.
13:30 He can use the jab and set up punches like that.
13:33 Big right hand, a big left hook, and he's knocking guys out.
13:36 Very impressive.
13:37 That was his fourth professional fight as well.
13:39 He's looking very good after four fights.
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