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00:00Defend yourselves at all time. God bless. Touch gloves.
00:06This is a fight that neither can afford to lose.
00:10Archie Sharp is number 3 in the WBO at 130 pounds.
00:14Was number 1 before promotional issues.
00:17And Ryan Garner is ranked 25 at 130 pounds by the WBC.
00:23But he's one of Britain's smoothest talents.
00:25Archie Sharp, though, despite the fact that he can switch southpaw and fight from either stance, Tim,
00:31he's a guy who likes to get into a fight.
00:34Both of them can switch it.
00:37I'll be curious to see when they do switch.
00:40Of course, Garner, he's going to have to close that distance on Sharp.
00:45Sharp likes to use his range, likes to use his height and reach.
00:49He's a good counterpuncher from the outside.
00:53There he is, just switching forward momentarily just to the southpaw stance.
00:57Just to change the angle.
01:00But Garner, combination puncher.
01:03I like his style. Very aggressive, comes forward, will come behind his jab.
01:07Sometimes he will abandon his jab to get in close.
01:11But he puts those punches together very, very well.
01:15And Garner, what he loves to do, Tim, is get inside your guard and dig to the body with that left hook.
01:21I think that's a quick left hook there from Sharp, though,
01:24to make sure that Garner does not get comfortable and make him pay every time he wants to close that gap.
01:31Again, Garner sometimes lunges in.
01:34He doesn't come behind his jab all the time. He just comes through the front door.
01:39Sharp, Archie Sharp, he's sharp. He's a sharpshooter from the outside.
01:43He can time you on your way inside.
01:48Advantages in height and reach for the aforementioned sharpshooter.
01:54That's something that Garner's going to have to contend with.
01:57This is the fight that both fighters have been wanting for a while now,
02:01and it finally materialized.
02:03Nice combination punching from both.
02:06Good eyes from Sharp.
02:10It's about time.
02:12They've been pros too long without fighting for a world championship.
02:16You got one that's been a pro for nine years.
02:18You have the other one that's been a pro for eight years.
02:20Both of them are undefeated.
02:22We rarely ever see in boxing undefeated guys go like this,
02:26that are, I would say, contenders, somewhat contenders.
02:29Rarely ever see that.
02:31So I'm glad that they're actually fighting.
02:34And both guys have credited fatherhood with helping them get to this point
02:40after wasting years, crucial years of their professional development,
02:45just not taking the sport as seriously as they should have.
02:48You see Garner trying to open up once again,
02:51and Sharp just quick with straight punches.
02:54Once again, Garner trying to land that overhand right,
02:57and it's a straight left from Sharp that catches him coming in.
03:01A lot of movement from Sharp. A lot of movement.
03:04I mean, he's moving around a lot. It's the first round already.
03:07Imagine six, seven, eight rounds.
03:10He's going to start to wear down. He's going to start to get tired.
03:13You know, Tim, after back-to-back losses to Zhilei Zhang,
03:16Joe Joyce bounced back earlier this year, knocking out Kash Ali.
03:19Joyce hopes to repeat that performance against Derek Chisora today.
03:24But not so fast, says Chisora.
03:28You've mentioned you think he has PTSD from the Zhang fights.
03:31What does that mean?
03:33You'd get your head spun by Zhang, mate.
03:36Me?
03:37Yeah.
03:38Bro, you got him twice.
03:41Huh?
03:42Twice.
03:43Ooh, that was in the past. That was last year.
03:46We're talking about this year.
03:48We're talking about this fight coming up.
03:50Twice.
03:51How many losses back-to-back have you had?
03:53So don't come to pipe up your...
03:55What are you talking about, man?
03:57How many times have you been like,
03:59wait a minute, what have you done?
04:01No, no.
04:02How many times back-to-back have you lost?
04:04But guess what, I still sell out.
04:07Huh? Well done.
04:08Yeah, so...
04:09Yeah, so what?
04:10Well, this sold out.
04:12The O2 sold out. I'm looking forward to it.
04:18The banter from Derek Chisora's top level.
04:21And Tim, he's saying you got PTSD.
04:24You can't even eat Chinese food anymore.
04:26I mean...
04:27That's what I'm saying, man.
04:28I mean, you know, Chisora, old veteran, man.
04:31You know, that's just verbal judo.
04:33Yeah.
04:34Yeah, he's just trying to psych him out, get into his head.
04:37He wants to take him to that place that he was again
04:40when he was in there with Zhang.
04:42Zhang was able to knock him out.
04:44Twice.
04:45Twice.
04:46So...
04:49He's just planting the seed.
04:50That's it, planting that seed,
04:52trying to keep it still relevant in his brain
04:54and saying like, hey, when I get in there and you feel these hands,
04:57guess what?
04:58You can be reminded.
05:01And he said he wanted to call during the press conference in the week.
05:05He asked Frank Warren,
05:08can you call Zhilei Zhang and see if he'll walk me out?
05:12I mean, it's just mind games left and right.
05:14Mind games, man.
05:17No mind games here.
05:18That's our main event coming up immediately after this 10-round bout
05:23between Ryan Garner, the man in the white and red trunks,
05:27against Archie Sharp with the Miami colored trunks, if you want to say.
05:35Both undefeated, combined for 40 professional wins.
05:4017 by knockout.
05:41Nice left hook there from Garner.
05:43That's a good shot from Garner.
05:45That's the shot.
05:46I remember when Sharp, he fought against, I think it was Arce.
05:50Arce, Facundo Arce.
05:51Arce, yeah, he got clipped with the left hook,
05:53a nasty left hook and went down.
05:56However, he got up.
05:57He finished the fight.
05:58He was able to produce a knockout himself.
06:00He knocked him down in the third round after going down twice in the first round.
06:04The difference here, Tim, nice right hook there from Archie Sharp,
06:08is that Facundo Arce was not,
06:10he was real sloppy in trying to finish that fight,
06:13and that was the difference.
06:14Yeah.
06:15That allowed Sharp to recover and then come up with the unanimous decision win.
06:20Ooh, what a body shot.
06:21Head clash right there.
06:22Southpaw versus Orthodox.
06:23You understand that.
06:25Power hands line up on the same side,
06:27so when they're both committing with offense,
06:30you're going to get head clashes.
06:32And, Tim, he used Garner's momentum against him
06:35and just landed a real clean shot downstairs.
06:38And Garner's known as a body puncher,
06:40but so far it's Sharp that has been able to land the better body shots,
06:43like that one.
06:45Just creates space for himself for those counters.
06:47You know, when you're able to create space,
06:49you open up your punch variety.
06:52You're able to, you know, throw body shots, uppercuts, straight right hands,
06:56straight left hands, depending on what stance you come from,
06:59you're fighting out of.
07:02Garner just not able to find his range as of yet.
07:05You can thank that stab jab from Sharp as one of the primary reasons.
07:10Also, Sharp using his legs to create that range.
07:14That was low, or on the belt line.
07:16Oh, chippy.
07:20Good defense, a nice counter left hook
07:22from Ryan Garner here at the close of the second round.
07:46He's going to crash again, but...
07:49Take your time with him.
07:50He's going to be working the tree.
07:52They're going to show him off.
07:53No, no, no, no.
07:54Set that left hook, left hook, right left hook.
07:57It's our fault.
07:58Our five rounds aren't as good as the scorecards anyway.
08:00It's Sharp.
08:01Yeah, just like...
08:03But listen.
08:04He's really soft.
08:05Do a little bit deeper.
08:07Oh, my goodness.
08:14Close, 10 seconds.
08:20This is nice footwork right there.
08:22Good right hand.
08:23Both guys trading blows...
08:27in that 50-50 exchange.
08:29But again, it's Sharp just creating space for himself
08:32to be able to land his offense.
08:36Garner will land another overhand right
08:38at the start of the round and then follow it up there.
08:40That right eye of Garner starting to show a little bit of wear.
08:46Been a couple of headbutts here
08:47when Sharp is in that southpaw stance.
08:51See him using that footwork.
08:54Sharp.
08:55You can see Sharp didn't like that right hand
08:56down to the body right there.
08:57Saw how he folded over.
09:00I know Garner's seen it.
09:01Garner's intent on cutting the gap between these two.
09:06That's a nice jab from Sharp.
09:08As long as he keeps that jab out there,
09:11he stops Garner's advance like he does there.
09:14Yeah.
09:16But it's hard to do consistently, Tim,
09:18with the pressure that Garner's putting on in this fight.
09:22Yeah, Garner's putting on pressure.
09:23He's letting his hands go,
09:24and occasionally he'll land something downstairs as well,
09:26but...
09:27you know, that pressure starts to get to you psychologically as well.
09:30You know, you start to feel that pressure.
09:32And then when you're getting into the later rounds,
09:34like, you know, 6, 7, 8,
09:37and you're saying, man, why am I so tired?
09:42You know, Sharp's going to have to be in tremendous shape.
09:44I mean, he's moving around a hell of a lot.
09:46That's tough on a fighter to move so much.
09:49Now he's choosing on standing his ground right now.
09:52However, Garner's going to keep coming.
09:54He's going to be right there all night long.
09:57A great head movement from Sharp
09:59as Garner trying to land those overhead shots.
10:03Nice uppercut from Sharp
10:05as Garner lands a good right.
10:07The exchanges are really clean.
10:13Again, Sharp back is against the ropes.
10:15He shouldn't be there.
10:16He shouldn't be there.
10:17He shouldn't be there.
10:19Again, Sharp back is against the ropes.
10:21He shouldn't be there.
10:22He should keep the fight in the center of the ring.
10:26He's falling right into the hands of Garner.
10:29Garner now, that's exactly where he wants him to be,
10:31right in the center of the ring.
10:32He doesn't want to have to chase him around.
10:34And then Sharp just choosing to stay against the ropes,
10:37along the ropes.
10:38Doing a good job of countering off the ropes.
10:41Now we got a cut there over the left eye of Archie Sharp.
10:46And it was Garner who was cut twice
10:49in his last fight against Liam Dillon.
10:51And Sharp was asking,
10:52how are those scars coming up?
10:54Those cuts healed because I'm going to go after you.
10:56And it's actually Sharp against the right left hand now
10:59that catches Garner as he was coming in.
11:01That was nasty.
11:03Just a full step back.
11:05A half a step back and just fire.
11:08Footwork, great angles.
11:11Great angles for himself to be able to land his offense.
11:14Sharp looking nice this round.
11:16If he keeps his back off the ropes,
11:18he can make it an easy night for himself.
11:21First time in his career that Archie Sharp has been cut.
11:24Nice left hook there for Garner to close out this third round.
11:44Don't give them anything away.
11:46As he's coming, you're moving your feet.
11:48As he comes, let your hands go.
11:50Yeah, that's fine. It's not a bad spot.
11:55Not above the eye lid.
11:57As he comes, throw your shots straight over the top.
12:00Then move your feet.
12:01Keep whipping those shots in low.
12:06When you're on the ropes, as he comes, don't throw.
12:09Try to hit him when he's tight.
12:11When he opens up,
12:13keep him sharp.
12:18A little abrasion above that eye.
12:20Big shot right there.
12:22That was a nice counter.
12:24Just step back.
12:27Straight left hand.
12:28Both guys landing trading blows right there.
12:31Now Sharp, when guys do that and try to be strong,
12:34they waste so much energy doing that, man.
12:37You're going to need that strength later.
12:41Later in the fight.
12:42Great work in the corner of Archie Sharp.
12:46Tim, for a cut, it never really bled a lot.
12:50It's a small lumbar. It's not bad.
12:52Not bad at all. It's not even a bad spot.
12:55You're not worried about the blood dripping down into the eye.
12:59Impeding the vision at all.
13:01This is not where Sharp is at his best.
13:04When his back is up against the ropes,
13:05that's where Garner wants him to be.
13:08Looking for those shots.
13:09Both of them land overhand right simultaneously.
13:11We've seen that throughout this fight.
13:13You don't want him against the ropes.
13:14I don't like him against the ropes either
13:15because you only can go left or right.
13:18You have a hard time getting back
13:19and trying to get out of range.
13:20However, he's counterpunching effectively off the ropes.
13:25That's the reason why he's comfortable.
13:26He feels comfortable there.
13:28Tim, you give the impression to the judges
13:30that your opponent is the one
13:32who has you pinned up against the ropes
13:34as opposed to you choosing to be there.
13:36Right.
13:37And then the view.
13:38You take that view away as well for the judges.
13:40Wow, what a left hand.
13:41Almost on the chin right there from Sharp.
13:46Garner's still trying to close that distance.
13:49He needs Sharp to stay still
13:51to be able to work some offense.
13:54Now we see blood on the outside of the eye of Sharp.
13:58That looks like a different cut on the eyelid.
14:02It is.
14:07Again, if it's on the outside of the eye,
14:09not too much worried about it.
14:11You've got to worry about the blood getting hit.
14:16And we talk about the story of the fight, Tim.
14:18Also, the judges start to see the blood.
14:20Ooh, nice counter left there from Sharp though.
14:24Ooh.
14:25Getting his head off the line right there.
14:27Trying to line him up with that big backhand.
14:30Sharp is.
14:32But yeah, you're just talking about just...
14:37What you're talking about, Bernardo,
14:39is what it looks like.
14:40Yes.
14:41What it looks like to the judges.
14:47Ooh, nice left hook there from Garner.
14:52Sharp catches Garner.
14:53I mean, Garner is as offensive as they come,
14:56but he's really coming in wide open.
14:59Coming in wide open.
15:01Doesn't feel any effect of the punches coming from Sharp.
15:05Taking them very well.
15:06These guys are not tremendous punchers.
15:13Only 9 knockouts and 25 wins for Archie Sharp.
15:178 knockouts and 15 wins.
15:19Slightly above 50% for Garner.
15:28The crimson mask of Archie Sharp
15:30trying to share a little bit of that blood
15:32with the man who cut him twice, Brian Garner.
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15:42That is the O2 Arena.
15:44And earlier this week,
15:46both Chisora and
15:49Joyce were climbing up.
15:51And here it'll be a long climb.
15:53That cut seems a lot worse, Tim,
15:55than the first one.
15:56Yeah, it is.
15:57Definitely.
15:58But it's not, again,
15:59it's on the outside of the eye.
16:01It could get bigger.
16:02It could definitely get bigger.
16:03There's a head clash right there,
16:05which created that cut.
16:07Referee still haven't told us.
16:13There it is right there.
16:14Yep, head clash.
16:16But again, the referee hasn't said anything.
16:19Is it a cut?
16:20Is it from a punch?
16:21Is it from a headbutt?
16:23It looks like both cuts were caused by headbutts.
16:26And if that is the case,
16:27it's very important because
16:29if the fight goes more than 5 rounds,
16:32then we go to the scorecards,
16:33as opposed to it being a technical knockout stoppage
16:36in the case that it were to be stopped
16:39due to the cuts occurred in the 3rd and 4th round.
16:42Bernardo Osuna alongside
16:43International Boxing Hall of Famer.
16:45You see the ESBF bet live.
16:48Money odds changing.
16:50Garner, minus 550.
16:51Sharp at plus 350.
16:53Underdog, despite his vast experience
16:56and being ranked number 3 by the WBO.
17:00Nice quick one-two from Garner.
17:05Back to the southpaw stance.
17:08Nice shot to the body from Sharp.
17:10Then follows it up with a left hook to the chin.
17:17See, now Sharp's getting drug into the fight.
17:19He sees the blood.
17:20Yep.
17:21He's feeling the pressure.
17:24Now he's fighting Garner's fight.
17:26Exactly what Garner was looking for.
17:28Him to stay still, stay close so he can roughhouse him,
17:31get on the inside and dig him down to the body.
17:34Difference being he's in the middle of the ring.
17:36Nice right uppercut there from Garner,
17:38and then an overhand right.
17:44Body work there from Sharp.
17:49Oh, you see a little headbutt there from Garner
17:52as they were being split up by referee Victor Loffman.
17:59Body work from Sharp.
18:02You see Garner right there trying to get his open palm on that eye.
18:07He's trying to damage it even more,
18:09trying to break it across the eye of Sharp on the inside.
18:15Look at him. There it is again.
18:20It's a smart veteran move right there from Garner.
18:23Just breaking that eye.
18:25Some would say it's dirty, Tim.
18:29It's dirty. Look, it ain't dirty if the referee ain't saying anything.
18:32Yeah, that's the biggest difference.
18:34You do it until the referee stops you.
18:38Both fighters throwing vicious rights.
18:41There's that rake again.
18:45Nice left hook there from Garner.
18:47What they say, if you ain't cheating, you ain't driving.
18:49Yeah.
18:57Look at him. Oh, wow. Look at him use his head now.
19:01Garner using his head as well
19:03and just trying to rub the top of his head on that cut in the inside.
19:09See the legs of Sharp have slowed down.
19:13Moved a lot earlier during the fight.
19:18But now getting drug into a fight now.
19:20Nice right hand there from Garner.
19:23And earlier this week, Dersani from Queensbury Promotions
19:26sat down with both Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora
19:29in an intense face-off ahead of their clash here at the O2.
19:36You've seen all sorts of fighters over the years.
19:39Is he anything different?
19:42We're all the same. Sort of, but we've got more heart.
19:46Yeah, we've both got two arms, two legs and a head and maybe a brain.
19:50You said you were going to knock him out in a round.
19:52Do you stand by that?
19:56That's wishful thinking.
19:59You believe it yourself, truly, deeply.
20:04You think he doesn't believe that?
20:07You think he doesn't believe that?
20:09I think he's questioning himself now.
20:12I never question myself.
20:16Do you hear what he said?
20:18I never question myself, bro.
20:20It's going to be explosive.
20:21We're both going to be, you know, hitting each other.
20:24I'm probably going to be hitting you more until I win the fight.
20:29And Tim, something else that Derek Chisora said,
20:33like, one of us is going to leave with less brain cells after this fight.
20:38He's as honest as they come.
20:40Because that's the type of fight we expect in the main event.
20:42Yeah, I mean, both these guys, again, forget about the sweet science.
20:46Both of them block punches with their face.
20:48They come forward.
20:49They just, you know, they outwork and out-hustle their opponents.
20:53That's what they do.
20:54All right, Garner out-hustling Sharp here.
20:57As we start round 6 of his scheduled 10-round jiggle.
21:01That way, the traction.
21:02Nice shot.
21:03He's hurt.
21:04And now, he's going to try to put him down as Sharp smiles.
21:08But there's nothing to laugh about when Garner is punishing him.
21:12Look at the guy in the blue corner.
21:14A little dangerous, the fact that he's so high up there.
21:16He's up on the apron like that.
21:18I know, you know, he's up on the apron like that.
21:22And Sharp able to survive that onslaught, Tim.
21:26Sharp is tough.
21:28He's tough and gritty.
21:29Again, he's been there before.
21:31He's tying up, doing the right thing, trying to buy himself some time.
21:35Trying to clear his head.
21:39That was a nice short shot that Garner was able to land to hurt Sharp.
21:45Garner trying to land the uppercut as Sharp goes to the body.
21:53And you mentioned it last round.
21:54This is the fight that Garner wanted.
21:56Yes.
21:57There's no advantage in height or reach when Sharp is in that range.
22:01Not at all, Bernardo.
22:02Well said.
22:05Garner trying to land the uppercut as Sharp goes to the body.
22:09And you mentioned it last round.
22:11This is the fight that Garner wanted.
22:14There's a short right hook over the top by Garner.
22:18See, Garner's trying to hide.
22:20Sharp is trying to hide that he's hurt by staying close and fighting with him.
22:26Trying to fight him off.
22:29I used to do that.
22:30Yeah?
22:31Yeah, I've been hurt many times by guys,
22:33and I would just get more aggressive just to back them up off of me.
22:38Looks like Sharp is trying to do that.
22:41He's trying to fight him off of him.
22:44Looks like he's got his head cleared a bit.
22:46Now he's tied up.
22:47Stamp stays close.
22:52I remember that fight against Ruslan Provodnikov.
22:54You mentioned Kendall Holder was one of the hardest punchers you've ever been in against,
22:58so you've been in this position before, Tim.
23:01It's crazy.
23:02You know what?
23:03After that Kendall fight, that's what made me realize that I'm a bad mama-jama.
23:09I can take that in any fight.
23:11I can take any punch from any fighter out there after taking that big shot.
23:15And you know what?
23:16You want to know something?
23:17What's that?
23:18I think Joe Joyce, what he's holding on to is those two big wins
23:22that he had against Joseph Parker and Dubois.
23:27Yeah.
23:28Because if you look at their position and where they are now,
23:30he's saying, damn, that could have been me.
23:33I mean, Parker beat Wilder.
23:34Yes.
23:35And then in September, we're going to get Anthony Joshua against Daniel Dubois.
23:39Yes.
23:40That's why he continues to be a viable heavyweight contender.
23:44And that's why he believes in himself.
23:47All right, so big shot from Brian Garneau.
23:49Let's listen to the corners and what they're working on.
23:52There it is.
24:01Joe Joyce getting those dynamite hands wrapped.
24:05And we know he can punch.
24:07The question is, can he take the big shot?
24:10Is he the same after those two stoppage losses at the hands of Zhile Zhang?
24:15And we are sure of one thing, Tim,
24:17that tonight Derek Chisora will put that to the test.
24:20All right, absolutely.
24:21Chisora, although he is older, 17-year professional, he still brings it.
24:26You know, he still fights with passion.
24:28He still has that desire to win.
24:30And he knows that if he doesn't win this fight tonight, his career is going to be over.
24:35And you know what?
24:36For Joe Joyce, it seems like every fight his career is on the line.
24:41Even before he fought, Zhile Zhang is like, will he ever get the title shot?
24:47At that time, it was Fury Usyk.
24:50Now it's one man.
24:51It's Oleksandr Usyk and the IBF belt that's now taken.
24:54But you know what I admire about Joe Joyce?
24:56Although he had that number one position to fight Usyk and he could have just waited,
25:01the fact that he said, no, I'm not going to wait.
25:03I know he looks back and he reflects on that and says, man, I probably should have waited.
25:07But I like the fact that he continued to fight and continues to fight the best out there.
25:11And you know who else did that and it ended up costing him a title shot?
25:15Flip Herkovich.
25:16He got stopped by Daniel DuBois.
25:18That's true.
25:19And now DuBois is fighting for the vacant IBF title against Anthony Joshua in September.
25:24Nice combinations now from Garner once again, stopping sharp in his tracks.
25:35The one thing about Garner is he's been at this pace, fighting at this pace since the opening bout.
25:42And standing in between rounds too, Tim.
25:50And Garner with a very Tim Bradley, working that cut with the head, Timmy.
25:55Again, it ain't cheating until you get caught, right?
26:00I mean, he was breaking with the glove earlier.
26:02Now he's using his head.
26:03Oh, yeah.
26:04Yeah, I saw that a few rounds ago.
26:06He was definitely using that head, the top of his head, the forehead.
26:09Trying to open up that gash on the eye of Garner.
26:12Garner goes between the ropes.
26:16Sharp looks to catch a second win, Tim.
26:18He's boxing a lot better here in the seventh round.
26:21Caught his second win, cleared his head.
26:24Again, Sharp, tough, got hard.
26:27He's been down before, got up, and he won the fight.
26:30So, again, that experience is showing through right now.
26:38This is actually the second time that Sharp's been cutting this cut against Diego Andrade in July of 2021.
26:44So he's been there before.
26:47You see Garner trying to use an uppercut to get Sharp off of him.
26:55Ooh, nice left hook there from Sharp, but Garner eats it.
27:01It's the same punch over and over and over, landing for Sharp.
27:06Oh, nice straight right.
27:07How about that one that has been landing over and over for Garner?
27:11That was nice.
27:12That was a good right hand.
27:13But, again, it was all set up off the left hand, the lead hand of Garner.
27:18There's another right that just barely, Sharp was able to roll with that one.
27:27Nice left hook, no rolling there.
27:29The only head movement was caused by Garner connecting with that left hook.
27:37Another big round for Ryan Garner.
27:43Seventh round's in.
27:45Let's take a look, Tim, at how those two cuts materialize in the third and fourth round over the left eye of Archie Sharp
27:53as Ryan Garner looks clean over in that blue.
28:08Head clash right there.
28:10Both fighters coming in, trying to attack.
28:12Southpaw orthodox again.
28:14Both of them throwing that backhand.
28:16Heads line up on the same side.
28:18Opens up a gash there on the left eye of Sharp.
28:23Been dealing with that for some rounds now, right?
28:26Fourth round was that cut on the outside part of the eye.
28:29The upper part of the eye was in the third round.
28:34And the cut man has yet to stop it, or at least slow it down a bit.
28:47All right, round eight of a scheduled ten-round fight.
28:53Ronaldo soon alongside the International Boxing Hall of Famer Timothy Bradley.
28:58Our main event features Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora.
29:02What did you call that fight?
29:04The juggernaut against war?
29:06Juggle war.
29:09The juggle war.
29:13You know, one of the things I'm noticing from Sharp is that poor IQ, you know.
29:20If you're having success on the outside, yeah, you're moving, you're able to land your offense.
29:25Man, why don't you just keep doing that?
29:28You know, when he stays still and he chooses to trade, doesn't move his head,
29:33then, you know, Sharp is going to struggle.
29:38You know, big shot right there from Gardner.
29:43Again, Gardner needs you to stay still.
29:46Any time he stands still, he gets caught.
29:49Doesn't move his head off the line, keeps his head directly on the line.
29:54And once he stops his feet, again, Gardner catches up with him and hits him with a big shot.
30:02Our official scorer has it 58-56 in favor of Ryan Gardner.
30:07Going into the eighth round, having Gardner winning the last four rounds in a row.
30:13See, that's where Gardner has to operate right here, using that jab right now.
30:18Oh, that's a nice right from Sharp, but Tim, Gardner walks right through it.
30:23Can't clutch. Can't clutch, Bernardo. Not a big clutch.
30:30Gardner missing widely here at round eight.
30:41Sharp can fight his way back into this fight if he can just box.
30:45Oh, yes, he can just box. That's it.
30:48But what did we say at the beginning of the fight?
30:50Gardner can use his angles, can switch southpaw, has better feet and skills, but he prefers to fight.
30:57And, hey, that's something that we'd love to see, too.
31:02Absolutely. Not a complaint at all.
31:08Nice left uppercut from Sharp, and Gardner eats it.
31:15Sharp, all he has to do is keep his back off the ropes.
31:18Still on the outside, uses jab. Tom Gardner on the way in with shots.
31:23If Gardner gets too close, tie him up.
31:26Wash, rinse, and repeat.
31:29Good comeback round from Sharp here, but then you see Gardner land an overhand right.
31:37Out of position.
31:40And the referee ain't warning anything.
31:44All right, the warning is ESPN Plus pay-per-view next Saturday.
31:48It'll be Riyadh season.
31:50Terrence Crawford headlining against Israel Madribam as he moves up to 154 pounds.
31:55Isaac Pitbull, Cruz, Jared Anderson, David Morel, and Andy Ruiz.
31:59Andy Cruz, all on that card.
32:15Shut up.
32:34Remember the dream. Stay focused.
32:36Everything or nothing, son. Everything or nothing.
32:45Crawford-Madribam headline Riyadh season on ESPN Plus pay-per-view next Saturday
32:51from the bank of the BMO Stadium right here in Los Angeles, California.
32:56Round 9 of a scheduled 10-round fight.
32:59Ryan Gardner and Archie Sharp.
33:01Things heating up with the fight still in the balance after 8.
33:05You see now Gardner, a formidable favorite.
33:09Sharp, plus 750 just a few rounds ago.
33:13It was plus 350, so the ESPN bet odds changing as the fight progresses.
33:19And Gardner's stamina and conditioning is impressive.
33:24And he's been maintaining his high work rate throughout the fight.
33:29Never letting up. Constantly coming forward.
33:32I mean, this kind of endurance can be huge in these next two rounds.
33:38It could win him the fight.
33:42And Sharp needs to get some consistency on his offense going here in the last few rounds
33:49because if not, Gardner's just the middle part of the fight that he was able to control so easily.
33:55Could be the difference after a good start from Sharp.
33:58There's that quick combination punching you were mentioning from Gardner.
34:01He's just quick to it. He's like a piranha.
34:04That's why they call him that. Once he sees the blood, he's on you.
34:08Look, Tim, you mentioned it.
34:10So many warnings against Sharp when Gardner's been rubbing the eyes.
34:15I mean, he's been doing so much.
34:17Referee even said to think.
34:20So much has been going on in there that the ref has been unaware of.
34:27The headbutts, the breaking with the gloves from Gardner.
34:31There it is again. I mean, come on.
34:33In his face, right in front of the referee.
34:35I mean, the experience of this referee seems to be barren.
34:42Barren none.
34:44All right, nice left hand there from Sharp.
34:48Ooh, quick shot there from Sharp once again as Gardner landed one of his own.
34:56I think Sharp has to just sell out here over the last three minutes.
35:01I think Sharp has to just sell out here over the last three minutes and 40 seconds, Tim.
35:06Sharp is bleeding. He's feeling beat up. He's tired.
35:13Gardner just, again, poker face all the way through.
35:16Strong poker face.
35:19Hasn't budged whatsoever.
35:21Fighting the same way he fought at the start of the fight.
35:25And finally there's a warning for Gardner.
35:31Nice sharp right from Gardner.
35:37See that blood starting to bother.
35:39Yeah, Sharp now, he's rubbing on at that eye.
35:55How do you feel?
36:25GARDNER!
36:35GARDNER'S TEN SECONDS!
36:41SECONDS OUT!
36:42TENTH AND FINAL ROUND!
36:48Round ten of this junior lightweight all-British attraction.
36:51Someone's O has to go.
36:53Archie Sharp came in 25-0 with nine knockouts.
36:56Ryan Gardner 15-0 with eight knockouts.
36:59The piranha, though, in the white and red trunks has really made his moniker stick.
37:05And you see just how efficient he is with his overhand right.
37:11That is a nice jab from Sharp.
37:14Finally starting to use his range here.
37:17That's all he's had to do, honestly.
37:19Use his jab.
37:21Just keep it simple.
37:23Trying to do too much sometimes.
37:25Switching southpaw, orthodox, southpaw, orthodox.
37:28Sometimes just choose a stance that's working for you and just stick with it.
37:32And Tim, stick to the basics.
37:35The basics would have done him so much better in this fight than trying to be so fancy.
37:41How many times have you seen Gardner switch southpaw?
37:45Not many, right?
37:47Not many times, right?
37:48It's because he can switch southpaw.
37:50He can fight both ways as well.
37:52Because it's working for him.
37:56What did I say? If it ain't broke, don't fix it?
37:58Exactly.
38:04Terrence Crawford is one of the best at switching, as you see a nice straight right from Sharp.
38:08Because he does it based on feel.
38:10There's no preconceived moment where he's going to do it.
38:14Bomek doesn't know when it's going to happen.
38:16It's just organic.
38:18And you'll see that next week.
38:20Sharp got caught because he was loading up for a left hand and all of a sudden his right leg kind of gave out on him.
38:28There's so many 50-50 exchanges right there.
38:31Both guys in equal positioning.
38:33Just letting their hands go.
38:35Very little defense to go along with it.
38:45Last minute of this 10-rounder.
38:48Sharp is going to have to conjure up something beyond Sharp to convince the judges.
38:56Oh, nice body shot there by Sharp.
38:59Right hook to the solar plexus.
39:01Momentarily freezes Garner.
39:08But you see the difference in their demeanor, Tim.
39:12Garner still looks like he's got his endurance.
39:16Sharp is just on the last legs of that gas tank.
39:21When you look at that gas tank and it's on that red light.
39:24It's on E.
39:26It's on E, but you can see the heart and determination and the will of Sharp.
39:35He knows he may be behind in this fight, but he's fighting all the way through.
39:38He's giving it everything that he has.
39:40And Garner says, look, all I need to do is land this overhand right, which has been here for me all night long.
39:46And there it is.
39:48Someone will leave the O2 Arena with a 1 after their record tonight.
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40:00Get in the zone.
40:02And tonight, the Piranhas seem to be in the zone more than the sharpshooter Archie Sharp.
40:08Although this was a competitive fight, Tim.
40:11It started off competitive, very competitive early on.
40:15You know, Sharp was using his legs, using his movement, lateral movement to create offense for himself.
40:21But again, Garner just consistent, persistent with that aggression coming forward.
40:29Eventually, Sharp slowed down, and then he was able to get to him.
40:32He had a good start, and then in the 8th round, it looked like he could turn things around.
40:36But then once again, that gas tank that Ryan Garner has just helped him close the last two rounds in good fashion.
40:45A lot of 50-50 exchanges, as you mentioned, in this fight.
40:48Where, you know, the left hand of Archie Sharp would connect at the same time as Garner.
40:53But Sharp really didn't have anything behind those shots.
40:56Nah, not really. He didn't have too much behind those shots.
40:59However, he was landing some of those bombs, and Garner took them well.
41:04But there was one point in the fight where Garner landed his shot, and he got Sharp's attention.
41:11Hurt him.
41:13Yeah, that was an impressive combination that he landed on Archie Sharp at that point.
41:18And Sharp was, in the 6th round, was able to overcome that.
41:24And will it be enough, though, to wrest away the victory against Ryan Garner?
41:29Archie Sharp ranked number 3 by the WBO, and this young man, Garner, number 25 by the WBC.
41:36Both at junior lightweight, so it's a crucial fight for both.
41:41And you see that Muhammad Ali tattoo on the right arm of Ryan Garner,
41:46as we await the official decision in the voice of one Thomas Treiber.
41:54Ladies and gentlemen, after 10 rounds of boxing, we go to the judges' scorecards.
42:02Judge Kevin Parker scores it 98-92.
42:07And both judges, Kieran McCann and Massimo Badarovecchio, are in agreement.
42:15They both score it the same, 97-93.
42:19All in favor of your winner, by unanimous decision,
42:27and still WBC international super featherweight champion,
42:36Ryan, the Piranha Garner!
42:43Well, the Piranha came to eat.
42:46And, Tim, a hard-earned victory for Ryan Garner, who improves to 16-0.
42:51I liked his performance tonight. I mean, he stayed to the game.