O’Shaquie Foster might want to present far more aggression if he hopes to defeat WBC tremendous featherweight champion Robson Conceição (19-2-1, 9 KOs) of their 12-round rematch this Saturday, November 2nd.
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Foster (22-3, 12 KOs) misplaced his WBC title by a cut up resolution on July sixth by not doing sufficient on offense and retreating throughout the ring in opposition to the strain fighter Conceicao.
Foster seemed good of their earlier battle however forgot to throw sufficient punches. He acquired outworked by Conceicao, who landed the cleaner pictures and was the one making an attempt to make a battle of it.
Saturday’s Conceicao vs. Foster II rematch will occur on the Turning Stone Resort and On line casino in Verona, New York.
Foster Has Been a Sore Loser
The 31-year-old Foster was touchdown clear pictures, however there wasn’t sufficient of them, they usually have been weak pitty-pat ones. That’s how Foster at all times fights, however on this case, the judges didn’t worth them. Foster was a sore loser, complaining in interviews and on social media. He by no means stopped being salty, making it troublesome for followers to rally behind him as a result of he hasn’t proven a lot class how a defeated fighter ought to.
Foster’s earlier battle in opposition to Abraham Nova, which was controversial, could have additional harm his possibilities of profitable. He received a 12-round cut up resolution, however Nova was the aggressor, landed extra pictures and landed more durable punches. Foster fought the identical means in opposition to Nova as he did in opposition to Conceicao, doing simply the minimal and banking on the judges to disregard his opponent’s superior work price.
“I ain’t actually making an attempt to dwell on the judges. I want them the very best, however this battle, I plan on coming in and dominating to the very best of my potential,” mentioned Foster, speaking in regards to the two judges that scored the battle in Conceicao’s favor of their conflict on July sixth.
If Foster had simply stopped complaining in regards to the judges, extra followers can be sympathetic, however the way in which he’s cried over his defeat, it means that possibly he realizes that he didn’t do sufficient. He simply doesn’t need to admit it to the followers and to himself.
“We plan on doing stuff in another way, and we plan on stepping to him. I hope he is aware of that,” mentioned Foster.
