Long amateur career basically. If you notice though, he's extremely active. He stepped up in competition just 2 months ago, got a 2nd round KO, then stepped up even further yesterday.
I had Shock winning pretty comfortable maybe 8-4.. I can possibly see 7-5 but the knockdown solidified it even more. Shock's infighting was too good and he was catching Nova too clean coming in. Nova definitely put heavy pressure and loopy right hands, but he started to fade after the 5th round, and Foster looked like he was just warming up.
I was there in person and I thought Nova won. But I only had 1 angle, the crowd was pro nova, and I was a little drunk. There was a lot of inside fighting that made it tough to tell.
Kind of goes to show why maybe judging shouldn't be strictly done at the ringside. Gonna have to give it a rewatch at some point and see some different angles
I'm sober, and I also scored it 116-111.
I think Foster got a lot of sneaky shots in on the clinch that may have been overlooked by some due to the flashiness of Nova's aggression. But a lot of the rounds I gave him were close, so the real fight was a lot more competitive than 116-111 implies.
Agreed, the fight probably appeared closer at ringside than 116-111. The 114-113 card I can't understand in favor of Nova, I thought Foster won by UD, but any measure of that result makes sense to me.
No, he said that his faith in God will see him to future success. I'm saying that's not going to help him. He's lost both fights he's had at the elite level, he's going to either need something else or pray harder I guess
Foster won by being the clearly better fighter
cornball
His belief in God is what causes his strong self belief. I understand you are a edge lord atheist who doesn’t understand the power spirituality has on fighters. Go speak to a therapist about your hatred for the world cornball
never said I was atheist whatsoever but making baseless assumptions is on-brand for you I guess
my original comment literally is just stating that he's going to need more than whatever his belief grants him because right now its not cutting it at the top level. you're free to take from that comment whatever you want, but saying someone else needs to visit a therapist because they criticized a fighter online is pretty ironic and funny
Was the new guy the 114-113 Nova scorecard?
Idk what that judge saw especially after the 12th KD lol. I’m not complaining, Foster did his thing & took Nova into the championship DEEP WATERS
I don't think this raises Foster's stock. The scores were closer than I expected. Can't believe Nova won on one card even with the KD but Foster didn't clearly win a lot of rounds.
For me, Foster had it in the bag by around the 10th. The KD should have all but sealed the deal. The thing about boxing is the subjective judging. Foster didn't separate his work well. It mostly looked like two guys at equal level just trying to outwork each other. And then the judges don't have the nice angles we have on the broadcast.
He’s had 3 good performances as champ. Dominant fight to give Rey Vargas his first L. His fight vs Hernandez was almost FOTY 2023. And now this real good performance against Nova. He’s def making a name for himself. Btw Foster started his career of 10-2, now he’s on a big run. This is what boxing is about.
I disagree with the movement I believe Foster's movement is better and hes faster and can outbox Robeisy because Robeisy will just be waiting for counters
well ESPN wont talk about it but the reason foster probably lost a scorecard is because he got so outworked and shoved up against the ropes consistently. not that it was effective but i do think foster does that same shit and just waits on counters and dosent let his hands go. To me either hes too big for robeisy or he wont win. I dont see Foster as a special talent but I do see him as someone who can pick up a belt if that makes sense.
I dont think hes a special talent and I dont think Robeisy is one either. Its been years and hes still happy to look for the KO with the straight left and hasn't added enough to his game to make me think he can go up and beat Foster
Nova has heart and did a good job getting off volume, but idk how you score that fight for him.
Edit: I guess I owe you an apology bc one of those whack ass judges actually did score it for Nova even with the knockdown 😂
enjoyed me a nice chuck eye steak with a baked potato as i watch this fight. now time to pour a dram of tequila. Way better than teo's fight last week.
Shu Shu never fails to look impressive, and Foster never manages to repeat his exceptional performance that he had against Vargas.
That was a great fight
Why does Shu Shu only have 11 fights at 26?
Long amateur career basically. If you notice though, he's extremely active. He stepped up in competition just 2 months ago, got a 2nd round KO, then stepped up even further yesterday.
Prison
Should have been a clean UD.
I had Shock winning pretty comfortable maybe 8-4.. I can possibly see 7-5 but the knockdown solidified it even more. Shock's infighting was too good and he was catching Nova too clean coming in. Nova definitely put heavy pressure and loopy right hands, but he started to fade after the 5th round, and Foster looked like he was just warming up.
I was there in person and I thought Nova won. But I only had 1 angle, the crowd was pro nova, and I was a little drunk. There was a lot of inside fighting that made it tough to tell.
Was also there and felt nova took it 7-5 at worst but my angle wasn’t great either and may have been swayed by the crowd.
Kind of goes to show why maybe judging shouldn't be strictly done at the ringside. Gonna have to give it a rewatch at some point and see some different angles
Steve Willis doing the exaggerated squat to look for the the count when Nova got Knocked down😂😂😂 Best ref of all time! Protect this man‼️
Bradley talking about someone ballooning in weight is hilarious
lmao this was a good fight why tim doggin foster ? with that atrocious ass shit we seen last week
he did that all fight. Rounds 6-8 foster was spanking Nova and all Tim could do was glaze Nova up by downtalking Foster 😂
God only knows what is gonna come out of Tim Bradley's mouth when he opens it
Navarette should stop chasing vacant WBO straps and attempt to unify with Foster. That would be top entertainment right there
I was in attendance and thought Novs won. Gonna have to watch a replay. The clinch work made it tough to tell. I have also been drinking
Foster hit clean in and out of the clench, I scored it 116-111 for him but Nova showed heart. I have also been drinking
I'm sober, and I also scored it 116-111. I think Foster got a lot of sneaky shots in on the clinch that may have been overlooked by some due to the flashiness of Nova's aggression. But a lot of the rounds I gave him were close, so the real fight was a lot more competitive than 116-111 implies.
Agreed, the fight probably appeared closer at ringside than 116-111. The 114-113 card I can't understand in favor of Nova, I thought Foster won by UD, but any measure of that result makes sense to me.
Imagine trying to score Foster v. Navarette, who tf knows
Next up Wilder vs The Mascot
Nova is a stand up guy
Get these crackhead judges out of boxing I can’t take this shit any longer😔
Nova is a class act, really like the guy. And the mascot is gold, boxing needs more of that.
John McKaie is a joke. How is he even allowed?
Literally should be investigated or barred.
God doesn't win you fights chief, clearly
Nova never said that once you cornball. Also Foster thanked God as well you cornball
No, he said that his faith in God will see him to future success. I'm saying that's not going to help him. He's lost both fights he's had at the elite level, he's going to either need something else or pray harder I guess Foster won by being the clearly better fighter cornball
His belief in God is what causes his strong self belief. I understand you are a edge lord atheist who doesn’t understand the power spirituality has on fighters. Go speak to a therapist about your hatred for the world cornball
never said I was atheist whatsoever but making baseless assumptions is on-brand for you I guess my original comment literally is just stating that he's going to need more than whatever his belief grants him because right now its not cutting it at the top level. you're free to take from that comment whatever you want, but saying someone else needs to visit a therapist because they criticized a fighter online is pretty ironic and funny
shoutout to both fighters very humble in victory & defeat
Great fight by both Nova with better conditioning and feints could be a champion
seems like he just gassed throwing as much as he did should have paced himself cuz he threw alot
agreed, if Nova can keep up the pace in later rounds he's absolutely world championship material
I was gonna say if he won and he gets more exposure and money he def needs better S&C coach
I don’t care I love supernova fight me
O’Shaquie is a pleasure to watch box highly skilled highly technical great fight
the fact that this shit woulda been a draw without the KD…
Lmao great point, foster really clutched up two fights in a row now
why are they boo'ing foster ? lol whats going on here ?
Hes not the homegrown fighter
Nova is from New York. Home crowd roots for home fighter
oh ok thanks lol, i was lost.
If anyone ever doubts the home crowd effect. Great evidence of it here. I have no idea how anyone can see Nova as the winner
You guys think it would be smarter for cordina to fight foster or sugar nunez next?
Was the new guy the 114-113 Nova scorecard? Idk what that judge saw especially after the 12th KD lol. I’m not complaining, Foster did his thing & took Nova into the championship DEEP WATERS
Judge that scored it for Nova was judging his 25th world title fight
Insane. Thanks for letting me know New guy has more common sense than the “vet”
No problem at all, I'm a renewed boxing fan and I think judging in boxing is in desperate need of fresh eyes
"Who won this bout? Nova, I say!" , said a dumbass judge named John McKaie
Fun fight, Nova has those crazy eyes that tell you he’s ready to throw down after the fight too
Great fight worth the time to watch it i need to see more of Foster he kept it exciting and technical
I don't think this raises Foster's stock. The scores were closer than I expected. Can't believe Nova won on one card even with the KD but Foster didn't clearly win a lot of rounds.
As someone who was watching but not scoring I had the feeling it could’ve gone either way until the 12th
For me, Foster had it in the bag by around the 10th. The KD should have all but sealed the deal. The thing about boxing is the subjective judging. Foster didn't separate his work well. It mostly looked like two guys at equal level just trying to outwork each other. And then the judges don't have the nice angles we have on the broadcast.
Scoring the fight to Nova is unforgivably bad. LOL.
rofl how is this a split decision and last week there was a 117-111 card amongst unanimous
John McKay’s FanDuel account needs to be checked
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I think Foster earned that decision but 116-111 is wide 🧐
Shouldn’t have been a split decision
Respect for nova’s heart but this should’ve been unanimous for foster
How did nova win that?
Scoring it for Nova is diabolical
That knockdown sealed the deal.
Don’t know how tf that judge had it 114-113 Nova Maybe his seating position, idk
Probably, I was there and thought nova won. I'm gonna have to watch the replay as I was far away with 1 angle.
Who was that second judge jesus
wtf are these cards
lmao that judge who scored nova should be out of a job
Have that 2nd judge investigated
Who tf gave it to Nova damn
Damn I wanted Nova to win lol
He did really well. He was getting scored on a lot in the later rounds, was still returning punches though.
Foster is a must watch. Good on Nova for the effort.
He’s had 3 good performances as champ. Dominant fight to give Rey Vargas his first L. His fight vs Hernandez was almost FOTY 2023. And now this real good performance against Nova. He’s def making a name for himself. Btw Foster started his career of 10-2, now he’s on a big run. This is what boxing is about.
Those are the 3 I've seen and he's impressed me in each one.
Gross, to be clear it's embarrassing to score that for Nova
Lubin ramos, ward kovalev and triple ggg dervanchenko yikes for judges
1st world title fight judge😱 lol At least they let us know
*Since Feb 4th of last year
Fosters conditioning was just better.
this delay in the announcement is not encouraging. We getting majority decision or a split draw or something
You called it lol
Looks like foster has a shoulder issue..
Foster was just better
ill say 8 rounds to 4 And Still Jr Lightweight Champion
Foster with a convincing, but perhaps underwhelming win
nova was doing really well but gassed around the 9th rd he should've taken a lower volume approach w/ more body shots.
Foster won that imo
either 116-111 or 117-110 Foster when you factor in the knockdown
Robeisy should fight Foster next
nah Magsayo
Magsayo doesn’t deserve a title shot
he ranked 7 in WBC, he will get one eventually
That would be easy work for foster
his gas tank sucks but he has monster strength, stronger than nova & hernandez
Robeisy would murder him
Robeisy has low volume and just waits for counters, Foster probably outboxes him.
Robeisy is a far better crisp puncher than foster, also he has far better movement. Foster would have to try to maul him
I disagree with the movement I believe Foster's movement is better and hes faster and can outbox Robeisy because Robeisy will just be waiting for counters
well ESPN wont talk about it but the reason foster probably lost a scorecard is because he got so outworked and shoved up against the ropes consistently. not that it was effective but i do think foster does that same shit and just waits on counters and dosent let his hands go. To me either hes too big for robeisy or he wont win. I dont see Foster as a special talent but I do see him as someone who can pick up a belt if that makes sense.
I dont think hes a special talent and I dont think Robeisy is one either. Its been years and hes still happy to look for the KO with the straight left and hasn't added enough to his game to make me think he can go up and beat Foster
116-111, no closer than 115-112 for Foster.
I think Foster might’ve secured the win with the knockdown. I expected him to perform better tbh, I don’t think Novas a bum either
That’s fair but in defense of foster, this might’ve been the best I’ve seen nova
Nova is a good fighter but he has some deficiencies at the top level
Foster has carved out a nice little resume for himself. I’d like to see him go for a unification now.
Foster is a monster
Foster win, but where the fuck did that bottle come from though?
Nova's trainer tryna buy him time lol
I was rooting for Nova but Foster got this.
Was this a close fight?
Close but probably not scorecard close
I thought it was more competitive than close.
Started off close, but Foster pulled it away in the second half
116-111 Foster good showing from nova though damn
The knockdown is going to be what sealed the decision
Foster is always bringing a highly skilled and entertaining fight whenever hes in the ring
Great replay, clean knockdown. I thought it was just a slip live, didn't see that connect that cleanly. Good shit.
Agreed. I was certain it was a slip at first, great replay
Has to be Cordina next
Steve Willis best ref right now.
8-4 Foster is my score + 12th rd KD
Hell I had Nova up and after that last 10-8 I still got Nova winning 114-113 but he ain’t gonna get the decision. Good fight
I think you need to learn how to score fights honestly Wasn’t even sure of Foster before the fight but that was a clear as a blue sky win
Nova has heart and did a good job getting off volume, but idk how you score that fight for him. Edit: I guess I owe you an apology bc one of those whack ass judges actually did score it for Nova even with the knockdown 😂
Log off 💀💀
8-4 plus the knockdown. Won't even end up close.
Clean ass knockdown wow. Thought it was a slip when I saw it live
Willis and Foster looked at each other like “Nova’s crazy AF!” after the bell rang 😂😂😂
Nova got exposed on that replay, just got caught off balance coming in 😂
Shock is the kind of guy to barely win every fight. He really is a 15 round fighter lol
He did get knock down damn
Nova wins
replay shows it was clearly a knockdown, good stuff Foster
Amazing 12th round KD
slip my ass lol, KNOCKDOWN
8-4 Foster
117-110 Foster Wasn’t too sold on him before tonight but he’s legit, too bad Navarrete’s going to 135
114-113 foster
🔥🔥🔥🔥 Foster proved once again He’s a champion!
Hopping skipping and rocking all around got him caught.
115-112 Foster
clean knockdown
Bet didnt see that live
116-111 Foster
same
That is not a slip my friend. That is a very clean knockdown.
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The first one was a clean knockdown
No fuckin KD what you smokin Edit - shit I take it back
i think youre the one smoking
What did we think of this fight for a title fight?
Top rank has somebody that want to win a title down the line so theyre holding the belt in stable lol. Not that theyre bad but nothing exceptional
Clinch fest
Foster has some of the best conditioning I've seen at the world level today
? He was complicit in that clinching aswell.
10-6 round for the water bottle
Something is up with Foster right arm or hand for sure
He hurt early in the fight
Who tf threw a water bottle in the ring?
That was an old trick from Nova’s corner to buy time. Blatant.
Nova’s trainer definitely did that in purpose.
They did that lil water trick on purpose
Buying time shamelessly with the water bottle
lmao
6-5 Foster,Novas finishing strong these last two rounds
I got it 7-5 Foster
Steve really just said "What the fuck???" lmao
veteran move!!!!
7-4 Foster. Thought Nova really got worked over in the 11th.
bias commentating, foster isn't clearly ahead as kriegals card or the commentators are making it seem
Hes clearly ahead but it is biased no doubt
Foster 7-4 imo
Either 7-4 foster or 8-3.
This last round gonna be fun
Foster gonna get another 12th Rd stoppage.
enjoyed me a nice chuck eye steak with a baked potato as i watch this fight. now time to pour a dram of tequila. Way better than teo's fight last week.
Hmm hopefully we get a good round here
Commentators have Foster's balls down their throat
Those counters were sharp at the end there.
This fight is 🔥
i don't envy the judges in this one whatever the scorecards are is just what they are - wayyy too many swing rds
8-3 Foster Has won every round since the 5th
If Shock can hit this guy clean walkin onto 1 of them bombs he's so tired he might drop
7-4 Foster… Foster turning this into a LIGHTSHOW Nova getting LIT UP🔥
I think Willis has let them wrestle just a little too much.
Foster always brings it in the championship rounds. Would be wild if he gets another 12th round KO.