• About Us
  • Privacy Policy
Monday, March 8, 2021
Citi Sports Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Football
    • Premier League
    • Local Football
  • Ghana Premier League
  • Livescores
  • Sports Panorama
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Football
    • Premier League
    • Local Football
  • Ghana Premier League
  • Livescores
  • Sports Panorama
  • Videos
No Result
View All Result
Citi Sports Online
No Result
View All Result

Takeaways from Richard Commey’s world title victory

Nathan Quao by Nathan Quao
February 3, 2019
Reading Time: 2min read
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Whatsapp

Richard Commey wasted little time once the bell went for the IBF title fight against Russia’s Isa Chaniev on Saturday at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas and who could blame him. He had waited 3 years for this opportunity and lost twice in that time in controversial circumstances.

His shot at one of the golden boys of the fight game looked like it had been lost when Mikey Garcia chose a bigger payday and brighter lights with his decision to move up in weight and face budding star Errol Spence. You could not blame him if he had to find a way to unleash all that pent up anger and frustration. Poor Isa Chaniev.

Make no mistake Chaniev was nobody’s pansy and he came with bad intentions of his own as showed in the opening exchanges with Commey but credit to the Bukom kid who stuck to his game plan; jabs and powerful hooks.

In two rounds Commey landed 33 of 105 (31%) of his total punches, and 29 of 69 (42%) of his power shots as he overpowered Chaniev in short order. Chaniev landed 23 of 81 (28%) total punches and 19 of 64 (30%) of his power shots.

Andre Rozier: The decision to replace Commey’s longtime trainer and mentor Carl Lawrence Lokko with Andre Rozier two years ago would not have been an easy decision for the fighter and his manager Michael Amoo Bediako but it was a necessary pain. Commey had shown tactical limitations in his two losses and looked like he had hit his ceiling under Lokko. Rozier took the brilliant foundation laid by Lokko and polished it into a meaner, more nuanced boxer and the results have been spectacular. An improved right hand and jab, better sparring partners and superior in-ring management have made for a more confident and happy Commey. The result has been devastating for his last three opponents.

Michael Amoo-Bediako: Commey is the masterpiece that the UK based manager has been working on for years. He has planned every leg of Commey’s career to the point where he is now on the verge of a unification bout with the widely recognised best fighter in the world, Vasily Lomachenko. Amoo-Bediako and his planning is the reason Commey is making decent money and being featured on the televised portion of major cards and not fighting in the late afternoon before camera lights go on.

Richard Commey: We have seen a lot of Ghanaian boxers on the cusp of breakthroughs fail to get back on the treadmill after losses but not Commey. His losses to Easter and Shafikov could have derailed him and led him down a dark path but he chose to work through them and earn his spot. “You go into fights like that and you don’t have any advantages on your side and you’re facing world-class boxers. These are people you just can’t knock them out and they train so hard.

“So if you can’t get a knockout, they have the home advantage and they are the A-side. Sometimes you get very frustrated.” This was Commey after his loss in Moscow to Shafikov.

His single-minded ambition to become a world champion for himself and his people got him here and he deserves credit.

–

By: Godfred Akoto Boafo | citinewsroom.com | Ghana

ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Richard Commey wins IBF World title after 2nd Rnd TKO win over Chaniev

Next Post

Koranteng writes: Hardwork, diligence and determination reaps reward for Richard Commey

Related Posts

Football

See the most obvious red card in football history [VIDEO]

March 8, 2021
Basketball

Blake Griffin joins the Brooklyn Nets

March 8, 2021
Boxing

Black Bombers: Abubakar Quartey eyes slot at Olympic Games despite setbacks

March 8, 2021
Football

REVEALED: What Kevin De Bruyne said to Jose Mourinho before Chelsea sold him

March 8, 2021
Black Stars

Andre Ayew ready for Swansea “pressure moments”

March 8, 2021
Football

Jonathan Mensah eyes another MLS title with Columbus Crew

March 8, 2021
Football

Hulk returns and treats opposition player like a ‘sack of rice’ [VIDEO]

March 8, 2021
Football

I learnt work ethic from Di Natale and Sanchez – Agyemang Badu

March 8, 2021
Load More
Next Post

Koranteng writes: Hardwork, diligence and determination reaps reward for Richard Commey

Top Stories

Details emerge of how Aduana Stars’ Farouk Adams allegedly killed police officer in car accident

Michael Essien courts support for LGBTQI community in Ghana

India 99-1 Ghana: Tracing the origin of football’s greatest myth

Kenyan kid recreates Peter Drury’s iconic Roma vs Barcelona commentary [VIDEO]

RSS Citi Podcasts

  • Fam Life, 6th March, 2021 March 6, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • The Big Issue, Saturday, 6th March, 2021 March 6, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Heritage Month - Akwamu, their food, their language and their words March 5, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Heritage Month - Denkyira And Akwamu March 5, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Heritage Month - The Key Fante Towns March 5, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Heritage Month - The Fante, Guans And The Early Settlers March 5, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Bible Answer Man - How To Start Your Year Right March 2, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Heritage Month: Why History Is Important March 1, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • Citi Breakfast Show - Thursday, 25th February, 2021 February 25, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
  • LGBTQI office in Accra closed down after landlord reports tenants to police February 24, 2021 Citi 97.3 FM
Citi Sports Online

© 2019 Citi Sports Online

  • Home
  • News
  • Football
  • Ghana Premier League
  • Livescores
  • Sports Panorama
  • Videos

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Football
    • Premier League
    • Local Football
  • Ghana Premier League
  • Livescores
  • Sports Panorama
  • Videos

© 2019 Citi Sports Online

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In