2016... Parker threw more punches than Ruiz, 560-416 in a busy 36 minutes of action in the ring. Most importantly, he landed more punches 119-107. Therein lies the tale of the cards. The feeling was that Parker, in his fightback over the second half of the bout, landed the heavier and cleaner blows, finally working his jab to good effect. In the aftermath, the fighters' faces told the story of the respective glovework - Parker virtually unblemished while Ruiz was puffy and reddened. Well-respected ESPN boxing writer Dan Rafael, who scored the bout 115-113 to Parker in a Twitter feed on fight-night, has released his brief report in his weekly "scorecard" wrap of the highlight fights of the previous weekend. Rafael left no doubts about the result in his mind.
The close fight went the way of Parker on the independent international judges' cards 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 and statistics released back up their decision. CompuBox are regarded as the world leader in breaking down fights and their analysis of the 12-rounder in Auckland prove that looks can be deceptive. They showed that Parker was the busier and more successful fighter with his hand work.
"Parker got the well-deserved nod in a majority decision that was in no way a hometown call," Rafael wrote. "He earned it as he rallied over the second half of the fight (though it was not very exciting).
"After Ruiz put several early rounds in the bank against the slow-starting Parker, the latter picked up the pace and landed some nice combinations to do just enough to eke out the rounds he needed for victory." #JosephParker #AndyRuiz #Boxing #BoxingSports #SkySports #AndyRuizJr @SamoaMediaNZ #samoamedia
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