nakasako may have a chance against the champ. hunt is a heavy guy and isn't that hard to read. it takes him a while to load up before he attacks. you can see him bending his knees deeply before he launhes himself. he incorporates that in his bob-and-weave defense. it took leko a while to figure that out. in fact, it took him too long to figure it out. he had one round to make up 4 points.

if nakasako boxes smartly and gives mark angles and retreats laterally, he might be able to grab an upset in the later rounds.

yeah right! nakasako is a chicken shit and will roar like a lion when he is fighting someone who can't hurt him like koyasu and kusatsu. when he is facing someone tough he will look for a nice place to lay down. then he'll do that annoying act of "i can still fight" while his body language says "mom. i want to go home." the only time i've seen him pick himself up off the mat and keep fighting was against musashi. that doesn't surprise me since they've done thousands of hours of sparring and he felt nice and safe. in short, nakasako is heartless and doesn't stand a chance.

hunt by ko.

rooze trains out of mejiro gym. he is kind of a dirty fighter and was dq'd in the k-1 germany last year. if he can keep himself under control this should be a good fight.

azzouzi lost to tomihira last year because he couldn't defend against knees. this year he should protect himself a little better and show his olympic class boxing skills. azzouzi by ko.