Reason Why Dogboe Lost his WBO Title. {Loss of Focus and Underrating}

Why Dogboe Lost his WBO Title.

By: Sire Aii

 

Isaac Dogboe x Emmanuel Navarrete

Isaac Dogboe (Facially Damaged)

• Ghana's Boxing sensation Isaac Dogboe was given a rude but rather sad shock of his life when he was handed over a humiliating defeat by Emmanuel Navarrete, in the second defense of his World Boxing Organisation (WBO) Super Bantamweight title at the Madison Square Garden, United States of America (USA), Sunday morning. It was Dogboe's first defeat in the professional ranks, as the huge Navarrete, who has a standing height and reach advantage, landed some clean hard body punches that visibly hurt Dogboe badly.

The Ghanaian was then compelled to move backwards in the ring. At the end, all the three judges scored 115-113, 116-112 and 116-112, in favour of the Mexican, ending the eight month reign of Dogboe.

We closely took a critical look at the factors, that possibly caused the defeat of promising Dogboe, who many thought would reign for long and step into the shoes of legendary Azumah Nelson.

Willingly, Dogboe admitted right after the fight that, he was not well prepared for the fight and it affected his output. This was evident in his approach, right from his attacks, defence and the facial damage suffered at the hands of the Mexican. Inadequate preparations could also be attributed to the Dogboe, now a University student, would definitely have it difficult combining classroom work, conducting research, with the physical pressures of training each day to keep shape. Maybe Dogboe had to defer the course and concentrate on boxing at least for now, since he has age on his side.

He also admitted that, they underrated the Mexican, who had never fought in the USA, but was never perturbed by the environment. Statistics indicate that, Navarrete landed 221 of 804 total punches (27.5%), while Dogboe landed 176 of 686 total punches (25.7%).

For Dogboe to admit, he underrated his opponent, could also be a reason for his defeat. It is obvious that, after the Hidenori Otake defeat that, complacency seem to have set into the mind of the young boxer and his team. They have developed the mindset of invisibility and the rude awakening was enough for him to start all over. It is also strange for Dogboe to have made those comments, as the Mexican, who remains undefeated, has been one of the few in the rank, many champions have avoided at least at this stage.

It was only courage and bravery that kept Dogboe standing up in the final two rounds, as he swung wildly because of his lack of vision and clinched to hold himself upright. Dogboe and his camp had no clue to the reach of the Mexican. The huge Navarrete was mouthful for Dogboe, as he boxed from the outside and relied heavily on jabs to finish the Ghanaian.

Moving on, Team Dogboe, must do a thorough assessment of the situation as they plan their comeback.

Yet still Dogboe’s native land whole heartedly supports him, and the likes of the Nations President, His Excellency Nana Akuffo-Addo gave him head ups.