by Tom on 12 Jun 2007, 12:05
Good fight. I thought it was pretty close. I think Taktarov won it on the final round. I'd have given 1st and 3rd to Dolph, 2nd and 5th to Oleg, and 4th pretty hard to call. I think Oleg really went for it in the last round. He used his height deficit well I thought. Dolph couldn't really get in there with the body shots cause he was too high up, and might have thrown himself off balance. I'd guess Oleg probably has a mean uppercut too. Both looked pretty capable as boxers it must be said. I think the ten year difference in age obviously helped Oleg push harder in the final round. Plus he's been match fighting far more recently than DL. Both guys have kept in shape being both movies stars, in the action genre, and also both martial artists. I definitey want to see Dolph do a Karate fight next. His powerful kicks were always his main forte. Really I think both guys tried to play to their strengths today. Dolph tried using his reach with the jabs, while Oleg stuck more to the body shots. Obviously because of height issues, had either gone for the opposite area, they put themselves at more risk of the counter. The body shots won it I think.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if Dolph's next film didn't feature Oleg as a bad guy.