[Boxing]: Ancajas vs Martinez - Feb 26, 2022

[Pamadar]

^^ Right, there's a lot of good Filipino boxers, but Pacman is just above the rest of them. Not just inside the ring, but outside he has accomplished so much for the Philippines helping people and becoming a Senator.

Going back to the topic, Ancajas should be really sharp in this fight. 100% full and dedicated to training and even if the fight is push through he shouldn't lost focus on his Japanese opponent because Ioka is also very solid all around. I do hope that this fight will happen, this is going to be the biggest test on Ancajas and we wanted to see if he can pass it.

I have doubts on the Senator part, I mean he has the highest absences back when he was still a Senator so I don't see how he is helping the people. Ancajas is on another level though, I mean he has only 1 lose and it's a close one too and around 20+ of his wins were by KO so I don't see how he is going to be losing in this one.

On the sport side, Ancajas have that great chance in beaing Ioka once the fight got a go signal.

I mean like we all are saying, he got the power punch if that combo landed direct to Ioka's critical part the win will be there
for him.

We just need to wait for further development about this fight and hope that he will bring the glory.

[Jating]

^^ Right, there's a lot of good Filipino boxers, but Pacman is just above the rest of them. Not just inside the ring, but outside he has accomplished so much for the Philippines helping people and becoming a Senator.

Going back to the topic, Ancajas should be really sharp in this fight. 100% full and dedicated to training and even if the fight is push through he shouldn't lost focus on his Japanese opponent because Ioka is also very solid all around. I do hope that this fight will happen, this is going to be the biggest test on Ancajas and we wanted to see if he can pass it.

I have doubts on the Senator part, I mean he has the highest absences back when he was still a Senator so I don't see how he is helping the people. Ancajas is on another level though, I mean he has only 1 lose and it's a close one too and around 20+ of his wins were by KO so I don't see how he is going to be losing in this one.

On the sport side, Ancajas have that great chance in beaing Ioka once the fight got a go signal.

I mean like we all are saying, he got the power punch if that combo landed direct to Ioka's critical part the win will be there
for him.

We just need to wait for further development about this fight and hope that he will bring the glory.

Yes, Ancajas is also a champion before we forget, he has defended this belt for a long time now.

So he has face a lot of good contenders and champions along the way, maybe this one will be his toughest fight but still he has a good chance if those powers landed on the chin and body of Ioka. Boxers are vulnerable to body shots and if hits you on the spot, for sure they will have to go down. So I'm seeing Ancajas utiliizing his power on slowing down Ioka thru body shots.

[Silberman]

I think this fight has been postponed already because this will took place on New Year's Eve at Tokyo, Japan. And the Japanese government has issued ban on international flights to Japan and closing it's borders because of the omnicron variant. Just like Murata vs GGG, there's no schedule yet of when does the Japan will open again. But maybe sometime in the 1st quarter of January. I know it's frustrating because we already anticipated to watch this fight on this very month.

I think we all understand that this is something the government has decided to do to protect their population and we respect it, but still as fans of boxing we are also disappointed, after all a lot of time passed before we could see good fights due to the pandemic and now it seems that we are bound to see something like what we are seeing at Japan happen again all over the world, since it is impossible that this new strain is going to be contained and most likely it is already infecting people all over the world.

That's what I'm also trying to point out, we as fans are also disappointed by the cancellation of the fight because we wanted to see this fight as we anticipated that it will be an action pack match. And we all thought that the virus effect to us has subsided because majority has taken a jab although we are not 100% protected. And then came the new variant that ruin everything again. Hopefully though, it will still happen next year so all we can do is wait for it.

Unfortunately it seems we are going to have to learn to live with this pandemic, after all even if scientists find a way to reduce the impact of this new strain the virus is going to keep mutating, our only hope is that it no longer mutates into something even more dangerous than the omicron strain which currently has everyone worried, if that is the scenario that happens maybe we could go back to some semblance of normality during 2022 or 2023 and we could go back to enjoy boxing matches as we used to, which is all what the fans of the sport want.

[Quidat]

I think this fight has been postponed already because this will took place on New Year's Eve at Tokyo, Japan. And the Japanese government has issued ban on international flights to Japan and closing it's borders because of the omnicron variant. Just like Murata vs GGG, there's no schedule yet of when does the Japan will open again. But maybe sometime in the 1st quarter of January. I know it's frustrating because we already anticipated to watch this fight on this very month.

I think we all understand that this is something the government has decided to do to protect their population and we respect it, but still as fans of boxing we are also disappointed, after all a lot of time passed before we could see good fights due to the pandemic and now it seems that we are bound to see something like what we are seeing at Japan happen again all over the world, since it is impossible that this new strain is going to be contained and most likely it is already infecting people all over the world.

That's what I'm also trying to point out, we as fans are also disappointed by the cancellation of the fight because we wanted to see this fight as we anticipated that it will be an action pack match. And we all thought that the virus effect to us has subsided because majority has taken a jab although we are not 100% protected. And then came the new variant that ruin everything again. Hopefully though, it will still happen next year so all we can do is wait for it.

Unfortunately it seems we are going to have to learn to live with this pandemic, after all even if scientists find a way to reduce the impact of this new strain the virus is going to keep mutating, our only hope is that it no longer mutates into something even more dangerous than the omicron strain which currently has everyone worried, if that is the scenario that happens maybe we could go back to some semblance of normality during 2022 or 2023 and we could go back to enjoy boxing matches as we used to, which is all what the fans of the sport want.

We are all thirsty or been longing on going back into those normal days on where we dont need any face mask or shield and our lives would go back to normal as well and so as with those sports matches
on where gamblers really longing to see these matches without having those kind of delays due to those mutated viruses that do keeps spreading and making things even more worst.
Lots had been delayed and been affected and could possibly start up all over again.

Going back on the topic then Ancajas would beat up Ioka but due to another delays then they would really be having more time to train but
this is actually making things even more longer.

[Japinat]

Going back on the topic then Ancajas would beat up Ioka but due to another delays then they would really be having more time to train but
this is actually making things even more longer.

Both of them will have more training, I'm not sure if it's good for them but sometimes delays are bad for the boxers as they only have a certain time to train, otherwise, they'll overtrain and it's not good for their body. However, we can understand that delays happened these days due to the pandemic, so hopefully, they know that and they'll adjust accordingly.

[Dave1]

Going back on the topic then Ancajas would beat up Ioka but due to another delays then they would really be having more time to train but
this is actually making things even more longer.

Both of them will have more training, I'm not sure if it's good for them but sometimes delays are bad for the boxers as they only have a certain time to train, otherwise, they'll overtrain and it's not good for their body. However, we can understand that delays happened these days due to the pandemic, so hopefully, they know that and they'll adjust accordingly.

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

[molsewid]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

[Kemarit]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

I think still favors Jerwin here, I mean he doesn't need to get his body used to the cold December weather in Japan as this was raised earlier in the discussions.

If the fight is still going to be held in Japan but push back, then winter is over and Ancajas who is used to warm weather might not need to go to rigorous adjustments as the winter might be over when the fight is rescheduled for next year.

[Ziskinberg]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

I think still favors Jerwin here, I mean he doesn't need to get his body used to the cold December weather in Japan as this was raised earlier in the discussions.

If the fight is still going to be held in Japan but push back, then winter is over and Ancajas who is used to warm weather might not need to go to rigorous adjustments as the winter might be over when the fight is rescheduled for next year.

It's not a major factor for sure, his team knows the weather in Japan and they will be ready for that so Jerwin will not get affected by the weather, they will prepare him to be 100% during the fight as it's a very important fight for the Filipino Champion. Since it was postponed due to covid-19 restrictions, then he will get more time to train and get used his body with the weather condition.

[Mahanton]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

I think still favors Jerwin here, I mean he doesn't need to get his body used to the cold December weather in Japan as this was raised earlier in the discussions.

If the fight is still going to be held in Japan but push back, then winter is over and Ancajas who is used to warm weather might not need to go to rigorous adjustments as the winter might be over when the fight is rescheduled for next year.

It's not a major factor for sure, his team knows the weather in Japan and they will be ready for that so Jerwin will not get affected by the weather, they will prepare him to be 100% during the fight as it's a very important fight for the Filipino Champion. Since it was postponed due to covid-19 restrictions, then he will get more time to train and get used his body with the weather condition.

Weather condition wont really be an issue and its impossible for Ancajas team wont really be aware on such factor which could possible affect their boxers performence or condition on that fight day.
They are getting used to different climate for sure specially when you are going for world stage fights which this wont be an issue imho.I have high hopes for Ancajas to win up this fight
although even if its been delayed even other fights as well due to that other strain of virus then this is a good time on making things better
when it comes into their training.

[Jating]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

I think still favors Jerwin here, I mean he doesn't need to get his body used to the cold December weather in Japan as this was raised earlier in the discussions.

If the fight is still going to be held in Japan but push back, then winter is over and Ancajas who is used to warm weather might not need to go to rigorous adjustments as the winter might be over when the fight is rescheduled for next year.

It's not a major factor for sure, his team knows the weather in Japan and they will be ready for that so Jerwin will not get affected by the weather, they will prepare him to be 100% during the fight as it's a very important fight for the Filipino Champion. Since it was postponed due to covid-19 restrictions, then he will get more time to train and get used his body with the weather condition.

I think it will be a major factor, that's why boxers travel ahead before the fight, like 2 weeks or more to really get used to the environment as this is very much different to where Jerwin is trying is, (I'm assuming it will be in the Philippines).

Just imagine American boxer travelling outside and fighting in Japan, so they will have to adjust whether they like it or not. So same with any other foreign fighters including Ancajas.

[Silberman]

Going back on the topic then Ancajas would beat up Ioka but due to another delays then they would really be having more time to train but
this is actually making things even more longer.

Both of them will have more training, I'm not sure if it's good for them but sometimes delays are bad for the boxers as they only have a certain time to train, otherwise, they'll overtrain and it's not good for their body. However, we can understand that delays happened these days due to the pandemic, so hopefully, they know that and they'll adjust accordingly.

This is definitely going to be a problem but it is just one more challenge they will have to overcome and the one that better adapts to these circumstances is going to have a huge advantage over the other boxer, after all it is known that professional athletes train themselves in a way that lets them reach peak condition just when they need it, after all it impossible even for them to be at peak condition all the time, so a delay in the fight will force them to adjust their training schedule, and if one of them cannot do it while the other fighter can then the difference in their performance can be big enough to decide the outcome of the fight.

[TimeTeller]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

With the delay of this match, can the OP update the title of this thread as well, as it is not dec 31 anymore?
We don't know when will this happen this coming year as it depends on covid restrictions in Japan.
If this will push thru in the first quarter, they may not accept live audience again.
There are good boxing matches coming up but I guess, we need to wait for these covid restrictions  to loosen up again.

[Kemarit]

Yes, exactly, so the delays have a 50/50 effect on the boxers, just look at the Lopez vs Kambosos fight, the fight was delayed and then Kambosos was more resilent that's why he upsets Lopez by a big win.

Not saying the case will be the same here, but the delays will have a big psychological impact on this boxers because they have trained enough to peak for the schedule and then suddenly everything will change just like that.

The delays or the rescheduling of the fight gives a considerable amount of time to fighters to condition their body and mind on their upcoming fight but also at the same it reduces the momentum or the eagerness of the fighter to win the fight. As I have remembered most of the time once the fight is rescheduled or delayed it ended up canceled but I do hope this case will be just like the fight of GGG and Murata since this fight was also scheduled to be held in Japan but was rescheduled too because of covid.

I think still favors Jerwin here, I mean he doesn't need to get his body used to the cold December weather in Japan as this was raised earlier in the discussions.

If the fight is still going to be held in Japan but push back, then winter is over and Ancajas who is used to warm weather might not need to go to rigorous adjustments as the winter might be over when the fight is rescheduled for next year.

It's not a major factor for sure, his team knows the weather in Japan and they will be ready for that so Jerwin will not get affected by the weather, they will prepare him to be 100% during the fight as it's a very important fight for the Filipino Champion. Since it was postponed due to covid-19 restrictions, then he will get more time to train and get used his body with the weather condition.

Yeah, but since it will be reschedule I guess it won't be a factor now but if this fight happens in December wherein it is very cold, for me somehow Jerwin will have to double up because of the weather.

So let's just wait for any update on this fight, for sure Filipino fans are again very excited because one of their very own are in the headlines again and has a big chance to win against his opponent. And winning here means more fights in the future.

[pinggoki]

I think it will be a major factor, that's why boxers travel ahead before the fight, like 2 weeks or more to really get used to the environment as this is very much different to where Jerwin is trying is, (I'm assuming it will be in the Philippines).

Just imagine American boxer travelling outside and fighting in Japan, so they will have to adjust whether they like it or not. So same with any other foreign fighters including Ancajas.

I don't know if the conditioning part is totally true so I won't refute but given that it's a Filipino boxer, it's probably for the training rather than acclimation to the place, US probably has a more well rounded and advance training facilities that's not just available in the Philippines or probably that's all there's to it, acclimation.

[ajochems]

https://sports.inquirer.net/442761/jerwin-ancajas-set-for-new-years-eve-unification-vs-kazuto-ioka-in-tokyo

It's now official Philippines Jerwin Ancajas will fight Japanese Kazuto Ioka for unification of their IBF and WBO crown.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

Every match had his own strategy towards the game. Once the game was defence by the player. It was very hard to made a win win against him. Because defence game of boxing is best one compared to other.

[Davidvictorson]

https://sports.inquirer.net/442761/jerwin-ancajas-set-for-new-years-eve-unification-vs-kazuto-ioka-in-tokyo

It's now official Philippines Jerwin Ancajas will fight Japanese Kazuto Ioka for unification of their IBF and WBO crown.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

Every match had his own strategy towards the game. Once the game was defence by the player. It was very hard to made a win win against him. Because defence game of boxing is best one compared to other.

Ancajas is a problem man.  Smart ass fighter with power and great body shots.  I honestly think he can beat the top fighters in the lighter weights:  Chocolatito, Estrada, and Inoue. The future of boxing os in good hands with fighters like Ancajas, Davis, and Ryan Garcia.

[freedomgo]

https://sports.inquirer.net/442761/jerwin-ancajas-set-for-new-years-eve-unification-vs-kazuto-ioka-in-tokyo

It's now official Philippines Jerwin Ancajas will fight Japanese Kazuto Ioka for unification of their IBF and WBO crown.

Ancajas, one of Philippines longest reigning champion, will go for his 10th title defense of his IBF. So this will big as we will have to witnessed another Filipino boxer before the end of the year with Ancajas going to Japan and fight Ioka.

Every match had his own strategy towards the game. Once the game was defence by the player. It was very hard to made a win win against him. Because defence game of boxing is best one compared to other.

Ancajas is a problem man.  Smart ass fighter with power and great body shots.  I honestly think he can beat the top fighters in the lighter weights:  Chocolatito, Estrada, and Inoue. The future of boxing os in good hands with fighters like Ancajas, Davis, and Ryan Garcia.

Though I support Filipino boxers I don't think Ancajas is strong enough to beat the names you mentioned, especially Inoue. I guess we can take one step at a time, if Ancajas will beat Ioka, then we can talk on his possible match, maybe one of the names you mentioned.

[Masplanc]

Few days for this long fight I have been waiting for to take place. My support goes for ancajas he is a smart fighter with great tactics,  let me just chill and wait to watch the outcome of the fight.

[Viscore]

Few days for this long fight I have been waiting for to take place. My support goes for ancajas he is a smart fighter with great tactics,  let me just chill and wait to watch the outcome of the fight.

We don't know if it's a long fight since both fighters are capable of knocking out their opponent. Ancajas may have more fans here from the Filipino boxing community, but we have to understand that Ioka is fighting in his country and that's his advantage. Both fighters are really strong since it's unification fight, it's the battle between the best.