Yeah, I think I read on the forums that they fought each other 2 years ago. Apparently Spong was stopped in the 4th round of the bout. Zeyada seems like a punk too… it’s got to be a very, very tough loss for Spong.

Many thanks for your observations, clip and translation. Really appreciate it.

Sure, they had 6 plasma screens, but with the most anticipated fight in a long time ending like this, those screens didn’t help much.

Personally, I think that Spong started to dictate the pace of the fight towards the end of the first round, and could have finished it in the second whenever he felt like it. It almost looked like he wanted to stall it, perhaps to please the crowd before he beats the man he hasn’t yet been able to beat once… who knows?

Amir ‘The Sphinx’ Zeyada is from Amsterdam, and there was a huge crowd from the capital city in the famous ice hall. I don’t know about that looser who bounced around in the ring towards the end, but he sure annoyed the heck out of us in the audience.

One more thing, I just watched a video summary of the fight, along with a few questions for both of the fighters.

Apparently, Spong’s trainer had planned for two rounds, after which Zeyada would have been finished. Spong just kept saying he fought badly and that he hadn’t expected this.

Amir’s only comment was, “The King of the Ring is not the King of the Ring anymore, that’s me now.”

According to the reporter, it was a surprise knockout for Spong, who was the definite favourite.

Here’s the video:
http://www.at5.nl/video_player.asp?newsid=25533

You’re right. I hadn’t noticed it initially but it’s definitely a fast count.

“Petteri” where you at?

And what was with the dude jumping in the ring at the end before the fight was over?? Was this in Amir’s hometown? That fight looked shady at the end. The ref does fast counts and then calls the fight. There looked to be several times where Spong could have or should have ended it in the first and second right.

Am I tripping? I am not on either side, but it just didn’t look right.