Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-02-20, entertaining fight between Umberto Savigne and Craig Baker: it gets three stars.Umberto Savigne entered this fight with a boxing record of 12-1-0 (9 KOs=75%) and he is ranked as the No.28 light heavyweight in the world, the only time he lost was in 2010 when he faced Harvey Jolly, since then he has collected ten consecutive victories and one no-contest; he beat Jeff Lacy in his last bout (=Savigne vs Lacy).
His opponent, the undefeated Craig Baker, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (11 knockouts) and he fought twice in 2014 beating Anthony Greeley and Sergio Daniel Cordoba. Savigne vs Baker is on the undercard of Sammy Vasquez vs Emmanuel Lartey . Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Date: 2015-02-20
Where: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Division: light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg)
Savigne’s previous fight: Umberto Savigne vs Jeff Lacy
Baker’s next fight: Edwin Rodriguez vs Craig Baker
Savigne’s next fight: Thomas Williams Jr vs Umberto Savigne
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I shouldn’t laugh but that’s the funniest chicken dance I’ve seen since Zab Judah v Kostya Tszyu. Savigne displayed several styles of dance in the space of 10 seconds.
LOL Cambell I did the same thing.
I wonder if he dehydrates way to much causing that glass chin.
Baker needs a good trainer.
Well he got ko’d earlier in his career too. I’d heard people talking up Savigne’s chances of a title shot before this. Jesus, can you imagine if Stevenson or Kovalev landed flush. Savigne would be doing the cha-cha-cha.
I cannot believe Savigne lost the fight being an stronger boxer with a very good and large amateur background. His chin doesn’t help him at all because is too fragile, two loses by knock out
Beautiful reversal from what happened in the first round. I like Baker’s attitude, I’ll keep a look out for what he does next for sure :) 3.5 stars :P
Dehydration? Glass jaw? Punch drunk? I don’t know what to think…
“Cuba has won 32 Olympic boxing gold medals since 1972, more than any other country, which is all the more remarkable given that they boycotted the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.” Yet, their fighters have never been as successful when turning pro. Casamayor, Gamboa and more recently Rigondeaux are/were excellent fighters though.
Mike Tyson said about Savigne: “Nobody wants to face my fighter (Savigne), neither Kovalev nor Stevenson.” Well, Mike, now you see why?
I too laughed.
Chicken polka!
Baker hurt Savigne at the end of the first. Savigne couldn’t recover.
Would suspect dehydration also.