Ryder vs Talarek

Who won Ryder vs Talarek?

John Ryder beat Robert Talarek on points over 6 rounds on Saturday, May 28th, 2016, at The SSE Hydro, Glasgow.

The scorecards were announced as 60-55 in favor of winner John Ryder.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Ryder vs Talarek stats

Back in May 2016, John Ryder stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 12 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Robert Talarek made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 11 losses and 2 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Talarek had a slight advantage in power over Ryder, with a 62% knockout percentage compared to Ryder's 55%.

John Ryder was the younger man by 5 years, at 28 years old.

John Ryder fought out of the southpaw stance, while Robert Talarek was an orthodox fighter.

Ryder was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 2 years and 6 months earlier than Talarek, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 121 more professional rounds, totaling 254 compared to Talarek's 133.

Ryder vs Talarek form

Ryder had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Sergey Khomitsky on January 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Adam Jones on October 10, 2015, by points in the 6th round at York Hall, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Nick Blackwell on May 30, 2015, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Middleweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Billi Facundo Godoy on January 31, 2015, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had lost to Billy Joe Saunders on September 21, 2013, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Middleweight and CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Activity check

Ryder's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

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