Looking forward to this card. The only matchup I researched recently was El Cucuy Vs King Bobby.
At 39 and on a 5-fight losing skid for Tony, I’m leaning more towards it being Bobby Green’s time in this matchup.
Tony has been facing high level competition in those 5 losses, but he’s also taken a significant amount of damage, especially in the Gaethje fight and when he got brutally slept by Chandler more recently. In his last fight vs Diaz, it seemed like his reaction timing has slowed down and he’s starting to get more visibly affected when shots land on him.
Granted, Green was just KO’d recently himself by Dober and is not much younger than Ferguson at 36. But he just appears to be the fresher guy at this point, still has very quick defensive reactions and his hands are very fast. All of his recent fights he’s been very competitive in except for the Islam one, whereas Tony is not really winning rounds anymore.
I still think Tony can cause problems with his length and the fact that he often throws more kicks than punches, while Green largely prefers to box. Could cause some issues for Green, but I can’t help but get the feeling that the longer it stays standing, it’s a matter of time before Green catches him with something clean.
I’ve been a long time fan of Tony though, and would be happy to see him pull off one more vintage performance, if he still has it in him.