Herschel Walker’s debut gave us more answers than expected, because we saw him go deep into the third round, and we saw him both on his feet and on the ground. Of course, getting the answers isn’t always a positive.
In the first round, the two traded for a short period, and Walker got the better of it. Nagy tried to take Walker down, but Walker stuffed the takedown and ended up on top. After going to the ground, Walker dominated there as well, but lacked the ability to finish the fight against an opponent that was looking for a way out. It was an easy 10-9 round for Walker.
Round two was more of the same, but most of the round was on the ground, where Walker did virtually anything he wanted. Nagy was flat for a lot of the fight, waiting to be finished. Walker did not finish, but he did dominate.
Walker finally stopped the fight in round 3, which was again more of the same. Walker did not slow down at all, his cardio is very impressive. Watching a 47 year old go nonstop for 12 minutes without tiring is a pretty big indictment of other top fighters who can’t go that long without gassing. Walker won via TKO in the third.
After earning his stoppage, Walker was all class. He thanked his opponent right away, and said he didn’t do anything right, before saying this was the hardest thing he’s ever done. Anybody complaining about Walker getting the chance to fight should really rethink things. He’s not going to be a world beater, but he’s a good ambassador, and I have no problem with him fighting.