The ESPIRIT arena in Dusseldorf, Germany is the site for tonight's heavyweight title fight between champion Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Eddie Chambers. A crowd of roughly 51,000 fans is on hand.
"Fast" Eddie Chambers hears some jeers from the fans before his introduction video. He looks fairly calm as he steps in the ring accompanied by a short burst of fireworks.
As you may expect, Klitschko's entrance is a bit more elaborate in front of the adoring Germans. A video is shown of a bunch of his knockouts, and he gets the full light show and pyrotechnics treatment.
Klitschko is 53-3 with 47 knockout victories. His last loss came nearly six years ago when he was KO'ed by Lamon Brewster.
Chambers is 35-1 with 18 KOs. He has won his last five bouts, though the most recent three were all by decision.
The national anthems for both the United States and the Ukraine are played. Michael Buffer does the introductions, and we are set to go a scheduled 12 rounds for Klitschko's IBF and WBO heavyweight titles.
Round One
Chambers bounces on his feet as he circles. Klitschko tries to measure some jabs. Eddie feints but doesn't throw. Wlad connects with a jab through the guard. Klitschko bounces a left hook off Chambers' forearms. Eddie throws a right hand and some of his own jabs. Klitschko comes in and is literally picked up by Chambers. Klitschko connects with a right that is answered in kind by Chambers. Left hook by Eddie right before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Two
Eddie tries to swat Wlad's lead hand away so he can jab. Klitschko marches forward and works on penetrating Chambers' guard. The fighters tie up, and Chambers body slams Klitschko to the mat. Eddie sneaks a right hand over the top. He uses some quick taps to the body to stay busy. Chambers throws a right and quickly clinches. Klitschko scores with a big right hand that has Chambers wobbly. Another one lands along the ropes. Eddie has to dig in to make it out of the round.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Three
We'll see if Chambers was able to shake off that shot. Klitschko pumps his jab to create openings for his straight right. Eddie isn't throwing much right now. The fans chant to try to get Klitschko going. Chambers ducks a jab and lands a left to the body. A counter right connects as well. There's more wrestling with 10 seconds to go. More jabs by Wlad, probably enough to win him the round.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Four
Klitschko finds the mark early with a right hand, forcing Chambers to try to retaliate. Wlad simply peppers him with jabs to back him off. Eddie has a brief moment with his own right hands. Klitschko throws more jabs with a wicked right behind it. Chambers' corner is begging for more head movement. Eddie attempts some roughhousing on the inside, but he doesn't seem to have many answers right now.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Five
The fighters trade jabs with Klitschko coming forward. Chambers works on the inside before the ref steps in. Klitschko uses a left hook to set up a straight right. Not much happening in the middle of this frame. Chambers blocks several shots but is not throwing back. He tries a jumping right hand to get something started. Both men swing and miss wildly in the closing seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Six
Chambers' trainer did his best to try to motivate his fighter to take more chances/ Like so many before him, he can't figure out a way inside Klitschko's jab without getting nailed with a right. Wlad marches forward with consistent jabs, answered only intermittently by Chambers' own. Klitschko tries to mix in a left hook from time to time. Klitschko lands a right with about 10 seconds left.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Seven
It's tough to imagine Chambers has won even one round on any of the official cards. He's been retreating even when he's been landing punches. The fans clap to try to inspire a flurry from Klitschko. He obliges with three straight rights that more or less land clean. Eddie is covering up but he can't block everything. Chambers' only hope would seem to be one huge punch, but he's not the right boxer to pull that tactic off.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Eight
Even Klitschko's jabs have plenty of force behind them. Chambers slips a left hook and comes in without success. A left-right combination thuds home for the champ. Wlad works his left hook and Eddie tries to fire back. The announcer wonders if the cumulative effect of even the blocked punches are wearing Chambers out. It's a fair question at this point.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round Nine
Klitschko comes out aggressively to start the round. Emanuel Steward told him Chambers was getting tired. Eddie smacks Wlad with a counter right and ties up. He's leaping in and clinching a lot. Klitschko measures two right hands and has left hooks coming behind them. Chambers throws a series of mostly harmless left hands. Klitschko is patiently waiting for one big shot.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 10
Eddie has a problem with his right glove, and it needs to be changed before the round can get underway. The delay lasts roughly four minutes, which doesn't make the fans too pleased. Chambers did get a nice rest out of it, and he's bouncing around. Klitschko mostly ignores him and goes back to work. He lands a right as the crowd urges him on. Chambers has to scurry out of the way as Wlad moves in. Wlad teases a big uppercut and keeps stalking. Nothing too exciting in the final minute.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 11
It's nice to hear Steward asking for more punches even though his man is winning easily. Will Klitschko listen? Chambers is showing some slick defense, for what it's worth at this point. Klitschko attempts to get untracked but is having some trouble. He reaches with two right hands, forcing Chambers back into the corner. A quick exchange breaks out, but this round has been largely short on entertainment value.
Franchise: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 12
Emanuel was very blunt, telling Wlad he doesn't need another decision win. Eddie has three more minutes to survive. Klitschko uses a left hook and a right to try to trap Chambers along the ropes. Neither man looks particularly gassed. A right hand knocks Chambers back and Wlad at least looks to seal the deal. He just misses a big right hand. Eddie ducks and grabs but gets thumped by a left hook. The fans chant with 30 seconds to go. A left hand crumples Chambers with about 12 seconds remaining, and Chambers is face down and not getting up. It took forever, but that was the dramatic finish the fans wanted.
The winner by KO at 2:55 of Round 12... and still IBF and WBO heavyweight titleholder... "Dr. Steelhammer" Wladimir Klitschko.
Klitschko acknowledges the huge crowd by climbing all four corners of the ring to salute the fans. Wlad is interviewed in German first, thanking Dusseldorf for its support.
The champ says he knew it would be a tough fight and a awkward one in which to look good.
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13.3.10
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey: Round By Round
We're about 15 minutes away from the main event at Cowboys Stadium featuring Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey. Over 50,000 people are on hand in a truly spectacular setting.
There are three national anthems to get through. Soraya Simons sings the anthem for Ghana and Arnel Pineda does the same for the Filipino anthem. Three of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders sing "The Star-Spangled Banner." They look like they may be lip-synching.
The tale of the tape shows that Pac Man is one year younger, but Clottey has small and reach advantages. Clottey weighed in at just over a pound more yesterday but did not allow HBO to weigh him today.
Clottey heads for the ring first. He is 35-3 with 20 KOs, though his last fight was a narrow loss to Miguel Cotto. It's a long walk to the ring through the mammoth stadium.
The noise picks up from the fans as Manny makes his way out, smiling as usual. He has "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC playing, a tribute to the late Arturo Gatti, which then turns into "Eye of the Tiger." Pac Man is 50-3-2, with his last loss coming narly five years ago.
Rafael Ramos is the referee in charge of the action. Michael Buffer handles the introductions, and we're set for a scheduled 12 rounds for the WBO welterweight title.
Round 1
Both men miss their first punches. Clottey has his guard tight as expected. Manny tries a weak punch to the body. Pac Man lets go, but Clottey blocks most of the shots. Manny bounces back, then comes forward with both hands. Jab by Clottey is answered by a flurry. Clottey finally lands and eats an immediate counter. Pacquiao tries the body again. Nothing huge lands in the final 30 seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 2
Pac Man bangs away off Clottey's forearms. Both men score with jabs. Clottey comes forward with two shots upstairs. Manny picks away from the outside. The crowd tries to get Pacquiao into it. Good right hand by Clottey. He tries to come forward with a body shot or two. Manny unleashes a combo to the body, then a left to the head. More body work by Manny. Clottey finds the mark with two punches upstairs. Clottey blocks more shots right before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 3
The ref cautions Pacquiao for leading with his head. Manny goes to the body with multiple shots. Uppercut by Clottey. Pac Man backs up his foe with another flurry. Clottey digs in and tries his own body work. Manny goes right back to work with 60 seconds to go. Clottey lands a hard right hand that makes the fans gasp a bit. Clottey is forced to cover up in the corner as Manny hits the gas. Clottey is landing some clean shots, but not enough of them right now.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 4
Clottey comes forward but not behind any punches. A right hand is answered by several punches from Pacquiao. The Grand Master leaves a brief opening and has to right back on defense. The ref pulls the men apart for an unknown reason. Clottey tries a body shot and an uppercut. Joshua slows down for a moment and the fans react. Clottey weathers a storm and lands two to the body.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 5
Manny circles as Clottey applies pressure. Clottey lands about four shots in his best sustained offense to this point. He reaches over Pacquiao's jab but also gets hit with a counter. Jab by Clottey. He tries to close in and is quickly tied up. Manny has his guard up right now as well. Clottey is warned for low shots as he tries the body. Manny finally turns it around and tries a flurry. Best round for Clottey, but probably still not enough to take the round.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 6
Lots of circling to start this round. Clottey opens up with a nice combination. He goes back to the guard as Pacquiao fights off the ropes. Clottey tries more combo punching and Pac Man simply moves away. Both men score in a quick exchange. Manny flurries along the ropes, and even though Clottey blocks much of it, it probably looks good for the judges.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 7
Clottey's corner asked him to take some more chances. We'll see if he does. He has a little spark at the beginning of this frame. A minute in, Manny flurries again. Josh reaches with a nice right hand. Pacquiao is actually blocking some punches too. Multiple Manny lefts open up a right to the body. The pace slows as Clottey keeps his arms up. Manny picks with the jab. Clottey rushes in and is tied up at the waist.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 8
Pacquiao looks for an opening between Clottey's gloves. Body shots fly from both of Manny's hands. Clottey bounces and tries to respond in kind. The ref calls a halt to the action for a low blow from Clottey. Manny is sneaking a shot through the guard every so often. Pac Man unleashes a six-punch combination and keeps pouring it on right after that. Clottey is warned for holding and hitting right at the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 9
Clottey's trainer told him he has lost every round. Manny keeps Clottey at bay with jabs. It will probably take a knockout for Clottey to win at this point. He is scoring with the occasional right, but Manny is simply too busy. Pacquiao gets in, fires and backs away. Nice right hook by Manny after he blocked a few shots. A vicious combination along the ropes seems to make Clottey wince a bit.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 10
The HBO crew thinks Clottey looks discouraged. Manny circles around and throws right hands. Left to the body by Pac Man; left upstairs from Clottey. Right hooks flowing from Pacquiao. There is a little swelling underneath Manny's right eye. More shots to the head and body by Pac Man. Clottey gets in some offense of his own, but Pacquiao responds in kind. Manny hooks around the guard ans fires to the body.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 11
De Jesus is being very honest with Clottey, almost begging him to take a chance and try for the KO. He lets his hands go a bit as the round begins, but it quickly returns to its old pattern. Manny can see punches coming and is covering up when necessary. Clottey lands a right, but Pac Man pummels him to the body. Manny turns up the volume again, throwing about 12 punches in succession. The fans love it. Clottey scores with uppercuts in tight. Pacquiao goes right back to work. He is simply a machine.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 12
The fighters hug before the final round. Both men try some hooks. Clottey gets a left hook in flush. The action starts for a clash of heads. Two two-punch combinations crash home for Pacquiao. Clottey scores with his own combo. Manny fires left hands and rights to the body. More body work by Manny before they clinch. Thirty seconds left. Some nice action down the stretch, but this should be a shutout or pretty darn close.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Franchise: 120-108 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 120-108 Pacquiao
The judges score it 120-108 and 119-111 twice, all for the winner... and still WBO welterweight titleholder... Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao.
CompuBox had Pacquiao throwing over 1200 punches to just under 400 for Clottey. That's most of the story right there.
Max Kellerman asks Manny for his thoughts, and Pacquiao says it was a tough fight. Pac Man talks about the importance of using his jab and gives Clottey props for his toughness and power.
The boxers hug before Kellerman talks to Clottey. At the risk of understatement of the year, Joshua says Manny has a lot of speed. Clottey says this is the first time he really felt like he lost a fight.
Turning back to Manny, Kellerman asks the inevitable Floyd Mayweather question. Manny says he wants Floyd because it's the fight the people want to see. He also blames Mayweather for the fight not happening yet.
Pacquiao says if Mosley wins, maybe he'll fight Sugar Shane instead.
Freddie Roach makes a plea directly to Floyd to make the fight. Roach feels like his man can crush the vaunted Mayweather defense.
Pacquiao doesn't think Floyd's style is as difficult to solve as Clottey's was. He ends by thanking the fans and dedicating the win to his fellow Filipinos.
Posted by The Franchise
There are three national anthems to get through. Soraya Simons sings the anthem for Ghana and Arnel Pineda does the same for the Filipino anthem. Three of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders sing "The Star-Spangled Banner." They look like they may be lip-synching.
The tale of the tape shows that Pac Man is one year younger, but Clottey has small and reach advantages. Clottey weighed in at just over a pound more yesterday but did not allow HBO to weigh him today.
Clottey heads for the ring first. He is 35-3 with 20 KOs, though his last fight was a narrow loss to Miguel Cotto. It's a long walk to the ring through the mammoth stadium.
The noise picks up from the fans as Manny makes his way out, smiling as usual. He has "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC playing, a tribute to the late Arturo Gatti, which then turns into "Eye of the Tiger." Pac Man is 50-3-2, with his last loss coming narly five years ago.
Rafael Ramos is the referee in charge of the action. Michael Buffer handles the introductions, and we're set for a scheduled 12 rounds for the WBO welterweight title.
Round 1
Both men miss their first punches. Clottey has his guard tight as expected. Manny tries a weak punch to the body. Pac Man lets go, but Clottey blocks most of the shots. Manny bounces back, then comes forward with both hands. Jab by Clottey is answered by a flurry. Clottey finally lands and eats an immediate counter. Pacquiao tries the body again. Nothing huge lands in the final 30 seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 2
Pac Man bangs away off Clottey's forearms. Both men score with jabs. Clottey comes forward with two shots upstairs. Manny picks away from the outside. The crowd tries to get Pacquiao into it. Good right hand by Clottey. He tries to come forward with a body shot or two. Manny unleashes a combo to the body, then a left to the head. More body work by Manny. Clottey finds the mark with two punches upstairs. Clottey blocks more shots right before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 3
The ref cautions Pacquiao for leading with his head. Manny goes to the body with multiple shots. Uppercut by Clottey. Pac Man backs up his foe with another flurry. Clottey digs in and tries his own body work. Manny goes right back to work with 60 seconds to go. Clottey lands a hard right hand that makes the fans gasp a bit. Clottey is forced to cover up in the corner as Manny hits the gas. Clottey is landing some clean shots, but not enough of them right now.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 4
Clottey comes forward but not behind any punches. A right hand is answered by several punches from Pacquiao. The Grand Master leaves a brief opening and has to right back on defense. The ref pulls the men apart for an unknown reason. Clottey tries a body shot and an uppercut. Joshua slows down for a moment and the fans react. Clottey weathers a storm and lands two to the body.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 5
Manny circles as Clottey applies pressure. Clottey lands about four shots in his best sustained offense to this point. He reaches over Pacquiao's jab but also gets hit with a counter. Jab by Clottey. He tries to close in and is quickly tied up. Manny has his guard up right now as well. Clottey is warned for low shots as he tries the body. Manny finally turns it around and tries a flurry. Best round for Clottey, but probably still not enough to take the round.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 6
Lots of circling to start this round. Clottey opens up with a nice combination. He goes back to the guard as Pacquiao fights off the ropes. Clottey tries more combo punching and Pac Man simply moves away. Both men score in a quick exchange. Manny flurries along the ropes, and even though Clottey blocks much of it, it probably looks good for the judges.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 7
Clottey's corner asked him to take some more chances. We'll see if he does. He has a little spark at the beginning of this frame. A minute in, Manny flurries again. Josh reaches with a nice right hand. Pacquiao is actually blocking some punches too. Multiple Manny lefts open up a right to the body. The pace slows as Clottey keeps his arms up. Manny picks with the jab. Clottey rushes in and is tied up at the waist.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 8
Pacquiao looks for an opening between Clottey's gloves. Body shots fly from both of Manny's hands. Clottey bounces and tries to respond in kind. The ref calls a halt to the action for a low blow from Clottey. Manny is sneaking a shot through the guard every so often. Pac Man unleashes a six-punch combination and keeps pouring it on right after that. Clottey is warned for holding and hitting right at the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 9
Clottey's trainer told him he has lost every round. Manny keeps Clottey at bay with jabs. It will probably take a knockout for Clottey to win at this point. He is scoring with the occasional right, but Manny is simply too busy. Pacquiao gets in, fires and backs away. Nice right hook by Manny after he blocked a few shots. A vicious combination along the ropes seems to make Clottey wince a bit.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 10
The HBO crew thinks Clottey looks discouraged. Manny circles around and throws right hands. Left to the body by Pac Man; left upstairs from Clottey. Right hooks flowing from Pacquiao. There is a little swelling underneath Manny's right eye. More shots to the head and body by Pac Man. Clottey gets in some offense of his own, but Pacquiao responds in kind. Manny hooks around the guard ans fires to the body.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 11
De Jesus is being very honest with Clottey, almost begging him to take a chance and try for the KO. He lets his hands go a bit as the round begins, but it quickly returns to its old pattern. Manny can see punches coming and is covering up when necessary. Clottey lands a right, but Pac Man pummels him to the body. Manny turns up the volume again, throwing about 12 punches in succession. The fans love it. Clottey scores with uppercuts in tight. Pacquiao goes right back to work. He is simply a machine.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Round 12
The fighters hug before the final round. Both men try some hooks. Clottey gets a left hook in flush. The action starts for a clash of heads. Two two-punch combinations crash home for Pacquiao. Clottey scores with his own combo. Manny fires left hands and rights to the body. More body work by Manny before they clinch. Thirty seconds left. Some nice action down the stretch, but this should be a shutout or pretty darn close.
Franchise: 10-9 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 10-9 Pacquiao
Franchise: 120-108 Pacquiao
Spartan117: 120-108 Pacquiao
The judges score it 120-108 and 119-111 twice, all for the winner... and still WBO welterweight titleholder... Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao.
CompuBox had Pacquiao throwing over 1200 punches to just under 400 for Clottey. That's most of the story right there.
Max Kellerman asks Manny for his thoughts, and Pacquiao says it was a tough fight. Pac Man talks about the importance of using his jab and gives Clottey props for his toughness and power.
The boxers hug before Kellerman talks to Clottey. At the risk of understatement of the year, Joshua says Manny has a lot of speed. Clottey says this is the first time he really felt like he lost a fight.
Turning back to Manny, Kellerman asks the inevitable Floyd Mayweather question. Manny says he wants Floyd because it's the fight the people want to see. He also blames Mayweather for the fight not happening yet.
Pacquiao says if Mosley wins, maybe he'll fight Sugar Shane instead.
Freddie Roach makes a plea directly to Floyd to make the fight. Roach feels like his man can crush the vaunted Mayweather defense.
Pacquiao doesn't think Floyd's style is as difficult to solve as Clottey's was. He ends by thanking the fans and dedicating the win to his fellow Filipinos.
Posted by The Franchise
Humberto Soto vs. David Diaz: Round by Round
The last fight on the undercard is between Humberto Soto and David Diaz. No time being wasted tonight, as both fighters are in the ring already.
Round 1
They touch gloves in the center of the ring. Soto works the jab. He gets in a nice uppercut as Diaz comes forward. Good first round so far for Soto. He's looking sharp, fast, and accurate. There is already a cut over the right eye of Diaz. It's not clear whether it was caused by a punch. Soto lands a great right hook that caught Diaz off balance, and his glove touched the canvas. 10-8 round for Soto.
Spartan117: 10-8 Soto
Franchise: 10-8 Soto
Round 2
Diaz is coming forward now, trying to get some jabs in. Soto lands a fast combo upstairs. Now he lands a counter uppercut. Pretty boring second round. There's a lot of cheering going on, most likely from something being shown on the big screen. It should be a round in the bank for Soto.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 3
They are trading power shots now. Diaz has Soto against the ropes and got a good right hook in. Soto is still trying to counterpunch, which has been effective thus far. Diaz lands a right to the body. Soto misses with an uppercut. Tons of cheers from the crowd, but it's only due to the wave that's being performed. Diaz is trying to bully Soto into the ropes, but Soto is handling it pretty well.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 4
Diaz's eye is starting to swell. He misses with a right uppercut. Soto is using great movement and is getting out of the way of most of Diaz's punches. Diaz lands a left upstairs, then a right hand. Then he gets ahead of himself and misses badly with a right uppercut. Soto lands a left hook and straight right to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 5
Diaz keeps the jab going. Soto comes in and lands a good right hand. Diaz misses with a wide right hook. Diaz gets Soto against the ropes again and lands a hook to the body. Soto unleashes a flurry that gets mostly blocked. Diaz looks like he might be getting tired. He's doing a lot of leading in there. Not much action down the stretch of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 6
They go in to trade power punches in the center of the ring. It looked like they could've clashed heads there, but they come out of it unharmed. Soto lands a jab. Now a right hook. Diaz gets Soto against the ropes again and loads up on a right hook to the body. Soto lands a triple jab. They trade punches to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 7
Diaz is trying to get in some body shots but looks like he's getting really tired. Soto lands a right hand. Diaz grazes Soto with a left upstairs. Soto lands a left hook. Diaz lands a straight right hand that looked strong. Soto gets a left hand in after the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 8
Soto gets a left hand in. They've both been throwing a good number of punches, but most are either missing or being blocked. There isn't much landing cleanly. Soto sticks a jab and moves out of the way. On a side note, the official attendance numbers are in. There are nearly 51,000 people currently in Cowboys Stadium.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 9
Diaz gets Soto against the ropes and gets warned by the ref for using his elbow. Soto lands a good five-punch combo. He drops his hands below his waist now and dodges with his upper body movement. Diaz lands a left and a right. This has been a better round for Diaz.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 10
Soto is letting this fight slip away. Soto slips and falls and gets up slowly. He may be tired. Diaz gets him against the ropes once again and lands a good right to the body. They exchange punches and Soto gets tangled in the ropes, forcing the ref to break them up. Soto blocks a big left hook. Diaz lands a left hook.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 11
You have to hand it to Diaz. He seems to be fighting with a sense of urgency and is trying to steal this one away from Soto. Diaz continues to come forward and tries to land some good power shots. He gets Diaz against the ropes again where he's had some success and lands a combo upstairs.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 12
Diaz is swinging away in there and lands a shot under the belt. The ref stops the action to warn him, and Soto gets a break. Diaz lands two hooks. Soto lands two big shots to the head. Diaz slips and falls. This has been a good last round for Soto. Soto landed a big left, right hook combo and Diaz goes down in the last 10 seconds. That's really going to cost him.
Spartan117: 10-8 Soto
Franchise: 10-8 Soto
Spartan117: 113-113
Franchise: 116-110 Soto
The judges score the bout 115-111, 117-109 and 117-109, all for the winner by unanimous decision... and new WBC lightweight titleholder... Humberto Soto.
Posted by spartan117
Round 1
They touch gloves in the center of the ring. Soto works the jab. He gets in a nice uppercut as Diaz comes forward. Good first round so far for Soto. He's looking sharp, fast, and accurate. There is already a cut over the right eye of Diaz. It's not clear whether it was caused by a punch. Soto lands a great right hook that caught Diaz off balance, and his glove touched the canvas. 10-8 round for Soto.
Spartan117: 10-8 Soto
Franchise: 10-8 Soto
Round 2
Diaz is coming forward now, trying to get some jabs in. Soto lands a fast combo upstairs. Now he lands a counter uppercut. Pretty boring second round. There's a lot of cheering going on, most likely from something being shown on the big screen. It should be a round in the bank for Soto.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 3
They are trading power shots now. Diaz has Soto against the ropes and got a good right hook in. Soto is still trying to counterpunch, which has been effective thus far. Diaz lands a right to the body. Soto misses with an uppercut. Tons of cheers from the crowd, but it's only due to the wave that's being performed. Diaz is trying to bully Soto into the ropes, but Soto is handling it pretty well.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 4
Diaz's eye is starting to swell. He misses with a right uppercut. Soto is using great movement and is getting out of the way of most of Diaz's punches. Diaz lands a left upstairs, then a right hand. Then he gets ahead of himself and misses badly with a right uppercut. Soto lands a left hook and straight right to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 5
Diaz keeps the jab going. Soto comes in and lands a good right hand. Diaz misses with a wide right hook. Diaz gets Soto against the ropes again and lands a hook to the body. Soto unleashes a flurry that gets mostly blocked. Diaz looks like he might be getting tired. He's doing a lot of leading in there. Not much action down the stretch of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 6
They go in to trade power punches in the center of the ring. It looked like they could've clashed heads there, but they come out of it unharmed. Soto lands a jab. Now a right hook. Diaz gets Soto against the ropes again and loads up on a right hook to the body. Soto lands a triple jab. They trade punches to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 7
Diaz is trying to get in some body shots but looks like he's getting really tired. Soto lands a right hand. Diaz grazes Soto with a left upstairs. Soto lands a left hook. Diaz lands a straight right hand that looked strong. Soto gets a left hand in after the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 8
Soto gets a left hand in. They've both been throwing a good number of punches, but most are either missing or being blocked. There isn't much landing cleanly. Soto sticks a jab and moves out of the way. On a side note, the official attendance numbers are in. There are nearly 51,000 people currently in Cowboys Stadium.
Spartan117: 10-9 Soto
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 9
Diaz gets Soto against the ropes and gets warned by the ref for using his elbow. Soto lands a good five-punch combo. He drops his hands below his waist now and dodges with his upper body movement. Diaz lands a left and a right. This has been a better round for Diaz.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 10
Soto is letting this fight slip away. Soto slips and falls and gets up slowly. He may be tired. Diaz gets him against the ropes once again and lands a good right to the body. They exchange punches and Soto gets tangled in the ropes, forcing the ref to break them up. Soto blocks a big left hook. Diaz lands a left hook.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Diaz
Round 11
You have to hand it to Diaz. He seems to be fighting with a sense of urgency and is trying to steal this one away from Soto. Diaz continues to come forward and tries to land some good power shots. He gets Diaz against the ropes again where he's had some success and lands a combo upstairs.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Franchise: 10-9 Soto
Round 12
Diaz is swinging away in there and lands a shot under the belt. The ref stops the action to warn him, and Soto gets a break. Diaz lands two hooks. Soto lands two big shots to the head. Diaz slips and falls. This has been a good last round for Soto. Soto landed a big left, right hook combo and Diaz goes down in the last 10 seconds. That's really going to cost him.
Spartan117: 10-8 Soto
Franchise: 10-8 Soto
Spartan117: 113-113
Franchise: 116-110 Soto
The judges score the bout 115-111, 117-109 and 117-109, all for the winner by unanimous decision... and new WBC lightweight titleholder... Humberto Soto.
Posted by spartan117
6.3.10
Vic Darchinyan vs. Rodrigo Guerrero: Round by Round
The fighters are in the ring.
This is a 115-pound fight for Darchinyan's WBC and WBA super flyweight belts.
Vic has watched no tape of Rodrigo, according to him. Rodrigo has watched every fight of Vic's. That always makes me nervous. Why not watch the tape? Where's the downside? Seems foolish.
Round 1
Vic looks bigger. Vic not flying in recklessly. Nice right from Vic. Guerrero is being aggressive. Interestingly, Guerrero backs Vic to the ropes. Rodrigo is in it to win it early. Now Vic takes the lead. Rodrigo isn't being careful. Could mean fireworks. Vic closes the round with straight lefts. Intriguing round.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 2
Rodrigo aggressive early again. Vic landing the left. And another nice left from Vic. And again. Vic is very quick. He is underrated in that department. Trading good shots. Vic is also good at working in and out. Rodrigo is out of distance on his shots. Vic gets in and does work. Lazy Vic jabs. Rodrigo banging the body and pushing Vic back.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 3
Nice mini hook left from Vic. Wild shots from Rodrigo out of range. Vic trying to fake his way in. Vic has nice feints. You can see Vic looking for that straight left laser. Rodrigo not doing much. There's a Vic left. Missed uppercut from Rodrigo. Wild miss from Vic. Rodrigo switches to southpaw. Vic with some overhands and Rodrigo gets chased back to righty.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 4
Vic is good with keeping his head low as he lunges in. Rodrigo coming forward. He may not be strong enough. Jab from Rodrigo. Left and right from Vic. Vic trying to bomb away in the middle of the ring. He wings that left from different angles. The Vic jab is weak, but it keeps Rodrigo at bay. Rodrigo lands an uppercut. The crowd seems pro-Guerrero. Nice left from Vic coming up off the ropes.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 5
It has been an entertaining yet one-sided fight. A couple Vic lefts early. Steve has it all Vic so far. Guerrero is bleeding. Vic also changes up speeds on the left. Not every left is 100 percent. Rodrigo attempts to press the action. Vic lands a combo. Rodrigo sneaks a few in. Vic gets in another medium-strength left. A straight Vic left. Every round ends with some two-way action.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 6
Antonio Tarver is an excellent announcer. Rodrigo stays in Vic's face. Steve says Vic lets Guerrero in on purpose to get him in range. Vic isn't throwing many combos. Guerrero just lacks the starch on his punches. He is a good fighter, but the strength and power difference is obvious. And he isn't a super-active pressure fighter either. Guerrero wades his way in and gets hit.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 7
The fight is only halfway done, but it seems unlikely Guerrero can win. Guerrero doing the same: working his way in without landing, and either missing or getting hit. Steve has Vic winning every round. Nice straight left from Vic and out goes the mouthpiece of Guerrero. Beating a dead horse, but Vic is much snappier on the punches. Guerrero is still trying, but Vic evades the punches. Tarver says a KO was inches away for Vic. Jab from Rodrigo. Left from Vic. Big left from Vic, but somehow Guerrero stands. One wonders how much longer he can or should go on.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 8
Can Vic close the show so I can watch the WEC? Vic bombing away with no worries. Guerrero not quitting. Pretty amazing display of forward momentum from Rodrigo. Everyone in the place thinks Vic is playing possum. And he is. The old rope-a-dope. Another big left from Vic. Lefts to the head and body from Vic. Could be close to a 10-8 round with no knockdown. Guerrero isn't really wobbled, but he certainly is getting tagged repeatedly. Could be stopped by his corner and no one would blame them.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 9
Guerrero starts out aggressive. Vic bounces off the ropes to come forward with a punch. Nice lefts again that are short from Vic. Lead left from Vic. Somewhere in there Rodrigo landed a body shot. Vic looks plenty fresh. Doubtful he fades down the stretch. Vic sneaks in the uppercut. This Guerrero guy is a very tough fighter. He hasn't even gotten close to giving up.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 10
Will Vic and Nonito Donaire ever fight again? I would like to see a replay of the first fight again sometime. It's been a while since I've seen it. Rodrigo was aggressive but ineffective. Vic landed some big punches again. Same as the last few rounds.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 11
I guess Guerrero's corner should stop this fight? I don't know. He really has no chance. He hasn't been super wobbled, but he just took some monster shots for no reason. He is only 22; would hate to see him affected for the future for little purpose. Vic seems to be opening up a little more, but he is still fighting a notch below completely going balls out. Tarver thinks Vic is setting up the KO punch. Antonio has been saying that for rounds now. Guerreo amazingly stays active till the bell.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 12
If you saw the last 10 seconds of Round 11 only, you would think it crazy to throw in the towel. Guerrero is fighting with a lot of pride. It is an impressive display. Hopefully he can develop in the future and make a return to the States and TV. Rodrigo landed nothing big. Vic got in some big shots, but no KO.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Uatu: 120-108 Vic
Franchise: 120-108 Vic
Official Scores:
118-110
117-111
120-108
The winner by unanimous decision... and still WBC and WBA super flyweight titleholder... "The Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan.
Vic says this was his last fight at 115 if he does not get a rematch with Donaire.
Posted by uatu
This is a 115-pound fight for Darchinyan's WBC and WBA super flyweight belts.
Vic has watched no tape of Rodrigo, according to him. Rodrigo has watched every fight of Vic's. That always makes me nervous. Why not watch the tape? Where's the downside? Seems foolish.
Round 1
Vic looks bigger. Vic not flying in recklessly. Nice right from Vic. Guerrero is being aggressive. Interestingly, Guerrero backs Vic to the ropes. Rodrigo is in it to win it early. Now Vic takes the lead. Rodrigo isn't being careful. Could mean fireworks. Vic closes the round with straight lefts. Intriguing round.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 2
Rodrigo aggressive early again. Vic landing the left. And another nice left from Vic. And again. Vic is very quick. He is underrated in that department. Trading good shots. Vic is also good at working in and out. Rodrigo is out of distance on his shots. Vic gets in and does work. Lazy Vic jabs. Rodrigo banging the body and pushing Vic back.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 3
Nice mini hook left from Vic. Wild shots from Rodrigo out of range. Vic trying to fake his way in. Vic has nice feints. You can see Vic looking for that straight left laser. Rodrigo not doing much. There's a Vic left. Missed uppercut from Rodrigo. Wild miss from Vic. Rodrigo switches to southpaw. Vic with some overhands and Rodrigo gets chased back to righty.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 4
Vic is good with keeping his head low as he lunges in. Rodrigo coming forward. He may not be strong enough. Jab from Rodrigo. Left and right from Vic. Vic trying to bomb away in the middle of the ring. He wings that left from different angles. The Vic jab is weak, but it keeps Rodrigo at bay. Rodrigo lands an uppercut. The crowd seems pro-Guerrero. Nice left from Vic coming up off the ropes.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 5
It has been an entertaining yet one-sided fight. A couple Vic lefts early. Steve has it all Vic so far. Guerrero is bleeding. Vic also changes up speeds on the left. Not every left is 100 percent. Rodrigo attempts to press the action. Vic lands a combo. Rodrigo sneaks a few in. Vic gets in another medium-strength left. A straight Vic left. Every round ends with some two-way action.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 6
Antonio Tarver is an excellent announcer. Rodrigo stays in Vic's face. Steve says Vic lets Guerrero in on purpose to get him in range. Vic isn't throwing many combos. Guerrero just lacks the starch on his punches. He is a good fighter, but the strength and power difference is obvious. And he isn't a super-active pressure fighter either. Guerrero wades his way in and gets hit.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 7
The fight is only halfway done, but it seems unlikely Guerrero can win. Guerrero doing the same: working his way in without landing, and either missing or getting hit. Steve has Vic winning every round. Nice straight left from Vic and out goes the mouthpiece of Guerrero. Beating a dead horse, but Vic is much snappier on the punches. Guerrero is still trying, but Vic evades the punches. Tarver says a KO was inches away for Vic. Jab from Rodrigo. Left from Vic. Big left from Vic, but somehow Guerrero stands. One wonders how much longer he can or should go on.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 8
Can Vic close the show so I can watch the WEC? Vic bombing away with no worries. Guerrero not quitting. Pretty amazing display of forward momentum from Rodrigo. Everyone in the place thinks Vic is playing possum. And he is. The old rope-a-dope. Another big left from Vic. Lefts to the head and body from Vic. Could be close to a 10-8 round with no knockdown. Guerrero isn't really wobbled, but he certainly is getting tagged repeatedly. Could be stopped by his corner and no one would blame them.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 9
Guerrero starts out aggressive. Vic bounces off the ropes to come forward with a punch. Nice lefts again that are short from Vic. Lead left from Vic. Somewhere in there Rodrigo landed a body shot. Vic looks plenty fresh. Doubtful he fades down the stretch. Vic sneaks in the uppercut. This Guerrero guy is a very tough fighter. He hasn't even gotten close to giving up.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 10
Will Vic and Nonito Donaire ever fight again? I would like to see a replay of the first fight again sometime. It's been a while since I've seen it. Rodrigo was aggressive but ineffective. Vic landed some big punches again. Same as the last few rounds.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 11
I guess Guerrero's corner should stop this fight? I don't know. He really has no chance. He hasn't been super wobbled, but he just took some monster shots for no reason. He is only 22; would hate to see him affected for the future for little purpose. Vic seems to be opening up a little more, but he is still fighting a notch below completely going balls out. Tarver thinks Vic is setting up the KO punch. Antonio has been saying that for rounds now. Guerreo amazingly stays active till the bell.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Round 12
If you saw the last 10 seconds of Round 11 only, you would think it crazy to throw in the towel. Guerrero is fighting with a lot of pride. It is an impressive display. Hopefully he can develop in the future and make a return to the States and TV. Rodrigo landed nothing big. Vic got in some big shots, but no KO.
Uatu: Vic 10-9
Franchise: Vic 10-9
Uatu: 120-108 Vic
Franchise: 120-108 Vic
Official Scores:
118-110
117-111
120-108
The winner by unanimous decision... and still WBC and WBA super flyweight titleholder... "The Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan.
Vic says this was his last fight at 115 if he does not get a rematch with Donaire.
Posted by uatu
Devon Alexander vs. Juan Urango: Round by Round
Tonight's Boxing After Dark main event is between Devon Alexander and Juan Urango in a junior welterweight unification bout.
HBO is taking its time before the fighters make their way to the ring. Right now they're showing a piece about Devon Alexander's life.
Urango is walking to the ring now. Alexander is in the ring as well. He came out to "On to the Next One" by Jay-Z.
Urango is 22-2-1 with 17 KOs, while Alexander is 19-0 with 12 KOs.
Here we go.
Round 1
They meet in the center. Urango starts with a strong jab. Alexander is the more active fighter right now, throwing quick jabs regularly. Urango misses with a wide right hook. Urango's punches look on the slow side to start. Alexander is showing great movement and has gotten out of the way of many of Urango's punches. Alexander connects with a nice left hook. Urango backs Alexander up with a right hand upstairs.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 2
Urango goes on the offensive quickly and gets Alexander in the corner. Alexander gets out of danger. Urango lands a straight right. Urango misses with another right hand. Alexander keeps up the pace and lands a couple nice shots. Urango lands two hooks to the body. Urango lands another left to the body. Now he misses with a wide left hook. Alexander lands a left uppercut and catches Urango coming in. That was the best punch of the fight so far.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 3
Urango lands a hook right on the beltline at the start of Round 3. Alexander lands a great right hook that gets the crowd into the fight. He's doing a great job scoring and dodging. They trade power shots now. Alexander gets the better of the exchange. He has also had great success with the uppercut. Urango seems to be getting frustrated and is charging in now with some success. Blood is coming from his nose and he also has a cut above the left eye.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Urango
Round 4
Alexander is keeping up the pressure. He is still dodging punches well. Now he lands a combo to the head and body. Urango is coming forward now, leading with the right hand. Urango lands two hooks upstairs and Alexander gets away. Urango lands another hook. Alexander may win this round just for being busier.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 5
Urango continues to come forward. Alexander is jabbing and counterpunching well. His jabs are also finding their home. Urango gets Devon against the ropes and lands two hooks to the body. Alexander catches Urango coming in with a right hook. Urango's punches aren't very accurate; most of the punches have been grazing. Alexander blocks three Urango punches.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 6
Alexander comes out swinging. He lands a right to the body. Urango is trying to land punches, but Alexander is making it difficult. Alexander lands a straight right. The difference in speed is evident. Alexander is is punching and getting out of the way with ease. This has been a better round for Urango. He has landed more power punches.
Spartan117: 10-9 Urango
Franchise: 10-9 Urango
Round 7
Urango lands two hooks. Alexander lands a fantastic left hand. Urango comes back with a right hand. Now Alexander gets out of the way of a big right. Urango is landing more power punches now. Alexander lands a great combo upstairs. Urango throws a combo of body shots and backs Alexander up. Urango lands the last punch of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Urango
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 8
Alexander is staying active. He lands an amazing right uppercut; Urango goes down and he is in some trouble. Alexander barely touches him and Urango goes down again. He makes it up but he's not all there. The ref stops the fight.
The winner by TKO at 1:12 of Round 8... still WBC light welterweight titleholder and new IBF junior welterweight titleholder... Devon Alexander "The Great"
Posted by spartan117
HBO is taking its time before the fighters make their way to the ring. Right now they're showing a piece about Devon Alexander's life.
Urango is walking to the ring now. Alexander is in the ring as well. He came out to "On to the Next One" by Jay-Z.
Urango is 22-2-1 with 17 KOs, while Alexander is 19-0 with 12 KOs.
Here we go.
Round 1
They meet in the center. Urango starts with a strong jab. Alexander is the more active fighter right now, throwing quick jabs regularly. Urango misses with a wide right hook. Urango's punches look on the slow side to start. Alexander is showing great movement and has gotten out of the way of many of Urango's punches. Alexander connects with a nice left hook. Urango backs Alexander up with a right hand upstairs.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 2
Urango goes on the offensive quickly and gets Alexander in the corner. Alexander gets out of danger. Urango lands a straight right. Urango misses with another right hand. Alexander keeps up the pace and lands a couple nice shots. Urango lands two hooks to the body. Urango lands another left to the body. Now he misses with a wide left hook. Alexander lands a left uppercut and catches Urango coming in. That was the best punch of the fight so far.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 3
Urango lands a hook right on the beltline at the start of Round 3. Alexander lands a great right hook that gets the crowd into the fight. He's doing a great job scoring and dodging. They trade power shots now. Alexander gets the better of the exchange. He has also had great success with the uppercut. Urango seems to be getting frustrated and is charging in now with some success. Blood is coming from his nose and he also has a cut above the left eye.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Urango
Round 4
Alexander is keeping up the pressure. He is still dodging punches well. Now he lands a combo to the head and body. Urango is coming forward now, leading with the right hand. Urango lands two hooks upstairs and Alexander gets away. Urango lands another hook. Alexander may win this round just for being busier.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 5
Urango continues to come forward. Alexander is jabbing and counterpunching well. His jabs are also finding their home. Urango gets Devon against the ropes and lands two hooks to the body. Alexander catches Urango coming in with a right hook. Urango's punches aren't very accurate; most of the punches have been grazing. Alexander blocks three Urango punches.
Spartan117: 10-9 Alexander
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 6
Alexander comes out swinging. He lands a right to the body. Urango is trying to land punches, but Alexander is making it difficult. Alexander lands a straight right. The difference in speed is evident. Alexander is is punching and getting out of the way with ease. This has been a better round for Urango. He has landed more power punches.
Spartan117: 10-9 Urango
Franchise: 10-9 Urango
Round 7
Urango lands two hooks. Alexander lands a fantastic left hand. Urango comes back with a right hand. Now Alexander gets out of the way of a big right. Urango is landing more power punches now. Alexander lands a great combo upstairs. Urango throws a combo of body shots and backs Alexander up. Urango lands the last punch of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Urango
Franchise: 10-9 Alexander
Round 8
Alexander is staying active. He lands an amazing right uppercut; Urango goes down and he is in some trouble. Alexander barely touches him and Urango goes down again. He makes it up but he's not all there. The ref stops the fight.
The winner by TKO at 1:12 of Round 8... still WBC light welterweight titleholder and new IBF junior welterweight titleholder... Devon Alexander "The Great"
Posted by spartan117
Lenny Zappavigna vs. Fernando Angulo: Round by Round
For the first fight, I will forgo the punch by punch.
This is a 12-round lightweight bout, live on Showtime.
Round 1
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 2
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 3
Very good action round. Trading with big punches both ways. Zappa got the best of it. He landed a few that wobbled Angulo.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 4
Another entertaining round towards the end.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 5
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 6
Steve has Zappa up one round.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 7
Cut over Zappa's eye ruled to be from a punch.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 8
Steve has Angulo up one.
Time out to have a doc look at a cut over the eyelid of Zappa.
This nasty cut ruled to be from a butt.
Blood flowing freely.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 9
Point deduction to Angulo for holding and hitting.
Uatu: 9-9
Round 10
Deduction may have been more for hitting after the break than holding and hitting.
Thought Zappa was going to take this round. Angulo brought some heavy leather in the last minute to wobble Zappa a little and take the round.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 11
Steve has 96-93 Angulo.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 12
Uatu: Zappa 10-9, though it easily could have gone to Angulo.
Steve has 115-112 Angulo, and all three announcers said Angulo won.
Uatu: 114-113 Angulo
I believe Angulo won and I scored it how I scored it. 114-113 is giving Zappa the benefit of the doubt in 11 and 12.
The official cards are:
114-113
116-111
116-111
The winner by unanimous decision... Lenny Zappavigna!
Eh, it's possible that it was a draw, at best, for Zappavigna.
Posted by uatu
This is a 12-round lightweight bout, live on Showtime.
Round 1
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 2
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 3
Very good action round. Trading with big punches both ways. Zappa got the best of it. He landed a few that wobbled Angulo.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 4
Another entertaining round towards the end.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 5
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 6
Steve has Zappa up one round.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 7
Cut over Zappa's eye ruled to be from a punch.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 8
Steve has Angulo up one.
Time out to have a doc look at a cut over the eyelid of Zappa.
This nasty cut ruled to be from a butt.
Blood flowing freely.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 9
Point deduction to Angulo for holding and hitting.
Uatu: 9-9
Round 10
Deduction may have been more for hitting after the break than holding and hitting.
Thought Zappa was going to take this round. Angulo brought some heavy leather in the last minute to wobble Zappa a little and take the round.
Uatu: Angulo 10-9
Round 11
Steve has 96-93 Angulo.
Uatu: Zappa 10-9
Round 12
Uatu: Zappa 10-9, though it easily could have gone to Angulo.
Steve has 115-112 Angulo, and all three announcers said Angulo won.
Uatu: 114-113 Angulo
I believe Angulo won and I scored it how I scored it. 114-113 is giving Zappa the benefit of the doubt in 11 and 12.
The official cards are:
114-113
116-111
116-111
The winner by unanimous decision... Lenny Zappavigna!
Eh, it's possible that it was a draw, at best, for Zappavigna.
Posted by uatu
27.2.10
Mike Jones vs. Henry Bruseles: Round by Round
Tonight, Comcast SportsNet brings us undefeated slugger Mike Jones against Henry Bruseles. Jones is an up and coming prospect, while Bruseles is most famous for his bout against Floyd "Money" Mayweather.
Fair or not, Bruseles is often mentioned in the list of fights that Floyd took in succession that were big paydays for Floyd but less than compelling matchups. That list includes Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N'Dou, Demarcus Corley, and Bruseles. I am not saying I disagree or agree with the contention that Bruseles was or wasn't worthy of a Floyd fight back on January 22nd of 2005, just letting you know what I have read over the years. But this night is not about Floyd, so we will put that eighth-round TKO aside and view tonight's fight on its own merits.
The first fight being brought to us courtesy of tonight's Top Rank card is a 10-round, 154-pound fight between Saul Roman and Gabriel Rosado.
This fight is being billed as a super welterweight fight. Is there any standard for when a fight is called super welter as opposed to junior middle? Is that a marketing decision, a state commission decision or sanctioning body decision? I have always gone:
130 - junior lightweight
135 - lightweight
140 - junior welter
147 - welter
154 - junior middle
160 - middle
168 - super middle
175 - light heavy
But whatever. On to the action.
Actually, away from the action. A quick look at the sometimes reliable Wikipedia makes me think that it is the sanctioning bodies that name the classes differently. For what it's worth, it looks like the only sanctioning body that would jive all the way with what I believe the labels to be from 105 to heavy is the IBF.
If I am going to sit through a co-main or undercard fight between two dudes I don't know or know little about, this is the type of fight I like to see. There's good action from both men, and they both look to be in shape, relatively skilled, evenly matched and in it to win it. So early round kudos to both Roman and Rosado.
I have been to a good number of fights in Atlantic City over the years. This fight is being billed as in Bally's, but I am not sure if this is actually a ballroom IN Bally's or the smaller upstairs space in the Boardwalk Hall and sponsored by Bally's (which is right next door to Boardwalk Hall). The major fights in A.C. over the last few years, such as the Holyfield, Gatti, and Pavlik fights, have been in Boardwalk Hall's main space, but the Hall has an additional room used for smaller fights, just like the WaMu Theatre does in Madison Square Garden. On TV the space looks fairly small, but completely full, which always makes for good seats for the fans and a fun, loud, and lively atmosphere.
A quick look at the net shows that this fight is actually in Bally's in the Hotel Event Center. Immediately following my lookup, the announcer announced that it is indeed in Bally's itself.
In Round 6, Rosado lands a very good uppercut. There is a lot of blood in the ring right now. Hard to tell if both men are cut or if it is all from the same cut. There was a headbutt to Roman, and blood is streaming right down the middle of his face between the eyes. Very good two-way action and trading continues to the end of Round 6.
The cut was ruled to be from an unintentional headbutt received by Roman. Interestingly, Rosado is cut as well, and that cut was ruled to be from a punch. Roman is mostly coming forward and Rosado is on his bike a bit to start Round 7. Both men are landing significant jabs. Nice right by Rosado to end the round. It moved Roman around a bit.
Round 8 starts with a nice land by Roman. At this point, it looks like anything could happen to end this fight: a decision either way, a cut stoppage or a KO. It's a fun fight. Kudos to Top Rank and their matchmakers for this one.
The Top Rank graphic on the screen at the beginning of Round 9 listed the fight as "Junior Middle" if you care. Round 9 was another good action round. Nothing to be jumping up and down out of your seat about, but just a good honest fight.
Rich has Rosado up by one point going into Round 10.
And the fight is over. Not going to be a Fight of the Year candidate but was surely worth watching.
Rich has it 96-94 for Rosado.
Officially:
96-94 Rosado
97-93 Roman
96-94 Rosado
Gabriel Rosado wins by split decision.
Good stuff all the way around.
Sounds like Jones-Bruseles is up next, which is great.
Jones is a nice 5'11" for a welterweight. The crew told us that Jones' camp says he is actually over 6-foot.
Bruseles is in the ring. Bruseles is on a five-year, seven-fight win streak. His last loss was actually to Money May. Bruseles is still under 30, so this is not like he is an old piece of meat just being tossed into the fight.
Here comes Jones. Jones has a top ten ranking from the WBA. I really enjoy Dan Rafael's ESPN rankings. Jones is not yet top ten there.
Bruseles is 28-3. Jones is 19-0.
Jones is still employed full time. I love those types of stories. Good for him.
Round 1
Jones as expected looks much bigger. Slow start. Both men feeling their way in. Bruseles is unafraid early, trying to come forward and use different levels. Nice jab from Bruseles. Bruseles got a nice body shot in there. Jones being economical. Jones blocking everything for the most part. A jab lands here and there. Jones is just not throwing a lot. Nothing landed of consequence either way, but on activity, I don't see how anyone could give that round to anyone but Bruseles.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 2
Jones throwing more jabs in this round. Good right from Jones. Bruseles is undeterred, but Jones is dodging and ducking. Bruseles is having a little success with the jab. Overhand from Jones. Bruseles throws more combos, but they don't really land without Jones getting the gloves up. Even round, but I will go Jones.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 3
Jones double jabbing. Jones jabbing away. Bruseles still coming inside and trying body work. Jones throwing more and harder combos than in the previous rounds. Jones is staying calm and not reckless. Bruseles has a nice right. Jones may be tall for his weight, but he is a sturdy looking fighter. He does not look overly skinny or drained at all.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 4
Jones really opening up to start the fourth. Surprising. Didn't blow Bruseles away. It was flashier though. Bruseles is fighting well, but I wonder if he has another gear. If this is all he has, than Jones can probably coast to the win. As if on cue, the announcers refer to Bruseles as a by-the-book fighter, a 1-2-3 fighter. That sums it up. Jones slowly getting in the power shots. They are not knockout blows, but they look much harder and more explosive than anything that Bruseles has brought.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 5
(Is Clottey Manny's "biggest bhallenge" as the commercials say? Biggest in size? What about Barrera I or Morales I and II? Hatton or Oscar?)
Jones circling and jabbing. He isn't in any trouble. I like the uppercuts and combos Jones tosses in the mix. He has a more varied attack than Bruseles. Bruseles is still trying. Jones has a lead left that isn't quite the full hook but is more looping than a normal jab. Similar round to the previous two or so. Jones is flashier but isn't exactly crushing Bruseles. Bruseles is giving it a game effort but isn't landing anything major.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 6
The announcing crew wonders if Jones will take it to another gear at any point. Right hook lead and left to follow from Jones. I wonder what the punch numbers are at this point. It doesn't matter much, just curious if Bruseles has thrown and landed more. He appears to be a smidgen more busy, but not overwhelmingly so. And Bruseles lands a nice shot. Nothing leg wobbling, but effective. Not sure about this round. Nothing much landed either way of consequence.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 7
Jones nicely lands in the opening seconds. The crew still wants another gear from Jones here. Jones stepping forward more and certainly throwing with more authority. Bruseles not getting tagged though. Bruseles has not provided a ton of openings. Jones wings from the outside of the tight guard of Bruseles. I think Jones is trying more this round but within himself. He is picking Bruseles apart more this round. Could be considered Jones' best round of the fight. Not quite close to getting Bruseles out of there, but this round showed the disparity in talent between the two. You never know, but Jones looked so in control this round that it would be hard to see any way Bruseles can take this fight.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 8
The crew has it 6-2 Jones. Jones continuing where he left off. He is throwing quick and snapping punches. Nice jabs from Jones. Nice right from Jones. Bruseles may finally be discouraged. The Jones jab stops Bruseles a few times from moving in. I love that around-the-corner left from Jones. He follows it up with straights from both hands. Another round for Jones conclusively.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 9
The crew announces that Bruseles looked discouraged between rounds. Jones slowing down a little bit. Bruseles works the body on the inside. I doubt Jones is in trouble, but he is being careful so far. With a minute left, Jones finally goes combo. Jab from Bruseles. The crew laments that no one is going to say "wow" about Jones after this fight. I suppose Bruseles could have taken that round on activity. He certainly did not have Jones in trouble.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 10
Well, somehow I lost my entire post from this round. Anyway, Bruseles came out hard, but he just didn't ever explode on Jones. At one point, Jones threw a huge punch but missed by a half mile. There was some holding on the inside. There may not have been one break-up the entire fight, which is greatly appreciated. This round was hard to score in that neither man landed anything big, or much that wasn't partially blocked. Jones will get the round. Basically even in punch output, Jones a little harder and flashier with some combos. Close round.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Uatu: 97-93 Jones
Official Scores:
98-92
98-92
97-92
The winner by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!
A clear win for Jones.
Jones says he likes to watch what his opponent likes to do, and he has to take his time in there. He says the training camp was important, and he had a good performance.
He is not disappointed when he does not get a KO. He likes to get the tough rounds in for his future fights.
I liked Jones in his post-fight interview. He sounded thoughtful and analytical regarding his performance.
I failed to mention this at the top, but the announcing crew was Rich Marotta and Alan Massengale.
That's it. Jones has skills and physical tools to work with. It will be interesting to see where he goes from here. He somewhat easily beat a sturdy veteran fighter with much more experience. However, he thought he was going to fight Joshua Clottey instead, and Clottey is another matter altogether. Clottey has fought Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Zab Judah and Diego Corrales, which is a light-years difference in experience.
I am unsure if Jones is ready for a Clottey-type fight yet, but he has a game that will give him at least a chance against a lot of the top level fighters. I can't favor him over anyone in Rafael's top 10 welters yet, although I have never seen numbers 9 and 10 from Turkey and Slovenia.
Jones is 26 and turns 27 in April, so he isn't out of time, but one would have to think that his big bouts would have to come sooner than later.
Good night.
Posted by uatu
Fair or not, Bruseles is often mentioned in the list of fights that Floyd took in succession that were big paydays for Floyd but less than compelling matchups. That list includes Victoriano Sosa, Phillip N'Dou, Demarcus Corley, and Bruseles. I am not saying I disagree or agree with the contention that Bruseles was or wasn't worthy of a Floyd fight back on January 22nd of 2005, just letting you know what I have read over the years. But this night is not about Floyd, so we will put that eighth-round TKO aside and view tonight's fight on its own merits.
The first fight being brought to us courtesy of tonight's Top Rank card is a 10-round, 154-pound fight between Saul Roman and Gabriel Rosado.
This fight is being billed as a super welterweight fight. Is there any standard for when a fight is called super welter as opposed to junior middle? Is that a marketing decision, a state commission decision or sanctioning body decision? I have always gone:
130 - junior lightweight
135 - lightweight
140 - junior welter
147 - welter
154 - junior middle
160 - middle
168 - super middle
175 - light heavy
But whatever. On to the action.
Actually, away from the action. A quick look at the sometimes reliable Wikipedia makes me think that it is the sanctioning bodies that name the classes differently. For what it's worth, it looks like the only sanctioning body that would jive all the way with what I believe the labels to be from 105 to heavy is the IBF.
If I am going to sit through a co-main or undercard fight between two dudes I don't know or know little about, this is the type of fight I like to see. There's good action from both men, and they both look to be in shape, relatively skilled, evenly matched and in it to win it. So early round kudos to both Roman and Rosado.
I have been to a good number of fights in Atlantic City over the years. This fight is being billed as in Bally's, but I am not sure if this is actually a ballroom IN Bally's or the smaller upstairs space in the Boardwalk Hall and sponsored by Bally's (which is right next door to Boardwalk Hall). The major fights in A.C. over the last few years, such as the Holyfield, Gatti, and Pavlik fights, have been in Boardwalk Hall's main space, but the Hall has an additional room used for smaller fights, just like the WaMu Theatre does in Madison Square Garden. On TV the space looks fairly small, but completely full, which always makes for good seats for the fans and a fun, loud, and lively atmosphere.
A quick look at the net shows that this fight is actually in Bally's in the Hotel Event Center. Immediately following my lookup, the announcer announced that it is indeed in Bally's itself.
In Round 6, Rosado lands a very good uppercut. There is a lot of blood in the ring right now. Hard to tell if both men are cut or if it is all from the same cut. There was a headbutt to Roman, and blood is streaming right down the middle of his face between the eyes. Very good two-way action and trading continues to the end of Round 6.
The cut was ruled to be from an unintentional headbutt received by Roman. Interestingly, Rosado is cut as well, and that cut was ruled to be from a punch. Roman is mostly coming forward and Rosado is on his bike a bit to start Round 7. Both men are landing significant jabs. Nice right by Rosado to end the round. It moved Roman around a bit.
Round 8 starts with a nice land by Roman. At this point, it looks like anything could happen to end this fight: a decision either way, a cut stoppage or a KO. It's a fun fight. Kudos to Top Rank and their matchmakers for this one.
The Top Rank graphic on the screen at the beginning of Round 9 listed the fight as "Junior Middle" if you care. Round 9 was another good action round. Nothing to be jumping up and down out of your seat about, but just a good honest fight.
Rich has Rosado up by one point going into Round 10.
And the fight is over. Not going to be a Fight of the Year candidate but was surely worth watching.
Rich has it 96-94 for Rosado.
Officially:
96-94 Rosado
97-93 Roman
96-94 Rosado
Gabriel Rosado wins by split decision.
Good stuff all the way around.
Sounds like Jones-Bruseles is up next, which is great.
Jones is a nice 5'11" for a welterweight. The crew told us that Jones' camp says he is actually over 6-foot.
Bruseles is in the ring. Bruseles is on a five-year, seven-fight win streak. His last loss was actually to Money May. Bruseles is still under 30, so this is not like he is an old piece of meat just being tossed into the fight.
Here comes Jones. Jones has a top ten ranking from the WBA. I really enjoy Dan Rafael's ESPN rankings. Jones is not yet top ten there.
Bruseles is 28-3. Jones is 19-0.
Jones is still employed full time. I love those types of stories. Good for him.
Round 1
Jones as expected looks much bigger. Slow start. Both men feeling their way in. Bruseles is unafraid early, trying to come forward and use different levels. Nice jab from Bruseles. Bruseles got a nice body shot in there. Jones being economical. Jones blocking everything for the most part. A jab lands here and there. Jones is just not throwing a lot. Nothing landed of consequence either way, but on activity, I don't see how anyone could give that round to anyone but Bruseles.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 2
Jones throwing more jabs in this round. Good right from Jones. Bruseles is undeterred, but Jones is dodging and ducking. Bruseles is having a little success with the jab. Overhand from Jones. Bruseles throws more combos, but they don't really land without Jones getting the gloves up. Even round, but I will go Jones.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 3
Jones double jabbing. Jones jabbing away. Bruseles still coming inside and trying body work. Jones throwing more and harder combos than in the previous rounds. Jones is staying calm and not reckless. Bruseles has a nice right. Jones may be tall for his weight, but he is a sturdy looking fighter. He does not look overly skinny or drained at all.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 4
Jones really opening up to start the fourth. Surprising. Didn't blow Bruseles away. It was flashier though. Bruseles is fighting well, but I wonder if he has another gear. If this is all he has, than Jones can probably coast to the win. As if on cue, the announcers refer to Bruseles as a by-the-book fighter, a 1-2-3 fighter. That sums it up. Jones slowly getting in the power shots. They are not knockout blows, but they look much harder and more explosive than anything that Bruseles has brought.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 5
(Is Clottey Manny's "biggest bhallenge" as the commercials say? Biggest in size? What about Barrera I or Morales I and II? Hatton or Oscar?)
Jones circling and jabbing. He isn't in any trouble. I like the uppercuts and combos Jones tosses in the mix. He has a more varied attack than Bruseles. Bruseles is still trying. Jones has a lead left that isn't quite the full hook but is more looping than a normal jab. Similar round to the previous two or so. Jones is flashier but isn't exactly crushing Bruseles. Bruseles is giving it a game effort but isn't landing anything major.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 6
The announcing crew wonders if Jones will take it to another gear at any point. Right hook lead and left to follow from Jones. I wonder what the punch numbers are at this point. It doesn't matter much, just curious if Bruseles has thrown and landed more. He appears to be a smidgen more busy, but not overwhelmingly so. And Bruseles lands a nice shot. Nothing leg wobbling, but effective. Not sure about this round. Nothing much landed either way of consequence.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 7
Jones nicely lands in the opening seconds. The crew still wants another gear from Jones here. Jones stepping forward more and certainly throwing with more authority. Bruseles not getting tagged though. Bruseles has not provided a ton of openings. Jones wings from the outside of the tight guard of Bruseles. I think Jones is trying more this round but within himself. He is picking Bruseles apart more this round. Could be considered Jones' best round of the fight. Not quite close to getting Bruseles out of there, but this round showed the disparity in talent between the two. You never know, but Jones looked so in control this round that it would be hard to see any way Bruseles can take this fight.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 8
The crew has it 6-2 Jones. Jones continuing where he left off. He is throwing quick and snapping punches. Nice jabs from Jones. Nice right from Jones. Bruseles may finally be discouraged. The Jones jab stops Bruseles a few times from moving in. I love that around-the-corner left from Jones. He follows it up with straights from both hands. Another round for Jones conclusively.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Round 9
The crew announces that Bruseles looked discouraged between rounds. Jones slowing down a little bit. Bruseles works the body on the inside. I doubt Jones is in trouble, but he is being careful so far. With a minute left, Jones finally goes combo. Jab from Bruseles. The crew laments that no one is going to say "wow" about Jones after this fight. I suppose Bruseles could have taken that round on activity. He certainly did not have Jones in trouble.
Uatu: Bruseles 10-9
Round 10
Well, somehow I lost my entire post from this round. Anyway, Bruseles came out hard, but he just didn't ever explode on Jones. At one point, Jones threw a huge punch but missed by a half mile. There was some holding on the inside. There may not have been one break-up the entire fight, which is greatly appreciated. This round was hard to score in that neither man landed anything big, or much that wasn't partially blocked. Jones will get the round. Basically even in punch output, Jones a little harder and flashier with some combos. Close round.
Uatu: Jones 10-9
Uatu: 97-93 Jones
Official Scores:
98-92
98-92
97-92
The winner by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!
A clear win for Jones.
Jones says he likes to watch what his opponent likes to do, and he has to take his time in there. He says the training camp was important, and he had a good performance.
He is not disappointed when he does not get a KO. He likes to get the tough rounds in for his future fights.
I liked Jones in his post-fight interview. He sounded thoughtful and analytical regarding his performance.
I failed to mention this at the top, but the announcing crew was Rich Marotta and Alan Massengale.
That's it. Jones has skills and physical tools to work with. It will be interesting to see where he goes from here. He somewhat easily beat a sturdy veteran fighter with much more experience. However, he thought he was going to fight Joshua Clottey instead, and Clottey is another matter altogether. Clottey has fought Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, Zab Judah and Diego Corrales, which is a light-years difference in experience.
I am unsure if Jones is ready for a Clottey-type fight yet, but he has a game that will give him at least a chance against a lot of the top level fighters. I can't favor him over anyone in Rafael's top 10 welters yet, although I have never seen numbers 9 and 10 from Turkey and Slovenia.
Jones is 26 and turns 27 in April, so he isn't out of time, but one would have to think that his big bouts would have to come sooner than later.
Good night.
Posted by uatu
26.2.10
Antonio Escalante vs. Miguel Roman: Friday Night Fights Round By Round
We're just about set for the FNF main event, pitting Antonio Escalante against childhood foe Miguel Roman. The Don Haskins Convention Center in El Paso is ready to see hometown boy Escalante do his thing.
Escalante is 22-2 with 14 KOs and is riding an eight-fight winning streak. Roman is 28-6, but only 3-4 over his last seven bouts.
The introductions are done and we're ready for a scheduled 10 rounds.
Round 1
Roman ducks low and tries the body as Escalante stands his ground. Antonio bounces and flurries. Good left hand and some in-fighting by Roman. Combination punching forces Roman to cover up. Micky keeps coming forward but is getting beaten to the punch. Now he lands a crunching left hook and both men trade in the final seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 2
Escalante tries to keep Roman at bay with some jabs. Both guys are just missing, but Roman manages to connect with a left hook. Tony stays on the outside, reaching with jabs and right hands. Roman walks into a right hand and a good scrap breaks out again just before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 3
The ref has to step in during the early going of the third. Escalante is staying very busy but is eating some return fire. A battle in the corner sees both fighters score with some hard shots. Roman loops in some hooks to the body and head. Tony responds with a clean two-shot combo to the head. It will be interesting to see if either man wears down.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 4
Roman keeps pressing forward but he is taking two for each one he lands right now. Escalante flashes the hand speed and gets caught with a left hand coming back. The fans respond to the action as the hometown boy scores with two or three in a row. Roman is relentless and just keeps coming. Teddy Atlas wonders aloud if Escalante can keep up the pace.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 5
Escalante stumbles a bit froma left hook. Roman tries to press his advantage but it's fleeting. Escalante stays light on his feet and circles back. Roman lands an uppercut. There's another one as Escalante attempts to gather himself and fight back. Tony lets his hands go but not all of the punches land. Roman gives and takes in the corner to finish his best round so far.
Franchise: 10-9 Roman
Round 6
Escalante attempts to start quickly in the sixth. Roman tries to close the distance but his foe keeps popping him from a distance. Roman holds and hits with his right hand. Escalante unleashes some uppercuts as he backs up. More in-fighting keeps the referee busy. Tony literally turns Miguel around and just misses a big right hand.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 7
Roman has to weather another early storm in the first 15 seconds. The fighters stand and trade in the corner until Escalante can pivot away. A flurry from Tony elicits no response. Finally Roman gets low and tries to dig to the body. The crowd chants to get Escalante going. Roman lands punches from close range and takes some counters as well. Neither man is giving an inch.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 8
Escalante carries the early action until Roman connects with a nice right hand. Both men land as Tony tries to battle out of the corner. The ref pulls them apart as both men lean on each other a bit. Roman backs Escalante up, but Tony digs in and throws a vicious combo that plants Roman on the canvas. He beats the count and battles gamely for the remainder of the round.
Franchise: 10-8 Escalante
Round 9
It was a left hand that scored the knockdown for Escalante. Roman wants to turn it into a brawl right away. Escalante ties up. He is on his bike now, much to Roman's disgust. Miguel gets his way and both boxers swing away in the corner. Roman marches forward and shows a ton of heart. Punches land both ways, but Escalante's are cleaner. The announcers do think he's getting tired though.
Franchise: 10-9 Roman
Round 10
Because of Roman's pressure, this fight is actually closer than the scores are going to indicate. We'll see if there is any drama in the final three minutes. Roman shows quite a chin as Escalante drills him repeatedly in the opening minute. Roman mocks Escalante for backing up. Escalante batters Roman with wide punches but return punches are still coming. Tony fires more head shots; Roman comes right back. Ten seconds to go. The final bell rings and the fans show their appreciation for the serious heart and determination on display tonight.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Franchise: 98-91 Escalante
The judges score it 97-92 and 96-93 twice, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Antonio Escalante.
Posted by The Franchise
Escalante is 22-2 with 14 KOs and is riding an eight-fight winning streak. Roman is 28-6, but only 3-4 over his last seven bouts.
The introductions are done and we're ready for a scheduled 10 rounds.
Round 1
Roman ducks low and tries the body as Escalante stands his ground. Antonio bounces and flurries. Good left hand and some in-fighting by Roman. Combination punching forces Roman to cover up. Micky keeps coming forward but is getting beaten to the punch. Now he lands a crunching left hook and both men trade in the final seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 2
Escalante tries to keep Roman at bay with some jabs. Both guys are just missing, but Roman manages to connect with a left hook. Tony stays on the outside, reaching with jabs and right hands. Roman walks into a right hand and a good scrap breaks out again just before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 3
The ref has to step in during the early going of the third. Escalante is staying very busy but is eating some return fire. A battle in the corner sees both fighters score with some hard shots. Roman loops in some hooks to the body and head. Tony responds with a clean two-shot combo to the head. It will be interesting to see if either man wears down.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 4
Roman keeps pressing forward but he is taking two for each one he lands right now. Escalante flashes the hand speed and gets caught with a left hand coming back. The fans respond to the action as the hometown boy scores with two or three in a row. Roman is relentless and just keeps coming. Teddy Atlas wonders aloud if Escalante can keep up the pace.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 5
Escalante stumbles a bit froma left hook. Roman tries to press his advantage but it's fleeting. Escalante stays light on his feet and circles back. Roman lands an uppercut. There's another one as Escalante attempts to gather himself and fight back. Tony lets his hands go but not all of the punches land. Roman gives and takes in the corner to finish his best round so far.
Franchise: 10-9 Roman
Round 6
Escalante attempts to start quickly in the sixth. Roman tries to close the distance but his foe keeps popping him from a distance. Roman holds and hits with his right hand. Escalante unleashes some uppercuts as he backs up. More in-fighting keeps the referee busy. Tony literally turns Miguel around and just misses a big right hand.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 7
Roman has to weather another early storm in the first 15 seconds. The fighters stand and trade in the corner until Escalante can pivot away. A flurry from Tony elicits no response. Finally Roman gets low and tries to dig to the body. The crowd chants to get Escalante going. Roman lands punches from close range and takes some counters as well. Neither man is giving an inch.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Round 8
Escalante carries the early action until Roman connects with a nice right hand. Both men land as Tony tries to battle out of the corner. The ref pulls them apart as both men lean on each other a bit. Roman backs Escalante up, but Tony digs in and throws a vicious combo that plants Roman on the canvas. He beats the count and battles gamely for the remainder of the round.
Franchise: 10-8 Escalante
Round 9
It was a left hand that scored the knockdown for Escalante. Roman wants to turn it into a brawl right away. Escalante ties up. He is on his bike now, much to Roman's disgust. Miguel gets his way and both boxers swing away in the corner. Roman marches forward and shows a ton of heart. Punches land both ways, but Escalante's are cleaner. The announcers do think he's getting tired though.
Franchise: 10-9 Roman
Round 10
Because of Roman's pressure, this fight is actually closer than the scores are going to indicate. We'll see if there is any drama in the final three minutes. Roman shows quite a chin as Escalante drills him repeatedly in the opening minute. Roman mocks Escalante for backing up. Escalante batters Roman with wide punches but return punches are still coming. Tony fires more head shots; Roman comes right back. Ten seconds to go. The final bell rings and the fans show their appreciation for the serious heart and determination on display tonight.
Franchise: 10-9 Escalante
Franchise: 98-91 Escalante
The judges score it 97-92 and 96-93 twice, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Antonio Escalante.
Posted by The Franchise
6.2.10
Edwin Valero vs. Antonio DeMarco: Round by Round
Now it's time for the main event. It's between Edwin Valero and Antonio Demarco for Valero's WBC lightweight title.
DeMarco is making his way to the ring first. A mariachi band is in the ring for his entrance. He looks calm and collected.
Valero is in the ring now. He looks focused.
Round 1
They meet in the center and touch gloves. Valero goes for a right hook early, while DeMarco is moving back. Valero is showing hand speed. Valero lands a right hand on the shoulder and continues throwing power punches. Valero has a cut on his right cheek. I have no idea where that came from. Valero lands a strong left and right hook. DeMarco is staggered. Good round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 2
DeMarco gets a jab in. Valero gets DeMarco in the corner and goes to work. DeMarco still looks calm. He throws two straight left hands, and Valero backs up. DeMarco catches Valero coming in. Valero complains that he got hit with an elbow. A cut has opened up on the forehead of Valero, and there is no way that is was caused by a punch. The cut is an absolute mess. The doctor surprisingly says he can fight on. Now it's nothing but a brawl in the ring. Valero is swinging away. The mouthpiece goes flying out of Valero's mouth, and the ref stops the action to put it back in. Amazing round.
Spartan117: 10-8 Valero
Uatu: 10-8 Valero
Round 3
Valero is still going for the knockout. Also, the ref did indeed take a point for the elbow last round. Valero is landing strong shots. He's fighting with pure intensity. DeMarco isn't backing down, and he lands two hooks. Valero is measuring up the left hand. Good round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 4
Valero comes out firing once again, still looking for the KO. DeMarco throws back. Valero lands a left hook. They trade punches on the inside. Valero scores with more hooks in the center of the ring. Valero lands a big flurry upstairs to Demarco. These punches have to be adding up. Another solid round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 5
Valero's mouth is hanging open. It may mean that he's gassed. He's still throwing punches in bunches. Valero lands a right hook, then another. DeMarco lands a right hand. DeMarco is standing in the center of the ring and exchanging. Valero backs DeMarco up with a right hand. Valero lands a left hook. That cut is still flowing over the face of Valero. He's really showing his toughness.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 6
Valero is landing some more hooks. This fight also has open scoring, and the judges have it for Valero. He lands a left-right hook combo, and DeMarco responds with a right hook. Valero ties up. Valero lands a big right hook, but DeMarco answers with a right hook and a straight left hand that back up Valero. DeMarco gets caught in the corner, and Valero goes to work. Another strong round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 7
Valero lands a left hook. Not many jabs being thrown. DeMarco is stuck in the corner again, and Valero is measuring with the power left. The corner is not where DeMarco wants to be. Valero lands three left hooks, and DeMarco throws another punch. DeMarco doesn't look hurt despite taking these punches, but he isn't active enough to win any of these rounds. Valero looks too strong.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 8
They square up in the center. DeMarco lands a left hook. Valero waves him in. Valero is pouring it on now. He lands a huge left hand. DeMarco is way down on the scorecards. Valero lands a right to the body. Now DeMarco takes more punishment upstairs from all different angles. I wouldn't be surprised if the corner threw in the towel for DeMarco. He keeps taking punches. The action gets stopped because of a punch downstairs from DeMarco.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 9
DeMarco looks totally discouraged in his corner between rounds. This fight is all but over unless he makes some major changes. DeMarco gets caught in the corner, and Valero continues to put work in. DeMarco eats more combos. DeMarco gets slightly more active and lands a straight right. Valero lands some more combos straight to the head. Valero lands a monstrous left hand in the corner.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
DeMarco elects not to come out for the 10th round. It's all over.
The winner by TKO at the end of Round 9... and still WBC lightweight titleholder... Edwin Valero.
Posted by spartan117
DeMarco is making his way to the ring first. A mariachi band is in the ring for his entrance. He looks calm and collected.
Valero is in the ring now. He looks focused.
Round 1
They meet in the center and touch gloves. Valero goes for a right hook early, while DeMarco is moving back. Valero is showing hand speed. Valero lands a right hand on the shoulder and continues throwing power punches. Valero has a cut on his right cheek. I have no idea where that came from. Valero lands a strong left and right hook. DeMarco is staggered. Good round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 2
DeMarco gets a jab in. Valero gets DeMarco in the corner and goes to work. DeMarco still looks calm. He throws two straight left hands, and Valero backs up. DeMarco catches Valero coming in. Valero complains that he got hit with an elbow. A cut has opened up on the forehead of Valero, and there is no way that is was caused by a punch. The cut is an absolute mess. The doctor surprisingly says he can fight on. Now it's nothing but a brawl in the ring. Valero is swinging away. The mouthpiece goes flying out of Valero's mouth, and the ref stops the action to put it back in. Amazing round.
Spartan117: 10-8 Valero
Uatu: 10-8 Valero
Round 3
Valero is still going for the knockout. Also, the ref did indeed take a point for the elbow last round. Valero is landing strong shots. He's fighting with pure intensity. DeMarco isn't backing down, and he lands two hooks. Valero is measuring up the left hand. Good round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 4
Valero comes out firing once again, still looking for the KO. DeMarco throws back. Valero lands a left hook. They trade punches on the inside. Valero scores with more hooks in the center of the ring. Valero lands a big flurry upstairs to Demarco. These punches have to be adding up. Another solid round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 5
Valero's mouth is hanging open. It may mean that he's gassed. He's still throwing punches in bunches. Valero lands a right hook, then another. DeMarco lands a right hand. DeMarco is standing in the center of the ring and exchanging. Valero backs DeMarco up with a right hand. Valero lands a left hook. That cut is still flowing over the face of Valero. He's really showing his toughness.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 6
Valero is landing some more hooks. This fight also has open scoring, and the judges have it for Valero. He lands a left-right hook combo, and DeMarco responds with a right hook. Valero ties up. Valero lands a big right hook, but DeMarco answers with a right hook and a straight left hand that back up Valero. DeMarco gets caught in the corner, and Valero goes to work. Another strong round for Valero.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 7
Valero lands a left hook. Not many jabs being thrown. DeMarco is stuck in the corner again, and Valero is measuring with the power left. The corner is not where DeMarco wants to be. Valero lands three left hooks, and DeMarco throws another punch. DeMarco doesn't look hurt despite taking these punches, but he isn't active enough to win any of these rounds. Valero looks too strong.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 8
They square up in the center. DeMarco lands a left hook. Valero waves him in. Valero is pouring it on now. He lands a huge left hand. DeMarco is way down on the scorecards. Valero lands a right to the body. Now DeMarco takes more punishment upstairs from all different angles. I wouldn't be surprised if the corner threw in the towel for DeMarco. He keeps taking punches. The action gets stopped because of a punch downstairs from DeMarco.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
Round 9
DeMarco looks totally discouraged in his corner between rounds. This fight is all but over unless he makes some major changes. DeMarco gets caught in the corner, and Valero continues to put work in. DeMarco eats more combos. DeMarco gets slightly more active and lands a straight right. Valero lands some more combos straight to the head. Valero lands a monstrous left hand in the corner.
Spartan117: 10-9 Valero
Uatu: 10-9 Valero
DeMarco elects not to come out for the 10th round. It's all over.
The winner by TKO at the end of Round 9... and still WBC lightweight titleholder... Edwin Valero.
Posted by spartan117
Luis Carlos Abregu vs. Richard Gutierrez: Round by Round
The undercard of tonight's event on Showtime is a welterweight bout between Luis Carlos Abregu and Richard Gutierrez. This fight will have open scoring and the instant replay is in effect.
Gutierrez, who hails from Miami, Florida, is 24-3-1 with 14 KOs and Abregu, from Salta, Argentina, is 28-0 with 23 KOs.
Round 1
They come out of their corners and meet in the center of the ring. Abregu shows off his hand speed early. He lands a couple jabs and a right cross. He's really loading up on the power punches early. They exchange jabs. Guitierrez throws a couple jabs of his own. He gets in two glancing rights to the body. Abregu throws a nice combo that scores. The ref tells Abregu to watch his head on the inside. Abregu throws a wide right hand that gets blocked. Abregu lands a right hand that causes Gutierrez to step back.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 2
Abregu lands some more jabs and loads up on the right, but he gets caught with a big left from Gutierrez he goes down. He makes it up but is on wobbly legs. He's getting on his bicycle now. There is 1:22 left in the round and Abregu is still wobbly. He is still throwing power shots. Gutierrez can't land a power punch. Abregu is completely back now. His defense looks back and he's throwing some great combos. Great round.
Spartan117: 10-8 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-8 Gutierrez
Round 3
Abregu is still backpedaling. He may still be hurt. Now he lands a huge combo and Gutierrez is hurt. Gutierrez waves him in. Abregu answers and puts Gutierrez down. He's hurt but makes it up. Abregu tries to close the show but gets clocked with a wide hook from Gutierrez. Abregu is still throwing strong shots. Both men are still on their feet. Ten seconds left. Abregu lands a great combo before the bell.
Spartan117: 10-8 Abregu
Uatu: 10-8 Abregu
Round 4
Abregu lands a short left hook that staggers Gutierrez early. Gutierrez lands a looping right hook. They are both going for the KO. Gutierrez lands a straight right hand. Now they trade jabs. Abregu lands another right hand. Gutierrez lands a straight right hand. Abregu lands a right hook, and Gutierrez is hurt. He holds on and makes it to the end of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 5
Abregu lands a right hook early. Gutierrez looks to have his legs back. Abregu is still looking for the KO. Not many jabs from either fighter. Both hesitate before throwing. Abregu feints and lands a right hand. Gutierrez lands an uppercut. Gutierrez lands a stiff jab. This has been a better round for Gutierrez. Abregu lands a great right hand with 10 seconds left. That punch won him the round in my book.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 6
Abregu comes out firing. He lands a wide right hand again. Gutierrez lands a good left that sends Abregu into the ropes. Gutierrez misses with a right hook. Abregu is moving backward now. Gutierrez is using good head movement. Abregu's head remains stationary. Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. This round is up for grabs. Abregu lands a left hook, followed by a left-right hook combo.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 7
Abregu misses with a wide hook early. Gutierrez comes back with a right hand to the body. Abregu keeps throwing very wide hooks. Abregu lands a right to the body and one upstairs. A cut opens on the left eye of Abregu. I'm not sure what caused that cut. Gutierrez lands a right hook that staggers Abregu, and he starts moving back. Abregu is on wobbly legs. He looks gassed but continues to throw power shots.
Spartan117: 10-9 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 8
The official ruling is that the cut was caused by a punch. Now the ring doctor takes a look at it. The doctor says that he can continue to fight. Gutierrez turns up the pressure now. Abregu gets a good right hand in. Abregu lands another combo to the body. Gutierrez blocks a number of shots from Abregu. Abregu throws another combo and paws at his bloody eye. Abregu continues to throw the wide right hook with little success late in this fight, but he is still winning most of the rounds.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 9
Abregu throws a right hook to start the round. Abregu goes down from a slip. Gutierrez lands a left hook. Abregu gets inside and lands a couple of hooks. Gutierrez tries to lands more meaningful punches, but Abregu is using solid movement. Gutierrez lands a left hook on the beltline. Blood is really pouring form the left eye of Abregu. Gutierrez isn't throwing any combos. Abregu is up on all three of the judges cards, but the press row scorers have the fight a draw.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 10
We are entering the final round. Abregu is on his bicycle now. Gutierrez knows he needs a knockout because of the open scoring. Abregu is moving everywhere around the ring. Gutierrez lands a left hook to the body. The round is halfway over. Abregu lands some hooks to the body. Gutierrez barely misses with a right hook. Abregu throws a flurry. Abregu lands a solid left hook to end the fight.
Spartan117: 10-9 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-9 Gutierrez
Spartan117: 96-92 Abregu
Uatu: 97-91 Abregu
The judges score the bout 98-90 and 97-91 twice, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Carlos Abregu.
Posted by spartan117
Gutierrez, who hails from Miami, Florida, is 24-3-1 with 14 KOs and Abregu, from Salta, Argentina, is 28-0 with 23 KOs.
Round 1
They come out of their corners and meet in the center of the ring. Abregu shows off his hand speed early. He lands a couple jabs and a right cross. He's really loading up on the power punches early. They exchange jabs. Guitierrez throws a couple jabs of his own. He gets in two glancing rights to the body. Abregu throws a nice combo that scores. The ref tells Abregu to watch his head on the inside. Abregu throws a wide right hand that gets blocked. Abregu lands a right hand that causes Gutierrez to step back.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 2
Abregu lands some more jabs and loads up on the right, but he gets caught with a big left from Gutierrez he goes down. He makes it up but is on wobbly legs. He's getting on his bicycle now. There is 1:22 left in the round and Abregu is still wobbly. He is still throwing power shots. Gutierrez can't land a power punch. Abregu is completely back now. His defense looks back and he's throwing some great combos. Great round.
Spartan117: 10-8 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-8 Gutierrez
Round 3
Abregu is still backpedaling. He may still be hurt. Now he lands a huge combo and Gutierrez is hurt. Gutierrez waves him in. Abregu answers and puts Gutierrez down. He's hurt but makes it up. Abregu tries to close the show but gets clocked with a wide hook from Gutierrez. Abregu is still throwing strong shots. Both men are still on their feet. Ten seconds left. Abregu lands a great combo before the bell.
Spartan117: 10-8 Abregu
Uatu: 10-8 Abregu
Round 4
Abregu lands a short left hook that staggers Gutierrez early. Gutierrez lands a looping right hook. They are both going for the KO. Gutierrez lands a straight right hand. Now they trade jabs. Abregu lands another right hand. Gutierrez lands a straight right hand. Abregu lands a right hook, and Gutierrez is hurt. He holds on and makes it to the end of the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 5
Abregu lands a right hook early. Gutierrez looks to have his legs back. Abregu is still looking for the KO. Not many jabs from either fighter. Both hesitate before throwing. Abregu feints and lands a right hand. Gutierrez lands an uppercut. Gutierrez lands a stiff jab. This has been a better round for Gutierrez. Abregu lands a great right hand with 10 seconds left. That punch won him the round in my book.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 6
Abregu comes out firing. He lands a wide right hand again. Gutierrez lands a good left that sends Abregu into the ropes. Gutierrez misses with a right hook. Abregu is moving backward now. Gutierrez is using good head movement. Abregu's head remains stationary. Gutierrez misses with an uppercut. This round is up for grabs. Abregu lands a left hook, followed by a left-right hook combo.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 7
Abregu misses with a wide hook early. Gutierrez comes back with a right hand to the body. Abregu keeps throwing very wide hooks. Abregu lands a right to the body and one upstairs. A cut opens on the left eye of Abregu. I'm not sure what caused that cut. Gutierrez lands a right hook that staggers Abregu, and he starts moving back. Abregu is on wobbly legs. He looks gassed but continues to throw power shots.
Spartan117: 10-9 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 8
The official ruling is that the cut was caused by a punch. Now the ring doctor takes a look at it. The doctor says that he can continue to fight. Gutierrez turns up the pressure now. Abregu gets a good right hand in. Abregu lands another combo to the body. Gutierrez blocks a number of shots from Abregu. Abregu throws another combo and paws at his bloody eye. Abregu continues to throw the wide right hook with little success late in this fight, but he is still winning most of the rounds.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 9
Abregu throws a right hook to start the round. Abregu goes down from a slip. Gutierrez lands a left hook. Abregu gets inside and lands a couple of hooks. Gutierrez tries to lands more meaningful punches, but Abregu is using solid movement. Gutierrez lands a left hook on the beltline. Blood is really pouring form the left eye of Abregu. Gutierrez isn't throwing any combos. Abregu is up on all three of the judges cards, but the press row scorers have the fight a draw.
Spartan117: 10-9 Abregu
Uatu: 10-9 Abregu
Round 10
We are entering the final round. Abregu is on his bicycle now. Gutierrez knows he needs a knockout because of the open scoring. Abregu is moving everywhere around the ring. Gutierrez lands a left hook to the body. The round is halfway over. Abregu lands some hooks to the body. Gutierrez barely misses with a right hook. Abregu throws a flurry. Abregu lands a solid left hook to end the fight.
Spartan117: 10-9 Gutierrez
Uatu: 10-9 Gutierrez
Spartan117: 96-92 Abregu
Uatu: 97-91 Abregu
The judges score the bout 98-90 and 97-91 twice, all for the winner by unanimous decision, Carlos Abregu.
Posted by spartan117
5.2.10
Round by Round: Yusef Mack vs. Glen Johnson
Live on ESPN2...
Round 1
Johnson starts as the aggressor. The ring looks very bouncy. Both men jabbing early. Mack throws a few left hooks. Johnson and Mack exchange. Johnson's rights look a little loopy or Mack is dipping away. Nice jab from Johnson. Good overhand from Johnson. Mack answers back. Close round. Both men had more moments than you usually see in a careful first. Could have gone either way.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 2
Early activity both ways. Not as much footwork and a lot of in-fighting. Both men are landing, Mack gets in a solid shot. Johnson stays coming foward and active. Too many punches to recount them all here. Uppercuts, jabs and hooks from angles from both. Both men are looking confident, in shape, and are there to win. Mack throwing faster combos. I don't know. Another near impossible round to score, but Mack landed a little more cleanly with his combos.
Uatu: Mack 10-9
Round 3
More of the same in Round 3. Johnson on the prowl. Mack moving with the feet more this round. Could he be tiring of the pressure? Or maybe he is just exploiting his speed advantages and limiting Johnson's chances. Teddy Atlas mentions that there is a slight change in Glen's favor this round. He lands a couple of hooks as Mack had his hands low. Johnson jabbing away. Johnson more active. I believe Mack is throwing a tad harder. Johnson's round.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 4
Hard to believe, but it's been over five years since Glen knocked out Roy Jones. Mack bobbing and weaving away in the corner. Atlas has it 2-1 Mack. They are slugging it out in the phone booth and the crowd gets loud. Johnson winging the body hooks. And again with two more. Mack is staying in the shell. Then he dances away. Johnson has him trapped again but steps away for space. Both men have slowed down with the output. Mack backs up to the ropes. Mack gets in a hard shot. Mack unloads and throws three haymakers. Maybe one landed. Johnson keeps the hands moving to the bell. The round had ups and downs for both men, and in action and activity. Hard to tell where this fight will go by the end. Will give the round to Mack based on the hard rights towards the end.
Uatu: Mack 10-9
Round 5
Atlas agrees with me that Mack stole it late. Mack comes out aggressive, active and throwing hard. He looks like a new man. Left for Mack. A little bit of a lull as the two men look at each other. Body work from Johnson. Atlas believes Johnson has lost a bit from his motor. Hard in-fighting both ways with combos. Nice right from Glen. Johnson doesn't seem to be overwhelmingly effective, but he was more active and had to have landed more as well.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 6
Johnson stays aggressive and chops and chops. Down goes Mack in the corner! Two minutes to go. Mack is backed against the ropes. Johnson is staying on him but is trying to keep space. Johnson has slowed already. Mack mostly in the shell. Johnson lands to the head. Mack back to the ropes. Mack gets hit with the straight right. Down goes Mack again! Mack gets up again. He is a little wobbly. Johnson lands a hook to the head, and Mack takes a knee! The ref waves it off. Johnson takes it!
Your winner by TKO at 2:21 of Round 6, Glen "the Road Warrior" Johnson
Interview to follow...
They joke about Glen finding the fountain of youth.
They ask about Glen's plan involving the right hand.
Glen says he was actually looking for the left hook to the body, but it wasn't working so he went to the right.
He says he started a little bit tight.
Atlas mentions to him about a spot where he may have showed his age.
Glen says it was a conscious effort, but he says he is getting a little bit old so he has to be smart.
Glen says Tavoris Cloud is tough and all action, but the fight would be explosive, and Cloud is the type of fighter he likes to fight.
Posted by uatu
Round 1
Johnson starts as the aggressor. The ring looks very bouncy. Both men jabbing early. Mack throws a few left hooks. Johnson and Mack exchange. Johnson's rights look a little loopy or Mack is dipping away. Nice jab from Johnson. Good overhand from Johnson. Mack answers back. Close round. Both men had more moments than you usually see in a careful first. Could have gone either way.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 2
Early activity both ways. Not as much footwork and a lot of in-fighting. Both men are landing, Mack gets in a solid shot. Johnson stays coming foward and active. Too many punches to recount them all here. Uppercuts, jabs and hooks from angles from both. Both men are looking confident, in shape, and are there to win. Mack throwing faster combos. I don't know. Another near impossible round to score, but Mack landed a little more cleanly with his combos.
Uatu: Mack 10-9
Round 3
More of the same in Round 3. Johnson on the prowl. Mack moving with the feet more this round. Could he be tiring of the pressure? Or maybe he is just exploiting his speed advantages and limiting Johnson's chances. Teddy Atlas mentions that there is a slight change in Glen's favor this round. He lands a couple of hooks as Mack had his hands low. Johnson jabbing away. Johnson more active. I believe Mack is throwing a tad harder. Johnson's round.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 4
Hard to believe, but it's been over five years since Glen knocked out Roy Jones. Mack bobbing and weaving away in the corner. Atlas has it 2-1 Mack. They are slugging it out in the phone booth and the crowd gets loud. Johnson winging the body hooks. And again with two more. Mack is staying in the shell. Then he dances away. Johnson has him trapped again but steps away for space. Both men have slowed down with the output. Mack backs up to the ropes. Mack gets in a hard shot. Mack unloads and throws three haymakers. Maybe one landed. Johnson keeps the hands moving to the bell. The round had ups and downs for both men, and in action and activity. Hard to tell where this fight will go by the end. Will give the round to Mack based on the hard rights towards the end.
Uatu: Mack 10-9
Round 5
Atlas agrees with me that Mack stole it late. Mack comes out aggressive, active and throwing hard. He looks like a new man. Left for Mack. A little bit of a lull as the two men look at each other. Body work from Johnson. Atlas believes Johnson has lost a bit from his motor. Hard in-fighting both ways with combos. Nice right from Glen. Johnson doesn't seem to be overwhelmingly effective, but he was more active and had to have landed more as well.
Uatu: Johnson 10-9
Round 6
Johnson stays aggressive and chops and chops. Down goes Mack in the corner! Two minutes to go. Mack is backed against the ropes. Johnson is staying on him but is trying to keep space. Johnson has slowed already. Mack mostly in the shell. Johnson lands to the head. Mack back to the ropes. Mack gets hit with the straight right. Down goes Mack again! Mack gets up again. He is a little wobbly. Johnson lands a hook to the head, and Mack takes a knee! The ref waves it off. Johnson takes it!
Your winner by TKO at 2:21 of Round 6, Glen "the Road Warrior" Johnson
Interview to follow...
They joke about Glen finding the fountain of youth.
They ask about Glen's plan involving the right hand.
Glen says he was actually looking for the left hook to the body, but it wasn't working so he went to the right.
He says he started a little bit tight.
Atlas mentions to him about a spot where he may have showed his age.
Glen says it was a conscious effort, but he says he is getting a little bit old so he has to be smart.
Glen says Tavoris Cloud is tough and all action, but the fight would be explosive, and Cloud is the type of fighter he likes to fight.
Posted by uatu
23.1.10
Juan Manuel Lopez vs. Steven Luevano: Round By Round
Since Yuriorkis Gamboa disposed of Roger Mtagwa so quickly, there is time to kill on HBO's Boxing After Dark as we await Juan Manuel Lopez and Steven Luevano. Bob Papa spends a few minutes with Miguel Cotto, who talks about his probable next bout against Yuri Foreman at Madison Square Garden in June.
Lopez is sponsored by IHOP. Interesting sponsor. I like it.
Here we go...
Round 1
We are going double lefty to start. Not much action in first 30 seconds. Probing jabs both ways. Luevano showing movement. He got a straight in there. Both men are being careful. Lopez gets in a nice left. Luevano trying to counter. Lopez being more economical with the output of jabs. Right from Lopez. Tying up. Interesting first round. Could have gone either way.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 2
Lederman goes Lopez as well. Lopez lands nicely. Lopez trying to work his way in. He is throwing the more authoritative shots. Luevano doing the circling. Jabs both ways. Tying up inside. Couple nice shots from Luevano. Jab makes Lopez miss. Lopez closes with a combo. Another close round.
Uatu: Luevano 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 3
Lederman goes Lopez in round 2. Lopez gets in a monster left. Shakes Luevano a little. He seems to have recovered. Lopez looks stronger. His margin of error is larger. Luevano not giving up. Trying to dig to the body. Luevano goes body again. Lopez gets in a few. Best action so far. Uppercut from Lopez. Luevano pumps away with the jab. Lopez backs Luevano up. Jab from Luevano looks nice. Round closes with Lopez charging.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 4
Lederman has it 3-0. Not much going on in the first minute of consequence. Lopez lands a nice 1-2. Lopez pressing and gets in some more shots. Lopez working the in fighting. Lopez doing some damage. Luevano retreats. Luevano trying to keep him at bay. I would say this round was the most in favor of Lopez yet.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 5
Exchanges that Lopez gets the better of. Luevano swinging hard as well though. Lopez throwing blocked right hooks. 1-2 from Lopez. Luevano ducks and grabs. Luevano hanging tough. Nice uppercut from Lopez. Luevano working the body. Luevano walking forward more. Another close round.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Luevano 10-9
Round 6
Lederman gave 5 to Luevano. Slow first 30 seconds that favored Lopez. Lopez being aggressive. He may win this fight on activity and aggression alone. A little more grabbing this round. Same type of action. Jabs from Luevano. Power shots from Lopez. Luevano staying mobile. Not too much of significance that round, although Lopez outlanded 2-1 according to HBO stats.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 7
Round starts with a headbutt warning to Lopez. Nice uppercut from Lopez as Luevano was working his way in. Down goes Luevano! He gets up, but the fight is stopped! Surprising ending.
Replays will be interesting.
Uppercut. Attempts to blast the head. Hooks to the body. Big right hook, Big left hook to the head. And that was it.
The winner by TKO at 0:44 of Round 7... and new WBO featherweight titleholder... Juan Manuel Lopez!
Nothing too interesting in the post-fight interview. Although he did mention Juan Manuel Marquez in addition to Gamboa, which would be an interesting battle of the JuanMa's.
That's it.
Posted by uatu
Lopez is sponsored by IHOP. Interesting sponsor. I like it.
Here we go...
Round 1
We are going double lefty to start. Not much action in first 30 seconds. Probing jabs both ways. Luevano showing movement. He got a straight in there. Both men are being careful. Lopez gets in a nice left. Luevano trying to counter. Lopez being more economical with the output of jabs. Right from Lopez. Tying up. Interesting first round. Could have gone either way.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 2
Lederman goes Lopez as well. Lopez lands nicely. Lopez trying to work his way in. He is throwing the more authoritative shots. Luevano doing the circling. Jabs both ways. Tying up inside. Couple nice shots from Luevano. Jab makes Lopez miss. Lopez closes with a combo. Another close round.
Uatu: Luevano 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 3
Lederman goes Lopez in round 2. Lopez gets in a monster left. Shakes Luevano a little. He seems to have recovered. Lopez looks stronger. His margin of error is larger. Luevano not giving up. Trying to dig to the body. Luevano goes body again. Lopez gets in a few. Best action so far. Uppercut from Lopez. Luevano pumps away with the jab. Lopez backs Luevano up. Jab from Luevano looks nice. Round closes with Lopez charging.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 4
Lederman has it 3-0. Not much going on in the first minute of consequence. Lopez lands a nice 1-2. Lopez pressing and gets in some more shots. Lopez working the in fighting. Lopez doing some damage. Luevano retreats. Luevano trying to keep him at bay. I would say this round was the most in favor of Lopez yet.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 5
Exchanges that Lopez gets the better of. Luevano swinging hard as well though. Lopez throwing blocked right hooks. 1-2 from Lopez. Luevano ducks and grabs. Luevano hanging tough. Nice uppercut from Lopez. Luevano working the body. Luevano walking forward more. Another close round.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Luevano 10-9
Round 6
Lederman gave 5 to Luevano. Slow first 30 seconds that favored Lopez. Lopez being aggressive. He may win this fight on activity and aggression alone. A little more grabbing this round. Same type of action. Jabs from Luevano. Power shots from Lopez. Luevano staying mobile. Not too much of significance that round, although Lopez outlanded 2-1 according to HBO stats.
Uatu: Lopez 10-9
Franchise: Lopez 10-9
Round 7
Round starts with a headbutt warning to Lopez. Nice uppercut from Lopez as Luevano was working his way in. Down goes Luevano! He gets up, but the fight is stopped! Surprising ending.
Replays will be interesting.
Uppercut. Attempts to blast the head. Hooks to the body. Big right hook, Big left hook to the head. And that was it.
The winner by TKO at 0:44 of Round 7... and new WBO featherweight titleholder... Juan Manuel Lopez!
Nothing too interesting in the post-fight interview. Although he did mention Juan Manuel Marquez in addition to Gamboa, which would be an interesting battle of the JuanMa's.
That's it.
Posted by uatu
Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Rogers Mtagwa: Round By Round
HBO kicks off its 2010 boxing season with a Boxing After Dark doubleheader from the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Juan Manuel Lopez is the headliner, facing Steven Luevano for a featherweight title.
First, though, Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa goes up against the man who gave Juanma some anxious moments last year, Rogers Mtagwa. Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis are on hand to go over the featherweight division.
Papa narrates a video package that gives us some insight into Gamboa's background, coming up through the Cuban amateur program. His story is very similar to that of other defectors, though his style in the ring is not. It's interesting hearing him talk about his inability to return to his home, which is something that isn't often discussed.
The tale of the tape shows both Gamboa and Mtagwa almost identical in terms of height and reach. Strangely, Mtagwa weighed in at 122 1/2 pounds, well under the featherweight limit of 126.
It seems that Mtagwa is just Roger now with no 's' on the end of his name. He comes to the ring to "Eye Of The Tiger." The native of Tanzania fights out of Philadelphia now, and he sports a record of 26-13-2.
Gamboa walks out second. The 28-year old is 16-0 with 14 KOs. We'll see if he tries to box or chooses to slug it out.
Michael Buffer does the introductions, and we're set for a scheduled 12 rounds for Gamboa's WBA featherweight title.
Round 1
Mtagwa wastes no time coming forward. Gamboa sneaks in a left that makes the fans react. He ducks away as Mtagwa tries to corner him. Mtagwa tries to jab his way in. A flashy left-right combo catches Mtagwa and staggers him a bit. A counter left smacks Mtagwa as he comes in. The speed difference in both hands and feet is obvious right now. With about 15 seconds left, Gamboa sends his foe to the canvas, though he doesn't look badly hurt.
Franchise: 10-8 Gamboa
Uatu: 10-8 Gamboa
Round 2
It was a left that caught Mtagwa leaning forward that scored the knockdown. Roger takes some wild swings but gets the worst of an exchange. A left and a right crash home for Gamboa. Another left-right combination makes Mtagwa wince. A left to the body and a right upstairs send Mtagwa down again. He's back up but has over a minute to survive. Gamboa lands about 10 shots in a row. Mtagwa crumbles along the ropes, and the ref wisely calls a stop to this one.
The winner by TKO at 2:35 of Round 2... and still WBA featherweight titleholder... Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Kellerman gets a word with Gamboa, who surely can't have too many interesting things about this fight. He says he wanted to show more but had no reason to tonight.
Wisely, Gamboa feels not much can be read into how he did against Mtagwa versus how Juanma did. He is ready to face Lopez or anyone his promoter puts in front of him.
Posted by The Franchise
First, though, Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa goes up against the man who gave Juanma some anxious moments last year, Rogers Mtagwa. Bob Papa, Max Kellerman and Lennox Lewis are on hand to go over the featherweight division.
Papa narrates a video package that gives us some insight into Gamboa's background, coming up through the Cuban amateur program. His story is very similar to that of other defectors, though his style in the ring is not. It's interesting hearing him talk about his inability to return to his home, which is something that isn't often discussed.
The tale of the tape shows both Gamboa and Mtagwa almost identical in terms of height and reach. Strangely, Mtagwa weighed in at 122 1/2 pounds, well under the featherweight limit of 126.
It seems that Mtagwa is just Roger now with no 's' on the end of his name. He comes to the ring to "Eye Of The Tiger." The native of Tanzania fights out of Philadelphia now, and he sports a record of 26-13-2.
Gamboa walks out second. The 28-year old is 16-0 with 14 KOs. We'll see if he tries to box or chooses to slug it out.
Michael Buffer does the introductions, and we're set for a scheduled 12 rounds for Gamboa's WBA featherweight title.
Round 1
Mtagwa wastes no time coming forward. Gamboa sneaks in a left that makes the fans react. He ducks away as Mtagwa tries to corner him. Mtagwa tries to jab his way in. A flashy left-right combo catches Mtagwa and staggers him a bit. A counter left smacks Mtagwa as he comes in. The speed difference in both hands and feet is obvious right now. With about 15 seconds left, Gamboa sends his foe to the canvas, though he doesn't look badly hurt.
Franchise: 10-8 Gamboa
Uatu: 10-8 Gamboa
Round 2
It was a left that caught Mtagwa leaning forward that scored the knockdown. Roger takes some wild swings but gets the worst of an exchange. A left and a right crash home for Gamboa. Another left-right combination makes Mtagwa wince. A left to the body and a right upstairs send Mtagwa down again. He's back up but has over a minute to survive. Gamboa lands about 10 shots in a row. Mtagwa crumbles along the ropes, and the ref wisely calls a stop to this one.
The winner by TKO at 2:35 of Round 2... and still WBA featherweight titleholder... Yuriorkis Gamboa.
Kellerman gets a word with Gamboa, who surely can't have too many interesting things about this fight. He says he wanted to show more but had no reason to tonight.
Wisely, Gamboa feels not much can be read into how he did against Mtagwa versus how Juanma did. He is ready to face Lopez or anyone his promoter puts in front of him.
Posted by The Franchise
13.12.09
Klitschko v. Johnson: Round by Round
The last fight is underway already. HBO is wasting no time to take us to the tape delay.
The judges score the bout 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109, all for the winner by unanimous decision, "Dr. Iron Fist" Vitali Klitschko.
Posted by spartan117
Round 1
Vitali is getting his jab going as usual. Vitali is controlling the pace of the round. Johnson is working on getting close enough to land something. Johnson is staying in the Philly Shell. Vitali throws an overhand right. Johnson goes to the body. There's a lot of fake punches and flinching going on in round 1.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 2
Vitali has Johnson against the ropes and keeps throwing combos. Johnson gets a counter right in. Vitali is controlling round 2 as well. Johnson isn't throwing much of anything. Vitali is winning this round purely on activity.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 3
Vitali lands a right hand. This match has been bad and boring. Vitali isn't thowing anything to put Johnson in danger and Johnson isn't throwing anything. Johnson is smiling in there and is just blocking Vitali's jabs. Johnson throws 2 jabs to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 4
Klitschko keeps his jab going but not much else. Johnson is staying in his defensive shell. Klitschko misses with 2 right hands. Vitali lands a right hand. Johnson still isn't throwing much of anything. Vitali looks like he's getting frustrated and throws a big, wide right hook. Johnson tells Vitali to "come and get it."
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 5
Some swelling is starting over the right eye of Vitali. Vitali goes back to the jabs. Johnson mocks him and Vitali is starting to let the power punches go. Johnson throws a counter right. Vitali's right eye is pretty red. He lands a right hook.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 6
A cut has opened over the right eye of Vitali. He gets Johnson against the ropes and lets his hands fly. Johnson does a good job of dodging them. Vitali lands a jab followed by another right hand. Johnson lands a leaping left hook. Johnson lands a jab. Vitali lands a right hook. Johnson lands a right hook of his own.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 7
Vitali throws a right hand. He misses with a wide right hand. He's starting to get a little wild. He's starting to throw more right hands. Johnson isn't throwing much now. Johnson isn't active enough to win these rounds.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 8
Vitali gets 3 left hooks and finishes with a right, but his punches look soft. Now he lands a left hand. Vitali gets warned for a punch to the back of the head. Vitali lands a couple jabs and right hands. Johnson lands 2 jabs of his own. Vitali lands a right to the body.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 9
Johnson is throwing less punches than I've ever seen from anyone. Vitali lands a left hook. Johnson throws 2 jabs. Klitchsko dominates another round due to activity and cleaner punches. Vitali lands a left and a right hook.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 10
Johnson continues to dodge Vitali's punches. Johnson throws a jab. Vitali is doing all the work in there. Vitali lands 2 right hands. Johnson lands a right hook. Vitali lands a good right hand.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 11
Johnson's corner urges him to start throwing punches. Johnson lands a body shot. Klitchko is controlling this round as well throwing good punches and Johnson isn't doing much of anything. Vitali gets Johnson against the ropes and lets some punches go. They stare down after the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Round 12
Vitali is trying to end strong. Johnson is doing nothing but defensive tactics. Now Klitschko is starting to taunt Johnson. Vitali lands a strong right hand, his best punch of the night. Vitali lands another power right hand. This round has been infinately better than any other round. Vitali lands another right hand. Johnson lands a right hand. Vitali finishes strong.
Spartan117: 10-9 Klitschko
Uatu: 10-9 Klitschko
Spartan117: 120-108
Uatu: 120-108
Posted by spartan117
12.12.09
Juan Diaz v. Paulie Malignaggi II: Round by Round
The fighters are about to make their entrances. HBO showed a montage of the last fight and its outcome.
Paulie is making his ring now. He looks loose and ready. He is coming out to "We Run It" by 50 Cent.
Juan Diaz comes to the ring now. The fans are certainly behind Diaz as they cheer him on.
This fight is for the NABO junior welterweight championship.
The intros are about to wrap up. Here we go...
Round 1
Nothing doing so far. Paulie counters Diaz with a with a right hand. Diaz catches Malignaggi with a straight right. Paulie is using great movement as expected. A "Diaz" chant begins. Malignaggi tries to counter uppercut but misses. Diaz lands a left to the body. Malignaggi throws a combo and lands a great right hand. Malignaggi is fighting a good fight in Round 1. Now a "Paulie" chant starts and he puts his fist in the air.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 2
Malignaggi is trying to wait for Diaz to throw a punch to counter. Paulie throws a fast flurry to the head. He's landing and getting out of the way. Diaz is starting to charge in to land something. Diaz lands a glancing right hook. Paulie lands a right uppercut while Diaz comes forward. This has been a great round for Malignaggi and he knows it.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 3
A cut has opened over the left eye of Diaz. Malignaggi lands a left hook. Paulie lands a two-punch combo. Diaz lands a couple of punches to the body and one more upstairs. Now they trade shots in the center of the ring, and Malignaggi waves him in. Paulie lands a double right hook and the blood continues to run over Diaz's eye. Diaz misses with a right hook. Paulie lands three jabs. Malignaggi and Diaz trade left hooks to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 4
Malignaggi continues to make Diaz miss. Paulie is countering very well. Diaz gets a straight left in. Paulie lands a double jab. Diaz starts to go to the body now and lands two shots. They trade a few punches on the inside in a clinch. Paulie lands two hooks to end the round. Another good round for Malignaggi.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 5
Diaz gets Malignaggi in the corner and starts to let his hands go. Diaz connects with a big right hand and Malignaggi sticks his tounge out. Paulie has stopped moving around and is now just trading. Paulie lands two hooks to the body and one more upstairs. Diaz gets three hooks in to the body. A better round for Diaz.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 6
Paulie lands a left hook. Diaz lands two straight left hands. They trade a couple of jabs. Diaz catches Malignaggi with a body shot and two hooks upstairs. He's starting to come into his own. Paulie lands a right hook. A "Paulie sucks" chant starts. Malignaggi lands a right hook on the button and Diaz is hurt. He taunts Diaz rather than trying to close the show. He lands a few more punches but does more taunting in the last 20 seconds.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 7
Diaz's corner tells him to take this round off to fight harder in rounds 8 to 12. Questionable advice. Malignaggi lands a left-right combo. Diaz looks to be taking his corner's advice and isn't doing much. Malignaggi isn't doing too much this round either, but he's doing more than Diaz. Malignaggi lands a left hook. A few of his jabs get blocked.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 8
Malignaggi lands a counter right. Paulie starts winding up his punch to taunt. Diaz comes forward and lands two punches to the body. Diaz gets in a shot that was a little low, and Paulie gets time to recover. He takes about 30 seconds and gets back in. Malignaggi gets backed against the ropes, and Diaz goes to work to the body. Malignaggi fires back with some hooks. He gets off the ropes and Paulie gets two more good shots in as they trade.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 9
Malignaggi goes back to the game plan of jabbing and keeping his distance. Diaz continues to try to come forward. Diaz gets in but misses with a left hook. Paulie fires a jab, then another. Paulie gets a right hook blocked by Diaz. Paulie counters with a right. Diaz gets a straight left in. The cut opens up over the eye of Diaz again. Another good round for Paulie.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 10
Paulie knocks Diaz off-balance with a right hook. Paulie staggers Diaz with a straight jab. Paulie gets in a left uppercut. Diaz lands a right hand that grazes. Paulie lands a left jab. Diaz misses with a straight right. Paulie misses with a wide right hook. Diaz gets hit with a right hand and Diaz stumbles hard. The ref calls it a knockdown. It didn't look like his glove touched the mat. This is going to be a 10-8 round for Malignaggi.
Spartan117: 10-8 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-8 Malignaggi
Round 11
They meet in the center of the ring and trade punches. Diaz goes to the body and Paulie lands a couple jabs. Now Paulie moves back and starts to counter again. Diaz is starting to throw hard hooks to go for the knockout. One looked like it landed, but Paulie holds his glove up to show that it was blocked. Maglignaggi lands a left and slips a punch from Diaz. Diaz gets clocked with two stiff jabs. Paulie lands two hooks to the body. The blood starts to flow over Diaz's eye.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 12
Malignaggi goes back to work with the jab. Diaz misses with a wide right hook. The ref warns Malignaggi for pushing with his elbow, which he has been doing a lot. Paulie starts to throw right hooks, but Diaz blocks them easily. Diaz gets a right hook in. They are trading punches in the center of the ring. Diaz is landing the better power shots. The crowd starts to chant for Diaz. They meet back in the center. They trade shots in the final seconds with no defense at all. Good last round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Spartan117: 117-110 Malignaggi
Uatu: 115-112 Malignaggi
All three judges score the bout 116-111 for the winner by unanimous decision, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi.
Paulie says, "I told you so. All I needed I was a fair shake."
He says Diaz didn't pressure him and his hands were faster than Juan's. Malignaggi wants Juan Manuel Marquez, with the winner to fight Ricky Hatton.
Posted by spartan117
Paulie is making his ring now. He looks loose and ready. He is coming out to "We Run It" by 50 Cent.
Juan Diaz comes to the ring now. The fans are certainly behind Diaz as they cheer him on.
This fight is for the NABO junior welterweight championship.
The intros are about to wrap up. Here we go...
Round 1
Nothing doing so far. Paulie counters Diaz with a with a right hand. Diaz catches Malignaggi with a straight right. Paulie is using great movement as expected. A "Diaz" chant begins. Malignaggi tries to counter uppercut but misses. Diaz lands a left to the body. Malignaggi throws a combo and lands a great right hand. Malignaggi is fighting a good fight in Round 1. Now a "Paulie" chant starts and he puts his fist in the air.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 2
Malignaggi is trying to wait for Diaz to throw a punch to counter. Paulie throws a fast flurry to the head. He's landing and getting out of the way. Diaz is starting to charge in to land something. Diaz lands a glancing right hook. Paulie lands a right uppercut while Diaz comes forward. This has been a great round for Malignaggi and he knows it.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 3
A cut has opened over the left eye of Diaz. Malignaggi lands a left hook. Paulie lands a two-punch combo. Diaz lands a couple of punches to the body and one more upstairs. Now they trade shots in the center of the ring, and Malignaggi waves him in. Paulie lands a double right hook and the blood continues to run over Diaz's eye. Diaz misses with a right hook. Paulie lands three jabs. Malignaggi and Diaz trade left hooks to end the round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 4
Malignaggi continues to make Diaz miss. Paulie is countering very well. Diaz gets a straight left in. Paulie lands a double jab. Diaz starts to go to the body now and lands two shots. They trade a few punches on the inside in a clinch. Paulie lands two hooks to end the round. Another good round for Malignaggi.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 5
Diaz gets Malignaggi in the corner and starts to let his hands go. Diaz connects with a big right hand and Malignaggi sticks his tounge out. Paulie has stopped moving around and is now just trading. Paulie lands two hooks to the body and one more upstairs. Diaz gets three hooks in to the body. A better round for Diaz.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 6
Paulie lands a left hook. Diaz lands two straight left hands. They trade a couple of jabs. Diaz catches Malignaggi with a body shot and two hooks upstairs. He's starting to come into his own. Paulie lands a right hook. A "Paulie sucks" chant starts. Malignaggi lands a right hook on the button and Diaz is hurt. He taunts Diaz rather than trying to close the show. He lands a few more punches but does more taunting in the last 20 seconds.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 7
Diaz's corner tells him to take this round off to fight harder in rounds 8 to 12. Questionable advice. Malignaggi lands a left-right combo. Diaz looks to be taking his corner's advice and isn't doing much. Malignaggi isn't doing too much this round either, but he's doing more than Diaz. Malignaggi lands a left hook. A few of his jabs get blocked.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 8
Malignaggi lands a counter right. Paulie starts winding up his punch to taunt. Diaz comes forward and lands two punches to the body. Diaz gets in a shot that was a little low, and Paulie gets time to recover. He takes about 30 seconds and gets back in. Malignaggi gets backed against the ropes, and Diaz goes to work to the body. Malignaggi fires back with some hooks. He gets off the ropes and Paulie gets two more good shots in as they trade.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 9
Malignaggi goes back to the game plan of jabbing and keeping his distance. Diaz continues to try to come forward. Diaz gets in but misses with a left hook. Paulie fires a jab, then another. Paulie gets a right hook blocked by Diaz. Paulie counters with a right. Diaz gets a straight left in. The cut opens up over the eye of Diaz again. Another good round for Paulie.
Spartan117: 10-9 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-9 Malignaggi
Round 10
Paulie knocks Diaz off-balance with a right hook. Paulie staggers Diaz with a straight jab. Paulie gets in a left uppercut. Diaz lands a right hand that grazes. Paulie lands a left jab. Diaz misses with a straight right. Paulie misses with a wide right hook. Diaz gets hit with a right hand and Diaz stumbles hard. The ref calls it a knockdown. It didn't look like his glove touched the mat. This is going to be a 10-8 round for Malignaggi.
Spartan117: 10-8 Malignaggi
Uatu: 10-8 Malignaggi
Round 11
They meet in the center of the ring and trade punches. Diaz goes to the body and Paulie lands a couple jabs. Now Paulie moves back and starts to counter again. Diaz is starting to throw hard hooks to go for the knockout. One looked like it landed, but Paulie holds his glove up to show that it was blocked. Maglignaggi lands a left and slips a punch from Diaz. Diaz gets clocked with two stiff jabs. Paulie lands two hooks to the body. The blood starts to flow over Diaz's eye.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Round 12
Malignaggi goes back to work with the jab. Diaz misses with a wide right hook. The ref warns Malignaggi for pushing with his elbow, which he has been doing a lot. Paulie starts to throw right hooks, but Diaz blocks them easily. Diaz gets a right hook in. They are trading punches in the center of the ring. Diaz is landing the better power shots. The crowd starts to chant for Diaz. They meet back in the center. They trade shots in the final seconds with no defense at all. Good last round.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Uatu: 10-9 Diaz
Spartan117: 117-110 Malignaggi
Uatu: 115-112 Malignaggi
All three judges score the bout 116-111 for the winner by unanimous decision, Paulie "The Magic Man" Malignaggi.
Paulie says, "I told you so. All I needed I was a fair shake."
He says Diaz didn't pressure him and his hands were faster than Juan's. Malignaggi wants Juan Manuel Marquez, with the winner to fight Ricky Hatton.
Posted by spartan117
Victor Ortiz v. Antonio Diaz: Round by Round
The first fight of tonight's HBO tripleheader is between Victor Ortiz and Antonio Diaz. In an interview before the fight, Ortiz said that in his last fight, he was there in body but not in mind. Max Kellerman asks him what he will do if he finds that he's taking punches. He says he's ready to trade it all and that it's boxing. <
HBO skips the intros. They're in the ring and ready to go.
Round 1
Diaz goes on the offensive first, circling the ring. Ortiz is trying to get a jab in. Diaz eats a jab. Ortiz lands another jab followed by a left hook. Ortiz lands a left and Diaz counters with a right hook. Ortiz misses with a left hook and keeps moving around the ring. Diaz lands a body hook, and the ref tells him to keep his punches up. Diaz lands a hook to the body on the inside. Ortiz lands a jab. Ortiz seems more timid than before his loss. The crowd boos after the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Round 2
Ortiz tries to get the jab going. Diaz catches him coming in with a right hook to the body. Ortiz lands a straight right that backs up Diaz, but he gathers himself and catches Ortiz with a right hand. Now Ortiz starts to loosen up and lands a great combo upstairs. Diaz throws a right hook to stop the combo. Diaz lands a straight right. Ortiz gets caught coming in again, and Diaz lands a left. Ortiz isn't getting close enough to land any of the power punches for which he's known.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Round 3
Ortiz keeps jabbing the gloves of Diaz. The punches aren't even close to landing. Diaz lands a few hooks to the body on the inside. Ortiz gets tripped up by the referee. Diaz gets in a nice combo, but Ortiz counters big and Diaz goes down. Ortiz is trying to close the show. Diaz is hurt. He's moving around and trying not to get tagged. Good round for Ortiz.
Spartan117: 10-8 Ortiz
Round 4
Ortiz is starting to take more chances. He lands a great counter left uppercut. Diaz comes back and lands hooks to the head and body. Diaz lands a wide left hook. Ortiz answers back with a left and a right hook. Diaz tries to get a body shot in and Ortiz counters with a right.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Round 5
Ortiz is going back into a defensive style. Diaz lands a good left hook. He catches Ortiz again while Ortiz comes in. Diaz catches Ortiz with a left hook while he's against the ropes. A cut has opened over the eye of Diaz. He tries a body shot. Ortiz counters with a great right hook. Ortiz goes back to the jab to finish out the round.
Spartan117:10-9 Ortiz
Round 6
Nothing going on in the first 30 seconds of the round. A few pawing jabs from Ortiz. Now he lands a jab, then a straight left. Ortiz connects with a straight right. The ref takes a break to look at the cut. It looks pretty bad. The doctor keeps it going. Ortiz is going for the kill now. He lands a great right hook, followed by a left. Diaz is pawing at his eye. Ortiz looks to be landing a big left hand. Diaz gets a good left in and Ortiz lands a left of his own.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Diaz's corner decides that the cut is too bad for their fighter to continue. It's over.
The winner by TKO at 0:01 of Round 7, "Vicious" Victor Ortiz.
Posted by spartan117
HBO skips the intros. They're in the ring and ready to go.
Round 1
Diaz goes on the offensive first, circling the ring. Ortiz is trying to get a jab in. Diaz eats a jab. Ortiz lands another jab followed by a left hook. Ortiz lands a left and Diaz counters with a right hook. Ortiz misses with a left hook and keeps moving around the ring. Diaz lands a body hook, and the ref tells him to keep his punches up. Diaz lands a hook to the body on the inside. Ortiz lands a jab. Ortiz seems more timid than before his loss. The crowd boos after the bell.
Spartan117: 10-9 Diaz
Round 2
Ortiz tries to get the jab going. Diaz catches him coming in with a right hook to the body. Ortiz lands a straight right that backs up Diaz, but he gathers himself and catches Ortiz with a right hand. Now Ortiz starts to loosen up and lands a great combo upstairs. Diaz throws a right hook to stop the combo. Diaz lands a straight right. Ortiz gets caught coming in again, and Diaz lands a left. Ortiz isn't getting close enough to land any of the power punches for which he's known.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Round 3
Ortiz keeps jabbing the gloves of Diaz. The punches aren't even close to landing. Diaz lands a few hooks to the body on the inside. Ortiz gets tripped up by the referee. Diaz gets in a nice combo, but Ortiz counters big and Diaz goes down. Ortiz is trying to close the show. Diaz is hurt. He's moving around and trying not to get tagged. Good round for Ortiz.
Spartan117: 10-8 Ortiz
Round 4
Ortiz is starting to take more chances. He lands a great counter left uppercut. Diaz comes back and lands hooks to the head and body. Diaz lands a wide left hook. Ortiz answers back with a left and a right hook. Diaz tries to get a body shot in and Ortiz counters with a right.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Round 5
Ortiz is going back into a defensive style. Diaz lands a good left hook. He catches Ortiz again while Ortiz comes in. Diaz catches Ortiz with a left hook while he's against the ropes. A cut has opened over the eye of Diaz. He tries a body shot. Ortiz counters with a great right hook. Ortiz goes back to the jab to finish out the round.
Spartan117:10-9 Ortiz
Round 6
Nothing going on in the first 30 seconds of the round. A few pawing jabs from Ortiz. Now he lands a jab, then a straight left. Ortiz connects with a straight right. The ref takes a break to look at the cut. It looks pretty bad. The doctor keeps it going. Ortiz is going for the kill now. He lands a great right hook, followed by a left. Diaz is pawing at his eye. Ortiz looks to be landing a big left hand. Diaz gets a good left in and Ortiz lands a left of his own.
Spartan117: 10-9 Ortiz
Diaz's corner decides that the cut is too bad for their fighter to continue. It's over.
The winner by TKO at 0:01 of Round 7, "Vicious" Victor Ortiz.
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Timothy Bradley vs. Lamont Peterson: Round By Round
The main event on Showtime Championship Boxing sees two young, undefeated Americans do battle for the WBO light welterweight title. Timothy Bradley takes on Lamont Peterson in front of what should be a friendly crowd in his native California.
Gus Johnson and Al Bernstein have had some time to fill since Vic Darchinyan knocked out Tomas Rojas in two rounds in the co-feature. A video package shows us some of the rough going that Peterson had in his youth, and Jim Gray gets a word with Bradley.
Bernstein says Peterson can fight in the inside but will want to use his size and length to control the distance tonight. Bradley's key will be his speed and volume punching.
Peterson comes to the ring first to Jay-Z's "Run This Town." Representing Tennessee, the 25-year old is 27-0 with 13 KOs, but this is his first real world title shot.
Bradley gets a live rap accompaniment as he soaks in the cheers from the fans. He is 24-0 with 11 KOs and has held at least one of the belts at 140 pounds since May 2008.
The tale of the tape shows that Peterson has three-inch advantages in both height and reach. Jimmy Lennon Jr. does the intros, and we are ready to go for a scheduled 12 rounds.
Round 1
Bradley comes out quickly jabbing. Peterson does the same, and Bradley goes to the body. Both men land as Peterson jumps in. The ref tells them to let go as Peterson goes to work. He pops the jab from the outside. Bradley leaps in with body shots, but Peterson throws right back. Nice straight right by Lamont. Bradley lands a big right hand that dazes Peterson, and he slips as he rushes in to follow up. Lamont gets tagged again and has to hold on until the end of the round. He makes it to the bell still throwing.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 2
Peterson's legs look fine for now. He tries to jab but Bradley relentlessly stays in his face. The champ bounces as he circles around. Another nice right by Bradley finds the mark. Peterson backs Bradley into the corner as Tim switches to southpaw. A counter right by Bradley scores, and another huge right follows. Peterson has 40 seconds to survive again. Lamont has to hold as Bradley steps on the gas. A left hook puts the exclamation point on Timothy's round.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 3
Peterson opens with a right hand but has to cover as Bradley flurries in response. Bradley scores with a lopping right and Peterson goes down. He beats the count but has almost two minutes left in the round. Lamont leans on his foe and tries to turn it into an inside brawl. He's ripping big body shots but Bradley is answering in kind. Left hook by Bradley and now here comes Peterson. Great action as Lamont shows some real guts and Tim maybe got too brave for his own good.
Franchise: 10-8 Bradley
Uatu: 10-8 Bradley
Round 4
The last minute of the previous round was intense. Peterson has found something at super close range even though he's the taller fighter. They stand and slug away again. Peterson works to get his hands free. Bradley looks like he's tiring a bit but he's still throwing mean shots too. The ref us busy too as Bradley steps into an uppercut. Short right by Tim as he just dodges the shot coming back. More wild swings in the last five seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 5
Bernstein likes the work both corners are doing advising their fighters. Bradley strikes first as Peterson tries to close the distance. Tim is using his footwork more now. Left-right by Bradley and another left hook. Now Peterson scores with his own right hand before they return to body shots. Tim pops jabs as he backs up. Big right by Peterson along the ropes gets the champ's attention.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Round 6
Peterson gets very low to avoid Bradley's combination punching. He misses a big right and covers up to block the counter shots. Bradley is boxing well, landing as he moves. Tim continues to switch stances too. Left hook by Peterson and a right upstairs. Bradley lands his own left hook and keeps moving. Peterson is nursing a bit of a cut near his left eye. Peterson finally tracks his man down for some late body work.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 7
Bradley gets off first with jabs. Peterson keeps stalking but he's not landing enough. Peterson is picking off a lot of punches but is getting hit with some too. He's really having to reach because of Bradley's movement. Peterson scores with one right but misses the follow-up shots. A right to the nose makes Lamont bleed a bit more, but he presses forward. Can Bradley keep up this pace?
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 8
Peterson gets Bradley to exchange a bit, but he quickly resumes boxing. Peterson can't line him up for a straight right. More jabs from Bradley. A nice right snaps Lamont's head. The crown starts chanting Bradley's name. Peterson tries a left hook but Bradley's hands are still too fast. Nice action both ways as both men swing away.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 9
Peterson has never been 12 rounds before, so we'll see what he's made of here. Clubbing right by Peterson is answered by multiple punches. Bradley circles, throwing as he does so. Right hand by Tim and a jab to the body. Peterson finally closes in to work the body. Lamont weaves as Bradley unleashes the right once again.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 10
Bradley goes to the body and Peterson throws the hook downstairs. Tim just keeps moving around and flicking out jabs when he gets a chance. Bradley uses an uppercut and bounces back away. Lamont throws multiple body shots but has nothing else with it. Bradley dodges some big swings and delivers some hooks. Peterson connects with his own hook right before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 11
Bradley nearly slips as he continues to work. Peterson is closing the range better, landing a hook. Tim slips away from trouble in the corner. Nice right by Peterson. He uses a combo but Bradley responds in kind. Tim switches to southpaw as Peterson goes downstairs again. Here's another exchange with Bradley landing a nice right but Peterson slugging away with multiple body shots from both hands.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Round 12
Press row has it closer than we do, but Peterson still probably needs something dramatic here. Lamont loops in a right hand but Bradley keeps bouncing around. Clubbing punches from both fighters in close. Bradley sticks in one shot and eats several coming back. Right hand by Peterson with a minute to go. Neither man is giving up as they trade shots in the center of the ring. Not much subtlety as they lean in and punch each other right up to the final bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Franchise: 117-110 Bradley
Uatu: 117-110 Bradley
The judges score it 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107, all for the winner by unanimous decision... and still WBO junior welterweight titleholder... Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley.
Bradley gives Peterson a lot of credit, saying Lamont was the toughest challenge he's ever faced. Tim admits to feeling tired in the middle rounds but says he got a second wind later.
Asked about the knockdown, Bradley thinks it caught him beside the head and doesn't think Lamont was hurt. Peterson credits Bradley for fighting well from the outside but says the switching stances didn't bother him.
Tim gives Lamont another compliment before talking about how his work ethic keeps him on top.
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Gus Johnson and Al Bernstein have had some time to fill since Vic Darchinyan knocked out Tomas Rojas in two rounds in the co-feature. A video package shows us some of the rough going that Peterson had in his youth, and Jim Gray gets a word with Bradley.
Bernstein says Peterson can fight in the inside but will want to use his size and length to control the distance tonight. Bradley's key will be his speed and volume punching.
Peterson comes to the ring first to Jay-Z's "Run This Town." Representing Tennessee, the 25-year old is 27-0 with 13 KOs, but this is his first real world title shot.
Bradley gets a live rap accompaniment as he soaks in the cheers from the fans. He is 24-0 with 11 KOs and has held at least one of the belts at 140 pounds since May 2008.
The tale of the tape shows that Peterson has three-inch advantages in both height and reach. Jimmy Lennon Jr. does the intros, and we are ready to go for a scheduled 12 rounds.
Round 1
Bradley comes out quickly jabbing. Peterson does the same, and Bradley goes to the body. Both men land as Peterson jumps in. The ref tells them to let go as Peterson goes to work. He pops the jab from the outside. Bradley leaps in with body shots, but Peterson throws right back. Nice straight right by Lamont. Bradley lands a big right hand that dazes Peterson, and he slips as he rushes in to follow up. Lamont gets tagged again and has to hold on until the end of the round. He makes it to the bell still throwing.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 2
Peterson's legs look fine for now. He tries to jab but Bradley relentlessly stays in his face. The champ bounces as he circles around. Another nice right by Bradley finds the mark. Peterson backs Bradley into the corner as Tim switches to southpaw. A counter right by Bradley scores, and another huge right follows. Peterson has 40 seconds to survive again. Lamont has to hold as Bradley steps on the gas. A left hook puts the exclamation point on Timothy's round.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 3
Peterson opens with a right hand but has to cover as Bradley flurries in response. Bradley scores with a lopping right and Peterson goes down. He beats the count but has almost two minutes left in the round. Lamont leans on his foe and tries to turn it into an inside brawl. He's ripping big body shots but Bradley is answering in kind. Left hook by Bradley and now here comes Peterson. Great action as Lamont shows some real guts and Tim maybe got too brave for his own good.
Franchise: 10-8 Bradley
Uatu: 10-8 Bradley
Round 4
The last minute of the previous round was intense. Peterson has found something at super close range even though he's the taller fighter. They stand and slug away again. Peterson works to get his hands free. Bradley looks like he's tiring a bit but he's still throwing mean shots too. The ref us busy too as Bradley steps into an uppercut. Short right by Tim as he just dodges the shot coming back. More wild swings in the last five seconds.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 5
Bernstein likes the work both corners are doing advising their fighters. Bradley strikes first as Peterson tries to close the distance. Tim is using his footwork more now. Left-right by Bradley and another left hook. Now Peterson scores with his own right hand before they return to body shots. Tim pops jabs as he backs up. Big right by Peterson along the ropes gets the champ's attention.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Round 6
Peterson gets very low to avoid Bradley's combination punching. He misses a big right and covers up to block the counter shots. Bradley is boxing well, landing as he moves. Tim continues to switch stances too. Left hook by Peterson and a right upstairs. Bradley lands his own left hook and keeps moving. Peterson is nursing a bit of a cut near his left eye. Peterson finally tracks his man down for some late body work.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 7
Bradley gets off first with jabs. Peterson keeps stalking but he's not landing enough. Peterson is picking off a lot of punches but is getting hit with some too. He's really having to reach because of Bradley's movement. Peterson scores with one right but misses the follow-up shots. A right to the nose makes Lamont bleed a bit more, but he presses forward. Can Bradley keep up this pace?
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 8
Peterson gets Bradley to exchange a bit, but he quickly resumes boxing. Peterson can't line him up for a straight right. More jabs from Bradley. A nice right snaps Lamont's head. The crown starts chanting Bradley's name. Peterson tries a left hook but Bradley's hands are still too fast. Nice action both ways as both men swing away.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 9
Peterson has never been 12 rounds before, so we'll see what he's made of here. Clubbing right by Peterson is answered by multiple punches. Bradley circles, throwing as he does so. Right hand by Tim and a jab to the body. Peterson finally closes in to work the body. Lamont weaves as Bradley unleashes the right once again.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 10
Bradley goes to the body and Peterson throws the hook downstairs. Tim just keeps moving around and flicking out jabs when he gets a chance. Bradley uses an uppercut and bounces back away. Lamont throws multiple body shots but has nothing else with it. Bradley dodges some big swings and delivers some hooks. Peterson connects with his own hook right before the bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Bradley
Uatu: 10-9 Bradley
Round 11
Bradley nearly slips as he continues to work. Peterson is closing the range better, landing a hook. Tim slips away from trouble in the corner. Nice right by Peterson. He uses a combo but Bradley responds in kind. Tim switches to southpaw as Peterson goes downstairs again. Here's another exchange with Bradley landing a nice right but Peterson slugging away with multiple body shots from both hands.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Round 12
Press row has it closer than we do, but Peterson still probably needs something dramatic here. Lamont loops in a right hand but Bradley keeps bouncing around. Clubbing punches from both fighters in close. Bradley sticks in one shot and eats several coming back. Right hand by Peterson with a minute to go. Neither man is giving up as they trade shots in the center of the ring. Not much subtlety as they lean in and punch each other right up to the final bell.
Franchise: 10-9 Peterson
Uatu: 10-9 Peterson
Franchise: 117-110 Bradley
Uatu: 117-110 Bradley
The judges score it 118-110, 119-108 and 120-107, all for the winner by unanimous decision... and still WBO junior welterweight titleholder... Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley.
Bradley gives Peterson a lot of credit, saying Lamont was the toughest challenge he's ever faced. Tim admits to feeling tired in the middle rounds but says he got a second wind later.
Asked about the knockdown, Bradley thinks it caught him beside the head and doesn't think Lamont was hurt. Peterson credits Bradley for fighting well from the outside but says the switching stances didn't bother him.
Tim gives Lamont another compliment before talking about how his work ethic keeps him on top.
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Vic Darchinyan vs. Tomas Rojas: Round By Round
Showtime is on the air, presenting Championship Boxing for the final time in 2009. The Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage is the site for two title fights, and Gus Johnson and Al Bernstein are on hand.
Young light welterweights Timothy Bradley and Lamont Peterson headline the card, but first up is Vic Darchinyan as he faces off with Tomas Rojas. This one is scheduled for 12 rounds for the WBA and WBC super flyweight titles.
Rojas comes to the ring first, representing Mexico. He is 32-11-1, but he hasn't lost since he was knocked out by Jorge Arce in September 2007.
Known as the Raging Bull, Darchinyan walks to the ring second. After an unsuccessful attempt to take a bantamweight belt from Joseph Agbeko, he's back at a better weight for him.
The tale of the tape shows that Rojas has height and reach advantages. He's also younger, though he's logged more rounds over the course of his career.
Jimmy Lennon Jr. does the fighter introductions, and we're ready for action.
Round 1
Vic darts right across the ring as Rojas whacks him with a left hand. Darchinyan tries to jab his way in. Quick one-two by Rojas. His height has been a factor early on. Vic rushes forward and lands his first clean shot. Rojas throws lefts and tries to come up underneath with his right. Vic scrambles with two left hands of his own. It turns into a brawl with 15 seconds left, and Darchinyan seems in his element for the first time.
Franchise: 10-9 Rojas
Round 2
Rojas tries some body work and gets grabbed around the waist. He ducks to avoid incoming fire. Darchinyan is staying very patient as he stalks. Both men connect as the ref warns Vic not to push. Wild lefts from Darchinyan and he eats one coming back. Rojas scores with a three-punch combo and Vic clubs him right back. A second left hand plants Rojas on the canvas, and it's all over! Rojas doesn't make it back to his feet.
Initially, it looked like a body shot that knocked Rojas out, but replays showed the left hand caught him on the chin as he ducked down.
The winner by KO at 2:54 of Round 2... and still WBA and WBC super flyweight title holder... "The Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan.
Jim Gray asks Vic if he feels stronger at 115 pounds, but he brushes off the weight as a big factor. He was confident he would catch Rojas eventually.
Darchinyan looks at the replay of the knockout and says he knew Rojas would try to duck, so he was ready to throw a combination in response. Asked about a rematch with Nonito Donaire, he's very interested. Gary Shaw says he will work to make that fight next.
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Young light welterweights Timothy Bradley and Lamont Peterson headline the card, but first up is Vic Darchinyan as he faces off with Tomas Rojas. This one is scheduled for 12 rounds for the WBA and WBC super flyweight titles.
Rojas comes to the ring first, representing Mexico. He is 32-11-1, but he hasn't lost since he was knocked out by Jorge Arce in September 2007.
Known as the Raging Bull, Darchinyan walks to the ring second. After an unsuccessful attempt to take a bantamweight belt from Joseph Agbeko, he's back at a better weight for him.
The tale of the tape shows that Rojas has height and reach advantages. He's also younger, though he's logged more rounds over the course of his career.
Jimmy Lennon Jr. does the fighter introductions, and we're ready for action.
Round 1
Vic darts right across the ring as Rojas whacks him with a left hand. Darchinyan tries to jab his way in. Quick one-two by Rojas. His height has been a factor early on. Vic rushes forward and lands his first clean shot. Rojas throws lefts and tries to come up underneath with his right. Vic scrambles with two left hands of his own. It turns into a brawl with 15 seconds left, and Darchinyan seems in his element for the first time.
Franchise: 10-9 Rojas
Round 2
Rojas tries some body work and gets grabbed around the waist. He ducks to avoid incoming fire. Darchinyan is staying very patient as he stalks. Both men connect as the ref warns Vic not to push. Wild lefts from Darchinyan and he eats one coming back. Rojas scores with a three-punch combo and Vic clubs him right back. A second left hand plants Rojas on the canvas, and it's all over! Rojas doesn't make it back to his feet.
Initially, it looked like a body shot that knocked Rojas out, but replays showed the left hand caught him on the chin as he ducked down.
The winner by KO at 2:54 of Round 2... and still WBA and WBC super flyweight title holder... "The Raging Bull" Vic Darchinyan.
Jim Gray asks Vic if he feels stronger at 115 pounds, but he brushes off the weight as a big factor. He was confident he would catch Rojas eventually.
Darchinyan looks at the replay of the knockout and says he knew Rojas would try to duck, so he was ready to throw a combination in response. Asked about a rematch with Nonito Donaire, he's very interested. Gary Shaw says he will work to make that fight next.
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