Mike Rossman vs Billy Fox - Bout #1 out of 1
Fight info: Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom, 2007-06-01, announcer is Michael Buffer, referee is Rudy Battle, the bout will be scored by three judges: Donald Balas (United States), Reg Thompson (United Kingdom) and Shafeaq Rashada (United States), ring card girl is Halle Berry, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 12 rounds, UTBA-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 5/Scorecard after 5, game will not check for injuries, game will not adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'use bias rating', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Mike Rossman - Record: 19-33-2 (10) - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Pre-Prime' - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Teddy Atlas - Cut Man: Al Gavin
In the blue corner: Billy Fox - Record: 32-35-4 (24) - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Prime' - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Mickey Duff - Cut Man: Ralph Citro
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Commentary |
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| 0:00 |
The fight gets underway as the bell sounds the start of Round 1. |
0:0
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| 0:16 |
Fox tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. |
0:0
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| 0:35 |
Rossman smothers Fox's attack as Fox tries to get off some shots inside. |
0:0
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| 0:49 |
Rossman is either lucky or has radar. Fox's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! |
0:0
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| 0:51 |
Rossman doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. |
2:0
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| 01:00 |
Rossman steals a quick glance at his corner. |
2:0
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| 01:20 |
Fox misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. |
2:0
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| 01:27 |
Rossman glances a hook off Fox's side. |
4:0
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| 01:55 |
Mike Rossman misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. |
4:0
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| 01:58 |
Fox doubles up on the jab and each one scored cleanly. |
4:3
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| 02:11 |
Fox lands a right cross but Mike Rossman turned with it, diluting some of its power. |
4:5
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| 02:25 |
Rossman misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. |
4:5
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| 02:33 |
Rossman tries to double up on the hook to the body and at least one gets through. |
6:5
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| 02:46 |
Rossman throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Fox but it's enough to keep him off-balance. |
6:5
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| 02:54 |
Fox's fans are here in force tonight, cheering everything he does. |
6:5
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| 02:58 |
Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. |
6:5
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| 03:00 |
The bell sounds ending Round 1. |
7:5
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Round 2 begins as the bell sounds. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
Rossman's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. |
0:0
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| 0:14 |
Fox fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. |
0:0
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| 0:20 |
That was a straight right by Rossman! |
4:0
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| 0:20 |
Fox looks shaken! |
4:0
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| 0:33 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between them. |
4:0
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| 0:37 |
* Battle is giving Rossman a warning for kidney punching. |
6:0
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| 01:03 |
Rossman misses wildly with the hook. |
6:0
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| 01:06 |
* Battle is telling Fox to quit holding and hitting. |
6:3
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| 01:24 |
Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Rossman has his head on Fox's chest and blasts home a hook. |
8:3
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| 01:38 |
Rossman leans on the ropes and motions for Fox to come in. |
8:3
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| 01:47 |
Fox lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Rossman. |
8:3
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| 01:59 |
There's a hard shot off the top of Rossman's head! |
8:7
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| 01:59 |
Mike Rossman was staggered by that punch! |
8:7
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| 02:13 |
Rossman works free!
The fighters move to ring center. |
8:7
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| 02:18 |
A right cross from Rossman gets through Fox's guard. |
10:7
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| 02:27 |
Fox scores with a damaging cross. |
10:10
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| 02:43 |
Fox misses with that punch. |
10:10
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| 02:55 |
Fox wings a big left hand at Rossman but the latter sidesteps the punch. |
10:10
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| 02:57 |
Rossman sneaks home the right cross. |
12:10
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| 03:00 |
The crowd is literally screaming in approval as the two fighters look for a minutes respite after a sizzling round of action. |
13:11
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Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
It's Round 3 of this scheduled 12 rounder. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. |
0:0
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| 0:16 |
Fox fires a lead right that Rossman manages to avoid. |
0:0
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| 0:18 |
Both fighters are trying to work inside. It's Rossman, though, who manages to score with a solid uppercut that hurt Fox. |
3:0
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| 0:28 |
Fox snakes the jab through Rossman's gloves. He had some snap on that one. |
3:2
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| 0:45 |
Fox cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. |
3:2
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| 0:55 |
Rossman moves into a neutral corner. |
3:2
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| 01:00 |
Fox is moving his head and shoulders side to side, but his feet are not going anywhere, giving Rossman a decent target to shoot for. |
3:2
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| 01:17 |
Fox just delivered a wake-up call!!!
He hurt Rossman with a sharp combination! |
3:6
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| 01:17 |
Rossman was staggered by those punches... |
3:6
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| 01:30 |
Billy Fox misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. |
3:6
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| 01:37 |
Fox lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square. |
3:8
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| 01:51 |
Rossman just comes up short with that shot. |
3:8
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| 02:03 |
Rossman just misses with a huge shot as Fox chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. |
3:8
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| 02:18 |
Fox leaves the jab just short. |
3:8
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| 02:30 |
Fox is like an old steam train going uphill. He just keeps chugging away trying to move inside on Rossman. |
3:8
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| 02:36 |
Both fighters are trying to work inside. It's Fox, though, who manages to score with a solid uppercut that hurt Rossman. |
3:11
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| 02:45 |
There seems to be more moving and clinching than we anticipated from these two. We didn't expect this bout to turn into a chess match. |
3:11
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| 02:54 |
OH!
Fox landed the big hook flush! |
3:15
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| 02:54 |
That blow connected solidly to the head of Rossman. |
3:15
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| 03:00 |
Fox throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. |
3:15
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| 03:00 |
Rossman spins around and moves quickly back to his corner at the sound of the bell, ending Round 3. |
3:17
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Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The seconds hurry out of Fox's corner as the bell sounds for Round 4. |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. |
0:0
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| 0:11 |
Fox is getting the better of it on the inside. There's that crunching uppercut again! |
0:3
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| 0:15 |
Both of these guys look just like they came out of their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. |
0:3
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| 0:20 |
A sizzling right hand lands for Rossman. |
3:3
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| 0:28 |
Whatever Ralph Citro said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Fox is letting his hands go. |
3:3
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| 0:33 |
Fox picks off the jab thrown by Rossman. |
3:3
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| 0:41 |
Rossman traps Fox in the corner! |
3:3
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| 0:45 |
Rossman telegraphed that shot and Fox ducks under it easily. |
3:3
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| 0:52 |
Rossman scores with a nice right cross. |
5:3
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| 01:01 |
The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 4th. |
5:3
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| 01:04 |
Rossman traps Fox in the corner! |
5:3
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| 01:04 |
There's a wicked right by Rossman. He had some steam on that punch. |
8:3
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| 01:13 |
Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. |
8:3
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| 01:20 |
Rossman likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Fox's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! |
10:3
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| 01:29 |
Billy Fox doesn't have to look for Rossman this round. He is right there in front of him. |
10:3
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| 01:45 |
Rossman is bobbing and weaving as he moves forward. |
10:3
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| 01:49 |
Fox's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice. |
10:3
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| 01:56 |
Fox tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Rossman. |
10:3
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| 01:59 |
Rossman scores with a punch that's part uppercut, part hook! |
12:3
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| 02:08 |
Rossman lands the right hand. He's pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. |
14:3
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| 02:22 |
Rossman fires and misses. |
14:3
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| 02:29 |
Fox lands a crushing hook! |
14:7
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| 02:29 |
Rossman was staggered by that punch! |
14:7
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| 02:38 |
They're coming back to the center of the ring now... |
14:7
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| 02:38 |
Rossman misses with the jab but scores with the follow up cross. |
16:7
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| 02:55 |
It's a sweet uppercut by Rossman! He snapped Billy Fox's head straight back with that punch! |
21:7
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| 02:55 |
Fox seems to have been hurt by that punch! |
21:7
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| 03:00 |
Rossman tries to drop the right hand over the top but Fox ducks under it. |
21:7
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| 03:00 |
That ends Round 4...
But the fighters are still punching!
Now Battle jumps between them. |
23:7
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Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Shouts of encouragement for both fighters can be heard as the bell rings for Round 5. |
0:0
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| 0:12 |
Rossman scores with the jab. |
2:0
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| 0:17 |
Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. |
2:0
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| 0:24 |
Rossman moves into the upper left corner. |
2:0
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| 0:29 |
Fox misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. |
2:0
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| 0:35 |
Rossman drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Fox wince! |
6:0
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| 0:35 |
Fox is trying to regroup after those punches… |
6:0
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| 0:51 |
Fox's punch actually goes behind Rossman as the latter moved inside just as Fox threw a looping shot. |
6:0
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| 0:58 |
Both fighters move back to ring center. |
6:0
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| 01:03 |
Fox misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. |
6:0
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| 01:09 |
Rossman landed a sharp combination that rocked Fox back on his heels! |
10:0
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| 01:09 |
Fox was stopped cold by that series of shots! |
10:0
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| 01:18 |
Rossman slides into a neutral corner... |
10:0
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| 01:23 |
Fox can't score with short uppercut inside. Rossman got his gloves in front of the punch. |
10:0
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| 01:38 |
Fox has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. |
10:0
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| 01:42 |
Fox and Mike Rossman each take a step back. |
10:0
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| 01:50 |
Billy Fox lands a hard cross, one of the better punches so far this round. |
10:3
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| 02:00 |
The fighters have worked their way back to the center of the ring. |
10:3
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| 02:05 |
Fox misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. |
10:3
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| 02:17 |
Rossman continues to follow Fox about the ring. |
10:3
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| 02:29 |
Fox lands a hard uppercut! |
10:8
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| 02:29 |
Rossman was stopped cold by that punch! |
10:8
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| 02:44 |
Fox misses with that punch. |
10:8
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| 02:46 |
Rossman fires a straight right. He split the gloves with that punch. |
12:8
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| 02:56 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. |
12:8
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| 03:00 |
The bell sounds ending Round 5. Halle Berry is about ready to climb through the ropes and into the ring to the whistles and cheers of the crowd. |
13:8
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Round 6 is about to begin...
There's the bell! |
0:0
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| 0:10 |
Rossman throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. |
0:0
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| 0:17 |
Fox scores with a tremendous left! |
0:4
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| 0:17 |
Rossman was shaken by those blows! |
0:4
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| 0:22 |
Both fighters show virtually nothing in the way of damage. |
0:4
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| 0:26 |
Rossman received a pep talk from Teddy Atlas before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. |
0:4
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| 0:31 |
Rossman charges in but Billy Fox avoids the rush. |
0:4
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| 0:36 |
There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That can be a dangerous punch. Fox better be careful when he throws that one. |
0:6
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| 0:45 |
The two fighters have chosen to work on the inside and it's Mike Rossman who scores with a short hook to the chest. |
2:6
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| 0:59 |
Rossman fires a shot, but it glances off Fox's shoulder. |
2:6
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| 01:10 |
Look out!
That was a straight right by Fox! |
2:11
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| 01:10 |
Rossman suddenly has a vacant look in his eyes. That's a bad sign. |
2:11
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| 01:27 |
Rossman has Fox pinned! |
2:11
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| 01:32 |
Rossman lands a crushing uppercut! |
6:11
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| 01:32 |
Rossman just delivered some big time hurt with that uppercut!
Even the fans at ringside felt that one! |
6:11
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| 01:42 |
Fox's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. |
6:11
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| 01:46 |
The uppercut just landed by Mike Rossman is a nice weapon on the inside. |
8:11
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| 01:55 |
Rossman is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. |
10:11
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| 02:04 |
Rossman pins Fox in the corner! |
10:11
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| 02:04 |
Rossman lands the lead right. |
12:11
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| 02:14 |
Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of the ring. |
12:11
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| 02:18 |
Fox lands a strong cross! |
12:15
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| 02:18 |
Rossman is suddenly in trouble! |
12:15
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| 02:29 |
Rossman seems really focused on what he's doing this round. |
12:15
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| 02:32 |
Rossman sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. |
14:15
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| 02:32 |
Billy Fox reels backward from what looked like a head butt! |
14:15
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| 02:46 |
Rossman fires and misses. |
14:15
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| 02:52 |
Fox's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. |
14:15
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| 03:00 |
Rossman feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to be trapped there. |
14:15
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| 03:00 |
Both fighters have their supporters and each man is receiving a well-deserved round of applause from a pumped up crowd! |
16:15
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Rossman and Fox square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 7. |
0:0
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| 0:06 |
Fox got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Ralph Citro's instructions work. |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
Rossman rips a hook to the body. |
2:0
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| 0:11 |
Fox is starting to carry his arms lower...he's tired. |
2:0
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| 0:11 |
Rossman is running out of gas... |
2:0
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| 0:20 |
Fox scores with a tremendous left! |
2:4
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| 0:20 |
Rossman appears shaken by this punch! |
2:4
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| 0:25 |
Both fighters are carrying their arms low... |
2:4
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| 0:37 |
Fox fires a left hand that Rossman takes high on the shoulder. |
2:4
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| 0:39 |
The fighters are tangled up inside. Rossman has a hand free and lands a little uppercut. |
4:4
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| 01:00 |
* Fox is smothered in a barrage of punches!
He's down!!! |
4:4
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| 01:02 |
Battle stands over Fox and begins the count... |
12:4
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| 01:02 |
1... |
12:4
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| 01:03 |
2... |
12:4
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| 01:04 |
3... |
12:4
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| 01:05 |
4... |
12:4
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| 01:06 |
5... |
12:4
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| 01:07 |
6... |
12:4
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| 01:08 |
7... |
12:4
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| 01:08 |
* Fox finds his legs and stands up but who knows how long he will be able to remain vertical! |
12:4
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| 01:08 |
Battle waves the two fighters together. |
12:4
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| 01:08 |
Rossman senses that he can end this fight now if he can just land a few more punches. |
12:4
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| 01:21 |
Rossman throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
14:4
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| 01:21 |
Fox suddenly looks very vulnerable. Rossman can stop him if he lets it all hang out. |
14:4
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| 01:35 |
Rossman fires a volley of punches but Fox was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Rossman started punching. |
14:4
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| 01:46 |
Rossman throws a flurry of punches but Fox either blocks or slips them. |
14:4
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| 01:57 |
A lead right scores big for Rossman. He stunned Fox with that one. |
17:4
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| 01:57 |
Rossman must sense that he's got Fox just about out on his feet. Now, it's a matter of whether or not he can land the punches necessary to end this fight. |
17:4
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| 02:05 |
Rossman has Fox trapped in the right neutral corner... |
17:4
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| 02:05 |
Rossman finds a home for that debilitating hook. Very nice body work on the part of Rossman. |
20:4
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| 02:19 |
Fox is clinching... |
20:4
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| 02:24 |
Rossman works his way free! |
20:4
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| 02:31 |
Fox lands to the chest and neck of Rossman. |
20:6
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| 02:45 |
That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? |
20:6
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| 02:49 |
Battle separates the two... |
20:6
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| 02:54 |
The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. |
20:6
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| 02:57 |
Fox rips a hook to the head. |
20:8
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| 03:00 |
Rossman appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. |
20:8
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| 03:00 |
The bell sounded, ending the round but it's a wonder the referee and the fighters could hear it over the noise being made by the crowd. That knockdown really pumped up the spectators here tonight. |
20:8
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Fox was a little slow getting off his stool this round. |
0:0
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| 0:14 |
Rossman bounces Fox back as he drives his shoulder into him. That's probably not legal but, hey, if you can get away with it! |
0:0
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| 0:18 |
Teddy Atlas seemed to pump up Rossman between rounds. |
0:0
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| 0:25 |
Billy Fox works his way in and leans on Rossman. |
0:0
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| 0:30 |
The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. |
0:0
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| 0:33 |
Fox is pinned in his own corner... |
0:0
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| 0:37 |
Rossman and Fox are in a clinch, Battle hollers at them to break and start fighting. |
0:0
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| 0:42 |
Battle has to break them apart. |
0:0
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| 0:54 |
Battle has to pull the fighters away from each other as Rossman locks up Fox's arms. |
0:0
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| 01:06 |
Battle moves them apart. |
0:0
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| 01:19 |
Rossman can't find the range with that punch. |
0:0
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| 01:26 |
Fox dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Rossman back on his heels! |
0:4
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| 01:26 |
Rossman is going to need to regroup after that blow... |
0:4
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| 01:42 |
There's a straight right by Billy Fox! |
0:8
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| 01:42 |
Mike Rossman seems to be regrouping after that blow... |
0:8
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| 01:47 |
Fox is rebounding from the knockdown he suffered in the last frame. |
0:8
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| 01:56 |
Fox lands a devastating cross! |
0:12
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| 01:56 |
Rossman is hurt! |
0:12
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| 02:11 |
Both fighters launched hooks but Fox's got there first! He digs a second hook to the body of Rossman. |
0:15
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| 02:24 |
Rossman rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. |
2:15
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| 02:33 |
Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Rossman lands the right hand. |
4:15
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| 02:43 |
Both fighters are pawing with the jab, trying to find an opening. Rossman digs a quick hook into the exposed side of Fox. |
6:15
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| 02:57 |
Fox wings a big left hand at Rossman but the latter sidesteps the punch. |
6:15
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| 03:00 |
It looks like Rossman has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. |
6:15
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| 03:00 |
The bell ending Round 8 sounds and the fighters return to their corners. |
5:17
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Rossman looks to be in fair shape as Round 9 gets underway. |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
Billy Fox brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. |
0:0
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| 0:11 |
Mike Rossman is trying to free his gloves from under Fox's gloves. |
0:0
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| 0:23 |
Mike Rossman tries to get free...
Here comes Battle to break them up... |
0:0
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| 0:28 |
Teddy Atlas not only gave Rossman encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Fox. Now it's up to Rossman to implement it. |
0:0
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| 0:33 |
Rossman swings...and misses. |
0:0
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| 0:40 |
Rossman goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. |
2:0
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| 0:50 |
Fox retreats into a neutral corner. |
2:0
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| 0:54 |
Mike Rossman voluntarily moves onto the ropes. |
2:0
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| 0:59 |
Fox is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! |
2:0
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| 01:02 |
The fighters are back at ring center... |
2:0
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| 01:07 |
Fox just comes up short with that shot. |
2:0
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| 01:14 |
Rossman just landed a three punch combo! |
6:0
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| 01:14 |
Fox appears shaken by those punches! |
6:0
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| 01:23 |
Fox is trapped in the corner... |
6:0
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| 01:28 |
Rossman misses with that punch. |
6:0
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| 01:40 |
Fox has freed himself from Rossman.
They move quickly to ring center. |
6:0
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| 01:56 |
Rossman lands a solid hook! |
10:0
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| 01:56 |
Fox was stunned by that blow! |
10:0
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| 02:05 |
Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. |
10:0
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| 02:07 |
Fox pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but it still scored points. |
10:2
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| 02:16 |
Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. |
10:2
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| 02:28 |
Rossman ties up Fox... |
10:2
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| 02:37 |
* Battle is telling Rossman to quit leaning on the neck. |
10:2
|
| 02:56 |
Fox is clinching.
Battle better watch because some fighters aren't above doing some nasty head work when they're in close like this. |
10:2
|
| 03:00 |
Battle breaks them up... |
10:2
|
| 03:00 |
Round 9 of this scheduled 12 rounder ends as the bell sounds. |
10:2
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Here come the fighters to ring center... |
0:0
|
| 0:06 |
Teddy Atlas was really animated in Rossman's corner and Rossman was nodding in agreement. |
0:0
|
| 0:11 |
Battle yells at the fighters to separate but Fox and Rossman are a tangle of arms. |
0:0
|
| 0:23 |
Now they break clean. |
0:0
|
| 0:27 |
Billy Fox digs a short hook to ribs of Mike Rossman. |
0:2
|
| 0:44 |
Rossman lands a smashing uppercut! |
5:2
|
| 0:44 |
How is Fox standing after that? |
5:2
|
| 0:54 |
Rossman slides into the corner... |
5:2
|
| 0:58 |
Battle warns Fox for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. |
5:2
|
| 01:03 |
Battle pries them apart. |
5:2
|
| 01:10 |
The fighters are at ring center... |
5:2
|
| 01:15 |
Oh!!! Fox unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! |
5:6
|
| 01:15 |
Rossman looks hurt...
He's stumbling backward! |
5:6
|
| 01:31 |
Fox fires and misses. |
5:6
|
| 01:42 |
Considering the clinch Fox has on Rossman it looks like he wants to dance with him, not fight him. Rossman pushes him away. |
5:6
|
| 01:47 |
Battle separates them. |
5:6
|
| 01:52 |
Rossman lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Fox on the end of that punch. |
7:6
|
| 02:06 |
Fox drives that short hook into Rossman's midsection! |
7:10
|
| 02:06 |
Rossman was stunned by that blow! |
7:10
|
| 02:15 |
Rossman is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! |
7:10
|
| 02:18 |
Billy Fox has Mike Rossman cornered! |
7:10
|
| 02:27 |
* Billy Fox lands a thudding shot under Rossman's ribcage and Rossman crumbles like stale bread. He's down on both knees. |
7:10
|
| 02:30 |
Battle stands over Mike Rossman and starts the count... |
7:20
|
| 02:30 |
1... |
7:20
|
| 02:31 |
2... |
7:20
|
| 02:32 |
3... |
7:20
|
| 02:33 |
4... |
7:20
|
| 02:34 |
5... |
7:20
|
| 02:35 |
6... |
7:20
|
| 02:36 |
7... |
7:20
|
| 02:37 |
Rossman lurches to his feet at the count of 8 but he stumbles and is down on his knees again. He's making another effort! |
7:20
|
| 02:38 |
9... |
7:20
|
| 02:38 |
* Rossman is back up but his eyes have that vacant look about them. |
7:20
|
| 02:38 |
Battle waves the two fighters together, he is allowing the fight to continue. |
7:20
|
| 02:38 |
Fox wants to end this fight right now. Whether or not he can do it is another story. |
7:20
|
| 02:51 |
Fox misses wildly with the hook. |
7:20
|
| 02:58 |
Mike Rossman is blocked in his own corner... |
7:20
|
| 03:00 |
Fox can't find the range with that punch. |
7:20
|
| 03:00 |
Rossman appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. |
7:20
|
| 03:00 |
Oh, there's nothing like a knockdown to bring a crowd to it's feet and those in attendance here are cheering loudly as the round closes. |
7:20
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|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
There's two rounds of boxing left, and it looks as if Fox is going to need a knockdown to win this fight. |
0:0
|
| 0:15 |
Rossman lands a devastating uppercut! |
4:0
|
| 0:15 |
Fox was stopped cold by that blow! |
4:0
|
| 0:24 |
Fox received a pep talk from Ralph Citro before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. |
4:0
|
| 0:29 |
Fox is just missing by a hair with his punches. |
4:0
|
| 0:43 |
Mike Rossman just comes up short with that shot. |
4:0
|
| 0:54 |
Fox drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Rossman wince! |
4:4
|
| 0:54 |
Rossman is trying to regroup after those punches… |
4:4
|
| 01:03 |
Both fighters could do with varying their punches a little more. |
4:4
|
| 01:06 |
Fox bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. |
4:6
|
| 01:23 |
Rossman ties up Fox. |
4:6
|
| 01:27 |
Mike Rossman uses his shoulder to force Fox out of the clinch. |
4:6
|
| 01:37 |
Rossman drops the right hand flush on Fox's chin! |
8:6
|
| 01:37 |
That's the shot Rossman hoped to land!
Fox looks bad after that blow! |
8:6
|
| 01:53 |
Fox is turning this fight into a clinching and holding affair as he continues to wrap his arms around Rossman. |
8:6
|
| 02:02 |
Battle is shouting at Fox to break! |
8:6
|
| 02:02 |
Rossman appears to be rebounding from the knockdown he suffered in the last frame. |
8:6
|
| 02:11 |
Fox works his way in and leans on Rossman... |
8:6
|
| 02:20 |
Battle moves in to break the clinch. |
8:6
|
| 02:32 |
Rossman grabs and holds Fox... |
8:6
|
| 02:41 |
Referee Battle steps in to break it up. |
8:6
|
| 02:45 |
Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get the upper hand in this contest. |
8:6
|
| 02:52 |
Fox is holding on to Rossman. He seems to be taking a breather. |
8:6
|
| 03:00 |
The Referee breaks it up... |
8:6
|
| 03:00 |
One more round to go as the bell ending Round 11 sounds. |
7:6
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|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
We go to the last round, as the bell sounds to start the 12th. |
0:0
|
| 0:07 |
Teddy Atlas seemed to pump up Rossman between rounds. |
0:0
|
| 0:07 |
Fox feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there. |
0:0
|
| 0:12 |
Fox doesn't connect with the cross. |
0:0
|
| 0:24 |
Rossman smothers Billy Fox's attack with a clinch! |
0:0
|
| 0:28 |
Battle separates the two... |
0:0
|
| 0:33 |
Rossman has Fox trapped! |
0:0
|
| 0:38 |
Rossman pins Fox's arms. Now they move apart. |
0:0
|
| 0:50 |
Mike Rossman shoves Billy Fox away. |
0:0
|
| 0:59 |
Rossman lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Fox. |
0:0
|
| 01:06 |
Neither fighter is using their jab enough this round. |
0:0
|
| 01:10 |
Not much happening at the moment. |
0:0
|
| 01:17 |
The cross scores for Rossman. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
2:0
|
| 01:26 |
Mike Rossman shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. |
4:0
|
| 01:39 |
Rossman lands the jab but comes up short with a second one right behind it. |
6:0
|
| 01:55 |
Rossman is off target with that punch. |
6:0
|
| 02:07 |
Fox can't score with short uppercut inside. Rossman got his gloves in front of the punch. |
6:0
|
| 02:13 |
Neither fighter seems to be anxious to mix it up. They've been a little overly cautious so far this round. |
6:0
|
| 02:21 |
That right hook by Rossman brings Fox up short! |
10:0
|
| 02:21 |
Fox appears to have been staggered by that punch… |
10:0
|
| 02:30 |
Both fighters are flailing away but Rossman is definitely landing the better punches. |
13:2
|
| 02:39 |
Rossman throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
15:2
|
| 02:49 |
Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. |
15:2
|
| 02:49 |
The fighters are trading punches and neither seems to have won that exchange. |
17:4
|
| 02:59 |
Fox has Rossman blocked in! |
17:4
|
| 03:00 |
Fox tries to drop the right hand over the top but Rossman ducks under it. |
17:4
|
| 03:00 |
Rossman seems to have done enough to win this fight. |
17:4
|
| 03:00 |
This fight is history! The last round is over and we await the decision of the judges. |
17:4
|
|
|
|
Here's Michael Buffer with the call…
Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision…
Donald Balas, United States scores the bout 116 to 110 for Mike Rossman
Shafeaq Rashada, United States scores the bout 114 to 114 - even
Reg Thompson, United Kingdom scores the bout 116 to 110 for...
...Mike Rossman
The winner by majority decision is Mike Rossman!
|
|
|
|
| Donald Balas |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Mike Rossman |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
116 |
| Billy Fox |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
110 |
| Reg Thompson |
Round |
Total |
| United Kingdom |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Mike Rossman |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
116 |
| Billy Fox |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
110 |
| Shafeaq Rashada |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Mike Rossman |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
114 |
| Billy Fox |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
|
|
114 |
| Round Totals |
Round |
Total |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Mike Rossman |
29 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
29 |
24 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
|
346 |
| Billy Fox |
28 |
27 |
30 |
27 |
28 |
27 |
24 |
30 |
28 |
30 |
28 |
27 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
|
| Categories |
Mike Rossman |
Billy Fox |
| Knockdowns scored |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Jabs / Round |
5.08 |
3.92 |
| Hooks / Round |
6.25 |
3.92 |
| Crosses / Round |
4.75 |
4.08 |
| Combinations / Round |
4.50 |
2.83 |
| Uppercuts / Round |
5.50 |
2.67 |
|
|
|
| Punches Landed / Round |
26.08 |
17.42 |
| Punches Missed / Round |
49.75 |
71.25 |
|
|
|
| Punching Accuracy |
34.4% |
19.6% |
|
|
|
| Total Number of Fouls |
2 |
1 |
| Holding Head and Hitting |
|
1 |
| Kidney Punching |
1 |
|
| Leaning on Opponent's Neck |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Foul Penalties: |
|
|
| Official Warning |
1 |
|
| Caution |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Suffered Accidental Head Butt |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| No cuts occured |
|
|
|
|
|
| Strategies (demanded/followed) |
|
|
| Cover Up |
1 / 1 |
1 / 1 |
| Fight Inside |
3 / 3 |
3 / 2 |
| Fight Outside (Offensive) |
0 / 0 |
1 / 0 |
| Fight Outside (Defensive) |
1 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
| Go for KO |
3 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
| Go All Out for KO |
2 / 2 |
5 / 3 |
| Protect Cut |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Take a Round Off |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
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