Tony Shucco vs Jerry Celestine - Bout #1 out of 1
Fight info: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2007-06-06, 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 Monica Bellucci, 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: Tony Shucco - Record: 9-10-1 - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Pre-Prime' - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Angelo Dundee - Cut Man: Jim Strickland
In the blue corner: Jerry Celestine - Record: 9-32-0 (6) - Career Stage: Adjusted to 'Pre-Prime' - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Jack Blackburn - Cut Man: Ted Walker
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
The bell for Round 1 sounds and the fight is on. |
0:0
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| 0:36 |
Shucco misses with that punch. |
0:0
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| 0:48 |
Shucco ends up behind Celestine as he deftly avoids a straight ahead attack moving to his right. |
0:0
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| 01:01 |
Shucco pins Celestine's arms against his body stopping him from throwing any punches. |
0:0
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| 01:10 |
Referee Battle steps in to break it up. |
0:0
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| 01:19 |
Shucco holds his gloves high, bobbing and weaving, making it difficult for Celestine to score with a clean shot. |
0:0
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| 01:28 |
Tony Shucco fires a punch over the jab of Jerry Celestine and gets it in for points. |
2:0
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| 01:38 |
Neither fighter is going to come out on the short end of this exchange of punches. |
4:2
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| 01:52 |
Shucco isn't moving his feet right now, but his upper body movement is confusing Celestine. |
4:2
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| 02:02 |
Shucco is moving laterally and not straight back, which is exactly what he should be doing. |
4:2
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| 02:11 |
Shucco is giving Celestine a lot of side-to-side movement. |
4:2
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| 02:18 |
There's some nice hand speed. Shucco fired off a volley of shots, several of which scored. |
6:2
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| 02:32 |
Shucco slips out of a corner, as Jerry Celestine attempts to trap him. |
6:2
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| 02:50 |
Celestine lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Shucco. |
6:2
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| 03:00 |
Shucco is boxing beautifully, smoothly moving side to side and in and out. |
6:2
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| 03:00 |
The bell ending the Round sounds and the fighters return to their corners. |
8:2
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Monica Bellucci exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 2.
There it is! |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
Shucco scores with a hook to the body but he misses when he tries to double up with it. |
2:0
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| 0:21 |
Circling left, Celestine looks for an opening to fire a shot at Shucco. |
2:0
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| 0:26 |
Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! |
2:0
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| 0:34 |
Shucco tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Celestine. |
2:0
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| 0:44 |
A cross lands for Tony Shucco. Celestine didn't see that one coming. |
4:0
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| 0:53 |
As high as Celestine is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Tony Shucco takes advantage of it. |
4:0
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| 01:04 |
Shucco misses with the jab but scores with the follow up cross. |
6:0
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| 01:18 |
Shucco misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. |
6:0
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| 01:20 |
* Battle is telling Jerry Celestine to watch holding and hitting. |
6:3
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| 01:43 |
Jerry Celestine tries to muscle inside but Shucco clinches him. |
6:3
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| 01:47 |
Battle moves them apart. |
6:3
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| 01:51 |
The two men continue to measure one another. |
6:3
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| 01:55 |
Jerry Celestine is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. |
6:3
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| 01:58 |
Shucco is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. |
8:3
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| 02:17 |
Shucco shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. |
10:3
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| 02:31 |
Shucco fires a lead right that Celestine manages to avoid. |
10:3
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| 02:34 |
* Battle has stopped the action. He is issuing a warning to Celestine for holding and hitting. |
10:6
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| 02:52 |
Shucco seems really focused on what he's doing this round. |
10:6
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| 03:00 |
Shucco can't find the range with that punch. |
10:6
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| 03:00 |
And that ends Round number 2. |
10:7
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Round 3 is about to begin...
There's the bell! |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
Jack Blackburn not only gave Celestine encouragement between rounds but also some solid advice on how to handle Shucco. Now it's up to Celestine to implement it. |
0:0
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| 0:13 |
The quickness and footwork of Shucco is definitely keeping Celestine off balance. |
0:0
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| 0:17 |
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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| 0:25 |
Shucco misses wildly with the hook. |
0:0
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| 0:28 |
Celestine glances a hook off Shucco's side. |
0:2
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| 0:41 |
Celestine is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. |
0:2
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| 0:51 |
Shucco lands a stinging jab. |
2:2
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| 01:03 |
Shucco doesn't have to look for Celestine this round. He is right there in front of him. |
2:2
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| 01:06 |
Shucco lands a nice jab. He tries to follow it up with a cross but it misses. |
4:2
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| 01:22 |
Celestine misses. He had an opening and whiffed with the punch. |
4:2
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| 01:25 |
Both fighters are feinting with the shoulders. Now, Shucco lands the right hand. |
6:2
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| 01:38 |
Celestine 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. |
6:2
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| 01:48 |
Celestine lands a right cross but Shucco turned with it, diluting some of its power. |
6:4
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| 02:08 |
Shucco suddenly goes southpaw and tries to find an opening. But his punches miss from this side too. Now he goes back to his orthodox stance. |
6:4
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| 02:18 |
Shucco rips a hook to the head. |
8:4
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| 02:27 |
Celestine throws a punch and lands. Shucco scores with a counter. Looks like Jerry Celestine was a little more effective. |
10:7
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| 02:37 |
It is a good boxing crowd tonight. They know the game and are reacting to every good punch that lands. |
10:7
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| 02:40 |
Shucco shoots the jab into the chest of Celestine. |
12:7
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| 02:55 |
Shucco tries to work his way inside, but can't do it. |
12:7
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| 03:00 |
Round 3 finishes with the sound of the bell. |
13:8
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Celestine looks to be in fair shape as Round 4 gets underway. |
0:0
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| 0:12 |
Shucco fires and misses. |
0:0
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| 0:14 |
Both of these guys look just like they came out of their dressing rooms - not a mark on them. |
0:0
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| 0:19 |
Angelo Dundee was really animated in Shucco's corner and Shucco was nodding in agreement. |
0:0
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| 0:24 |
Celestine grabs and holds Shucco... |
0:0
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| 0:29 |
Now they break clean. |
0:0
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| 0:33 |
The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. |
0:0
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| 0:36 |
Shucco's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. |
0:0
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| 0:40 |
Shucco lands a jab. He's using it as both an offensive and defensive weapon on occasions. |
2:0
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| 0:51 |
Jerry Celestine shoots the jab into the chest of Shucco. |
2:2
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| 01:05 |
Celestine dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Shucco back on his heels! |
2:6
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| 01:05 |
Shucco is trying to regroup after that punch... |
2:6
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| 01:19 |
Shucco fires and misses. |
2:6
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| 01:25 |
Celestine drops his shoulder as if to throw a right, then quickly rips a quick left hook to the body that makes Shucco wince! |
2:10
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| 01:25 |
Tony Shucco is trying to regroup after those punches… |
2:10
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| 01:34 |
Shucco is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! |
2:10
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| 01:41 |
Shucco has been watching too much wrestling. He's clinching. |
2:10
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| 01:46 |
Celestine works his way free! |
2:10
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| 01:51 |
Celestine scores with a jolting uppercut inside. |
2:12
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| 02:07 |
Shucco misses wildly with the hook. |
2:12
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| 02:19 |
Celestine misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, too. |
2:12
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| 02:30 |
Celestine tries to give angles as he continues his relentless forward motion. |
2:12
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| 02:35 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
2:12
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| 02:42 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. |
2:12
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| 02:49 |
Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. |
2:12
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| 02:54 |
Celestine pops a jab home. That punch didn't hurt but it still scored points. |
2:14
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| 03:00 |
And another stanza comes to a close with the bell. |
1:15
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Celestine looks to be in good shape as Round 5 gets underway. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
Jack Blackburn seemed to pump up Celestine between rounds. |
0:0
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| 0:14 |
Celestine misses badly. It looked like he changed his mind half way through the punch. |
0:0
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| 0:16 |
Shucco throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
2:0
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| 0:21 |
Both fighters are unmarked at this stage of the fight. |
2:0
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| 0:32 |
Jerry Celestine lands a hard uppercut! |
2:4
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| 0:32 |
Shucco is trying to reach for the ropes!
His legs have turned to jelly! |
2:4
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| 0:50 |
Celestine is trying to free his gloves from under Shucco's gloves. |
2:4
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| 0:59 |
Battle has to break them apart. |
2:4
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| 01:03 |
The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. |
2:4
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| 01:10 |
Shucco is moving like he is walking on air tonight. |
2:4
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| 01:21 |
Shucco is on his bicycle, moving from corner to corner forcing Jerry Celestine to chase him. |
2:4
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| 01:31 |
Celestine is just missing by a hair with his punches. |
2:4
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| 01:38 |
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. |
2:4
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| 01:44 |
Shucco sneaks in a quick uppercut that lands cleanly. |
4:4
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| 01:58 |
Battle yells at the fighters to separate but Celestine and Shucco are a tangle of arms. |
4:4
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| 02:02 |
Celestine finally lets go of Shucco. |
4:4
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| 02:14 |
Celestine lands a stinging jab. |
4:6
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| 02:27 |
Fighters are exchanging blows! Shucco scored more on that exchange. |
7:8
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| 02:44 |
The action slows for the moment. |
7:8
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| 02:51 |
Shucco doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. |
9:8
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| 03:00 |
That ends Round 5...
But the fighters are still punching!
Now Battle jumps between them. |
10:8
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Celestine looks to be in excellent shape as Round 6 gets underway. |
0:0
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| 0:12 |
The cross scores for Shucco. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
2:0
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| 0:12 |
Celestine reels backward from what looked like a head butt! |
2:0
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| 0:16 |
Neither fighter shows any wear and tear at this point. |
2:0
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| 0:21 |
Celestine got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Jack Blackburn's instructions work. |
2:0
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| 0:21 |
Shucco rips off two quick jabs and one finds the mark. |
4:0
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| 0:33 |
Shucco lands to the chest and neck of Celestine. |
6:0
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| 0:42 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. |
6:0
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| 0:47 |
The cross scores for Tony Shucco. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
8:0
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| 0:56 |
Celestine is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. |
8:0
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| 01:04 |
Shucco is dancing and flicking harmless punches at Celestine. |
8:0
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| 01:08 |
Battle is doing a nice job so far. He's maintaining control yet you hardly notice that he's in the ring. |
8:0
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| 01:17 |
Shucco grabs Celestine. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. |
8:0
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| 01:22 |
Battle has to separate the two... |
8:0
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| 01:31 |
Shucco clamps Celestine's arms to his side and holds on until Battle breaks the hold. |
8:0
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| 01:43 |
Referee Battle has to separate the two... |
8:0
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| 01:48 |
There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. |
8:0
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| 01:56 |
Shucco picks off the jab thrown by Jerry Celestine. |
8:0
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| 01:59 |
Shucco bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. |
10:0
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| 02:13 |
Celestine just comes up short with that shot. |
10:0
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| 02:25 |
Shucco's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. |
10:0
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| 02:33 |
Celestine wings a big left hand at Shucco but the latter sidesteps the punch. |
10:0
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| 02:35 |
Shucco throws another good combination that temporarily slows Celestine. |
12:0
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| 02:45 |
Shucco shoots the right home. That's a sneaky punch. |
14:0
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| 02:54 |
Shucco scores with a nice right cross. |
16:0
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| 02:58 |
* There's a huge mouse under the left eye of Celestine. Where did that come from? |
16:0
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| 03:00 |
Shucco works free!
The fighters move to ring center. |
16:0
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| 03:00 |
There's another round in the books. |
17:0
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Battle motions the fighters together as the bell sounds to begin Round 7. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
Whatever Angelo Dundee said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Shucco is letting his hands go. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
Celestine's corner didn't ignore the swelling he's suffered so far in this bout; however, even with the attention that they gave it, the puffiness doesn't look lessened much, if at all. |
0:0
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| 0:09 |
Shucco goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. |
2:0
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| 0:13 |
Look for Shucco to start to target Celestine's left eye in an attempt to close it because Celestine's swelling is worsening rapidly. |
2:0
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| 0:18 |
Tony Shucco takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. |
2:0
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| 0:21 |
Celestine traps Shucco in the corner! |
2:0
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| 0:26 |
Celestine throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. |
2:0
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| 0:28 |
Shucco gets his head on the chest of Celestine. He tries to outmuscle him on the inside. Shucco scores with a nice short hook to the head. |
4:0
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| 0:37 |
Jerry Celestine seems to be protecting his body which is leaving his head vulnerable. He doesn't like body shots but I don't know anyone that does. |
4:0
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| 0:45 |
Celestine doesn't connect with the cross. |
4:0
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| 0:47 |
Shucco snakes the jab through Celestine's gloves. He had some snap on that one. |
6:0
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| 01:02 |
Shucco scores with the jab. |
8:0
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| 01:11 |
Celestine gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. |
8:2
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| 01:25 |
Celestine can't score with short uppercut inside. Shucco got his gloves in front of the punch. |
8:2
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| 01:27 |
The cross scores for Shucco. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
10:2
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| 01:32 |
The swelling under Celestine's left eye is a mess and his vision has to be obscured. |
10:2
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| 01:36 |
Shucco's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. |
10:2
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| 01:39 |
Both fighters keep straying from ring center.
Now they're back in the middle of the square. |
10:2
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| 01:43 |
Shucco is either lucky or has radar. Celestine's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! |
10:2
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| 01:52 |
The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. |
10:2
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| 02:03 |
Celestine misses with that punch. |
10:2
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| 02:15 |
Shucco fires a left hand that Celestine takes high on the shoulder. |
10:2
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| 02:17 |
Celestine throws punches in bunches and that's the way to disrupt your opponent's rhythm. |
10:4
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| 02:31 |
Celestine lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Shucco. |
10:4
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| 02:33 |
Shucco sneaks home the right cross. |
12:4
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| 02:47 |
Celestine throws a flurry of punches but Shucco either blocks or slips them. |
12:4
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| 03:00 |
Celestine misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. |
12:4
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| 03:00 |
Shucco appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. |
12:4
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| 03:00 |
That's another round in the books as Round 7 comes to an end. |
12:5
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Celestine was a little slow getting off his stool this round. |
0:0
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| 0:06 |
Celestine's corner men did their job with quiet efficiency and confidence. |
0:0
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| 0:06 |
A minute wasn't enough to eliminate or even significantly reduce Celestine's swelling. They'll have to keep a close watch on it and make sure Jerry Celestine's vision doesn't become a major problem over the next few rounds. |
0:0
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| 0:06 |
Shucco backs into his own corner... |
0:0
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| 0:11 |
Celestine misses wildly with the hook. |
0:0
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| 0:13 |
Celestine is starting to suck wind... |
0:0
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| 0:18 |
Both fighters take a half-step back. |
0:0
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| 0:26 |
Celestine just misses with a huge shot as Shucco chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. |
0:0
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| 0:28 |
Tony Shucco lands a quick jab. He'd like to keep Celestine on the end of that punch. |
2:0
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| 0:41 |
These guys are really going at it but Celestine looks to be getting the worse of it. |
5:2
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| 0:45 |
Celestine is fatigued. That's going to make him more susceptible to a knockdown. |
5:2
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| 0:50 |
Celestine feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there. |
5:2
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| 0:50 |
Celestine rips a hook to the body. |
5:4
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| 0:58 |
Shucco pushes Jerry Celestine away to give himself a little more space to work with. |
5:4
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| 01:04 |
Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. |
5:4
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| 01:07 |
Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. |
5:4
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| 01:14 |
Celestine is pinned in his own corner... |
5:4
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| 01:14 |
Shucco fires a straight right. He split the gloves with that punch. |
7:4
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| 01:19 |
Jerry Celestine's left eye is an ugly mass of swelling and has to be an inviting target for Shucco. |
7:4
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| 01:28 |
Celestine lands a crushing hook! |
7:8
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| 01:28 |
Shucco looks shaken! |
7:8
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| 01:38 |
Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. |
7:8
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| 01:45 |
Celestine just comes up short with that shot. |
7:8
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| 01:52 |
The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 8th. |
7:8
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| 01:56 |
The fighters are back at ring center... |
7:8
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| 02:00 |
Celestine can't find the range with that punch. |
7:8
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| 02:03 |
Tony Shucco lands the right hand. He's pretty effective with that punch when he sets it up right. |
9:8
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| 02:19 |
Celestine lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Shucco. |
9:8
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| 02:22 |
The cross scores for Shucco. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
11:8
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| 02:31 |
Shucco slides into the corner... |
11:8
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| 02:35 |
Celestine lands a solid uppercut! |
11:12
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| 02:35 |
Shucco was stopped in his tracks by that shot… |
11:12
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| 02:40 |
Shucco is starting to fatigue... |
11:12
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| 02:44 |
Seems like both fighters are landing a lot of punches, but it is tough to tell just how much effect they are having. |
11:12
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| 02:50 |
Shucco has Celestine trapped in the upper left neutral corner... |
11:12
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| 02:50 |
Shucco drills Celestine with a left and right and another left. |
13:12
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| 03:00 |
Celestine tries to drop the right hand over the top but Shucco ducks under it. |
13:12
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| 03:00 |
It looks like Shucco has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. |
13:12
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| 03:00 |
The place is rocking as a great round of boxing comes to an end. Most of the crowd is standing, cheering loudly for both men. |
13:13
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| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Both fighters look ready to go as Round 9 begins. |
0:0
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| 0:07 |
If the swelling was lessened by Celestine's corner, it wasn't reduced enough to make a big difference. It's going to be a factor in this fight if it continues to worsen. |
0:0
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| 0:08 |
Celestine scores with a quick hook to the head of Shucco after Shucco missed with a wild shot of his own. |
0:2
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| 0:18 |
Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. |
0:2
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| 0:22 |
Celestine tries to double up on the jab but neither hit the mark. |
0:2
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| 0:25 |
Shucco lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square. |
2:2
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| 0:35 |
Celestine tries to push Shucco back in an attempt to gain room to punch. |
2:2
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| 0:39 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. |
2:2
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| 0:50 |
Shucco is trapped in Celestine's corner... |
2:2
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| 0:54 |
Celestine scores with a tremendous left! |
2:6
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| 0:54 |
Shucco is suddenly in trouble! |
2:6
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| 01:06 |
Celestine lands the lead right. |
2:8
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| 01:15 |
Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. |
2:8
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| 01:19 |
Shucco moves into the right corner. |
2:8
|
| 01:23 |
Celestine misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. |
2:8
|
| 01:26 |
Shucco bangs a right cross off the forehead of Celestine. |
4:8
|
| 01:30 |
Celestine is going to have to either assume a more defensive posture to protect his continually swelling left eye or go on an all-out offensive and try to end the fight before the eye closes completely. |
4:8
|
| 01:35 |
Shucco's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. |
4:8
|
| 01:43 |
Celestine just landed a three punch combo! |
4:12
|
| 01:43 |
Shucco is trying to regroup after those punches... |
4:12
|
| 01:56 |
Celestine lands the jab but comes up short with a second one right behind it. |
4:14
|
| 02:09 |
The action slows for the moment. |
4:14
|
| 02:12 |
Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Celestine has his head on Shucco's chest and blasts home a hook. |
4:16
|
| 02:16 |
Both fighters look fatigued... |
4:16
|
| 02:24 |
The fighters are throwing punches now! Shucco is being much more effective in this exchange. |
7:18
|
| 02:35 |
Celestine is trapped in his own corner... |
7:18
|
| 02:35 |
The cross scores for Tony Shucco. He needs to throw that punch more often. |
9:18
|
| 02:45 |
Neither fighter is straying far from the middle of the ring. |
9:18
|
| 02:45 |
Shucco wings the right cross and it gets in, though without a lot of steam on it. |
11:18
|
| 02:59 |
Celestine is like an old steam train going uphill. He just keeps chugging away trying to move inside on Shucco. |
11:18
|
| 03:00 |
Celestine has Shucco cornered! |
11:18
|
| 03:00 |
Celestine throws a straight right that glances off the shoulder of Shucco but it's enough to keep him off-balance. |
11:18
|
| 03:00 |
It looks like Shucco has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. |
11:18
|
| 03:00 |
There's a nice round of applause from the crowd as the round comes to an end. |
12:19
|
|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Shucco is getting his full rest as he remains on his stool as the Round 10 bell sounds. Now he's up and his corner scrambles to exit the ring. |
0:0
|
| 0:06 |
The swelling on the face of Jerry Celestine is almost as pronounced as it was before his corner worked on it, in spite of their efforts. |
0:0
|
| 0:11 |
Jerry Celestine pushes Shucco then steps away from him. |
0:0
|
| 0:26 |
Celestine just comes up short with that shot. |
0:0
|
| 0:37 |
Shucco throws the jab and it lands cleanly. |
2:0
|
| 0:52 |
Celestine can't find the range with that punch. |
2:0
|
| 0:54 |
Shucco scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Jerry Celestine. |
4:0
|
| 0:58 |
Jerry Celestine is now laboring under the effects of an increasingly swollen left eye and he's going to start eating punches because he just won't be able to see them coming from that side. |
4:0
|
| 01:08 |
Celestine fires a volley of punches but Tony Shucco was already moving laterally and was out of harm's way by the time Celestine started punching. |
4:0
|
| 01:10 |
Tony Shucco fires the jab. It finds its target. |
6:0
|
| 01:20 |
Tony Shucco is going to come out on the short end of this exchange of punches. |
8:3
|
| 01:33 |
Celestine throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. |
8:3
|
| 01:40 |
It looks like both fighters would benefit if they could catch a second wind. |
8:3
|
| 01:47 |
The action slows for the moment. |
8:3
|
| 01:55 |
Shucco smothers Celestine's attack as Celestine tries to get off some shots inside. |
8:3
|
| 01:57 |
A right cross from Shucco gets through Celestine's guard. |
10:3
|
| 02:09 |
There's a lead right hand that finds its mark. That can be a dangerous punch. Tony Shucco better be careful when he throws that one. |
12:3
|
| 02:14 |
The swelling under Celestine's left eye is growing to a point where the eye could end up shut if his corner can't reduce or at least control it. |
12:3
|
| 02:27 |
Celestine is off target with that punch. |
12:3
|
| 02:34 |
Both fighters move back to ring center. |
12:3
|
| 02:38 |
Celestine telegraphed that shot and Tony Shucco ducks under it easily. |
12:3
|
| 02:40 |
Shucco gives a nice head feint and then lands a hook to the head of Celestine which made him blink. |
14:3
|
| 02:55 |
Celestine fires and misses. |
14:3
|
| 02:57 |
Shucco gets inside and fires a hook to Celestine's body. |
16:3
|
| 03:00 |
Shucco appears to have a pretty good lead at this point. |
16:3
|
| 03:00 |
The fighters continue the action as the bell rings to finish Round 10, forcing Battle to step in. |
16:5
|
|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
Here come the fighters to ring center... |
0:0
|
| 0:08 |
Jerry Celestine's corner is an experienced crew but the swelling he's suffered looks almost as bad as it did before the minute break. |
0:0
|
| 0:08 |
Shucco snakes the jab through Celestine's gloves. He had some snap on that one. |
2:0
|
| 0:18 |
Shucco has Celestine trapped! |
2:0
|
| 0:18 |
Shucco likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Celestine's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! |
4:0
|
| 0:22 |
Jerry Celestine's left eye continues to swell alarmingly and it's got to affect his performance. |
4:0
|
| 0:26 |
Shucco received a pep talk from Angelo Dundee before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. |
4:0
|
| 0:31 |
Celestine comes in low. Shucco puts a headlock on him. Battle knocks Shucco's arm off Celestine's head. |
4:0
|
| 0:36 |
Celestine pushes Shucco away. |
4:0
|
| 0:45 |
Celestine fires and misses. |
4:0
|
| 0:48 |
Tony Shucco doubles up on the jab and he managed to score with the second one. |
6:0
|
| 0:57 |
The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. |
6:0
|
| 01:08 |
Celestine frees himself from Shucco's clutches!
They move to ring center now. |
6:0
|
| 01:19 |
Celestine misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. |
6:0
|
| 01:34 |
Jerry Celestine ties up Tony Shucco... |
6:0
|
| 01:39 |
The fighters separate from clinching themselves. |
6:0
|
| 01:50 |
Celestine swings...and misses. |
6:0
|
| 01:53 |
Shucco lands to the chest and neck of Jerry Celestine. |
8:0
|
| 02:11 |
Shucco pins Celestine in the corner! |
8:0
|
| 02:15 |
Shucco traps Celestine's gloves under his arms. He won't let go until Battle breaks it up. |
8:0
|
| 02:20 |
Battle pries them apart. |
8:0
|
| 02:24 |
Celestine's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. |
8:0
|
| 02:32 |
Celestine is turning this fight into a clinching and holding affair as he continues to wrap his arms around Shucco. |
8:0
|
| 02:44 |
Battle separates the two... |
8:0
|
| 02:49 |
Shucco goes to the head and the body, though neither punch had much on it. |
10:0
|
| 02:58 |
Shucco gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. |
12:0
|
| 03:00 |
The swelling under Celestine's left eye can't get much worse as it has now ballooned into a major problem. |
12:0
|
| 03:00 |
We're at the 3:00 mark and that brings this round to an end. |
12:0
|
|
|
|
| Time |
Commentary |
Points |
| 0:00 |
As the bell sounds for the final round, it looks as if the scorecards will determine the outcome of this fight. |
0:0
|
| 0:08 |
Shucco received a pep talk from Angelo Dundee before he left his corner; we'll see if it worked. |
0:0
|
| 0:08 |
The swelling on the face of Jerry Celestine is noticeable, even at a distance. Although his corner men were applying cold compresses and trying to work the swelling away from his eyes, Celestine still has distension. |
0:0
|
| 0:10 |
They're coming back to the center of the ring now... |
0:0
|
| 0:15 |
Battle has to pull the fighters away from each other as Shucco locks up Celestine's arms. |
0:0
|
| 0:24 |
Battle separates the two fighters. |
0:0
|
| 0:29 |
Both fighters need to close the distance between them. |
0:0
|
| 0:38 |
Celestine fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. |
0:0
|
| 0:40 |
Shucco scores with a glancing cross. |
2:0
|
| 0:49 |
The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. |
2:0
|
| 0:57 |
Celestine fires a shot, but it glances off Shucco's shoulder. |
2:0
|
| 01:04 |
Both fighters could do with varying their punches a little more. |
2:0
|
| 01:12 |
Celestine lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Shucco. |
2:0
|
| 01:23 |
Shucco has Celestine blocked in! |
2:0
|
| 01:27 |
Battle warns Shucco for holding and hitting, although he is doing a lot more holding than hitting. |
2:0
|
| 01:36 |
Battle moves in to break the clinch. |
2:0
|
| 01:50 |
Shucco darts in and out, making himself a tough target. |
2:0
|
| 01:58 |
Shucco backs into the near corner. |
2:0
|
| 02:03 |
Celestine wings a big left hand at Shucco but the latter sidesteps the punch. |
2:0
|
| 02:14 |
Shucco grabs Celestine again. If this were football, there'd be a penalty flag for holding. |
2:0
|
| 02:19 |
Battle separates them. |
2:0
|
| 02:25 |
Shucco has Celestine pinned! |
2:0
|
| 02:29 |
Apparently Shucco feels it's a good strategy to hug Celestine and force Battle to come separate them. |
2:0
|
| 02:38 |
Battle separates the two... |
2:0
|
| 02:48 |
Shucco pins Celestine's arms!
The fighters are tied up... |
2:0
|
| 02:52 |
Celestine tries to get free...
Here comes Battle to break them up... |
2:0
|
| 02:57 |
These guys are giving head feints, faking jabs, doing everything but throwing punches at the moment. |
2:0
|
| 03:00 |
Shucco is showing some fancy footwork tonight as he moves around Celestine. |
2:0
|
| 03:00 |
Shucco seems to have done enough to win this fight. |
2:0
|
| 03:00 |
There's the bell and this contest is in the books. Both fighters act as if they've won. Let's listen to the call as the scorecards are handed to the ring announcer. |
2:0
|
|
|
|
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 118 to 111
Reg Thompson, United Kingdom scores the bout 118 to 111
Shafeaq Rashada, United States scores the bout 117 to 112
The winner by unanimous decision is Tony Shucco!
|
|
|
|
| Donald Balas |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Tony Shucco |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
118 |
| Jerry Celestine |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
111 |
| Reg Thompson |
Round |
Total |
| United Kingdom |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Tony Shucco |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
118 |
| Jerry Celestine |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
111 |
| Shafeaq Rashada |
Round |
Total |
| United States |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Tony Shucco |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
|
117 |
| Jerry Celestine |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
|
|
112 |
| Round Totals |
Round |
Total |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
|
|
|
|
| Tony Shucco |
30 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
29 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
|
353 |
| Jerry Celestine |
27 |
27 |
28 |
30 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
|
| Categories |
Tony Shucco |
Jerry Celestine |
| Knockdowns scored |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Jabs / Round |
7.67 |
2.25 |
| Hooks / Round |
5.33 |
3.83 |
| Crosses / Round |
9.92 |
2.92 |
| Combinations / Round |
6.17 |
2.50 |
| Uppercuts / Round |
1.08 |
3.17 |
|
|
|
| Punches Landed / Round |
30.17 |
14.67 |
| Punches Missed / Round |
26.08 |
95.50 |
|
|
|
| Punching Accuracy |
53.6% |
13.3% |
|
|
|
| Total Number of Fouls |
0 |
2 |
| Holding Head and Hitting |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| Foul Penalties: |
|
|
| Official Warning |
|
1 |
| Caution |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Suffered Accidental Head Butt |
|
1 |
| Bouts with eye swelling resulting from punches |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| No cuts occured |
|
|
|
|
|
| Strategies (demanded/followed) |
|
|
| Cover Up |
1 / 1 |
0 / 0 |
| Fight Inside |
0 / 0 |
4 / 4 |
| Fight Outside (Offensive) |
0 / 0 |
2 / 2 |
| Fight Outside (Defensive) |
10 / 10 |
0 / 0 |
| Go for KO |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Go All Out for KO |
0 / 0 |
5 / 4 |
| Protect Cut |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
| Take a Round Off |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
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