Well, we waited for the rematch between Laffe Jaffe and Jesus "The Messiah" Horne all year long and... this is how it ended. Horne seems to have a real problem with opening up wounds. One could almost say he has the fistic stigmata, har har har. His loss throws the 5 Boroughs into turmoil. Jeffrey Melton is now the best-looking boxer of the bunch, although nobody really looks like they have a chance against Jaffe. We guess that means he's going to sit on his rear for another 6 months talking about how great a fighter he is.
In other news, the league is taking on a more international flavor with some of its new additions. Witness Don Flamenco, whose path to the ring involves him holding a rose between his teeth. Don't ask us why; we guess it's a bullfighting thing. He also believes that he has really good hair, but we can't really tell on account of all the pomade he puts in it. Captain Jack O'Rourke is the other new non-US fighter; he is, shall we say, not very acclimated to the rules set down by the Marquis of Queensbury, but it seems to work for him.
Code:
Date Winner W-L-D K Loser W-L-D K Venue Group Significance Matchup Result
11/2/1866 Harley Jackson 0-0-0 Anton Pelchat 0-1-1 Frank's Beginners B+ B Draw
Even the phrase "Canadian on Canadian action" sounds morally wrong. When they fight? Ohhhh.
11/9/1866 Scott Ross 1-1-0 Nathan Rice 0-1-0 Frank's Beginners B+ C- UD
That's no way to introduce our friends from across the border to the game, Mr. Ross. Oh, wait... yes it is.
11/9/1866 Tony Wilson 4-1-0 2 Joe Miles 0-4-0 Frank's Beginners B+ C KO2
Joe Miles ran away the entire fight but Wilson still caught up to him.
11/9/1866 Robert Baynham 1-2-0 Don Flamenco 0-1-0 Frank's New York B+ D UD
Heard between rounds: "Hey, referee! I like your hair!"
11/9/1866 Roderick Johnston 6-4-0 Thomas McConkey 1-4-0 Frank's Beginners D D UD
Fight was never in doubt. Coincidentally, "Never In Doubt" is the name of Johnston's yacht.
11/16/1866 Manuel Roettgen 3-1-0 2 Alan Briggs 1-4-1 Frank's Beginners D D UD
Roettgen goes the distance for the first time in his career; Briggs is awful for the 6th time in his.
11/23/1866 Cap'n Jack 1-0-0 Nick Gregory 3-1-0 Frank's Beginners B+ A UD
A lot closer than you'd expect a unanimous decision to be. Hook count: Jack 155, Gregory 25.
11/23/1866 Julius Perry 2-0-0 1 Tanguy Ruel 0-1-1 Frank's Beginners B C KO2
Ruel's ankle didn't look like it was quite 100% healed. Or else he watched Cap'n Jack and decided to walk like a pirate.
11/23/1866 Merlin Vienns 4-3-1 2 Chris Barrett 1-6-0 1 Frank's New York D D TKO1
Apparently, no matter how softly you punch, if you punch often enough the referee will stop the fight.
11/23/1866 Jeffrey Melton 4-2-0 1 Frank Seiler 4-5-2 1 Frank's New York B B SD
Melton survived a late knockdown to take this one.
11/23/1866 Jesse Jaffe 9-2-0 3 Jesus Horne 5-3-0 0 Frank's New York A- A TKO1
"Anticlimactic" cannot begin to describe this bout. Jaffe opened up a nasty cut above Horne's eye and it was all over.
11/30/1866
Code:
NY State Ranking W L D KO
C. Jesse Jaffe 9 2 0 3
1. Jeffrey Melton 4 2 0 1
2. Roderick Johnston 6 4 0
3. Frank Seiler 4 5 2 1
4. Jesus Horne 5 3 0
5. Michael Butler 2 4 1 1
6. Mike Reynolds 2 4 1 1