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JCWeb · 08-29-2007, 10:42 PM

January 15, 1921 -- Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens: Pancho Villa, top FLY prospect, takes on Johnny Buff in a rematch of an earlier bout. Scheduled for 10.

Round one, Villa starts off by landing a big hook, Buff counters with a hook of his own. Villa sticks out a lead right. A straight right is blocked by Buff, who retailates with a short hook to the head. Good action, even opening round.

Round two, Villa works inside while Buff stays on the outside. Buff slashes open a cut above Villa's right eye. Villa pops the jab and follows up with a cross that lands. Buff lands a blow. Villa scores with a combination. Buff plants a hook to Villa's midsection. Villa retreats to a neutral corner, there's a clash of heads -- Buff is warned for head butting right before the end of the round. Slight edge to Buff.

Third round, Buff tries to work the inside while Villa is worried about the cut, which is closed by some good corner work. Buff connects with an uppercut. The left eye of Villa starts to puff up a bit. Buff dominates the action, although Villa sneaks in a hook to the head late in the round.

Fourth round, Buff is again pressing the action on the inside, while Villa stays outside. Villa unleashes a huge uppercut, following up with a jab and then a flurry. Buff clinches. Buff connects with an overhand right, Villa wins a sharp exchange, it's Villa's best round so far.

Round five, both work the inside. Buff finds the range with an uppercut. Villa steps back and fires a stinging jab. Villa follows with an uppercut, and there's more clutching and grabbing by Buff. A strong jab by Buff, even round. Unofficial ringside scorer has it 48-48, even.

Sixth round, Villa moves inside while Buff stays outside. Good hand speed by Villa, Buff connects with a jab. Villa swings and misses, Buff finds the range with an uppercut from way outside. Buff connects with two more uppercuts, concluding a very strong round as Villa starts to wear down.

Round seven, both men work the outside. A cross from Buff finds its target. A jab re-opens the cut above Villa's eye. Villa is warned for holding and hitting. Villa uncorks a hook to the head right before the bell.

Eighth round, Buff is the aggressor. He unleashes a flurry but most of the blows are blocked. Villa connects with a short hook. Buff is called for a flagrant low blow -- and this time the ref disqualifies Buff.

Villa takes the win, moving his record to 12-1 (6) and 556 PPs. At the time the bout was halted, Villa was ahead on one card, even on another, and trailing on the third.

08-29-2007, 10:42 PM	#434
JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,094	Villa Rematch with Buff January 15, 1921 -- Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens: Pancho Villa, top FLY prospect, takes on Johnny Buff in a rematch of an earlier bout. Scheduled for 10. Round one, Villa starts off by landing a big hook, Buff counters with a hook of his own. Villa sticks out a lead right. A straight right is blocked by Buff, who retailates with a short hook to the head. Good action, even opening round. Round two, Villa works inside while Buff stays on the outside. Buff slashes open a cut above Villa's right eye. Villa pops the jab and follows up with a cross that lands. Buff lands a blow. Villa scores with a combination. Buff plants a hook to Villa's midsection. Villa retreats to a neutral corner, there's a clash of heads -- Buff is warned for head butting right before the end of the round. Slight edge to Buff. Third round, Buff tries to work the inside while Villa is worried about the cut, which is closed by some good corner work. Buff connects with an uppercut. The left eye of Villa starts to puff up a bit. Buff dominates the action, although Villa sneaks in a hook to the head late in the round. Fourth round, Buff is again pressing the action on the inside, while Villa stays outside. Villa unleashes a huge uppercut, following up with a jab and then a flurry. Buff clinches. Buff connects with an overhand right, Villa wins a sharp exchange, it's Villa's best round so far. Round five, both work the inside. Buff finds the range with an uppercut. Villa steps back and fires a stinging jab. Villa follows with an uppercut, and there's more clutching and grabbing by Buff. A strong jab by Buff, even round. Unofficial ringside scorer has it 48-48, even. Sixth round, Villa moves inside while Buff stays outside. Good hand speed by Villa, Buff connects with a jab. Villa swings and misses, Buff finds the range with an uppercut from way outside. Buff connects with two more uppercuts, concluding a very strong round as Villa starts to wear down. Round seven, both men work the outside. A cross from Buff finds its target. A jab re-opens the cut above Villa's eye. Villa is warned for holding and hitting. Villa uncorks a hook to the head right before the bell. Eighth round, Buff is the aggressor. He unleashes a flurry but most of the blows are blocked. Villa connects with a short hook. Buff is called for a flagrant low blow -- and this time the ref disqualifies Buff. Villa takes the win, moving his record to 12-1 (6) and 556 PPs. At the time the bout was halted, Villa was ahead on one card, even on another, and trailing on the third.