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JCWeb · 10-12-2007, 10:57 PM

July 4, 1921 -- Kiel Auditorium, St Louis MO -- Unbeaten MW prospect Mickey Walker goes for win #14 in succession against a former WBA champion, Italy's Kid Locke, who is in the twilight of his long career. Walker is favored despite still being at Pre-Prime in this scheduled 10-rounder.

Round one, there's alot of clinching as the fighters try to manuever for a better position. Walker connects with a right cross, while Locke is off target with a combination. Walker lands a few more blows before the bell sounds.

Second round, Walker works the inside and stuns Locke with a hook to the head. The veteran fires back with a jab, then Walker gets in a right cross. Walker circles his opponent, connects with a lead right but can't follow up. Walker dominates the action, nailing Locke with an uppercut right before the bell.

Round three, Walker is looking to finish matters and he has Locke in serious trouble after landing some strong shots. Walker is warned for low blows but he goes on to dominate the action, building a huge points lead.

Fourth round, Locke is working the inside but leaves himself open to a short uppercut to the jaw from Walker. A three-punch combo lands, and Locke is in full retreat. Then Locke gets a break -- he shoots an uppercut that rips open a gash above Walker's left eye. Could be trouble for the Toy Bulldog.

Round five, Locke looks to target the cut, which is still oozing blood despite the best effort's of Walker's cornermen. Walker stays out of range and then unleashes a powerful uppercut. Walker follows up his jab with a strong cross, and Locke cannot find the range. Midway through the bout, the unofficial cards have Walker way ahead, 50-45.

Round six, the cut over Walker's eye is still a concern, and Locke rallies to land a clean jab that results in the doctor being called in to examine Walker's cut eye. A leaping shot by Walker falls short, and Locke lands some more blows near the end of the round -- Walker's right eye starts to swell as a result. Turns out to be Locke's best round of the bout, and at this stage Mickey Walker appears to be in real trouble against the ex-Champ.

Seventh round, the cut is patched up, and Walker's confidence is restored. He lands a straight right and, with both men mixing it up on the inside, Walker puts Locke on the canvas with a strong hook. Locke is back up at the count four, but he goes down again on wobbly legs, barely surviving the round. Great effort by Walker to turn the tables on the aging veteran.

Round eight, Walker is on the attack, landing a hook to the chin, but Locke counters with a hook of his own. Walker shoot home a straight right, and once again Locke is in survival mode as he barely lasts the round once again.

Round nine, Walker lands a glancing right, but Locke fights back, shooting home a right. Walker can't find the range for most of the round, but he follows his jab with a big uppercut that puts Locke down for the count right as the bell sounds.

Walker by KO at 3:00 of round 9 to go 14-0 (13 KOs), moving to 659 PPs and putting him one bout away from an official ranking. For Locke, it turned out to be his final bout as he went out, on his shield, like a true champion, perhaps passing the torch to a likely future MW Champ.

10-12-2007, 10:57 PM	#442
JCWeb Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,092	Mickey Walker Faces Former MW Champ July 4, 1921 -- Kiel Auditorium, St Louis MO -- Unbeaten MW prospect Mickey Walker goes for win #14 in succession against a former WBA champion, Italy's Kid Locke, who is in the twilight of his long career. Walker is favored despite still being at Pre-Prime in this scheduled 10-rounder. Round one, there's alot of clinching as the fighters try to manuever for a better position. Walker connects with a right cross, while Locke is off target with a combination. Walker lands a few more blows before the bell sounds. Second round, Walker works the inside and stuns Locke with a hook to the head. The veteran fires back with a jab, then Walker gets in a right cross. Walker circles his opponent, connects with a lead right but can't follow up. Walker dominates the action, nailing Locke with an uppercut right before the bell. Round three, Walker is looking to finish matters and he has Locke in serious trouble after landing some strong shots. Walker is warned for low blows but he goes on to dominate the action, building a huge points lead. Fourth round, Locke is working the inside but leaves himself open to a short uppercut to the jaw from Walker. A three-punch combo lands, and Locke is in full retreat. Then Locke gets a break -- he shoots an uppercut that rips open a gash above Walker's left eye. Could be trouble for the Toy Bulldog. Round five, Locke looks to target the cut, which is still oozing blood despite the best effort's of Walker's cornermen. Walker stays out of range and then unleashes a powerful uppercut. Walker follows up his jab with a strong cross, and Locke cannot find the range. Midway through the bout, the unofficial cards have Walker way ahead, 50-45. Round six, the cut over Walker's eye is still a concern, and Locke rallies to land a clean jab that results in the doctor being called in to examine Walker's cut eye. A leaping shot by Walker falls short, and Locke lands some more blows near the end of the round -- Walker's right eye starts to swell as a result. Turns out to be Locke's best round of the bout, and at this stage Mickey Walker appears to be in real trouble against the ex-Champ. Seventh round, the cut is patched up, and Walker's confidence is restored. He lands a straight right and, with both men mixing it up on the inside, Walker puts Locke on the canvas with a strong hook. Locke is back up at the count four, but he goes down again on wobbly legs, barely surviving the round. Great effort by Walker to turn the tables on the aging veteran. Round eight, Walker is on the attack, landing a hook to the chin, but Locke counters with a hook of his own. Walker shoot home a straight right, and once again Locke is in survival mode as he barely lasts the round once again. Round nine, Walker lands a glancing right, but Locke fights back, shooting home a right. Walker can't find the range for most of the round, but he follows his jab with a big uppercut that puts Locke down for the count right as the bell sounds. Walker by KO at 3:00 of round 9 to go 14-0 (13 KOs), moving to 659 PPs and putting him one bout away from an official ranking. For Locke, it turned out to be his final bout as he went out, on his shield, like a true champion, perhaps passing the torch to a likely future MW Champ.