[Infinity]

Heavyweights:

There are 59 warriors vying for the Heavyweight berth from England. The top 5 seeds will recieve a 1st round bye. They are Lennox Lewis, Henry Akinwande, Frank Bruno, Joe Bugner & Gary Mason.

Round 1:

Henry Cooper vs Woolf Bendoff - Cooper was cagey early on, boxing instead of slugging making Bendoff be the agressor and punishing him coming in. Halfway through the first round Bendoff walked into a wicked right hook that put him down for the count!

Jack Gardner vs Doyley Brown - Gardner started early, scoring a knockdown in the first 30 seconds of the fight, then poured it on until the ref stepped in to save Brown from serious harm at the 2:52 mark for the 1 TKO.

Matt Skelton vs Manny Burgo - Neither man impressed in this one as Skelton, the heavy favorite rode a 3rd round knockdown to an 8-7, 10-5, 8-7 decision.

Alex Stewart vs Brian Daltrey - Stewart simply smothered Daltrey in this one, scoring a pair of knockdowns, the 2nd one for the count at 2:51 in the 1st!

Don Cockell vs Richard Dunn - Richard Dunn survived 6 knockdowns in the first 11 rounds of warfare, but couldn't survive the 7th one in the 12th for the KO. The fans applauded the courage of Dunn who though obviously outgunned, kept coming on to make it an exciting fight!

Herbie Hide vs Roy Enifer - Hide had little trouble with Enifer, though he didn't show interest in finishing him after an early knockdown. He was content to coast to a 12-2, 11-3, 11-3 decision.

Bunny Johnson vs Julius Frances - Johnson scores 4 knockdowns as he takes the long road, earning a 11-4, 10-4, 13-2 decision.

Bruce Woodcock vs Alf Greenfield - Woodcock works hard against a game Greenfield, scoring 3 knockdowns, including 2 in the fatal 9th frame to earn a 9 round KO.

Joe Beckett vs Tommy Kiely - Beckett scored an early knockdown as he dominated Kiely, but the telling blow was a vicious cross right on Kiely's nose that caused the blood to come forth like water from a dam bursting in the 8th round for the TKO.

Tom Cowler vs Wayne Llewelyn - Cowler destroys Llewelyn, scoring 5 knockdowns, with the final one coming late in the 12th for the KO win!

John L. Gardner vs Gunner Moir - Gardner wasted little time, scoring the telling blow half way through the first round for the KO.

Audley Harrison vs Dave Ould - Harrison scored 4 knockdowns along the way to an easy 13-1, 13-2, 11-2 decision.

Jem Mace vs Pele Reid - Mace suffered a split lip in the 1st round, then proceeded to open up an early lead when the lip started bleeding so badly in the 5th round that the bout was ended. This was a huge upset win for the lightly regarded Reid!

Tom Sayers vs Denton Ruddock - Sayers was building up a solid lead when he and Ruddock clashed heads in the 6th to open up a huge gash on the forehead of Ruddock. The fight was halted, sending it to the cards for the Technical Decision, 5-0, 3-2, 4-1 for Sayers.

Danny Williams vs Sam Sexton - Williams was getting the better of it in this terrific action bout that saw Sexton down 2 times, the final one being a KO in the 7th. The crowd cheered both warriors for their efforts afterwards!

Denver Ed Smith vs William Sheriff - Sheriff showed no fear against Smith, building up an early lead on 2 of the 3 cards before walking into a wicked hook that sent him reeling into the ropes early in the 4th. Dazed, he covered up, but was unable to get off the ropes or defend himself, forcing the referee to step in to save him from further harm. 4 TKO for Smith!

Brian London vs Jewey Smith - London scored 4 knockdowns against the suprisingly game Smith to earn the 11-4 x3 decision. London gave Smith high praise afterwards for not giving in to make it an entertaining bout.

John McDermontt vs Roger Tighe - McDermontt kept the pressure on Tighe to earn an 11-4, 11-4, 8-6 decision.

Michael Sprott vs Jack Wannop - Sprott scores an early knockdown in his dominating performance against Wannop. The judges scored it 12-3, 15-0, 14-1.

Billy Walker vs Reg Andrews - Walker battered Andrews through the entire fight before a bad cut on the inside of the left brow finally broke wide open to end it in the 7th. Walker earns the TKO win.

Scott Welch vs Peter Boddington - Welch came in a heavy favorite, but went out a bloody pulp as Boddington was simply dominating. The fight ended in the 9th after a cut reopened. The bleeding was so bad that Welch didn't see the left hook that dropped him for a count of 7. The flow of claret became even worse, forcing the 9th round TKO for Boddington.

Tom Allen vs Keith Long - Both men put on a rather pedestrian effort, but Allen was slightly better, winning the split deicsion 9-6, 5-9, 9-6.

Jack Bodell vs Victor McLaglen - In what was an entertaining match, Bodell survived an early knockdown to score 3 of his own, the final one in the 13th for the KO.

Joe Goss vs Billy Aird - Aird was well ahead on 2 of 3 cards when he opened a nasty gash on the left eyelid of Goss in the 15th round. The referee took Goss to the doctor, who immediately halted the bout for the 15 TKO upset by Aird.

Jim Fell vs Adam Fogerty - Both men were battered and cut in this one, but it was the cut on Fell's right eyebrow that ended things in the 14th. The judges had it 6-5, 10-2, 7-4 for Fogerty at the time of the stop.

Eddie Neilson vs Jem Smith - Neilson scored 4 knockdowns enroute to a dominating 10-5, 14-1, 12-3 decision.

Michael Steeds vs Bombadier Billy Wells - Steeds survives a 4th round knockdown to take a 9-5, 9-5, 7-7 majority decision in what can be best described as a dull fight.