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Marciano stopped Ray to win WBA HW crown
Coconut Creek Casino, Coconut Creek, FL, United States, 2000-08-03
WBA HW CHAMPIONSHIP
Rocky Marciano 14-0-0 (13) KO3 Elmer Ray 10-3-0 (4)
Elmer Ray acepted a very challenging title defense against undefeated star Rocky Marciano.
Three months away Ray won this title upsetting “Iron” Mike Tyson and his camp thought that Marciano’s similar all attack style will sweet Ray but they were wrong.
The fight started with the pair trying to exchange bombs, the upercuts from the inside was the favourite weapon of both fighters. Already on the first round all people can see the difference of power in favour of Marciano.
The second round were more even and both figthers were hurt: a big right cross by Marciano hurt Ray at the middle stages of the round but a violent hook by Ray put Marciano in trouble seconds before the bell rang.
On the third round and with Ray looking for the attack behind a devastating right cross Rocky landed a big uppercut in counter and put Ray to sleep for the ten count.
The new champion Marciano was leading by 20-18 on all three scorecards.
Also ob the undercard:
WW: Carlos Quintana 3-8-1 (0) TKO7 Carlos Baldomir 5-9-2 (0)
CW: Tomasz Adamek 9-3-0 (6) UD10 Bobby Czyz 8-4-2 (3)
HW: John Tate 2-7-0 (2) UD10 Greg Page 11-3-0 (5)
JMW: Ayub Kalule 12-2-0 (4) TKO7 Santos Cardona 5-8-1 (0)
MW: Quincy Taylor 10-5-1 (5) SD10 Harry Simon 12-7-0 (6)
MW: Carmen Basilio 12-2-2 (3) Tech MD5 Hector Velazco 4-13-0 (0)
JLW: Javier Alvarez 5-12-1 (1) UD10 Calvin Grove 8-13-2 (2)
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