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Bryan Swartz · 08-26-2014, 12:10 PM

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Mike McCoole(USA) and Joe Goss(ENG) will join this season, though Goss doesn't turn 18 until mid-November so we might not see him in action until the following year.

George Thompson's first title shot ended brutally as John Morrisey punished him throughout and knocked him down three times in the ninth. The last time he couldn't get up and it ends at 2:31.

At this point it's really little more than a game of whack-a-mole deciding who the next challenger/sacrificial lamb is. It was McCoy again in the summer, but after the first couple of rounds went Morrisey's way he was surprisingly ineffective. McCoy spent much of the next several rounds keeping him away with an unusually precise jab. Finally able to get inside for a couple of hooks in the 7th and 8th rounds, Morrisey made a move in the middle rounds to get back into it. At the end of the 8th he was perhaps too aggressive, and a pair of big shots sent him crashing into the ropes.

By the 10th, McCoy was clearly tiring and Morrisey badly outpunching him, but the challenger was still landing a big shot every now and then. More power punches in the 11th, and heading into the final round opinions at ringside were split. Some thought Morrisey had done enough to win, others that McCoy just needed one more good round to give the judges a reason to put him over the top. A big right hand by Morrisey with a minute left ended those thoughts, and an uppercut with just seconds before the bell put McCoy down for a count of 2. That might have been the nail in the coffin. It was a much closer fight than anticipated, no question about that. When the announcement came, nobody was really happy about it. 115-113 Morrisey, 114-114, and 114-114. A majority draw! Morrisey's streak of eight straight wins is over, but he retains the title once again at least.

And so it was that Tom McCoy and John Morrisey met for the fourth time in five title bouts in September. Again a fast start for the champion, but this time after McCoy got at least an even third round, he jumped on him again in the fourth. No complacency this time around. A hook to the temple late in the round dropped McCoy for a count of 4, and it looked like the script was already written. Good counterpunching for McCoy to start the fifth, but Morrisey might have stolen the round with a late flurry. An uppercut with about a half-minute to go in the sixth floored McCoy after another dominant round by the champion, and this time he couldn't beat the count. A KO6 here, 2:42 was the time, and there's no doubt about the rematch victor.

Chris Lilly ends the year with his first title fight, and he looked done by the sixth round. Several times it looked like it would have to be stopped, but somehow he stayed in it to the end. A completely one-sided demoliton, though, UD12 for Morrisey.

North American Rankings(Heavyweight)

CH John Morrisey(USA, 20-2-5, 4 KO)
#1 George Thompson(USA, 7-12-0, 2 KO)
#2 Tom McCoy(USA, 16-33-8, 4 KO)
#3 George McChester(USA, 16-30-9, 3 KO)
#4 Chris Lilly(USA, 19-27-8, 1 KO)
#5 Tom Hyer(USA, 37-12-8, 4 KO)
#6 Bill Poole(USA, 21-24-1, 1 KO)
NR John C Heenan(USA, 7-4-0, 2 KO)
NR Mike McCoole(USA, 0-2-0)

European Rankings(Heavyweight)

#1 Jem Mace(ENG, 15-1-5, 2 KO)
#2 Sam Hurst(ENG, 8-10-4)
#3 Tom Sayers(ENG, 8-9-5, 1 KO)
NR Joe Coburn(IRL, 2-4-2)
NR Pat McGowan(IRL, 1-10-2, 1 KO)

08-26-2014, 12:10 PM	#6
Bryan Swartz Major Leagues Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 457	1855 Mike McCoole(USA) and Joe Goss(ENG) will join this season, though Goss doesn't turn 18 until mid-November so we might not see him in action until the following year. George Thompson's first title shot ended brutally as John Morrisey punished him throughout and knocked him down three times in the ninth. The last time he couldn't get up and it ends at 2:31. At this point it's really little more than a game of whack-a-mole deciding who the next challenger/sacrificial lamb is. It was McCoy again in the summer, but after the first couple of rounds went Morrisey's way he was surprisingly ineffective. McCoy spent much of the next several rounds keeping him away with an unusually precise jab. Finally able to get inside for a couple of hooks in the 7th and 8th rounds, Morrisey made a move in the middle rounds to get back into it. At the end of the 8th he was perhaps too aggressive, and a pair of big shots sent him crashing into the ropes. By the 10th, McCoy was clearly tiring and Morrisey badly outpunching him, but the challenger was still landing a big shot every now and then. More power punches in the 11th, and heading into the final round opinions at ringside were split. Some thought Morrisey had done enough to win, others that McCoy just needed one more good round to give the judges a reason to put him over the top. A big right hand by Morrisey with a minute left ended those thoughts, and an uppercut with just seconds before the bell put McCoy down for a count of 2. That might have been the nail in the coffin. It was a much closer fight than anticipated, no question about that. When the announcement came, nobody was really happy about it. 115-113 Morrisey, 114-114, and 114-114. A majority draw! Morrisey's streak of eight straight wins is over, but he retains the title once again at least. And so it was that Tom McCoy and John Morrisey met for the fourth time in five title bouts in September. Again a fast start for the champion, but this time after McCoy got at least an even third round, he jumped on him again in the fourth. No complacency this time around. A hook to the temple late in the round dropped McCoy for a count of 4, and it looked like the script was already written. Good counterpunching for McCoy to start the fifth, but Morrisey might have stolen the round with a late flurry. An uppercut with about a half-minute to go in the sixth floored McCoy after another dominant round by the champion, and this time he couldn't beat the count. A KO6 here, 2:42 was the time, and there's no doubt about the rematch victor. Chris Lilly ends the year with his first title fight, and he looked done by the sixth round. Several times it looked like it would have to be stopped, but somehow he stayed in it to the end. A completely one-sided demoliton, though, UD12 for Morrisey. North American Rankings(Heavyweight) CH John Morrisey(USA, 20-2-5, 4 KO) #1 George Thompson(USA, 7-12-0, 2 KO) #2 Tom McCoy(USA, 16-33-8, 4 KO) #3 George McChester(USA, 16-30-9, 3 KO) #4 Chris Lilly(USA, 19-27-8, 1 KO) #5 Tom Hyer(USA, 37-12-8, 4 KO) #6 Bill Poole(USA, 21-24-1, 1 KO) NR John C Heenan(USA, 7-4-0, 2 KO) NR Mike McCoole(USA, 0-2-0) European Rankings(Heavyweight) #1 Jem Mace(ENG, 15-1-5, 2 KO) #2 Sam Hurst(ENG, 8-10-4) #3 Tom Sayers(ENG, 8-9-5, 1 KO) NR Joe Coburn(IRL, 2-4-2) NR Pat McGowan(IRL, 1-10-2, 1 KO) Last edited by Bryan Swartz; 08-26-2014 at 12:11 PM.