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Rocco Del Sesto · 02-28-2004, 03:15 PM

ROUND 1.....

0:00 Jay Referson gives the fighters their final instructions. They touch gloves and return to their respective corners to await the bell for the start of Round 1.
0:06 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else.
0:12 The action slows for the moment.
0:17 Ali pins Zech in the corner!
0:22 Ali tries to work his way inside, but can't do it.
0:26 Zech is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight.
0:35 Ali feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there.
0:40 Ali can't score with short uppercut inside. Zech got his gloves in front of the punch.
0:42 Gerhard Zech hurts Ali with a quick, powerful uppercut on the inside.
0:52 Ali moves into a neutral corner.
0:52 The fighters are tangled up inside. Gerhard Zech has a hand free and lands a little uppercut.
01:01 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment.
01:04 Ali retreats into his own corner...
01:09 Gerhard Zech looks somewhat plodding as he tries to chase down Ali.
01:13 Ali appears to be trying to load up on his punches.
01:17 Ali's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice.
01:20 Ali retreats into the left corner.
01:20 Gerhard Zech is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands.
01:29 Ali is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head!
01:37 Both fighters are flailing away but Gerhard Zech is definitely landing the better punches.
01:46 Zech lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square.
01:57 Zech steals a quick glance at his corner.
02:00 The fighters are exchanging blows! No one scored more on that exchange.
02:09 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round.
02:19 Ali fires the jab. It finds its target.
02:29 Zech hitches up his trunks. He'd better be careful. He may get nailed while his hands are down.
02:44 Ali works free! The fighters move to ring center.
02:48 Zech tries to push Ali back in an attempt to gain room to punch.
02:55 Ali forces his way inside and he lands a nice uppercut to the chin of Zech.
03:00 There's a nice round of applause from the crowd as the round comes to an end.

02-28-2004, 03:15 PM	#305
Rocco Del Sesto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Watkinsville, Georgia Posts: 2,194	GERHARD ZECH vs MUHAMMAD ALI ROUND 1..... 0:00 Jay Referson gives the fighters their final instructions. They touch gloves and return to their respective corners to await the bell for the start of Round 1. 0:06 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:12 The action slows for the moment. 0:17 Ali pins Zech in the corner! 0:22 Ali tries to work his way inside, but can't do it. 0:26 Zech is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 0:35 Ali feels his back touch the ropes and immediately moves away. He doesn't want to get trapped there. 0:40 Ali can't score with short uppercut inside. Zech got his gloves in front of the punch. 0:42 Gerhard Zech hurts Ali with a quick, powerful uppercut on the inside. 0:52 Ali moves into a neutral corner. 0:52 The fighters are tangled up inside. Gerhard Zech has a hand free and lands a little uppercut. 01:01 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 01:04 Ali retreats into his own corner... 01:09 Gerhard Zech looks somewhat plodding as he tries to chase down Ali. 01:13 Ali appears to be trying to load up on his punches. 01:17 Ali's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice. 01:20 Ali retreats into the left corner. 01:20 Gerhard Zech is trying to move in behind the jab, which lands. 01:29 Ali is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! 01:37 Both fighters are flailing away but Gerhard Zech is definitely landing the better punches. 01:46 Zech lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square. 01:57 Zech steals a quick glance at his corner. 02:00 The fighters are exchanging blows! No one scored more on that exchange. 02:09 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 02:19 Ali fires the jab. It finds its target. 02:29 Zech hitches up his trunks. He'd better be careful. He may get nailed while his hands are down. 02:44 Ali works free! The fighters move to ring center. 02:48 Zech tries to push Ali back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 02:55 Ali forces his way inside and he lands a nice uppercut to the chin of Zech. 03:00 There's a nice round of applause from the crowd as the round comes to an end.