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GForce · 09-07-2004, 11:30 PM

Unleashed: With a Fury!
Ali, Jones, Pryor dominate

The Federal Boxing Alliance debuted before a sold out crowd at New York City's Madison Square Garden, and the opening card provided stars who performed as expected and electrified the crowd in the process.

In the main event, Muhammad Ali did a little dancing but a lot of punching, thoroughly dominating Alfredo Evangelista en route to a third round stoppage. Ali fired combinations through the first half of the opening round, before an Evangelista clinch halted the action. But Ali simply became more aggressive from that point, with repeated crosses and hooks staggering Evangelista before a short hook to the body punctuated the round.

Evangelista was the aggressor in round 2, but couldn't penetrate Ali's defenses. A right cross near the 2-minute mark stopped Evangelista cold, and Ali returned to work.

Evangelista's best shot of the fight came right at the start of round 3, a right hook that shook Ali, but also perhaps accelerated Evangelista's demise. Three flurries of combinations were followed with a crushing body shot that folded the 13-2 underdog to his knees. After he barely beat the count, Ali smelled blood and, with his standard flash in spots, strung together a dazzling array of blows that went unanswered, leading referee Arthur Mercante to jump in and halt the bout at 1:54 of round 3.

Ali had a tough act to follow, as in another WBA matchup, Light-Heavyweight #1 seed Roy Jones Jr. outclassed Syd "The Jewel" Vanderpool with a 9th round stoppage. Jones proved too quick for Vanderpool, who we had winning only round 4, a round that essentially moved at a snail's pace. But Jones dropped the Canadian in the second and ninth.

The fight could have been stopped in the sixth, when Jones cornered Vanderpool about a minute in and kept him boxed in for more than a minute, pummeling him with lightning-quick combinations. Vanderpool's offense for the bout was, essentially, nonexistent.

"The Hawk" Aaron Pryor may have given the most impressive performance of the night with his 5th round stoppage of Gene Hatcher in a 1/16 matchup for the WBA Jr. Welterweight tournament. Pryor never slowed and remained in control though, contrary to Jones, he actually had an opponent willing to slug with him. But Hatcher was severely overmatched and, after having his lip split open and being knocked halfway through the ropes by a Pryor barrage, referee Larry Rozadilla called a halt to the punishment.

Elsewhere on the card, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (#2) kicked off the WBC lightweight tournament with a TKO victory over Angel Manfredy (#15) after the doctor stopped the fight prior to the 10th round with Manfredy's left eye bookended by gashes. At the time of the stoppage, Mayweather led 88-81 on two cards and a perfect 89-80 on the third.

In WBC Cruiserweight action, #2 Jean-Marc Mormeck won a 9-round technical unanimous decision over #15 James Heath when a gash on Heath's forehead from an accidental butt in the second round reopened nastily and was unable to be controlled. Mormeck won 89-82 on all three cards.

The opening bout of the night proved to be the only true contest, and the first upset in the FBA tournament series. In an IBF Jr. Middleweight contest, 11th-seeded Tadashi Mihara won a close but unanimous decision over #6 seed Rocky Mattioli.

In the first ever FBA matchup, these two traded blows in the center of the ring for much of the first round, bringing the Garden crowd to its collective feet. After a tactical second round, Mattioli dropped Mihara, who walked right into a straight that seemed to hurt him more than it should have. Mihara got to his feet at 9 and retreated to a neutral corner where he covered up but still withstood an assault from Mattioli to make it through the round.

But in the fourth, Mihara countered a wild overhand right from Mattioli with a perfectly placed uppercut that dropped the favorite. However, Mihara, like Mattioli the round earlier, was unable to finish the assault.

Mihara did follow up his attack in better fashion, with an aggressive performance in the fifth. Mattioli stayed on the defensive for the round, obviously rattled from the previous round's knockdown, and Mihara took advantage, dominating both the fifth and sixth rounds.

Mattioli would try to recover, remembering he's in a fight for a title and coming out bashing for the first half of the round, but running out of steam. The second half pace slowed considerably and in the eighth, Mihara forced the pace again. Mattioli stood gamely toe-to-toe, but Mihara was fresher and faster and in a round that saw several forceful blows, Mihara again staked his claim to the upper hand.

Mihara would dominate the ninth round as well before Mattioli unleashed the last of his energy in the 10th, backing Mihara to the ropes with a 3 punch combination and firing wildly for the last minute of the fight, landing a few but none that were able to overcome the deficit that had mounted.

Mihara would score the unanimous upset, 95-93 across all three cards as the Federal Boxing Alliance began what will assuredly be a storied history.

09-07-2004, 11:30 PM	#31
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Fba Debuts!!! Unleashed: With a Fury! Ali, Jones, Pryor dominate The Federal Boxing Alliance debuted before a sold out crowd at New York City's Madison Square Garden, and the opening card provided stars who performed as expected and electrified the crowd in the process. In the main event, Muhammad Ali did a little dancing but a lot of punching, thoroughly dominating Alfredo Evangelista en route to a third round stoppage. Ali fired combinations through the first half of the opening round, before an Evangelista clinch halted the action. But Ali simply became more aggressive from that point, with repeated crosses and hooks staggering Evangelista before a short hook to the body punctuated the round. Evangelista was the aggressor in round 2, but couldn't penetrate Ali's defenses. A right cross near the 2-minute mark stopped Evangelista cold, and Ali returned to work. Evangelista's best shot of the fight came right at the start of round 3, a right hook that shook Ali, but also perhaps accelerated Evangelista's demise. Three flurries of combinations were followed with a crushing body shot that folded the 13-2 underdog to his knees. After he barely beat the count, Ali smelled blood and, with his standard flash in spots, strung together a dazzling array of blows that went unanswered, leading referee Arthur Mercante to jump in and halt the bout at 1:54 of round 3. Ali had a tough act to follow, as in another WBA matchup, Light-Heavyweight #1 seed Roy Jones Jr. outclassed Syd "The Jewel" Vanderpool with a 9th round stoppage. Jones proved too quick for Vanderpool, who we had winning only round 4, a round that essentially moved at a snail's pace. But Jones dropped the Canadian in the second and ninth. The fight could have been stopped in the sixth, when Jones cornered Vanderpool about a minute in and kept him boxed in for more than a minute, pummeling him with lightning-quick combinations. Vanderpool's offense for the bout was, essentially, nonexistent. "The Hawk" Aaron Pryor may have given the most impressive performance of the night with his 5th round stoppage of Gene Hatcher in a 1/16 matchup for the WBA Jr. Welterweight tournament. Pryor never slowed and remained in control though, contrary to Jones, he actually had an opponent willing to slug with him. But Hatcher was severely overmatched and, after having his lip split open and being knocked halfway through the ropes by a Pryor barrage, referee Larry Rozadilla called a halt to the punishment. Elsewhere on the card, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (#2) kicked off the WBC lightweight tournament with a TKO victory over Angel Manfredy (#15) after the doctor stopped the fight prior to the 10th round with Manfredy's left eye bookended by gashes. At the time of the stoppage, Mayweather led 88-81 on two cards and a perfect 89-80 on the third. In WBC Cruiserweight action, #2 Jean-Marc Mormeck won a 9-round technical unanimous decision over #15 James Heath when a gash on Heath's forehead from an accidental butt in the second round reopened nastily and was unable to be controlled. Mormeck won 89-82 on all three cards. The opening bout of the night proved to be the only true contest, and the first upset in the FBA tournament series. In an IBF Jr. Middleweight contest, 11th-seeded Tadashi Mihara won a close but unanimous decision over #6 seed Rocky Mattioli. In the first ever FBA matchup, these two traded blows in the center of the ring for much of the first round, bringing the Garden crowd to its collective feet. After a tactical second round, Mattioli dropped Mihara, who walked right into a straight that seemed to hurt him more than it should have. Mihara got to his feet at 9 and retreated to a neutral corner where he covered up but still withstood an assault from Mattioli to make it through the round. But in the fourth, Mihara countered a wild overhand right from Mattioli with a perfectly placed uppercut that dropped the favorite. However, Mihara, like Mattioli the round earlier, was unable to finish the assault. Mihara did follow up his attack in better fashion, with an aggressive performance in the fifth. Mattioli stayed on the defensive for the round, obviously rattled from the previous round's knockdown, and Mihara took advantage, dominating both the fifth and sixth rounds. Mattioli would try to recover, remembering he's in a fight for a title and coming out bashing for the first half of the round, but running out of steam. The second half pace slowed considerably and in the eighth, Mihara forced the pace again. Mattioli stood gamely toe-to-toe, but Mihara was fresher and faster and in a round that saw several forceful blows, Mihara again staked his claim to the upper hand. Mihara would dominate the ninth round as well before Mattioli unleashed the last of his energy in the 10th, backing Mihara to the ropes with a 3 punch combination and firing wildly for the last minute of the fight, landing a few but none that were able to overcome the deficit that had mounted. Mihara would score the unanimous upset, 95-93 across all three cards as the Federal Boxing Alliance began what will assuredly be a storied history.