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GForce · 09-28-2004, 08:58 PM

Friday Night Fights Card: Jan 22
A little of everything on action-packed night

WBA Middleweight: #6 Bennie Briscoe vs #11 Alan Minter (Minter UD 10, 97-93, 96-94, 96-94...With a still-buzzing crowd after the Marquez/Leon war, Alan Minter seemed to feed off the energy. Minter was the aggressor and, judges' cards aside, round 3 was the only one in the fight Briscoe can be argued to have clearly won. "As the underdog, I knew I'd have to take a decision by force," Minter said after the fight. "So that's what I set out to do."

WBC Featherweight: #4 Juan Manuel Marquez vs #13 Oscar Leon (Marquez TKO 10...So far, the fight of the year. Less than a minute into the fight, Marquez was on the canvas. He quickly realized Leon had come to fight. By the end of the round, he was also bleeding from above his left eye. What followed was a scintillating battle that Marquez had to reach deep to pull out. Marquez came out with an explosive 2nd round, but Leon held up and the 3rd round was even. Marquez dominated again in the 4th, scoring a flash knockdown. Leon came out fast in the 5th and dropped Marquez again, but Marquez got up and would drop Leon himself before the end of the round. Marquez dropped Leon with another flash knockdown again in the 6th and sent Leon to the canvas again in the 7th with a devastating hook. This looked to be the start of the end for Leon, but in the 8th Leon stood toe to toe with Marquez for the duration, bringing the crowd to its feet emphatically at the round's end. Regrettably for Leon, that was the last he had to offer. Marquez fought an aggressive, smothering attack in round 9 that Leon could not defend against. On 3 different occasions, Leon had to use the ropes to hold himself up. After a game effort, referee Billy Cavanagh wanted to let Leon try and gut his way back one more time, but it was not to be. Leon got off his stool but was unable to continue, as Cavanagh called the fight at the start of the 10th).

WBC Jr. Lightweight: #5 Jesus Chavez vs #12 Carlos Hernandez (Hernandez by DQ. In a bizarre set of circumstances, favorite Chavez knocks Hernandez down near the end of the 8th. Hernandez is up at 8. Ref John Coyle waves the fighters together. Hernandez holds on and Chavez grabs him around the neck and fires away. Coyle jumps in and disqualifies Chavez, up a point on all cards and with a 10-8 round awaiting him, as Hernandez wins fight while on the canvas.)

WBC Light Heavyweight: #6 Eddie Jones vs #11 Richard Hall (Jones UD 10, 96-93 across the board...fight closer than scorecards indicate. Seesaw battle in which Jones was strong in first, Hall dominated 2nd, then after even 3rd, Hall dominated 4th and 5th as well. Hall led on all 3 cards after 6, but Jones swept the final 4 rounds on each.)

IBF Lightweight: #7 Alejandro Gonzalez vs #10 Leonard Dorin (Draw. Perhaps the most vocal negative reaction to a decision in the FBA's brief history, Dorin is robbed in the eyes of most ringside observers. Several close rounds, but Dorin probably deserved the nod in most of them, and he had 3 rounds where he was a clear winner. Dorin did have a point taken away in the 6th for head butting, after previously being chastised for hitting on the break. Still, at the end, it was Dorin's handlers, and the crowd, who were crying foul.)

IBF Featherweight: #7 In-Jin Chi vs #10 Victor Polo (Chi TKO 2. Not much to say...Chi knocks Polo down with a straight right in the first and Polo spends entire fight on his heels. Referee Paul Sita stops it at 2:46 of round 2.)

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09-28-2004, 08:58 PM	#62
GForce Banned Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,458 Infractions: 0/2 (2)	Friday Night Fights Card: Jan 22 A little of everything on action-packed night WBA Middleweight: #6 Bennie Briscoe vs #11 Alan Minter (Minter UD 10, 97-93, 96-94, 96-94...With a still-buzzing crowd after the Marquez/Leon war, Alan Minter seemed to feed off the energy. Minter was the aggressor and, judges' cards aside, round 3 was the only one in the fight Briscoe can be argued to have clearly won. "As the underdog, I knew I'd have to take a decision by force," Minter said after the fight. "So that's what I set out to do." WBC Featherweight: #4 Juan Manuel Marquez vs #13 Oscar Leon (Marquez TKO 10...So far, the fight of the year. Less than a minute into the fight, Marquez was on the canvas. He quickly realized Leon had come to fight. By the end of the round, he was also bleeding from above his left eye. What followed was a scintillating battle that Marquez had to reach deep to pull out. Marquez came out with an explosive 2nd round, but Leon held up and the 3rd round was even. Marquez dominated again in the 4th, scoring a flash knockdown. Leon came out fast in the 5th and dropped Marquez again, but Marquez got up and would drop Leon himself before the end of the round. Marquez dropped Leon with another flash knockdown again in the 6th and sent Leon to the canvas again in the 7th with a devastating hook. This looked to be the start of the end for Leon, but in the 8th Leon stood toe to toe with Marquez for the duration, bringing the crowd to its feet emphatically at the round's end. Regrettably for Leon, that was the last he had to offer. Marquez fought an aggressive, smothering attack in round 9 that Leon could not defend against. On 3 different occasions, Leon had to use the ropes to hold himself up. After a game effort, referee Billy Cavanagh wanted to let Leon try and gut his way back one more time, but it was not to be. Leon got off his stool but was unable to continue, as Cavanagh called the fight at the start of the 10th). WBC Jr. Lightweight: #5 Jesus Chavez vs #12 Carlos Hernandez (Hernandez by DQ. In a bizarre set of circumstances, favorite Chavez knocks Hernandez down near the end of the 8th. Hernandez is up at 8. Ref John Coyle waves the fighters together. Hernandez holds on and Chavez grabs him around the neck and fires away. Coyle jumps in and disqualifies Chavez, up a point on all cards and with a 10-8 round awaiting him, as Hernandez wins fight while on the canvas.) WBC Light Heavyweight: #6 Eddie Jones vs #11 Richard Hall (Jones UD 10, 96-93 across the board...fight closer than scorecards indicate. Seesaw battle in which Jones was strong in first, Hall dominated 2nd, then after even 3rd, Hall dominated 4th and 5th as well. Hall led on all 3 cards after 6, but Jones swept the final 4 rounds on each.) IBF Lightweight: #7 Alejandro Gonzalez vs #10 Leonard Dorin (Draw. Perhaps the most vocal negative reaction to a decision in the FBA's brief history, Dorin is robbed in the eyes of most ringside observers. Several close rounds, but Dorin probably deserved the nod in most of them, and he had 3 rounds where he was a clear winner. Dorin did have a point taken away in the 6th for head butting, after previously being chastised for hitting on the break. Still, at the end, it was Dorin's handlers, and the crowd, who were crying foul.) IBF Featherweight: #7 In-Jin Chi vs #10 Victor Polo (Chi TKO 2. Not much to say...Chi knocks Polo down with a straight right in the first and Polo spends entire fight on his heels. Referee Paul Sita stops it at 2:46 of round 2.) GH Last edited by GForce; 10-05-2004 at 07:48 PM.