World Team Boxing League - Season Thread - 1901 Season (On Football Hiatus)

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Washington Sounders	vs	Louisville Clays
		Lineup		Lineup
		Billy Gilliam		Jack Sharkey
		David Haye		Manual Ramos
		Lorenzo Zanon		Roman Greenberg
		Renaldo Snipes		Seth Mitchell
		Tommy Gibbons *		Archie Moore
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Billy Gilliam	0	0	0	0
		Jack Sharkey	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		David Haye	0	0	0	0
		Manuel Ramos	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Lorenzo Zanon	1	1	0	2	W3
		Roman Greenberg	0	0	1	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Renaldo Snipes	0	0	0	0
		Seth Mitchell	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Tommy Gibbons *	0	1	1	2	W3
		Archie Moore	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Washington Sounders	4		Gate rec		$2.25
		Louisville Clays	8		Gate rec		$4.50
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Not even Archie Moore's customary late card collapse could stop the Clays in this one as Manuel Ramos, arguably the most underrated fighter in the WTB spearheaded a decisive Louisville win. Ramos used his standard stalk and smother style, out punching David Haye to take a surprisingly easy 3-0 decision. Haye was unable to deal with the constant pressure and looked uncomfortable as every time he tried to find a fluid rythm, Ramos came at him throwing blows from all angles, keeping the cocky Brit on his heels.

The win really tightens up the standings at the top of the table as we approach the halfway point and it appears as though it will be another exciting race to the wire for the Wildhawke Memorial Trophy.

[Lee]

		WTB League Standings			W	L	T	PF	PA	GB
		Hebron Haymakers			5	1	0	56	39	-
		Ice Tea Boxing			4	2	0	51	38	1
		Louisville Clays			4	2	0	49	39	1
		Washington Sounders			4	2	0	48	41	1
		Buckeye Promotions			3	3	0	35	40	2
		Bears Unstable			2	4	0	44	50	3
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			2	4	0	40	49	3
		Punching Bags			0	6	0	33	50	5
		Round 6 Recap
		Hebron Haymakers			8	Nebraska Cornjabbers			7
		Ice Tea Boxing			11	Bears Unstable			4
		Buckeye Promotions			7	Punching Bags			6
		Louisville Clays			8	Washington Sounders			4
		News
		David Izon retains the Chilton Cup Championship
		Sam Langford advances to Pre-Prime
		Greg Page advances to Pre-Prime
		Dereck Chisora advances to Pre-Prime
		Karl Mildenberger advances to Pre-Prime
		1901 Season Leaders
		Rankings - Round 6				W	L	D	KO
		Champ	David Izon			13	3	4	4
		1	John L Sullivan			17	4	2	9
		2	Jersey Joe Walcott			16	3	1	3
		3	Corrie Sanders			17	6	0	7
		4	John Henry Lewis			14	8	0	2
		5	Tommy Gibbons			17	4	1	3
		6	Gerry Cooney			14	6	1	3
		7	Manuel Ramos			12	5	3	1
		8	Marvin Hart			12	7	2	2
		9	David Haye			11	6	3	2
		10	Herbie Hide			8	12	0	0
		Wins
		Six Fighters Tied			5
		Loses
		Roman Greenberg			5
		Renaldo Snipes			5
		Quinn Navarre			5
		Knockouts
		Marvin Hart			2
		Eleven Fighters Tied			1
		Most Points Scored
		Marvin Hart			18
		Tommy Gibbons			16
		David Izon			15
		Fewest Points Scored
		Renaldo Snipes			3
		Quinn Navarre			3
		Three Fighters Tied			4
		Upcoming Matches

Schedule Round 7

Hebron Haymakers

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Ice Tea Boxing

Bears Unstable

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Nebraska Cornjabbers

Punching Bags

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Washington Sounders

Louisville Clays

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Buckeye Promotions

Schedule Round 8

Hebron Haymakers

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Bears Unstable

Ice Tea Boxing

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Nebraska Cornjabbers

Washington Sounders

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Buckeye Promotions

Punching Bags

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Louisville Clays

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Hebron Haymakers	vs	Ice Tea Boxing
		Lineup		Lineup
		David Izon ©		Manuel Quezada
		Sam Langford		John Henry Lewis *
		Altus Allen		Ossie Ocasio
		Gerry Cooney		Jersey Joe Walcott *
		Quinn Navare		Dereck Chisora
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		David Izon ©	1	0	1	2	W3
		Manuel Quezada	0	1	0	1
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Sam Langford	1	1	0	2	W3
		John Henry Lewis *	0	0	1	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Altus Allen	0	1	1	2	W3
		Ossie Ocasio	1	0	0	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Gerry Cooney	0	1	0	1	Draw3
		Jersey Joe Walcott *	1	0	0	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Quinn Navare	0	1	1	2	W3
		Dereck Chisora	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Hebron Haymakers	9		Gate rec		$3.00
		Ice Tea Boxing	4		Gate rec		$6.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

In a series of close, well fought bouts the MOM has to belong to Quinn Navarre this evening. Up 7-4, Hebron needed Navarre to take just one round against Chisora, who was a 5 to 1 favorite. Chisora taunted Navarre before the bell, calling him a Nancy Boy and several other words that can not be repeated. Navarre remained calm and as Chisora charged across the ring in his usual aggressive style, he was met with the same. After an even first round, that left Chisora cursing, Navarre only picked up the pace, fighting with a never before seen rage and beating the 'Del Boy' at his own game, landing wild punches and using back alley tactics inside.

The win is huge for Hebron as Ice Tea was on a 3 match roll and was gunning to move into a tie for first place, which the Haymakers are now assured of keeping through round 7.

[CONN CHRIS]

Great time for Quinn to pick up his first win!

[Lee]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Great time for Quinn to pick up his first win!

I think it was the busiest I have ever seen him. Chisora must have really gotten under his skin

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Bears Unstable	vs	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Lloyd Marshall		Sully Montgomery
		Charley Retzlaff		Eddie Neilson
		Marvin Hart		Pedro Agosto
		Herbie Hide		Corrie Sanders
		Mervine Thompson		Greg Page
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Lloyd Marshall	0	0	1	1
		Sully Montgomery	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Charley Retzlaff	1	3	1	5	KO2
		Eddie Neilson	0	0	0	0
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Marvin Hart	0	0	0	0
		Pedro Agosto	1	1	1	3	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Herbie Hide	0	0	0	0
		Corrie Sanders	1	3	1	5	KO2
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Mervine Thompson	1	0	0	1
		Greg Page	0	3	1	4	KO2
		Final Score
		Bears Unstable	7		Gate rec		$3.25
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	14		Gate rec		$6.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

A night of explosive KO's saw Greg Page seal the deal for Nebraska against the dangerous Mervine Thompson, landing a picture perfect right hand to the chin halfway through round 2. Thompson had Page hurt in the opening round and the home crowd was on the edge of their seats, but the young prodigy from Kentucky survived to down 'The Cleveland Thunderbolt'. Corrie Sanders continued his re-emergence as well, winning his 2nd straight by KO and 5th straight overall after dropping his first 2 fights of the season.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Punching Bags	vs	Washington Sounders
		Lineup		Lineup
		Roy Lazer		Billy Gilliam
		Vassily Jirov		Lorenzo Zanon
		Joe Kennedy		David Haye
		Primo Carnera		Renaldo Snipes
		Al McCoy		Tommy Gibbons *
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Roy Lazer	1	0	0	1	Draw
		Billy Gilliam	0	1	0	1
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Vassily Jirov	1	0	0	1
		Lorenzo Zanon	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Joe Kennedy	0	0	1	1
		David Haye	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Primo Carnera	1	1	1	3	W3
		Renaldo Snipes	0	0	0	0
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Al McCoy	0	0	0	0
		Tommy Gibbons *	1	1	0	2	W3
		Final Score
		Punching Bags	6		Gate rec		$2.00
		Washington Sounders	7		Gate rec		$4.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Lady Luck is no lady at all to the Punching Bags squad, who lose by a single point for the 3rd time in the last 4 rounds. Once again given a chance to win by rookie Primo Carnera, things still looked glum. The final bout of the match featured Al McCoy going against Washington ace Tommy Gibbons, who used his exquisite boxing skills to take the first two rounds. The struggling McCoy was not done on this night however. Throwing caution to the wind he tore into Gibbons with a hellbent fury that forced Tommy out of his game and into a slugfest, that brought the crowd to it's feet. Alas, the gallant effort fell just short as the final round was scored even, turning a tie into yet another heartbreaking loss for the Punching bags.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Louisville Clays	vs	Buckeye Promotions
		Lineup		Lineup
		Seth Mitchell		Bob Dunlap
		Manual Ramos		Harry Persson
		Archie Moore		John L Sullivan *
		Roman Greenberg		Tom Heeney
		Jack Sharkey		Karl Mildenberger
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Seth Mitchell	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bob Dunlap	0	0	1	1
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Manual Ramos	0	0	1	1
		Harry Persson	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Archie Moore	1	0	1	2	W3
		John L Sullivan *	0	1	0	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Roman Greenberg	0	0	1	1
		Tom Heeney	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Jack Sharkey	1	0	1	2	W3
		Karl Mildenberger	0	0	0	0
		Final Score
		Louisville Clays	8		Gate rec		$1.75
		Buckeye Promotions	6		Gate rec		$3.50
					Arena	Small
	Moment of the Match

A strong argument could be made for Jack Sharkey securing the win with a 2-0 verdict in the final bout of a tied match. However, where it not for Archie Moore's upset of John L Sullivan, that moment would have never been possible. Looking much more comfortable in the #3 slot instead of anchor, Moore took advantage of Sullivan's plodding style with a crisp jab and nimble feet. With the bout close after 2, Moore asserted himself in the final round. Sitting down more on his right hand and snapping Sullivan's head back as he rushed in, Archie won the round comfortably to take the bout. The decision set the table for Sharkey and should once again endear Moore to the Louisville fans, as the Clays keep pace with Hebron, remaining 1 game behind the Haymakers.

[Lee]

		WTB League Standings			W	L	T	PF	PA	GB
		Hebron Haymakers			6	1	0	65	43	-
		Louisville Clays			5	2	0	57	45	1
		Washington Sounders			5	2	0	55	47	1
		Ice Tea Boxing			4	3	0	55	47	2
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			3	4	0	54	56	3
		Buckeye Promotions			3	4	0	41	48	3
		Bears Unstable			2	5	0	51	64	4
		Punching Bags			0	7	0	39	57	6
		Round 7 Recap
		Hebron Haymakers			9	Ice Tea Boxing			4
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			14	Bears Unstable			7
		Washington Sounders			7	Punching Bags			6
		Louisville Clays			8	Buckeye Promotions			6
		News
		David Izon retains the Chilton Cup Championship
		Primo Carnera advances to Pre-Prime
		Roman Greenberg takes a thumb to the eye, blurred vision no time missed
		Jack Sharkey advances to Pre-Prime

	Schedule Round 8
		Hebron Haymakers				@	Bears Unstable
		Ice Tea Boxing				@	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Washington Sounders				@	Buckeye Promotions
		Punching Bags				@	Louisville Clays

Punching Bags just can't catch a break in another gutwrenching loss as they extend their league record losing streak to 7. David Izon defends the Chilton Cup for the 4th time, just one behind all-time leader Jersey Joe Walcott. He will face Lloyd Marshall next round in an attempt to tie the mark.

We also had our first random event, an eye injury to Roman Greenberg, but he will not miss any time. Rosters are updated in post 2 through round 7.

[McClearyMauler]

Sure glad I only paid a buck for Snipes. 0-6-1, I expected a little better from him. Well can't complain 5-2 at this point. last season I was 3-4. Great league fellas, enjoying the heck out of it, especially since I got computer problem solved.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by McClearyMauler

Sure glad I only paid a buck for Snipes. 0-6-1, I expected a little better from him. Well can't complain 5-2 at this point. last season I was 3-4. Great league fellas, enjoying the heck out of it, especially since I got computer problem solved.

I am a little surprised with him as well, maybe he will take off when he hits prime though.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Hebron Haymakers	vs	Bears Unstable
		Lineup		Lineup
		David Izon ©		Lloyd Marshall
		Sam Langford		Charley Retzlaff
		Altus Allen		Marvin Hart
		Gerry Cooney		Herbie Hide
		Quinn Navare		Mervine Thompson
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		David Izon ©	1	1	1	3	W3
		Lloyd Marshall	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Sam Langford	1	1	0	2	W3
		Charley Retzlaff	0	0	1	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Altus Allen	0	0	1	1	Draw3
		Marvin Hart	0	1	0	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Gerry Cooney	1	1	0	2	W3
		Herbie Hide	0	0	1	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Quinn Navare	0	0	1	1
		Mervine Thompson	1	1	0	2	W3
		Final Score
		Hebron Haymakers	9		Gate rec		$2.75
		Bears Unstable	5		Gate rec		$5.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

just when it looked like the improbable might happen, the winds of fate changed. With his team traling 8-3 heading into the last bout Mervine Thompson needed a shutout stoppage to salvage a draw. for two rounds he battered Quinn Navare from corner to corner and looked poised to pull a loss out of the fire as he had Navarre groggy early in round 3. Then, like a caged animal instinct kicked in and a right hand that Navarre did not even see land, dropped Thompson flat on his back with a horrific thud. Thompson barely beat the count, but was in no condition ro mount any offense as the fight ended with boh fighters wrestling in ring center.

The defending WTB Champs are now 2-6 on the season and will need a miracle run to defend their title.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Ice Tea boxing	vs	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Manuel Quezada		Sully Montgomery
		John Henry Lewis *		Eddie Neilson
		Ossie Ocasio		Pedro Agosto
		Jersey Joe Walcott *		Corrie Sanders
		Dereck Chisora		Greg Page
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Manuel Quezada	0	0	1	1
		Sully Montgomery	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		John Henry Lewis *	0	1	0	1	Draw3
		Eddie Neilson	1	0	0	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Ossie Ocasio	1	0	0	1
		Pedro Agosto	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Jersey Joe Walcott *	1	1	0	2	W3
		Corrie Sanders	0	0	1	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Dereck Chisora	0	0	0	0
		Greg Page	3	1	1	5	KO1
		Final Score
		Ice Tea boxing	5		Gate rec		$4.25
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	11		Gate rec		$8.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

Greg Page got off to a rough start in his WTB career, but the rookie is now on fire as he won his third straight (2nd by KO) bout, starching the rapidly fading Dereck Chisora in the 1st round. The bout was sweet revenge for both Page (who lost a 3 rd decision to Chisora) and a Nebraska team that fell to Ice Tea 10-4 on opening day. Chisora was his usual vocal self before the bout and rushed at Page when the bell rang. Page stayed calm, jabbing and dancing, then dropping a perfectly timed right hand that shut Chisora's mouth as well as his eyes.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Washington Sounders	vs	Buckeye Promotions
		Lineup		Lineup
		Tommy Gibbons *		Bob Dunlap
		Renaldo Snipes		Harry Persson
		Lorenzo Zanon		John L Sullivan *
		David Haye		Tom Heeney
		Billy Gilliam		Karl Mildenberger
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Tommy Gibbons *	3	1	1	5	TKO1
		Bob Dunlap	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Renaldo Snipes	0	1	0	1
		Harry Persson	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Lorenzo Zanon	0	1	0	1
		John L Sullivan *	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		David Haye	1	1	0	2	W3
		Tom Heeney	0	0	1	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Billy Gilliam	0	0	1	1	Draw3
		Karl Mildenberger	0	1	0	1
		Final Score
		Washington Sounders	10		Gate rec		$1.50
		Buckeye Promotions	6		Gate rec		$3.00
					Arena	Small
	Moment of the Match

Tommy Gibbons set the pace and set the house afire with his first round blitz of Bob Dunlap. Racing from his corner, Gibbons eschewed his normal scientific style, instead unleashing a blistering attack that drove Dunlap back into his own corner. Sensing blood, Gibbons poured it on until referee Mills Lane had to choice but to jump between the fighters, saving Dunlap from further punishment.

Buckeye fans were left to hope that their big gun, John L Sullivan could match Gibbons. But Sullivan, still looking for his first KO of the season, needed a third round knockdown to avoid a loss. Lorenzo Zanon was soundly thrashing John L in the final stanza until a left hook from caught him flush with just 31 seconds to go, giving Sullivan the round and the fight.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Punching Bags	vs	Louisville Clays
		Lineup		Lineup
		Vassily Jirov		Jack Sharkey
		Roy Lazer		Manual Ramos
		Al McCoy		Roman Greenberg
		Primo Carnera		Seth Mitchell
		Joe Kennedy		Archie Moore
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Vassily Jirov	0	0	0	0
		Jack Sharkey	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Roy Lazer	0	0	1	1
		Manual Ramos	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Al McCoy	0	1	1	2	W3
		Roman Greenberg	1	0	0	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Primo Carnera	1	0	0	1
		Seth Mitchell	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Joe Kennedy	0	0	0	0
		Archie Moore	1	1	1	3	W3
		Final Score
		Punching Bags	4		Gate rec		$3.50
		Louisville Clays	10		Gate rec		$7.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Archie Moore has struggled in the anchor spot for Louisville this season and Seth Mitchell had one thing in mind for his teammate entering his bout with Primo Carnera. Take the pressure off "The Old Mongoose" in the match finale. Though he started slow, Mitchell picked things up in the 2nd round, beating the slower Carnera to the punch time consistently and ducking under the big mans looping shots. In the final round Mitchell puncuated his performance by dropping "Da Preem" to seal the win and give Moore a 7-4 lead going into his bout with Kennedy. Looking smooth and relaxed, Archie dropped Kennedy in the 1st and cruised to a comfortable decision win.

Louisville continues their turnaround form last season and remains just 1 game behind Hebron with 6 rounds to go in the 1901 campaign.

[Lee]

		WTB League Standings			W	L	T	PF	PA	GB
		Hebron Haymakers			7	1	0	74	48	-
		Louisville Clays			6	2	0	67	49	1
		Washington Sounders			6	2	0	65	53	1
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			4	4	0	65	61	3
		Ice Tea Boxing			4	4	0	60	58	3
		Buckeye Promotions			3	5	0	47	58	4
		Bears Unstable			2	6	0	56	73	5
	E	Punching Bags			0	8	0	43	67	7
		Round 8 Recap
		Hebron Haymakers			9	Bears Unstable			5
		Nebraska Cornjabbers			11	Ice Tea Boxing			5
		Washington Sounders			10	Buckeye Promotions			6
		Louisville Clays			10	Punching Bags			4
		News
		David Izon retains the Chilton Cup Championship
		Rankings - Round 8				W	L	D	KO
		Champ	David Izon			15	3	4	4
		1	Jersey Joe Walcott			17	3	2	3
		2	Tommy Gibbons			19	4	1	4
		3	Gerry Cooney			15	6	2	3
		4	Corrie Sanders			18	7	0	8
		5	David Haye			13	6	3	2
		6	John L Sullivan			18	5	2	9
		7	Archie Moore			8	13	2	1
		8	Altus Allen			10	6	6	1
		9	John Henry Lewis			14	9	1	2
		10	Seth Mitchell			13	8	1	1
		1901 Season Leaders
		Wins
		David Izon			7
		Tommy Gibbons			7
		Four Fighters tied			6
		Loses
		Roman Greenberg			7
		Renaldo Snipes			7
		Two Fighters tied			6
		Knockouts
		Five Fighters Tied			2
		Most Points Scored
		Tommy Gibbons			23
		David Izon			20
		Marvin Hart			19
		Fewest Points Scored
		Renaldo Snipes			4
		Karl Mildenberger			5
		Three Fighters Tied			6
		Upcoming Matches

	Schedule Round 9
		Buckeye Promotions				@	Hebron Haymakers
		Nebraska Cornjabbers				@	Washington Sounders
		Bears Unstable				@	Punching Bags
		Ice Tea Boxing				@	Louisville Clays
	Schedule Round 10
		Louisville Clays				@	Hebron Haymakers
		Washington Sounders				@	Bears Unstable
		Punching Bags				@	Nebraska Cornjabbers
		Buckeye Promotions				@	Ice Tea Boxing

Heading into the final 6 rounds it is turning into a 3 team race for the Wildhawke Trophy, but Nebraska and Ice Tea are still within striking distance, while unfortunalte Punching Bags have officially been eliminated, but will still have a nice bankroll for next years auction.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Buckeye Promotions	vs	Hebron Haymakers
		Lineup		Lineup
		Bob Dunlap		Quinn Navare
		Harry Persson		David Izon ©
		John L Sullivan *		Altus Allen
		Tom Heeney		Gerry Cooney
		Karl Mildenberger		Sam Langford
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Bob Dunlap	0	1	0	1
		Quinn Navare	1	0	1	2	W3
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Harry Persson	0	0	1	1
		David Izon ©	1	1	0	2	W3
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		John L Sullivan *	1	1	0	2	W3
		Altus Allen	0	0	1	1
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Tom Heeney	0	1	1	2	W3
		Gerry Cooney	1	0	0	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Karl Mildenberger	1	1	0	2	W3
		Sam Langford	0	0	1	1
		Final Score
		Buckeye Promotions	8		Gate rec		$4.25
		Hebron Haymakers	7		Gate rec		$8.50
					Arena	Large
	Moment of the Match

Tied 6-6 entering the final bout, two rookies were left to decide the outcome of this match, though only one was expected to have the final say. As so often happens in the WTB, talent and expectations took a back seat to raw determination. Karl Mildenberger, winner of just 1 bout all season long threw all care and worry to fate and fate smiled back upon him. Charging from his corner, Mildenberger unleashed a wild, windmilling attack that left him dangerously exposed, but simultaneously frustrated the heavily favored Langford. Expending every ounce of energy he had in the first 2 rounds, Mildenberger then wrestled Langford in the final round, hoping he had done enough and remain upright for 3 minutes.

Both hopes were granted as Mildeberger scored a win he may top in his career, fending off elimination for Buckeye and opening the door for Hebron to be caught at the top of the table.

[CONN CHRIS]

Good match Buckeyes.

[Scoman]

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

Good match Buckeyes.

The spoiler role is about all I have left this season.

[Lee]

		Visitors		Home
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	vs	Washington Sounders
		Lineup		Lineup
		Sully Montgomery		Billy Gilliam
		Eddie Neilson		Lorenzo Zanon
		Pedro Agosto		David Haye
		Corrie Sanders		Renaldo Snipes
		Greg Page		Tommy Gibbons *
		Bout 1	1	2	3	T	Result
		Sully Montgomery	1	1	1	3	W3
		Billy Gilliam	0	0	0	0
		Bout 2	1	2	3	T
		Eddie Neilson	1	0	1	2	W3
		Lorenzo Zanon	0	1	0	1
		Bout 3	1	2	3	T
		Pedro Agosto	1	0	0	1
		David Haye	0	1	1	2	W3
		Bout 4	1	2	3	T
		Corrie Sanders	1	1	0	2	W3
		Renaldo Snipes	0	0	1	1
		Bout 5	1	2	3	T
		Greg Page	0	0	1	1	Draw3
		Tommy Gibbons *	1	0	0	1
		Final Score
		Nebraska Cornjabbers	9		Gate rec		$3.50
		Washington Sounders	5		Gate rec		$7.00
					Arena	Medium
	Moment of the Match

Sully Montgomery was one of the worst fighters in the WTB last season, winning just 3 of 14 bouts and being among the worst in the league in seaosn points scored. This season he has turned into a difference maker for Nebraska, running his season record to 5-4-0 with a dominating performance over Billy Gilliam that stated Nebraska to an unexpected lead that they never relinquished, spoiling Washington's bid to move into a first place tie with Hebron.