B-town Boxing: A Heavyweight Universe

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Carl Gizzi, Wales, 2-0-0 vs. Ould Donald McBane, Scotland, 7-0-0

March 30, 1980 - Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland. Both fighters open up in the first round exchanging hard shots. Gizzi lands a shot that opens up a bad cut above the right eye of McBane. Gizzi starts to target the right eye and McBane has little to defend himself. The doctor comes up to the apron to take a look and the fight has been waved off.

Winner: Gizzi
Result: (TKO3)(Cuts)
Cards: 19-19, on all three cards
Punch stats: Gizzi 102-160, 63.8% - 29-145, 20%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Damian Norris, Cuba, 1-0-0 (1) vs. Curtis ‘Hitman’ Murray, Barbados, 1-2-0 (1)

March 11, 1980 - Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. A little inactivity, hometown judges, a crucial point deduction in the 9th, all possible reasons for a split-decision loss.

Winner: Murray
Result: (SD10)
Cards: 97-94 Murray, 97-95 Norris, 97-94 Murray
Punch stats: Norris 210-651, 32.3% - Murray 201-786, 25.6%
TPE: 0
Streak: L1

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Rocky Marciano, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Steve ‘Storm’ Pannell, USA, 3-2-1 (1)

March 18, 1980 - Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, CT, USA. The Storm puts up a good showing but cannot handle the right cross of Marciano. Pannell goes down twice from the right cross, and cannot get up after hitting the canvas in the fourth.

Winner: Marciano
Result: (KO4)
Cards: 29-27, 30-26, 30-26, all three cards in favor of Marciano
Punch stats: Marciano 75-269, 27.9% - Pannell 47-188, 25%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Ray Mercer, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Jess Sutton, USA, 2-3-0

March 17, 1980 - Robert Treat Hotel, Newark, NJ, USA. Mercer scores five knockdowns, the last at 1:44 of the 8th round to win by (KO8).

Winner: Mercer
Result: (KO8)
Cards: 70-61, 70-61, 69-62, all three cards in favor of Mercer
Punch stats: Mercer 268-803, 33.4% - Sutton 96-274, 35%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

[gocubsgo]

Mercer sure did let Sutton hang around for a while.

[btown32]

Originally Posted by gocubsgo

Mercer sure did let Sutton hang around for a while.

I don't know if it was Mercer as much as it was Sutton's heart and courage. I couldn't believe that he kept getting up. Some TC's really can surprise you.

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[CH] Max Baer, USA, 11-0-0 (11) vs. [#1] Mike DeJohn, USA, 10-0-0 (7)

March 28, 1980 - Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ, USA. Max Baer is making his first defense of his USBA Title, tonight against the USBA #1 ranked contender, Mike DeJohn. I believe that Max Baer is set to make a long run at the top and will continue to punish anybody in his way to defend his USBA Title. Baer has started his career with 11 consecutive wins by KO and is a hard and relentless puncher. DeJohn earned his way to tonight’s fight by beating previously unbeaten, Rahman Ali (TKO7), on 1980-01-28. Only one of Baer’s eleven fights has gone past the fifth round, a (KO7) versus Jess Williams on 1979-01-02. Both fighters have one common opponent, Willie Ball. DeJohn won (UD10), while Baer won by (TKO5). DeJohn lands a combination that puts Baer down within the first minute of the fight. The champ is up but is visibly hurt. DeJohn rushes in to try to finish the fight and lands a tremendous hook that puts Baer down for the second time here in the first round. Baer gets to his feet at the count of 4. DeJohn traps Baer against the ropes but misses with a huge shot. Baer is in the corner as both fighters exchange punches. DeJohn lands a jolting uppercut followed up by a hard hook to the head that sends Baer down for the third time. The referee has stopped the fight due to the three-knockdown rule applied by the bylaws of the USBA. We have a huge upset tonight, as Mike DeJohn becomes the new USBA Champion with a (TKO1) over Max Baer.

Winner: DeJohn
Result: (TKO1)
Cards: N/A
Punch stats: DeJohn 32-132, 24.2% - Baer 6-6, 100%

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Proud Kilimanjaro, Zimbabwe, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Peter ‘The Sniper’ Smith, South Africa, 2-1-1

March 25, 1980 - Sun City Superbowl, Sun City, NW, South Africa. Proud takes the crowd out of the fight right away by taking the first round with clean and effective punching. The next two rounds are up for grabs, with Smith probably getting the edge with last minute flurries that incite the crowd. The 4^th and 5^th are big rounds for Kilimanjaro, as he has Smith hurt and in trouble in both rounds. Proud shots a lightning bolt of a shot that puts Smith down in the 6^th. Proud is in complete control of this fight as he controls the 7^th, but has been warned for the 2^nd time about low blows. Smith is down again in the 9^th and will need a knockout to win this fight as we go to the 10^th and final round.

Winner: Kilimanjaro
Result: (UD10)
Cards: 98-91, on all three cards in favor of Kilimanjaro
Punch stats: Kilimanjaro 296-662, 44.7% - Smith 169-647, 26.1%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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George Foreman, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. J.D. ‘The Natural’ Chapman, USA, 4-1-0 (4)

March 20, 1980 - Alltel Arena, North Little Rock, AR, USA. It looks like Chapman is satisfied to stay in the middle of the ring and slug it out, as both fighters exchange heavy, handed blows. I don’t know if I like the idea for Chapman and don’t see the fight lasting that long if he keeps employing that strategy. ‘The Natural’ starts the 2nd round off strong, but is squared up in front of Foreman and pays the price in the second half of the round. Chapman is hurt in the 3rd and goes down in the middle of the round. Chapman is getting hit on a regular basis, again in the 4th. A sudden clash of heads and there seems to be a cut over Foreman’s right eye. An overhand right catches Chapman flush and he goes down for a count of nine. Chapman shows a lot of heart by continuing to get to his feet, but the ref steps in and correctly stops the fight here in the 5th.

Winner: Foreman
Result: (TKO5)
Cards: 40-35, 40-35, 39-36, all in favor of Foreman
Punch stats: Foreman 140-370, 37.8% - Chapman 39-58, 67.2%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Cassius Clay, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Calvin Brock, USA, 7-0-0 (6)

March 24, 1980 - Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC, USA. A spectacular crowd has filled the stadium to see tonight’s main event between two undefeated heavyweights, Cassius Clay and Calvin Brock. The first two rounds are pretty even, but it is evident that Clay’s hand speed is giving Brock some problems. Clay is firing the jab and continues to split Brock’s guard. A wonderful combination puts Brock down in the last fifteen seconds of the 3rd round. Brock manages to get up but may need more than the minute break to shake out all those cobwebs. Clay is unable to follow up in round four as Brock seems to have recovered from the previous round’s knockdown. Clay controls the middle rounds with an effective jab, combinations of punches, elusive defense and ring generalship. Brock’s punches have lost all their steam as he looks to be fatigued. Brock will need a knockout to pull out this fight as we head to the last two rounds. Brock has a decent ninth but is unable to mount any sort of attack to finish the fight in what should be a pretty one-sided decision as we go to the cards.

Winner: Clay
Result: (UD10)
Cards: 97-92, 96-93, 97-92, all three cards in favor of Clay
Punch stats: Clay 237-500, 47.4% - Brock 130-637, 20.4%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Tim Witherspoon, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Ken Murphy, USA, 1-4-0

March 12, 1980 - Resorts International, Atlantic City, NJ, USA. Murphy puts in a good showing and takes one or two of the early rounds, but gets floored in the 3rd and 5th as Spoon wins by (KO5).

Winner: Witherspoon
Result: (KO5)
Cards: 39-36, 39-36, 40-35, all cards in favor of Witherspoon
Punch stats: Witherspoon 155-381, 40.7% - Murphy 36-77, 46.8%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Joe Frazier, USA, 2-0-0 (2) vs. Joe Hill, USA, 1-3-0

March 13, 1980 - The Plex, N.Charleston, SC, USA. Joe Hill gives Frazier a good fight and stays on his feet for seven rounds until the ref steps in to stop the fight believing that Hill could no longer defend himself and was taking unwarranted shots to the head.

Winner: Frazier
Result: (TKO7)
Cards: 59-55, 60-55, 60-55, all three cards in favor of Frazier
Punch stats: Frazier 232-502, 46.2% - Hill 42-101, 41.6%
TPE: 0.25
Streak: W3

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Roddy MacDonald, Canada, 10-1-1 (10) vs. Jose Giorgetti, Argentina, 10-0-0 (9)

March 31, 1980 - Halifax Forum, Halifax, NS, Canada. Jose Giorgetti takes the place of Troy Ross, who decided to back out of the CABO Title rematch, for the opportunity to fight for the CBC Commonwealth Title in early April. MacDonald and Ross fought to a draw in January for the CABO belt. Giorgetti comes off an impressive (KO6) on 1980-02-12, in a fight that saw him travel to Fort Worth, TX, USA, to fight Al Kaufman. Giorgetti completely man-handles MacDonald in the opening round as MacDonald doesn’t look nearly as impressive as he did against Ross. Giorgetti drops MacDonald twice in the 2^nd round and ends the fight to capture the CABO Title in impressive fashion. MacDonald squanders two opportunities to win a regional belt and may have a hard time putting himself in the position for a title shot ever again, once all the fighters start reaching ranked status.

Winner: Giorgetti
Result: (KO2)
Cards: 10-9, on all scorecards in favor of Giorgetti
Punch stats: Giorgetti 36-133, 27.1% - MacDonald, 6-26, 23.1%

[Infinity]

I still need an opponent list for Tom Sharkey...

[PWillisTheMan]

Hey Btown, do you have a rating for Savon I can cop?

[btown32]

Originally Posted by PWillisTheMan

Hey Btown, do you have a rating for Savon I can cop?

Here is the Felix Savon file @ a rated '9'.

[btown32]

CABO Rankings

CH. Vacant
01. *Clark 'Bring Da Pain' Rainier, Canada, 10-0-0 (10)
02. Jose Giorgetti, Argentina, 10-0-0 (9)
03. Troy Ross, Guyana, 10-0-1 (9)
04. Owen Beck, Jamaica, 9-0-0 (9)
05. Eduardo Rodriguez, Panama, 9-0-0 (8)
06. Ismael Ruiz, Mexico, 8-0-1 (6)
07. Santiago Alberto Lovell, Argentina, 9-0-0 (6)
08. Roddy MacDonald, Canada, 10-1-1 (10)
09. Juan Carlos Gomez, Cuba, 8-0-1 (5)
10. Dale Brown, Canada, 8-0-1 (7)
11. Mike Boden, Canada, 8-0-0 (8)
12. Rupert Thomas, Jamaica, 8-0-0 (7)
13. Oliver Shanks, Canada, 8-0-0 (5)
14. John Ruiz, Puerto Rico, 9-1-0 (8)
15. Carl Davis Drumond, Costa Rica, 8-0-0 (7)

Only 4 fighters qualify to fight for CABO Title with ten wins. Rainier and Ross elect to forego CABO Title to fight for CBC Commonwealth belt in early April 1980. This leaves Jose Giorgetti, Argentina, and Roddy MacDonald in position to square off for CABO belt.

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EBU Rankings

CH. Paolino Uzcudun, Spain, 12-0-0 (10)
01. Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, Poland, 10-0-0 (9)
02. Charley Weinert, Austria, 10-0-0 (5)
03. Jim Coffey, Ireland, 9-0-0 (9)
04. Fermin Hernandez, Portugal, 9-0-0 (7)
05. Johnny Nelson, England, 9-0-0 (6)
06. Tomasz Hutowski, Poland, 9-0-0 (6)
07. Joe Coburn, Ireland, 9-0-0 (4)
08. Mike McTigue, Ireland, 9-0-0 (6)
09. Mustafa Agim, Switzerland, 9-0-0 (3)
10. William Flanders, England, 9-0-0
11. Gary Mason, England, 8-0-0 (7)
12. Deaf James Burke, UK, 8-0-0 (7)
13. Jack Broughton, England, 10-1-0 (4)
14. Iron William Hague, England, 9-1-0 (6)
15. Jim Dunn, Ireland, 8-0-0 (7)

EBU Champion, Paolino Uzcudun, Spain, will make his first title defense against Poland's, Krzysztof 'Diablo' Wlodarczyk later this month

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ICBA Rankings

CH. Vacant
01. *Vladimir ‘Ringmaster’ Ruzanov, Russia, 9-0-0 (9)
02. Vladimir Povetkin, Russia, 9-0-0 (5)
03. Bill Farnan, Australia, 8-0-0 (8)
04. Dennadai Sithdara, Thailand, 8-0-0 (5)
05. Fossie Schmidt, Samoa, 8-0-0 (4)
06. Danny Green, Australia, 7-0-0 (6)
07. Ruslan Chagaev, Uzbekistan, 8-0-0 (4)
08. Andrej Lukstin, Russia, 8-0-0 (5)
09. Ngozika Ekwelum, Nigeria, 7-0-0 (3)
10. Johnny Arthur, South Africa, 7-0-0 (6)
11. Rustam Saidov, Uzbekistan, 8-0-0 (2)
12. Nikolay Valuev, Russia, 7-0-0 (7)
13. Friday Ahunanya, Nigeria, 7-0-0 (4)
14. Artem Chernov, Ukraine, 7-0-0 (5)
15. Les O’Donnell, Australia, 7-0-0 (4)

*No fighters qualify (must have minimum of 10 wins) to fight for title.

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USBA Rankings

CH. Max Baer, USA, 11-0-0 (11)
01. Mike DeJohn, 10-0-0 (7)
02. James ‘Tut’ Jackson, 10-0-0 (9)
03. Tiger Jack Fox, 9-0-0 (8)
04. Hubert Hilton, 10-0-0 (6)
05. Clarence Henry, 9-0-0 (7)
06. Richie Kates, 9-0-0 (2)
07. Thad Spencer, 9-0-0 (3)
08. Jack Thompson, 9-0-0 (4)
09. Michael Greer, 9-0-0 (5)
10. Al McCoy, 9-0-0 (4)
11. *Apollo Creed, 8-0-0 (8)
12. Virgil Hill, 9-0-1 (3)
13. Shannon Briggs, 8-0-0 (8)
14. Mike White, 8-0-0 (7)
15. *Jamarcus ‘Shut ‘Em Down’ Brown, 8-0-0 (6)

*Max Baer loses USBA Title to Mike DeJohn in first title defense. DeJohn pulls a stunning upset knockout victory to become new USBA Champion.