The 860 universe

[Thomas Hearns]

MANDATORY TITLE DEFENSE.
WBC LENNOX LEWIS 16-0-0 (12) VS IKE IBEABUCHI 16-2-1 (9)
Fourth defense for Lewis. Ibeabuchi is a former WBO champion he win his title by TKO2 Brian Nielsen and lost it in his first defense against Riddick Bowe by TKO9.

WBA WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO 14-2-0 (13) VS HASSIM RAHMAN 17-6-1 (11)
First defense for Wlad. Second title chance for Rahman, on the first he los by TKO4 against Lennox Lewis for the WBC crown.

IBF VITALI KLITSCHKO 18-0-0 (11) VS ANDREW GOLOTA 17-6-1 (11)
Third defense for Vitali. Second chance for Golota on the first lost by TKO5 against Brian Nielsen for the inaugural WBO crown.

WBO RIDDICK BOWE 15-2-1 (9) vs JAMEEL MCCLINE 11-8-2 (3)
Second defense for Bowe. First tite chance for McCline.

SHW-Rankings at 2000-12-31

1 LENNOX LEWIS –WBC-
2 RIDDICK BOWE –WBO-
3 VITALY KLITSCHKO –IBF-
4 WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO –WBA-
5 IKE IBEABUCHI –FORMER WBO-
6 JAMEEL MCCLINE
7 LANCE WHITAKER
8 OLEG MASKAEV
9 HENRY AKINWANDE –FORMER WBA-
10 HASSIM RAHMAN
11 ANDREW GOLOTA
12 LARRY DONALD –FORMER IBF-
13 SHANNON BRIGGS
14 ROBERT HELENIUS
15 ALEX ZOLKIN
16 TRAVIS WALKER –FORMER WBA-
17 DAVID PRICE
18 ALEX POVETKIN
19 CORRIE SANDERS
20 SAMUEL PETER

[Thomas Hearns]

WBC STANLEY KETCHEL 13-1-0 (10) VS CARMEN BASILIO 14-2-2 (3)
Second defense for Ketchel, first title chance for Basilio.
MANDATORY TITLE DEFENSE
WBA MARVIN HAGLER 16-0-1 (8) VS MICHAEL NUNN 15-2-0 (4)
Fourth defense for Hagler, Michael Nunn is a former WBO champion he won the title against James Toney by SD12 and lost it on his first defense against Jack Dempsey N.P. by KO11

MANDATORY TITLE DEFENSE
IBF BERNARD HOPKINS 13-2-1 (3) VS Billy Papke 13-4-0 (5)
Fourth defense for Hopkins, second title chance for Papke on the first he lost against James toney by TKO9 for the WBO crown.

WBO JACK DEMPSEY NP 15-0-1 (4) VS GENE FULLMER 11-5-1 (3)
Second defense for Dempsey and first title chance for Fullmer.

MW-Rankings at 2000-12-31

1 MARVIN HAGLER –WBA-
2 BERNARD HOPKINS –IBF-
3 STANLEY KETCHEL –WBC-
4 JACK DEMPSEY NP –WBO-
5 MICHAEL NUNN –FORMER WBO-
6 NIGEL BENN
7 BILLY PAPKE
8 CARMEN BASILIO
9 SUMBU KALAMBAY
10 GENE FULLMER
11 QUINCY TAYLOR
12 BERT SCHENK
13 LAZLO PAPP
14 KOICHI WAJIMA
15 PANAMA JOE GANS –FORMER WBC-
16 FREDDIE STEELE
17 JAKE LAMOTTA
18 JERMAIN TAYLOR
19 ROCKY GRAZIANO
20 LES DARCY

[Thomas Hearns]

WBC WINKY WRIGHT 12-2-1 (4) VS NINO BENVENUTTI 14-3-1 (6)
Third defense for Wright, second title chance for Benvenutti on the first he lost by SD12 against Tony Ayala for the inaugural WBA crown.

WBA TERRY NORRIS 14-3-1 (7) VS LAURENT BOUDUANI 7-7-2 (4)
Second defense for Norris, first title chance for the frenchman.

IBF MIKE MCCALLUM 15-0-0 (8) VS JORGE CASTRO 12-3-0 (7)
Second defense for McCallum. Castro is a former WBC champion he won the inaugural title aginst J.C. Vazquez by TKO8 and lost it against Winky Wright by TKO5.

WBO DANIEL SANTOS 13-3-1 (5) VS AYUB KALULE 14-2-0 (5)
First title defense for Santos, Kalule is a former IBF champion he won the inaugural championship by TKO9 agaisnt Lonnie Smith but he lost it in his first defense against Rodney Jones by an upsetting TKO11.

JMW-Rankings at 2000-12-31

1 WINKY WRIGHT –WBC-
2 TERRY NORRIS –WBA-
3 MIKE MCCALLUM –IBF-
4 AYUB KALULE –FORMER IBF-
5 DANIEL SANTOS –WBO-
6 JORGE CASTRO –FORMER WBC-
7 NINO BENVENUTTI
8 LAURENT BOUDUANI
9 JULIAN JACKSON
10 JULIO CESAR VAZQUEZ
11 OBA CARR
12 DANA ROSENBLATT
13 PAUL VADEN
14 SERGIO MARTINEZ –FORMER WBO-
15 ROBERT HINES
16 TONY AYALA –FORMER WBA-
17 RAUL MARQUEZ
18 ROMAN KARMAZIN
19 FERNANDO VARGAS
20 JOHN MUGABI –FORMER WBA-

[Thomas Hearns]

WBC AZUMAH NELSON 14-6-1- (7) VS LORIS STECCA 8-8-0 (4)
Second defense for Nelson, second title chance for Stecca on the first he lost by KO11 against Sandy Saddler for the WBO Title.

MANDATORY TITLE DEFENSE
WBA WILLIE PEP 15-0-0 (5) VS SANDY SADDLER 15-4-0 (10)
Fourth defense for the undefeated champion Pep, Saddler is a former WBO champion he won the inaugural title by UD12 against Lupe Pintor and lost it against Jem Driscoll by UD12 in his third defense.
Pep and Saddler had already fought a non-title fight and Pep won by a slim UD10.
MANDATORY TITLE DEFENSE
IBF HENRY ARMSTRONG 17-1-1 (15) VS ALEXIS ARGUELLO 15-3-0 (9)
Fourth title defense for Armstrong, Arguello is a former WBC champion he won the inaugural tile against Vicente Saldivar by UD12 and lost it in his second defense against Azumah Nelson by SD12.

WBO JEM DRISCOLL 11-5-1 (3) VS SALVADOR SANCHEZ 17-3-0 (11)
First defense for Driscoll, second title chance for Sancehz on the first he lost by KO10 against Alexis Arguello for the WBC crown.

FW-Rankings at 2000-12-31

1 WILLIE PEP –WBA-
2 SANDY SADDLER –FORMER WBO-
3 HENRY ARMSTRONG –IBF-
4 JEM DRISCOLL –WBO-
5 ALEXIS ARGUELLO –FORMER WBC-
6 AZUMAH NELSON –WBC-
7 LORIS STECCA
8 SALVADOR SANCHEZ
9 KEVIN KELLY
10 VICENTE SALDIVAR
11 DIEGO MORALES
12 YOUNG GRIFFO
13 JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
14 EUSEBIO PEDROZA
15 JOHNY TAPIA
16 KID CHOCOLATE
17 LUPE PINTOR
18 GEORGE DIXON
19 JEFF FENECH
20 OSCAR LARIOS

[Thomas Hearns]

WBC MANNY PACQUIAO 17-2-0 (13) VS ALFONSO ZAMORA 12-5-0 (9)
Third defense for Manny, second title chance for Zamora on the first he lost by KO4 against Marco Antonio Barrera for the inaugural WBO title

WBA MIGUEL LORA 11-6-2 (7) VS RUBEN OLIVARES 16-3-0 (14)
First title defense for Lora, Olivares is a former IBF champ, he won the inaugural title against Jorge Elicer Julio by TKO5 and lost it in his first defense by KO10 against Wilfredo gomez.

IBF WILFREDO GOMEZ 12-1-0 (9) VS CARLOS ZARATE 17-4-1 (13)
Third defense for Gomez, Zarate is a former WBA champion he won the inaugural title by a spectacular TKO1 against Terry McGovern but he lost it in his first defense against Sung Kil Moon by TKO4.

WBO ABE ATTELL 16-2-1 (11) VS EDER JOFRE 7-1-2 (2)
Second defense for Attel, first title chance for Jofre who in his last outing beat former champ Johny Coulon.

BW-Rankings at 2000-12-31

1 ABE ATTELL –WBO-
2 WIFREDO GOMEZ –IBF-
3 EDER JOFRE
4 MIGUEL LORA –WBA-
5 MANNY PACQUIAO –WBC-
6 RUBEN OLIVARES –FORMER IBF-
7 SUNG KIL MOON-FORMER WBA-
8 ALFONSO ZAMORA
9 CARLOS ZARATE –FORMER WBA-
10 JOSEPH AGBEKO
11 ERIC MORALES –FORMER WBC-
12 GUSTAVO BALLAS
13 MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA –FORMER WBO-
14 KATSUSHIGE KAWASHIMA
15 GERRY PEÑALOSA
16 RATANAPOL SOR VORAPIN
17 RATANACHAI SOR VORAPIN
18 JOHNY COULON
19 GENARO GARCIA
20 TERRY MCGOVERN

[Thomas Hearns]

• Heavyweights

WBO
Champion: James Jeffries

#1 Mike Tyson 16-3-0 (12) vs #2 Joe Frazier 21-1-0 (14)
Tyson is a former WBA champion and is #3 on the overall ranking. Frazier is a former IBF champion and is #5 on the overall ranking.

• Super Middleweights

WBC
Champion: Lucian Bute

#1 Masselino Massoe 14-7-1 (11) Vs #6 Andre Ward 17-3-0 (5)
Massoe is #4 on the aoverall ranking and Ward is #10.

WBO
Champion: Chris Eubank

#2 Mads Larsen 7-6-2 (3) Vs #4 Robin Reid 10-5-0 (4)
Larsen is #7 on the overall rankings and Reid is #8

IBF
Champion: Joe Calzaghe

#1 Andre Dirrell 10-3-3 (2) Vs #5 Carl Froch 7-5-1 (2)
Dirrell is a former WBA champion and is #6 on the overall rankings, Froch is #9 on this rankings.

• Welterweights

WBC
Champion: Ray Leonard

#4 Antonio Margarito 10-3-1 (4) Vs #5 Jose Napoles 17-1-0 (13)
Margarito is #8 overall and Napoles #10

WBA
Champion: Thomas Hearns

#2 Felix Trinidad 10-3-1 (9) Vs #5 Donald Curry 11-5-1 (9)
Trinidad is #6 overall and Curry is #9

IBF
Champion: Ray Robinson

#2 Cory Spinks 12-4-1 (2) Vs #5 Kendall Holt 13-6-3 (7)
Spinks is #7 overall and Holt is #11

WBO
Champion: Luis Collazo

#1 Jose Pipino Cuevas 11-4-1 (7) Vs #6 Kermit cintron 5-11-0 (3)
Cuevas is #5 overall and Cintron is #12

• Junior Lightweight

WBA
Champion: Oscar De la Hoya

#2 Julio Cesar Chavez 16-2-0 (12) Vs #3 Rafael Limon 12-3-1 (6)
Chavez is a former WBC champion and is #4 in the overall raknings, Limon is a former WBO champion and is #6 overall

IBF
Champion: Ben Villaflor

#1 Jose Miguel Cotto 14-3-0 (6) Vs #4 Hector Camacho 13-1-0 (5)
Cotto is #3 overall and Camacho is a former WBO champion and is #7 overall.

• Flyweights

WBC
Champion : Michael Carbajal

#2 Hilario Zapata 8-3-1 (0) Vs #3 Eric Morel 13-2-2 (6)
Zapata is a former WBA champion and is #5 overall and Morel is a former IBF champion and is ranked #6 on the overall ranking.

WBO
Champion: Miguel Canto

#1 Yoko Gushiken 14-2-0 (8) Vs #4 Prudencio Cardona 7-7-2 (3)
Gushiken is a former WBA champion and is #3 overall and Cardona is #8 overall.

[comicfanman]

I love all of the big names!!!

Going to be some major action

[Thomas Hearns]

London Arena, London, United Kingdom, 2001-01-02

Mandatory WBC SHW Title Fight
Lennox Lewis 16-0-0 (12) UD12 Ike Ibeabuchi 16-2-1 (9)
On the first ever mandatory title fight of this Universe Lennox Lewis succesfuly defended his title for the fourth time on a great and violent fight against strong former champion Ike Ibeabuchi.
On an intense and competitive first round Ibeabuchi took some advantegge when he landed a great cross followed by a one-two combination that put Lewis on some trouble.
On the second round Lewis put some ice to the fight and controlled an actionless round from the outside.
On the third round a clean right cross by Lewis put Ibeabuchi on the canvas for a four count. The Nigerian got up and managed to stay out of risks for the rest of the round.
Lewis continued his momentum on the following round and easily won the stanza. Ibeabuchi seemed to be looking for one big punch and it came on the fifth round when with Lewis attacking and landing in good form Ibeabuchi connected a great combination in counter and dropped Lewis for a five count. It was the first time in Lewis whole career that he tasted the canvas.
Lewis got up and Ibeabuchi could connect a big cross that made Lewis stumble before the bell saved the englishman.
On the sixth round Lewis regained the control of the fight but both fighters was throwing and landing power blows.
Ibeabuchi was the dominator on the seventh round hurting Lewis with a pair of hooks and with a straight left Lewis finished the round with a cut outside his right eye.
The pair split the following two rounds Lewis won the eighth round and Ibeabuchi the ninth one.
But on the last three rounds Lewis showed how great he is and took the control of the fight winning rounds ten and elventh on a convincing way and finally dropping Ibeabuchi on the last round with an amazing right cross. After the Nigerian got up Lewis dropped him again with a body shot. Brave Ibeabuchi got up again and finished the fight on his feet. My scorecard was 115-109 for Lewis, the official scorecards were 115-108 114-109 and 114-110 all for the champion Lennox Lewis.

Also on the undercard:

LHW: Bob Foster 13-3-0 (11) KO4 Robbie Sims 9-7-1 (3)
JLW: Bobby Chacon 17-7-0 (11) MD10 Javier Alvarez 6-13-2 (1)
SHW: Nicolay Valuev 10-9-1 (9) UD10 Alexander Ustinov 3-12-1 (3)
SMW: Robert Stieglitz 7-10-1 (3) SD10 Etienne Whitaker 7-9-1 (5)
FW: Celestino Caballero 6-9-0 (2) SD10 Freddy Norwood 4-7-1 (3)

[Thomas Hearns]

Sporthalle Wansbek, Hamburg, Germany, 2001-01-03

WBA SHW CHAMPIONSHIP
Wladimir Klitschko 14-2-0 (13) UD12 Hasim Rahman 17-5-0 (12)
Great succesful first defense for Wlad Klitschko, Hasim Rahman was expected to be a difficult test for the champion but Klitschko passed it without major trouble.
The fight started with an action-packed competitve first round with both fighters landing good punches but with the champion edging the round.
Wlad dominated the second round on a one-sided form against a challenger that failed to find the target with his blows. On the third round Rahman did it better but the champion still won the stanza. A big hook by the Ucranian giant put Rahman on trouble near the end of the round. Wladimir also dominated the fourth round on a convincing way.
On rounds five and six Rahman tried a warm reaction winning both stanzas but after that Klitschko reagined the control of the fight winning the following five rounds on a dominant way, hurting Rahman several times. He also dropped Rahman on the ninth round with a great one-two combination.
On the last round Wlad secured his win when he dropped Rahman again with a shot under his ribcage near the end of the fight. Rahman got up and stayed on his feet for the remaining seconds of the fight.
My scorecard was 118-108 for Klitschko and the official scorecards were 118-108 (x2) and 118-109 for the champion.

Also on the undercard:

SHW: Lawrence Clay-Bey 8-9-1 (6) TKO4 Audley Harrison 13-5-0 (6)
LHW: Fabrice Tiozzo 6-12-1 (3) KO4 Derrick Harmon 4-13-0 (2)
LHW: Louis Del Valle 8-7-1 (2) UD10 David Veeder 2-16-0 (1)
LHW: Michael Moorer 10-4-0 (6) KO4 Jorge Salgado 3-13-1 (1)
JLW: Jorge Barrios 6-2-1 (3) TKO8 Nestor Martin Farias 2-12-3 (2)

[McClearyMauler]

Originally Posted by comicfanman

I love all of the big names!!!

Going to be some major action

I agree, looking forward to these fights

[Thomas Hearns]

Rote Erde Stadium, Dortmund, Germany, 2001-01-05

IBF SHW CHAMPIONSHIP
Vitali Klitschko 18-0-0 (11) KO5 Andrew Golota 17-6-1 (11)
Vitaly destroyed the polish Andrew Golota to make his third succesful title defense. For Golota this is the second time that he failed to win a World Title.
Vitaly started the fight hurting Golota with a straight right follwed by a big uppercut and then he continued dominating the rest of the round.
Vitaly continued dominating on the second round, a great uppercut by the champion near the end of the stanza was the highlight of the round.
On the third round Vitaly dropped Golota two times the first with a big left-right combination and the second only a few seconds later with a terrible hook.
Golota finished this round on his feet but with a cut and looking totally spent.
On the fourth round Klitschko seemed to be winded and Golota had his only moment on the fight when he put the champion in “some trouble” with a right cross and again with a hook.
But Vitaly finished the figth on the fifth round dropping Golota with a crushing uppercut and after the polish got up dropping him again and for good with a wild overhand right that would have fallen a wall. At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 39-34 (x3) for Klitschko.
Now Vitaly had his mandatary title defense on April.
Also on the undercard:

HW: Axel Schultz 14-7-0 (1) MD10 Trevor Berbick 4-7-0 (1)
CW: Felix Savon 10-2-1 (5) UD10 Ossie Ocasio 7-10-2 (2)
SMW: Tito Mendoza 5-10-0 (3) TKO9 Omar Sheika 7-9-0 (5)
HW: Luis Firpo 6-11-1 (4) TKO3 Joe Jeannette 14-5-1 (6)
LW: Gabriel Ruelas 5-12-1 (1) TKO10 Lamar Murphy 2-10-1 (1)

[Thomas Hearns]

Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, Miami, FL, United States, 2001-01-06

WBO SHW CHAMPIONSHIP
Riddick Bowe 15-2-1 (9) KO7 Jameel McCline 11-8-2 (3)
Second succesful title defense for Bowe, on a totally onesided fight. The challenger McCline was not in the same league as the chmpion.
The first round was an actionless one and McCline could edge it but it was all he could do.
From the second round to the end of the fight Bowe used McCline as a punching bag.
McCline only performed a bit better on the fifth round in which he went punch per punch with the champion and could connect some good blows but was still totally outlanded and outpowered by Bowe.
Bowe hurt McCline several times with crosses , straight rights and combinations across the fight and finally the champion put McCline to sleep with a strong hook to the chin at the 1:34 mark of the seventh round.
At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 59-55 (x3) for Bowe.

Also on the undercard:

LW: Lamont Pearson 4-12-0 (2) UD10 Aldo Rios 4-9-0 (1)
CW: Cesar Brion 5-12-0 (1) SD10 Krzysztof Wlodarczyk 4-11-0 (3)
CW: Vassily Jirov 12-1-0 (10) KO2 Imamu Mayfield 9-5-2 (7)
SMW: George Khalid Jones 6-8-3 (3) UD10 Anthony Mundine 8-6-1 (2)
JWW: Miguel Angel Cotto 15-5-0 (10) MD10 Ubaldo Sacco 7-3-2 (1)

[Thomas Hearns]

Cintas Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 2001-01-08

WBC MW CHAMPIONSHIP
Carmen Basilio 14-2-2 (3) KO6 Stanley Ketchel 13-1-0 (10)
On a very huge upset Carmen Basilio dethroned WBC champion Stanley Ketchel.
As it was expected Ketchel started dominating the fight and winning the first round on a one-sided form. His uppercuts put Basilio into trouble a pair of times.
On the second round the fight continued in the same way with Ketchel in command and again hurting Basilio with his uppercuts.
On the third round the fight was more even but Ketchel still edged the round.
On the fourth round Ketchel regained the total control of the fight, his short hooks and his uppercuts were a nightmare for Basilio. With four rounds disputed Ketchel had a huge lead and Basilio looked beaten and with some swelling around his right eye.
On the fifth round Basilio tried a little reaction and he could edge his first round on the fight.
But finally on the following round from nowhere Basilio connected a quick and powerful barrage of punches and dropped a surprised Ketchel for the ten count.
At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 49-46 (x3) for Ketchel.

Also on the undercard:

SHW: Alexander Dimitrenko 9-5-1 (3) UD10 Kevin McBride 8-10-0 (5)
CW: Teofilo Stevenson 13-5-0 (8) Tech MD7 Floyd Patterson 16-2-0 (9)*
WW: Pete Ranzany 5-13-0 (1) TKO2 Michel Trabant 5-6-1 (1)
JMW: Lonnie Smith 8-6-1 (3) UD10 Doug DeWitt 6-11-2 (4)

*Second consecutive defeat for Patterson, Stevenson very near of his first title chance or at least an Eliminatory fight.

[Thomas Hearns]

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 2001-01-10

MANDATORY WBA MW TITLE FIGHT
Michael Nunn 15-2-0 (4) UD12 Marvin Hagler 16-0-1 (8)
Former WBO champion Michael Nunn shocked the boxing world beating the man who was considered the best middleweigth in the world: Marvin Hagler.
The champion had a very cold start of the fight allowing Nunn to totally control the first half of the fight, then Marvin tried to rally on the late rounds but Nunn could hold off the charge.
Nunn statrted the fight absolutely dominating the first round hurting Hagler with a pair of hooks and with a strong uppercut.
The second round was also more one-sided than the first , Hagler failed to land a single punch and allowed Nunn to connect huge combinations and hutrting him again this time with a right cross.
Nunn also won the third round, Hagler connected a good combination first to the body and then to the head but the challenger still outlanded him.
On the fourth round Nunn again was the best man on the ring, the highlight of the round was a brutal cross by the challenger.
Nunn continued his momentum winning the fifth round, on the sixth one Hagler tried to exchange blows with Nunn but the challenger outspeeded him and landed more punches.
On the seventh round the pair had a great exchenge of blows: Nunn landed a short hook and Hagler answered with a straight right both fighters seemed to be hurt. Again Nunn landed more than Hagler this round.
Finally Hagler won his first round on the eighth one, and continued his momentum having his best round on the ninth one in which he hurt Nunn with a pair of hooks and with some good combinations.
But at the middle stages of the tenth round and with the pair exchanging punches Nunn connected a big shot under Hagler’s ribcage and dropped him for a five count. Hagler got up and survived the rest of the round without major trouble.
On the last two rounds with great dignity Hagler tried to attack and he won both rounds but was very far from getting the KO that he needed to win. My scorecrd was 116-111 for Nunn and the official scorecards were 115-111 116-110 and 117-109 all for the new champion Michael Nunn.

Also on the undercard:

FW: Billy Plimmer 5-9-0 (2) UD10 Wayne McCullough 6-12-0 (1)
LHW: Glencoffe Johnson 9-4-4 (4) UD10 Bruno Girard 6-12-2 (2)
FLY: Luis Ibarra 4-11-1 (0) TKO5 Carlos Eluaiza 7-11-0 (2)
FLY: Zolani Petelo 7-6-0 (2) UD10 Hugo Cazares 7-11-0 (4)

[Ian Lord]

Although a good fighter, was surprised to see Nunn beat Hagler. Great stuff!

[Thomas Hearns]

Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, United States, 2001-01-12

MANDATORY IBF TITLE FIGHT
Bernard Hopkins 13-2-1 (3) UD12 Billy Papke 13-4-0 (5)
Bernard Hopkins succesfuly defended his world title for the fourth time with a dominant unanimous decision win against the mandatory challenger Billy Papke. For Papke this is the second time he failed to win a world title.
The fight started with a very even first round with Hopkins edging it, the champion had also a good second round in which he hurt Papke with an uppercut near the end of the stanza.
The third round had back and forth action with the pair connecting some good punches but with the champion landing a bit more.
Hopkins continued his momentum winning the fourth round too.
On the fifth round Papke was for the first time in control of the fight but Hopkins regained the control of it winning the following two rounds.
On the eighth round Hopkins dropped Papke with a great hook. The challenger got up at six and could survive the rest of the round without major trouble.
On the following round Hopkins dropped Papke again with a wild overhand right and after the challenger got up Hopkins tried to finish the job but failed to do it.
On the tenth round Hopkins looked a bit tired and Papke had his best round also hurting Hopkins with a straight right but it was only a mirage becouse Hopkins regained the control of the fight on the last to rounds to secure a comfortable victory for him. My scorecard was 118-108 for Hopkins and the official scorecards were 117-109 (x2) and 118-108 for the champion Hopkins.

Also on the undercard:

FLY: Carlos Salazar 7-7-2 (1) KO1 Hector Chicagual 3-14-0 (1)
FLY: Sot Chitalada 9-5-2 (4) MDraw10 Omar Narvaez 10-4-1 (6)
HW: Muhammad Ali 13-1-0 (10) TKO6 John Ruiz 2-12-0 (1)
LW: Battling Nelson 13-8-1 (8) KO10 Billy Costello 4-12-2 (1)

[Thomas Hearns]

Harringay Arena, London, United Kingdom, 2001-01-14


WBO MW CHAMPIONSHIP
Jack Dempsey NP 15-0-1 (4) SD12 Gene Fullmer 11-5-1 (3)
Jack Dempsey climbed form the canvas to score a very slim split decision victory over Gene Fullmer. Dempsey seemed to have done just enough to earn the decision.
The champion started the fight easily dominating the first two stanzas, Fullmer tried to react on the third round and edged the stanza but Dempsey regained the control on the following round. On this fourth round Fullmer failed to land a single punch.
Fullmer controlled the fifth round and on the sixth one he dropped the champion with a vicious combination. After Dempsey got up Fullmer threw bombs trying to finish the fight but he hadn’t enough power to do it.
On the seventh round the champion looked recovered and won the stanza on an easy way, Dempsey continued his momentum winning a bored eighth round too.
Fullmer edged the ninth round with a great right cross that was the only big punch of the round.
The challenger also had a big tenth round to put the result of the match into total doubt.
The last two rounds had very great action with both fighters landing several punches but with Dempsey outlanding Fullmer by a slim margin. The three judges gave this two rounds to Dempsey and this allowed him to win the fight. My scorecard was 114-113 for Dempsey. The offical scorecards were 114-113 (x2) for Dempsey and 114-113 for Fullmer.

Also on the undercard:

FLY: Rosendo Alvarez 3-12-1 (1) KO10 Danny Romero 10-5-0 (6)
LW: Jesse James Leija 5-10-0 (1) UD10 Roque Cassiani 0-17-0 (0)
MW: Shinji Takehara 9-9-1 (6) TKO1 Edison Miranda 9-14-0 (5)
SHW: David Price 8-7-0 (6) TKO6 Joe Hipp 3-11-0 (1)

[Thomas Hearns]

Originally Posted by Ian Lord

Although a good fighter, was surprised to see Nunn beat Hagler. Great stuff!

Yes , especially in the way he did it. On the first seven rounds he really erased Hagler from the ring. And on the late rounds when Marvin tried to react Nunn put him on the canvas. Really amazing performance by Nunn!

[comicfanman]

Originally Posted by Thomas Hearns

Yes , especially in the way he did it. On the first seven rounds he really erased Hagler from the ring. And on the late rounds when Marvin tried to react Nunn put him on the canvas. Really amazing performance by Nunn!

What Hagler lost

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great stuff

[Thomas Hearns]

Dover Downs Slots & Hotel, Dover DE, United States, 2001-01-15

WBC JMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Winky Wright 12-2-1 (4) TKO12 Nino Benvenuti 14-3-1 (6)
Ronald Wright passed a big test to defend his world title for the third time. It was the scond time that Nino Benvenutti failed to win a title fight , on his first chance he lost to Tony Ayala by MD12.
Wright won the first round without trouble he seemed to be too quick for the Italian challenger.
But Benvenutti found his pace on the second round winning it on a one-sided form.
The champion regained the control on the following round in which he cut Benvenutti under his right eye with a double left hook. Wright continued his momentum winning actionless rounds four and five.
On the sixth round a wicked combination to the head by Wright dropped the Italian. The challenger barely beat the count getting up at nine. After Benvenutti got up Wright battered him for the rest of the round but the Italian survived the storm.
After that Benvenutti tried a warm reaction edging the seventh round and convincingly winning the eighth one.
Wright edged the ninth round and on the tenth one he dropped Benvenutti for the second time with a one-two combination. Benevenutti got up and Wright didn’t follow up the action.
The eleventh round was an even one without a lot of action but on the last round Wright reopened Benvenutti’s cut with a series of jabs and the referee stopped the fight.
At the time of the stoppage the scorecards were 106-100 (x2) and 107-99 for the champion Wright.

Also on the undercard:

HW: George Foreman 16-5-0 (12) TKO5 Oscar Bonavena 10-9-1 (6)
JWW: Michael Katsidis 15-3-0 (9) KO6 Frankie Randall 12-6-0 (5)
JMW: Kassim Ouma 14-4-2 (10) UD10 Roman Karmazin 10-6-1 (6)
JMW: Julian Jackson 11-3-0 (10) UD10 Robert Hines 11-9-0 (3)