Heavyweights universe - Olympic amateur boxing.

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February 23rd, 1972

Caesars Palace

Leroy Jones (4-0-0 as an amateur) v Stan Ward (3-1-0 as an amateur)

1st round: Boring round that Jones' wins. 13-7

2nd round: Close round. 14-14

3rd round: Actionfilled rount that Jones' gets the better of. 28-23

Final scores are: 55-44 for Leroy Jones as he will face Larry Holmes in the final.

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February 26th, 1972

USA amateur championship finals.

Mandalay Bay is the venue

Larry Holmes (5-0-0 as an amateur) v Leroy Jones (5-0-0 as an amateur)

Three round á 2 minutes.

I will hide the landed punches to add some 'mystery' before the result.

1st round

Jones lands his jab. Holmes fires a punch over the jab that lands. Holmes blocks a hook and counters with with one of his own. Jones lands a jab. Holmes lands a jab. Jones lands a quick uppercut on the inside. Holmes lands two body shots and a short uppercut.

2nd round

Jones lands a hook to the body. Jones lands a hook on the inside. Holmes lands a devastating cross.

3rd round

There is a exchange that Jones gets the better of. Jones lands a nice right left combo. Holmes lands a cross. Holmes lands a couple of quick punches.

The final scores are:

53-47 for the winner and new american amateur champion ... Larry Holmes!!

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I'll go back to the original universe until i am in June..

[mikehoudini]

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February 22nd, 1972

Alladin Resort and Casino, Las Vegas

George Chaplin (4-0-0 as an amateur) v Larry Holmes (4-0-0 as an amateur)

1st round: Holmes wins a slow first round. 6-12

2nd round: Holmes wins another round clearly10-20

3rd round: Holmes outclasses Chaplin in the last. 13-28

Final scores are 60-29 for the winner Larry Holmes who moves to the finals of this tournament.

George Chaplin did much better than I anticipated. I'm glad that he's moving on!

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Olympic Fighters announced - 1st of July 1972

USA:
Ibar Arrington, Jody Ballard, Duane Bobick, George Chaplin, Larry Holmes, Fred Houpe, Leroy Jones, Scott LeDoux, Randy Stephens, Stan Ward

Australia:
Marc Ecimovic, Brian Greensmith (tc)

Canada:
Trevor Berbick, Steve Bachelor (tc)

Colombia:
Bernardo Mercado, Martin Bolanós (tc)

England:
Fergus Montgomery(tc), Camerom Rogers (tc)

France:
Garcon Leotard (tc), Michel Regnualt (tc)

Germany: (Host Nation)
Karl-Uwe Weigl (tc)

Ghana:
Butch Parkinson (tc)

Italy:
Giovanni De Luca, Alfo Righetti, Lorenzo Zanon

Japan:
Akira Saito, Yoshio Takamura (tc)

Namibia:
Thami Ngoyi (tc)

South Africa:
Gerrie Coetzee, Kallie Knoetze

Uruguay:
Alfredo Evangelista

Wales:
Granville Lloyd


The olympics will take place in August, in Germany.

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August 1st, 1972

The draw for the 1st round has been made:

Duane Bobick v Gerrie Coetzee
George Chaplin v Alfio Righetti
Martin Bolanós v Michel Regnault
Giovanni De Luca v Jody Ballard
Garcón Leotard v Yoshio Takamura
Thami Ngoyi v Akira Saito
Leroy Jones v Kallie Knoetze
Fergus Montgomery v Steve Bachelor
Karl Uwe-Weigl v Stan Ward
Trevor Berbick v Butch Parkinson
Larry Holmes v Cameron Rogers
Brian Greensmith v Fred Houpe
Alfredo Evangelista v Marc Ecimovic
Ibar Arrington v Granvile Lloyd
Scott LeDoux v Bernardo Mercado
Lorenzo Zanon v Randy Stephens

The first fights will take place in the 5th of this month.

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August 5th, 1972

Amor Bahn, Munich, Germany

Giovanni De Luca, Italy v Jody Ballard, USA

1st round: De Luca wins a very slow round. 12-7

2nd round: Ballard wins the round. 12-34 (24-41)

3rd round: Ballard edges the round.

Final scores are: 61-42 for the winner Jody Ballard!

Martin Bolaños, Colombia v Michel Regnault, France

1st round: Bolaños wins a slow round. 12-6

2nd round: Close round, edged by the frenchmen. 18-24 (30-30)

3rd round: Neither want's to pick up the action.

Final scores are: 42-36 for the winner, Michel Regnualt!

George Chaplin, USA v Alfio Righetti, Italy

1st round: Chaplin stuns Alfio in an otherwise slow round. 12-6

2nd round: Alfio lands the only few punches of the round. 0-5 (12-11)

3rd round: Alfio starts well but Chaplin ends better.

Final scores are: 30-23 for the winner, George Chaplin!

Duane Bobick, USA v Gerrie Coetzee, South Africa

1st round: Bobick outlands the south african. 13-6

2nd round: Bobick edges the round. 7-5 (20-11)

3rd round: The south african Coetzee wins the round clearly.

Final scores are: 35-26 for the winner Gerrie Coetzee

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August 6th, 1972

Westfallen Halle, Dortmund

Fergus Montgomery, England v Steve Bachelor, Canada

1st round: Montgomery is cut, but still wins the round. 12-6

2nd round: Close round. 6-6 (18-12)

3rd round: Another close round.

Final scores are: 30-24 for Fergus Montgomery!

Leroy Jones, USA v Kallie Knoetzee, South Africa

Jones is one of the medal favourites.

1st round: Back and forth action. 13-18

2nd round: Jones has a good round. 14-6 (27-24)

3rd round: Jones outboxes the south african.

Final scores are: 64-31 for the winner Leroy Jones!

Thami Ngoyi, Namibia v Akira Saito, Japan

1st round: Saito wins a boring round. 6-12

2nd round: Saito stuns Ngoyi and wins the round. 6-20 (13-32)

3rd round: Saito stuns Ngoyi again.

Final scores are: 55-24 for the winner Akira Saito!

Garcon Leotard, France v Yoshio Takamura, Japan

1st round: Takamura outlands Leotard. 11-18

2nd round: Leotard edges the round. 12-6 (23-24)

3rd round: Good round for Leotard.

Final scores are: 41-30 for Garcon Leotard!

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August 7th, 1972

Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany

Brian Greensmith, Australia v Fred Houpe, USA

1st round: Clear round for Houpe. 6-16

2nd round: Another easy round for Houpe. 0-17 (6-33)

3rd round: Houpe gives the aussie a beating and sends him down for a mandatory 8 count.

Final scores are: 69-12 for Fred Houpe

Larry Holmes, USA v Cameron Rogers, England

Holmes might be the biggest favourite of all, after him winning the olympic trials

1st round: Holmes hurts Rogers. 27-12

2nd round: Holmes beat up Rogers and sends him to the floor. He gets up and takes the mandatory 8. 35-6 (62-18)

3rd round: Holmes gives Rogers a beating!

Final scores are: 96-18 for the winner Larry Holmes!

Trevor Berbick, Canada v Butch Parkinson, Ghana

Berbick is considered as an outsider to the medals.

1st round: Berbick sends Parkinson down, and he barely gets up at the count of 9. 22-6

2nd round: An easy round for the canadian. 20-7 (42-13)

3rd round: Parkinson is cut, and Berbick wins the round.

Final scores are: 76-19 for Trevor Berbick!

Karl Uwe Weigl, Germany v Stan Ward, USA

The hometown favourite against a medal-outsider.

1st round: Ward lands the only punches in a boring round. 0-8

2nd round: Ward punishes the german who is yet to land a punch. 0-31 (0-39)

3rd round: Weigl lands his first couple of punches, but still loses the round.

Final scores are: 68-12 for Stan Ward!

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August 8th, 1972

Messe-Halle, Frankfurt, Germany

Lorenzo Zanon, Italy v Randy Stephens, USA

1st round: Not much happens here, but Stephens lands most. 6-11

2nd round: Zanon counters well. 20-6 (26-17)

3rd round: Too close to call.

Final scores are: 32-23 for Lorenzo Zanon!

Scott LeDoux, USA v Bernardo Mercado, Colombia

1st round: Slow round. 12-6

2nd round: Mercado lands good punches towards the end. 7-12 (19-18)

3rd round: Another close round.

Final scores are: 33-30 for the winner Scott LeDoux!

Ibar Arrington, USA v Granville Lloyd, Wales

1st round: Good round for Arrington. 24-7

2nd round: Another round for Ibar. 12-7 (36-14)

3rd round: Ibar takes the last one two.

Final scores are: 63-26 for Ibar Arrington!

Alfredo Evangelista, Uruguay v Marc Ecimovic, Australia

1st round: Evangelista wins the round. 13-5

2nd round: A good nice round for Evangelista. 19-6

3rd round: Evangelista edges it.

Final scores are: 51-23 for Alfredo Evangelista!

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2nd round fights:

Gerrie Coetzee v Lorenzo Zanon
George Chaplin v Scott LeDoux
Michelle Regnault v Ibar Arrington
Jody Ballard v Alfredo Evangelista
Garcon Leotard v Fred Houpe
Akira Saito v Larry Holmes
Leroy Jones v Trevor Berbick
Fergus Montgomery v Stan Ward

The first fights will take place the 11th.

[javier_83]

its a shame that mexico doesnt have hw

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11th August, 1972

Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany

Gerrie Coetzee, South Africa v Lorenzo Zanon, Italy

1st: Zanon outlands the south african. 6-13

2nd: Coetzee lands some good combos. 18-8

3rd: Zanon lands an uppercut, Coetzee counters with the right hand. Coetzee lands a hook. Coetzee lands a short hook on the inside.

Final scores are: 42-27 for the winner, Gerrie Coetzee!

George Chaplin, USA v Scott LeDoux, USA

1st: Chaplin edges it. 17-14

2nd: Back and forth action. 17-27

3rd: Chaplin lands a combo. LeDoux stuns Chaplin with a sharp combination. LeDoux lands an uppercut.

Final scores are: 54-40 for the winner, Scott LeDoux!

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12th August, 1972

Stadt Halle, Hannover, Germany

Michel Regnault, France v Ibar Arrington, USA

1st round: Arrington edges it. 6-11

2nd round: Arrington lands a big body punch that sends Regnault down. He gets up and receives the mandatory 8. 0-18

3rd round: Regnault lands a right. Arrington lands his right. Arrington lands a big combination that sends Regnault down. Regnault is counted out for the first KO of the olympic tournament!

Ibar Arrington KO 3 Michel Regnault

Jody Ballard, USA v Alfredo Evangelista, Uruguay

1st round: Close round. 13-12

2nd round: Evangelista outlands Ballard clearly. 7-33

3rd round: Evangelista lands a strong uppercut. Evangelista lands a body and a head punch. Evangelista lands the jab. Evangelista lands a big hook that sends Ballard down. Ballard gets back up.

Final scores are: 71-20 for the winner, Alfredo Evangelista!

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13th August, 1972

Ostsee Halle, Kiel, Germany

Garcon Leotard, France v Fred Houpe, USA

1st round: Houpe wins an easy round. 6-19

2nd round: Back and forward action. 18-18

3rd round: Houpe lands a hard punch and has hurt his hand. He has hurt it badly! The ref stops the fight, making it a TKO for Garcon Leotard!

Garcon Leotard TKO 3 Fred Houpe

Akira Saito, Japan v Larry Holmes, USA

1st round: Holmes beats Saito to the punch and almost sends him down. 0-45

2nd round: Saito is being handed a boxing lesson here. 6-28

3rd round: Saito lands an uppercut.

Final scores are: 73-12 for the winner, Larry Holmes!

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14th August, 1972

Gruga Halle, Essen, Germany

Leroy Jones, USA v Trevor Berbick, Canada

A fight between two of the medal favourites.

1st round: Jones lands more as the two trade blows. 22-15

2nd round: Jones completely outboxes the canadian. 29-0

3rd round: Berbick lands to Jones' chest. Jones clinches.

Final scores are: 51-22 for the winner, Leroy Jones!

Fergus Montgomery, England v Stan Ward, USA

1st round: Ward outlands the brit. 37-12

2nd round: Another easy round for Ward. 6-20

3rd round: Ward lands a jab. Montgomery lands a combination. Ward lands a sneaky right. Ward lands several shots.

Final scores are: 73-24, for the winner Stan Ward!

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Quarterfinals:

Gerrie Coetzee v Alfredo Evangelista
Scott LeDoux v Ibar Arrington
Garcon Leotard v Stan Ward
Larry Holmes v Leroy Jones (This was also the final of the olympic trials)

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17th August, 1972

Dubois Arena, Essen, Germany

Gerrie Coetzee, South Africa v Alfredo Evangelista, Uruguay

1st round: Coetzee lands a sizzling right hand. Coetzee goes to the body. Good both way exchange. Coetzee lands a short hook. Evangelista lands a hook. Coetzee lands a small uppercut.

2nd round: Coetzee lands the lead right. Evangelista goes to the body and head. Evangelista lands a body punch. A big right hook from Evangelista. Evangelista lands another hook to the body. Evangelista lands the jab.

3rd round: Coetzee lands a jab-hook-body shot combo. Coetzee lands a jab. Evangelista tags Coetzee with a combo. Coetzee lands the cross.

Final scores are: 52-47, for the winner, 'The Bionic Hand' Gerrie Coetzee!

Scott LeDoux, USA v Ibar Arrington, USA

1st round: LeDoux lands a short uppercut. Arrington lands a little uppercut. LeDoux goes to the body with ripping hooks. LeDoux lands a sneaky right. LeDoux lands the jab. Arrington lands a solid hook.

2nd round: Arrington lands a quick hook. LeDoux lands a hook to the body. LeDoux lands the jab. LeDoux lands a uppercut. Arrington goes to the head and body.

3rd round: LeDoux lands another short uppercut. LeDoux lands to the chest and neck of Arrington.

Final scores are: 61-24 for the winner, Scott LeDoux!

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18th August, 1972

Rote Erde Stadium, Dortmund, Germany

Garcon Leotard, France v Stan Ward, USA

1st round: Ward lands a quick jab. Ward lands a right cross. Ward lands a left right. Ward lands another jab. Ward lands a hook.

2nd round: Leotard lands a jab. Ward lands a cross. Ward lands to the head and body.

3rd round: Ward lands a short hook on the inside. Ward lands the right over Leotards jab. Ward lands punches in bunches.

Final scores are: 72-12 for the winner, Stan Ward!

Larry Holmes, USA v Leroy Jones, USA

Rematch of the olympic trials final in which Holmes won 53-47.
Holmes holds a record of 8-0-0 as an amateur.

1st round: Holmes lands a hook. Jones lands a hard cross. Jones lands a hook. Holmes lands a cross. Jones lands a jab. Holmes lands a overhand right. Holmes lands a short uppercut.

2nd round: Holmes lands a big cross. Holmes lands another big cross. Holmes lands a big left hook. Holmes pumps the jab into Jones' face.

3rd round: The fighters trade blows. Jones lands the right hand.

Final scores are: 59-36 for the winner, The Easton Assassin, Larry Holmes!

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Semifinals announced:

21st August; Gerrie Coetzee v Larry Holmes

22nd August; Scott LeDoux v Stan Ward