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[meade95]

Carbajal handled Woo Yuh quite easiley (a definite match that should have happened back in the day) - Woo Yuh is one of the best Jr. Fly's of all time.....but I've always suspected that Carbajal was a bad match up for him -

[GForce]

Originally Posted by meade95

Carbajal handled Woo Yuh quite easiley (a definite match that should have happened back in the day) - Woo Yuh is one of the best Jr. Fly's of all time.....but I've always suspected that Carbajal was a bad match up for him -

Perhaps he did as well

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[GForce]

Sunday Night Fights RESULTS, December 12

WBC Jr. Lightweight: Ricardo Arrendondo vs Rolando Navarette: Navarette TKO 8 (cuts)

IBF Flyweight: Saen Sor Ploenchit vs Hi-Sup Shin: Shin UD 10

IBF Jr. Lightweight: Tyrone Everett vs Yodsanan Nanthachai : Everett UD 10

WBA Jr. Bantamweight Title Fight: #3 Fernando Montiel vs #5 Luis Alberto Perez

Montiel comes in after taking a unanimous decision from #7 seed Celes Kobayashi, who had knocked out the #2 seed Gustavo Ballas in the semifinal. So Kobayashi eased Montiel's road a bit to get here, though Montiel has certainly been impressive in his own right, having knocked out Vern Torres and decisioned Ju-Do Chun. But the story here is Perez, who fought the fight of his life, a virtually flawless performance to defeat the thought-to-be-unbeatable Khaosai Galaxy in the semifinal. Galaxy declined to attend the fight, saying he didn't want to give the appearance he was trying to make it about him. "Perez beat me fair and square," he said. "He deserves the attention." Three bouts, three unanimous decision wins for Perez. He looks to become the surprise champion here tonight.

Round 1: When he fought Galaxy, Perez went away from his usual attack, which is just to keep firing with a barrage of blows. This time, he comes out and is keeping a distance, showing caution again. He seems to be extending Montiel a ton of respect, but Montiel earns it this round, blasting Perez several times with powerful right hands that find holes in Perez' defense. After two minutes of getting his clock cleaned, Perez finally decides to join the fight. landing in flurries in the final minute. But he didn't stop Montiel during that time either, so he absorbed a good deal of punishment.

Round 2: Perez's left eye is quite swollen already. He spends the early part of the round roughing Montiel up, grabbing his arms, holding his head down. But he opens up after drilling Montiel with a hook in the corner and begins to fire away. Montiel blocks or dodges most of the blows, but Perez had him on the defensive the entire final minute.

Round 3: Perez swings a wild uppercut early that Montiel dodges before catching Perez with a big uppercut of his own. Perez is frozen and Montiel fires away, ripping a solid hook to the body. But Perez regroups and works upstairs and down. Montiel lands a hard uppercut but Perez counters with a right hook that hits him on the point of the chin. The two clinch but Perez works free, landing a short hook then a stiff uppercut in the final seconds.

Round 4: Montiel rips a shot off the top of Perez's head, making him step back. Perez, now seeming to have determined he'll be aggressive, comes back in only to get ripped with an uppercut. Montiel rips off a hook to the body and Perez lunges to get him in a clinch. But Montiel gets free and hammers Perez with another uppercut. Perez gets on his horse, trying to keep moving, as Montiel comes after him firing away. A few more blows score, but Perez survives the rest of the round. His left eye is looking worse now.

Round 5: Reverse round 4. Perez lands hard early on Montiel, a winging right cross snapping Montiel's head violently. Perez smothers him the rest of the round, working the body well and finding holes upstairs when available. The shot early visibly shook Montiel, and he weathers the storm to hold on and survive the fifth.

Round 6: An even round for the first two minutes before Perez doubles up with the jab perfectly, and follows it up with a crushing right hand to the jaw. Montiel comes inside and the two exchange body work, but Perez's shot was the hardest of the round by far.

Round 7: Perez's blows seem to have made Montiel unsure how he wants to proceed. Perez takes advantage of the hesitation, going right at Montiel and firing away. He racks up points in the first half of the round before Montiel responds, relying largely on the right hand, knowing Perez is having an increasingly hard time seeing blows from his left. But Perez keeps up the offense, and has Montiel fighting from behind it seems in the majority of the rounds.

Round 8: An even, uneventful round, with a final 1:20 that's essentially a hug and clinch fest.

Round 9: Both fighters seem cautious, and near two minutes pass without much offense. But Montiel doubles up with the hook and lands them hard, stunning Perez. Perez misses another wild shot, and Montiel steps in to land a short right to the chest and then an uppercut that opens up a gash beneath Perez's left eye. Montiel senses Perez is in trouble and starts firing away, but Perez fires back, both men trading the final 20 seconds.

Round 10: Pushing and shoving inside early before the shots start flying. What results is a round of the year candidate. Perez throttles Montiel, sending him stumbling and Perez fires away like a madman, his eye swelling, his other eye bleeding. Montiel is cut below his right eye now as well. After an assault from Perez, Montiel lands an uppercut out of nowhere and returns fire. Perez seems susceptible to the uppercut, and Montiel lands 3 hard ones in succession. The two trade, ending the round a bloody mess to the roar of the crowd.

Round 11: A slowdown round as both try to recover. Both cuts seem to be in better shape, though Perez's continues to bleed somewhat. His left eye is now virtually closed. Still, he lands the few meaningful shots of this round.

Round 12: The crowd support swells for Perez, who despite looking a mess takes it to Montiel again. Battering him from pillar to post, Perez keeps the punches coming, many missing or being blocked, but the sheer volume is taking the steam out of Montiel even when they're blocked. And though he stops many, many others get through. Montiel eats a ton of leather, but to his credit will not go down.

Round 13: More of the same, as both men put forth a courageous effort. But at this point, Montiel seems out of gas, sapped by the exhausting 10th round and the ferocious 12th from Perez. It's more of the same here in the 13th, as Perez just keeps the volume of blows coming. Montiel scores several blows early, but once Perez fires back Montiel is on the defensive. Another good round for Perez, who has the crowd fully behind him.

Perez's eye is bleeding again, and the ringside physician asks to take a look. The ring becomes an ugly scene as the doctor calls a halt to the bout. Cups and wrappers and who knows what rain upon the ring. Poor Montiel, who gave a great effort in his own right, gets no chance to celebrate as he is given his belt and ushered from the ring.

At the stoppage, Perez was up 126-121, 126-121, 124-124

Perez won't address the media, and Montiel is nowhere to be found. Regardless, the winner, and NEW WBA Jr. Bantamweight Champion...FERNANDO MONTIEL!!

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[GForce]

I'm a few months behind on the WBO, but some guys who as of the end of August appeared on their way to move up to one of the big three.

Lennox Lewis
John Ruiz
Crawford Ashley
Segundo Mercado
Maselino Masoe
Buster Drayton
Allan Vester
Bones Adams
Samart Payakaroon
Yuri Arbachakov
Netrnoi Vorasingh

These are only guys who fought in August, so there are plenty of others who will move out of the WBO either because they already met the requirements, or who are close and likely to be eligible by year's end.

Strangely missing...Fernando Vargas, who has not signed a fight since the FBA started. He is also not slated to fight in September. That means that, to move up, he would need to fight in October, November and December and win each. He would undoubtedly be the biggest name left behind in the WBO after the first year.

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[GForce]

OK, got through the Sept. WBO fights last night, so we're catching up. Some other guys who will/should move up.

Bert Cooper
Piet Crous
Sam Garr
Perico Fernandez
Chartchai Sasakul (now 7-0, 6 KOs)
Soo-Chun Kwon

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[GForce]

The last Pay Per View of the year, with some great title fights.

Friday Night Fights, December 17
WBA Middleweight: Fulgencio Obelmejias vs Frank Tate
WBA Lightweight: Lamar Murphy vs Gilberto Serrano
IBF Light-Heavyweight: Silvio Branco vs Tom Bethea
IBF Jr. Welterweight: Lonnie Smith vs Leroy Haley

PAY PER VIEW, December 18
IBF Jr. Middleweight Title Fight: #1 Oscar De La Hoya vs #3 Maurice Hope
WBC Light-Heavyweight Title Fight: #1 Michael Spinks vs #2 Antonio Tarver
WBA Welterweight Title Fight: #3 Luis Rodriguez vs #4 Vernon Forrest
WBA Jr. Welterweight: Maurice Watkins vs Micky Ward

Sunday Night Fights, December 19
WBA Cruiserweight Title Fight: #4 Wayne Braithwaite vs #7 Dwight Qawi
WBA Light-Heavyweight: Dariusz Michalczewski vs Eric Harding
WBC Flyweight: Venice Borkorsor vs Wil Grigsby
IBF Welterweight: Eric Lopez vs Michael Trabant

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[GForce]

Friday Night Fights RESULTS, December 17

IBF Jr. Welterweight: Lonnie Smith vs Leroy Haley: Smith UD 10 (97-93, 97-93, 97-96)

IBF Light-Heavyweight: Silvio Branco vs Tom Bethea : Bethea SD 10 (98-94, 96-94, 95-96)

WBA Lightweight: Lamar Murphy vs Gilberto Serrano: Serrano UD 10 (96-93 on all cards)

WBA Middleweight: Fulgencio Obelmejias vs Frank Tate: Tate MD 10 (97-94, 96-95, 95-95)

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[GForce]

PAY PER VIEW RESULTS, December 18

WBA Jr. Welterweight: Maurice Watkins vs Micky Ward: Maj. Draw (Ward 96-94, 95-95, 95-95.)


WBA Welterweight Title Fight: #3 Luis Rodriguez vs #4 Vernon Forrest

The first championship fight that will need a rematch...Rodriguez wins round 1, Forrest round 2, before a brutal head butt in the 3rd opens a sickening gash on Forrest that leads to the fight's stoppage. So at least one title will not be decided until next year. The bout will likely be scheduled for late February or early March.

WBC Light-Heavyweight Title Fight: #1 Michael Spinks vs #2 Antonio Tarver

Three fights, three knockouts for Spinks, who has put the jinx on Rufino Angulo, Jimmy Dupree and Alvaro Lopez. Tarver has simply been efficient, punishing Don LaLonde en route to a stoppage bookended by unanimous decision wins over Bruno Girard and Eddie Jones. Tarver is thought to be very good...Spinks great. But Tarver wasn't going to go down without a fight.

Round 1: Spinks seems off balance for much of the round, shocked Tarver has come right out after him. As a result, Spinks is blasted from pillar to post, having a hard time evading punches and throwing weak, defensive jabs in an effort to stem the tide. Tarver goes to the body early but is landing hard power shots to the head for much of the round. Tarver has come to fight.

Round 2: Tarver comes out like a house on fire to start the round but swings wildly. Spinks dodges it and blasts Tarver with a short, clean cross to the jaw. Spinks spends the rest of the round just dismantling Tarver with his jab. Seems the first round woke up Spinks, much to the crowd's delight.

Round 3: Spinks gets inside Tarver early and belts him with a hook to the body, then an uppercut that shake him up. He lands another hook and another uppercut in close, splitting the gloves. But Tarver responds with a counter hook after a missed straight from Spinks, and responds well, working Spinks to the body. A wild right from Tarver catches Spinks clean, but he responds well with a powerful straight right hand of his own to regain the momentum before the round ends.

Round 4: Spinks is trying to get inside but Tarver is keeping him at a distance and lands a powerful uppercut followed by a lead right on the button. Spinks lands a cross then gets inside, with both men leaning on each other a bit. Spinks unloads an uppercut that again finds the mark. But Tarver fires an overhand right that Spinks never sees and Spinks is soon down on the canvas. He's up at four and seems OK, but Tarver is all over him. Spinks dodges a lot of blows, but Tarver lands enough in the final minute to leave Spinks dazed at its conclusion.

Round 5: Spinks responds well and comes out working almost entirely with his jab. Tarver lands a few significant blows, but the round is largely Spinks', led by the jab and solid defense.

Round 6: Tarver talks a lot for the first two minutes while Spinks is content to just pick at him from a distance. Inexplicably, after flooring Spinks in the 4th, Tarver has lost all aggression, largely forfeiting his advantage. He scores here and there with solid shots, but strings little together and Spinks is again able to control the round on the strength of his jab.

Round 7: Spinks unloads a vicious right hand on Tarver near the minute mark that visibly hurts him but also appears to wake him up. Tarver attacks for the first time in three rounds and lands a pair of hard uppercuts that turn Spinks' legs to jelly. The two clinch for much of the remainder, but the round ends with Spinks definitely the worse off.

Round 8: Even for the first two minutes before Tarver traps Spinks in a corner and goes back to working the body as he had earlier in the fight. After seeming to avoid getting in close with Spinks, Tarver now embraces it and is ripping hooks to the ribs again and again. Spinks seems to have lost some snap on his jab at the moment.

Round 9: Again, even for the first two minutes before Tarver ties Spinks up and wrestles him toward a corner where he again goes to the body. A powerful uppercut is the blow of the round and comes in the final 30 seconds, the third straight round where Tarver has turned it up late.

Round 10: Spinks resumes control, his jab effective and setting up powerful crosses that Tarver is having a hard time blocking. That creates openings for Spinks to land the uppercut that served him so well earlier in the fight a couple of times, controlling the round.

Round 11: A nothing first minute before a lead right from Tarver dazes Spinks and a followup hook to the body puts Spinks down. He's up at eight and spends the final minute preventing Tarver from landing much as he tries to finish Spinks. He didn't capitalize in the subsequent rounds after the first knockdown, so it will be interesting to see how Tarver responds here.

Round 12: Spinks again responds well, but Tarver is certainly more aggressive than after the previous knockdown. Spinks appears out of trouble, though, and the result is an even, action packed round where both fighters land their shots.

Round 13: Tarver is doing nothing this round, and it's unclear whether it's due to fatigue or just tactical. Regardless, Spinks doesn't do much either until late when he lands a three-punch combination that staggers Tarver for the only real meaningful blows of the round.

Round 14: Tarver again evades and when Spinks gets in on him he ties him up. Spinks isn't landing much, but he's throwing more and landing enough to take the round virtually by default.

Round 15: Even, unexciting final round, with neither anxious to mix it up. Tarver at least throws some blows, but he would have been better served to have done so the past few rounds rather than giving them away. An uppercut from Tarver early is the best blow of the round, and he wins an exchange in the final 20 seconds as well. Both fighters raise their hands at the bell.

A MAJORITY DECISION!!!!

142-142 EVEN...

142-141 ....

142-141 for the winner, and NEW WBC Light-Heavyweight Champion....
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ANTONIO TARVER!!!!

The two knockdowns make it hard to argue with the decision, but Spinks landed more blows at a higher rate, although Tarver threw about 70 more punches. After the fight, Spinks' camp is livid that judge Rogelio Perez gave the 13th round - in which Tarver did virtually nothing - to Tarver. Giving it to Spinks, as seemed obvious, would have yielded a majority draw.

However, judge Tony Castellano, who scored the fight a draw, mistakenly scored the 4th round 10-9 for Tarver when it should have been 10-8 by virtue of the knockdown. If both those errors were corrected, Tarver would still have won by the same decision.

A good, entertaining fight that will likely be repeated at some point next year.


IBF Jr. Middleweight Title Fight: #1 Oscar De La Hoya vs #3 Maurice Hope

Nothing really to write here except UPSET!!! Hope didn't earn much respect even after taking a unanimous decision over #2 seed Winky Wright. Nothing changed here as De La Hoya, who had not been overly impressive despite his victories, came in a huge favorite.

Hope thoroughly dismantles Oscar, taking a unanimous decision victory 147-136, 147-136, 146-137. Oscar is dropped in the 9th, fights a valiant 14th, dropping Hope, but is unable to undo his performance.

Perhaps my own ignorance about Hope, but this one may rate as the top upset thus far in my eyes, particularly because of its ease.

The winner, and NEW IBF Jr. Middleweight Champion...MAURICE HOPE!!!

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[GForce]

Updated De La Hoya/Hope in prior post.

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[GForce]

Sunday Night Fights RESULTS, December 19

IBF Welterweight: Ernie Lopez vs Michael Trabant: Lopez TKO 1 (punishment)...ridiculously quick...Trabant was never dropped.

WBC Flyweight: Venice Borkorsor vs Wil Grigsby: Draw (97-93 Grigsby, 96-94 Borkorsor, 95-95)

WBA Light-Heavyweight: Dariusz Michalczewski vs Eric Harding : Michalczewski UD 10 (95-94 on all cards as Michalczewski withstands a Harding comeback in the final 3 rounds).

WBA Cruiserweight Title Fight: #4 Wayne Braithwaite vs #7 Dwight Qawi:

The disqualification loss of Carlos "Sugar" DeLeon in the opening round of the tournament to #15 seed Henry Tillman threw everything out of whack, and eased the road for the tough "Camden Buzzsaw" Qawi. After pummeling Craig Bodzianowski in his first fight, Qawi knocked out Tillman in five before taking a unanimous decision over #3 Sergei Kobozev. Braithwaite has impressed, at no time moreso obviously than his unanimous decision victory over top seeded Orlin Norris. Qawi is relentless, and it will be interesting to see if Braithwaite can withstand that to unload the big shots.

Round 1: Braithwaite is able to keep Qawi outside for much of the round, scoring several times with his jab. Qawi breaks inside and works the body well for a spell, but Briathwaite reassumes control in the final 30 seconds, his jab again setting the tone.

Round 2: Qawi is firing away but missing with a lot of his punches. Braithwaite counters a miss with a powerful right hook, but Qawi takes it well and responds with one of his own. Not much happens for a while before Braithwaite scores with a good combination. Qawi keeps coming forward, but Braithwaite appears to have taken both the first two rounds.

Round 3: An even back and forth round that turns into a slugfest in the final minute. Qawi won't be denied and his aggressiveness forces the situation into a brawl. Braithwaite holds his ground, but Qawi is throwing more and scoring more as the last minute is fought in a phone booth. The crowd is on its feet as the bell sounds.

Round 4: The round starts cautious, but Qawi soon presses the issue. He's finding more holes and the pressure seems to be bothering Braithwaite. He's fighting back well, but it's usually after he's been bulled around by Qawi, and this is no exception. Qawi takes the first half of the round before Braithwaite gets roped into the inside slugfest again. Again he handles himself well, but again Qawi gets the better of it in another exciting round.

Round 5: Braithwaite lets Qawi come after him again, but this time is ready for him, blocking many blows inside and returning fire with two stiff, jolting uppercuts. But this time it's Qawi who tries to come back late in the round, only difference being he overtakes Braithwaite. He scores to the head, then works the body before doubling up top with the hook, rattling Braithwaite. A straight right sends Braithwiate stumbling backward, but he holds on and ties Qawi up to end the round.

Round 6: Braithwaite defends well, but does nothing offensively. Qawi's pressure really seems to be wearing on him. No real damage this round, but certainly in the books for Qawi.

Round 7: Even and uneventful round that could go for either. Braithwaite keeps his distance, and Qawi's pursuit is muted somewhat, though he does work the body well in two stints.

Round 8: Braithwaite scores again from outside, and Qawi is again backing off in his pursuit. His corner may have advised him to slow things down to prepare to go 15, a decision that could be questioned.

Round 9: More of the same...for 3 rounds now, Qawi has looked like someone unplugged him. Braithwaite picks him with shots here and there, but he's certainly not racking up damage. But Qawi has basically given away 7, 8 and 9.

Round 10: Braithwaite is ripping off more blows on Qawi, and even comes inside on him for a good portion of the round. Qawi's inactivity now starts to take the appearance of fatigue, and Braithwaite capitalizes, punishing Qawi with combinations throughout the round. In the final 10 seconds, Qawi comes out of nowhere to land a crushing hook to the ribs, dropping Braithwaite to his knees. Suddenly, a round Braithwaite dominated becomes a 10-8 for Qawi, and the momentum swings back in his direction.

Round 11: The punishment he absorbed in the 10th made Qawi's left eye swell considerably, and Braithwaite comes out looking both desperate and recovered from the knockdown. This round proceeds much the same way as the 10th but with one huge exception...Qawi never drops Braithwaite.

Round 12: Qawi comes out in his crouch, his left eye looking worse by the moment. It isn't long before Braithwaite digs a right hook into Qawi's ribs, and it's Qawi who is on the canvas. He takes the 9, and covers up for the next two minutes to withstand - and block - much of Braithwaite's assault.

Round 13: Qawi rips of a pair of solid hooks early in the round, but Braithwaite comes out of a clinch landing a solid cross that puts Qawi down again. This time, Braithwaite lands several blows to Qawi after the knockdown, and Qawi is left covering up. He withstands the assault, but the knockdown at the end of the 10th was huge for Qawi, made even moreso by the fact that he looks out of gas at this point.

Round 14: Qawi's eye remains in bad shape, and Braithwaite comes out and peppers him with his jab early. But then he backs off, apparently sensing Qawi has nothing left. Qawi fires off a 3-punch combo, but Braithwaite ties him up. Not much happens the rest of the way.

Round 15: Qawi fires away early, but Briathwaite just clinches him. That's pretty much what happens for three minutes. No blows of note, just Braithwaite trying to make sure Qawi doesn't tag him...an odd tactical decision given the closeness of the fight and the condition Qawi - who can't see a thing from the left - is in.

Both fighters hug at the bell and raise their arms as they return to their corners.

The decision is unanimous...

All three cards score the bout 141-140 for the winner and NEW WBA Cruiserweight Champion....
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WAYNE "BIG TRUCK" BRAITHWAITE!!!

A mixed reaction to the decision, but certainly nobody seems to think Qawi was robbed. He simply ran out of gas after pressuring the fight early. Qawi basically owned rounds 3-7, taking 4 of 5 on all cards. But Braithwaite sweeps 11-14 on all cards, including 10-8 rounds in the 13th and 14th. Qawi gets the 15th on all cards by simple virtue of his aggression.

An excellent fight, and a rematch will likely occur down the line.

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[GForce]

THE FINAL TOURNAMENT WEEKEND!!! Some prominent non-title fights.

Friday Night Fights, December 24
IBF Middleweight: Gerlad McClellan vs Juan Roldan
WBA Cruiserweight: Fabrice Tiozzo vs Carlos DeLeon
WBA Bantamweight: Lionel Rose vs Mauricio Pastrana
WBA Cruiserweight: Saul Montana vs Johnny Nelson

HBO World Championship Boxing, December 25
WBC Flyweight Title Fight: #1 Miguel Canto vs #3 Eric Morel
IBF Lightweight Title Fight: #5 Orzubek Nazarov vs #6 Sean O'Grady
WBA Heavyweight: Carl Williams vs George Foreman
IBF Welterweight: Thomas Hearns vs Everaldo Azevedo

Sunday Night Fights, December 26
IBF Jr. Bantamweight Title Fight: #4 Masamori Toluyama vs #6 Luis Bolanos
WBC Heavyweight: David Tua vs Evander Holyfield
IBF Flyweight: Hiroki Ioka vs Duke McKenzie
WBA Welterweight: Michele Piccirillo vs Armando Muniz


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[GForce]

Friday Night Fights RESULTS, December 24

WBA Cruiserweight: Saul Montana vs Johnny Nelson: Nelson TKO 9 (swelling)

WBA Bantamweight: Lionel Rose vs Mauricio Pastrana: Rose UD 10 (98-93, 97-95, 96-95)

WBA Cruiserweight: Fabrice Tiozzo vs Carlos DeLeon: Tiozzo MD 10 (96-94, 96-93, 95-95)

IBF Middleweight: Gerlad McClellan vs Juan Roldan: McClellan KO 3

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[GForce]

HBO World Championship Boxing RESULTS, December 25

IBF Welterweight: Thomas Hearns vs Everaldo Azevedo: Hearns TKO 4. (An obviously motivated Hearns comes out and knocks the hell out of Azevedo, dropping him twice and doling out an ungodly amount of punishment in the third, though amazingly the fight was allowed to continue.

WBA Heavyweight: Carl Williams vs George Foreman: Foreman KO 5. Big George looks devastating, in much the same boat as Hearns...a man who thought he'd be fighting for a title angry about his defeat and looking to take it out on someone. Williams is dropped 3 times, the last for good.

IBF Lightweight Title Fight: #5 Orzubek Nazarov vs #6 Sean O'Grady:

Both men coming off upset wins...Nazarov earnings a unanimous decision over top seeded Ismael Laguna, while O'Grady stopped #2 seed Edwin Rosario via TKO in the 10th of their semifinal contest. This after O'Grady had to fight #14 Ricardo Silva a second time after getting a draw in their first contest.


Round 1: Both men miss hard shots early. Nazarov plants a stiff, straight right on O'Grady, who responds with a big cross of his own before working the body with successive short hooks. He comes back upstairs and wobbles Nazarov, but he regroups to land a solid 3-punch combo on O'Grady. Nazarov ducks a straight right and responds with a stiff jab that hits home.

Round 2: Nazarov drills O'Grady with combinations early in the round and seems to have O'Grady confused. He switches styles briefly, but that doesn't work either. But O'Grady composes himself and begins to work the body again repeatedly. They trade hard crosses in the final 30 seconds.

Round 3: Nazarov blasts O'Grady early again, but O'Grady traps his arms in a clinch. Shortly after the break, O'Grady stuns Nazarov with a cross, but Nazarov blocks the ensuing rush before hanging on to O'Grady to clinch. This time it's Nazarov who fires out of the clinch and he drills O'Grady on the jaw with a hook. He pounces in the final 30 seconds and O'Grady has to desperately hang on.

Round 4: O'Grady keeps getting the angles on Nazarov and is frustrating him, landing suddenly at will. Nazarov is getting picked off at every turn, and when O'Grady comes inside he's landing as well. Out of nowhere, Nazarov lands a thunderous hook to the side of the head and O'Grady goes down briefly. He's right back up, perhaps too quickly, and Nazarov has just changed the round and the momentum.

Round 5: That the knockdown occurred so late kept O'Grady from having to do anything afterward, and that and the minute break seemed to revitalize him. He dominates the round, as Nazarov seems off balance for much of it although he's never really hurt. He prevents O'Grady from doing much in the final minute, but doesn't do much of his own.

Round 6: Both fighters cautious in a generally even round, a Nazarov uppercut the hardest shot landed.

Round 7: O'Grady dominates the opening minute, but Nazarov returns fire and controls the second. However, O'Grady regains control in the final minute and lands several punishing blows to seal the round.

Round 8: No blood, no swelling, despite the pretty heavy leather. The two men continue to land solid shots, and the round is even midway through. Nazarov lands a hard right to the chest and follows it up with a powerful left O'Grady never sees coming. He steps back into the ropes before a combination from Nazarov puts him down. This time, O'Grady can't get up.

By knockout at 2:11 of Round 8, the winner, and NEW IBF LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION...ORZUBEK NAZAROV!!!

WBC Flyweight Title Fight: #1 Miguel Canto vs #3 Eric Morel

Round 1: Canto a little quicker to the punch to start, splitting the gloves with his jab several times. Morel seems to be trying to land a big shot early and his defense lapses a bit. Morel is cut, but it's below the left eye so it shouldn't be too troublesome.

Round 2: Morel dominates the first two minutes, banging home three hard uppercuts that stand up Canto. But Canto responds in the final minute with a furious rush that culminates with three uppercuts inside of his own. Morel is forced to clinch, but a cross from Canto on the break lands square near round's end.

Round 3: Not much happens for much of the round and both fighters seem to trying to figure out how they will approach the rest of the way. Morel is landing the harder shots though and knocks the wind from Canto audibly with a thunderous hook to the body late.

Round 4: An action packed, even round that sees Canto working hard with the lead right, while Morel is snapping off his jab effectively. Any time the two of them get into a real exchange, Morel seems to get the upper hand.

Round 5: Much the same as round 4, except Canto is faring a bit better in the exchanges, though he's not going toe-to-toe as much. Another even round that has the crowd into it, though the bout has been a bit more tactical than many anticipated.

Round 6: Lots of movement, lots of clinching, but nothing major punch for punch. An even, uneventful round.

Round 7: Nothing going on early as both men look for angles. Morel ends up trapped in a corner and Canto pounces, leading to an exchange where Canto gets the upper hand. But Morel responds well, blasting his way out of the corner with successive combinations that back up and stun Canto.

Round 8: Morel is looking fatigued, and he seems to be getting a bit wilder with his blows. Canto, to his credit, is keeping his poise, and is trying not to let Morel ****** him into a brawl. He keeps his distance and chips away at Morel, who is having a harder time cutting off the ring now.

Round 9: Morel can't land a thing for the first two minutes as Canto keeps picking him off from outside and with counters. But Morel doubles up on the jab and hits Canto solid, following it up with an uppercut and a savage cross that has Canto looking in serious trouble. Fortunately for him, he holds on the last several seconds of the round.

Round 10: Morel seems to have woken up, and the shots at the end of the 9th seem to have pushed Canto's tank to empty rather quickly. Morel works the body early, effectively, before working upstairs with combinations and a pair of hard crosses. He's missing with a lot of shots, but he's throwing a high volume and landing enough to have Canto looking in real trouble.

Round 11: Morel isn't throwing much early, stunning given the momentum he appeared to have gained the past two rounds. Canto's not being aggressive, but he's landing. Morel looks incredibly cautious and is wincing noticably. He clinches out of nowhere with nothing really going on. A hard right hand lands on the top of Canto's head and Morel recoils from the pain. He tries to weather it, but Morel is in obvious pain. With his head on the buckle in the corner, the fight is waved off, Canto winning by TKO due to an injury that prevents Morel from continuing.

At the stoppage, Morel was up 97-95, 96-95, 95-96.

Canto, to his credit, said he will gladly give Morel a rematch once he's healed.

Still, the winner and NEW WBC FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION...MIGUEL CANTO!!!

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[meade95]

Braithwaite beats Qawi - Even though he was ranked higher in the Tourney.....I suspected Qawi would have broke him down and won a late rd TKO or DEC -


Hearns is going to take the WW Div -

[GForce]

Originally Posted by meade95

Braithwaite beats Qawi - Even though he was ranked higher in the Tourney.....I suspected Qawi would have broke him down and won a late rd TKO or DEC -


Hearns is going to take the WW Div -

The eye damage really hindered Qawi late. Braithwaite swept rounds 11-14, and Qawi only won the 15th because Braithwaite did absolutely nothing. I still believe Qawi will ultimately take this belt if he gets another opportunity.

Remember, Hearns was decisioned in a flawless effort by Corey Spinks. But I certainly expect Hearns to get the belt once he gets his title shot at some point.

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[Bam Bam]

see..now how am I supposed to enjoy this anymore when the author roasts me on Talk Sports

[GForce]

Originally Posted by Bam Bam

see..now how am I supposed to enjoy this anymore when the author roasts me on Talk Sports

Well if you don't say the same foolish things here that you do in Talk Sports, I see no reason you can't enjoy your stay

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[GForce]

With October WBO fights now completed, a few more names of guys who will likely be moving up to the big time:

Terron Millett
Jean Baptist-Mendy
Bazooka Limon
Jackie Gunguluuza
Cesar Soto
Kiyoshi Hatanaka
Rolando Pascua
Yukito Tamakuma

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[Bam Bam]

Originally Posted by GForce

Well if you don't say the same foolish things here that you do in Talk Sports, I see no reason you can't enjoy your stay

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Gforce!!! don't get me started...I'm so frustrated!!!!!! You know I had valid points...deep deep deep....deep down..you know it cheers anyhow you mean bastard jk

Happy New Years

[GForce]

Updated the Nazarov/O'Grady and Canto/Morel title fights a few posts up.

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