UTBA-II Boxing League

[Romultiltus]

Originally Posted by Hanson Bros

sorry to hear your mom is laid up, but glad she will be fine

Thanks. Hopefully she will be released tomorrow.

I still probably won't update anything for a couple of days or so... On my way home from a late dinner, my car smashed into some debris on the highway (turns out it was a huge wooden crate) and my car is pretty beat up. Then I realize that I got rid of everything on my car insurance except Liability and No Fault, so I'm going to eat the repair bill.

Not really in the mood for UTBA right now...

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Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas this year

[mikehoudini]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Thanks. Hopefully she will be released tomorrow.

I still probably won't update anything for a couple of days or so... On my way home from a late dinner, my car smashed into some debris on the highway (turns out it was a huge wooden crate) and my car is pretty beat up. Then I realize that I got rid of everything on my car insurance except Liability and No Fault, so I'm going to eat the repair bill.

Not really in the mood for UTBA right now...

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Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas this year

I hope for both a speedy recovery for your Mom and a reasonable car repair bill. Neither is good at this time of year, or any other, frankly. We do our best in Medicare to seek out milking and padding. The money they give us for auditing and trending isn't a lot, but we are getting better at compairing patterns of care. We do have a few pit bulls.

Best of luck, Dave!

[Lee]

Best wishes for both you and your mother Dave and glad she is doing well. Take your time and take care of family, we'll all be here

[lethal liberal]

Originally Posted by Lee

Best wishes for both you and your mother Dave and glad she is doing well. Take your time and take care of family, we'll all be here

Ditto on that bro,hope everything goes well for ya my friend.

[CONN CHRIS]

I hope all's well with your mom Dave.

[bear]

Dave
Hope all is well with your mom and the car bills aren't too bad.

[Romultiltus]

Originally Posted by mikehoudini

I hope for both a speedy recovery for your Mom and a reasonable car repair bill. Neither is good at this time of year, or any other, frankly. We do our best in Medicare to seek out milking and padding. The money they give us for auditing and trending isn't a lot, but we are getting better at compairing patterns of care. We do have a few pit bulls.

Best of luck, Dave!

Originally Posted by Lee

Best wishes for both you and your mother Dave and glad she is doing well. Take your time and take care of family, we'll all be here

Originally Posted by lethal liberal

Ditto on that bro,hope everything goes well for ya my friend.

Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I hope all's well with your mom Dave.

Originally Posted by bear

Dave
Hope all is well with your mom and the car bills aren't too bad.

Thanks guys. Mom is ok and back home. Second-hand smoke from living w/ a smoker for 25+ years has taken a toll on her lungs.

As for my poor car --- looks like $4500.00 in damage. So much for any money saved this year. Will have no car for about 2 weeks.

[Romdawg88]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Thanks guys. Mom is ok and back home. Second-hand smoke from living w/ a smoker for 25+ years has taken a toll on her lungs.

As for my poor car --- looks like $4500.00 in damage. So much for any money saved this year. Will have no car for about 2 weeks.

Good to hear that your mom is home and doing OK. That really sucks about the car.

[bear]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Thanks guys. Mom is ok and back home. Second-hand smoke from living w/ a smoker for 25+ years has taken a toll on her lungs.

As for my poor car --- looks like $4500.00 in damage. So much for any money saved this year. Will have no car for about 2 weeks.

Glad your mom is OK. That's real good news for the holiday. The car bill on the other hand really sucks.

[SAL]

Originally Posted by Romultiltus

Thanks guys. Mom is ok and back home. Second-hand smoke from living w/ a smoker for 25+ years has taken a toll on her lungs.

As for my poor car --- looks like $4500.00 in damage. So much for any money saved this year. Will have no car for about 2 weeks.

Glad to hear your Mom is OK. Sorry about your car, $4500 sucks.

[Romultiltus]

Heavyweight EOY Tournament - Quarterfinals Match
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas NV (USA)
23 December 2010

#1 CH-Ken Norton 67-24-0 (46) vs. #8 Earnie Shavers 58-26-3 (51)

2nd Meeting (Shavers leads series 1-0)

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Round 1: Shavers starts off in defensive-mode with a high guard and stays on the ropes. Seconds before the bell, Shavers lands a short uppercut and Norton drops like he was shot. Norton quickly bounces back to his feet after a brief 1-count

Round 2: Lots of circling. Lots of clinching. Both fighters miss wildly. Shavers manages to score with some good body work

Round 3: Close round. Both Norton and Shavers get shaken up a bit by each other's power shots

Round 4: Both fighters concentrate on body work this round. Shavers is busier but at one point absorbs a big hook to the body and clutches at his side

Round 5: The Champ taunts Shavers to "bring it on!" Shavers responds with a barrage of punches, dropping Norton for the 2nd time in the fight. Norton gets up at 5 but his eyes have a vacant stare. Shavers becomes a human windmill as he tries to end it. Norton survives the round but his legs appear to be Jell-O

Round 6: Norton may have been playing possum last round. Norton shows no ill effects from the knockdown. Norton and Shavers stand toe-to-toe exchanging punches with Norton seemingly getting the upper hand. Shavers traps Norton in a corner and fires a combination resulting in major swelling underneath Norton's right eye. Norton responds with a pair of uppercuts that hurt Shavers as the round ends

Round 7: Shavers returns to the body attack. Norton starts favoring his side and keeps his guard low to protect his body. Shavers completely dominates round. At the bell, Norton is barely hanging on trapped in a corner

Round 8: Swelling under Norton's right eye is getting worse. Shavers continues body work. Norton lands a short uppercut that buckles Shavers and his knee almost touches the canvas. Shavers quickly recovers and reels off multiple combinations to pile up points. Norton's punches may be losing some steam

Round 9: Shavers stays with the body attack in between clinches. A nice shot to the ribs has Norton gasping for air. Norton lands a big hook flush that stuns Shavers. Shavers starts to look fatigued. Swelling under Norton's right eye is starting to be a hinderance. Round is too close to call

Round 10: Both fighters come out for the 10th looking fatigued. A left hand staggers Norton into the ropes. Shavers drops Norton again with a thunderous cross. Norton regains his feet at 2 but is clearly in bad shape. Norton stumbles around the ring. Norton's right eye is almost swollen shut

Round 11: Norton's corner did a good job to reduce the swelling between rounds. Referee warns Shavers for hitting on the break. A few well-placed punches by Shavers turn Norton's right eye into an ugly swollen mess. Some pushing and shoving ends with Norton on the canvass. Referee rules "no knockdown." Shavers outlands Norton 24-5

Round 12: Norton walks into a Shavers' cross and goes down. Norton gets up at 6. Referee gives Norton a good look before letting him continue. Shavers lands flush and Norton hits the canvas for a 2nd time this round. Norton back up after 2 and wants to continue with shakey legs. Norton's defense causes multiple wild misses by Shavers. Norton comes in low and Shavers puts a headlock on him. Referee breaks them up. Norton survives the round

Round 13: Norton starts clinching. Swelling around Norton's right eye can't possibly get any worse. Norton stumbles forward after eating a Shavers combination square on the jaw and then goes down. Norton tries to clear his head and struggle to his feet, but collapses back to the canvas as the Referee reaches the 10-count @ 2:56 mark

Earnie Shavers W-KO13 CH-Ken Norton

* Earnie Shavers is the new HW Champion *

[Romultiltus]

Heavyweight EOY Tournament - Quarterfinals Match
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas NV (USA)
23 December 2010

#5 Tom Sharkey 66-25-1 (55) vs. #4 Ruslan Chagaev 66-21-4 (42) 1DQ

3rd Meeting (Chagaev leads series 2-0)

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Round 1: Chagaev starts off bouncing on his toes. Sharkey lands a couple of hard shots. Chagaev dances around and jabs. A lead cross by Chagaev opens a hairline cut on Sharkey's forehead. Sharkey holds and Chagaev raises his arms up in disgust. Good round for Chagaev

Round 2: Fighters jockey for position. Sharkey lands a big uppercut that sends Chagaev reeling into the ropes. Sharkey controls the round. A punch late in the round by Chagaev reopens cut on Sharkey's forehead

Round 3: Chagaev lands a solid shot to the midsection, hurting Sharkey. Referee warns Sharkey for hitting on the break. Sharkey bobs and weaves as he comes forward. Chagaev lands a nice combination, reopening the cut. Blood is visible dribbling down to Sharkey's face. Sharkey seems to be having difficulty seeing. Referee stops action and leads Sharkey over to the ringside doctor who clears away the blood to examine the cut, then lets the fight continue. Chagaev switches to a body attack

Round 4: Cut is reopened again. Action halted for another visit to the ringside doctor. Doctor allows fight to continue. Sharkey lands a big uppercut. Out of nowhere, Sharkey has developed swelling around his left eye. Chagaev lets his hands go. Sharkey's forehead cut deepens and is bleeding more than before. Blood is trickling into Sharkey's eyes impairing his vision. Referee doesn't like what he sees and stops action again. This time the doctor will not let Sharkey continue despite Sharkey's protests. Referee waves off the fight at 2:13 of the round

Ruslan Chagaev W-TKO4(c) Tom Sharkey

[Romultiltus]

Heavyweight EOY Tournament - Quarterfinals Match
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas NV (USA)
23 December 2010

#3 Sam Langford 74-12-2 (66) vs. #6 Chris Byrd 63-23-6 (14)

2nd Meeting (Langford leads series 1-0)

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Round 1: Langford comes out aggressively, landing easily despite Byrd's good defense. Byrd can't seem to find any openings

Round 2: Byrd is using his legs. Byrd effectively blocks most of Langford's punches with his gloves. Byrd does very little offensively

Round 3: Round opens with Byrd landing a good body shot. Byrd outlands Langford 32-13

Round 4: Langford holds, seems to be taking a breather. Fighters trade good body punches. Langford peppers Byrd with a good jab. Byrd has swelling under his left eye. Most action of the fight so far

Round 5: Langford continues to work the jab. Byrd darts in and out keeping Langford off balance. More swelling appears around Byrd's left eye. Big round for Langford

Round 6: Slow round. Langford bobs and weaves, but remains flat-footed. Fighters circle the center of the ring and clinch. Nice flurry at the end of the round for Langford. The swelling around Byrd's left eye has ballooned substantially

Round 7: Langford tries to find range for his punches. Referee hollers at both fighters for clinching. Byrd lands a straight right that hurts Langford in an otherwise dull round

Round 8: Byrd is doing a good job bouncing off the ropes as soon as his back touches one. Close round but Byrd may be running out of gas

Round 9: Good round for Langford. Swelling around Byrd's left eye is getting ugly

Round 10: Langford is telegraphing his punches. Byrd lands an uppercut that sends Langford reeling into the ropes. Byrd lands a hard combination to the head and Langford goes down. Langford gets up at 8 but looks dazed. Langford survives the round

Round 11: Fighters exchange punches. Langford seems to have shaken off the effects of the knockdown last round. Langford staggers backwards after a clash of heads on the inside. Byrd is hurt by an uppercut and is favoring his ribs. Every landed punch makes the swelling worse. Langford lands a combination to Byrd's temple knocking him off balance. Byrd goes down. Byrd can't beat the count. Referee reaches 10 at 2:49 of round 11

Sam Langford W-KO11 Chris Byrd

[Romultiltus]

Heavyweight EOY Tournament - Quarterfinals Match
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas NV (USA)
23 December 2010

#7 Rocky Marciano 35-8-0 (31) vs. #2 Max Schmeling 85-16-1 (59) 2DQ

2nd Meeting (Schmeling leads series 1-0)

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Round 1: Marciano is not being overly aggressive. A sharp combination staggers Schmeling. Schmeling drops his shoulder and feints with his right, but then rips a quick left hook to the body. Marciano is suddenly on unsteady legs. Schmeling misses a combination. Marciano is caught leading with his head. Referee rules that the foul was blatant and disqualifies Marciano at 1:20 of the 1st round!!!!

Max Schmeling (W-DQ1) Rocky Marciano

[lethal liberal]

Wow,my man Earnie finally earns his long sought after title! One of my all-time fave fighters,its good to see the old acorn get some props. If I am not mistaken this is the first time he has grabbed the title. Beating Norton is no easy task and to think of these guys trading blows for 13 rounds..whew,you know ole Earnie was gasping for air as he never was known for great endurance lol. I know his reign will probably be a short one but with his power ya never know. Finally a bright spot for Left Jab Inc.

[lethal liberal]

Correction,Shavers did hold the title before this one,sorry for the bad info By the way,I want to wish everyone a very happy holiday season.

[Romultiltus]

Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament - First Round Match
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
24 December 2010

#1 Bob Murphy 57-30-5 (43) vs. #16 Tony Anthony 54-37-3 (38) 1DQ

9th Meeting (Anthony leads series 4-3-1)

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Round 1: Anthony comes out swinging. He seems to land everything that he throws at Murphy. Murphy is caught completely off-gaurd. Anthony reels off 60 unanswered punches and Murphy is out on his feet. Referee finally jumps in and waves an end to the bout @ 2:57 of the first round

Tony Anthony W-TKO1 Bob Murphy

[Romultiltus]

Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament - First Round Match
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
24 December 2010

#8 Karoly Balzsay 69-32-2 (49) vs. #9 Jimmy Adamick 66-30-4 (49)

10th Meeting (Balzsay leads series 5-4)

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Round 1: After a couple of clinches, Balzsay finds a home for his uppercut. Balzsay catched Adamick square on the chin. Adamick's right eye abruptly develops major swelling under it. Balzsay begins targeting the eye and the swelling worsens throughout the rest of the round

Round 2: Balzsay boxes beautifully, smoothing moving side to side and in and out. Fighters trade uppercuts. Adamick outlands Balzsay 35-22

Round 3: Adamick's corner hasn't done much between rounds to ruduce the swelling under his right eye. Referee warns Adamick for hitting on the break. Balzsay lands quick punches upstairs and downstairs. Adamick looks a bit unsteady. Adamick's swollen right eye is getting worse

Round 4: Both fighter quite active. Too close to call

Round 5: Adamick is doing more clinching than fighting. Referee warns Balzsay for using his elbows. Good round. Balzsay is slightly more active

Round 6: Adamick is warned by referee for holding and hitting. Adamick tries some fancy shoulder movement. Adamick's advancing is stopped cold by a 3-punch combination. Adamick's swollen right eye is getting worse and is affecting his vision. An accidental head butt opens a cut under Adamick's right eye

Round 7: Balzsay takes round off. Adamick does some good work

Round 8: Adamick starts excessively holding. Referee needs to break up the clinches. Swelling under Adamick's right eye is getting messy. Good round for Balzsay

Round 9: Adamick charges out of his corner and presses the action. A nice body shot puts Balzsay on shakey legs. Swelling appears around Balzsay's left eye

Round 10: Balzsay motions with his gloves for Adamick to "bring it on." Fighters circle ring. Referee admonishes Balzsay for a low blow and then deducts a point from Balzsay for good measure. Balzsay uses his footwork to keep Adamick off balance

Round 11: Adamick retreats after eating a strong uppercut. Adamick's right eye is almost closed. Adamick clinches. Balzsay lands another uppercut, stunning Adamick and follows it up with a clean short cross. Adamick drops like he was shot. Adamick is up by count of 4. Adamick is knocked down again - this time by a combination. Adamick struggles up at 8. Balzsay senses victory and pours it on. Referee grabs Adamick to save him from further punishment. The end comes at 2:41 of the round

Karoly Balzsay W-TKO11 Jimmy Adamick

[Romultiltus]

Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament - First Round Match
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
24 December 2010

#5 Michael Moorer 76-13-5 (54) vs. #12 Melio Bettina 53-30-2 (32) 2DQ

2nd Meeting (Moorer leads series 1-0)

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Round 1: Good opening round for Bettina. Bettina outlands Moorer 30-6

Round 2: Bettina picks up where he left off last round. Fighters bump heads repeatedly while fighting on the inside. Bettina controls round. At the bell, the referee has to get between the fighters as they stand and glare at each other

Round 3: Moorer finally steps up the pace. Moorer follows a jab with a hard overhand left. Bettina suffers a delayed reaction and lurches forward, unsteady. Moorer tries to capitalize and lets his hands go. Bettina survives the round

Round 4: Moorer hurts Bettina again. Bettina hits the canvas from a vicious hook. Bettina is up at 7 but his legs are wobbly. Bettina resorts to clinching and pinning Moorer's arms for the rest of the round

Round 5: Moorer is really fluid in his movement. Bettina tries to force Moorer into a corner. Moorer swarms Bettina scoring with both hands. Bettina folds over and goes down. Bettina struggles up at 5. The round ends with Bettina still unsteady

Round 6: Bettina seems to have recovered. Bettina catches Moorer flush. A small mouse forms under Moorer's right eye. Good round for Bettina

Round 7: Moorer is a bit slow getting off of his stool. Bettina is patiently and methodically advancing and cutting off the ring. Swelling under Moorer's right eye is getting worse. Round too close to call

Round 8: Round opens with a long clinch. After the Referee breaks the fighters apart, Moorer lands a perfect cross depositing Bettina to the mat again. Bettina is up at 8. Moorer senses Bettina is out on his feet. Another straight left by Moorer stuns Bettina. Referee has seen enough and stops the fight @ 2:19 mark

Michael Moorer W-TKO8 Melio Bettina

[Romultiltus]

Light Heavyweight EOY Tournament - First Round Match
Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff (WALES)
24 December 2010

#4 Bob Fitzsimmons 68-16-0 (54) vs. #13 Lucian Bute 54-34-5 (35)

9th Meeting (Fitzsimmons leads series 8-0)

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Round 1: Fitzsimmons starts with a high guard, leaving his midsection open. Close opening round. Bute lands more punches

Round 2: Fitzsimmons is favoring his ribs. Bute snaps his jab through Fitzsimmons' gloves. Too many clinches by Fitzsimmons. Bute has the advantage

Round 3: Bute did not sit between rounds and comes out quickly for Round 3. Fitzsimmons traps Bute's gloves under his arms and won't let go until the referee intervenes. More clinches by Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons bulls Bute into a corner and lands a couple of good body punches. Bute looks unfazed

Round 4: Bute tries to establish range by taking backwards half-steps. Fighters exchange punches in the center of the ring. Bute lands a thudding shot to Fitzsimmons' ribcage and he crumbles like stale bread to his knees. Fitzimmons quickly back up at 1.

Round 5: Bute is using the ring well. Fitzsimmons advances forward, bobbing and weaving. A hook to the jaw drops Fitzsimmons again. Referee reaches 10-count @ 1:54 of round

Lucian Bute W-KO5 Bob Fitzsimmons