The Pastime Boxing Association

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Jr. Lightweight Title Fight

#1 Cassius Baloyi (16-0-1, 12 KO)

VS
#3 Joel Casamayor (10-1-1, 7 KO)

Baloyi arrives here after a cut-induced TKO over Jesus Chavez, who was beating him rather handily at the time of the stoppage. It's but a blip, as Baloyi relishes his top ranking heading into the tournament final, and assures Casamayor will not get as fortunate as he did over Chavez.

The first three rounds are tactical and slower than expected, but things open up in the fourth and the crowd follows receptively. Baloyi seems ahead in the round until a late hook to the body and uppercut land with audible thuds, perhaps shifting the judges.

Casamayor is too quick for Baloyi in the fifth, and his jab seems to be finding the mark frequently. Mid-round, Baloyi is cut over the right eye. Casamayor closes out the round dominantly, and continues control through the 6th.

Baloyi coaxes the fight back to its slower pace in the 7th and it's to his advantage. He wins the 7th and 8th, in which he lands his best shot of the fight to that point, a solid cross in the final minute.

Round 9 also goes to Baloyi pretty clearly, but late in the round his cut is reopened.

Casamayor smells blood, and attacks from the bell in the 10th. The cut opens wider early and Baloyi, already seeming tired, now seems completely defensive. But he can't block Casamayor's barrage, and the fight is ultimately stopped, technically due to the cut but as much for punishment purposes as anything else.

Casamayor is the first Jr. Lightweight champion, by TKO at 1:26 of the 10th.

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Heavyweight Title Fight

#1 Vitali Klitschko (15-0-1, 13 KO)

vs

#3 Jack Dempsey (14-1, 14 KO)

The first heavyweight champion in PBA history will be determined tonight. Jack Dempsey obliterated Sam Peter in two rounds in his previous bout, while Klitschko benefited from a John L. Sullivan DQ to win a fight he had been losing at the time.

Dempsey and Klitschko don't spend much time feeling each other out. Klitschko is throwing more punches but Dempsey is blocking the abundance of them. Dempsey is fighting to get inside, where Klitschko's reach advantage isn't as relevant, but Vitaly keeps him outside and combines his jab and straight well for some effective combos.

Klitschko lands the first hard shot of the second, an early uppercut that rocks Dempsey, who responds with a stiff, straight right hand that snaps Klitschko's head back. Worse yet, it draws blood, outside the right eyebrow.
That scene turns Dempsey loose and his stalks Klitschko, who's covering up as well as he can while trying to stay outside again. He goes to the body without success, but it sets up a hook that drills Dempsey in the round's closing moments.

Klitschko takes the third, and Dempsey's left eye is swelling quickly. Regardless, he comes back for a strong fourth, as it seems his power shots are starting to find their mark, whereas to this point his jab was working but power shots were missing the mark. The trend continues in the fifth, and Dempsey's momentum and confidence seem to be growing.

Also growing though is the swelling by his left eye. Whereas Klitschko's corner has done a masterful job on his cut, Dempsey's swelling is getting worse by the moment. And, while Dempsey is a far more precise and accurate puncher, when Klitschko lands it's hurting.

Body, head, head...a 3-punch combo from Dempsey starts the sixth, which becomes a savage round. A cornered Klitschko absorbs a double jab that reopens his cut and Dempsey is relentless. A cross and a jab find the mark perfectly from Dempsey, but a brutal cross from Klitschko stops the attack cold. After regrouping, Dempsey fires back and the remainder of the round is a heavy-fisted slugfest that Dempsey seems to get the better of.

Klitschko is in evasive mode in the 7th, but it's effective, as his jab controls the round. The cut, however, wasn't closed, and what started as a sliver early in the fight is now a wide gash.

Meanwhile, Dempsey is fighting through horrific swelling that has to be limiting him...frightening given how accurate he's punching. The 8th bears that out, as Dempsey is landing at will.

The ninth marks the third straight round in which Klitschko's corner just can't stop the bleeding. He's come out of the corner with a stream each time. And, at 1:30 of the 9th, the doctor decides ultimately that it's now a legitimate concern...enough to end the fight to both the crowd's and Klitschko's disgust.

That said, the winner, and first PBA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION is JACK DEMPSEY!

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Jr. Middleweight Title Fight

#3 Winky Wright (13-0, 9 KO)

VS

#4 Alejandro Garcia (11-0, 11 KO)

This one doesn't figure to go the distance, and Wright asserts himself early in the first. A pattern develops over the first three rounds, in which Wright controls the early part of the round and Garcia fights back in the second half.

In the fourth, the round seems even until Wright lands a vicious low blow. Garcia takes his time and recovers, only to get knocked down before the round's end.

It gets no better for Garcia, though, as the pattern resumes...Wright controls the early part and Garcia is left trying to come back in each round. But gradually he loses the ability to answer in the second half. In the ninth, Wright drops him early in the ninth. Garcia offers little offense and late in the round Wright puts him down again, this time for good.

Winky Wright is the first PBA Junior Middleweight Champion, by KO at 2:54 of round 9!

[EMSoccerCoach]

Welterweight Title Fight

#2 Vernon Forrest (17-2, 12 KO)

VS

#4 Paul Williams (12-1, 7 KO)

An excellent fight here, as Williams hopes his upset knockout of Tommy Ryan carries him to the title. Forrest, however, is determined to prevent that.

High energy from the get-go, and the crowd is into it as these two don't stop punching. Forrest is a bit more precise, while Williams is going on volume. But Forrest sweeps the first three rounds, including a third in which Williams seems to be in real trouble. ]

He survives, though, and midway through the fourth catches Forrest with a combination that drops Vernon to the mat. He's up at four, takes the eight, and we move on. Forrest just tries to hang on, and does so successfully, but Williams has turned the tide.

Forrest takes it back in the fifth, though, and it looks like Williams missed his chance. The pace slows in the 6th, but picks right back up in the 7th and carries through evenly through the 10th, until Williams suffers a cut over his left eye.

More than hurting Williams, it seems to preoccupy him for the remainder of the fight. It reopens in the 12th, and the pace slows dramatically after that point.

In the end, the judges award a majority decision...142-142, 144-141, 144-140 for the winner, and FIRST PBA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION....
VERNON FORREST!!!!!

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JR. FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#1 Celestino Caballero (13-0, 12 KO)

VS

#2 Somsak Sithchatchawal (14-0, 11 KO)

One of only two title fights to this point to match undefeated fighters, prognosticators see this one as an exciting but short fight.

Short, in this case, means 2:31 of the first. That's how long it takes Caballero to knock Sithchatchawal cold with the second knockdown of the round (he'd dropped him just past the minute mark as well.)

The winner and FIRST JR. FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION...CELESTINO CABALLERO!!!

[EMSoccerCoach]

It's been almost a year since I touched this thread, or the game, and I'm not exactly sure why.

I need to see if I even still have this loaded up and can pick it up again.

[EMSoccerCoach]

Excellent...had backed this up on my external drive. Restored and ready to go.

[Infinity]

Welcome back......

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Infinity

Welcome back......

Ha, thanks!...I seriously can't remember why I stopped doing this. Time, I suppose, and my baseball dynasty. But this game is a lot of fun, and I was enjoying it. So we'll see how regular I can keep it going. Despite a year in real time having passed, the game wasn't touched since this point, so I don't have to do "catch up." Basically, it's picking up as if it were yesterday.

The final title matches are on the docket as we touch June 2009. A couple of the new champs will also be defending.

[EMSoccerCoach]

JR. WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#3 Ricky Hatton (13-2, 12 KO)

VS

#1 Amir Khan (16-2, 9 KO)

Khan arrives into the title fight off the heels of a knockout of Lovemore N'Dou, while Hatton enters off a second-round destruction of Carlos Maussa.

The pair start a bit cautiously early, as Khan's approach seems to be to attack the body then clinch before Hatton can response. Lather, rinse, repeat. And it seems effective in neutralizing Hatton's power early, though Hatton gets points for aggressiveness and still landing the more powerful blows, despite a strong second round by Khan in which Hatton was in trouble late.

An unintentional butt splits the top of Khan's nose in the 5th, and Hatton seems in control. He takes the 6th, too, but Khan responds with a more aggressive 7th and Hatton's defensive shortcomings become evident as Khan lands pretty much at will.

Khan continues to control the 8th, but loses a point for rabbit punching, drawing protests from his corner. Still, as the round ends, Hatton's corner has work to do on the swelling front.

Hatton buys time, though, hurting Khan with a brutal hook in the first half minute of the 9th that sets up a Hatton assault that leads to another round in his bank.

The 10th and 11th are fought in a phone booth, the action drawing a strong response from the crowd. And, while it seems Khan does a little more damage during the rounds, Hatton ends both on the up note.

There's no doubt who round 12 favors, as Khan gets dropped for the first time in the fight. He weathers the storm afterward, which also seems to exhaust a now nearly one-eyed Hatton.

Khan deals well with Hatton's evasive actions in the 13th and 14th, and fairly dull rounds likely tilt in Khan's favor, which it seems arguable Hatton can spare.

The 15th and final round starts slowly, but eventually turns into a slugfest over the final 90 seconds. Khan seems a tick faster and lands more, until the closing moments when Hatton again lets his hands go and rocks Khan as we head toward the bell and the first champion.

The winner, by UNANIMOUS DECISION of 143-140, 143-140, 144-141, and NEW PBA Jr. Welterweight champion....RICKY HATTON!

[EMSoccerCoach]

BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#1 Paulie Ayala (15-0-1, 2 KO)

VS

#2 Jimmy Barry (20-1, 12 KO)

Ayala fights for the vacant title after a split decision win over #4 Johnny Bredahl. Barry won a butt-cut-shortened unanimous decision over #3 Terry McGovern.

The early part of the fight favors Ayala here, as he is sticking and moving very well. If Barry corners him, Ayala ties him up. Barry's corner is frustrated by the sixth round, as Ayala has been cautioned on at least four occasions for dirty work inside, but ref Rocky Burke never takes a point away.

The tide turns in the 7th, when an early hook from Barry rattles Ayala's cage and puts him on his heels. Barry is relentless over the rest of the round, as Ayala tries to weather the storm. He stays on his feet, but takes a lot of punishment, punctuated by a low blow from Barry late in the round.

Ayala rebounds with a strong 8th, though, and he takes the 9th as well - landing his own low blow in the process, and it seems clear that Burke is going to let these guys get away with a lot tonight. Ayala is pushing that leniency to its limits.

Barry responds well though, and the action picks up a bit as the fight moves forward. More good exchanges, and Barry seems to be getting the best of them over the 10th and 11th before clearly winning the 12th.

The 13th slows a bit, but wakes up when a vicious hook from Barry staggers Ayala in the final minute and Barry follows up strong. Ayala stays up again, though.

The 14th sees Barry cautioned for hitting on the break. But when Ayala goes to the shoulders inside again, Burke apparently decides he's seen enough and finally takes a point from a loudly-objecting Ayala. Be it Barry's attack or Ayala's disgust at the deduction - or a combination of the two - within 30 seconds Ayala is on his back from a thunderous uppercut. Ayala rises and survives the round, bringing us to the 15th, which Barry controls handily.

Going to the cards, the issue seems to be how many of the early rounds Ayala was given in the eyes of the judges.

It's unanimous...144-140, 143-140, 144-139 for the winner, and new Bantamweight champion...JIMMY BARRY!

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JR. BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#1 Cristian Mijares (14-0, 5 KO)

VS

#2 Luis Alberto Perez (15-1, 15 KO)

Mijares enters after a dominant unanimous decision over #4 Jose Carita Lopez, who was undefeated at the time. Perez stopped #3 Ivan Hernandez by TKO in the 10th.

These two have met before, with Mijares handing Perez his lone loss, via a surprising third round knockout.

This one goes the same distance, but with a much different result. Perez cuts Mijares over the left eye less than a minute into the fight. After en even round two, Perez floors Mijares early in the third and pours it on before referee Lupe Garcia jumps in to save Mijares with 12 seconds left in the round. Perhaps a quick stoppage, given the title implications, but Mijares was undeniably hurt.

The winner and new Jr Bantamweight champ, by TKO at 2:48 of the third, is LUIS ALBERTO PEREZ!!!

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FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#3 Omar Narvaez (12-2, 7 KO)

vs

#1 Jimmy Wilde (14-0-1, 13 KO)

Narvaez enters off a unanimous decision win over Percy Jones in the semifinal, while Wilde got off the canvas to stop Lorenzo Parra by TKO in the 7th.

This one turns into a war. An even but action packed first round tilts toward Narvaez in the second, only to have Wilde blast Narvaez from pillar to post in a dominating third. The bout seems doomed to end shortly, but Narvaez responds by effectively slowing things in the 4th to allow himself time to recover.

That's negated in the 5th, when Wilde blasts him again for the duration, putting him down three times in the round. The 3 knockdown rule is not in effect, and Narvaez makes it through.

To Narvaez's credit though, he gets it together in the sixth, and actually leads the round late until a Wilde combination splits his lip, adding to his woes.

The 7th is all Wilde, and some at ringside are openly questioning how ref Luis Guzman has let the fight continue. The answer comes in the waning seconds of the round, as Narvaez pulls an uppercut out of nowhere that puts Wilde down on the canvas. He's up quickly, perhaps too quickly, and the bell sounds.

As the 8th opens, Wilde still looks a bit foggy, and Narvaez hammers him on the point of the chin with a cross early that exacerbates that fact. The next 2 1/2 minutes are a furious effort by Narvaez to put Wilde away, an effort that is ultimately successful when Wilde hits the deck late and can't get back to his feet, resulting in an incredible comeback victory by Narvaez, who becomes the PBA's first Flyweight champion by knockout at 2:50 of the 8th.

[Infinity]

An absolutely shocking result with Wilde losing! Rematch!!!....

[EMSoccerCoach]

Originally Posted by Infinity

An absolutely shocking result with Wilde losing! Rematch!!!....

Wilde needs to work his way back up after this, but he'll get another crack eventually I would think. He just needs to be active enough to climb back up.

Glad to be back doing this.

[EMSoccerCoach]

JR. FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

#1 Ulises Solis (21-1, 18 KO)

vs

#2 Koki Kameda (12-0, 11 KO)

This one doesn't figure to go long. Kameda is responsible for Solis' only loss, knocking him out in the 6th round of their first encounter.

As one would expect, these two unload within seconds of the opening bell, and the pace in an even round one is frenetic.

Kameda takes control early in the second, rocking Solis early. Solis responds well, though, and takes the middle section only to have Kameda come back and close strong to take the round.

Kameda lands a good cross early in the third. But Solis' counter is better, and Kameda is in trouble. He never goes down, to his credit, but Solis wins the round handily.

Back and forth we go, Kameda repeating his work of the second round, dominating early. He keeps it up this time, and though Solis comes on late, the round is clearly Kameda's.

Despite the action and heavy blows, both fighters look comfortable to start the fifth. That makes what happens next all the more disappointing. A violent clash of heads splits Solis' eye in ugly fashion, a gaping cut the ringside doctor has no choice but to declare too bad to continue, sending the fight to the cards.

Most ringside observers had it even through four. But only the judges matter. They agreed with the crowd on the first three rounds. But the fourth, which most everyone had for Kameda, is declared even on one, for Solis on the other, giving Solis a majority decision victory 39-38, 39-37, 38-38 to make him the PBA's first Jr. Flyweight champion.

[EMSoccerCoach]

PBA Champions

As of four-man tournaments being completed

Heavyweight - Jack Dempsey TKO 9

Vitali Klitschko vs. John L. Sullivan DQ 11
Samuel Peter vs. Jack Dempsey KO 2

Cruiserweight - David Haye MD 15 (144-143 (x2), 144-144)

Steve Cunningham vs Giacobbe Fragomeni UD 12 116-109 (x2), 117-109
David Haye vs Krzysztof Wlodarczyk TKO 3

Light Heavyweight - Jack O'Brien UD 15 (145-139 (x2), 144-140)

Jack O'Brien vs Georges Carpentier DQ 4
Gabriel Campillo vs Tomasz Adamek KO 7

Middleweight - Billy Papke TKO 11

Billy Papke vs Kelly Pavlik UD 116-113, 116-111, 115-112.
NP Jack Dempsey vs Frank Klaus KO 12

Jr. Middleweight - Winky Wright KO 9

Sergio Martinez vs Alejandro Garcia KO 5
Kassim Ouma vs Winky Wright UD 12 (117-110 (x2), 116-111)

Welterweight - Vernon Forrest MD 15 (144-141, 144-140, 142-142)

Tommy Ryan vs Paul Williams KO 10
Vernon Forrest vs Andre Berto KO 6

Jr. Welterweight - Ricky Hatton UD 15 (144-139 (x2), 143-140)

Amir Khan vs Lovemore N'dou TKO 9
Carlos Maussa vs Ricky Hatton KO 2

Lightweight - Benny Leonard UD 15

Jack McAuliffe vs Juan Diaz TKO 6
Benny Leonard vs Jose Luis Castillo SD 12 115-111, 114-112, 111-115

Jr. Lightweight - Joel Casamayor TKO 10

Cassius Baloyi vs Jesus Chavez TKO 10
Yodsanan Nanthachai vs Joel Casamayor MD 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114

Featherweight - Juan Manuel Marquez UD 15 (146-134, 146-135, 145-136)

Juan Manuel Marquez vs Young Corbett II UD 115-111 (x2), 115-110.
Steven Luevano vs Eric Aiken UD 7 59-55, 58-56, 57-56.

Jr. Featherweight - Celestino Caballero KO 1

Celestino Caballero vs Yober Ortega KO 6
Somsak Sithchatchawal vs Joan Guzman SD 12 (115-113, 115-112, 113-114)

Bantamweight - Jimmy Barry UD 15 (144-140, 144-139, 143-140)

Paulie Ayala vs Johnny Bredahl SD 12 (115-111, 116-111, 112-114)
Jimmy Barry vs Terry McGovern UD 7 (68-64, 67-65 (x2))

Jr. Bantamweight - Luis Alberto Perez KO 3

Cristian Mijares vs Jose Carita Lopez UD 12 (119-110 (x2), 118-111)
Luis Alberto Perez vs Ivan Hernandez TKO 10

Flyweight - Omar Narvaez KO 8

Jimmy Wilde vs Lorenzo Parra TKO 7
Percy Jones vs Omar Narvaez UD 114-112

Jr. Flyweight - Ulises Solis MD 5

Belbis Mendoza vs Koki Kameda KO 4
Ulises Solis vs Brahim Asloum UD116-112 (x2), 117-111

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JR. FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

CHAMPION Celestino Caballero (15-0, 14 KO)

VS

#2 Ricardo Cordoba (14-2, 9 KO)

Caballero is the first of the initial champions to defend his strap, and why shouldn't he be. He needed only 2:31 to dispatch of Somsak Sithchatchawal to get the belt.

After a 3-2 start to his pro career - losing to Sithchatchawal and Juan Manuel Lopez - Cordoba has run off 11 straight wins, making him a tough challenge for a first defense.

Cordoba isn't messing around, as he pounces on Caballero early, and the champion finishes the first looking as much in shock as in pain, seeming completely unprepared for the rough start.

Caballero gathers himself in the second, taking the round clearly. But early in the third, Cordoba drops him for a 7 count. Caballero gets up, but is pummeled for the duration and the champ's reign seems to be in quick trouble.

With his left eye swelling, Caballero turns it on in the fourth. Cordoba is pinned and Caballero works him over, drilling an uppercut about 1:30 in that puts Cordoba half out it appears. The assault continues, and Cordoba tries to find space but Caballero won't let him. Cordoba rattles off a combination to try and stop the attack, but Caballero keeps coming. A perfect right, a strong left and a punishing uppercut come amidst an assault that goes unanswered. But with 15 seconds left in the round, Cordoba's corner calls for the halt to the bout. Everyone, including Caballero is shocked. Cordoba, dazed and confused, roams back to his corner, which must have seen something they didn't like.

The winner by TKO at 2:48 of the 4th, and still champion, Celestino Caballero!

[EMSoccerCoach]

Funny, just watched Caballero in real life against Jason Litzau...won't give result here, of course.

[EMSoccerCoach]

JR. LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT

CHAMPION Joel Casamayor (12-1-1, 9 KO)

VS

NR Mzonke Fana (8-3, 3 KO)

The champ takes on what should be an easy task in his first defense.

It's easy, and aside from the knockdowns, fairly dull. Fana clinches and runs for the most part, especially after being dropped twice in the second. Casamayor tags him in a barrage in the 5th, putting him down for good.

The winner at 1:27 of the 5th, and still PBA Jr. Lightweight champion...JOEL CASAMAYOR!!!