Toney (69-4-3, 1 ND, 43 KO’s) 233 lbs vs. Peter (26-1, 22 KO’s) 257 lbs
Heavyweights
Judges – Flaherty, Rochin, Van Hoy
Referee: Raul Caiz Sr.
Round 1 – Both jabbing. Toney misses a wild counter right. They’re right in front of each other, Toney with his left down. P busy with his left. Both guys clubbing with right. P lands good left hook. T on the ropes. Back in the center of the ring. T’s awkward style making P miss. T’s shots one at a time. P busier. Good one-two by P. Good right by P at the bell.
10-9 P
Round 2 – Good combo by T. P still pawing with the jab. T’s jab is a little better this round. P gets a left hook followed by a right, T comes back. Good action. P keeping the jab in his face. Good right by T. Good exchange in the middle of the ring. T’s hands very low. T works body, P comes bak with ashort right. P gets in a counter right. Good right by T. Big flurry at the end. Tough to score.
10-9 T, 19-19
Round 3 – T cracks him with a solid right. P swinging hard, looks like he’s getting mad. Good right by P. T wild, off0balance. P pressing him on the ropes. P drills him to the body. They trade in the center with jabs. P pressing forward, to the ropes. P doing well in the corner. T comes back, P presses him. Huge right by P, T wobbly.
10-9 P, 29-28 P
Round 4 – P back to the attack. Misses wild overhand right. Good short right on the inside by P. They trade stiff jabs. Pace slows a bit. T trying to lure him to the ropes, P refuses. P’s nose bleeding. P gets a right in. T picking his shots, P winding up. Good left by P. T comes back with a right. P tags him with a right. T doing too much screwing around. That was a very close round, T took some solids shots in the final 10 seconds while turning to the announcers and saying something. Very close round.
10-9 T, 38-38
Round 5 – Good exchange to start the round. Huge right by P, T holding ropes. T wobbly. P doing well behind a heavy jab. T seems to be back. Big right to the boyd by P stuns T. T cracks P with a right, P’s mouth bleeding.
10-9 P, 48-47 P
Round 6 – T’s quick hands dominate the first minute. T tags him with a solid right. P punishing him on the ropes. T doubles up with the left, head and body. Big lefts by P, P’s face busted up.
10-9 T, 57-57
Round 7 – T lands several heavy jabs to start. Action slows. Good left by P. Follows with a clubbing right. T really dictating the action, P not doing much. Good exchange in the corner. P scores with two big shots at the end. T controlled most of the round.
10-9 T, 67-66 T
Round 8 – Fight has fallen into a pattern. P not doing much to start, T working from the outside, then P comes on and lands some big shots. They trade solid shots at the 10 second mark. Least action of any round, P may very well have stolen it with the last 10 seconds.
10-9 T, 77-75 T
Round 9 – T more aggressive to start, once again. Big flurry from P, body and head. Big left from t. T launching big shots. P gets a right over the top. One point deducted from P for hitting with both hands on either side of T’s head. P comes out firing afterthe timeout. P finishes strong.
10-8 T, 87-83 T
Round 10 – Trade big shots, P’s right staggers T. P pins him to the corner and fires big shots, T blocks some. P doing well on T against the ropes. Another close round.
10-9 P, 96-93 T
Round 11 – T doing all the work to start again. P never really had his big moment in this round.
10-9 T, 106-102 T
Round 12 – P nails him with a big right. Good lefts by P. Sneaky right by T. P digs the body. P doing all the work, landing all the shots.
10-9 P
Final Score: 115-112 for James Toney. Official Scores upcoming.
Judges 116-111 P
Hoy 115 – 112 T
Flaherty 116-111 P
Saturday Jul 7 ALCINE UD12 over TRAVIS SIMMS
Round 1 – Alcine starts slow. Simms throws heavy punches, not much damage.Simms doubleing and tripleing up on the left hand. Not much action.
10-9 Simms, 10-9 Simms
Round 2 – Simms tries right uppercut and misses. Still slow action, Alcine not doing much. Alcine moving forward, throws a couple of combos around the 1:00 mark. Simms looking to counter, but not too much to counter so far. Now Alcine coming in and firing a little more, they get tied up. Alcine warned for stepping on Simms’ foot.
10-9 Simms, 20-18 Simms
Round 3 – A minute in Alcine still not able to mount an offense. It’s an ugly fight so far. Good right by Alcine on the inside. Better round for Alcine, though nothing real big landing.
10-9 Simms, 30-27 Simms
Round 4 – Alcine continues the increased activity he started last round but it is leading to more clinches rather than two-way action. A real tough fight to watch. Both guys warned for rabbit punches. A flurry down the stretch but not many clean punches landing.
10-9 Simms, 40-36 Simms
Round 5 – The ugliness continues. Alcine firing off more shots from the outside and getting there with afew.
10-9 Alcine, 49-46 Simms
Round 6 – Ref Ortega takes a point away from Alcine for hitting on the break. Looks to be a hometown move. Alcine steps up the pace. Best action of the fight so far. Ortega tells Alcine he’ll take a point next time he holds and hits.
9-9, 58-55 Simms
Round 7 – Good lead left by Alcine. Simms really not getting much done. Now Simms lands a combo and a lead left. Big right by Alcine, Simms complains to ref. Legit shot. Alcine hammering him on the ropes. Simms comes back but Alcine gets there with two more shots. Big round for Alcine.
10-9 Alcine, 67-65 Simms
Round 8 – Alcine pressing, working behind the jab. When they get inside they get tied up. Simms being warned for holding, twice in last round, once in this round. Good left by Simms, Alcine comes back and they get tied up. Ortega takes a point from Simms. The holding is blatant.
10-8 Alcine, 75-75
Round 9 –Alcine starts out strong behind the left. Simms knocked down, looked like a slip or maybe his foot was stepped on. Alcine follows it up strong, putting on the pressure. Good counter punching from Simms, but at isolated moments.
10-8 Alcine, 85-83 Alcine
Round 10 – A left landed softly as Simms’ right foot slipped on the knockdown last round. Legit call, though quirky. Simms switches to righty, now back and forth. Alcine busy, driving Simms to ropes. Good counters inside by Simms as Alcine rushes in.
10-9 Alcine, 95-92 Alcine
Round 11 – Simms slips again on advertising on canvas. Alcine warned again for holding and hitting. Simms countering good on another Alcine rush. Same awkward pattern, Alcine not as effective.
10-9 Simms, 104-102 Alcine
Round 12 – Simms starts righty. They have a jabbing contest. Both doing well with the jab. Alcine’s jabs are stiffer. Good combo by Simms. Clubbing right by Alcine. Alcine drives him to the ropes and digs the body. Tied up in the center of the ring again. And again. Simms needs to show more urgency with 30 seconds to go, still looking to counter. Now he leaps in and they tie up. It ends, fittingly, with a clinch.
10-9 Alcine, 114-111 Alcine. Judges could come up with just about anything in Simms’ hometown. The crowd booed when the bell rang.
Judges: 114-111, 115-110, 116-109 Alcine.
Saturday Jul 28 FORREST UD12 over BALDOMIR
Baldomir (43-10-6, 13 KO’s) 154 pounds
Forrest (38-2-1, 28 KO’s) 154 pounds
Ref: Mike Ortega
Round One – Forrest looks in great shape, Baldomir a little soft in the middle. Tactical start. Nothing of significance lands in first half of round. Forrest boxing and moving well. Baldomir misses with wild overhand right. Forrest working the jab. Forrest moving away from B’s attacks very well. Baldomir gets a couple of shots in to the body, gets warned. Good start for Forrest for what he needs to do against Baldomir.
10-9 F, 10-9 F
Round Two – More action in the first minute, but neither guy is landing solid shots very often. Baldomir gets in a couple of wide right hands, but not very flush. Baldomir leaping in with his attack. Forrest handling it well, so far. Baldomir appears to be getting frustrated. Good right by Forrest, then one by Baldomir. It’s heating up.
10-9 F, 20-18 F
Round Three – Forrest using his height well. Forrest firing bigger shots to start this round. They hit a lull at the midway point, then Baldomir lands a lead left to the jaw. Another. Baldomir getting in a little closer and landing more in the second half of the round. Baldomir wins the round by pressing the attack.
10-9 B, 29-28 F
Round Four – Good right hand by Forrest stuns Baldomir. Good left hook by Baldomir. Forrest comes back to the body and lands a stinging left to the head. Forrest on the attack, Baldomir right in front of him. Clash of heads. Good right by Forrest and he moves to his right. Good right by Baldomir. Big left by Forrest as Baldomir complains.
10-9 F, 39-37 F
Round Five – Solid left from Forrest. He can’t hurt Baldomir but he’s getting his big punches in from time to time. Baldomir’s only one shot a time himself, but not as heavy. Nice left by Forrest. Again. Baldomir stays right in front of him but can’t get much done. Very good movement from Forrest. Frustrating Baldomir. They trade in close. Both guys trying the uppercut.
10-9 F, 49-46 F
Round Six – Baldomir bores in over the first minute, landing occasionally but not hard. Good right by Baldomir. Forrest comes back with the jab and a big right to the body. Another clash of heads. Baldomir gets a lead right in, but then there’s nothing there to hit. Nice jab by Forrest snaps Baldomir’s head back. Forrest warned for hitting low. They battle inside, Forrest’s shots are bigger. Nice combo by Baldomir as he leaps in.
10-9 F, 59-55, F
Round Seven – Baldomir gets a good right in. They trade uppercuts on the inside. Big left by Forrest. Nothing deters Baldomir, he keeps coming forward. Forrest keeps giving him angles. Two stinging lefts snap Baldomir’s head back. Good left by Baldomir just before the bell.
10-9 F, 69-64 F
Round Eight – Good start for Baldomir, a couple shots get in while Forrest moves. Multiple jabs from Forrest. Baldomir drops his arms in frustration. Forrest not doing much this round, maybe taking a breather. Not much action, slight edge to Baldomir.
10-9 B, 78-74 F
Round Nine – Forrest picking him apart from the outside. Baldomir scores with a big right. Forrest loses a point for a low blow right after he got tagged. Baldomir really pressing the attack now but Forrest is on his bicycle. Big right by Forrest. They trade big shots along the ropes. Baldomir motioning for Forrest to come to him, drops his hands. Crowd boos.
10-8 B, 86-84 F
Round Ten – Forrest staying away. Good right by Forrest. Baldomir’s pressing forward but Forrest is landing some big blows. Forrest is managing the distance well.
10-9 F, 96-93 F
Round Eleven – Both guys are tired. Not much lands over the first minute. Baldomir’s doing all the work, Forrest is on the move. Good one-two by Forrest. Baldomir clubs him over the top. Nice right by Forrest. Baldomir gets there with aright. Good right inside by Forrest. Follows up with aleft.
10-9 F, 106-102 F
Round Twelve – Baldomir is a little more effective over the first minute. Forrest snaps his head back with a big left. Then again. Forrest knocks the mouthpiece out with a left. Baldomir cranks it up in the last 30 seconds but gets almost nothing done.
10-9 F, 116-111 F
Official Scores: 118-109, 118-109, 116-111
Saturday Oct 13 JUAN DIAZ TKO9 OVER JULIO DIAZ
IBF champion Julio Diaz (34-3, 25 KOs)
WBA, WBO champion Juan Diaz (32--0, 16 KOs)
Referee: Geno Rodriguez
ROUND ONE - Juan on the attack as always. Julio moving well, throwing combos. Overhand right scores for Juan. Two solid shots to Julio's head, no damage. A couple good shots on the way in for Juan. Three-punch combo to Julio's face. Juan's shots heavier, as expected. Julio "shoeshining" him on occastion. Good straight right to Julio's face. Good action.
10-9 Juan, 10-9 Juan
ROUND TWO - Good exchanges for first minute. Julio does well moving back. Juan opens up and fires hard combo, mostly blocked. Juan firing off uppercuts, gets a good right upper in. Juan's shots still heavier but Julio is taking them well. Julio standing in front of him now, not moving. Julio turns southpaw. Another upper from Juan. Julio with big right. They're toe to toe. Julio staying in there. Great exchanges down the stretch.
10-9 Juan, 20-18 Juan
ROUND THREE - Julio southpaw again 30 seconds in. Julio doing better staying outside again. Four-punch combo from Julio. Juan misses wildly. Good right hands by Juan. Julio now crowding him again. Julio doing well but his shots aren't heavy enough to give him the edge. Maybe setting something up for later. Good flurry by Juan. Juan scores upstairs with right and left.
10-9 Juan, 30-27 Juan
ROUND FOUR - Julio starts on the outside again. Juan gets in with a right. Julio southpaw. Good right hook by Julio. Solid combo by Juan to the head. Julio stands right in front and Juan drills him. Juan's shots not landing completely solid, but he's easily winning. Another round like the previous three.
10-9 Juan, 40-36 Juan
ROUND FIVE - Juan really digging the body with Julio right in front of him. Good toe-to-toe action in the center of the ring but Juan finishes the exchange. Julio scores with a left, gets a body shot in return. Julio pushing him back. Juan plows ahead and opens up. Juan rallies at the end.
10-9 Juan, 50-45 Juan
ROUND SIX - Same pattern, Julio boxes, then starts to crowd Juan. Julio uses his head in a clinch. Juan opens up in anger. They take turns throwing combos on the inside, Juan's always more telling. Good right turns Julio. Juan follows up. Back to phone-booth warfare.
10-9 Juan, 60-54 Juan
ROUND SEVEN - Julio's set up on the inside and fought southpaw most of the fight. He's proved whatever point he had in mind on those terms, but is losing every round. Juan's essentially pot-shotting. Good one-two on the inside by Julio. Juan finishes with a lengthy flurry but does little damage.
10-9 Juan, 70-63 Juan
ROUND EIGHT - Julio gets warned for using his head again and he's really pulled out all the stops as far as questionable tactics. Headbutting and elbows have been his best weapons so far. All-action Juan keeps the pressure on, Julio fires back but to little effect. Julio tries to rally in last 10 seconds but Juan fires as well.
10-9 Juan, 80-72 Juan
FIGHT IS STOPPED BETWEEN ROUNDS. JUAN DIAZ WINS. JULIO DOESN'T ANSWER THE BELL FOR ROUND NINE
Saturday Nov 3 MARQUEZ UD12 OVER JUAREZ
Juan Manuel Marquez was extremely sharp in scoring a comfortable decsion over a very determined Rocky Juarez in their super featherweight championship fight. Juarez was cut in the first round by an accidental clash of heads and the blood flowed from the corner of his left eye throughout. Rocky lived up to his namesake, in effort at least, but the skills of Marquez proved to be too much on this night at the Desert Diamond Casino in Tuscon, AZ.
There was much pre-fight talk about scar tissue on the forehead of Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KO's). But when the two fighters finally began their once-delayed fight, it was Juarez (27-4, 19 KO's) who was cut by an unintentional head butt in round one. The cut bothered the Olympian throughout, though it is hard to say how much.
Marquez, meanwhile, was very precise from the outside. He even threw uppercuts from distance, some of which landed. It was the combination punching of Marquez that carried the day for most of the fight. Juarez got his best work done when letting his hands go but all too often his attack was limited to single punches.
Golden Boy Promotions put on the fight and Showtime televised with roughly 2,500 fans looking on. GBP main man Oscar De La Hoya said afterwards that the next logical fight for Marquez would be a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. JMM survived three first-round knockdowns to come back and earn a draw with Pacquiao in their first fight.
Here's the round-by-round report of Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Rocky Juarez:
ONE – Jabbing contest for first half of the round. Marquez working the body from distance. Juarez cut near left eye. Marquez picks up the pace. Close round.
10-9 M, 10-9 M
TWO – Cut was from head butt. Good lead left by Juarez. fsdAnother. Marquez coming back strong from the outside. Double jab by Marquez. Marquez solid with the left hand. Juarez working the jab, coming up short. Marquez sharp shooting from distance.
10-9 M, 20-18 M
THREE – Good two-way action. Marquez still has the upper hand. Marquez’ punches are very precise. Juarez gets a right in to the head of Marquez.
10-9 M, 30-27 M
FOUR – Marquez does very good work to the body from the outside. Juarez throwing lots of one-twos but mostly blocked by Marquez. Bell rang a minute early. Juarez was actually doing fairly well.
10-9 M, 40-36 M
FIVE – Lead left upper by Marquez lands. Juarez drives him to the ropes but doesn’t get much done. Good left lands by Juarez. Good left hook by Juarez to the head. Juarez drives in, Marquez drills him with upper. Marquez is surgical with his punches. A better round for Juarez behind his left hand, but Marquez still won it.
10-9 M, 50-45 M
SIX – Juarez not as busy this round. Marquez throwing heavy shots from outside. Two good lefts for Juarez. Marquez drills him with a left to the head. They trade left hooks. Marquez still working the body.
10-9 M, 60- 54 M
SEVEN – Solid left hook to the head from Marquez. Juarez gets inside but misses and Marquez counters him. Juarez continues to get inside and does well with combos. Marquez finishes strong from the outside.
10-9 M, 70-63 M
EIGHT – Two good lefts inside by Juarez. Marquez comes right back. Marquez digs the body from outside again. Big right upper by Marquez. Marquez turning up the heat. Another counter left hook by Juarez. Hot exchange at the bell.
10-9 M, 80-72 M
NINE – Good first minute for Juarez. Marquez starts throwing again and scores with both hands, head and body. Two good lefts from Juarez to Marquez’ head. A left to the jaw by Juarez. Rocky finally wins a round.
10-9 J, 89-82 M
TEN – Marquez stays outside and fires precision shots. Juarez tries to get inside. Juarez pins him to the ropes but doesn’t get anything done. Multi-punch combo by Marqeuz.
10-9 M, 99-91 M
ELEVEN – Juarez comes out with a purpose, pins Marquez to the ropes. Maruqez fights off the ropes. Big left hook rocks Marquez. Marquez comes back with combinations. Cut is really bleeding heavily. Marquez peppers him over the last 10 seconds.
Joe Calzaghe won his super middleweight superfight against Mikkel Kessler by pulling away over the second half of the fight. Kessler threw the bigger punches throughout but Calzaghe's seemingly endless supply of energy had the last word.
Official scores were 117-111, 116-112 and 116-112, all for Calzaghe.
The two undefeated champions put on a thrilling show in Cardiff, Wales, the home of Calzaghe. Kessler fought very well and appeared to have Calzaghe out of rhythm until the fifth round. At that point, Calzaghe's famously awkward, high-energy style began to carry the fight. As Kessler looked to measure and counter punch with big shots, Calzaghe fought in spurts, threw punches from odd angles and was difficult for Kessler to hit with clean punches.
Joe Calzaghe's record is now 44-0 with 32 KOs, while Kessler tastes defeat for the first time and falls to 39-1 with 29 KOs.
Here's the round-by-round recap:
ONE – JC pressing the action. JC boring in, gets warned. MK misses with a straight right, the weapon of choice against a lefty. Almost nothing lands in the first minute. Tactical now. JC gets a straight left in, not hard. MK looks solid, JC awkward. Still nothing significant has landed two inutes in. Looping left lands for MD, MK comes back with a straight right. MK lands a short right counter as JC is off balance.
10-9 MK, 10-9 MK
TWO – JC lands a glancing left. MK scores with astraight left and comes back with a one-two. MK seems in control, JC seems to be searching for a way to score. Neither has hlanded all that well yet, but if appearances count for anything, MK looks in control. JC’s often very affective aggression seems to be neutralized and now he’s searching. MK scores with a right. I may be a bit premature but MK looks like a MUCH better fighter. Good right by JC, no followup. They trade in the center of the ring as the bell rings.
10-9 MK, 20-18 MK
THREE – Punchstat numbers show JC with edge in thrown and landed but I just see MK as much more effective. MK down from slipping on the logo, no knockdown. JC leaps in, MK fires back. MK getting off with the right. Fight really heating up. JC all over him. JC’s punches wide, MK shooting down the middle. JC drops his hands and poses, that isn’t wise. JC scoring from outside. JC working well from outside now. Lands a looping left and bores in with his hands down. Kessler scores with a right. JC scores with a left. MK with a right at the bell.
10-9 JC, 29-28 MK
FOUR – Both start a little more cautious. Good exchange, MK lands solid with both hands. Solid upper by MK. Back to pattern, JC more active, MK more effective. MK scores with straight right. MK gets the upper in again. MK really taking control. MK firing the upper regularly now.
10-9 MK, 39-37 MK
FIVE – JC lands a straight right lead. MK measuring, countering well. JC takes first half of round with more activity. JC working well behind the jab. Not one upper from MK after 2 ½ minutes. MK has slight blood flow from nose. Good right by MK before the bell.
10-9 JC, 48-47 MK
SIX – MK scores with solid left to the head. Good right to the body by MK. JC scores with three-punch combo. JC coming on. MK misses with two shots, JC counters with solid right to the face. JC in control, MK searching. MK tries the upper, misses, tries a vicious short right and also misses. JC’s best round.
10-9 JC, 57-57
SEVEN – MK out more aggressive this round. JC scores with a flurry to the head. Again for JC, MK driven back. Good right by MK, followed by upper, MK keeps the heat on. JC comes back with big lefts. JC bleeding from his forehead. Stiff right by MK lands. MK lands left hood to the body. JC’s pace slowing down. Tough round to score.
10-9 JC, 67-66 JC
EIGHT – MK pressing, JC going back. JC stems the tide briefly with one-two that lands to the head. Stiff right to the head by MK. MK heeding his corner’s urging to step it up. MK scores with the upper. MK throwing everything. JC drills him to the body. JC coming forward now. JC drives him to the ropes. Ref jumps in when MK is rocked and warns JC about hitting behind the head. Toe-to-toe to the bell.
10-9 MK, 76-76
NINE – Big right by MK. JC still busier. JC drops his hands again and gets away with it. MK scores with both hands. JC drills him with a left to the head. Stiff jab by MK. JC bores in, works the body then goes upstairs. JC finishing the exchanges. Good finish for JC.
10-9 JC, 86-85 JC
TEN – Good right to the body by MK. MK lands with looping left. JC leaps in, scores with right. MK comes back with both hands. JC digs the body, snaps MK’s head back with a right. Big right by JC. MK not busy. MK flurries, lands twice to the head. Another right to the head by MK. MK firing big rights. JC comes back with two down the middle. JC drives him to the ropes, MK spins off but gets tagged.
10-9 JC, 96-94 JC
ELEVEN – JC digs the body, follows with a left to the head. JC lands an upper. Good right by MK. JC comes back with numbers. JC showboating now. JC mauls him with a flurry. They’re getting tangled up a lot now. JC showing tons of energy, MK laboring.
10-9 JC, 106-103 JC
TWELVE – JC driving him back with left jabs. MK tags him inside with three rights. Another lead right by MK. Big upper by MK. MK coming forward, going for it. MK trying for the homerun. MK digs the body, follows with straight left to the face. MK drills him with the right in last 10 seconds.
Round One - Big Pavlik chant. They trade big lefts. They're right in the center of the ring. Taylor jabbing well. Pavlik's face getting red already. Pavlik scores with two shots inside. Huge right by Pavlik. Taylor stunned. One-two by Pavlik. Big right by Taylor. It's war. Close round. Pavlik's punches bigger. 10-9 P.
Round Two - Pavlik gets a good right in. Good right by Taylor. Both jabbing now. Taylor with a couple of combos. Fewer big shots landing this round. Good right by Taylor. 10-9 T, 19-19.
Round Three - Pavlik comes out pressing behind the jab. They trade rights. Taylor not pressing the attack much. Big right by Taylor. Good left jab by Taylor. Taylor scores to the head. Taylor digs the body. 10-9 T, 29-28 T.
Round Four -Good exchange for both. Pavlik head hunting. Two good jabs by Pavlik. Solid one-two by Pavlik. Pavlik really dictating the action with his jab. They trade rights, Taylor's was harder. Pavlik drills him with the right. 10-9 P, 38-38.
Round Five - Good right by Pavlik. Taylor scores with a leaping left. Good overhand right by Taylor. Pavlik digs the body. Taylor's got blood coming from his nose. Taylor finishes strong but Kelly was in charge most of the round. 10-9 P, 48-47 P.
Round Six - Taylor has done well to stay off the ropes. The fight is right on top of the Corona logo. Pavlik's really getting dialed in, scoring with both hands, Taylor doesn't respond. Big right by Taylor. Good body shots by Taylor. Two good shots by Taylor. Solid right by Pavlik. Taylor finishes strong. Close round. 10-9 P, 58-56 P
Round Seven - Good start by Pavlik. Taylor's attack is sporadic. Slowest round of the fight so far. Taylor works the body. Pavlik comes down the middle with a right. Taylor does almost nothing over the last 30 seconds. 10-9 P, 68-65 P.
Round Eight - A rare clinch. Pavlik backs him up to the ropes. All Pavlik at the half-way point. Taylor just moving and covering up. A good combo by Taylor. Pavlik bleeding from his nose. Big right by Taylor. Good exchange at the bell. 10-9 T, 77-75 P.
Round Nine - Pavlik doing all the punching in the first minute. Taylor catches him with a right as Pavlik was leaping in. Another good right by Taylor as he steps up the pace. A good left by Taylor. Good right by Pavlik. Pavlik landing solid shots down the stretch. 10-9 P, 87-84 P.
Round Ten - Both come out with a purpose. Pavlik busier, Taylor flurries sporadically. Good three-punch combo by Taylor. Taylor coming on strong. 10-9 T, 96-94 P.
Round Eleven - Good body shot by Pavlik, Taylor grimaces. Two hooks to the body by Taylor. Taylor warned for low blows. Pavlik coming forward. Solid left hook by Taylor. Pavlik rocks him with a right. Taylor's tired. 10-9 P, 106-103 P.
Round Twelve - Pavlik trying to dig the body as he was told. Huge right hand by Taylor. Good exchange. Pavlik presses on, Taylor looks wiped out. Good combos by Pavlik. Pavlik stalks. Pavlik driving him back with both hands. Taylor flurries, they clinch, it's over. 10-9 P, 116-112 P
Official Scores coming up.
117-111, 115-113, 116-112 Pavlik.
Prelims:
Fernando Montiel defended his WBO super flyweight title with a punishing fourth round stoppage of Martin Castillo. A huge left hook dropped Castillo in the first and a barrage along the ropes that ended with a fierce left to the body ended matters in the fourth. Official time: 1:56.
Cristian Mijares won a split decision over Jose Navarro in a very entertaining fight. Mijares retained his WBC super flyweight title. Scores: 115-113, 117-111 and 108-120 (????).
Ronald Hearns stopped Juan Astorga in the final round of their scheduled eight round junior middleweight bout. Official time: 1:10.
Saturday Mar 1 VAZQUEZ SD12 OVER MARQUEZ
One – V coming forward but M lands the first two solid shots, both lefts. V misses with a sweeping left hook and M flurries. Solid left to body by M. Halfway, V hasn’t landed anything significant. They trade on the inside. Good lead right by M turns V’s head. Good left by V. M moving. V coming on behind the left. Good combo by M. Great round, the saga continues. 10-9 M.
Two – First minute not as torrid, but still fast paced. It’s heating up with a minute to go. V wobbles him with a left and follows with a right. M back with the jab. Heavy exchange at the bell. Tough to score, M dictated the pace and boxed well, V landed the heavier shots. 10-9 V, 19-19.
Three – Body shot hurts V. Ref says headbutt, no cut. M jabbing well. V gets off with double jab. M still busier. M goes low, gets warned. V’s attack almost completely neutralized this round. 10-9 M, 29-28 M.
Four – V starts faster this round. M gets there with a right. V may be pressing because his nose got busted up again. Another accidental headbutt, no cut. Solid left by M, V is down after follow up shots. M is wobbled now. Huge left by V. They trade inside. M with a big right. V staggered, comes back with big shot. Incredible round. 10-8 M, 39-36 M
Five – V’s face showing a lot of wear. The nose, swelling over the eyes. M scores with both hands early. A couple of solid lefts for V. Good right by V. V rallying. M gets there with one-two. Good combo by V at the bell. 10-9 M, 49-45 M.
Six – V off to a good start. They trade jabs in the center of the ring. V has won the first half of the round. Good right by V. V’s right eye is getting ugly. Good left, right and another right drives M to ropes. Right uppers on the inside by V. Another low blow, another warning for M. 10-9 V, 58-55 M.
Seven – V out on the attack again. M answering well. Good exchange on the ropes. Even first minute. V closing the distance and getting there more. V chases him to the ropes. M comes back with solid jab. Good left hook and right hand by M. V driven back. Left upper by M. M rallying down the stretch. Tough to score again. 10-9 V, 67-65 M.
Eight – They’re still trading. V attacking the body. V starting to land with the right. M comes back with a left. They trade on the inside. Right by V turns M, and another. V drives him to ropes and scores. Back in the center of the ring they trade. V doing real well with the right. 10-9 V, 76-75 M
Nine – V drives him to the ropes but M fights out of it with a left. Very close round at the halfway point. M working his head in there, no warning. M rallies, hurts V in last 10 seconds. 10-9 M, 86-84 M.
Ten – V throwing big shots to start. M not getting much done. Good body shot by M, ref says get them up. V working the body. Good combo by M. V gets in with a solid right. Straight right by M stops V for a moment. Another low blow and ref takes a point from M. M drills him with both hands in the last 10 seconds. 9-9, 95-93 M.
Eleven – V lands a good right to start. Oneptwo by V. Good left by M. V scoring well, M not getting off. M lands a couple of good lefts. Good inside exchange, they both land. More clinching this round. Two-punch combo by V. Solid left by V, M returns a right. They’re fighting inside much more now, but still fast pace. Wild exchange last 10 seconds. 10-9 V, 104-103.
Twelve – Furious start, V lands a big right. Huge body shots by V. V landing big shots, M not steady on his legs. Big right by V. V working him over on the ropes. Solid shots by V in the middle of the ring. V closing strong, M fading. M might not survive. V in for the kill. A good left by M and he gets nailed by two in return. V drives him to the ropes, M wobbly. M will survive. He goes down in the waning seconds. Ropes held him up. Huge finish by V. 10-8 V, 113-112 V.
Official scores: 114-111 V, 114-111 M, 113-112 V.
Saturday Dec 6 PACQUIO DOMINATES DE LA HOYA
Manny Pacquaio outshined the Golden Boy in a big way with huge advantages in hand speed, foot speed, punching power and accuracy. It was all Manny from the opening bell till the moment when Oscar\'s corner stopped it between the eighth and ninth rounds. Here\'s the round-by-round:
ONE – Cautious start. Nothing for first 30 seconds, now a clinch. Oscar misses with big left on the break. Big left by Pac. Oscar backs off. Good exchange in the center. Pac misses with a wide left. Good straight left by Pac. Oscar’s face is red. Oscar nails him on the ropes, Manny moves away. Good left by Manny. Combo by Oscar near the bell.
10-9, P
TWO – Good exchange to start the round. They trade big shots, war in the center of the ring. Good straight right by Oscar. Good double jab by Oscar. Pac comes back with several straight lefts. Left hook on the inside by Oscar. Solid left by Manny. They trade body shots. Manny getting off good with both hands. Right hook by Pac. Oscar’s taking a lot of shots. Manny’s speed giving Oscar fits.
10-9 P, 20-18 P
THREE – Good right by Oscar. Manny busy and very accurate. Two good jabs by Oscar. Manny is cornered and punches out and slides away. Oscar going to the body, Manny leaping a lot. Good right hook digs Oscar’s body. Manny can’t miss with the left.
10-9 P, 30-27 P.
FOUR – Good right by Oscar. Manny goes low, comes back with two solid lefts to the face. Another good lead right by Oscar. Big combo by Manny, both hands. Oscar jabs in, comes over the top with the right. Huge straight left by Manny wobbles Oscar. Oscar’s legs don’t look good. Huge round for Manny.
10-9 P, 40-36 P
FIVE – Oscar starts fast behind the jab. Oscar jabbing much more for the first minute, Manny hasn’t gotten past it yet. Big right by Pac. Pac coming on, fast, strong punches. Big body shot by Oscar, and another to the head. Good exchange at the bell. Close round.
10-9 D, 49-46 P
SIX – Slow first minute. Manny leaping in and scoring. Three-punch combo rips Oscar. Oscar getting there with one at a time, Manny in combinations. Big left by Manny.
10-9 P, 59-55 P
SEVEN – Pac in control first minute, less action but still in control. Pac coming on at halfway point. Oscar trapped in corner taking shots. Should be stopped soon. Oscar finally fights back with 20 seconds left. Huge Manny round.
10-8 P, 69-63 P
EIGHT – Oscar in trouble in the corner again. No offense from Oscar at this point. Now he digs the body with 20 seconds left again. Big flurry by Pac at the bell.
10-9 P, 79-71 P.
Oscar’s corner stops it.
Next up is the main event.
The horribly mismatched undercard continued with Juan Manuel Lopez walking over Sergio Medina with three first-round knockdowns. The bout was stopped at 1:38 of the first.
Daniel Jacobs blasted Victor Lares with a second-round KO in their super middlweight contest. Jacobs is now 13-0 with 12 KO\'s. Lares is 14-4 with 3 KO\'s. Official time was 2:44.
Daniel Jacobs blasted Victor Lares with a second-round KO in their super middlweight contest. Jacobs is now 13-0 with 12 KO\'s. Lares is 14-4 with 3 KO\'s. Official time was 2:44.
Saturday Jun 13 COTTO SD12 OVER CLOTTEY
One - Jabs for first 30 seconds. A quick combo to body by Cotto. Clottey tries overhand right. Clottey short with right. Nothing significant in first half of round. One-two by Clottey no damage. Clottey triples up on the left. Clottey down. Not very solid shot, caught coming in. Bell rings. 10-8 Cotto
Two - Clottey OK, comes out throwing a lot with the left, uppercuts and jabs. Cotto now firing with both hands. Good work with the left by Clottey. Still pretty cautious by both guys. Clottey finally gets there with overhand right. Cotto jabbing well in last 30 seconds. 10-9 Clottey, 19-18 Cotto
Three - This looks like it could explode at any moment. They’re so cautious but they’re right in front of each other, coiled up with power. Cotto digs the body with the right. Clottey’s defense is very good. Many punches by Cotto but almost completely blocked. Clottey really doing well with left. Crowd boos but this is a pretty good tactical fight. Something IS going to happen. Cotto launches left from southpaw stance. Cotto cut, by headbutt? Cut over left eye. 10-9 Clottey, 28-28.
Four - Accidental butt, it is a BAD cut, Cotto looks discouraged in the corner. Good right by Clottey. Cotto bleeding again, Clottey presses in. Clottey opening up. Big left upper by Clottey. Cotto talking to him? Good stiff combo by Clotto, three-punch combo up the middle. Clottey slowing down. Now Clottey on the attack. Cotto opening up now. Good round for Cotto. 10-9 Cotto, 38-37 Cotto.
Five - Cotto very busy to start the round. Good combo to Cotto’s head. Cotto faster. Clottey starting to get there with the right. Cotto throws him down and Clottey is hurt. This fight’s going to be over. I see this coming. Cotto’s going to win on points because we’re past the fourth. Ref telling Clottey to walk it off. He’s walking very stiff. Cotto’s face is awash in blood. Clottey’s going to continue. Good. Looks like he’s favoring his right leg. Close round. I’m sure judges gave it to Cotto. 10-9 Cotto, 48-46 Cotto.
Six - Cotto’s corner talking about stopping it. It’s the left knee. Cotto out fast. Clottey rocks him with right uppercut. Cotto back strong. Clottey covers up. Cotto southpaw. Clottey pinned in the corner, Clottey blocking. Two solid shot to the head by Cotto. More to the head. Clottey’s not getting hurt but it’s a big round for Cotto. Clottey can’t move? 10-9 Cotto, 58-55 Cotto.
Seven -Big right by Clottey rocks Cotto. Clottey moving better now. Cotto backpedaling. Another good right by Clottey. Another. Cotto moving and boxing? Strange. Another right upper b Clottey. Big round for Clottey, hurting Cotto. 10-9 Clottey, 67-65 Cotto.
Eight -Clottey getting more work done with the right now. Cotto dabbing at the cut a lot. Clottey presseing him. Clottey slips on rign again. Big one-two by Clottey. Clottey turning up the heat now. HBO making excuses for Cotto. Cotto looking for a way out. Another right. Cotto spins him into the corner and flurries, Clottey convincingly shakes his head. Clottey’s in complete control and Cotto wants out. 10-9 Clottey, 76-75 Cotto.
Nine - Cotto being evasive. They clash heads again. Clottey clocks him against the ropes. Clottey lands a combo. Clottey roughing him up, slips on the Tecate logo again. A good exchange in the last 10 seconds. Close round. 10-9 Clottey, 85-85.
Ten - Clottey stalking. Judges probably have Cotto up by 4 points so this probably isn’t enough for Clottey, but he has clearly won most of the fight. Slowest round of the fight. Cotto is the boxer. Clotter strikey, Cotto dabbing at the eye again. Cotto lands two solid lefts at the end of the round. 10-9 Cotto, 95-94 Cotto.
Eleven - Cotto off to good start, lands another left. Clottey slips again on the logo. Good combo by Clottey. They trade on the inside. Another good exchange, Cotto finishes with the left. Cotto now fighting well from this defensive posture. Cotto southpaw. Good one-two by Clottey. Clottey peppers him against the ropes and two big rights. 10-9 Cotto, 105-103 Cotto.
Twelve - Cotto still backpedaling. Brief stoppage for tape on Clottey’s glove. Clottey pressing forward, Cotto moving. Good left by Cotto. Cotto hits him in back of head, Clottey down, time called. Brief timeout, back to action. Low by Cotto, warining. Good exchange, Cotto bleeding heavily. Lampley cheerleading for Cotto. Big combo by Clottey. Fight’s over. 10-9 Cotto, 115-112 Cotto.
Official scores coming up. No way the HBO fighter loses this decision.
Official Scores 116-111 Cotto, 115-112 Cotto, 114-113 Clottey
Miguel Cotto wins by split decision.
Saturday Jan 23 JM LOPEZ TKO7 OVER LUEVANO
Juan Manuel Lopez stepped up to featherweight and dethroned WBO champion Steven Luevano with a seventh-round TKO on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Lopez (28-0, 25 KO\'s) won every round and hurt the now ex -champ at the start of the seventh with a right hand in the center of the ring. More power shots followed and Luevano went down.
Referee Benjy Esteves stopped the contest at the :44 mark of round seven.
Luevano threw a few more punches over the course of the fight but JuanMa had the upper hand in each round due to his power shots. Luevano got a lot of good work done against Lopez, who is also the WBO jr. featherweight champ. But the heavy hands of Lopez carried the day, both in the scoring of each round and in ending the fight suddenly .
Saturday Apr 10 HOLYFIELD TKO8 OVER BOTHA
Holyfield looks to be in great shape. Holy 47, Botha 41.Botha soft in the middle, Holyfield cut.
One - Botha throws the overhand right. Good body shots by Botha. A lot of clinching after they throw power punches. Holyfield gets a head butt in with 40 seconds left. And another. Botha gets a warning for hitting behind the head after doing it several times in clinches. 10-9 Botha
Two – Holyfield out on the attack. Botha lands a counter right to the side of the head. Holyfield more assertive this round. Right hand on the inside knocks Holyfield back to the corner. Good right by Holyfield. Botha working the body well. Solid overhand right by Holyfield. Another Botha round. 10-9 Botha, 20-18 Botha.
Three – Another warning for Botha. He does it when Holyfield butts him. Evander tries to bull his way in but Botha ties him up well. Botha keeps his left down at his waist but Holy can’t take advantage of it. Not much action that round. 10-9 Botha, 30-27 Botha.
Four – Holyfiled’s been coming up just short as the throws punches down the middle, Botha with his chin up in the air. Good counter right on the inside by Holyfield. They trade rights with 30 seconds left. Holyfield just not active enough. 10-9 Botha, 40-36 Botha.
Five – Style-wise they end up in clinches after any exchanges. Holyfield complaining of holding and Botha is doing a lot of holding. Evander gets in with a good right. Botha working the body, back to the head with the right. Not a very entertaining fight. 10-9 Botha, 50-45 Botha.
Six – Big left starts a rally for Holyfield as he drills Botha into the ropes. First good flurry for Holyfield. Another right to the head scores for Evander. Botha has stopped his attack, Holy’s winning the round. Big left hook by Holyfield. Holyfield digs the body with a right. Huge right by Holyfield. A nice right by Holyfield. Two big rights by Holyfield at the bell. 10-9 Holyfield, 59-55 Botha.
Seven – Round starts like the last one, Botha goes to the ropes while Evander throws punches. Big right wobbles Holyfield. Holyfield gets hit low, Holyfield throws a series of heavy lefts to the head. Botha on the attack now. Solid right by Holyfield. 10-9 Holyfield, 68-65 Botha.
Eight – Huge right hand drops Botha. He’s hurt. Evander’s all over him. Ref stops it. Official time :55.
Saturday May 1 MAYWEATHER UD12 OVER MOSLEY Floyd Mayweather Jr. survived one of the rockier moments of his career in the second round and went on to seize control of his fight with Shane Mosley, winning an easy unanimous decision after 12 rounds. The ease with which Mayweather won the last 10 rounds made the first two a distant memory by the time the judges returned scorecards of 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110.
With the win Floyd stayed perfect, improving to 41-0 with 25 KO\'s.
The battle was fought at welterweight, with Mosley (46-6, 39 KO\'s) being considered by many as the first legit 147-pounder that Floyd has faced in that division. The size and strength advantages turned out to be all Mayweather\'s.
And then there was the matter of hand speed.
As per usual, Mayweather made his opponent look slow, and that is new territory for Mosley. Also baffling to Sugar Shane was the fact that Floyd stands directly in front of his opponent for the entire bout, in very close quarters, yet can\'t be hit cleanly with any consistency.
Mosley seemed to solve that riddle in the second round, landing two solid right hands that rocked Mayweather. It was as much danger as Floyd has been in as a pro, but he not only made it out of the round, he took complete control when the bell sounded for round three.
It was the same script for Mayweather with his rolling front shoulder and head movement followed by carefully placed shots at the speed of light. Mosley\'s advanced boxing age of 38 was very little factor in this mismatch. Floyd\'s speed kills.
Essentially, all the superlatives that used to be heaped upon Roy Jones Jr., with very little justification, are applicable to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Unlike Jones who had little competition and chose to avoid the challenges that he did have available to him, Mayweather has composed a resume of victories from 130 to 154 that includes the names Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Sharmba Mitchell, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and now Shane Mosley. Only Castillo gave Floyd a tough fight, twice, while De La Hoya made the decision close in a decidedly boring fight. Everybody else got outclassed. Badly.
Mayweather insisted in his post-fight interview that Manny Pacquaio agree to PED testing that killed their original meeting a few months back. While Pacquaio may be able to hang with Floyd in the speed department, tonight\'s fight revealed that Floyd\'s strength will be the main issue to be dealt with in that matchup, if it ever happens.
