ESPN2 FNF: Vernon Paris vs. Manuel Perez & Lonnie Smith vs. Cornelius Lock RBR

Paris already starting to look a little tired. Breathing out of his mouth.

I have the fight a draw.

 

Round 4

Paris is pulling straight back and spinning his rear fist around behind himself, showing off without doing much. Paris drums out some light uppercut combos as Perez moves in. Right hand up top, left hook to the body by Perez. Jab feint by Perez, followed by a headfirst dive with a right to the body. Paris misses an uppercut as Perez squats in and jabs. Wild left hook by Paris, missing.

10-9 Perez

38-38

 

I have money on this being a draw.

 

Paris looks to have worked on a few things. He looks better.

 

2-2 Even

 

uggh I keep flipping between this and shobox

 

Round 5

Paris is getting pushed to the ropes by Perez, who is hooking downstairs hard and whipping his entire body around for extra impact. Paris is waiting on the outside, posing in between light flash jabs. Perez shoves his way in and forces an exchange. Paris leans into the ropes looking to set up a counter right hand springing forward but eats a big chopping Perez right instead. Paris is putting together jab and uppercut combos but just scraping the guard of Perez. 1-2 to the body by Perez, too wide as Paris shimmies back and slips them. Stiff jab to the throat by Perez. Leaping jab and double right by Perez, all blocked or hitting Paris on the backside.

10-9 Perez

48-47 Perez

 

3-2 Perez

 

He is doing a pure boxer imitation but will never actually be one.

This is like that time Antonio Margarito put on his cutie-pie boxing clinic against slow-ass Roberto Garcia.

Perez is meant to flatter Paris, and the clown still might drop the ball here...

 

I'm with you guys.

 

Don't like the way Paris crosses his feet when moving towards the right.

This ring is a bit on the small side, no?

 

Perez too busy. Paris fighting like a wannabe slickster.

 

Halfway stats:


Paris 112 of 337, 33%
Perez 124 of 448, 27%

 

He's asking to catch a left hook lead when he does that. He'd be off balance and not able to absorb the shot well.

 

Round 6

Paris is sliding back and flicking up jabs. Paris is maintaining control of the range and turning Perez away with hooks and guiding hands with compass arcs on the ball of his foot. Perez isn't getting close with much outside the odd overhand right from outside. Paris is blocking and leaning back to slip and pot shot with counters. Very lot output round.

10-9 Paris

57-57