ESPN2 FNF: Fernando Guerrero vs. Derrick Findley RBR

Round 1

Findley jabs forward. Guerrero swats his hand away with his right. Guerrero stays on the outside and backs himself onto the ropes, pawing with his jab. Guerrero starts speeding up the right jab and putting left crosses behind it. Findley keeps his gloves glued to his face and takes occasional leaps out of the pocket. Findley misses a big hook, too short. Guerrero shuffles backwards and pot shots Findley, all arm punches.

10-9 Guerrero


"A butcher would love Guerrero, because he cuts all the fat off his punches".

- Teddy Atlas

 

Round 2

Left uppercuts from Guerrero. Findley chases with lunging jabs and right hands, falling short. Guerrero slips a few jabs and then clamps his gloves together to block some right hands. Findley tries curling some power punches around from underneath. Guerrero plays peekaboo and knocks Findley back a few times with hard left leads. Left to the body by Guerrero. Right jab and looping left by Guerrero slap against Findley's guard. A 1-2 through the guard catches Findley on the face now. Another. Guerrero is surgical with the jab. Guerrero uses his feet to stay constantly a move ahead of Findley as he spins him around. Guerrero lands a sharp 1-2 to the face. A Findley jab is countered with a right check hook as Guerrero steps back. Guerrero takes a hook on the right elbow and then throws his own right hook.

20-18 Guerrero

 

Round 3

Guerrero keeps the right jab working and Findley pivoting. Right hook to the body by Guerrero. Flashy combo by Guerrero, working in the left uppercut. Findley flicks up jabs and tries slapping some long left hooks around but can't get close to Guerrero without getting lit up. Findley is backed up by consecutive 1-2 combos, partially blocked but pressing the button on the tip of his exposed nose. Findley spins Guerrero to the ropes and tries to lob some hard body shots underhanded. Guerrero is blocking everything, high and low and hitting Findley everywhere in turn.

30-27 FG

 

Round 4

Guerrero works the 1-2 fluidly, transitioning from one to the next all while moving and using some good footwork. Lead left hands and right hooks crash into Findley's protected head, nearly breaking his guard apart altogether. Findley is backed into a corner and just shells up and slides along the ropes. Guerrero walks him down and sneaks in accurate right jabs. Findley loads up on a big 1-2 and puts all of his considerable upper body strength into it, and while Guerrero blocks he is backed up several paces. Guerrero is fought to the ropes and then spins Findley around and starts lighting him up again. Left cross slams into Findley's face and he leans forward a bit, maybe trying to grab. Guerrero dodges him and keeps hitting him. Jabs and lefts are clipping Findley from every angle.

Shutout.

 

Round 5

Guerrero is landing hard right jabs and hooking off the jab, cracking the cheekbone of Findley. Guerrero jerks his head away from a powerful lead right hand. Findley is lifting himself up nearly off his toes throwing his hard rights before calming down a bit after getting countered. Findley ducks a high Guerrero shoeshine, staying outside. Findley tries hooking to the body on the way in. Guerrero pins his elbows to the top of his trunks and buries his face down behind his gloves as Findley unloads, and then Guerrero responds with fast sharp punches. Guerrero headhunting a bit. Line drive lefts through the guard and right hooks around it.

50-45 FG

 

So do the good people of Salisbury, getting a bit restless now.

 

Round 6

Guerrero is putting right hooks and left hands together and staying just inside range with his lead foot almost stepping on Findley's. Hard up-hooks from Guerrero as he mixes in body shots. Findley follows, determined and throwing hard but getting blocked and dodged and countered. Guerrero lands a lead left flush on the chin. Findley plods after him, a bit less aggressive now.

60-54

 

Round 7

Guerrero has slowed down a bit but is still feeding plenty of leather to Findley, sliding his feet back and throwing jabs and reacharound lefts to the body. Findley bends his left elbow in the same manner as when throwing a hook but tries to loop his arm around Guerrero's waist...maybe trying to draw him into a clinch and infight, work his free hand. Guerrero doesn't let him, using his feet to stay clear. Guerrero is the one letting his hands go even though Findley keeps coming forward.

70-63