Ernie Terrell vs Cleveland Williams. your scorecard please.

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I scored this fight 7 rounds to Terrell 3 rounds to Williams. It’s fought at a very good pace. Each round hard fought. Both guys are in excellent shape and both trying to win.

The best round for Williams was round 3. And the best round for Terrell was round 9.

It was a very rough fight. Terrell controlled most of the fight by beating Williams to the punch then claiming him before Williams could respond. Williams was more willing to trade than Terrell was but Ernie was still fast enough to outfight him in the exchanges. there were plenty of hard punches thrown and landed by both. Terrell just worked harder and landed cleanly more often.

Round one. A fast start for both. Terrell peppered Williams beating him to the punch with one twos and jabs. Williams was chasing but was off target with the counters he tried. Terrell round.

round 2. Williams was trying to work but he couldn’t quite catch up with Terrell who landed a good combination on williams as well as a hard one two before hugging. Williams did get off a couple of left hooks but they were rendered inconsequential by responding blows from Terrell. A Terrell round.

Round Three was Williams big round. He came out smoking. He wobbled Terrell with an explosive attack bundling Ernie to one knee from a clinch. It was no knockdown. But Ernie was hurt. He fought back and began to nail Williams for the remainder of the round but I give the round to Williams for the ferocity he shiwed in the early part of the round. Williams big round.

Round 4 Williams seemed to want to lure Terrell in but it kind of back fired for him because Terrell picked him off from distance. Williams didn’t score. There was no clinching until the last half minute of the round. Terrell

Round 5 was an ineffective round for Terrell. Hurt and hunted by one right and later by a left hook that cut him Terrell head butted Williams and jabbed his way out of trouble. Williams round.

Round 6. Terrells round. He drilled Williams with solid jabs. Landed left hooks between mauling and walking williams backwards during very rough clinches. Williams left eye begins to close. Terrells round.

Round 7. Williams comes forward, takes the ring centre and lands an effective few jabs that break up Terrell s rhythm. Terrell, dancing, lands only ineffective defensive jabs on the backfiot. Williams round.

Round 8 Terrell is on his bike. But suddenly lands 4 aggressive right hands and begins to Smother and maul Williams out of being able to respond effectively. Williams is stalking but gets tied up whenever he tries to unload. A clear Terrell round.

Round 9. Terrrell starts to put it on Williams. He comes forward and swarms Williams. Landing hooks and uppercuts between mauling Williams and leaning on him. It is untidy but he’s the one landing and Williams is the one taking. Williams looks hurt and overwhelmed and too smothered to get off.

Round 10, Terrell is on his bike and looking to see the round out. Williams is chasing and catching the odd defensive jab. He can’t quite catch up to Williams. It is not an eventful round but Terrell is getting away with what he’s doing whereas Williams can’t do what he wants to do. Terrells round but there’s nothing in it.

 

So long as it was after he was green and before he was shot by a police man.

 

Yes it is a very rough tough fight. Two guys really trying to win, they both showed a lot of determination.

 

Round ten was the only round I had any trouble with. It is not unreasonable to select Williams that round because they landed a similar number of blows. Terrell ran. But in the scheme of it he neutralised and avoided Williams successfully whilst landing a similar number of scoring blows. On even rounds where equal scoring blows have landed a judge can decide the winner on which boxer does the most leading off or better boxing. In this situation Williams did the leading but Terrell all the boxing. Perhaps it could have been even. There was nothing clear about it.

coming out of the ninth round Terrell had beat Williams up. He has the momentum and successfully coasts to the bell in an uneventful 10th round preventing Williams to exchange with him.