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

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

 

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

 

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...

 

Halfway stats:


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

 

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