I just caught this fight for the first time this morning, and felt compelled to write. What a terrific matchup of two willing brawlers, and what action. The pace never eases, and finally culminates in an all-or-nothing effort by both men for the tenth round. Neither of these guys gets much play here (especially Ortega), so I thought I'd give them a little plug here. Here's the fight........whom else here has seen it, and how did you score it? I had it 5-5, a straight-up draw. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RbACOecZ-Y&list=UUg4qko49kA3t3Mib-LkRRLg&index=50&feature=plcp[/ame]
Sal, i scored this fight earlier in the year. This is what I wrote at the time. I just watched a terrific 10 rounder from Madison Square Garden. The first fight between Benny 'Kid' Paret and Gaspar Ortega. Let me tell you, wow! Scored on the NY rounds basis. Round 1: Even (This was Paret's round by a shade, but Ortega pulled it even with an amazing flurry in the last 10 seconds) Round 2: Ortega Round 3: Ortega Round 4: Ortega Round 5: Ortega Round 6: Ortega Round 7: Paret Round 8: Ortega Round 9: Paret Round 10: Even Total: 6-2-2 Ortega Actual scores were 6-4 and 5-4-1 for Ortega and 6-4 for Paret. And believe me every round was close. I think the best round was the first, but in the 10th, they just laid their heads on one another and banged away for 3 minutes. Great fight and this mere 10 rounder would put 'championship' fights today to shame. Again, close fight and its what you prefer. Paret's heavier punching or the busier style of Ortega.
