Expectation: More on the good side. Carter is usually VERY entertaining. Araujo I know little about. This content is protected Description: 1. First off I was impressed with the sensational film quality. Both boys were moving around plenty. Araujo has a lousy jab, but hit Carter with a few stiff rights. Carter on the other hand has a remarkable jab. The kind that literally made Araujo drop his hands, buckle the knee, or snap his head back--almost every time. Araujo still carried moderate power, not like Carter though, who made the more valuable output, but Araujo simply had more output. Araujo. 4. The duel between power and quantity continues. Araujo still throwing his share of combinations, and Carter fighting back one punch at a time--until the exchanges get going that is. There were some very good exchanges between the two, in which Araujo was shaken by powerful left-hand punches by Carter. A VERY tough round to judge. Carter's power took effect on Araujo for sure, but he still had the lower output. Carter. 7. Carter came on like an octopus at first, bombing away quickly. Araujo was weakening, and was overpowered in the clinches, so he tried quite hard to stay away from Carter. He didn't get any points that way, but he kept his chin intact. Assessment: Araujo-Araujo reminds me of Chuck Davey, except more effective. Same annoying bouncing around and hand movement, and a lot of flashy punches. Araujo, however, did have some power, though as I've aforementioned, it was not comparable to Carter's. Carter- Verdict:
What's the verdirct? I remember reading about this in a boxing book a long time ago and being kind of amazed that Araujo had amassed a great record (48-2-1) at the time of this title shot
Also right after this win Carter dropped a non title loss to Johnny Cunningham, who was 1-4 in his last 5 and 2-16 after the carter win!
Oops. Something got messed up. I posted it accidentally even though I wasn't done writing it up. I clicked the edit button to keep writing, and when I finished, it said "Error". I'm busy the next few hours, but will get on the verdict tonight.
Carter was a lot better than his record suggests,the mob had him and he sometimes dropped fights to enable betting coups.
Okay, Part II I guess: 9. By now the ridiculous pace was wearing out Araujo who seemed eager to hasten his downfall, bouncing all the time, and openly exchanging with Carter. Carter never wavered in his attack, landing several left hooks, and a remarkable right hand suddenly made Araujo groggy as he was bouncing his way backwards. Carter leaped after Araujo with a left hook, and quickly leveled Araujo with a barrage of punches starting on top and working his way down. Araujo was unlucky enough to beat the count. About ten seconds after knockdown 1, Carter landed two lefts (which did not land perfectly) and a right (not especially beautiful either) sent Araujo sailing into the ropes to produce KD 2. Once again, Araujo got up quickly and took a hailstorm of punishment from Carter's sledgehammer fists. Carter hurt Araujo again, with a right, and it probably wouldn't have taken long for Carter to floor Araujo a third time, except for one thing--the bell rang. 13. I was surprised after Araujo's juggernaut of a nightmare in the 9th that he fought Carter so straightforwardly even this late in the fight. But certainly it was Carter's superior grit combined with Araujo presumably not being prepared for this long and tough of a fight that ended the fight. A thudding left to the body by Carter doubled Araujo over and Carter followed with nasty hooks and uppercuts that knocked Araujo back to the location where he spent his second knockdown. In particular an overhand right nearly sent him to the floor again. Araujo tried hanging on, then running, but still got hit by a clumsy right. Simultaneously, the ref waved it off, and Araujo went down. Carter's right eye by the end of the fight was so torn up that he resembled Matthew Saad Muhammad more than himself. Assessment: Araujo-Reminds me of Chuck Davey with his constant bouncing and hand movement. Araujo was a bit more effective of a puncher though, even though his power was not comparable to Carter's. Carter-Looked awesome as usual. In particular his left jab was tremendous. Verdict: Of course these are only highlights. I heard there might be full film of this one, and based on the highlights, I would see it. The fight was actively fought and cleanly so, and had a brutal ending in the last four rounds. Check it out.
