the what fights did you watch today\scorecard thread.

The Carr fight was outstanding. I also enjoyed his fights with Oscar DeLaHoya and Terrance Alli.

 

D, checked it out and I totally loved it.

Mark Johnson v Enrique Orozco

Round 1: 10-9 Johnson
Round 2: 10-9 Johnson
Round 3: 10-9 Orozco
Round 4: 10-10 Even
Round 5: 10-8 Johnson (point deducted from Orozco for a low blow)
Round 6: 10-10 Even
Round 7: 10-9 Johnson
Round 8: 10-9 Orozco
Round 9: 10-10 Even
Round 10: 10-9 Orozco
Round 11: 10-9 Orozco
Round 12: Johnson stops Orozco

Total through 11 completed rounds: 106-105 Johnson (actual scores: 106-102, 108-99 and 109-99 all for Johnson)

Believe me when I say those 2 lop-sided scores do not reflect what went on in that ring. IMO, this was one close fight. I give a lot of credence to bodyshots, which is where Orozco spent much of his time, but clearly the judges had to have been more impressed with head shots. Not that Johnson didn't work the body too, but believe me, there were two guys in there making this fight. Excellent contest. Great recommendation @Dynamicpuncher.

 

Jesse James Leija v Steve McCrory

Round 1: 10-10 Even
Round 2: 10-9 McCrory
Round 3: 10-9 Leija
Round 4: 10-9 Leija
Round 5: 10-10 Even
Round 6: 10-9 Leija
Round 7: 10-9 Leija
Round 8: 10-9 Leija
Round 9: 10-9 Leija
Round 10: 10-9 Leija

Total: 99-93 Leija (actual scores: 98-92, 98-92 and 96-94 all for Leija)

I wanted a gander at this fight because I do like JJ Leija fights and McCrory was a quality opponent. Really the first time watching Steve McCrory. He really had all the fundamentals instilled in him at Kronk. Nice jab, could sharp-shoot with the right, sharp left hook and good defense. But this fight didn't pan out as any kind of slam-bang affair. It was very tactical between 2 very well-schooled opponents, which is something I don't mind watching. Leija revved it up in that last 3 rounds to sew up the fight. But again, this is not a slugfest and would not be telling anyone that it is a must-see.

 

I asked the following question in UK forum to no replies so wanted to see if you can shed some light on Yarde's tactics?
I couldn't figure out why Yarde kept retreating into the corners where Beterbiev seemed to totally dominate him. It looked like in the corners Beterbiev could inflict lots of damage that ground Anthony down. I know Beterbiev turned Anthony several times, but many times it did not look like Yarde was forced into the corner but retreated there where he was at Artur's mercy. Was he simply tired or was it Artur's strategy?

 

Good fight with weird ebbs and flows

Had magsayo ahead early then he kinda just stopped fighting and kept holding and putting his head down and I thought Figueroa was gonna stop him. Credit to Mags for coming on strong but he blew it holding

 

Derrell Coley v Rocky Balboa (NABF welterweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Coley
Round 2: 10-8 Balboa (scores a knockdown)
Round 3: 10-9 Balboa
Round 4: 10-9 Coley
Round 5: 10-9 Coley
Round 6: 10-9 Coley
Round 7: 10-9 Coley
Round 8: 10-9 Coley
Round 9: 10-9 Coley
Round 10: 10-9 Coley
Round 11: 10-9 Coley
Round 12: 10-9 Balboa (scores a knockdown)

Total: 116-111 Coley (actual scores: 116-112 Coley, 114-113 Balboa and a 113-113 for a Draw)

D, just checked it out. A mind-boggling decision. What were the other 2 judges watching? Such a simple fight to score and they bollocks it up. Coley was really letting them rip and I actually thought I was being a bit harsh on Coley because in the eyes of a more liberal judge, I could see them award Coley a couple of those rounds as 10-8 late in the fight. As it was, I am a more conservative judge and actually only awarded Balboa a 10-9 in that last round because aside from the knockdown and Balboa's very poor follow-up, Coley carried most of the freight that round. Still, an intriguing contest, aside from some very bad judging from 2 officials.

 

A short fight but one which I haven't seen in decades:

Albert Davila v Frankie Duarte I (bantamweight title eliminator)

Round 1: 10-9 Davila
Round 2: 10-10 Even
Round 3: 10-8 Davila (scores a knockdown)
Round 4: 10-9 Davila
Round 5: Davila drops Duarte twice and stops him

Total through 4 completed rounds: 40-36 Davila

Davila's combos were firing on all cylinders this night and Duarte couldn't get out of the way of them. Amazing watching this and then to realize the heights they went to in their respective careers. Incidentally, I believe I'll be meeting up with these two great pugs this Sunday at the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame. Shameless plug.

 

Tommy Morrison (32-1-0) vs Joe Hipp (24-2-0)
June 27, 1992

Round 1 - 10-9 Morrison
Round 2 - 10-9 Hipp Close
Round 3 - 10-9 Morrison
Round 4 - 10-9 Hipp
Round 5 - 10-8 Morrison - Hipp went down from an uppercut followed by a semi-right hook.
Round 6 - 10-9 Hipp
Round 7 - 10-9 Morrison Close
Round 8 - 10-9 Hipp
Round 9 - Morrison wins by KO at 2:47 of round 9.

My score at the time of the stoppage was 76-75 for Morrison. Actual scores Morrison 76-75 twice and Hipp 76-75.

According to Boxrec, Morrison had a broken jaw and hand while Hipp's cheekbone was shattered. This may explain why Tommy was considerably less aggressive in the last half of the fight.

I had the rounds going back and forth throughout the bout and Hipp seemed to be coming on when he was stopped. Hipp weighed 223, the lowest of his career. He could have won this fight with a bit of luck.

 

Joe Hipp was tougher than a 10-penny nail driven through a $2 steak. Not terribly gifted but gritty and practically a textbook definition of a gatekeeper.

I remember this fight. It was a good slugfest with lots of shifts of momentum and fortune.

 

From a point of view of attitude and effort, Hipp always reminded me of a poor man's George Chuvalo. High praise to my way of thinking. Of course, George Chuvalo also reminded me of a poor man's George Chuvalo. LOL

 

I need to revisit this one.

 

I suspect it was out of necessity rather than strategy. Fatigued and/or buzzed/winded from a heavy shot, most likely.