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Floyd Patterson vs Tommy Jackson II - For the Heavyweight Championship of the World.

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Round 1 - Patterson drops Jackson with a flurry of punches towards the end of the round.
Round 2 - Patterson drops Jackson again with a right hand midway. Jackson bleeding from the nose.
Round 3 - Patterson. Jackson managed not to get dropped, but still took plenty of shots.
Round 4 - Patterson. Jackson was hurt by a body shot, but wasn't dropped.
Round 5 - Patterson. Jackson with a quick dance to start the round. Great bravado from the challenger. Close quarter battle for the majority of the round.
Round 6 - Patterson. Round six was skipped, but Floyd probably won it.
Round 7 - Patterson. A serious series of right hooks bruise and bloody the challenger.
Round 8 - Patterson. Floyd with a slight cut over the left eye. Still not as bad as those of his opponent.
Round 9 - Patterson drops Jackson for the third time with a triple left hook combination.
Round 10 - The referee stops the fight after Patterson delivers a flurry when Jackson is against the ropes. TKO victory for the champion.

First defense of Patterson against a familiar foe. In the first fight Patterson defeated Jackson in a competitive bout, whereas in this one, Jackson was pummeled for basically the entire duration of the bout. In my opinion, even now Patterson is somewhat forgotten by the general public ( not by the people here. You guys are awesome.). He is probably one of the most entertaining heavyweight champions - (when he was in his prime, anyways). Even though this fight was lopsided, Patterson's style is just so dynamic and explosive, that it was still entertaining to watch. His speed, his combinations (when he shifts through stances) and his trademark gazelle punch was a pleasure to watch.

In the first fight, Rocky Marciano was the commentary with his somewhat whimsical narration of it, which isn't something by any means. The commentator here did a good job. Modern sport commentators should take a note from the past. Too many of them nowadays just don't know when to stop talking.

 

Chuck, I saw this a few months back. This is what I wrote:

Floyd Patterson v Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson II (heavyweight title - NY rounds scoring)

Round 1: Patterson (scores a knockdown)
Round 2: Patterson (scores a knockdown)
Round 3: Patterson
Round 4: Patterson
Round 5: Even
Round 6: Patterson
Round 7: Patterson
Round 8: Patterson
Round 9: Patterson (scores a knockdown)
Round 10: Referee stops contest

Total through 9 completed rounds: 8-0-1 for Patterson (actual scores - 9-0, 9-0 and 9-0 all for Patterson)

What can I say but, a one-sided pasting. Hurricane was so unorthodox with his ungainly punching, footwork and by performing calisthenics between rounds. Patterson took his time and when he landed it was profound. The 5th, which I gave a share of to Hurricane, was not a mercy round. Hurricane earned a share. Also because Patterson took his foot off the gas that round. I just needed to see this fight for its historical value. I got to see a prime Patterson and finally got to see a motivated Hurricane.

 

Floyd was always my Pop’s favorite champ — he liked Frazier, warmed to Ali, admired Holmes … but Floyd was his guy.

Told me stories of him and a neighbor (well before they could drive) borrowing the car keys to listen to his fights on the radio — they were poor and rural so neither had a radio in the house (pre-TV, or at least for most people including them). Not old enough to drive so he’d bargain with his father to do some extra chores for the privilege … they’d listen with the car not running in the driveway/yard or wherever it was parked.

He laughed telling me about them going out to the car and turning on the radio to listen to the first Liston fight … only to find it was already over, haha. Said of course he’d never actually seen Sonny Liston so he thought Floyd would beat him in the rematch like he did Ingo … not so much, it turned out.

But if anything, Patterson’s post-championship career only further cemented his admiration for Floyd.

 

Watched a range of fights over the last week, a few notes included below for ones that stood out to me.

Rayo Valenzuela vs Edwin De Los Santos - Didn't realise these two contenders had already met, both dropped, feel Valenzuela perhaps underestimated De Los Santos and fought the wrong style of fight, letting his ego take over, as both rebuild their career and probably improve I wouldn't mind seeing them pitted against each other again.

Evander Holyfield vs Adilson Rodriguez - Noted on the nature of the knockout, wouldn't necessarily have Holyfield as the biggest of punchers, completely froze Rodriguez's body and leg after being hit and when on the floor, similar in vein to I believe the Wilder vs Firtha knockout where it looks really unpleasant. Rodriguez started well in the first round with his jab and reach causing a problem for Holyfield, who was uncomfortable, likely from an eye poke or two. Holyfield then suddenly got closer in the second with a nice uppercut and then the big right hand causing the finish.

Bert Cooper vs Carl Williams - First time I had seen Williams, impressed the way he handled Cooper with a good jab and using his heigh effectively to negate Cooper's style and really limit him before the finish.

Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov vs Eduardo Nunez - A fight on my list to catch up with and definitely worth noting on a very good fight to watch, Nunez took over with punishing body shots and I'd forgot that he actually got Rakhimov out of there late on in the fight.

The list of others I have watched are:

Calzaghe vs Stowe and Lawlor
Lacy vs Wilson, Thomas, Lowe
Freitas vs Alexandrov, Martinez
Lewis vs McCrory
Dokes vs Ocasio 1 & 2
Tommy Morrison vs Acey - Have now seen Morrison from 90 to 91 including the Mercer fight.
Bruno vs Eklund
Haye vs Dowling
Moorer vs Hassan, Delgado
Czyz vs Kacar
Hill vs Stewart
Edwards vs Bey
Holmes vs Bobick

 

Ken Norton vs Jimmy Young

Round 1: 10:9 Young
Round 2: 10:9 Norton
Round 3: 10:9 Young
Round 4: 10:9 Norton
Round 5: 10:9 Norton
Round 6: 10:9 Norton
Round 7: 10:9 Norton
Round 8: 10:9 Norton
Round 9: 10:9 Young
Round 10: 10:9 Young
Round 11: 10:9 Young
Round 12: 10:9 Young
Round 13: 10:9 Young
Round 14: 10:9 Young
Round 15: 10:9 Norton

Total: 143-142 Jimmy Young

A lot of people say Young was robbed in that fight. Even tho I scored it for him, can't see a robbery here. Close fight that could have gone either way. I marked rounds 1, 4 and 11 as very close and gave them 2:1 to Young, so if I flipped it, Norton would be a victor. Overall very good scrap, probably the last time we've seen prime Jimmy Young. Loved his counters and straights. Norton on the other hand put on a beautiful display of body work in the middle rounds, but for some reason abandonded the tactic later, which lost him the fight on my scorecard. If I was to socre it by rounds it would be a draw: 6-6-3.

 

Scored this some time ago. This is what I wrote:

The Ken Norton-Jimmy Young fight. I recall having Young just nicking it at the time. Today, it's no different. A nightmare on how close some of these rounds are. Very subjective and obviously it could go either way, but here ya go.

Round 1: 10-9 Young
Round 2: 10-10 Even
Round 3: 10-9 Young
Round 4: 10-10 Even
Round 5: 10-9 Norton
Round 6: 10-9 Norton
Round 7: 10-9 Norton
Round 8: 10-9 Young
Round 9: 10-10 Even
Round 10: 10-9 Young
Round 11: 10-9 Norton
Round 12: 10-9 Young
Round 13: 10-10 Even
Round 14: 10-9 Young
Round 15: 10-9 Norton

145-144 Young

Man, 4 even rounds. I never have 4 even rounds. But it would be a disservice to a fighter to try to come up with a winner of a round just so you don't have an even round. And these rounds were that close. A fight that close one cannot have a problem with it going either way, as long as the judges scored it close, which they did.

 

Antonio Margarito v Shane Mosley (welterweight title)

This was a brilliant performance by Mosley, which I totally enjoyed. Margarito just could not come up with a plan to counter Mosley's pot-shotting right hand attacks. But what we knew about Margarito's jaw, I simply thought we would be looking at a distance fight. I had not envisioned Mosley stopping the iron man when i first saw this bout. No sense running a card here. I only gave Margarito a share of the 2nd round. With the knockdown scored by Mosley in the 8th, I had it 80-72 for Mosley through 8 completed rounds before Mosley dropped and stopped the Mexican in the 9th (actual scores were: 80-71, 79-72 and 78-73 all for Mosley).

I will say one thing in retrospect of this fight, as the announcers were in awe of Mosley's performance at the ripe old age of 37. And that was the later discovery of Mosley's PED use. It really takes the luster off the performance of Mosley as well as the size and age of fighters competing today. For me anyway.

 

The last amazing performance from the great Shane Mosley.

 

Jimmy Ellis - Floyd Patterson - WBA Heavyweight Title

Round 1 - Ellis
Round 2 - Patterson-Close
Round 3 - Ellis
Round 4 - Patterson
Round 5 - Ellis
Round 6 - Patterson
Round 7 - Ellis
Round 8 - Ellis
Round 9 - Ellis-Close
Round 10 - Patterson
Round 11 - Patterson - Close
Round 12 - Ellis
Round 13 - Patterson
Round 14 - Patterson
Round 15 - Patterson

Patterson 8 Rounds to 7

Referee Harold Valan, the only official scorer, had the fight 9-6 in favor of Ellis. When I watched this fight live in 1968 I scored it 9-6 Patterson. I remember being somewhat outraged by the decision and feeling Floyd had been robbed. While I still think Patterson won the fight I no longer view it as a robbery.

 

Eder Jofre v Jose Medel I

Round 1: 10-9 Jofre
Round 2: 10-9 Jofre
Round 3: 10-9 Medel
Round 4: 10-10 Even
Round 5: 10-9 Jofre
Round 6: 10-10 Even
Round 7: 10-9 Jofre
Round 8: 10-10 Even
Round 9: 10-9 Medel
Round 10: 10-8 Jofre (scores a knockdown)
The bout is stopped between rounds

Total through 10 completed rounds: 98-94 Jofre (actual scores: 97-93, 97-93 and a 96-90 all for Jofre)

To begin, I never knew this fight was out there in its entirety. I thought it was highlights only. When I saw 34 minutes allotted I jumped at this. This fight had lulls and incredible moments of excitement. The lulls were because these two strategists were like chess masters looking for that opening and little took place (such as my even rounds). But the explosions in round 5, 9 and 10 were something. Round 9 was a crazy round to score. Jofre started well, then Medel went all out on Jofre and had him reeling with incredibly sharp combos. Then, right at the bell, Jofre nails him and one good punch would have finished Medel. But then the bell rang. But I think Medel was done at that point. Finished with that one shot by Jofre. He came out for the 10th and took a hiding before dropping like a sack of spuds. No way he could come out for the 11th. Done like dinner. Really enjoyed this fight.

 

In light of the passing of Ruben Castillo I wanted to re-review one of my go-to fights.

Julio Cesar Chavez v Ruben Castillo (jr. lightweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Castillo
Round 2: 10-9 Chavez
Round 3: 10-9 Chavez
Round 4: 10-9 Chavez
Round 5: 10-9 Chavez
Round 6: Chavez KOs Castillo

Total through 5 completed rounds: 49-46 Chavez (actual scores: 49-46, 48-47 and 49-47 all with Chavez leading)

When I first scored this I had it 49-47. There was a round there that I had even, which I can still see. Some very close rounds. What makes this one of my go-to fights is the "Ohhhh!" factor. And I yelled that out several times during this bout. Such a valiant effort by Ruben, who landed some beauties during this contest. However, he was up against a force of nature this night. Two great warriors collided here and shouldn't be forgotten. RIP Ruben.

 

Joe Frazier v Jerry Quarry I (Heavyweight title) NY scoring

Round 1: Quarry
Round 2: Frazier
Round 3: Frazier
Round 4: Frazier
Round 5: Frazier
Round 6: Frazier
Round 7: Frazier
Bout is stopped between rounds due to a bad cut under Quarry's right eye

Total through 7 completed rounds - 6-1 Frazier (actual scores: 6-1, 6-1 and 5-1-1 all for Frazier)

I just felt the need to see a good Donnybrook, as they say. It's been awhile since I've seen it and actually wanted to score it. Quarry had a good first round and didn't have a bad round in the 2nd either. Very close to an even round on my card but I felt Frazier nicked that one too. After that, the Frazier engine was in full gear and there was no stopping him. Great slugfest.

 

Hi Buddy.
Good call, plus the 1st round rivals, and could be said to beat Hagler / Hearns.
stay safe scart, chat soon.
Mike.

 

Mike Tyson v Evander Holyfield I (heavyweight title)

Round 1: 10-9 Tyson
Round 2: 10-9 Holyfield
Round 3: 10-9 Tyson
Round 4: 10-9 Holyfield
Round 5: 10-9 Tyson
Round 6: 10-8 Holyfield (scores a knockdown)
Round 7: 10-10 Even
Round 8: 10-9 Holyfield
Round 9: 10-9 Holyfield
Round 10: 10-8 Holyfield (administers a battering)
Round 11: Holyfield stops Tyson

Total through 10 completed rounds: 97-92 Holyfield (actual scores: 96-92, 96-92 and 100-93 all for Holyfield)

Tyson really started to slip when he dumped Kevin Rooney. Rooney never set the world on fire historically, but man, he really was made for Tyson. Tyson never again threw combos. Just loaded up on his shots. But even this Tyson made this fight very entertaining when these two locked horns. It was a perfect storm and the result amazed me when i first saw it back in the day.