Titlebout Boxing - Greatest Heavyweight Tournament! Bout 1 - Louis vs Walcott!

Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott Fight info: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 2005-01-01, announcer is Michael Buffer, referee is Joe Cortez, the bout will be scored by the three judges Reg Thompson (United Kingdom), Larry Hazzard Jr. (United States) and Bill Lerch (United States), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 12 rounds, WBO-rules are in effect, three KD rule is in effect, save by the bell is in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 3/Scorecard after 3, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'none', Scoring System is 10 PointIn the red corner: Joe Louis - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Under Trained - Trainer: Orlando Cuellar - Cut Man: Jimmy MontoyaIn the blue corner: Jersey Joe Walcott - Record: 0-0-0 - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Murray Sutherland - Cut Man: Frank Bagley Round 1 Time Commentary Points0:00 The crowd's been waiting for the start of this fight but they don't have to wait any longer as Round 1 begins. 0:0 0:12 A sizzling right hand lands for Jersey Joe Walcott. 0:3 0:25 Walcott throws a nice, short uppercut that scores to the jaw of Louis 0:5 0:34 Joe Louis pushes Walcott away to give himself a little more space to work with. 0:5 01:03 Oh!!! Louis unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! 4:5 01:03 Walcott appears shaken by this punch! 4:5 01:24 Walcott can't find the range with that punch. 4:5 01:46 Louis doubled up on the hook. Did you see the water fly off Walcott's head? 8:5 01:46 Walcott was staggered by that punch! 8:5 02:03 Louis and Walcott are in a clinch, Cortez hollers at them to break and start fighting. 8:5 02:08 Cortez pries them apart. 8:5 02:17 Louis drives that short hook into Walcott's midsection! 12:5 02:17 Walcott is hurt! 12:5 02:34 That right hook by Louis brings Walcott up short! 17:5 02:34 Mercy! Louis just landed a crushing hook! It was absolutely obscene! Jersey Joe Walcott is trying to hang on… 17:5 02:43 Walcott is trapped in his own corner... 17:5 02:47 Watch Louis move. He is darting in and out, in and out, keeping Jersey Joe Walcott off balance. 17:5 02:56 Louis lands a smashing cross! 21:5 02:56 That blast sent Walcott into the ropes! 21:5 03:00 The bell ending the Round sounds and the fighters return to their corners. 22:5 Round 2 Time Commentary Points0:00 Walcott didn't sit in the corner between rounds and he comes out quickly to begin Round 2. 0:0 0:13 There's a hard shot off the top of Walcott's head! 4:0 0:13 Jersey Joe Walcott was shaken by that blow! 4:0 0:22 Whatever Jimmy Montoya said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect. Louis is letting his hands go. 4:0 0:26 Louis lands a solid hook! 8:0 0:26 Joe Louis made Walcott blink with that shot! 8:0 0:42 Walcott lands to the chest and neck of Louis. 8:2 0:55 Louis bangs home a big cross. 11:2 01:07 Walcott takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 11:2 01:13 Walcott snakes the jab through Louis's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 11:4 01:28 Walcott throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 11:4 01:39 The fighters are trading punches and neither seems to have won that exchange. 13:6 01:49 Louis is blocked in his own corner... 13:6 01:53 Walcott misses with what looked like a backhand. He's lucky. If that had landed, he might have drawn a warning. 13:6 02:00 Louis's fans are here in force tonight, cheering everything he does. 13:6 02:03 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 13:6 02:09 The fighters have worked their way back to the center of the ring. 13:6 02:09 Walcott gets inside and fires a hook to Louis's body. 13:8 02:18 Walcott hitches up his trunks. He'd better be careful. He may get nailed while his hands are down. 13:8 02:26 Louis lands with a short, quick uppercut in close. 15:8 02:35 Louis scores with a hard jab but he misses with the right hand, coming behind it. 18:8 02:45 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Walcott has his head on Louis's chest and blasts home a hook. 18:10 02:58 Louis backs into a neutral corner. 18:10 02:58 Both fighters are scoring in this exchange and neither is coming out on top. 20:12 03:00 The crowd is literally screaming in approval as the two fighters look for a minutes respite after a sizzling round of action. 21:12 Round 3 Time Commentary Points0:00 Walcott looks to be in fair shape as Round 3 gets underway. 0:0 0:08 Murray Sutherland really gave it to Walcott between rounds, but Walcott's didn't seem to be paying attention. 0:0 0:13 The quickness and footwork of Walcott is definitely keeping Louis off balance. 0:0 0:17 Walcott got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Frank Bagley's instructions work. 0:0 0:22 Louis smothers Jersey Joe Walcott's attack as Walcott tries to get off some shots inside. 0:0 0:34 Joe Louis is giving Walcott a lot of side-to-side movement. 0:0 0:41 Louis slides into a neutral corner... 0:0 0:41 Walcott snaps Louis's head back with a jolting uppercut. 0:3 0:51 Walcott traps Louis in the corner! 0:3 0:51 Louis lets go with a hook but Walcott blocks it and then he scores with a hook of his own! 0:5 0:59 Louis's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 0:5 01:03 Louis rips a hook to the head. 2:5 01:12 Both fighters move to ring center. 2:5 01:16 Walcott misses with an uppercut from way outside. That's a dangerous punch to throw. You leave yourself wide open for a counter. 2:5 01:23 OH! Louis landed the big hook flush! 6:5 01:23 Walcott was staggered by that punch! 6:5 01:32 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 6:5 01:36 Walcott backs into the near corner. 6:5 01:40 Walcott holds his arms up in disgust as Louis holds him around his waist. 6:5 01:49 Cortez has to break them apart. 6:5 02:00 Walcott is pinned in his own corner... 6:5 02:04 Louis misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 6:5 02:06 Jersey Joe Walcott can't win this fight if he just throws one punch at a time. Now he just unloaded a flurry of punches and several scored cleanly. 6:7 02:21 A right cross from Louis gets through Walcott's guard. 8:7 02:38 Walcott misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 8:7 02:45 This bout could end up being a bit of a mismatch. There's a difference in the caliber of fighter here. 8:7 02:48 Joe Louis brushes the ropes and quickly spins away, heading back to ring center. 8:7 02:52 Louis cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 8:7 02:55 Walcott scores with a nice short hook inside the defense of Louis. 8:9 03:00 Round 3 finishes with the sound of the bell. 8:11