I'm following the round by round coverage by an Italian fella, Cristiano Spagnoli who works freelance for the FPI, the Italian Boxing Federation. This guy is usually hopelessy biased so if he says Vidoz is losing and being outjabbed by Skelton, I believe him. Here it is: http://boxeringweb.it/NotiziaDettaglio.aspx?idN=2985
Whats happening with the fight? I am Skelton fan, always liked the guy, rough fellow, always gives a good effort though, gave Chagaev a very tough fight.
It looks like Skelton is faster (would you believe it??) and he's landing cleaner, it sounds as if the British is ahead so far (as to the 6th round)
Settimo round Vidoz risale Buon round di Vidoz che colpisce in serie e comincia ad anticipare Skelton. Bella azione del goriziano spalle alle corde. Translated: Seventh round: Vidoz is getting better, landing combos and beating Skelton to the punch. Nice moves from the Goziano (Vidoz is from Gorizia) off the ropes. Brief summary of rounds 1 to 5: Skelton outjabs Vidoz who's yet to get into the fight.
Ottavo round Il match si equilibra Round equilibrato con bel montante di Vidoz nel finale, Skelton ha rallentato e comincia ad essere scorretto e a tenere 8th round: Close round, nice uppercut from Vidoz at the end of the ound, Skelton has slowed down and he's holding.
I thank you but, once again, I gotta tell you, this guy is usually shamefully biased and if the fight goes the distance and he posts something like "Vidoz won a close SD in a close fight" you can be sure Skelton got robbed. So be careful.
Thanks for the updates. I am a huge fan of Skelton and really wanted to see this fight. Hope he wins.:bbb
Vidoz abbandona alla fine di una ripresa stranissima in cui non ha portato un colpo e lo stesso Skelton è sembrato non capire cosa stesse succedendo. L'angolo cerca di convincere Vidoz a proseguire ma videntemente il pugile non ne aveva più Unbelievable....Vidoz has quit....WTF??? I've never seen Vidoz losing his heart in a ring and I've been following him since the early '90s....I'm shocked.... Translation: Vidoz has quit at the end of a very strange round during which he didn't throw a punch and Skelton himslef had no clue as to what was happening. Vidoz's corner urges him to come out for another round and fight but he obviously hadn't anymore. It sounds absurd to me.....
WTF?? Vidoz a quitter? Never. I am a huge fan of Skelton, but also a pretty big fan of Vidoz which is why I was looking forward to this fight. What round did it end in?
People in attendance phoned me and told me Vidoz couldn't breath and didn't have it anymore. He wasn't hurt at all but he just couldn't stand up..... That's what they told me.