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kenyan_cheena · 02-05-2005, 03:51 AM

JACKSON'S TRIUMPH THRILLS HOMETOWN CROWD

Monday 21 January 2002

DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

Australia's Peter Jackson overcame a slow start to score a 4th round TKO victory against James Ellis of Boise, Idaho. The result thrilled Jackson's hometown crowd at Darling Harbour's sold-out Sydney Entertainment Centre.

The 25 year-old American Ellis was actually the more aggressive man during the bout, throwing a barrage of punches throughout, especially in the 3rd round. But he missed with a terrible amount of them, while Jackson was perfectly accurate after the 1st round as he brought new meaning to the term "economical punching."

A glance at the punch totals for the fight reveals this:

ROUND ONE

Jackson - punches landed: 17 punches thrown: 32
Ellis - punches landed: 36 punches thrown: 66

ROUNDS TWO, THREE & FOUR

Jackson - punches landed: 60 punches thrown: 60
Ellis - punches landed: 36 punches thrown: 256

Many at ringside said that they had never before seen such an incredible display of defensive boxing. The manner in which Jackson was able to avoid the majority of his opponent's punches was astounding. The fact that he barely missed with his own shots was even more so.

The fight ended quite abruptly during the first minute of round four. 39 seconds in, Jackson landed a tremendous left-right combination that dropped Ellis to the canvas. He was up quickly and took the standing eight count, but immediately after the referee waved the two men together, a single Jackson left hook opened a terrible cut over Ellis's right eye. Within moments, the fight had been stopped and Jackson declared the winner by TKO.

"Yes, there is a bit of relief," Jackson said. "Jimmy was just like a hurricane in there. I don't really know how I was able to stay on my feet with some of those shots he was throwing. I did a lot of defensive training leading up to tonight, so I guess it paid off."

(to be continued...)

02-05-2005, 03:51 AM	#63 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,137	JACKSON'S TRIUMPH THRILLS HOMETOWN CROWD Monday 21 January 2002 DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA Australia's Peter Jackson overcame a slow start to score a 4th round TKO victory against James Ellis of Boise, Idaho. The result thrilled Jackson's hometown crowd at Darling Harbour's sold-out Sydney Entertainment Centre. The 25 year-old American Ellis was actually the more aggressive man during the bout, throwing a barrage of punches throughout, especially in the 3rd round. But he missed with a terrible amount of them, while Jackson was perfectly accurate after the 1st round as he brought new meaning to the term "economical punching." A glance at the punch totals for the fight reveals this: ROUND ONE Jackson - punches landed: 17 punches thrown: 32 Ellis - punches landed: 36 punches thrown: 66 ROUNDS TWO, THREE & FOUR Jackson - punches landed: 60 punches thrown: 60 Ellis - punches landed: 36 punches thrown: 256 Many at ringside said that they had never before seen such an incredible display of defensive boxing. The manner in which Jackson was able to avoid the majority of his opponent's punches was astounding. The fact that he barely missed with his own shots was even more so. The fight ended quite abruptly during the first minute of round four. 39 seconds in, Jackson landed a tremendous left-right combination that dropped Ellis to the canvas. He was up quickly and took the standing eight count, but immediately after the referee waved the two men together, a single Jackson left hook opened a terrible cut over Ellis's right eye. Within moments, the fight had been stopped and Jackson declared the winner by TKO. "Yes, there is a bit of relief," Jackson said. "Jimmy was just like a hurricane in there. I don't really know how I was able to stay on my feet with some of those shots he was throwing. I did a lot of defensive training leading up to tonight, so I guess it paid off." (to be continued...) Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 04-29-2005 at 02:59 AM.