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kenyan_cheena · 02-06-2005, 04:44 PM

(...continuation)

Jackson was quite fortunate to stop Ellis when he did. Through three rounds, he was trailing on the scorecards, 29-28, 28-29, 30-27.

"No, I agree totally," said Jackson. "James Ellis was in this fight 100%. I think if you look at the punch totals, you'll see I only landed a handful more than him. He really pushed me, no doubt."

Jackson did not fail to acknowledge the wonderful support he has received from the Australian public.

"I want to thank every one of you in this arena tonight, and all the people who have sent me words of encouragement during the last couple of months," said Jackson. "I can't express how inspirational your support has been. I think that my next bout will be over in the States, but I really hope that the federation can see fit to bring us here again during the tournament. Thank you all so much."

To this, Jackson received a thunderous round of standing applause. He left the ring with the applause still ringing out, exchanging handshakes and congratulatory words as he made his way back to the dressing room...

ON THE UNDERCARD

* 20 year-old Oklahoma native Tommy Morrison emerged with a majority decision victory over Phialdelphia's Gus Dozario in a 1st Defense tournament bout. Morrison seemed to have the fight in the bag going into the final round, but Dozario mounted a furious rally, landing 41 punches to 6 in round six but failing to score a knockout (or even a knockdown). Morrison took the decision 59-55, 57-57, 59-55. He is one to look out for as the tournament moves on. Morrison, the 30th seed in the 1st Defense tournament, possesses tremendous power (although it was not really on show against Dozario), and if he can exploit it, the blonde-haired Oklahoma slugger could really turn some heads.

* In the second bout of the night, 22 year-old Ibar Arrington of Everett, Washington scored a unanimous decision victory over Dallas native Randy Stephens in a highly-charged, entertaining bout. The final scorecards of 59-54 (twice) and 60-53 did not really do justice to the performance of Stephens. He still had a good chance of victory going into the fifth round, when he was trailing by just a single point on two of the cards. However, Arrington was able to score knockdowns in both the fifth and sixth rounds to take the fight away form his Texas opponent.

* James Tillis of Tulsa, Oklahoma and South Africa's Johnny DuPlooy fought themselves to a standstill in another barnstormer. The two 21 year-olds had to be content with a draw, though, with the judges split on the verdict 58-56 (DuPlooy), 57-57, 59-55 (Tillis). The punch totals showed what a hard-fought battle it was:

TILLIS landed: 144 thrown: 315
DUPLOOY landed: 127 thrown: 451

It was a fight that the capacity Entertainment Centre crowd greatly appreciated.

* The Sydney crowd continued to be spoiled, as the Support Bout between Englishman Bruce Woodcock and Germany's Heinz Neuhaus was perhaps the best fight on the card. It was a brutal affair, with the 43rd seed Woodcock prevailing via a 6th round knockout. But not before what must have been the best single round of any bout fought under the HBF banner so far. In the fifth round, the two combatants traded bombs, with Woodcock landing 36 punches and Neuhaus 43. Woodcock was ahead by at least two points on each card after the fifth round.

* Another Englishman made a victorious debut in the Co-Feature. 22 year-old Jack Gardner (27th seed in the World Championship tournament) took a rather unconvincing (and, according to many, undeserved) unanimous decision over Pittsburgh native Bob Baker. Despite outpunching his opponent 127-107, Baker lost the decision 58-55 on all three cards. Even taking into account the knockdown that Gardner scored in the 3rd round, most believed that Baker won at least four rounds. He did not mask his disappointment in the moments after the decision, showing a filthy sneer to the judges.

02-06-2005, 04:44 PM	#64 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 7,582 Thanks: 80 Thanked 143x in 125 posts	(...continuation) Jackson was quite fortunate to stop Ellis when he did. Through three rounds, he was trailing on the scorecards, 29-28, 28-29, 30-27. "No, I agree totally," said Jackson. "James Ellis was in this fight 100%. I think if you look at the punch totals, you'll see I only landed a handful more than him. He really pushed me, no doubt." Jackson did not fail to acknowledge the wonderful support he has received from the Australian public. "I want to thank every one of you in this arena tonight, and all the people who have sent me words of encouragement during the last couple of months," said Jackson. "I can't express how inspirational your support has been. I think that my next bout will be over in the States, but I really hope that the federation can see fit to bring us here again during the tournament. Thank you all so much." To this, Jackson received a thunderous round of standing applause. He left the ring with the applause still ringing out, exchanging handshakes and congratulatory words as he made his way back to the dressing room... ON THE UNDERCARD * 20 year-old Oklahoma native Tommy Morrison emerged with a majority decision victory over Phialdelphia's Gus Dozario in a 1st Defense tournament bout. Morrison seemed to have the fight in the bag going into the final round, but Dozario mounted a furious rally, landing 41 punches to 6 in round six but failing to score a knockout (or even a knockdown). Morrison took the decision 59-55, 57-57, 59-55. He is one to look out for as the tournament moves on. Morrison, the 30th seed in the 1st Defense tournament, possesses tremendous power (although it was not really on show against Dozario), and if he can exploit it, the blonde-haired Oklahoma slugger could really turn some heads. * In the second bout of the night, 22 year-old Ibar Arrington of Everett, Washington scored a unanimous decision victory over Dallas native Randy Stephens in a highly-charged, entertaining bout. The final scorecards of 59-54 (twice) and 60-53 did not really do justice to the performance of Stephens. He still had a good chance of victory going into the fifth round, when he was trailing by just a single point on two of the cards. However, Arrington was able to score knockdowns in both the fifth and sixth rounds to take the fight away form his Texas opponent. * James Tillis of Tulsa, Oklahoma and South Africa's Johnny DuPlooy fought themselves to a standstill in another barnstormer. The two 21 year-olds had to be content with a draw, though, with the judges split on the verdict 58-56 (DuPlooy), 57-57, 59-55 (Tillis). The punch totals showed what a hard-fought battle it was: TILLIS landed: 144 thrown: 315 DUPLOOY landed: 127 thrown: 451 It was a fight that the capacity Entertainment Centre crowd greatly appreciated. * The Sydney crowd continued to be spoiled, as the Support Bout between Englishman Bruce Woodcock and Germany's Heinz Neuhaus was perhaps the best fight on the card. It was a brutal affair, with the 43rd seed Woodcock prevailing via a 6th round knockout. But not before what must have been the best single round of any bout fought under the HBF banner so far. In the fifth round, the two combatants traded bombs, with Woodcock landing 36 punches and Neuhaus 43. Woodcock was ahead by at least two points on each card after the fifth round. * Another Englishman made a victorious debut in the Co-Feature. 22 year-old Jack Gardner (27th seed in the World Championship tournament) took a rather unconvincing (and, according to many, undeserved) unanimous decision over Pittsburgh native Bob Baker. Despite outpunching his opponent 127-107, Baker lost the decision 58-55 on all three cards. Even taking into account the knockdown that Gardner scored in the 3rd round, most believed that Baker won at least four rounds. He did not mask his disappointment in the moments after the decision, showing a filthy sneer to the judges. Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 04-29-2005 at 03:00 AM.