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Ian Lord · 02-10-2005, 02:39 PM

August 20th, 2005.

HAGLER HAMMERS McCALLUM TO BECOME MIDDLEWEIGHT KING

Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat up on Mike 'The Bodysnatcher' McCallum for four rounds, before finishing him off in the fifth, to become the GBA's first World Middleweight champion.

Hagler stamped his authority on the fight right from the opening bell, dishing out a beating in the first round, and getting warned in the process. McCallum started the second round well, before Hagler, working behind his southpaw jab, again took control. From then on, Hagler was in the driving seat and punished McCallum for the next two rounds, then finished him off in the fifth, after rocking his opponent with a beautiful combination of punches, then launching a two fisted assault to punch McCallum to the canvas for the ten count at the end of the fifth.

It was a brutal display from the new champion against McCallum, who was the number one seed going into the tournament and a highly respected champion. After the bout, Hagler promised to be a fighting champion who would duck nobody.

Lennox Lewis moved into world class by beating the highly respected Greg Page on points over ten rounds, with scores of 96-92 twice, and 95-93, all for Lewis. Lewis came out and took the first, doubling up on the jab, then landing the right cross into the face of Page. Page came out and outboxed Lewis in the second. Lewis then took the next two rounds, albeit closely, then got dropped in the fifth from a bodyshot and barely survived the round. The minutes rest done him good however, and he won all the remaining rounds, apart from the seventh, dropping Page in the eigth from a combination of punches, then went on to take the fight.

Afterwards, Lewis called out Bowe, and all the other top heavies. He seemed genuine about it as well.

Undercard Action.

Pinklon Thomas also moved into the top ten, by beating a grossly out of shape Michael Dokes, who has had rumours flying around about his cocaine addiction in recent months. Thomas won every round except the fifth, putting Dokes down in the second, third, and ninth, but Dokes was durable and lasted the distance, losing by unanimous decision with scores of 98-89, 98-90, and 99-89. It makes you wonder, if Dokes could get his act together and get into shape, he'd probably become someone to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division, as he proved he could be when he stopped Evander Holyfield.

Frank Tate won by unanimous decision against the hopelessly outclassed 'Irish' Chris Walsh. Tate dominated and it wasn't competitive in the least. The scores were 99-90 twice, and 100-89. Tate needs to now step up in class to be tested.

John David Jackson won by split decision over eight rounds against Shinji Takehara. The scores were 77-75 [twice] to Jackson, and 77-76, to Takehara. It was a close, competetive contest, with Jackson boxing and Takehara trying to rough it up in close.

In the opener, heavyweight prospect Oliver McCall made it three wins out of three when he brutalized opponent Derek Banks, forcing the referee to stop the one sided contest at 2.50 of the third when Banks was no longer fighting back and McCall was landing punch after punch unanswered. Banks had been down earlier in the round from a vicous uppercut.

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Ian Lord All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry, England. Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 270 Thanked 29x in 29 posts	August 20th, 2005. HAGLER HAMMERS McCALLUM TO BECOME MIDDLEWEIGHT KING Marvelous Marvin Hagler beat up on Mike 'The Bodysnatcher' McCallum for four rounds, before finishing him off in the fifth, to become the GBA's first World Middleweight champion. Hagler stamped his authority on the fight right from the opening bell, dishing out a beating in the first round, and getting warned in the process. McCallum started the second round well, before Hagler, working behind his southpaw jab, again took control. From then on, Hagler was in the driving seat and punished McCallum for the next two rounds, then finished him off in the fifth, after rocking his opponent with a beautiful combination of punches, then launching a two fisted assault to punch McCallum to the canvas for the ten count at the end of the fifth. It was a brutal display from the new champion against McCallum, who was the number one seed going into the tournament and a highly respected champion. After the bout, Hagler promised to be a fighting champion who would duck nobody. Lennox Lewis moved into world class by beating the highly respected Greg Page on points over ten rounds, with scores of 96-92 twice, and 95-93, all for Lewis. Lewis came out and took the first, doubling up on the jab, then landing the right cross into the face of Page. Page came out and outboxed Lewis in the second. Lewis then took the next two rounds, albeit closely, then got dropped in the fifth from a bodyshot and barely survived the round. The minutes rest done him good however, and he won all the remaining rounds, apart from the seventh, dropping Page in the eigth from a combination of punches, then went on to take the fight. Afterwards, Lewis called out Bowe, and all the other top heavies. He seemed genuine about it as well. Undercard Action. Pinklon Thomas also moved into the top ten, by beating a grossly out of shape Michael Dokes, who has had rumours flying around about his cocaine addiction in recent months. Thomas won every round except the fifth, putting Dokes down in the second, third, and ninth, but Dokes was durable and lasted the distance, losing by unanimous decision with scores of 98-89, 98-90, and 99-89. It makes you wonder, if Dokes could get his act together and get into shape, he'd probably become someone to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division, as he proved he could be when he stopped Evander Holyfield. Frank Tate won by unanimous decision against the hopelessly outclassed 'Irish' Chris Walsh. Tate dominated and it wasn't competitive in the least. The scores were 99-90 twice, and 100-89. Tate needs to now step up in class to be tested. John David Jackson won by split decision over eight rounds against Shinji Takehara. The scores were 77-75 [twice] to Jackson, and 77-76, to Takehara. It was a close, competetive contest, with Jackson boxing and Takehara trying to rough it up in close. In the opener, heavyweight prospect Oliver McCall made it three wins out of three when he brutalized opponent Derek Banks, forcing the referee to stop the one sided contest at 2.50 of the third when Banks was no longer fighting back and McCall was landing punch after punch unanswered. Banks had been down earlier in the round from a vicous uppercut.