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kenyan_cheena · 02-14-2005, 09:47 PM

TERRELL TORMENTS MONROE IN ITALY

Friday 25 January 2002

Mississippi-born Ernie Terrell made his professional debut today, scoring a comprehensive (if unexciting) unanimous decision victory over the hopelessly-out-of-his-league Marty Monroe of Los Angeles.

18 year-old Terrell, the 14th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament, treated the crowd at Lombardia's Casino Di Campione to a boxing clinic, outpunching his opponent by a ratio of almost 3 to 1 (233-81).

The 6'6" Terrell has been one of a number of top seeded fighters in the tournament to have "slipped under the radar", having received very little media attention in his hometown of Chicago in the lead up to today's bout. It could be because, admittedly, Terrell's is not one of the more dynamic, extroverted personalities in the HBF. It might also be because he does not possess knockout power. Terrell is a boxer through and through. He spent much of the fight with his left jab in Monroe's face, leading to the Californian suffering major swelling around the right eye, which was almost entirely closed up by the end of the bout. A perfectly thrown left hook in the fifth round also opened a nasty cut under Monroe's right eye.

Terrell took the decision 59-55 (twice), 58-56, leaving many at ringside wondering how on earth one of the judges had seen fit to award Monroe with two rounds.

Based on his debut performance, there is little doubt that Terrell has a great chance of qualifying for the second stage of the Championship tournament. But there is also a chance that he might become invisible. The HBF found it quite difficult to promote the Italian card, partly because of Terrell's reluctance in front of the media. He really is a painfully shy young man. It is likely that there will be fighters with much less talent than Terrell who will be held in higher regard because of their willingness to sell themselves. Time will only tell us whether Ernie Terrell will learn to come out of his shell.

UNDERCARD

* In the Opening Bout, New York's John Lester Johnson survived an early knockdown to take a unanimous decision victory over Philadelphia's Curtis Sheppard. It was a 1st Defense tournament bout, a battle of 21 year-olds in which Johnson (35th seed) rallied from tasting the canvas one minute into the bout to dominate the next three rounds. Sheppard (the 27th seed) was able to take the fifth, leaving the fight tied on all three cards going into the final round. Johnson finished well, with Sheppard tiring, leading to a close verdict for Johnson, 57-56 (twice), 58-57.

* Charley Mitchell of Birmingham, England, scored an upset victory over Joe Choynski of San Francisco, winning by majority decision. Mitchell is the 43rd seed in the 1st Defense tournament, but was able to overcome the tough 19th seeded Californian 59-56, 57-57, 58-57, landing 136 punches to 119.

* The first World Championship tournament bout of the night continued the pattern of upsets (even if minor), with the 67th seed Amos Lincoln of Portland, Oregon winning by unanimous decision over Chicago's King Levinsky (51st seed). Lincoln was ahead on two cards going into the sixth, but left the verdict in no doubt when he floored Levinsky twice in the final round to take a comfortable decision, 59-55, 57-55, 59-53.

* Yet another upset, with the 83rd seed in the World Championship tournament, Baltimore's Bert Whitehurst taking a unanimous decision victory over the 35th seed, Phil Muscato of Buffalo. All three judges scored the fight identically, giving the verdict to Whitehurst 59-56. Muscato had a big fourth round, but struggled for the majority of the bout.

* In the Co-Feature, 19th seed Jimmy Ellis of Louisville, Kentucky became the first favourite of the night to win, defeating Argentina's Luis Firpo by unanimous decision, 58-54, 57-55 (twice). After a slow start, Ellis sent the Argentine to the canvas on two occasions, both in the third round. 21 year-old Ellis is being considered as a dark horse for the Championship. He has a terribly effective jab, and was able to bemuse Firpo with a range of different combinations. Of course, he should not be confused with 25 year-old James Ellis of Boise, Idaho, who was TKO'ed by Australia's Peter Jackson in Sydney this past Monday.

02-14-2005, 09:47 PM	#74 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,178	TERRELL TORMENTS MONROE IN ITALY Friday 25 January 2002 Mississippi-born Ernie Terrell made his professional debut today, scoring a comprehensive (if unexciting) unanimous decision victory over the hopelessly-out-of-his-league Marty Monroe of Los Angeles. 18 year-old Terrell, the 14th seed in the HBF's World Championship tournament, treated the crowd at Lombardia's Casino Di Campione to a boxing clinic, outpunching his opponent by a ratio of almost 3 to 1 (233-81). The 6'6" Terrell has been one of a number of top seeded fighters in the tournament to have "slipped under the radar", having received very little media attention in his hometown of Chicago in the lead up to today's bout. It could be because, admittedly, Terrell's is not one of the more dynamic, extroverted personalities in the HBF. It might also be because he does not possess knockout power. Terrell is a boxer through and through. He spent much of the fight with his left jab in Monroe's face, leading to the Californian suffering major swelling around the right eye, which was almost entirely closed up by the end of the bout. A perfectly thrown left hook in the fifth round also opened a nasty cut under Monroe's right eye. Terrell took the decision 59-55 (twice), 58-56, leaving many at ringside wondering how on earth one of the judges had seen fit to award Monroe with two rounds. Based on his debut performance, there is little doubt that Terrell has a great chance of qualifying for the second stage of the Championship tournament. But there is also a chance that he might become invisible. The HBF found it quite difficult to promote the Italian card, partly because of Terrell's reluctance in front of the media. He really is a painfully shy young man. It is likely that there will be fighters with much less talent than Terrell who will be held in higher regard because of their willingness to sell themselves. Time will only tell us whether Ernie Terrell will learn to come out of his shell. UNDERCARD * In the Opening Bout, New York's John Lester Johnson survived an early knockdown to take a unanimous decision victory over Philadelphia's Curtis Sheppard. It was a 1st Defense tournament bout, a battle of 21 year-olds in which Johnson (35th seed) rallied from tasting the canvas one minute into the bout to dominate the next three rounds. Sheppard (the 27th seed) was able to take the fifth, leaving the fight tied on all three cards going into the final round. Johnson finished well, with Sheppard tiring, leading to a close verdict for Johnson, 57-56 (twice), 58-57. * Charley Mitchell of Birmingham, England, scored an upset victory over Joe Choynski of San Francisco, winning by majority decision. Mitchell is the 43rd seed in the 1st Defense tournament, but was able to overcome the tough 19th seeded Californian 59-56, 57-57, 58-57, landing 136 punches to 119. * The first World Championship tournament bout of the night continued the pattern of upsets (even if minor), with the 67th seed Amos Lincoln of Portland, Oregon winning by unanimous decision over Chicago's King Levinsky (51st seed). Lincoln was ahead on two cards going into the sixth, but left the verdict in no doubt when he floored Levinsky twice in the final round to take a comfortable decision, 59-55, 57-55, 59-53. * Yet another upset, with the 83rd seed in the World Championship tournament, Baltimore's Bert Whitehurst taking a unanimous decision victory over the 35th seed, Phil Muscato of Buffalo. All three judges scored the fight identically, giving the verdict to Whitehurst 59-56. Muscato had a big fourth round, but struggled for the majority of the bout. * In the Co-Feature, 19th seed Jimmy Ellis of Louisville, Kentucky became the first favourite of the night to win, defeating Argentina's Luis Firpo by unanimous decision, 58-54, 57-55 (twice). After a slow start, Ellis sent the Argentine to the canvas on two occasions, both in the third round. 21 year-old Ellis is being considered as a dark horse for the Championship. He has a terribly effective jab, and was able to bemuse Firpo with a range of different combinations. Of course, he should not be confused with 25 year-old James Ellis of Boise, Idaho, who was TKO'ed by Australia's Peter Jackson in Sydney this past Monday. Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 04-29-2005 at 06:13 PM.