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Ian Lord · 04-05-2005, 03:59 PM

December 10th, 2005.
London, England. In front of a near capacity crowd at the London Arena, Britains Lennox Lewis took on former world title challenger Tony 'TNT' Tucker.

Lewis stamped his authority in the opening round, although Tucker came back in the second and narrowly won the round. After that however, it was all Lewis, who dominated Tucker for the rest of the bout, cutting up both his eyes, and taking a unanimous decision with scores of 99-92, 99-92, and 97-95. It was an excellent, dominant display form Lewis, with none of his shaky moments which his fans have come to hate.

The crowd let there feelings be known when the scores were read out in the chief support between local lad Alan Minter and Uganda's Ayub Kalule. It was an extremely close, hard fought ten rounds, with most in attendance believing both men had fought to a draw. [Myself included]. The crowd were not happy when the scores were read out, giving Ayub Kalule a majority decision with scores of 96-94, 96-94, and 95-95.

This was an eliminator for the Commonwealth middleweight title, currently held by Maurice Hope. Minter called Kalule out for a rematch, but he'll probably ignore Minter's requests and fight for the title.

Undercard Action.

The last time Trevor Berbick and Gerrie Coetzee met, Berbick dominated for a unanimous points win. This time Berbick put in a lacklustre performance, whereas Coetzee came to fight, winning the bout with scores of 98-95, 96-94, and 99-93. Coetzee now gets a shot at Lewis' Commonwealth strap.

Undefeated middleweight prospect Mark Medal stepped up in class when he took on Italian hardman Vito Antuofermo, and found himself out of his depth. Apart from the second, Medal was never in the fight. He was down in the third, and barely survived the tenth, being floored twice. Antuofermo won with scores of 99-89 twice, and 97-90.

Sumbu Kalambay totally outclassed 'Irish' Chris Walsh, before putting him away in the seventh with an uppercut that threatened to take Walsh' head of his shoulders. The time was 2.05 and thankfully Walsh showed no ill effects after the bout.

Oliver McCall was unlucky to lose his unbeaten record to trial-horse Marvin Camel. The scores were 76-75 twice to Camel, and 76-75 to McCall. McCall was deducted a point in the second for a butt he never committed. Camel was decked in the sixth round.

McCall just shrugged his shoulders after the bout and said these things happen, but it won't stop him becoming heavyweight champion of the world.

04-05-2005, 03:59 PM	#130 (permalink)
Ian Lord All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry, England. Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 270 Thanked 29x in 29 posts	December 10th, 2005. London, England. In front of a near capacity crowd at the London Arena, Britains Lennox Lewis took on former world title challenger Tony 'TNT' Tucker. Lewis stamped his authority in the opening round, although Tucker came back in the second and narrowly won the round. After that however, it was all Lewis, who dominated Tucker for the rest of the bout, cutting up both his eyes, and taking a unanimous decision with scores of 99-92, 99-92, and 97-95. It was an excellent, dominant display form Lewis, with none of his shaky moments which his fans have come to hate. The crowd let there feelings be known when the scores were read out in the chief support between local lad Alan Minter and Uganda's Ayub Kalule. It was an extremely close, hard fought ten rounds, with most in attendance believing both men had fought to a draw. [Myself included]. The crowd were not happy when the scores were read out, giving Ayub Kalule a majority decision with scores of 96-94, 96-94, and 95-95. This was an eliminator for the Commonwealth middleweight title, currently held by Maurice Hope. Minter called Kalule out for a rematch, but he'll probably ignore Minter's requests and fight for the title. Undercard Action. The last time Trevor Berbick and Gerrie Coetzee met, Berbick dominated for a unanimous points win. This time Berbick put in a lacklustre performance, whereas Coetzee came to fight, winning the bout with scores of 98-95, 96-94, and 99-93. Coetzee now gets a shot at Lewis' Commonwealth strap. Undefeated middleweight prospect Mark Medal stepped up in class when he took on Italian hardman Vito Antuofermo, and found himself out of his depth. Apart from the second, Medal was never in the fight. He was down in the third, and barely survived the tenth, being floored twice. Antuofermo won with scores of 99-89 twice, and 97-90. Sumbu Kalambay totally outclassed 'Irish' Chris Walsh, before putting him away in the seventh with an uppercut that threatened to take Walsh' head of his shoulders. The time was 2.05 and thankfully Walsh showed no ill effects after the bout. Oliver McCall was unlucky to lose his unbeaten record to trial-horse Marvin Camel. The scores were 76-75 twice to Camel, and 76-75 to McCall. McCall was deducted a point in the second for a butt he never committed. Camel was decked in the sixth round. McCall just shrugged his shoulders after the bout and said these things happen, but it won't stop him becoming heavyweight champion of the world.