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WWBU Quarterly
Volume 3, July 1902

It was an exciting run to the middle of the year that resulted in none of the world titles becoming active. But the action drew in the fans and kept fight pundits talking about the merits of the fabulous pugilists ad nauseum. The quarter would start with one of the best rounds of excitement ever seen and ended with a Heavyweight shake up that will shape the weight division for the near future.

The Quarter In Review
April 1902
In the trilogy match up of the pre-eminent Lightweights in the world, the number 1 ranked Jack McAuliffe (16-0-1) would battle George Lavigne (17-1-1). In their two previous encounters McAuliffe holds the advantage with the first fight ending unanimous decision victory for McAuliffe after eight rounds. The second bout ended in a very tightly contested draw in which Lavigne almost had the victory when he knocked McAuliffe down for a count of nine in the third round. Lavigne will be hoping to find McAuliffe’s button once again, as his swarming tactics seemed to work to his advantage in their last battle. This time the bout would be over 12 rounds to determine who the better fighter was. Despite the length of the bout, Lavigne came into the bout looking slightly under done, and McAuliffe immediately showed what that would cost him as he scampered about the ring launching shots from all angles as he dominated the action in the first stanza. Lavigne would try to slow down the bout in the second but a late flurry from McAuliffe stole the round and then McAullife launched a furious two handed assault in the third that left fans at ringside speechless at the mastery they were witnessing. Lavigne managed to slow the bout down in the fourth with judicious use of clutching as well as earning some respect from McAuliffe with some heavy handed combinations that left Irishman a bit more circumspect.

The fifth round will go down as one of the rounds of year, if not the best round in WWBU history. It could’ve been fought on a shoe shine stand, the two boxers barely inches apart as first one then the other held the advantage. With a minute to go in the round Lavigne stunned McAuliffe with a hard right hand to the ribs that seemed to leave McAuliffe hurt as he leaned to the left to protect his tender side. Lavigne seized his advantage with a well timed flurry of punches, starting with a left hand to McAuliffe’s temple then followed with a hard right hook to the ribs and another left to the jaw. McAuliffe’s looked stunned by the assault but somehow his instincts and training took over and he quickly gathered himself launching a barrage of punches that largely missed their target but succeeded in moving Lavigne back. Lavigne prodded and probed for an opening as the round entered it’s waning moments, McAuliffe’s defense suddenly airtight. Then it happened, Lavigne launched a right hook aimed at the injured ribs of the Irishman with 5 seconds remaining of the timekeeper’s clock. The hook landed and McAuliffe seemed to visibly wince, Lavigne then doubled up with the right hook this one aimed at the jaw. The blow landed and sounded like gunshot, with McAuliffe’s head seemingly turning round full circle. Lavigne landed a left hand for good measure, but the damage was done, McAuliffe’s legs failed him as he fell to the canvas. He would barely move as the referee counted him out and Lavigne and his handlers celebrated his unbelievable victory in front of suddenly silent and stunned crowd. The Kid had knocked out Napoleon.

On the under card WW #1 Felix Trinidad (17-1-0) destroyed Paddy Buttle (1-4-0) in first round whirlwind of power punching prompting the referee to stop the contest before Buttle was separated from his senses permanently. Also Rosendo Alvarez (15-2-0) became the first ranked Flyweight when he out slugged fellow prospect Yul-Woo Lee (10-2-1) knocking Lee down three times during the match to take the comfortable unanimous decision victory.

In other action, HW #1 Greg Page (25-0-0) fought a four round decision victory over previously undefeated Rolf Godfrey (1-1-0) that left the crowd somewhat disappointed in the star HW. MW #5 Vergil Cooper (17-2-0) took the opportunity to fight the full twelve rounds against career battler Reno Fah (4-15-1) taking the overwhelming 12 round unanimous decision punctuated by a knockdown in the seventh round. LHW #1 Michael Bennet (19-1-0) despite his recent activity would come into this six round bout looking like he had not trained. To belie his outward appearance Bennett would prove to be too quick and skilled for the overmatched Geoff James (1-2-0). In an uninspiring 4 round brawl Felix Friedemann (15-4-0) became the first BW to become ranked with a majority decision victory over Justin Tighe (1-1-0).

Results of Note
HW Greg Page #1 25-0-0 UD4 Rolf Godfrey 1-1-0
LHW Michael Bennett #1 19-1-0 UD6 Geoff James 1-2-0
WW Felix Trinidad #1 17-1-0 TKO1 Paddy Buttle 1-4-0
LW George Lavigne #2 18-1-1 KO5 Jack McAuliffe #1 16-1-1
MW Vergil Cooper #5 17-2-0 UD12 Reno Fah 4-15-1
BW Ruben Olivares 12-0-0 TKO2 Jiro Watanabe 14-1-0
WW Billy Backus 14-0-2 TKO4 Jimmy Leto 13-2-1
FW Jaime Garza 14-1-0 TKO1 Al Corbett 9-1-0
FLY Tancy Lee 11-2-1 MD10 Fermin Gomez 10-2-0

May 1902
The “St Paul Cyclone” Mike O’Dowd (MW #1, 24-0-1) fought fellow MW contender Rocky Mosley Jr. (#3, 16-2-2). Mosley Jr was coming off a disappointing outing against Eric Lucas where he was outpointed over the 12 round distance. O’Dowd with his imposing undefeated record started the bout full of beans drawing the usually circumspect Mosley Jr into a slugging match by the end of the first. The bout settled down a bit in the second but Mosley Jr was giving as good as he was receiving to this point. The third looked to be fairly even till the end of the first minute when O’Dowd landed a right hook that had Mosley Jr hurt and on his wheels the rest of the round. As the round was coming to a close a nasty head clash opened a huge gash above O’Dowd’s right eye. With blood pouring everywhere the doctor was called to ringside to inspect the damage. The cut was right the forehead bone and the doctor called off the fight. The result a Technical Draw after three rounds left the outraged crowd on the edge of a vicious riot were it not for the timely intervention of the boys in blue.

LW #1 George Lavigne (19-1-1) fresh off his triumph of last month, won an eight round keep busy fight in brutal manner by knocking out Dan Flanagan (1-5-0) in the sixth round. In a powerful display the top ranked lightweight put Flanagan on the canvas six times (one was ruled a push) before the game pug lay down for good. On the under card MW sensation Charley Burley (12-0-0, all by stoppage) knocked out fellow prospect Paul Delaney (13-2-1) in the seventh round. Delaney was game throughout and seemed to throw Burley’s timing off at times with neat defensive manoeuvring, but Burley eventually found his chin in the fourth before knocking him down twice more in the seventh the last the finisher.

LHW #1 Michael Bennett (20-1-0) would fight a return fixture against the hungry Argentine Victor Robledo (#2, 15-3-0) who is looking for revenge for his unanimous decision loss in January. Bennett came into the bout obese by his normal standards while Robledo looked dry. Bennett would carry his weight better than Robledo his obsessive preparation, and despite a flash knockdown in the fourth round, he never looked overly troubled taking the majority decision.

Continuing the revenge theme of the month Heavyweights Jimmy Clark (#5, 17-6-0) and Kevin Isaacs (#6, 19-7-0) would reprise their bout from February where Isaacs won via ninth round TKO on a nasty cut on Clark’s face. In a sometimes plodding battle, Kevin Isaacs proved to be the superior boxer as he boxed well from the outside and even showing some power with a near knockout in the fifth round on a uppercut that landed square. The unanimous decision was probably to close in the scoring (115-111, 115-112 and 116-111) but still was the right result. Underneath the battle of the two behemoths FW Jaime Garza (15-1-0) became the first ranked Featherweight with a ninth round KO over William Abelyan (10-1-0).

Results of Note
LHW Michael Bennett #1 20-1-0 MD12 Victor Robledo #2 15-3-0
MW Mike O’Dowd #1 24-0-1 Tech. Draw Rocky Mosley Jr #3 16-2-2
LW George Lavigne #1 19-1-1 KO6 Dan Flanagan 1-5-0
HW Kevin Isaacs #6 19-7-0 UD12 Jimmy Clark #5 17-6-0
BW Ruben Olivares 13-0-0 KO2 Israel Contreras 12-4-0
MW Charley Burley 12-0-0 KO7 Paul Delaney 13-2-1
FW Jaime Garza 15-1-0 KO9 William Abelyan 10-1-0
WW Fritzie Zivic 11-0-0 KO10 Tommy Cross 9-5-2
WW Vince Martinez 12-0-0 UD8 Raul Athos Landini 7-2-1
BW Ronnie Jones 12-0-0 UD10 Billy Peacock 9-2-0
MW Daniel Santos 13-1-0 UD10 Blair Richardson 8-2-1
BW Mark Johnson 12-0-0 KO1 Justin Tighe 1-2-0

June 1902
The two top contenders in the Heavyweight division would face off in an extremely important box off that may eliminate the loser from the contention for the initial championship tournament. Number one ranked Greg Page (26-0-0) entered the bout undefeated and coming off a string of impressive victories over some of the other contenders for the crown such as Audley Harrison, Kevin Isaacs and Rex Layne since the start of the year. During this time Frankie Daniels (23-4-0), the second ranked HW for the entire year, remained largely inactive waiting for the tournament to begin to crown the king. Daniels however has been waited out, and agreed to this big money bout. Page seemed to show Daniels power some respect in the opening round as the two warriors traded relatively evenly through the stanza. Page opened up in the second and felled Daniels with sudden right hook that had Daniels down for a count of six. It took till the fourth before Daniels emerged from his shell again as he backed Page up against the ropes and landed some hard shots, but Page caught him with left hand over the top of Daniels’ right handed punch that had Daniels down once again. Daniels would regain his feet but only just survived the remainder of the round. Daniels would refuse to be cowed as he attacked through the fifth round taking some shots to keep Page under pressure. But it would not last with an explosive left hand blow from Page knocking Daniels down for a count of four and then mercilessly chasing Daniels around the ring before applying the finishing blow as time was expiring to end the sixth round. On the under card BW #1 Felix Friedemann (16-4-0) took a unanimous decision over Murray Bacon (0-1-1) in match that was closer in the ring than on the judges’ scorecards.

In the first 12 round bout held at Flyweight, Rosendo Alvarez (#1, 15-3-0) would fight Little Dado (#2, 16-1-0) in the rubber match between the two fighters. In their first meeting Little Dado would out box Alvarez on the way to close unanimous decision, while in the return bout Alvarez was able to keep Dado on the back foot with well timed power shots and take control of the bout to earn a split decision revenge victory. Dado started out of the gate, much better than Alvarez, who took two rounds of action before he settled down to the job. Alvarez would look competitive in the third and fourth stanza’s but from that point Dado took more and more control of the bout. Alvarez would not win another round as Dado showed a master class in the technical boxing skills taking Alvarez’s heart and will to fight with it as the slugger appeared to deflate little by little as each round passed. Dado wins via a clear unanimous decision to take the number 1 ranking.

In a bout that took on more significance after Frankie Daniels was battered by Greg Page earlier in the month Audley Harrison (#4, 21-4-0) would batter Kevin Isaacs (#5, 19-8-0) into submission with a consistent assault in rounds four and five prompting a stoppage by the referee. Harrison started the bout on fire with a solid round of action that seemed to point to a quick victory for the large Brit. However Isaacs frustrated Harrison the next two rounds as every time he closed in he would clinch and hold, while picking him off from outside with well aimed jabs. Harrison though would punctuate his power with a one shot knock down in the fourth that had Isaacs barely able to rise before the end of the count. The battering would continue in the fifth period prompting the referee to jump in between the combatants to ensure Isaacs suffered no permanent injury.

In other fights Welterweight #1 Felix Trinidad (18-1-0) kept his run of five straight stoppage wins going with a three round destruction of the hapless Trevor Bird (3-9-0) before Bird’s corner threw in the towel. Bird announced his retirement after the fight. Also Middleweight #4 George Abrams (18-4-0) off his loss to Mike O’Dowd fought a keep busy fight against inexperienced and limited Ernest Mojica (0-2-1) and won every round by a big margin cruising through in a glorified sparring session.

Results of Note
HW Greg Page #1 25-0-0 KO6 Frankie Daniels #2 23-4-0
FLY Little Dado #2 16-1-0 UD12 Rosendo Alvarez 15-3-0
WW Felix Trinidad #1 18-1-0 TKO3 Trever Bird 3-9-0
BW Felix Friedemann #1 16-4-0 UD4 Murray Bacon 0-1-1
HW Audley Harrison #4 21-4-0 TKO5 Kevin Isaac #5 19-8-0
MW George Abrams #4 18-4-0 UD6 Ernest Mojica 0-2-1
LHW Don LaLonde 13-0-0 TKO8 Danny Nardico 12-1-0
WW Vince Martinez 13-0-0 MD10 Paul Fugii 13-4-1
LHW George Nichols 9-0-2 Maj. Draw Albert Yvel 7-0-2

Current Rankings and Analysis

Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Greg Page
2. Alfio Righetti
3. Audley Harrison
4. Jimmy Clark
5. Frankie Daniels

Harrison moves to number 3 with win over Isaacs, Clark moves to number 4 despite loss to Isaacs. Daniels drops to 5 with KO loss to Page and Righetti gains the number two slot through inactivity.

Light Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Michael Bennett
2. Victor Robledo

No Change

Middleweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Mike O’Dowd
2. Eric Lucas
3. Rocky Mosley Jr
4. George Abrams
5. Vergil Cooper

No Change

Welterweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Felix Trinidad
2. Billy Backus

Backus gains the number two ranking.

Lightweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. George Lavigne
2. Jack McAuliffe

Lavigne takes number one position with KO win over McAuliffe.

Featherweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Jaime Garza
2. Vuyani Bungu

Garza and Bungu gain rankings.

Bantamweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Felix Friedemann

Friedemann becomes number one BW.

Flyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Little Dado
2. Rosendo Alvarez

Alvarez and Dado gain rankings, and Dado takes number one ranking with decision win over Alvarez.

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Gunsmoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 993 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8x in 5 posts	Volume Three WWBU Quarterly *Volume 3, July 1902* It was an exciting run to the middle of the year that resulted in none of the world titles becoming active. But the action drew in the fans and kept fight pundits talking about the merits of the fabulous pugilists ad nauseum. The quarter would start with one of the best rounds of excitement ever seen and ended with a Heavyweight shake up that will shape the weight division for the near future. The Quarter In Review April 1902 In the trilogy match up of the pre-eminent Lightweights in the world, the number 1 ranked Jack McAuliffe (16-0-1) would battle George Lavigne (17-1-1). In their two previous encounters McAuliffe holds the advantage with the first fight ending unanimous decision victory for McAuliffe after eight rounds. The second bout ended in a very tightly contested draw in which Lavigne almost had the victory when he knocked McAuliffe down for a count of nine in the third round. Lavigne will be hoping to find McAuliffe’s button once again, as his swarming tactics seemed to work to his advantage in their last battle. This time the bout would be over 12 rounds to determine who the better fighter was. Despite the length of the bout, Lavigne came into the bout looking slightly under done, and McAuliffe immediately showed what that would cost him as he scampered about the ring launching shots from all angles as he dominated the action in the first stanza. Lavigne would try to slow down the bout in the second but a late flurry from McAuliffe stole the round and then McAullife launched a furious two handed assault in the third that left fans at ringside speechless at the mastery they were witnessing. Lavigne managed to slow the bout down in the fourth with judicious use of clutching as well as earning some respect from McAuliffe with some heavy handed combinations that left Irishman a bit more circumspect. The fifth round will go down as one of the rounds of year, if not the best round in WWBU history. It could’ve been fought on a shoe shine stand, the two boxers barely inches apart as first one then the other held the advantage. With a minute to go in the round Lavigne stunned McAuliffe with a hard right hand to the ribs that seemed to leave McAuliffe hurt as he leaned to the left to protect his tender side. Lavigne seized his advantage with a well timed flurry of punches, starting with a left hand to McAuliffe’s temple then followed with a hard right hook to the ribs and another left to the jaw. McAuliffe’s looked stunned by the assault but somehow his instincts and training took over and he quickly gathered himself launching a barrage of punches that largely missed their target but succeeded in moving Lavigne back. Lavigne prodded and probed for an opening as the round entered it’s waning moments, McAuliffe’s defense suddenly airtight. Then it happened, Lavigne launched a right hook aimed at the injured ribs of the Irishman with 5 seconds remaining of the timekeeper’s clock. The hook landed and McAuliffe seemed to visibly wince, Lavigne then doubled up with the right hook this one aimed at the jaw. The blow landed and sounded like gunshot, with McAuliffe’s head seemingly turning round full circle. Lavigne landed a left hand for good measure, but the damage was done, McAuliffe’s legs failed him as he fell to the canvas. He would barely move as the referee counted him out and Lavigne and his handlers celebrated his unbelievable victory in front of suddenly silent and stunned crowd. The Kid had knocked out Napoleon. On the under card WW #1 Felix Trinidad (17-1-0) destroyed Paddy Buttle (1-4-0) in first round whirlwind of power punching prompting the referee to stop the contest before Buttle was separated from his senses permanently. Also Rosendo Alvarez (15-2-0) became the first ranked Flyweight when he out slugged fellow prospect Yul-Woo Lee (10-2-1) knocking Lee down three times during the match to take the comfortable unanimous decision victory. In other action, HW #1 Greg Page (25-0-0) fought a four round decision victory over previously undefeated Rolf Godfrey (1-1-0) that left the crowd somewhat disappointed in the star HW. MW #5 Vergil Cooper (17-2-0) took the opportunity to fight the full twelve rounds against career battler Reno Fah (4-15-1) taking the overwhelming 12 round unanimous decision punctuated by a knockdown in the seventh round. LHW #1 Michael Bennet (19-1-0) despite his recent activity would come into this six round bout looking like he had not trained. To belie his outward appearance Bennett would prove to be too quick and skilled for the overmatched Geoff James (1-2-0). In an uninspiring 4 round brawl Felix Friedemann (15-4-0) became the first BW to become ranked with a majority decision victory over Justin Tighe (1-1-0). Results of Note HW Greg Page #1 25-0-0 UD4 Rolf Godfrey 1-1-0 LHW Michael Bennett #1 19-1-0 UD6 Geoff James 1-2-0 WW Felix Trinidad #1 17-1-0 TKO1 Paddy Buttle 1-4-0 LW George Lavigne #2 18-1-1 KO5 Jack McAuliffe #1 16-1-1 MW Vergil Cooper #5 17-2-0 UD12 Reno Fah 4-15-1 BW Ruben Olivares 12-0-0 TKO2 Jiro Watanabe 14-1-0 WW Billy Backus 14-0-2 TKO4 Jimmy Leto 13-2-1 FW Jaime Garza 14-1-0 TKO1 Al Corbett 9-1-0 FLY Tancy Lee 11-2-1 MD10 Fermin Gomez 10-2-0 May 1902 The “St Paul Cyclone” Mike O’Dowd (MW #1, 24-0-1) fought fellow MW contender Rocky Mosley Jr. (#3, 16-2-2). Mosley Jr was coming off a disappointing outing against Eric Lucas where he was outpointed over the 12 round distance. O’Dowd with his imposing undefeated record started the bout full of beans drawing the usually circumspect Mosley Jr into a slugging match by the end of the first. The bout settled down a bit in the second but Mosley Jr was giving as good as he was receiving to this point. The third looked to be fairly even till the end of the first minute when O’Dowd landed a right hook that had Mosley Jr hurt and on his wheels the rest of the round. As the round was coming to a close a nasty head clash opened a huge gash above O’Dowd’s right eye. With blood pouring everywhere the doctor was called to ringside to inspect the damage. The cut was right the forehead bone and the doctor called off the fight. The result a Technical Draw after three rounds left the outraged crowd on the edge of a vicious riot were it not for the timely intervention of the boys in blue. LW #1 George Lavigne (19-1-1) fresh off his triumph of last month, won an eight round keep busy fight in brutal manner by knocking out Dan Flanagan (1-5-0) in the sixth round. In a powerful display the top ranked lightweight put Flanagan on the canvas six times (one was ruled a push) before the game pug lay down for good. On the under card MW sensation Charley Burley (12-0-0, all by stoppage) knocked out fellow prospect Paul Delaney (13-2-1) in the seventh round. Delaney was game throughout and seemed to throw Burley’s timing off at times with neat defensive manoeuvring, but Burley eventually found his chin in the fourth before knocking him down twice more in the seventh the last the finisher. LHW #1 Michael Bennett (20-1-0) would fight a return fixture against the hungry Argentine Victor Robledo (#2, 15-3-0) who is looking for revenge for his unanimous decision loss in January. Bennett came into the bout obese by his normal standards while Robledo looked dry. Bennett would carry his weight better than Robledo his obsessive preparation, and despite a flash knockdown in the fourth round, he never looked overly troubled taking the majority decision. Continuing the revenge theme of the month Heavyweights Jimmy Clark (#5, 17-6-0) and Kevin Isaacs (#6, 19-7-0) would reprise their bout from February where Isaacs won via ninth round TKO on a nasty cut on Clark’s face. In a sometimes plodding battle, Kevin Isaacs proved to be the superior boxer as he boxed well from the outside and even showing some power with a near knockout in the fifth round on a uppercut that landed square. The unanimous decision was probably to close in the scoring (115-111, 115-112 and 116-111) but still was the right result. Underneath the battle of the two behemoths FW Jaime Garza (15-1-0) became the first ranked Featherweight with a ninth round KO over William Abelyan (10-1-0). Results of Note LHW Michael Bennett #1 20-1-0 MD12 Victor Robledo #2 15-3-0 MW Mike O’Dowd #1 24-0-1 Tech. Draw Rocky Mosley Jr #3 16-2-2 LW George Lavigne #1 19-1-1 KO6 Dan Flanagan 1-5-0 HW Kevin Isaacs #6 19-7-0 UD12 Jimmy Clark #5 17-6-0 BW Ruben Olivares 13-0-0 KO2 Israel Contreras 12-4-0 MW Charley Burley 12-0-0 KO7 Paul Delaney 13-2-1 FW Jaime Garza 15-1-0 KO9 William Abelyan 10-1-0 WW Fritzie Zivic 11-0-0 KO10 Tommy Cross 9-5-2 WW Vince Martinez 12-0-0 UD8 Raul Athos Landini 7-2-1 BW Ronnie Jones 12-0-0 UD10 Billy Peacock 9-2-0 MW Daniel Santos 13-1-0 UD10 Blair Richardson 8-2-1 BW Mark Johnson 12-0-0 KO1 Justin Tighe 1-2-0 June 1902 The two top contenders in the Heavyweight division would face off in an extremely important box off that may eliminate the loser from the contention for the initial championship tournament. Number one ranked Greg Page (26-0-0) entered the bout undefeated and coming off a string of impressive victories over some of the other contenders for the crown such as Audley Harrison, Kevin Isaacs and Rex Layne since the start of the year. During this time Frankie Daniels (23-4-0), the second ranked HW for the entire year, remained largely inactive waiting for the tournament to begin to crown the king. Daniels however has been waited out, and agreed to this big money bout. Page seemed to show Daniels power some respect in the opening round as the two warriors traded relatively evenly through the stanza. Page opened up in the second and felled Daniels with sudden right hook that had Daniels down for a count of six. It took till the fourth before Daniels emerged from his shell again as he backed Page up against the ropes and landed some hard shots, but Page caught him with left hand over the top of Daniels’ right handed punch that had Daniels down once again. Daniels would regain his feet but only just survived the remainder of the round. Daniels would refuse to be cowed as he attacked through the fifth round taking some shots to keep Page under pressure. But it would not last with an explosive left hand blow from Page knocking Daniels down for a count of four and then mercilessly chasing Daniels around the ring before applying the finishing blow as time was expiring to end the sixth round. On the under card BW #1 Felix Friedemann (16-4-0) took a unanimous decision over Murray Bacon (0-1-1) in match that was closer in the ring than on the judges’ scorecards. In the first 12 round bout held at Flyweight, Rosendo Alvarez (#1, 15-3-0) would fight Little Dado (#2, 16-1-0) in the rubber match between the two fighters. In their first meeting Little Dado would out box Alvarez on the way to close unanimous decision, while in the return bout Alvarez was able to keep Dado on the back foot with well timed power shots and take control of the bout to earn a split decision revenge victory. Dado started out of the gate, much better than Alvarez, who took two rounds of action before he settled down to the job. Alvarez would look competitive in the third and fourth stanza’s but from that point Dado took more and more control of the bout. Alvarez would not win another round as Dado showed a master class in the technical boxing skills taking Alvarez’s heart and will to fight with it as the slugger appeared to deflate little by little as each round passed. Dado wins via a clear unanimous decision to take the number 1 ranking. In a bout that took on more significance after Frankie Daniels was battered by Greg Page earlier in the month Audley Harrison (#4, 21-4-0) would batter Kevin Isaacs (#5, 19-8-0) into submission with a consistent assault in rounds four and five prompting a stoppage by the referee. Harrison started the bout on fire with a solid round of action that seemed to point to a quick victory for the large Brit. However Isaacs frustrated Harrison the next two rounds as every time he closed in he would clinch and hold, while picking him off from outside with well aimed jabs. Harrison though would punctuate his power with a one shot knock down in the fourth that had Isaacs barely able to rise before the end of the count. The battering would continue in the fifth period prompting the referee to jump in between the combatants to ensure Isaacs suffered no permanent injury. In other fights Welterweight #1 Felix Trinidad (18-1-0) kept his run of five straight stoppage wins going with a three round destruction of the hapless Trevor Bird (3-9-0) before Bird’s corner threw in the towel. Bird announced his retirement after the fight. Also Middleweight #4 George Abrams (18-4-0) off his loss to Mike O’Dowd fought a keep busy fight against inexperienced and limited Ernest Mojica (0-2-1) and won every round by a big margin cruising through in a glorified sparring session. Results of Note HW Greg Page #1 25-0-0 KO6 Frankie Daniels #2 23-4-0 FLY Little Dado #2 16-1-0 UD12 Rosendo Alvarez 15-3-0 WW Felix Trinidad #1 18-1-0 TKO3 Trever Bird 3-9-0 BW Felix Friedemann #1 16-4-0 UD4 Murray Bacon 0-1-1 HW Audley Harrison #4 21-4-0 TKO5 Kevin Isaac #5 19-8-0 MW George Abrams #4 18-4-0 UD6 Ernest Mojica 0-2-1 LHW Don LaLonde 13-0-0 TKO8 Danny Nardico 12-1-0 WW Vince Martinez 13-0-0 MD10 Paul Fugii 13-4-1 LHW George Nichols 9-0-2 Maj. Draw Albert Yvel 7-0-2 Current Rankings and Analysis Heavyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Greg Page 2. Alfio Righetti 3. Audley Harrison 4. Jimmy Clark 5. Frankie Daniels Harrison moves to number 3 with win over Isaacs, Clark moves to number 4 despite loss to Isaacs. Daniels drops to 5 with KO loss to Page and Righetti gains the number two slot through inactivity. Light Heavyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Michael Bennett 2. Victor Robledo No Change Middleweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Mike O’Dowd 2. Eric Lucas 3. Rocky Mosley Jr 4. George Abrams 5. Vergil Cooper No Change Welterweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Felix Trinidad 2. Billy Backus Backus gains the number two ranking. Lightweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. George Lavigne 2. Jack McAuliffe Lavigne takes number one position with KO win over McAuliffe. Featherweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Jaime Garza 2. Vuyani Bungu Garza and Bungu gain rankings. Bantamweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Felix Friedemann Friedemann becomes number one BW. Flyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Little Dado 2. Rosendo Alvarez Alvarez and Dado gain rankings, and Dado takes number one ranking with decision win over Alvarez.