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Gunsmoke · 09-30-2005, 02:55 PM

WWBU Monthly,
Volume 6, October 1902

September was a month that was highlighted by a meeting between two very familiar foes. Heavyweights Greg Page and Audley Harrison would once again fight (the fifth time, with Page winning the previous four), the media were not impressed with him fighting Harrison again. Page was defiant saying “Audley is a big man and he pushes me to be the best I can be like no other fighter out there.” When pressed with the names of a couple of the other of the young rising heavyweights out there Page claimed “none of the others have earned the right to challenge him yet.” With the slow ticket sales for the fight it appears that the public can have enough of a particular match up. The result of the Page-Harrison slugfest would have important ramifications for the upcoming World Title Tournament as Tom Kennedy earned his ranking this month making the title active.

September In Review

In what is becoming a semi-regular event heavyweights Greg Page (#1, 27-0-0), and Audley Harrison (#3, 21-5-0), got in the ring across from each other. Page had won the previous four occasions that these two had met and he had become an obsession for Harrison, who has stated that he cannot rest till he defeats Page. Page looked like he had taken Harrison lightly with a sub par preparation, but it would lead to one of the more entertaining bouts seen so far in the WWBU. Page starts the bout on fire and has Harrison in some trouble in the second after a hard right hook landed well, however he could not sustain his tempo and Harrison fought back hard in the third and fourth. The next two rounds were all Page and Harrison seemed to be in some trouble. The seventh round started as the previous round had finished with Page on the offensive, however a careless right hook was countered perfectly by Harrison and Page found himself seated on his pants. It took to a count of five before Page regained his feet. Harrison could not finish the job before the bell rang with Page hugging like he was his long lost brother. Once again Page gathered himself over the break and went on the offensive but this time Harrison walked through his blows and then deposited him on the canvas once again, though this time it was more a loss of balance than a genuine knockdown.

Enraged Page lost all form and went after Harrison in a very uncultured manner flailing like a madman, it was effective in keeping Harrison off him for a round. It took a stern talk from his corner to get his focus back on the job but Page looked like a cold hearted killer in round 10. In one of the most brutal batterings seen, he smacked Harrison around the ring, depositing him on the canvas for the first time in the match 1:20 into the round with a big hook followed by a fusillade of punches as Harrison fell. Rising at the count of four Harrison would last only another 30 seconds before Page found his chin again with a brutal uppercut. Harrison would once again beat the count, this time at seven. Looking less than cognisant of his surroundings Harrison would last a minute of stumbling around and leaning on the ropes before Page once again knocked him to the ground just as the bell rang. Amazingly Harrison had the bottle to fight on and he would continue to take the fight to Page, beating the now tired Page to the punch in the penultimate round before he put another twist in the tale with a final second knockdown of Page with a short right hand. With our unofficial scorecard reading 102-102 entering the last round Page put up and admirable effort of boxing with him just edging the big brit in the last. The judges scored the bout 112-110 for Page, 111-111 a draw and 112-110 for Page to give Page the majority decision win to maintain his unbeaten record. In the co-main featherweight top contender Jaime Garza (17-1-0), showed devastating power in overwhelmed his opponent Albabi El-Farihm (3-13-2) with the referee jumping in to stop the bout after just over 2 minutes to save El-Farihm from serious damage.

Flyweight kingpins Little Dado (#1, 18-1-0), and Rosendo Alvarez (#2, 15-4-0), once again stepped in the ring against each other and for the third time in four close bouts, Dado proved to be too skilled for the stronger Alvarez. Reports had been in that Alvarez had been seen at several night spots around town in the lead up to this bout. Dado started the bout well, but Alvarez fought back well to even the contest after four rounds. Alvarez would trade well with Dado early on, but as the bout wore on his true conditioning showed through as Dado increasingly took control of the bout to take the unanimous decision win.

In the first 12 round encounter between two ranked welterweights, number one ranked Puerto Rican dynamo Felix Trinidad (20-1-0), Reuben Shank (#3, 15-3-1) would disappoint the thronging masses with a quick stoppage victory for Trinidad. Trinidad spent the first minute of the bout feeling out Shank and determining the threat. After a gauging his opponent he then launched an assault that landed Shank on the mat once before forcing the referee to intervene to stop the slaughter. LW #2 Jack McAuliffe (18-1-1), kept himself in touch against Jamie Thatcher (1-1-0) winning a lucky TKO win on cuts after partying his way in the lead up to the bout. MW #5 Eric Lucas (19-4-1) beat his limited opponent Sean Becker (1-3-0) easily knocking him down once and inflicting several cuts.

Results of Note
HW Greg Page #1 27-0-0 MD12 Audley Harrison #6 21-5-0
WW Felix Trinidad #1 20-1-0 TKO1 Reuben Shank #3 15-3-1
FLY Little Dado #1 18-1-0 UD12 Rosendo Alvarez #2 15-4-0
LW Jack McAuliffe #1 18-1-1 TKO2 Jamie Thatcher 1-1-0
FW Jaime Garza #1 17-1-0 TKO1 Albabi El-Farihm 3-13-2
LHW Don LaLonde 14-0-0 UD10 Bob Garner 12-5-0
WW Sid Barbarian 10-0-0 UD8 Vince Martinez 13-1-0
LHW George Nichols 10-0-2 SD10 Albert Yvel 7-1-2

Current Rankings and Analysis

Heavyweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Greg Page
2. Alfio Righetti
3. Jimmy Clark
4. Frankie Daniels
5. Kevin Isaac
6. Audley Harrison
7. Rex Layne
8. Tom Kennedy

Harrison looses to Page and drops to number 6. Tom Kennedy joins the ranking.

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

No Change

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

Robin Reid joins the rankings at number 7

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

No Change

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

No Change

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

No Change

Bantamweight Division
Champ – Vacant
1. Felix Friedemann
2. Jiro Watanabe

No Change

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

No Change

09-30-2005, 02:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
Gunsmoke All Star Reserve Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 975 Thanked 1x in 1 post	Volume Six WWBU Monthly, *Volume 6, October 1902* September was a month that was highlighted by a meeting between two very familiar foes. Heavyweights Greg Page and Audley Harrison would once again fight (the fifth time, with Page winning the previous four), the media were not impressed with him fighting Harrison again. Page was defiant saying “Audley is a big man and he pushes me to be the best I can be like no other fighter out there.” When pressed with the names of a couple of the other of the young rising heavyweights out there Page claimed “none of the others have earned the right to challenge him yet.” With the slow ticket sales for the fight it appears that the public can have enough of a particular match up. The result of the Page-Harrison slugfest would have important ramifications for the upcoming World Title Tournament as Tom Kennedy earned his ranking this month making the title active. September In Review In what is becoming a semi-regular event heavyweights Greg Page (#1, 27-0-0), and Audley Harrison (#3, 21-5-0), got in the ring across from each other. Page had won the previous four occasions that these two had met and he had become an obsession for Harrison, who has stated that he cannot rest till he defeats Page. Page looked like he had taken Harrison lightly with a sub par preparation, but it would lead to one of the more entertaining bouts seen so far in the WWBU. Page starts the bout on fire and has Harrison in some trouble in the second after a hard right hook landed well, however he could not sustain his tempo and Harrison fought back hard in the third and fourth. The next two rounds were all Page and Harrison seemed to be in some trouble. The seventh round started as the previous round had finished with Page on the offensive, however a careless right hook was countered perfectly by Harrison and Page found himself seated on his pants. It took to a count of five before Page regained his feet. Harrison could not finish the job before the bell rang with Page hugging like he was his long lost brother. Once again Page gathered himself over the break and went on the offensive but this time Harrison walked through his blows and then deposited him on the canvas once again, though this time it was more a loss of balance than a genuine knockdown. Enraged Page lost all form and went after Harrison in a very uncultured manner flailing like a madman, it was effective in keeping Harrison off him for a round. It took a stern talk from his corner to get his focus back on the job but Page looked like a cold hearted killer in round 10. In one of the most brutal batterings seen, he smacked Harrison around the ring, depositing him on the canvas for the first time in the match 1:20 into the round with a big hook followed by a fusillade of punches as Harrison fell. Rising at the count of four Harrison would last only another 30 seconds before Page found his chin again with a brutal uppercut. Harrison would once again beat the count, this time at seven. Looking less than cognisant of his surroundings Harrison would last a minute of stumbling around and leaning on the ropes before Page once again knocked him to the ground just as the bell rang. Amazingly Harrison had the bottle to fight on and he would continue to take the fight to Page, beating the now tired Page to the punch in the penultimate round before he put another twist in the tale with a final second knockdown of Page with a short right hand. With our unofficial scorecard reading 102-102 entering the last round Page put up and admirable effort of boxing with him just edging the big brit in the last. The judges scored the bout 112-110 for Page, 111-111 a draw and 112-110 for Page to give Page the majority decision win to maintain his unbeaten record. In the co-main featherweight top contender Jaime Garza (17-1-0), showed devastating power in overwhelmed his opponent Albabi El-Farihm (3-13-2) with the referee jumping in to stop the bout after just over 2 minutes to save El-Farihm from serious damage. Flyweight kingpins Little Dado (#1, 18-1-0), and Rosendo Alvarez (#2, 15-4-0), once again stepped in the ring against each other and for the third time in four close bouts, Dado proved to be too skilled for the stronger Alvarez. Reports had been in that Alvarez had been seen at several night spots around town in the lead up to this bout. Dado started the bout well, but Alvarez fought back well to even the contest after four rounds. Alvarez would trade well with Dado early on, but as the bout wore on his true conditioning showed through as Dado increasingly took control of the bout to take the unanimous decision win. In the first 12 round encounter between two ranked welterweights, number one ranked Puerto Rican dynamo Felix Trinidad (20-1-0), Reuben Shank (#3, 15-3-1) would disappoint the thronging masses with a quick stoppage victory for Trinidad. Trinidad spent the first minute of the bout feeling out Shank and determining the threat. After a gauging his opponent he then launched an assault that landed Shank on the mat once before forcing the referee to intervene to stop the slaughter. LW #2 Jack McAuliffe (18-1-1), kept himself in touch against Jamie Thatcher (1-1-0) winning a lucky TKO win on cuts after partying his way in the lead up to the bout. MW #5 Eric Lucas (19-4-1) beat his limited opponent Sean Becker (1-3-0) easily knocking him down once and inflicting several cuts. Results of Note HW Greg Page #1 27-0-0 MD12 Audley Harrison #6 21-5-0 WW Felix Trinidad #1 20-1-0 TKO1 Reuben Shank #3 15-3-1 FLY Little Dado #1 18-1-0 UD12 Rosendo Alvarez #2 15-4-0 LW Jack McAuliffe #1 18-1-1 TKO2 Jamie Thatcher 1-1-0 FW Jaime Garza #1 17-1-0 TKO1 Albabi El-Farihm 3-13-2 LHW Don LaLonde 14-0-0 UD10 Bob Garner 12-5-0 WW Sid Barbarian 10-0-0 UD8 Vince Martinez 13-1-0 LHW George Nichols 10-0-2 SD10 Albert Yvel 7-1-2 Current Rankings and Analysis Heavyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Greg Page 2. Alfio Righetti 3. Jimmy Clark 4. Frankie Daniels 5. Kevin Isaac 6. Audley Harrison 7. Rex Layne 8. Tom Kennedy Harrison looses to Page and drops to number 6. Tom Kennedy joins the ranking. Light Heavyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Michael Bennett 2. Victor Robledo No Change Middleweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Mike O’Dowd 2. George Abrams 3. Rocky Mosley Jr. 4. Vergil Cooper 5. Eric Lucas 6. Daniel Santos 7. Robin Reid Robin Reid joins the rankings at number 7 Welterweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Felix Trinidad 2. Billy Backus 3. Reuben Shank No Change Lightweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. George Lavigne 2. Jack McAuliffe No Change Featherweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Jaime Garza 2. Vuyani Bungu 3. Ricardo Cardona No Change Bantamweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Felix Friedemann 2. Jiro Watanabe No Change Flyweight Division Champ – Vacant 1. Little Dado 2. Rosendo Alvarez No Change