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1st - Houston, TX
Main event at the Reliant Park Pavilion, in Houston, Texas, saw two Texan heavies go up against each other. Humble's 'Big' George Foreman met San Antonio's Marvin 'The Shark' Sharkey, who was making his pro debut. His debut, however, didn't last long. He came out flicking tentative jabs at Foreman, which were way of the mark. Foreman stalked his opponent across the ring, and landed a hurtful right which had Sharkey in trouble. Sharkey's legs turned to jelly which resulted in him walking onto a solid cross and going down. He didn't beat the count. The time was 1.27 of the opening round. Foreman improves to 2-0 [1].
Chief support saw Italian middleweight Vito Antuofermo take every round bar the fourth, which was even, in scoring a unanimous points win over Anthony Bartinelli. Scores were 78-75, 79-75, and 80-73. Antuofermo improves to 6-5 [3], whilst Bartinelli has now lost ten out of ten.
'Irish' Chris Walsh put on a tremendous display of heart, if nothing else, by sticking around to the final bell of his eight rounder against middleweight prospect Julian 'The Hawk' Jackson. The scores, all for Jackson, of 80-67, and 80-66 twice, shown just how one sided this fight was, with Walsh, now 0-10, hitting the canvas five times. Jackson improves to 5-0 [2], and shook his head in disbelief that his foe was still standing at the end of the bout, before embracing him.
Jamaican heavyweight Trevor Berbick won by scores of 76-73, and 77-72 twice over journeyman Derrick Banks to improve to6-9-1 [3]. Banks dropped to 3-10-3 [1]. Banks was dropped in the fifth, then twice in the sixth before roaring back with a vengeance in one of the best rounds ever seen in a GBA ring.
Former cocaine addict, Michael 'Dynamite' Dokes returned to the ring, knocking out Gary 'The Bull' Winmon at 1.46 of the sixth. Winmon was down just after the opening bell, and Dokes, now 5-12-1 [2], was in control throughout. Winmon is now 1-8.
The show opener saw eight, boring rounds, of mauling and clinching between heavyweights Ossie 'Jaws' Occasio and debutant R.T. Davis, who was a local boy. Occasio was cut over the left eye and dropped in the seventh round en route to losing an eight round unanimous verdict with scores of 79-74, 78-75, and 77-76. Occasio drops to 1-3. Both men stunk the place out.
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