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kenyan_cheena · 11-21-2007, 09:46 PM

(continuation of post #306)

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In one of the highlights of the night, Tacoma's Freddie Steele destroyed his Mexican opponent Marcos Geraldo inside of two rounds. The 17 year-old caught everyone's attention at the league's Idaho trials, where IBL Chief Director Douglas Moran had heaped praise upon him.

"Damn, he can fight!" Moran had said. "He can box, he can slug, he's as fit as they come and he's got real knockout power in both hands. I tell ya, he's just 17 years old, but you wouldn't know it. He fights like he's been at it for ten years already."

Against Geraldo the Washington native stepped into the ring with nothing but knockout intentions, flooring his overwhelmed adversary with a single left hook one minute into the opening round. Geraldo only just beat the count and struggled to stay out of harm's way until he was down for a second time at round's end. He made it back to his feet at seven, avoiding becoming the latest IBL competitor to be counted out after the bell. Steele continued his merciless assault in round two, finding the mark time and again with clubbing lefts and rights until Geraldo was on the canvas for a third time courtesy of a right hook. This time he stayed down and was counted out 2:37 into the round. Steele assisted his battered opponent back to his corner once he'd come to his senses, the victor reacting to his win in a no-nonsense fashion. Simple handshakes and brief embraces with his corner crew were sufficient before they freed him of his gloves and Steele checked in on Geraldo.

"I had already decided beforehand that I was gonna try for a quick finish," said Steele. "But I could see that he was really nervous so that just gave me even more incentive to go for it. Maybe he had stage fright, I don't know. But he couldn't handle my aggression, couldn't land anything that was gonna back me off. To tell you the truth I felt a bit sorry for him, so it was probably better that it ended so early."

Steele connected with 63 of 133 punches (47.3%), Geraldo just 19 of 42 (45.2%). Considering the fact that Geraldo is not numbered amongst the favoured fighters in the Middleweight division this win does not really tell us much about Steele that is not already known. Even so, it was damn impressive to watch.

(to be continued)

11-21-2007, 09:46 PM	#309 (permalink)
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,620	(continuation of post #306) *Co-Feature* In one of the highlights of the night, Tacoma's Freddie Steele destroyed his Mexican opponent Marcos Geraldo inside of two rounds. The 17 year-old caught everyone's attention at the league's Idaho trials, where IBL Chief Director Douglas Moran had heaped praise upon him. "Damn, he can fight!" Moran had said. "He can box, he can slug, he's as fit as they come and he's got real knockout power in both hands. I tell ya, he's just 17 years old, but you wouldn't know it. He fights like he's been at it for ten years already." Against Geraldo the Washington native stepped into the ring with nothing but knockout intentions, flooring his overwhelmed adversary with a single left hook one minute into the opening round. Geraldo only just beat the count and struggled to stay out of harm's way until he was down for a second time at round's end. He made it back to his feet at seven, avoiding becoming the latest IBL competitor to be counted out after the bell. Steele continued his merciless assault in round two, finding the mark time and again with clubbing lefts and rights until Geraldo was on the canvas for a third time courtesy of a right hook. This time he stayed down and was counted out 2:37 into the round. Steele assisted his battered opponent back to his corner once he'd come to his senses, the victor reacting to his win in a no-nonsense fashion. Simple handshakes and brief embraces with his corner crew were sufficient before they freed him of his gloves and Steele checked in on Geraldo. "I had already decided beforehand that I was gonna try for a quick finish," said Steele. "But I could see that he was really nervous so that just gave me even more incentive to go for it. Maybe he had stage fright, I don't know. But he couldn't handle my aggression, couldn't land anything that was gonna back me off. To tell you the truth I felt a bit sorry for him, so it was probably better that it ended so early." Steele connected with 63 of 133 punches (47.3%), Geraldo just 19 of 42 (45.2%). Considering the fact that Geraldo is not numbered amongst the favoured fighters in the Middleweight division this win does not really tell us much about Steele that is not already known. Even so, it was damn impressive to watch. (to be continued) __________________ MLB: 1958 and Beyond... The Greatest Prize in Sports Last edited by kenyan_cheena : 11-21-2007 at 09:48 PM.