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mikehoudini · 01-02-2008, 02:29 PM

The finals pitted John Basil Jackson, very much a surprise candidate, versus Derek Amos. At 5-1, Derek’s only loss had come at the hands of the capable Mel Turnbow in the big tournament. I know this is hard to believe, considering Jackson's style and track record

, but this was a defensive fight from the get-go!

Jabba Jackson traded jabs with Amos in the 1st, but Derek unloaded a big cross at the end of the round for a 10-6 score. Jabba was active in the 2nd, notching a 10-2 round as his jabs kept Amos from getting inside.

For the next 6 rounds, Jabba kept jabbing, but was slightly outpointed each round, as Amos took what was available and outboxed Jabba. Jackson shocked all by going for a KO in the 9th, and landed a big hook that brought the crowd to their feet and almost landed Amos on his back! But Jackson lacked the firepower to put Derek away, and the 10th was a repetition of the other rounds.

I had Amos the winner by a 98-92 count. The judges scored it 99-92, 95-97 and 99-93 for a split decision victory for Amos, who won this mini-tournament! I don’t know which fight Judge 2 saw. Amos landed more, 174-155, at a higher efficiency rate, 42-23% and landed the more-telling punches. Jackson did land 25 punches that weren’t jabs!

Levi Forte, the champion, agreed to meet Amos, and Mel Turnbow was magnanimous, postponing his promised title shot against Levi. In order to stay tuned, he agreed to fight Jackson before the Forte-Amos match, again with the proviso that he would take on the winner of the Forte-Amos bout regardless of how he fared against Jabba! Also clamoring for action were Danny Wofford and Jukebox Timebomb!

The fights will commence in a few hours Mohegan time, hopefully within 24 hours Mike time!

01-02-2008, 02:29 PM	#118 (permalink)
mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 12 Thanked 47x in 37 posts	Latecomer Finals at the Mohegan The finals pitted John Basil Jackson, very much a surprise candidate, versus Derek Amos. At 5-1, Derek’s only loss had come at the hands of the capable Mel Turnbow in the big tournament. I know this is hard to believe, considering Jackson's style and track record, but this was a defensive fight from the get-go! Jabba Jackson traded jabs with Amos in the 1st, but Derek unloaded a big cross at the end of the round for a 10-6 score. Jabba was active in the 2nd, notching a 10-2 round as his jabs kept Amos from getting inside. For the next 6 rounds, Jabba kept jabbing, but was slightly outpointed each round, as Amos took what was available and outboxed Jabba. Jackson shocked all by going for a KO in the 9th, and landed a big hook that brought the crowd to their feet and almost landed Amos on his back! But Jackson lacked the firepower to put Derek away, and the 10th was a repetition of the other rounds. I had Amos the winner by a 98-92 count. The judges scored it 99-92, 95-97 and 99-93 for a split decision victory for Amos, who won this mini-tournament! I don’t know which fight Judge 2 saw. Amos landed more, 174-155, at a higher efficiency rate, 42-23% and landed the more-telling punches. Jackson did land 25 punches that weren’t jabs! Levi Forte, the champion, agreed to meet Amos, and Mel Turnbow was magnanimous, postponing his promised title shot against Levi. In order to stay tuned, he agreed to fight Jackson before the Forte-Amos match, again with the proviso that he would take on the winner of the Forte-Amos bout regardless of how he fared against Jabba! Also clamoring for action were Danny Wofford and Jukebox Timebomb! The fights will commence in a few hours Mohegan time, hopefully within 24 hours Mike time!