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mikehoudini · 03-31-2008, 04:32 PM

I tinkered some with the style used to write up this finale, which will be presented over a few posts. For those that just want the result, skip down a few posts!

February 22nd was fight night for the championship of the Thundering Threes Tourney at the spacious Washington DC Convention Center! 74 men entered, only 2 remained in the battle for the title! La Mole, Fabio Moli, fighting for the honor of all Argentina, would take his 5-0-1 record, with 2 stoppages, against Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” Williams, the Long Beach Legend with a 5-0 record, including 4 stoppages!

Not an empty seat was to be found as the time for the fight neared. The consolation match-up between Imamu Mayfield and John Holman had recently concluded, and the crowd was at fevered pitch!

After the participants entered the ring, to roars from their respective fan bases, ring announcer Frank Shain announced some of the other boxers in attendance for the evening. From the northern suburb of DC known as Baltimore, heavyweights Larry Middleton, George Chaplin and former champion Hasim the Rock Rahman were introduced, then two of the lighter weights, former light middleweight champion Vince Pettway and the immortal Joe Gans! Ralph Palladin from nearly Hyattsville, MD, was also introduced, then the crowd roared as Muhammad Ali entered the ring and waved.

HBO was televising the event, and big George Foreman chatted with Ali to see why he was here. Ali replied that “These are two mean dudes! I just might have to give the winner a chance at my belt, as I’ve almost run out of worthy opponents. So I guess you could say this was a scouting mission, George! Who do you think will win?”

“Well, that Moli is a big man, much as I was. He’s got a 3+ inch height advantage, and weights a lot more than Williams, who is more of a cruiserweight! I’ve got to go with the big man wearing the little one down, then finishing him off in the late rounds!

But how about you, Ali? Who do you think will win?”

“I don’t know. Like I said, I’m on a scouting mission. I’ve seen plenty of smaller men outbox bigger opponents! Depending on what I see, I might take both of these guys on in the same night! You can quote me on that, George!”

Their conversation was cut short as Frank Shain once again took center stage. He introduced the referee, Luis Guzman, then the three judges: Robert Gilson (United States), Ferdinand Estrella (Philippines) and Gustavo Padilla (Panama). The ring card girl, Diana A., the Hagerstown Hottie, exited, and the bout, scheduled for 12 rounds, was ready to commence!

Moli and Williams were getting their final instructions from their corners. Moli was trained by Mickey Duff, and his cut man was Doi Dollings. Williams had Richie Sandoval as his trainer and Al Braverman as his cut man. The fighters were chafing, awaiting the bell! The guest commentator for TBCB was Andreas Raht!

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mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 12 Thanked 47x in 37 posts	Championship Pre-Fight Introductions I tinkered some with the style used to write up this finale, which will be presented over a few posts. For those that just want the result, skip down a few posts! February 22nd was fight night for the championship of the Thundering Threes Tourney at the spacious Washington DC Convention Center! 74 men entered, only 2 remained in the battle for the title! La Mole, Fabio Moli, fighting for the honor of all Argentina, would take his 5-0-1 record, with 2 stoppages, against Jeremy “Half-Man, Half-Amazing” Williams, the Long Beach Legend with a 5-0 record, including 4 stoppages! Not an empty seat was to be found as the time for the fight neared. The consolation match-up between Imamu Mayfield and John Holman had recently concluded, and the crowd was at fevered pitch! After the participants entered the ring, to roars from their respective fan bases, ring announcer Frank Shain announced some of the other boxers in attendance for the evening. From the northern suburb of DC known as Baltimore, heavyweights Larry Middleton, George Chaplin and former champion Hasim the Rock Rahman were introduced, then two of the lighter weights, former light middleweight champion Vince Pettway and the immortal Joe Gans! Ralph Palladin from nearly Hyattsville, MD, was also introduced, then the crowd roared as Muhammad Ali entered the ring and waved. HBO was televising the event, and big George Foreman chatted with Ali to see why he was here. Ali replied that “These are two mean dudes! I just might have to give the winner a chance at my belt, as I’ve almost run out of worthy opponents. So I guess you could say this was a scouting mission, George! Who do you think will win?” “Well, that Moli is a big man, much as I was. He’s got a 3+ inch height advantage, and weights a lot more than Williams, who is more of a cruiserweight! I’ve got to go with the big man wearing the little one down, then finishing him off in the late rounds! But how about you, Ali? Who do you think will win?” “I don’t know. Like I said, I’m on a scouting mission. I’ve seen plenty of smaller men outbox bigger opponents! Depending on what I see, I might take both of these guys on in the same night! You can quote me on that, George!” Their conversation was cut short as Frank Shain once again took center stage. He introduced the referee, Luis Guzman, then the three judges: Robert Gilson (United States), Ferdinand Estrella (Philippines) and Gustavo Padilla (Panama). The ring card girl, Diana A., the Hagerstown Hottie, exited, and the bout, scheduled for 12 rounds, was ready to commence! Moli and Williams were getting their final instructions from their corners. Moli was trained by Mickey Duff, and his cut man was Doi Dollings. Williams had Richie Sandoval as his trainer and Al Braverman as his cut man. The fighters were chafing, awaiting the bell! The guest commentator for TBCB was Andreas Raht!