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mikehoudini · 04-10-2008, 04:22 PM

Dangerous Danny Wofford (4-6-1 1) vs. Jose Ribalta (1-1 1) – Jose came into this fight a bit under-trained, as he felt he had easily handled the Round Mound in their prior bout. Danny came in in top shape, weighing a trim 306

! He looked determined to avenge his loss!

Jose connected with a searing hook to take the opener, 8-6, then he landed one almost as telling and a huge straight right to dominate the 2nd, 15-2, and Danny had dug a hole for himself! Danny roared back to take the 3rd, 12-4, landing 14 jabs and 13 hooks, frustrating Ribalta with his incessant attack. Danny’s momentum carried over into the 4th, as he won, 9-4, landing enough blows and blocking most of Ribalta’s attempts!

Never one to deviate from a successful strategy, Danny used his rapier-like jab, oft confused with that of Muhammad Ali

, and his pile-driving hooks to outscore Jose in the 5th, 11-9, as Jose rallied in the last minute to make it respectable. The 6th was dead even, 9-9, as Jose connected more frequently while Danny relied on his main weapons, the jab and the belly-bump! At this juncture, I had Danny up by one point!

Jose solved Danny’s dynamo attack in the 7th, rocking him with a savage combination and winning handily, making the fight even on my card. Danny had rallied in the last 30 seconds to make it a bit closer, but would need a better effort in the last round. In the 8th, Danny fought at a fevered pitch, like a human buzzsaw, and peppered Jose with 18 jabs and 14 hooks! Avoiding Jose’s bombs, Danny won easily, 18-7, and the fight went to the judges’ cards!

I had Danny the upset winner (then again, is there any other kind of him for him?), 77-76, based on his strong last round! The judges’ totals were 77-75, 76-76 & 77-75 for the winner by a majority decision…Danny Wofford!

He landed 237 times as opposed to 162, and at a higher connect rate, 44 to 30%! The Man continues to amaze and move on, as he and Pedro Agosto are the only level 1fighters still active, and Pedro is pretty select company!

Keith McKnight (5-2 3) vs. Frankie Swindell (2-1 2) – Keith had come into the first fight with emotional problems and, after a superb first round, had had the tables turned in a 2nd round TKO! He came into this rematch in a much better state of mind, focused and intending to avenge his defeat!

The first round had little action, but McKnight landed a few punches around a sweet hook to outpoint Frankie, 8-5, as Frankie’s only scoring came on a vicious combination as the round expired. Keith boxed effectively in the 2nd, with 10 hooks reaching home as well as a jolting right. Swindell landed a right of his own, but came up short points-wise, 13-6.

Frankie landed a winging right part way through the 3rd, but the Fighting Knight shook it off and landed an uppercut square, flooring Frankie for a 7 count!

He connected after that on a solid hook, but was a little more cautious, remembering the last fight and Swindell's counterattack, and won easily, 14-4. McKnight boxed under control in the 4th, his hooks finding the range, and he outpointed Frankie, 11-8, despite being clocked by a straight left!

Swindell hammered home an uppercut to start the 5th, but Keith again stayed cool, connecting for a nice cross that snapped Frankie’s head back, as well as a series of hooks, to take, for me, his fifth straight round, 10-7

. Frankie reached him with two bombs in the 6th, both combinations, and captured his first round, 11-5.

He tried to press the action in the 7th, but McKnight deflected his attempts, landing a huge cranium-crusher and straight right en route to a 13-2 scoring. Swindell connected with a booming hook to start the 8th, but that was his last hurrah, as Keith outboxed him, 12-6.

I had it 79-72, McKnight. The judges scored it a bit closer, 79-72, 77-75 & 77-74, all for Keith McKnight! He landed almost twice as many punches and far more power punches, in achieving a convincing victory! He and China Smith are the remaining level 2 boxers in the challenge series.

The challengers have won 5 of the 6 challenge matches so far, and the two who won in the box-in round still have to fight who their victim fought in the first round. Three of the challenge matches have been close, the others not nearly so.

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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	Challenge Matches 5 & 6 Dangerous Danny Wofford (4-6-1 1) vs. Jose Ribalta (1-1 1) – Jose came into this fight a bit under-trained, as he felt he had easily handled the Round Mound in their prior bout. Danny came in in top shape, weighing a trim 306! He looked determined to avenge his loss! Jose connected with a searing hook to take the opener, 8-6, then he landed one almost as telling and a huge straight right to dominate the 2nd, 15-2, and Danny had dug a hole for himself! Danny roared back to take the 3rd, 12-4, landing 14 jabs and 13 hooks, frustrating Ribalta with his incessant attack. Danny’s momentum carried over into the 4th, as he won, 9-4, landing enough blows and blocking most of Ribalta’s attempts! Never one to deviate from a successful strategy, Danny used his rapier-like jab, oft confused with that of Muhammad Ali, and his pile-driving hooks to outscore Jose in the 5th, 11-9, as Jose rallied in the last minute to make it respectable. The 6th was dead even, 9-9, as Jose connected more frequently while Danny relied on his main weapons, the jab and the belly-bump! At this juncture, I had Danny up by one point! Jose solved Danny’s dynamo attack in the 7th, rocking him with a savage combination and winning handily, making the fight even on my card. Danny had rallied in the last 30 seconds to make it a bit closer, but would need a better effort in the last round. In the 8th, Danny fought at a fevered pitch, like a human buzzsaw, and peppered Jose with 18 jabs and 14 hooks! Avoiding Jose’s bombs, Danny won easily, 18-7, and the fight went to the judges’ cards! I had Danny the upset winner (then again, is there any other kind of him for him?), 77-76, based on his strong last round! The judges’ totals were 77-75, 76-76 & 77-75 for the winner by a majority decision…Danny Wofford! He landed 237 times as opposed to 162, and at a higher connect rate, 44 to 30%! The Man continues to amaze and move on, as he and Pedro Agosto are the only level 1fighters still active, and Pedro is pretty select company! Keith McKnight (5-2 3) vs. Frankie Swindell (2-1 2) – Keith had come into the first fight with emotional problems and, after a superb first round, had had the tables turned in a 2nd round TKO! He came into this rematch in a much better state of mind, focused and intending to avenge his defeat! The first round had little action, but McKnight landed a few punches around a sweet hook to outpoint Frankie, 8-5, as Frankie’s only scoring came on a vicious combination as the round expired. Keith boxed effectively in the 2nd, with 10 hooks reaching home as well as a jolting right. Swindell landed a right of his own, but came up short points-wise, 13-6. Frankie landed a winging right part way through the 3rd, but the Fighting Knight shook it off and landed an uppercut square, flooring Frankie for a 7 count! He connected after that on a solid hook, but was a little more cautious, remembering the last fight and Swindell's counterattack, and won easily, 14-4. McKnight boxed under control in the 4th, his hooks finding the range, and he outpointed Frankie, 11-8, despite being clocked by a straight left! Swindell hammered home an uppercut to start the 5th, but Keith again stayed cool, connecting for a nice cross that snapped Frankie’s head back, as well as a series of hooks, to take, for me, his fifth straight round, 10-7. Frankie reached him with two bombs in the 6th, both combinations, and captured his first round, 11-5. He tried to press the action in the 7th, but McKnight deflected his attempts, landing a huge cranium-crusher and straight right en route to a 13-2 scoring. Swindell connected with a booming hook to start the 8th, but that was his last hurrah, as Keith outboxed him, 12-6. I had it 79-72, McKnight. The judges scored it a bit closer, 79-72, 77-75 & 77-74, all for Keith McKnight! He landed almost twice as many punches and far more power punches, in achieving a convincing victory! He and China Smith are the remaining level 2 boxers in the challenge series. The challengers have won 5 of the 6 challenge matches so far, and the two who won in the box-in round still have to fight who their victim fought in the first round. Three of the challenge matches have been close, the others not nearly so.