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mikehoudini · 05-28-2008, 05:14 PM

Johnny Paychek (7-1 4) vs. Floyd “Jumbo” Cummings – Paychek was awesome in the Thundering Threes Tourney

, and boxed the ears off Jumbo in the 1st, landing 27 punches, getting a 10-0 shutout! Jumbo charged back in the 2nd. Warned for a low blow, he connected on 10 hooks, one a monster that drove Johnny back. He crashed a cross home as well, and cut Johnny outside the right eye, taking the round easily, 18-4!

Paychek took command in a quieter 3rd, slipping 9 crosses in, outpointing Cummings, who seemed content to counterpunch, 8-5. Cummings dominated the 4th, 21-2, landing 60 punches. His hooks and crosses were almost non-stop!

The action picked up in the 5th, with Cummings landing over 40 times, including 17 crosses. An uppercut staggered Paychek, and his cut reopened, and his left eye began to swell, to boot. But there is no quit in Johnny, and he blasted Jumbo with a hook and a series of crosses to make the round respectable, 18-12!

Tired, Johnny’s cut was reopened in the 6th, and his swelling worse, but he connected with a searing punch. Jumbo answered with a straight right, a huge cross and a series of lighter crosses to take it, 17-11. Jumbo landed a huge right in the 7th, a sweet uppercut, and Johnny’s cut was reopened and the fight temporarily halted. Johnny came back with a solid left, but Jumbo belted him with a hook. He landed 46 punches in the round, won it, 21-10, and Paychek’s eye was an ugly mess!

Still bleeding, Johnny went for the knockout in the 8th, but Jumbo covered up and countered his way to a 6-2 round! I had Cummings the winner, 78-74, over a game Johnny Paychek. The judges scored the fight 78-74, 76-76 & 79-73 for Floyd Cummings, the winner by a majority decision. The crowd cheered for Paychek’s gameness, and he was left to wonder what might have been if he hadn’t got cut and had his eye swell up.

James Beattie (5-3-1 5) vs. Boone Kirkman – This was a match-up between two sluggers, and neither gave any quarter! Boone lowered the boom with a thunderous uppercut early in the 1st, but Beattie came back with a nice uppercut of his own. He scored on some lighter punches, while Kirkman countered with a massive hook, and then another one as the round ended, which gave him the edge, 15-11.

Both men were more cautious in the 2nd, but they traded heavy punches, while Beattie was a little better, 11-8. Beattie had a nice 3rd, connecting on 8 hooks, as well as a straight left and an uppercut that made Boone blink! The round went, 13-4. The 4th was all Beattie, as he won, 22-5, punishing Kirkman with a solid straight right, then two booming uppercuts, and lastly with a combination that had Kirkman clinching and holding on for dear life! Beattie had a good lead at the halfway mark.

Coming out tired for the 5th, Boone got a lucky hook home, then dropped Big Jim for a 4 count with a major combination!

He couldn’t do any more damage, but won easily, 17-2, and the fight’s complexion had changed. Beattie rallied in the 6th, banging home a huge jab and hook to offset a series of hooks from Kirkman, 14-11.

Needing the 7th, Boone socked Beattie with two fury-driven hooks. Beattie came back with a wicked hook to the body, but Kirkman plowed ahead with hooks and a smacking combination, taking the round, 18-11! The fight was now very close, and both men came out swinging in the 8th

. Beattie was head-hunting and landed a cranium-cruncher that backed Boone up, but Boone rallied in the last minute with a flurry of punches that gave him a 17-10 advantage!

This fight was almost dead even, Beattie landing 187 punches, Kirkman 195. There was only one point separating them when I tallied up the round totals. I had the fight a draw, 75 all, with Kirkman making a great comeback. The judges scored it 77-75 Kirkman, 76-75 Beattie, and 77-74, for, the winner by a split decision, Boone Kirkman!

The two warriors saluted each other, and it looks like yet another rematch may be in order! This is the 5th (or 6th) of the 9 fights so far where a rematch may well be warranted! The fans cheered both men for their fisticuffs and their sportsmanship, and, with three fights remaining in the box-in round, Fenway Park was rocking like it does when the Red Sox spank the Yankees!

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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	Box-in Round Fights 8, 9 in Fantastic 4s Tourney Johnny Paychek (7-1 4) vs. Floyd “Jumbo” Cummings – Paychek was awesome in the Thundering Threes Tourney, and boxed the ears off Jumbo in the 1st, landing 27 punches, getting a 10-0 shutout! Jumbo charged back in the 2nd. Warned for a low blow, he connected on 10 hooks, one a monster that drove Johnny back. He crashed a cross home as well, and cut Johnny outside the right eye, taking the round easily, 18-4! Paychek took command in a quieter 3rd, slipping 9 crosses in, outpointing Cummings, who seemed content to counterpunch, 8-5. Cummings dominated the 4th, 21-2, landing 60 punches. His hooks and crosses were almost non-stop! The action picked up in the 5th, with Cummings landing over 40 times, including 17 crosses. An uppercut staggered Paychek, and his cut reopened, and his left eye began to swell, to boot. But there is no quit in Johnny, and he blasted Jumbo with a hook and a series of crosses to make the round respectable, 18-12! Tired, Johnny’s cut was reopened in the 6th, and his swelling worse, but he connected with a searing punch. Jumbo answered with a straight right, a huge cross and a series of lighter crosses to take it, 17-11. Jumbo landed a huge right in the 7th, a sweet uppercut, and Johnny’s cut was reopened and the fight temporarily halted. Johnny came back with a solid left, but Jumbo belted him with a hook. He landed 46 punches in the round, won it, 21-10, and Paychek’s eye was an ugly mess! Still bleeding, Johnny went for the knockout in the 8th, but Jumbo covered up and countered his way to a 6-2 round! I had Cummings the winner, 78-74, over a game Johnny Paychek. The judges scored the fight 78-74, 76-76 & 79-73 for Floyd Cummings, the winner by a majority decision. The crowd cheered for Paychek’s gameness, and he was left to wonder what might have been if he hadn’t got cut and had his eye swell up. James Beattie (5-3-1 5) vs. Boone Kirkman – This was a match-up between two sluggers, and neither gave any quarter! Boone lowered the boom with a thunderous uppercut early in the 1st, but Beattie came back with a nice uppercut of his own. He scored on some lighter punches, while Kirkman countered with a massive hook, and then another one as the round ended, which gave him the edge, 15-11. Both men were more cautious in the 2nd, but they traded heavy punches, while Beattie was a little better, 11-8. Beattie had a nice 3rd, connecting on 8 hooks, as well as a straight left and an uppercut that made Boone blink! The round went, 13-4. The 4th was all Beattie, as he won, 22-5, punishing Kirkman with a solid straight right, then two booming uppercuts, and lastly with a combination that had Kirkman clinching and holding on for dear life! Beattie had a good lead at the halfway mark. Coming out tired for the 5th, Boone got a lucky hook home, then dropped Big Jim for a 4 count with a major combination! He couldn’t do any more damage, but won easily, 17-2, and the fight’s complexion had changed. Beattie rallied in the 6th, banging home a huge jab and hook to offset a series of hooks from Kirkman, 14-11. Needing the 7th, Boone socked Beattie with two fury-driven hooks. Beattie came back with a wicked hook to the body, but Kirkman plowed ahead with hooks and a smacking combination, taking the round, 18-11! The fight was now very close, and both men came out swinging in the 8th. Beattie was head-hunting and landed a cranium-cruncher that backed Boone up, but Boone rallied in the last minute with a flurry of punches that gave him a 17-10 advantage! This fight was almost dead even, Beattie landing 187 punches, Kirkman 195. There was only one point separating them when I tallied up the round totals. I had the fight a draw, 75 all, with Kirkman making a great comeback. The judges scored it 77-75 Kirkman, 76-75 Beattie, and 77-74, for, the winner by a split decision, Boone Kirkman! The two warriors saluted each other, and it looks like yet another rematch may be in order! This is the 5th (or 6th) of the 9 fights so far where a rematch may well be warranted! The fans cheered both men for their fisticuffs and their sportsmanship, and, with three fights remaining in the box-in round, Fenway Park was rocking like it does when the Red Sox spank the Yankees!