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mikehoudini · 03-24-2009, 05:14 PM

Bob Foster vs. Mike Evans – Foster had decisioned Don Cockell, getting huge knockdowns in both the 9th and 10th rounds! It had been his second straight big finish! Mighty Mike had knocked down Pierre Coetzer 3 times, then suffered knockdowns in the 9th & 10th, but still prevailed, in part because he decked Coetzer for a fourth time at the end of the fight!

Evans started quickly, landing some punches and keeping Foster from connecting for the first 2 minutes. Bob, who may have overtrained, came on strong in the last minute, but a huge cross from Evans at round’s end, on top of the hooks he’d connected with earlier, carried the round, 13-8.

Foster connected early in a slow-moving 2nd. But, a minute into the round, he winced after connecting for a cross, shaking his right hand. It looked like he may have suffered a broken hand, from the pain he was in

. The ref stepped in, but Foster waved him away

, and Evans took advantage of the situation to belt Bob with a hook. Foster was throwing punches only with his left hand, and an emboldened Evans stepped in and plastered him in the body, dropping him to the floor!

Bob was up at the count of 6, and weathered the storm without further damage, but the damage had been done, all too literally

, and Evans took the round, 14-8!

Mighty Mike rushed in to end things in the 3rd, but Foster shifted and blasted home a left hook, and Evans was reeling. Foster landed a few more punches, then ripped a double hook home, sending the water flying from Evans’ head! Fighting virtually one-handed, he took an impressive round, 13-2

! Evans regained his composure between rounds, and was effective with jabs & combinations in the first part of the 4th. Then Foster rallied in a series of exchanges, but Mike kept his jabs & combos coming, and won the round, 14-7!

Foster, who was clearly picking his spots, surprised Evans with a searing straight right, but winced at the resultant pain to his hand

! Landing a jarring left uppercut, he then jabbed the rest of the way, taking another round, 15-6! Evans’ right eye was beginning to swell badly as a result of all those jabs he was eating.

Foster looked exhausted coming out for the 6th, with the energy he had expended to fight virtually one-handed! Evans ate a few small punches, his confidence growing, then landed a savage combination! Foster came back with an uppercut to slow the series of combination Evans was landing, and somehow landed a massive right uppercut as the round was ending. Evans led on points, 17-14, but both men had fought a huge round! Foster was shaking his right arm, having paid a price for the damage he had done!

It was Evans who seized the moment in the 7th. Seeing how Foster had favored his hand as the last round ended, he came out smoking in the 7th, landing a big hook to the body. Fighting on the inside, he brushed away Foster’s jabs and kept banging away, piling up the points. Bob rallied in the last minute with several hooks, but Evans was the clear winner, 13-4, and was building up a lead.

Evans was tired as the 8th began, and Foster landed a few light punches. Evans waited, then launched a left hook that drove past Foster’s injured hand and caught him on the jaw. Bob dropped, then slowly began to pick himself up off the canvas. He stumbled when he tried to use his right arm for leverage, then stood, a second too late

! Mike Evans was the winner by a KO at 1:05 of the 8th! Evans had landed 202 punches at a 64% proficiency rate, but Foster had fought courageously and the fans saluted both men.

When interviewed after the fight, Foster refused to cite his injury. “Sure, the hand hurt some,” he said, “but those were just the breaks of the game. Evans fought a great fight!” I don’t think he realized he had made a pun of sorts. Infinity, who was in the audience, was crestfallen, but brightened up when Evans, in his interview, said he’d be happy to fight again the man with the courage of a lion! The crowd cheered his graciousness, knowing a rematch would be in store!

03-24-2009, 05:14 PM	#663 (permalink)
mikehoudini All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Catonsville, MD Posts: 1,213 Thanks: 12 Thanked 47x in 37 posts	Fabulous 5s Round 3 Sweet 16 Fight 4 Result Bob Foster vs. Mike Evans – Foster had decisioned Don Cockell, getting huge knockdowns in both the 9th and 10th rounds! It had been his second straight big finish! Mighty Mike had knocked down Pierre Coetzer 3 times, then suffered knockdowns in the 9th & 10th, but still prevailed, in part because he decked Coetzer for a fourth time at the end of the fight! Evans started quickly, landing some punches and keeping Foster from connecting for the first 2 minutes. Bob, who may have overtrained, came on strong in the last minute, but a huge cross from Evans at round’s end, on top of the hooks he’d connected with earlier, carried the round, 13-8. Foster connected early in a slow-moving 2nd. But, a minute into the round, he winced after connecting for a cross, shaking his right hand. It looked like he may have suffered a broken hand, from the pain he was in. The ref stepped in, but Foster waved him away, and Evans took advantage of the situation to belt Bob with a hook. Foster was throwing punches only with his left hand, and an emboldened Evans stepped in and plastered him in the body, dropping him to the floor! Bob was up at the count of 6, and weathered the storm without further damage, but the damage had been done, all too literally, and Evans took the round, 14-8! Mighty Mike rushed in to end things in the 3rd, but Foster shifted and blasted home a left hook, and Evans was reeling. Foster landed a few more punches, then ripped a double hook home, sending the water flying from Evans’ head! Fighting virtually one-handed, he took an impressive round, 13-2! Evans regained his composure between rounds, and was effective with jabs & combinations in the first part of the 4th. Then Foster rallied in a series of exchanges, but Mike kept his jabs & combos coming, and won the round, 14-7! Foster, who was clearly picking his spots, surprised Evans with a searing straight right, but winced at the resultant pain to his hand! Landing a jarring left uppercut, he then jabbed the rest of the way, taking another round, 15-6! Evans’ right eye was beginning to swell badly as a result of all those jabs he was eating. Foster looked exhausted coming out for the 6th, with the energy he had expended to fight virtually one-handed! Evans ate a few small punches, his confidence growing, then landed a savage combination! Foster came back with an uppercut to slow the series of combination Evans was landing, and somehow landed a massive right uppercut as the round was ending. Evans led on points, 17-14, but both men had fought a huge round! Foster was shaking his right arm, having paid a price for the damage he had done! It was Evans who seized the moment in the 7th. Seeing how Foster had favored his hand as the last round ended, he came out smoking in the 7th, landing a big hook to the body. Fighting on the inside, he brushed away Foster’s jabs and kept banging away, piling up the points. Bob rallied in the last minute with several hooks, but Evans was the clear winner, 13-4, and was building up a lead. Evans was tired as the 8th began, and Foster landed a few light punches. Evans waited, then launched a left hook that drove past Foster’s injured hand and caught him on the jaw. Bob dropped, then slowly began to pick himself up off the canvas. He stumbled when he tried to use his right arm for leverage, then stood, a second too late! Mike Evans was the winner by a KO at 1:05 of the 8th! Evans had landed 202 punches at a 64% proficiency rate, but Foster had fought courageously and the fans saluted both men. When interviewed after the fight, Foster refused to cite his injury. “Sure, the hand hurt some,” he said, “but those were just the breaks of the game. Evans fought a great fight!” I don’t think he realized he had made a pun of sorts. Infinity, who was in the audience, was crestfallen, but brightened up when Evans, in his interview, said he’d be happy to fight again the man with the courage of a lion! The crowd cheered his graciousness, knowing a rematch would be in store!