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kenyan_cheena · 04-19-2009, 11:44 PM

La Provence

Thursday, 27 July, 2006

Marseille light-heavyweight
continues impressive run

Story by Jeremy Ribery

Talented Marseille-born boxer Petite Fourie scored a dominant 7th round TKO of the New Zealander Paul Anderson on an IBL light-heavyweight fight card last night at London's Wembley Arena. The technically-fantastic Fourie defeated the Inter-Continental Championship tournament's 4th seed Willi Hoepner by a hard-earned split decision last month but had no such trouble against the 5th-seeded Anderson. Fourie controlled every round, employing a heavier, more aggressive workrate than in his previous bouts to overcome Anderson. The 23 year-old was on his way to a shutout win when the bout was stopped, having taken every round on all three scorecards going into round seven. Anderson had sustained a cut on his right eyebrow late in round four and it became progressively worse until referee Jorge Basille and the ringside physician decided to end the bout late in the 7th.

Fourie improved to 8-0(4) with the win, the disappointing and disappointed Anderson falling to 11-2-1(7). The punch totals indicated the extent of Fourie's domination, both offensively and defensively. He landed 225 of 466 shots (48.3%), Anderson just 42 of 535 (7.9%). Observers at ringside commented that it had been a very long time since they'd been witness to such a masterful display of boxing. In particular they lauded Fourie's defensive brilliance, astonished by his ability to slip and evade most of Anderson's blows. Fourie is usually not the most aggressive fighter but as already mentioned that was not the case last night as he showed a busy disposition throughout the contest. The fact that he was so active with his offensive efforts makes his defensive achievements all the more impressive.

Fourie will face top seed Klaus Bierhoff in the semi-finals. No doubt, the German poses a much more difficult proposition than Anderson. Bierhoff (24-3(17)) fended off a strong challenge from the Korean In-Chul Baek and ended up winning in an identical fashion to Fourie, a 7th round TKO on cuts. Going into the 7th each judge had the bout locked up at 57-57 so Bierhoff will be feeling fortunate to still be in the tournament. In the other semi-final Australia's Mark Somogyi takes on the 2nd seed Alexander Lucas. Somogyi scored a convincing 4th round KO of his compatriot Tony Mundine while Lucas sent Sydney Olympics silver medallist Allan Thomas to his first professional defeat. It was the all-England bout the crowd had been waiting for but it didn't quite live up to the hype, Lucas far too good for his more highly-regarded countryman and winning by unanimous decision (79-73, 80-73, 78-74).

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kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 7,426 Thanks: 73 Thanked 130x in 113 posts	La Provence Thursday, 27 July, 2006 Marseille light-heavyweight continues impressive run Story by Jeremy Ribery Talented Marseille-born boxer Petite Fourie scored a dominant 7th round TKO of the New Zealander Paul Anderson on an IBL light-heavyweight fight card last night at London's Wembley Arena. The technically-fantastic Fourie defeated the Inter-Continental Championship tournament's 4th seed Willi Hoepner by a hard-earned split decision last month but had no such trouble against the 5th-seeded Anderson. Fourie controlled every round, employing a heavier, more aggressive workrate than in his previous bouts to overcome Anderson. The 23 year-old was on his way to a shutout win when the bout was stopped, having taken every round on all three scorecards going into round seven. Anderson had sustained a cut on his right eyebrow late in round four and it became progressively worse until referee Jorge Basille and the ringside physician decided to end the bout late in the 7th. Fourie improved to 8-0(4) with the win, the disappointing and disappointed Anderson falling to 11-2-1(7). The punch totals indicated the extent of Fourie's domination, both offensively and defensively. He landed 225 of 466 shots (48.3%), Anderson just 42 of 535 (7.9%). Observers at ringside commented that it had been a very long time since they'd been witness to such a masterful display of boxing. In particular they lauded Fourie's defensive brilliance, astonished by his ability to slip and evade most of Anderson's blows. Fourie is usually not the most aggressive fighter but as already mentioned that was not the case last night as he showed a busy disposition throughout the contest. The fact that he was so active with his offensive efforts makes his defensive achievements all the more impressive. Fourie will face top seed Klaus Bierhoff in the semi-finals. No doubt, the German poses a much more difficult proposition than Anderson. Bierhoff (24-3(17)) fended off a strong challenge from the Korean In-Chul Baek and ended up winning in an identical fashion to Fourie, a 7th round TKO on cuts. Going into the 7th each judge had the bout locked up at 57-57 so Bierhoff will be feeling fortunate to still be in the tournament. In the other semi-final Australia's Mark Somogyi takes on the 2nd seed Alexander Lucas. Somogyi scored a convincing 4th round KO of his compatriot Tony Mundine while Lucas sent Sydney Olympics silver medallist Allan Thomas to his first professional defeat. It was the all-England bout the crowd had been waiting for but it didn't quite live up to the hype, Lucas far too good for his more highly-regarded countryman and winning by unanimous decision (79-73, 80-73, 78-74). __________________ The Greatest Prize in Sports The Greatest Prize in Sports: Almanac kenyan_cheena's NBA 2K11 Off Topic Dynasty Last edited by kenyan_cheena; 06-02-2009 at 11:19 PM.