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Crimson · 06-23-2009, 07:36 PM

Friday, July 24th, 1992
Kelvin Hall; Glasgow, Scotland

Pat Clinton 19-1-1 (9) Scotland WBO
vs.
Scotty Olson 23-0-1 (16) Canada IBF
Kelvin Hall was packed to the rafters and singing in unison for Scotland’s own Pat Clinton as he made his way to the ring for the highly anticipated unification battle between he and Canada’s Scotty Olson. Clinton had retained his WBO title via an unsatisfactory draw in his last fight, vs. Dave McAuley, to advance in the Fly Weight World Championship Tournament.

The “Bulldog”, as Scotty Olson is nicknamed, brought his undefeated record and plenty of confidence into the ring vs. Clinton. He had steamrolled his way to this unification battle, with a 2nd round blowout of David Griman and unanimous decision victory over Rodolfo Blanco. Both of those wins though were in front of his home country fans. Now Olson would be on the road in front of a decidedly hostile crowd for the first time in his professional career, but the former Olympian was a 2-1 betting favorite.

Olson was cut in his last fight, but that wound had since fully healed. It was expected that Clinton would target that eye though, as Olson had a history of cutting. Olson expressed no fear or concern of fighting in the backyard of his opponent. He had lofty goals of winning the Fly Weight World Championship and eventually securing himself a place in the "International Boxing Hall of Fame”, and knew beating the WBO title holder in his home country of Scotland would look well on his own resume.

After 2 rounds of boxing it was clear that Olson was physically the much stronger of the two. Clinton was able to land his fair share of punches, but Olson walked right through them. When Olson landed, his blows were hurting Clinton.

Clinton returned to his corner after 3 rounds with a rapidly swelling left eye (8) and unsteady legs. Olson looked as fresh as he had upon entering the ring. On the scorecard of Ringside Expert, Andreas Raht, Olson had swept the first 3 rounds 30-27.

Clinton was bothered by his right eye and hurt early in the 4th, while Olson continued his relentless attack unabated. Clinton was able to land many punches of his own that drew cheers from the singing crowd, but they didn’t match the power and damage of Olson’s, which were landing in equal volume. Clinton was breathing from his mouth during the round.

Olson showed little regard for the punches of Clinton and it contributed to a very exciting fight, as both fighters were landing. Fans of Clinton though had to wonder, “How much longer could he withstand the damage Olson’s punches were administering?” Olson was mixing his attack between the body and head. The right eye of Clinton was now ½ closed (12).

The forward march of Olson continued in the 6th, with Clinton attempting to box and counter from the outside. It was quantity of punches vs. quality. Olson finally began to show some signs of his own that he was tiring toward the end of the 6th round, when a body shot strayed low. The referee warned Olson for the low blow and gave Clinton about 1 minute to recover.

In the 7th a clash of heads produced a sizeable gash on the forehead of Clinton. After 7 rounds Ringside Expert, Andreas Raht, had Clinton working his way back into the fight and now down by only 1 point 68-67. Thirty seconds into the 8th round and a brutal uppercut caught Clinton flush! Clinton pitched forward onto the canvas badly hurt, but managed to rise at “6”. Olson was all over him like a starving bulldog on a piece of raw pork. The forehead cut of Clinton was soon flowing blood again, creating a crimson mask on his face. The referee then gave Clinton a momentary break to allow the doctor to inspect the cut. After nearly 1 minute had passed, and Olson’s trainer had screamed himself hoarse in protest at the delay, the fighting was allowed to resume. A crushing cross had Clinton reeling across the ring, where Olson followed and landed an avalanche of blows dropping Clinton to the canvas for the 2nd time in the round. Clinton rose quickly, but there was still 1 minute to go in the round. After 2 huge Olson hooks landed the referee stopped it at 2:41 of the 8th!

To the disappointed Glasgow crowd, Craig Stephen announced, “The winner by 8th round TKO and still the IBFChampion and new WBO Champion….SCOTTY “Bulldog” OLSON!”
Scotty Olson TKO8 Pat Clinton (wins WBO title and defends IBF title)

06-23-2009, 07:36 PM	#153 (permalink)
Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 55x in 52 posts	Fly Weight Tournament Semi-Finals Friday, July 24th, 1992 Kelvin Hall; Glasgow, Scotland Pat Clinton 19-1-1 (9) Scotland WBO vs. Scotty Olson 23-0-1 (16) Canada IBF Kelvin Hall was packed to the rafters and singing in unison for Scotland’s own Pat Clinton as he made his way to the ring for the highly anticipated unification battle between he and Canada’s Scotty Olson. Clinton had retained his WBO title via an unsatisfactory draw in his last fight, vs. Dave McAuley, to advance in the Fly Weight World Championship Tournament. The “Bulldog”, as Scotty Olson is nicknamed, brought his undefeated record and plenty of confidence into the ring vs. Clinton. He had steamrolled his way to this unification battle, with a 2nd round blowout of David Griman and unanimous decision victory over Rodolfo Blanco. Both of those wins though were in front of his home country fans. Now Olson would be on the road in front of a decidedly hostile crowd for the first time in his professional career, but the former Olympian was a 2-1 betting favorite. Olson was cut in his last fight, but that wound had since fully healed. It was expected that Clinton would target that eye though, as Olson had a history of cutting. Olson expressed no fear or concern of fighting in the backyard of his opponent. He had lofty goals of winning the Fly Weight World Championship and eventually securing himself a place in the "International Boxing Hall of Fame”, and knew beating the WBO title holder in his home country of Scotland would look well on his own resume. After 2 rounds of boxing it was clear that Olson was physically the much stronger of the two. Clinton was able to land his fair share of punches, but Olson walked right through them. When Olson landed, his blows were hurting Clinton. Clinton returned to his corner after 3 rounds with a rapidly swelling left eye (8) and unsteady legs. Olson looked as fresh as he had upon entering the ring. On the scorecard of Ringside Expert, Andreas Raht, Olson had swept the first 3 rounds 30-27. Clinton was bothered by his right eye and hurt early in the 4th, while Olson continued his relentless attack unabated. Clinton was able to land many punches of his own that drew cheers from the singing crowd, but they didn’t match the power and damage of Olson’s, which were landing in equal volume. Clinton was breathing from his mouth during the round. Olson showed little regard for the punches of Clinton and it contributed to a very exciting fight, as both fighters were landing. Fans of Clinton though had to wonder, “How much longer could he withstand the damage Olson’s punches were administering?” Olson was mixing his attack between the body and head. The right eye of Clinton was now ½ closed (12). The forward march of Olson continued in the 6th, with Clinton attempting to box and counter from the outside. It was quantity of punches vs. quality. Olson finally began to show some signs of his own that he was tiring toward the end of the 6th round, when a body shot strayed low. The referee warned Olson for the low blow and gave Clinton about 1 minute to recover. In the 7th a clash of heads produced a sizeable gash on the forehead of Clinton. After 7 rounds Ringside Expert, Andreas Raht, had Clinton working his way back into the fight and now down by only 1 point 68-67. Thirty seconds into the 8th round and a brutal uppercut caught Clinton flush! Clinton pitched forward onto the canvas badly hurt, but managed to rise at “6”. Olson was all over him like a starving bulldog on a piece of raw pork. The forehead cut of Clinton was soon flowing blood again, creating a crimson mask on his face. The referee then gave Clinton a momentary break to allow the doctor to inspect the cut. After nearly 1 minute had passed, and Olson’s trainer had screamed himself hoarse in protest at the delay, the fighting was allowed to resume. A crushing cross had Clinton reeling across the ring, where Olson followed and landed an avalanche of blows dropping Clinton to the canvas for the 2nd time in the round. Clinton rose quickly, but there was still 1 minute to go in the round. After 2 huge Olson hooks landed the referee stopped it at 2:41 of the 8th! To the disappointed Glasgow crowd, Craig Stephen announced, “The winner by 8th round TKO and still the IBFChampion and new WBO Champion….SCOTTY “Bulldog” OLSON!” Scotty Olson TKO8 Pat Clinton (wins WBO title and defends IBF title) Attached Images Last edited by Crimson; 06-23-2009 at 09:22 PM.