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Old 08-12-2009, 03:52 PM   #801 (permalink)
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Stupendous 6s Round 1 Fight 4

King Levinsky vs. James (Bonecrusher) Smith – Both Infinity and Crimson picked Bonecrusher to make the Elite 8. Perhaps a bit overconfident after two such renowned experts made this prediction, Bonecrusher came in with some extra weight. He said he wanted to fight at a heavier weight and hit harder. He just looked fat at the weigh-in. King said that Smith wasn’t going to take his crown!

Bonecrusher landed a sonic right midway through a slow first, but King came back with a flurry of hooks to halve the round, 8-8. The 2nd round was 2 ½ minutes of futility in terms of punches landed. Bonecrusher finally lived up to his name with a searing cross and hard combination at round’s end to take it, 13-2.

Levinsky boxed nicely in the 3rd, connecting 34 times en route to a 14-6 round. He landed a hard uppercut, while Smith connected on another savage combination. Smith may have won a snoozer of a 4th, 6-5. Both fighters were covering themselves in gory, not glory, so far.

King looked like one in a 13-4 5th, landing 16 jabs, frustrating Bonecrusher, who couldn’t land any of his bombs. King opened the 6th with a booming hook, followed by a sharp cross. Bonecrusher looked a little dazed, and Levinsky decked him with a pulverizing uppercut! James made it back up at 8, but was shaky, and tried to cover up. King picked up his second warning of the fight, for holding & hitting, then powered home a bunch of uppercuts and a gigantic cross that sent Smith into the turnbuckle! King truly ruled, 27-2, but Smith lived to fight another round!

Bonecrusher looked like a crushee as the 7th began, his extra pounds taking a toll. When King rocked him with a snapping right hook, the end seemed near. Somehow, Smith sucked it up and came back with a hook and sweet uppercut! King grabbed him and hit again, getting a third warning. Smith pulled out the round, a badly-needed one, 16-12, landing a straight right at the bell.

Levinksy displayed some good ring movement in the 8th. He bided his time, then caught the tired and clumsy Smith with a nasty hook, and Bonecrusher covered up! King kept cutting off the ring, stinging Smitty with hooks, landing 36 times in all, good for a 16-4 margin, and he earned no warnings for once!

Bonecrusher needed a knockout, and stunned a tired Levinsky with a nice cross, but King answered with a savage combination, and Bonecrusher went down again! He staggered upright at the count of 8, going immediately on the defensive, and King kept banging his hooks home, winning decisively, 17-6. Now Bonecrusher needed a miracle! Infinity and Crimson implored him to pour it on. Was there any gas left in his tank?

He landed a big hook to the body early in the 10th, but couldn’t follow up. King stayed outside, tattooing him with a variety of punches. James landed a desperation winging right that hurt Levinsky, then belted him with a hook. The crowd was on their feet, cheering mightily, but that was it, as the bell ended a 12-12 round!
Levinsky had outlanded Smith 270-158, and I had him a 97-93 winner. The judges scored it 98-90, 97-91 & 98-91, a dominating win for King Levinsky! A potential Elite Eight member had bitten the dust!
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