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Crimson · 09-27-2009, 12:25 PM

Sunday, July 19^th, 1992
Bismarck Civic Center; Bismarck, North Dakota
2# Virgil Hill 34-2 (19) North Dakota WBA
vs.
7# Christophe Tiozzo 30-2-1 (20) France

· Hill was a 5-2 favorite.
· The referee was from Panama. The 3 judges were from Ireland, California, and Texas.
· Televised on ABC with Alex Wallau and Dan Deirdorf calling the fight. Fans flocked to 315 South Fifth Street in Bismarck, where the 10,100 seat Civic Center was filled to capacity. Virgil Hill entered the ring wearing a Native American headdress, in respect and in tribute to his heritage.
· Christophe Tiozzo is a media darling in France and fairly large contingent of his own fans and media had made the long trip across the ocean.
· Considered to be a franchise belonging to the entire state of North Dakota, even Governor-Elect Edward Thomas Schafer was in attendance.
· The former Olympic boxers put on a show for the boxing purists. There were plenty of feints and counters of counters. The first 4 rounds were fought on mostly even terms, with Hill starting to pull away after that round with his superior conditioning.
· A bleeding cut eyelid in round 10 caused some concern to the Hill faithful, but Freddie Roach was able to close the cut. Hill then put the boxing world and fellow light heavyweights on notice that he can punch as well as box, when a counter left hook to Tiozzo’s liver put him on the canvas and unable to beat the 10 count!
· At the time of the KO, Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto had it closer than most North Dakotan’s did with a 96-95 scorecard for Hill. The 3 official judges at the time of the KO had it much wider at 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94.
Virgil Hill KO11 Christophe Tiozzo (defends WBA title)

Virgil Hill vs. James Kinchen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-r7UBCBcY
Virgil Hill vs. Dariusz Michaczewski
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpeAocvojFQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbkEOEYw1UQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6264BaqqKwE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11kM0yFWEaI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRSxaRji8to&feature=related

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Crimson All Star Reserve Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 996 Thanks: 682 Thanked 55x in 52 posts	Light Heavyweight Quarter Finals Sunday, July 19^th, 1992 Bismarck Civic Center; Bismarck, North Dakota 2# Virgil Hill 34-2 (19) North Dakota WBA vs. 7# Christophe Tiozzo 30-2-1 (20) France · Hill was a 5-2 favorite. · The referee was from Panama. The 3 judges were from Ireland, California, and Texas. · Televised on ABC with Alex Wallau and Dan Deirdorf calling the fight. Fans flocked to 315 South Fifth Street in Bismarck, where the 10,100 seat Civic Center was filled to capacity. Virgil Hill entered the ring wearing a Native American headdress, in respect and in tribute to his heritage. · Christophe Tiozzo is a media darling in France and fairly large contingent of his own fans and media had made the long trip across the ocean. · Considered to be a franchise belonging to the entire state of North Dakota, even Governor-Elect Edward Thomas Schafer was in attendance. · The former Olympic boxers put on a show for the boxing purists. There were plenty of feints and counters of counters. The first 4 rounds were fought on mostly even terms, with Hill starting to pull away after that round with his superior conditioning. · A bleeding cut eyelid in round 10 caused some concern to the Hill faithful, but Freddie Roach was able to close the cut. Hill then put the boxing world and fellow light heavyweights on notice that he can punch as well as box, when a counter left hook to Tiozzo’s liver put him on the canvas and unable to beat the 10 count! · At the time of the KO, Ringside Expert Rocco Del Sesto had it closer than most North Dakotan’s did with a 96-95 scorecard for Hill. The 3 official judges at the time of the KO had it much wider at 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94. Virgil Hill KO11 Christophe Tiozzo (defends WBA title) Virgil Hill vs. James Kinchen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG-r7UBCBcY Virgil Hill vs. Dariusz Michaczewski http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpeAocvojFQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbkEOEYw1UQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6264BaqqKwE&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11kM0yFWEaI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRSxaRji8to&feature=related Attached Images