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Old 11-02-2009, 06:19 PM   #901 (permalink)
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Stupendous 6s, Sweet 16 Fight 6

George Godfrey (2-0 2) vs. Vaughn Bean (2-0-1 2) – Godfrey had stopped Mike Evans on an 8th round KO, while Bean had TKOd Bruce Woodcock in 8, in a fight in which he was losing badly.

Round 1 – Godfrey tore into Bean, who rumor had it hadn’t trained for this matchup. George landed 42 times, mainly with hooks & crosses, in pitching an almost shutout, 15-2! Godfrey 10-9.

Round 2 – Bean evaded George, who was warned for a low blow, in a 7-7 round that had the fans booing. 19-19

Round 3 - Vaughn got untracked in the 3rd, landing a booming hook. Godfrey was tentative, and Bean wasn’t, to the tune of a 10-4 round. 29-28 Bean.

Round 4 – Old Chocolate clinched in a boring first minute. He opened up with a solid hook, frustrating Bean and taking the lead, 9-4. 38-38

Round 5 – Bean did most of the clinching in this listless 8-4 stinker. Godfrey won it as he powered home one nice hook, 8-4. 48-47 Godfrey

Round 6 - Vaughn opened nicely with a series of uppercuts, George rallied in the second minute, then Bean landed at will in the last minute, a vicious cross cementing a 15-6 round. 57-57

Round 7 – Bean was trying to catch his breath. He landed a nasty uppercut in the opening minute, but was gasping for breath other than that. He conserved his energy, and energized the crowd with a colossal cross that floored Old Chocolate! George made it back up at the count of 6, suddenly looking old as he tried to cover up! Vaughn hammered at him with jabs and crosses, and he was on Bink Street, but refused to go down again. Bean won the round big time, 20-5. 67-65 Bean

Round 8 - Godfrey lay on the ropes, catching a rushing-in Bean with a cranium-cruncher! Bean was hurt, and George repeatedly found him with his crosses. Landing 38 times in all, he built a big lead. Bean landed a hard combination, but little else, in a 15-6 round! 76-75 Bean

Round 9 – Bean landed the first telling blow, a hard hook. Godfrey backed away, biding his time, suddenly lashing out with a savage combination that stopped Bean in his tracks. He dropped, staggering back to his feet at the count of 5, but it was clear he was hurt. Godfrey rained crosses on him as he tried to cover up, and one sent him down again, this time for a 4 count! George smashed him with a massive uppercut, and it was all Bean could do to hold on in a weak semblance of a bear hug! The bell sounded, and Bean had survived, but taken a 24-5 shellacking! 85-83 Godfrey

Round 10 - They traded shots in an exciting finishing round! Bean surprised George with a sweet combination. George regrouped and fired a hard hook, following on with some crosses. Godfrey now looked tired, and Vaughn just missed nailing him flush, but his hook jarred Godfrey and sent him backward! The round ended the two still swinging at each other, the score 16-12 in favor of Godfrey. 95-92 Godfrey

Godfrey had outlanded Bean, 257-182, and won it in the last 3 rounds, Bean’s conditioning taking its toll. The color commentator had George as well, 95-94. The judges scored it 95-93, 97-91 & 97-91, George Godfrey picking up the win! Once again, the Butterbean training regimen had backfired.
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