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Ian Lord · 12-20-2004, 03:40 PM

LEWIS WINS, BERBICK BLEEDS

London, England. In a bit of a clinchfest, Lennox Lewis emerged victorious when referee Micky Vann ruled Berbick could no longer continue, due to a gash over his right eye. The end came in the eight round, with Berbick slightly ahead on points at the time of the stoppage. The opening round was marred by spoiling tactics from both men, with Berbick taking it due to the fact that he nearly put Lewis down at the end of the round with an uppercut. Emmanuel Steward, Lewis' trainer, could be heard screaming between rounds, "remember the Willis fight," in reference to Lewis being put away by Anthony Willis when he lost concentration and walked onto the same punch.

The second round was even, with yet more clinching, and both men working cautiously behind their jab when they were boxing. Berbick took the next two rounds, although he suffered a gash under his left eye in the fourth. Lewis took the next two rounds by landing the more shots. Berbick took the seventh, then the end come in the eighth. Lewis landed a powerful shot that opened up a gash over Berbicks right eye, making his face a mask of red, and referee Micky Vann jumped in immediately, halting the fight and giving the victory to Lewis. Berbick was livid after the bout and felt he should have been given at least to the end of the round so his cutman could have worked on it. He has a point. Also, it wasn't the first time that had occurred this night.

Marvelous Marvin Hagler took apart the gutsy Shinji Takehara, knocking him out in the seventh round with one of the most debilitating bodyshots ever thrown. Takehara stood no chance of getting up. Hagler won every round except the fifth, when he seemed to take his foot of the pedal. Hagler was deducted a point in the opening round for a headbutt that nobody saw bar the referee. It didn't put him off though, and Hagler totally dominated the fight.

Maurice Hope, ahead 49-45 on all cards, was stopped by a bad gash over his right eye in the sixth round against Vito Antuofermo. The opening round was an absolute cracker, and it was an entertaining fight until it was stopped. Hope, like Berbick later in the night, felt he could have continued.

Alan 'Boom Boom' Minter won a unanimous decision against Ayub Kalule with scores of 98-88 twice, and 97-89. Minter was in control throughout and put his opponent down in the sixth, ninth, and tenth rounds.

Davey 'Bronx' Moore and Frank Tate fought to a majority draw with scores of 95-95 twice, and 96-94 to Tate. Tate done the slicker boxing, and landed more often, whereas Moore landed with the bigger blows.

After two stalemates, there was finally a winner between Derek Banks and Anthony Willis when Banks won a majority decision with scores of 77-73, 76-75, and 75-75. Willis went down twice in the first round.

12-20-2004, 03:40 PM	#52 (permalink)
Ian Lord All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coventry, England. Posts: 1,668 Thanks: 266 Thanked 29x in 29 posts	LEWIS WINS, BERBICK BLEEDS London, England. In a bit of a clinchfest, Lennox Lewis emerged victorious when referee Micky Vann ruled Berbick could no longer continue, due to a gash over his right eye. The end came in the eight round, with Berbick slightly ahead on points at the time of the stoppage. The opening round was marred by spoiling tactics from both men, with Berbick taking it due to the fact that he nearly put Lewis down at the end of the round with an uppercut. Emmanuel Steward, Lewis' trainer, could be heard screaming between rounds, "remember the Willis fight," in reference to Lewis being put away by Anthony Willis when he lost concentration and walked onto the same punch. The second round was even, with yet more clinching, and both men working cautiously behind their jab when they were boxing. Berbick took the next two rounds, although he suffered a gash under his left eye in the fourth. Lewis took the next two rounds by landing the more shots. Berbick took the seventh, then the end come in the eighth. Lewis landed a powerful shot that opened up a gash over Berbicks right eye, making his face a mask of red, and referee Micky Vann jumped in immediately, halting the fight and giving the victory to Lewis. Berbick was livid after the bout and felt he should have been given at least to the end of the round so his cutman could have worked on it. He has a point. Also, it wasn't the first time that had occurred this night. Marvelous Marvin Hagler took apart the gutsy Shinji Takehara, knocking him out in the seventh round with one of the most debilitating bodyshots ever thrown. Takehara stood no chance of getting up. Hagler won every round except the fifth, when he seemed to take his foot of the pedal. Hagler was deducted a point in the opening round for a headbutt that nobody saw bar the referee. It didn't put him off though, and Hagler totally dominated the fight. Maurice Hope, ahead 49-45 on all cards, was stopped by a bad gash over his right eye in the sixth round against Vito Antuofermo. The opening round was an absolute cracker, and it was an entertaining fight until it was stopped. Hope, like Berbick later in the night, felt he could have continued. Alan 'Boom Boom' Minter won a unanimous decision against Ayub Kalule with scores of 98-88 twice, and 97-89. Minter was in control throughout and put his opponent down in the sixth, ninth, and tenth rounds. Davey 'Bronx' Moore and Frank Tate fought to a majority draw with scores of 95-95 twice, and 96-94 to Tate. Tate done the slicker boxing, and landed more often, whereas Moore landed with the bigger blows. After two stalemates, there was finally a winner between Derek Banks and Anthony Willis when Banks won a majority decision with scores of 77-73, 76-75, and 75-75. Willis went down twice in the first round.