World Championships

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Friday, December 11^th, 1992
The Spectrum; Philadelphia, PA
2# Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins 21-1 (15) WBO WBA
vs. (15 Rounds for the Middle Weight World Championship)
1# James “Lights Out” Toney 32-0-4 (22) MI IBF WBC

· The referee was John Keane from England. The 3 judges were from Australia, New Jersey, and Canada.
· The odds were EVEN.
· Both fighters weighed in at 160 pounds and were in peak condition.
· Hopkins came into the ring wearing his executioners mask, but Toney only scowled at him and made a slashing of the throat gesture. Heavy security was on hand to ensure that the fight did not take place before the bell.
· Hopkins got off first with his punches and Toney was shaken by a big hook before the fight was 90 seconds old. Toney fell back into a neutral corner and Hopkins was on him like a kid opening presents on Christmas morning. Hopkins mixed his attack to the body, causing Toney to bend over. Then Hopkins quickly went back to the head, snapping back the head of Toney. Hopkins then moved away from the corner appearing to let Toney out. As soon as the trapped Toney attempted to move out to the side he was met by a fusillade of punches! Toney’s hands dropped to his side and he appeared to be out on his feet. The referee then jumped in and saved the beaten Toney from further punches at 2:40 of round 1! Toney complained that he could continue as did his corner, however the stoppage appeared to be a good one. The winner and undisputed Middle Weight World Champion….. BERNARD HOPKINS!!!
Bernard Hopkins TKO1 James Toney (unifies all 4 belts IBF WBC WBO WBA and is the undisputed Middle Weight World Champion)

[Crimson]

Middle Weight World Rankings December 20th, 1992>		Home>>	Titles
	WORLD CHAMPION Bernard Hopkins	Pennsylvania	IBFWBC WBAWBO
1#	Roy Jones Jr.	Florida	NABF
2#	John Mugabi	Uganda
3#	James Toney	Michigan
4#	Steve Collins	Ireland	IRE
5#	Alex Hilton	Canada	CAN
6#	Reggie Johnson	Texas
7#	Julian Jackson	Virgin Islands
8#	Lamar Parks	South Carolina	USBA
9#	Otis Grant	Canada
10#	Mike McCallum	Jamaica
11#	Sumbu Kalambay	Italy	EBU
12#	Thomas Tate	Texas
13#	Percy Harris	Maryland
14#	Carlos Cruz	Chile
15#	Gary Stretch	England	BRI
16#	Danny Garcia	Puerto Rico	PUR
17#	Shinji Takehara	Japan	JAP
18#	Ruben Cabral	Argentina	SAM
19#	Hugo Corti	Argentina	ARG
20#	Joe Gatti	Canada
21#	Willie Lee Monroe	New York
22#	Dave Tiberi	Delaware
23#	Glenn Thomas	Kentucky
24#	Frank Grant	England
25#	Frederic Seillier	France	FRA

[Crimson]

WORLD CHAMPIONS as of January 1st, 1993

STRAW Ricardo Lopez 40-0 (26) Mexico
LIGHT FLY Michael Carbajal 34-0-1 (19) Arizona
FLY Yun-Un Chin 30-1-2 (19) Korea
Jr. BANTAM Sung-Kil Moon 21-1 (16) Korea
BANTAM Junior Jones 34-0-2 (21) New York
Jr. FEATHER Jemal Hinton 28-2-2 (20) Maryland
FEATHER Paul Hodkinson 26-2-3 (22) England
Jr. LIGHT Azumah Nelson 39-2-1 (28) Ghana
LIGHT Sergei Artemiev 22-1-1 (14) Russia
Jr. WELTER Akinobu Hiranaka 23-2 (20) Japan
WELTER Buddy McGirt 66-2-1 (45) New York
Jr. MIDDLE Terry Norris 40-3-1 (22) California
MIDDLE Bernard Hopkins 25-1-1 (16) Pennsylvania

The remaining division WORLD CHAMPIONS are still to be determined.
SUPER MIDDLE
LIGHT HEAVY
CRUISER
HEAVY

(The records have been adjusted to include fights that occured [for real] in 1992 and may not have previously been included.)

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Crimson

Does anyone know how to get rid of the >>>> that's been added to the text, besides just deleting it?

I seem to have turned on a button on the toolbar, causing them to appear, but have so far been unable to figure out what that button is.

Turn off the switch editor mode when you just paste text with bolded or colored font. You will have to manually select words to bold and color, etc, but it os better than the arrows.

The only thing I have the text editor turned on for is when I copy spreadsheets.

Nice touch with the pics by the way, I like what they bring to the universe

[Crimson]

Lee,
Thanks for the help and positive comments!

[Crimson]

For more detailed results of the 1992 Super Middle Weight World Championship tournament see the thread: "1992 Super Middle Weight Tournament Poll".

[Crimson]

WORLD CHAMPIONS as of January 1st, 1993

STRAW Ricardo Lopez 40-0 (26) Mexico
LIGHT FLY Michael Carbajal 34-0-1 (19) Arizona
FLY Yun-Un Chin 30-1-2 (19) Korea
Jr. BANTAM Sung-Kil Moon 21-1 (16) Korea
BANTAM Junior Jones 34-0-2 (21) New York
Jr. FEATHER Jemal Hinton 28-2-2 (20) Maryland
FEATHER Paul Hodkinson 26-2-3 (22) England
Jr. LIGHT Azumah Nelson 39-2-1 (28) Ghana
LIGHT Sergei Artemiev 22-1-1 (14) Russia
Jr. WELTER Akinobu Hiranaka 23-2 (20) Japan
WELTER Buddy McGirt 66-2-1 (45) New York
Jr. MIDDLE Terry Norris 40-3-1 (22) California
MIDDLE Bernard Hopkins 25-1-1 (16) Pennsylvania
SUPER MIDDLE Chris Eubank 38-0 (18) England

The remaining division WORLD CHAMPIONS are still to be determined.
LIGHT HEAVY
CRUISER
HEAVY

(The records have been adjusted to include fights that occured [for real] in 1992 and may not have previously been included.)

[Crimson]

Odds of winning the 1992 Light Heavy Weight World Championship Tournament

2-1 Jeff Harding Australia WBC
3-1 Thomas Hearns Michigan (end)
3-1 Virgil Hill North Dakota WBA
4-1 Prince Charles Williams Ohio IBF
8-1 Leeonzer Barber Michigan WBO
10-1 Graciano Rocchigiani Germany
15-1 Chris Tiozzo France
25-1 Dario Matteoni Argentina
50-1 Frank Tate Texas
75-1 Drake Thadzi Massachusetts (end)
75-1 Guy Waters Australia
100-1 Saul Montana Mexico (post)

[Crimson]

Light Heavy Weight World Ranking May 12th, 1992		Home	Titles
	WORLD CHAMPION VACANT
1#	Jeff Harding	Australia	WBC
2#	Virgil Hill	North Dakota	WBA
3#	Thomas Hearns	Michigan
4#	Charles Williams	Ohio	IBF
5#	Graciano Rocchigiani	Germany	EBU
6#	Leeonzer Barber	Michigan	WBO
7#	Drake Thadzi	Malawi	CAN
8#	Frank Tate	Texas
9#	Christophe Tiozzo	France
10#	Henry Maske	Germany
11#	Tim Hillie	DC	USBA
12#	Saul Montana	Mexico	MEX
13#	Dario Matteoni	Argentina
14#	Guy Waters	Australia	BRI
15#	Christophe Tiozzo	France
16#	Andrew Maynard	Maryland	NABF
17#	Anthony Hembrick	Michigan
18#	Booker T. Word	Michigan
19#	Eric Nicoletta	France
20#	David Vedder	California
21#	Esteban Pizzaro	Italy
22#	Sergio Merani	Argentina	ARG
23#	Rodrigo Benech	Uruguay	SAF
24#	Crawford Ashley	England	ENG
25#	Wang-Sup Lee	Korea	OPBF

Non-Ranked Light Heavy Weights: Ed Mack, Anton Josipovic, Mike DeVito, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Jorge Salgado, Fabrice Tiozzo, Nestor Giovanni, Vincent Boulware, Nelson Alves, Frank Minton, Ernest Magdaleno, Wang-Sup Lee, Robert Folley, Vaughn Hooks, Tyrone Frazier, Lotte Mawale, Gary Ballard, Lenzie Morgan, Willie Edwards, Andrea Magi, Darisz Michaleczewski, Brent Koslofski, Kemper Morton, Tom Collins, Mewehu Beya, Mike Peak, Grover Robinson, Jim MacDonald, Ramzi Hassan, Marcos Geraldo, Aundrey Nelson, Danny Stonewalker, Mike Sedillo, Leslie Stewart, Sean Mannion, Marcellus Allen, Ivan Rukavina, Isias Lucero, Alex Blanchard, Rodrigo Benech, Art Jimmerson.

[Crimson]

Friday, June 5^th, 1992
Philipshalle; Dusseldorf, Germany
5# Gracianno Rocchigiani 35-1-1 (16) Germany
vs.
13# Dario Matteoni 29-6-2 (21) Argentina
· Rocchigiani was a 2-1 favorite.
· With his home country fans chanting “ROCKY! ROCKY! Throughout the fight, Graciano Rocchigiani put on a dominating display of fistic talent. The German fought like a tenacious bulldog and never allowed his Argentinean counterpart a moments rest. By the start of round 4 Matteoni’s arms had dropped to protect his reddening body. Rocchigiani scored a flash knockdown in round 4, which foreshadowed what was on route.
· Matteoni went down hard in rounds 5 and 8, but displayed plenty of heart and fought back upon rising.
· Final punches landed numbers provided further evidence of Rocchigiani’s dominance 348 to 140. The 3 judges, all had it for Rocchigiani: 99-88, 99-88, and 99-89.
· Next for the German will be fight with Leeonzer Barber for the WBO title.
Gracianno Rocchigiani Wu10 Dario Matteoni

Gracianno Rocchigiani vs. Chris Reid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVf01nFBYUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4CqnVbZxFM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xea17Ok7Gw&feature=related
Gracianno Rocchigiani vs. Alex Blanchard
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-klKIPrhN5M&feature=related
Graciano Rocchigiani vs. Henry Maske highlights
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zKSyayKBog&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9_Dxs51QvI&feature=related

[Crimson]

Saturday, June 6^th, 1992
Halle Georges Carpentier; Paris, France
15# Christophe Tiozzo 30-2-1 (20) France
vs.
7# Drake Thadzi 25-5-2 Massachusetts
· Thadzi was a 3-2 favorite.
· Both fighters returned to their corners at the end of round 3 with a cut over the right eye. Tiozzo’s was “bad”, while Thadzi’s was merely “bleeding”.
· A clash of heads in round 5 turned Thadzi’s cut from “bleeding” to “bad” and additionally caused his eye to swell 30% closed.
· Pat Petronelli managed to close Thazdzi’s cut before round 6 started, but at 1:33 the referee stopped the fight due it having reopened. Thadzi complained bitterly about the stoppage claiming that he could still see, but the referee and doctor were of a different opinion.
· Tiozzo will now travel to North Dakota and fight Virgil Hill for the WBA title.
Christophe Tiozzo TKO6 Drake Thadzi

[Crimson]

Sunday, June 7^th, 1992
Memorial Drive Tennis Courts; Adelaide, Australia
14# Guy Waters 14-3-2 (4) Australia
vs.
12# Saul Montana 18-2 (18) Mexico
· Waters was a 5-2 favorite.
· Rounds 1 and 2 were fought on fairly even terms. The fight turned in Montana’s favor after Waters sustained a “bad” cut to his right eyelid in round 3.
· The crowd was on their fight cheering wildly after the light punching Waters (only 4 early stoppage wins in 19 fights) planted a right on the forehead of Montana that sent the Mexican to the canvas face first!
· The cut eyelid was bleeding again in round 5 and causing Waters problems with his vision.
· In round 7 Waters was sent to the canvas, where he struggled to rise when referee, Billy Males, count reached 8. When the eyelid of Waters was spouting blood in round 8 the referee was forced to stop the contest.
· The all action punching Saul Montana will return to Australia next month and attempt to upset WBC title holder Jeff Harding.
Saul Montana TKO8 Guy Waters

Saul Montana vs. David Tua
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbK2zM8VEo
Saul Montana vs. Sinan Samil Sam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95el7h3c2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZD86u-H8BY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK5pekrXjdU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNY6lLXTOeM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjTJKZLenUk&feature=related

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Sunday, June 7^th, 1992
Cobo Arena; Detroit, MI
3# Thomas Hearns 51-5-1 (40) Michigan
vs.


8# Frank Tate 31-3 (17) Texas

• - Hearns was a 4-1 favorite.
• - Cobo Arena was packed to the rafters with fans of Thomas Hearns. Would he put in a “Hitman” or “Motor City Cobra” performance?

ROUND 1: Tate 36-14 (Thomas Hearns looked like neither the “Hitman” or “Motor City Cobra” in this round. Tate out boxed him and made Hearns look slow.)
ROUND 2: Hearns 27-24 (Hearns was struggling to get his punches off, when he did Tate was already gone or had a glove up to block. Finally, with less than 45 seconds remaining in the round, the vaunted Hearns right hand got through. Tate remained standing, but was at least momentarily stunned.
ROUND 3: Tate 24-14 (Other than a big uppercut, Hearns was on the receiving end of most exchanges and beginning to look all of his 34 years.)
ROUND 4: Hearns 35-0 (This was an excellent round for Tommy Hearns. He blasted Tate with hooks, right hands, and uppercuts throughout. Still…Tate withstood all of the punches and Hearns looked to be exhausted at the rounds end.)
ROUND 5: Hearns 21-18 (Hearns took a breather, but still managed to win the round. After 5 rounds Ringside Expert Steve McCarthy had Hearns in front 48-47.)
ROUND 6: Hearns 20-12 (Right hands from Hearns that had been missing earlier, were now landing.)
ROUND 7: Hearns 14-12 (Tate was now tired more so than Hearns.)
ROUND 8: Hearns 26-0 (Another good round in the books for Hearns.)
ROUND 9: Hearns 28-12 (The “Motor City Cobra” was content to box on the outside, where he effectively countered the Tate misses. The right and left eyes of Tate both had small mouses under them of 7% and 9% closed.)
ROUND 10: Hearns 20-16 (More of the same, with Hearns boxing well from the outside.)
DECISION: 98-92, 98-92, and 97-93 all for the winner by unanimous decision ….. Thomas Hearns! The Detroit native will now fight Prince Charles Williams for the IBF title.
Thomas Hearns Wu10 Frank Tate

Thomas Hearns vs. Pipino Cuevas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS_AQK2idU8
Thomas Hearns vs. Roberto Duran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNFi3ZcM_S4&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. Marvelous Marvin Hagler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ZO-fuFDkQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bko145xGMjQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s--I8BsgDU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FOSXQFF-V0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrMQJ4Z-4-c&feature=related
Legendary Nights Hagler vs. Hearns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr1y37l2J0o&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. James Shuler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woWSl5PBVAs&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. Virgil Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ82E7qZclk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj6lljyi05g&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPuhthkh92c&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVvcctWgVvw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEZW0k5fQ3A&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. Dennis Andries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4cnuSzupk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td0KlyF3-Yg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7hSXAEU_QM&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. Mark Medal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLSqc410HjU&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLSqc410HjU&feature=related
Thomas Hearns vs. Luigi Minchillo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWvIeRWMnf4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTeAXnj7dxs&feature=related

[Crimson]

Light Heavy Weight World Rankings July 7th, 1992		Home	Titles
	WORLD CHAMPION VACANT
1#	Jeff Harding	Australia	WBC
2#	Virgil Hill	North Dakota	WBA
3#	Thomas Hearns	Michigan
4#	Charles Williams	Ohio	IBF
5#	Graciano Rocchigiani	Germany	EBU
6#	Leeonzer Barber	Michigan	WBO
7#	Christophe Tiozzo	France
8#	Henry Maske	Germany
9#	Tim Hillie	DC	USBA
10#	Andrew Maynard	Maryland	NABF
11#	Frank Tate	Texas
12#	Saul Montana	Mexico	MEX
13#	Anthony Hembrick	Michigan
14#	Drake Thadzi	Malawi	CAN
15#	Dario Matteoni	Argentina
16#	Eric Nicoletta	France
17#	David Vedder	California
18#	Esteban Pizzaro	Italy
19#	Sergio Merani	Argentina	ARG
20#	Rodrigo Benech	Uruguay	SAF
21#	Crawford Ashley	England	ENG
22#	Wang-Sup Lee	Korea	OPBF
23#	Gary Ballard	South Africa	SAF
24#	Mike Sedillo	California
25#	Booker T. Word	Michigan

[Crimson]

Friday, July 17^th, 1992
Brisbane Entertainment Centre; Brisbane, Australia
1# Jeff Harding 24-1-1 (17) Australia WBC
vs.
12# Saul Montana 19-2 (19) Mexico

· Harding was a 14-1 favorite.
· The bruising rough and tumble Australian was finally starting to gain some respect within boxing circles and had placed himself into the Pound for Pound lists when he spectacularly knocked out Thomas Hearns earlier in the year. With Jeff Harding being a National hero in Australia, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre had quickly sold all 13,221 available seats.
· This fight was entertaining for the 5 rounds it lasted. The question was who could take the other guys punches better and Harding won that contest. By the start of round 3 Montana was exhausted. Harding walked through all of the Montana bombs as if they had never happened. The inevitable finally occurred in round 5, with Montana barely moving, as the referee tolled “10!”
Jeff Harding KO5 Saul Montana (defends WBC title)

Jeff Harding vs. Dennis Andries I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIbzcGWHn90
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FC2--yl_mjI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RarhB0H5R8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6r2tZLTPl8&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6GZpn1nXGs&feature=related
Jeff Harding vs. Dennis Andries II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQjoLaP3IXk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtP4lliCQnI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxBRAMDYeTs&feature=related
Jeff Harding vs. Dennis Andries III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mMYkGlIF-k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FbPuNhfct0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYU7t0DpsuA&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck_2sOTZ3ck&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO1--RdTzeI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p8CJhfZAuM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1Plo_5HSVw&feature=related

[Crimson]

Saturday, July 18^th, 1992
Thomas & Mack Center; Las Vegas, NV
4# Prince Charles Williams 35-5-2 (25) Ohio IBF (post-prime)
vs.
3# Thomas Hearns 52-5-1 (40) Michigan (end)

· Hearns was a 2-1 favorite.
· The Williams camp promised to turn the fight into a trench war and not allow Hearns to get extension on his punches, while the word out of Detroit was that boxing fans would be treated to the “Motor City Cobra” administering a boxing lesson.
· Both fighters entered the ring looking like they were in excellent condition.
· The 19,100 seat Thomas & Mack Center was filled to capacity. With so many top notch boxing cards taking place around the world, due to all the tournament fights taking place, tickets were sold for $5 for general admission and $15 for ringside! It was first come first served. Ringside was filled with hardcore boxing fans that never would have been able to sit that close otherwise.
· Williams was rattled 20 seconds into round 1, after charging into a right hand. The Ohioan continued his forward assault undeterred though. After 4 rounds Ringside Expert Dan Cuoco had it EVEN 38-38.
· Williams was hurt again in round 5, but managed to stay on his feet and weather the storm, while continuing to apply the steady pressure.
· In his attempts to force Hearns to fight, and wear down his 34 year old legs, Williams tired himself out. His punches lacked snap by round 7.
· After 8 rounds Ringside Expert Dan Cuoco had still had it EVEN, 76-76. The next 4 rounds saw Williams continuing to force the action with mixed results. At the final bell both fighters raised their arms in victory. The faces of both were relatively unmarked. Final punches landed numbers gave the edge to Hearns 290 to 270. The card of Ringside Expert Dan Cuoco read 115-113 for Prince Charles Williams.
· The 3 judges had it: Philippines judge 115-114 Hearns, Nevada judge 114-114 EVEN, and Nevada judge 114-114 EVEN…..THIS FIGHT IS A DRAW!
· The camp of Prince Charles Williams felt that he had won and it was the reputation of Thomas Hearns that had influenced the judges into scoring it a draw. They were pleased however when informed that as one of the 4 title holders Prince Charles Williams will move on in the tournament to face the winner of the upcoming Virgil Hill-Christophe Tiozzo fight.
D12 (Williams retains the IBF title)

Prince Charles Williams vs. Merqui Sosa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APC65UvyB84
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfpyVTb6_o&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4RGYdGUu-s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTAtZV-wsL0&feature=related
Prince Charles Williams vs. James Toney
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-k1TllSSE4&feature=related
Prince Charles Williams vs. Bobby Czyz I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6pA9AlnzJ4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhiUboVzrtY&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK_res2IFK0&feature=related
Prince Charles Williams vs. Freddie Delgado
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hQ5tGsMECg&feature=related

[Crimson]

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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Tuesday, July 21^st, 1992
Deutschlandhalle; Berlin, Germany
6# Leeonzer Barber 16-1 (10) Michigan WBO
vs.
5# Gracianno Rocchigiani 36-1-1 (16) Germany

· Barber was a 2-1 favorite.
· The referee was from Nevada. The 3 judges were from Puerto Rico, Belgium, and Norway.
· In round 4 a bad gash was opened up “literally inside the right eyebrow" of Rocchigiani. Whether the cut was from a punch or head butt could not be determined by replay, however the ruling by the referee was that it was a from a punch.
· Barber took the fight to Rocchigiani and had the German reeling with his left eye quickly closing at 35% shut.
· At 2:05 of round 6 with Barber increasing his attack, and Rocchigiani unable to see many of the punches coming his way due to the mask of blood covering his face, the referee stopped the fight declaring Barber the winner by TKO. Rocchigiani vehemently complained about the stoppage as did the several thousand Germans who had turned up in force at Berlin’s Deustlandhalle to cheer on their countryman.
· Michigan’s Leeonzer Barber will next travel to Australia where he has the unenviable task of meeting Jeff Harding in a September WBO/WBC unification match.
Leeonzer Barber TKO6 Graciano Rocchigiani (defends WBO title)

[Crimson]

RECENT FIGHT RESULTS (July/August 1992)
*Fights involving ranked contenders and fringe contenders that happened historically (outside of the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Universe), since the previous set of rankings are listed below with an *asterisk. If there is no *asterisk it is a fight that was run in the Universe world.

*Henry Maske W10 Lenzie Morgan
*Anthony Hembrick KO4 Earl Butler
*Anthony Hembrick KO4 Jeff McCall
*Victor Potemkhin W10 Mike Peak
Leeonzer Barber TKO6 Graciano Rocchigiani (defends WBO title)
Virgil Hill KO11 Christophe Tiozzo (wins vacant WBA title)
Prince Charles Williams D12 Thomas Hearns (Williams defends IBF title)
Jeff Harding KO5 Saul Montana (defends WBC title)
Vaughn Hooks 18-0 (9) Pennsylvania Wu10 Danny Stonewalker 13-8-2 (5) Canada (end)
22# Wang-Sup Lee 15-0 (13) Korea (post-prime) OPBF Wu10 Sean Mannion 39-13-1 (13) Ireland (end)
Bomani Parker 13-2 (8) California (pre-prime) Wu10 Ivan Rukavina 8-4 (3) Croatia (pre-prime)
Ernesto Magdaleno 13-0 (5) California (pre-prime) Wu10 Grover Robinson California 22-20 (17) (end)
9# Tim Hillie 15-0-1 (7) DC USBA (pre-prime) Ws12 24# Mike Sedillo California 22-13-1 (11)
10# Andrew Maynard 18-3-3 (15) Maryland (post-prime) NABF KO4 Ramzi Hassan Jordan 34-7 (10) (post-prime)

Updated Rankings

Light Heavy Weight World Rankings September 15th, 1992		Home	Titles
	WORLD CHAMPION VACANT
1#	Jeff Harding	Australia	WBC
2#	Virgil Hill	North Dakota	WBA
3#	Thomas Hearns	Michigan
4#	Charles Williams	Ohio	IBF
5#	Leeonzer Barber	Michigan	WBO
6#	Henry Maske	Germany
7#	Andrew Maynard	Maryland	NABF
8#	Tim Hillie	DC	USBA
9#	Anthony Hembrick	Michigan
10#	Graciano Rocchigiani	Germany	EBU
11#	Frank Tate	Texas
12#	Christophe Tiozzo	France
13#	Wang-Sup Lee	Korea	OPBF
14#	Drake Thadzi	Malawi	CAN
15#	Dario Matteoni	Argentina
16#	Eric Nicoletta	France
17#	David Vedder	California
18#	Esteban Pizzaro	Italy
19#	Sergio Merani	Argentina	ARG
20#	Rodrigo Benech	Uruguay	SAF
21#	Crawford Ashley	England	ENG
22#	Saul Montana	Mexico	MEX
23#	Gary Ballard	South Africa	SAF
24#	Ernesto Magdalena	California
25#	Booker T. Word	Michigan

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