05-29-2009, 08:10 AM
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Great stuff, Dean. I'd browsed this thread a little in the past, but just started downloading and using your ratings. The first fight I had was Carlos Monzon vs. Stanley Ketchel -- amazing. Of course, a 15 vs. a 14 should be good. But.
Monzon hurts Ketchel in the first and ekes out rounds 2-4. He's doing the same early in 5 when boom, Ketchel drops him with one shot. Monzon takes a hellacious beating the rest of the round. Many refs would have stopped it, but Kevin Champion lets it go to the bell. Monzon regains control in a close, relatively tame sixth. He opens up in the sixth, badly hurting Ketchel in a round that sees both receive warnings for fouls and Champion watching Stanley closely at the end. More of the same in the eighth. Monzon evens the knockdown count with a right upppercut midway through, and only Champion's patience allows the fight to continue. Monzon keeps pouring it on in 9 (an exhausted Ketchel doesn't land a meaningful punch in 8 or 9, getting outscored by a combined 39-1). Ketchel lands a big right cross early in the 10th, swinging the momentum yet again, and takes a close round. Another hard right early in the 11th sends Ketchel into a frenzy. He lands every power punch he throws, leaving Monzon defenseless for much of the round. Again, Champion fails to intervene where most refs likely would. Finally, Monzon drops after absorbing a hellacious combination and is counted out at 2:32 of the 10th, narrated by a line of ring commentary I don't ever remember seeing before: 02:32 * Thats it! The fight is over and Monzon has still not moved as the medicial staff rushes in to check on him. Ketchel takes the victory here in 11 with a thunderous knockout. (has anyone else ever run across this before?) Carlos led 97-91, 98-90, 96-92 going into the 11th. Wow. Zale-Graziano who? Please, for all our sakes, keep up the great work ...
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05-30-2009, 12:28 AM
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Dean keep them coming i would like to see a good rating off George Chaplin TBCB has never had a good rating off him KO'd D.Bobick good fight with Coetzee,Page 2 times one a draw lost a close dec. in the second fight good fight with Dokes he was way passed prime vs Cooney.How about Ros,Cane,and Baruzzi they fought each other time and time again trading Itialy heavyweight title back and forth.Again thanks for all the ratings. Bill
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05-30-2009, 11:14 AM
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I was away from the forum on another project for the past few weeks. It's a great return to see that you are on a roll---I don't know if I'll be able to keep up with you and digest all of these ratings
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06-01-2009, 10:21 AM
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As always, your revisions are right on the $ and so very insightful. What I do miss, however, are the wonderful discourses that you used to include explaining the rationale behind your changes. But leave it to me to push off more work on another person
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