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| !! HOLYFIELD TO FIGHT ON !! |
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| Las Vegas: Evander Holyfield had just taken a beating from James Toney, and now he was fighting another losing battle. Sitting in a post-fight news conference, he was trying to explain why he should keep fighting at his advanced age with clearly declining skills. The problem was that every time Holyfield opened his mouth he gave another argument for retirement. ‘‘If he (Toney) was a big puncher I’d have been torn apart,’’ Holyfield admitted at one point. To Holyfield’s credit, he offered no excuses after his corner threw in the towel in the ninth round on Saturday night when Toney was hitting him with every punch he threw. But once again he blindly refused to acknowledge that, two weeks shy of his 41st birthday, he has neither the reflexes or the skills to continue as a heavyweight contender. ‘‘No, I’m not going to retire,’’ Holyfield said. ‘‘I’m going back to the drawing board.’’ Holyfield will have to find a fountain of youth on that board if he expects to ever be competitive again in the heavyweight division. Just having his warrior will isn’t good enough anymore, as Holyfield found out when he fought bravely but futilely against Toney. Longtime trainer Don Turner told Holyfield before the ninth round began that he would stop the fight if the beating continued. When Holyfield was knocked down with a left to the body at 1:42 of the ninth round, Turner climbed on the ring apron to save the former four-time heavyweight champion from more punishment. ‘‘I had to stop the fight,’’ Turner said. ‘‘I didn’t want to see my guy get hurt. I love him too much. I’ve seen four guys get killed in the ring.’’ Holyfield, who had won only two of his last seven fights before meeting Toney, said he spent too much time thinking in the ring about what he was going to do and not enough time actually doing it. ‘‘I kept watching him, trying to figure out how I was going to hit him,’’ he said. ‘‘By the time I figured it out, he had hit me.’’ Holyfield thought he would have an easy time against Toney, a former middleweight champion fighting for the first time as a heavyweight. Toney stood in front of him just as Holyfield wanted, but his reflexes wouldn’t allow him to take advantage of it. Unlike many aging boxers, Holyfield doesn’t need to fight on. He’s made tens of millions of dollars in the ring — $5 million for Toney alone — and has kept much of what he has earned. But he seems unable to tear himself away from the sport and the limelight. About the only thing he can hope for is a third fight with Mike Tyson, who himself is badly in decline and in need of a big payday to pay off his debts. Whether boxing fans will buy into that fight, though, is even in question |
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| OCTOBER 2003 |
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| ! MORALES SMOKES ESPADAS ! |
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| Tijuana s Erik Terrible Morales (45-1, 34 KO s) promised a knockout and a 100% Mexican war in his rematch against Yucatan, Mexico s Guty Espadas (37-5, 23 KO s). Just when the war was on the verge of materializing, Morales delivered a stunning right that ended matters with a third round knockout in front of 12,292 super-hyper fans at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. Morales wins the IBF eliminator and now waits to challenge Jesus Matador Chavez for his title. Morales who had been held to a close decision win in his 2001 battle against Espadas, told everyone who would listen that this time things were going to be different. The result was as different as night and day. Espadas came out aggressive from the first bell while Morales was happy to counterpunch with hard right hands to Espadas head. Espadas kept the pace rapid in the second round as Morales carefully studied his opponent and got a taste of what Espadas was offering for the night. The third saw Espadas again coming out as the aggressor as Morales seemed to back off a bit. Near the end of the round, Morales saw his opening and took it. A powerful right to the temple put Espadas down and had him in bad shape. Referee James Jen Kin counted out the challenger at 2:58 of the third round. I was just waiting for the opening so I could catch him. I laid and waited patiently and there it was, said Morales right after his win. Morales added that the 130 lb. division suits him perfectly and he plans to campaign in and ultimately unify the titles in the Jr. Lightweight division. |
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| ! CASAMAYOR TO MUCH FOR CORRALES ! |
| In a thrilling battle of elite 130-pounders, Joel Casamayor scored a sixth round TKO over Diego Corrales at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Right off the bat, Corrales was cut over the left eye in round one by an unintentional headbutt. In round three, former WBA champ Casamayor dropped former IBF champ Corrales with a left hand, but that point was negated when Casamayor was deducted a point by referee Tony Weeks for holding and hitting. A straight left dropped Corrales again in round four but Corrales responded by flooring Casamayor with a left hook. Casamayor boxed beautifully to control round five and starting busting up Corrales' face in round six. The fight was stopped between rounds on the recommendation of Dr. Margaret Goodman. Corrales protested the stoppage and appeared able to continue, but Dr. Goodman stated that Diego had a possible broken jaw, plus two bad lacerations in his mouth. |
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