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Event:
STRIKE! 11
Date: Apr 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hamilton throws a combination that misses
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hamilton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Hamilton throws a series of punches but Toney moves out of range.
Hamilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toney lands a jab-cross combination.
Toney has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rollins Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Toney cracks Hamilton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hamilton momentarily.
#ROC#Hamilton is rocked!
A big left from Hamilton misses.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toney tests Hamilton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hamilton misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Hamilton is still on wobbly legs! Can Toney finish him?
Hamilton misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Toney.
Hamilton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hamilton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Toney darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Hamilton misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely.
Hamilton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamilton seems to have recovered his senses.
Toney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hamilton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hamilton misses with a double jab
and Toney counters with a nice uppercut.
Hamilton misses with an uppercut
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Hamilton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hamilton doesn't seem bothered though.
Hamilton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hamilton takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hamilton misses with a left hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Toney duly obliges.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toney counters with a right hand to the body.
Toney lands a jab.
Toney connects with a single shot there.#T2#
Hamilton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hamilton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hamilton throws a lazy uppercut
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #KD#
Toney scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Hamilton to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamilton should have avoided that one.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hamilton on the side of the head.
Hamilton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Hamilton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toney scores with a jab to the jaw.
James Toney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toney lands with a straight right. Hamilton didn't see that one coming.
Toney scores with a jab.
Hamilton throws a combination that misses
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton tries to bum rush Toney with a series of wild strikes but Toney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamilton looks to land a combination but Toney avoids it well.
Lincoln Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hamilton throws a poor cross that misses
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Toney.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney should take that round, based on the knockdown.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hamilton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hamilton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hamilton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney connects with the punch.
Hamilton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and as Hamilton takes a moment to reset, Toney counters with a massive combo! Right, left, right! Hamilton goes down! He's in big trouble, can he recover? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10. He's out! Toney is your winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Toney!
A very excited looking James Toney made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 5
Date: Nov 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Hagler misses with a hook
and Toney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toney jabs Hagler right on the nose. Hagler blinks but takes it well.
Hagler misses with a left hand
and Toney counters with a right hand to the body.
Hagler needs to keep his hands up - Toney had a free shot at his head there.
Hagler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toney throws a good cross that connects.
Toney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hagler throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hagler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toney moves away from the strike by Hagler.
Toney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hagler throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hagler.
The fighters circling - Hagler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hagler misses with a straight left.
Toney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #T1#
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Hagler misses.
The fighters circling - Hagler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hagler throws a hook but Toney blocks it.
Toney is looking to counter punch.
Hagler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Toney tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Hagler misses the target.
Hagler missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hagler looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
Hagler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hagler swings widly with a right hand
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagler missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hagler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hagler throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hagler throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hagler throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Hagler connects with a nice looking jab.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hagler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Hagler saw that one coming.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Toney slips a straight right by Hagler.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler swings widly with a right hand
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagler throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
Hagler misses with a looping right.
Marvin Hagler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hagler moved out of range nicely.
Toney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hagler walks into a jab.
Toney moves away from the strike by Hagler.
Hagler blocks a jab.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hagler.
Toney moves out of range as Hagler strikes.
A left lands for Toney.
Hagler throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Hagler misses with a right hand
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Toney slips a straight right by Hagler.
An attempted straight right counter from Toney misses the target.
Hagler throws an off balance right hand
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hagler throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney moves out of range as Hagler strikes.
Hagler throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Hagler.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hagler looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
Hagler throws a looping overhand right but Toney ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Toney. Those never looked like landing.
Hagler throws a shot from downtown. Toney moves away and avoids it.
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hagler.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hagler's shoulder, as Hagler tries to avoid the shot.
Hagler scores with a punch to the head.
Hagler throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Toney.
Hagler throws out a counter right but Toney avoids it with no problem.
Toney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hagler throws a shot from downtown. Toney moves away and avoids it.
Toney defending well as Hagler loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Toney.
Hagler connects with a looping right hand.
Hagler misses with a hook.
Hagler takes one to the chin there.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hagler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hagler misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Hagler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Toney connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hagler scrambles back to his feet.
Hagler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Toney's head backwards.
Hagler throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagler misses with a hook
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Hagler.
Hagler tries to move into range but Toney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hagler throws an off balance right hand
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Toney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hagler manages to avoid it.
Hagler loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Hagler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hagler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Hagler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Toney slips a jab from Hagler.
Toney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toney scores with a decent looking hook.
Hagler misses with an uppercut
and Hagler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney swings for the body but Hagler moves out of range.
Toney tries to move into range but Hagler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Hagler misses.
A slow jab from Hagler misses its intended target.
Toney seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hagler on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney thuds his right hand into Hagler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toney walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Toney is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marvin Hagler! |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 3
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Toney. Beautiful body shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a loose jab but Toney uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Toney on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hopkins Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Toney finds it's way round the side to connect with Hopkins Jr's head.
A nice combination there by Toney.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Toney staying out of range there.
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toney, as that shot connected.
Hopkins Jr misses with a right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Hopkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Hopkins Jr punishes Toney's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab.#T1#
Hopkins Jr with a nice cross.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney scores with a jab to the head.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toney jabs at Hopkins Jr's body.
Hopkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Hopkins Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hopkins Jr needs to keep his hands up - Toney had a free shot at his head there.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins Jr slips a jab from Toney.
Toney is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopkins Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Toney misses with a left hand
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr walks into a straight right hand from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a good jab.
Hopkins Jr misses the jab.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Hopkins Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins Jr loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Hopkins Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
A countering left hand to the body from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Toney with a hook.
Hopkins Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Toney.
Toney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
A slow jab from Hopkins Jr misses its intended target.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Hopkins Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
A big right from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.#T4#
Toney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Toney slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Jab from Toney.
Toney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hopkins Jr.
Toney takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Hopkins Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a hook but Hopkins Jr avoids it easily.
Hopkins Jr misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopkins Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bernard Hopkins Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney slips a jab from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Toneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toney throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Hopkins Jr sizes up Toney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney misses the body punch
and Hopkins Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Bernard Hopkins Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toney. Hopkins Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target. #T1#
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hopkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopkins Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Hopkins Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney moves away from the strike by Hopkins Jr.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Hopkins Jr is out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Toney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range.
Hopkins Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney misses with an uppercut. Hopkins Jr saw that one coming.#T2#
Toney throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with a straight left.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toney cracks Hopkins Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Hopkins Jr looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Toney digs a good body shot into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopkins Jr.
Toney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopkins Jr! But no joy.
Toney lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins Jr's head.
Hopkins Jr ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Hopkins Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Toney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hopkins Jr scores with a jab. Toney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hopkins Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Toney.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins Jr moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toney lands a really nice looking cross but Hopkins Jr seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Hopkins Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney misses with a right hand
and Hopkins Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Hopkins Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Toney in his tracks.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Hopkins Jr misses.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Hopkins Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernard Hopkins Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Toney with a nice cross.
Hopkins Jr blocks a jab.
Toney misses with a straight left.
A big left from Toney misses.
Hopkins Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hopkins Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Toney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopkins Jr misses the target.
Hopkins Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hopkins Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Hopkins Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Hopkins Jr is just out of range.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Hopkins Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hopkins Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hopkins Jr throws a lazy right hand but Toney sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Toney throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopkins Jr as he connects with a hook.
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Hopkins Jr's shoulder, as Hopkins Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr lands the left hand.
Hopkins Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins Jr misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Hopkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney moves forwards but Hopkins Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hopkins Jr scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopkins Jr.#T2#
Hopkins Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toney.
It looked like Toney was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
Hopkins Jr throws out a counter right but Toney avoids it with no problem.
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Hopkins Jr moved out of range nicely.
Hopkins Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Toney with a body shot.
Hopkins Jr staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toney lands a head shot.
Hopkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Toney throws a body punch but Hopkins Jr moves out of range. #T3#
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
Hopkins Jr lunges at Toney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Toney's hand.
Toney slips under a jab.
Hopkins Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James Toney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins Jr throws out the jab.
Hopkins Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Hopkins Jr throws a hook to the side of Toney's head but Toney sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins Jr swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopkins Jr throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Toney there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr throws a looping overhand right but Toney ducks down to avoid it.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Hopkins Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Toney cracks a nice hook into Hopkins Jr's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Hopkins Jr slips under a jab.
A big right from Hopkins Jr misses.
Toney throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hopkins Jr misses with a left hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopkins Jr jabs Toney right on the nose. Toney blinks but takes it well.
Toney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hopkins Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Toney.
Toney throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Toney misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bernard Hopkins Jr.
Well Hopkins Jr has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Hopkins Jr!
After the fight, Bernard Hopkins Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 2
Date: Sep 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Castro looks to land a combination but Toney avoids it well.
As Castro looks to move away, Toney throws a big counter combo but Castro just gets out of the way.
Toney blocks a jab.
Castro misses with a jab to the body
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro misses with a combination
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Toney misses with a straight right.
Toney misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
Castro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Jab from Toney.
Toney catches Castro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro with a nice cross.#T1#
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
Toney thuds his right hand into Castro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney misses with a jab to the body
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Toney.
#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorge Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Castro throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney is looking for a counter combo.
Toney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
Castro throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Toney scores with a four punch combination!
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney cracks Castro with an open hand slap.#T4#
Castro misses with a straight left.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
Toney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castro on the side of the head.
Toney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney misses with a hook to the body
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro lands a head shot.
Toney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castro on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Castro misses.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toney throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Toney lands a jab to the nose.
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Castro as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Castro finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney connects with the punch.
Castro takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1#
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Toney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Castro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#Toney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Castro moves into the clinch.
Oh Toney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Castro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Toney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toney stalling in the clinch but Castro improves position.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney seems to have got his legs back now.
Toney is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toney is trying to break free.#T3#
Castro stalling the fight.
#BC2#
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toney lands an overhand right.
Toney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney misses with a body shot.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Castro misses.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toney.
Toney slips under a jab.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Castro misses with the combination.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney scores with a hook.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A jab from Toney misses.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toney slips a jab from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro slips a straight right by Toney.
Castro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Toney.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Castro moves out of range as Toney strikes.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely. #T2#
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Toney as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toney works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.#T3#
Toney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toney to score with a decent uppercut.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Castro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toney scores with a nice strike.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
Nice uppercut there from Toney.
Nice cross by Toney.
Toney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
James Toney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a one two combo.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jorge Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toney!
A victorious James Toney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 1
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Some wild striking there from Steele.
Toney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele misses the shot to the body.
Toney moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Toney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele takes a swing at Toney's ribcage but misses.
Toney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steele cracks Toney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Toney with a hook.
Steele throws a looping overhand right but Toney ducks down to avoid it.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steele blocks a jab.#T1#
Steele looks to land a right hand but Toney moved out of range.
Toney throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Toney misses the target.
Toney takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toney.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Toney now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Steele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toney.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele avoids the body shot from Toney.
Steele throws an off balance right hand
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab.
Toney misses with a looping right.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toney.
Steele on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Steele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Steele stuns Toney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toney lands a jab to Steele's midsection.
Steele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toney doesn't seem bothered though.
Toney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Steele.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely.
Toney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele misses with an uppercut. Toney saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Toney misses.
Steele swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Toney.#T3#
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Toney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steele had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Toney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toney slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Toney lands.
Toney lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Steele slips under a jab.
Toney throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Steele throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele misses the body punch
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Toney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Toney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Toney punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Toney.
Steele slips a straight right by Toney.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
Steele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Steele throws a jab but it's blocked by Toney.
Toney scores with a hook.
Steele misses with a body punch
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Toney there.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
James Toney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toney. Steele does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Toney. Beautiful body shot.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Toney.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toney moves away.
Toney appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steele.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Toney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
enabling Toney to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Toney throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Toney misses with an uppercut.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws a big counter combination but Toney scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Toney lands with a hook. Steele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steele walks into a jab.
A big left from Toney misses.
Steele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Steele might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Steele misses with a jab to the body
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Toney lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steele takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Toney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Toney.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Steele throws the left hand but Toney avoids the punch easily.
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Toney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steele thinking.
Steele misses with a looping right.
Steele looks to land a left hand but Toney moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
Steele lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
#T3#
Toney lands a head shot.
Toney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Steele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Steele throws a sloppy body shot
and Toney counters with a stiff right hand.
Toney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toney throws a jab but it's blocked by Steele.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Toney throws a lazy right hand but Steele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Toney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Toney scores with a sloppy right hand. Steele should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney cracks Steele with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele misses with a looping left.
Steele misses with a left hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
Toney changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Toney misses.
Steele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Toney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Steele misses with an uppercut
and Toney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toney works Steele's body with a nice hook.
Steele lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Toney at a distance.
Toney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steele doesn't seem bothered though.
Toney misses with a wild body shot.
Toney throws the left hand but Steele avoids the punch easily.
Toney moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Toney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toney counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steele slips under a jab.
Steele throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Freddie Steele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Steele misses with a left hand
and Toney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toney connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Steele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Toney misses.
Steele is looking to counter punch.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Steele catches Toney right on the button with a cross.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toney moves out of range as Steele strikes.
Toney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toney throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Toney scores with a nice head shot.
Toney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steele misses with a hook.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Toney throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Toney does no damage.
A big left from Toney misses.
Steele misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Toney.
Steele swings for the body but Toney moves out of range.
Toney throws out a counter right but Steele avoids it with no problem.
Toney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toney.
Toney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Toney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steele misses with a hook
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toney moves away from the strike by Steele.
Steele connects with a body shot.
Toney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Toney catches Steele right on the button with a cross.
Toney misses with a straight left.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Toney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toney was well out of range. Poor timing from Steele.
A little jabbing left from Toney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steele throws a jab when Toney was well out of range.#T4#
Toney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Steele misses
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot
letting Toney counter with a right hand.
James Toney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Toney scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steele takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toney.
Steele lands a jab to the nose.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toney.
Steele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Toney lands a lovely overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toney has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toney!
James Toney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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