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In the second, Mundy
went for the kill
but was unable to
seal the deal. Green
wisely began to use
his jab, keeping
Mundy at bay until
the round ends. The
third was a pretty
good round as Mundy
threw and
occasionally landed
right handed bombs,
while Green chose to
box and score a
right hand that was
more like a love tap
but it was landing.
It is a close fight
going into the final
round and both men
start it off with a
nice exchange.
Green scores with a
combo pushing Mundy
to the ropes but
Mundy is playing
possum, and soon
after lunges forward
to land a couple
heavy rights
upstairs. Green love
taps back and Mundy
throws some more
trying to take him
out. The fight goes
to the scorecards
where Mundy take a
unanimous decision
with scores of 38-37
twice and 39-37. The
honorable Philly
Keith scored the
fight dead even at
38-38.
Winner - Latif
Mundy unanimous
decision 3-0, 1 KO
Super
Middleweight
Division
Omar Pittman vs.
Derrick Graham
Philadelphia, PA
Newark, NJ
12-3, 7 KOs 12-9-1,
4 KOs
Omar Pittman has a
rep for knocking
people out cold and
his scheduled fight
against Atlantic
City tough guy
Alfred Kinsey
promised to be a
classic. Much to my
dismay, Kinsey
punked out at the
last minute, so the
crowd had to settle
for last minute
replacement Derrick
Graham and this
match up can be best
summed up as a
stinker. Pittman was
aggressive but
received no
resistance from a
defense minded
Graham. In the end
Pittman took a
unanimous decision
with scores of 60-54
and 59-55 twice.
Winner - Omar
Pittman unanimous
decision 13-3, 7 KOs
Cruiserweight
Division
Glen Turner vs.
William Bailey
Philadelphia, PA
Norfolk, VA
8-3-3, 2 KOs 4-10-2,
2 KOs
These two men
previously did
battle earlier this
year on Percy Custas'
"War at the
District" and put on
a fight filled with
low blows, head
butts and point
deductions. The back
alley brawl ended in
a draw so naturally
both men were more
than willing to do
it once again. This
time around William
Bailey used some
actual boxing
technique and did a
nice job on the
outside shooting off
a jab and beating
Turner to the punch.
The inside was
Turner's territory
as he put a good
beating on the back
of Bailey's ribs in
clinches. He also
gave quite a few
reserve head butts
once the clinch was
broken up. Bailey
wisely decided to
stay on the outside
for the majority of
the fight and was
able to box his way
to a unanimous
decision win over
the hometown Turner.
The judges scored
the fight 60-54,
59-55 & 58-56.
Winner - William
Bailey unanimous
decision 4-10-2
Super
Middleweight
Division
Richard Steward
vs. Ronald Boddie
New Castle, DE
Philadelphia, PA
9-2-1 6 KOs 15-33-5,
7 KOs
The co-feature saw
Richard Steward,
brother of The
Contender "No Joke
and professional
jobber," and Ronald
Boddie face off in a
six round super
middleweight
scuffle. While
Boddie has a God
awful record, he has
been in against some
of the best young
prospects in the
division, and
usually gives them a
decent test. The
same held true
tonight as Boddie
withstood some heavy
pressure from
Steward and did a
little damage of his
own when boxing from
the outside. Steward
has a pressure style
very similar to his
brothers and he also
throws some very
hard punches. The
action was steady
throughout, the
majority of the time
it was Steward
cutting the ring off
of a circling Boddie,
forcing the action
into the rope or a
corner and firing
off forceful hooks
to the ribs followed
by an overhand right
or two. In the end
it was a unanimous
decision win for
Steward by rightful
margins of 60-54
twice and 59-55.
Boddie disagreed and
ran around the ring
yelling, "That's
some buuuuuullsh*t."
Winner - Richard
Steward unanimous
decision 10-2-1 6
KOs
Main Event
Junior Welterweights
Chad Brisson vs.
Russell Stoner Jones
Winnipeg, Canada
Denver, CO via Ghana
20-2, 12 KOs 19-14,
14 KOs
Russell Stoner Jones
may be riding an
eight-fight losing
streak, but to call
him a paint can
would be an
injustice. Chad
Brisson, on the
other hand, owns a
record which for the
most part has been
fattened in his
homeland against
Charmin soft
opposition.
This turned out to
be a battle for the
first six rounds.
The fight started
off slow, both men
feeling each other
out, and nothing
really went down
until the end when
Brisson caught Jones
with a hard straight
right to the chin as
the bell was
sounding.
The action heats up
in the second with
Brisson on the
attack. Brisson is
doubling left jabs
and following it
with the straight
right. At one point
Jones has his back
on the ropes and
rocks the Stoner
with a hard right
hand sending the
Ghana man to the
canvas. Jones gets
up and Brisson tries
to polish him off
but gets caught with
a hard left to the
body that staggers
Brisson, nearly
sending the Canadian
to the floor. Both
men traded punches
until the bell
sounds.
There are more
fireworks in the
third and it is all
Brisson early. Jones
continues to lean on
the ropes and takes
a good beating, but
he does fight back.
Brisson rocks Jones
with a right, Jones
fires a right of his
own that stymies
Brisson. The crowd
erupts and the
fighters continue to
slug it out in the
corner until the
bell sounds.
The fourth and fifth
are steady and solid
rounds, mainly with
Jones on the ropes
playing the role of
counter puncher.
Brisson seems weary
of Jones power and
is not as reckless
as in past rounds.
The action dies out
in the sixth,
seventh and eighth
rounds. The only
highlight here is a
frantic Russell
Peltz screaming from
the ring apron at
his fighter to let
his hands go.
Down the stretch
Brisson seems gassed
and doesn't do much
work as Jones tries
his best to snatch
the unlikely
victory. Jones had
the fight going his
way on a few
occasions but he was
unable to put
Brisson away. The
fight went to the
cards and the judges
saw it for Brisson,
96-93, 97- 92 and a
ridiculous 99-91. I
scored the fight,
96-93, for Brisson.
I was able to ask
Peltz what he
thought of his main
event fighter and he
said, "Ah, he's
alright, got a lot
to learn."
Winner - Chad
Brisson unanimous
decision 21-2 12 KOs
Welterweight
Division
Kassim Wilson vs.
Hector Rosario
Philadelphia, PA San
Juan, Puerto Rico
2-0, 1 KO 2-1
While the camera
crew was wrapping up
and heading to
Delilah's Den for a
few cold ones and a
lot of leg, we
diehards stuck
around to see
another up-and-comer
from Philly, Kassim
Wilson, who smacked
around Puerto Rico's
Hector Rosado for
six rounds. To
Rosado's credit he
has a hell of a chin
and was willing to
fight. Wilson mixed
it up, at times he
brawled, other spots
he boxed, He would
slow the fight down
and speed it back
up. It was a nice
performance from one
of the youngsters
looking to crack the
Philly top 10
pound-for-pound
list.
Winner - Kassem
Wilson unanimous
decision 3-0, 1 KO
Middleweight
Division
Joe Christy vs. John
Michael Terry
Philadelphia, PA
Virginia Beach, VA
4-9-1, 1 KO 2-4, 1
KO
Last time Joe
Christy stepped into
a ring in Philly, he
turned in possibly
the best fight of
2005. After a long
layoff, he was back
fighting in the
neighborhood he
calls home. The 100
or so people left in
the crowd were all
there to see him and
cheer their boy on.
Joey Eye was by his
side, so you just
knew Christy was
going to blow the
roof off of this
place.
I will give his
opponent John
Michael Terry all
the credit in the
world. This guy has
balls the size of
grapefruits. He
looked the riff-raff
in the crowd right
in the face as they
shouted obscenities
at him and gave all
four corners the ol'
cut throat move.
Christy didn't take
kindly to this
gesture; he came out
of the corner and
threw a sucker punch
that would make all
South Philadelphians
from Wharton World
down to Oregon Ave.
proud.
Unfortunately, he
missed something out
of a barnyard
wrestling video
ensued for a minute.
The referee finally
takes control and it
turns a slugfest of
a fight. The crowd
is going nuts for
their boy and Terry
is hanging right
there with him. It
is the same thing in
the fourth until
Christy lands a hard
right to the ear
which sends Terry
staggering into a
corner. Christy
smells the win and
picks his shots with
the best version of
the boxing robot
ever performed in a
ring. Christy pounds
away until the ref
jumps in and calls a
halt to the contest.
I am surprised that
his crew didn't jump
the guardrail to
celebrate in the
ring with him.
Winner - Joe
Christy KO 1:20 4th
round 5-9-1, 2 KOs
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