Wilson KO se Caputo om Win PA State Cruiserweight Titel
Deur Tony “Die Tornado” Penecale (Ringside)
Wanneer jy 'n boksgeveg tussen vegters die naam "The Bull" en "The Ultimate Warrior teken,” it is inevitable that a slugfest will ensure. “The Bull vs The Ultimate Warrior.” In the words of Apollo Creed, dit "klink soos 'n monster fliek."
In die voorkant van 'n entoesiastiese skare by die Valley Forge Casino, met die vakante Pennsylvania State cruiserweight titel op die spel, Garrett "The Ultimate Warrior" Wilson en Anthony "Die Bull" Caputo Smith gevoer 'n 8-minute slugfest, eindig met 'n hoogtepunt-reel uitklophou.
Wilson (regs bo), 195, van Philadelphia, het in die geveg af 'n dapper vertoning teen die onoorwonne Vyacheslav Shabranskyy. Oor die ring was 'n naby kloon van homself in die bonkige en aggressiewe Caputo Smith, 197, van Kennett Square, PA. It was an intriguing matchup between two throw-back fighters trying to rebound from some tough losses and secure a spot as a contender.
The bout opened with both fighters charging out of their corners like a couple of high-mountain rams and locking horns in the center of the ring. Neglecting there was a full ring to operate in; Wilson en Caputo Smith staan hul man, handel stoot in die middel van die ring.
Terwyl Smith was meer aggressief, Wilson nou het die eerste ronde deur te gooi 'n hoër volume van stoot aan die binnekant, winging right hands to the head and landing short body shots. Wilson’s success continued in the 2nd ronde, as hy geland het 'n volume van harde kap regte om die liggaam, verlaat welts rondom ribbekas Caputo Smith se.
Tydens 'n uitruil van links hakies, Wilson geland net 'n bietjie vinniger, dropping Caputo Smith to a knee. Caputo Smith bounced up and was ready to resume his head-first attack. Wilson started to change his tactics, met behulp van 'n stywe steek aggressie Caputo Smith se negeer, om bloed te trek uit die neus Caputo Smith se.
Minderjarige Terre–en met 'n vegter gees van sy eie–Caputo Smith kept applying the pressure and engaging Wilson on the inside. Weer, soos twee ramme, they locked horns in the center of the ring. In a flash, Wilson tree terug en ontketen 'n homerun Uppercut, deponeer Caputo Smith plat op sy rug, his head thudding off of the canvas. As the referee Shawn Clark counted, Caputo Smith vainly pulled himself to his feet. Despite courageously beating the count, Hy was in geen vorm om voort te gaan, dwing Clark aan die bout by die stop 1:41 merk.
Wilson, die nuwe PA State cruiserweight kampioen, is nou 14-9-1 (8 KO se) terwyl Caputo Smith val 15-5 (10 KO se).
In ander gevegte:
* Milton Santiago, slegs 'n week nadat sy 'n hoë-skool gradeplegtigheid, het 'n kort skrik in die wen van 'n eenparige besluit oor Jose Miguel Castro.
Santiago, net 18 jaar oud, meeding in sy 11ste professionele bout, en sy jeugdige volwassenheid en vertroue is wat herinner aan 'n jong Wilfred Benetiz, wat wêreldkampioen was toe hy alleen was 17.
Santiago, 140, van Philadelphia, glad doos en beheer die tempo teen Castro, 138, van Carolina, Puerto Rico. Try as he might, Castro kan enige ritme teen die stylvol Santiago nie vind.
Die enigste onderbreking vir Santiago het in die 2nd ronde, wanneer hy hom back-up; hy geknip op die ken, sending him to the canvas for a brief count. Upon rising, Santiago weer beheer, boks meesterlik.
Vir sy deel, Castro nooit ophou probeer, landing 'n mooi Uppercut in die 4ste ronde, en hy het sy desperate aggressie deur die 5ste en 6ste. But no matter what he did, Santiago was net 'n stap of twee voor Hom en cruised die stuk, wen op al drie kaarte deur identiese tellings van 59-55.
Santiago verbeter om 11-0 (3 KO se) as Castro val onder .500 en is nou 4-5 (2 KO se).
* Mees vermaaklike bout die aand was 'n ses-round slugfest tussen onoorwonne Erik Lente, 153, Lees PA, en ontsteld-minded Robert Sweeney, 154, Hampton VA.
Die Dueling-links handig begin vinnig, beide staan in die voorkant van mekaar, trading punches on near-even terms with Spring just a little bit better. Sweeney pressed the action in the 2nd ronde, en Lente was bereid om sy grond en counter punch staan.
Die intense en hoogs-mededingende bout voortgesit as 'n stryd van regs-hakies in die 3rd round with the crowd enjoying the entertaining scrap. As the 4ste ronde begin, die asemrowende tempo is sy tol met beide gevegte neem diep asem as hulle voortgegaan om krag stoot ruil.
Die stryd is naby gaan in die laaste twee rondes, but Spring was just a little bit better down the stretch. The final bell was a welcome respite for the weary warriors.
Spring is beloon met 'n eenparige besluit oorwinning met tellings van 58-56, 59-55, en 'n verrassend groot 60-54, die verbetering van sy onoorwonne rekord 6-0 (1 KO), as Sweeney val 3-3.
* Hafiz Montgomery het 'n entoesiastiese groep ondersteuners vir sy professionele debuut en hy hardloop na die ring te ontmoet teen taai vakman Brian Donahue.
Montgomery, 207, van York, PA, was vinniger en meer gepoleerde as die pap Donahue, 203, van Philadelphia. Donahue was tevrede te gooi wye, single punches. Montgomery attacked in the 2nd rond en beland 'n paar liggaam skote, maar sy pas begin om stadiger as die ronde gevorder met Donahue landing 'n paar jabs.
Die tempo aansienlik vertraag in die 3rd en 4ste rounds with a tired Montgomery landing a few punches and the slower Donahue offering a few sneers in return. It was no surprise as all three judges scored 40-36, toekenning Montgomery sy debut oorwinning, stuur sy ondersteuners in 'n juigende waansin.
Montgomery wen sy pro debuut en is nou 1-0 terwyl Donahue val 3-13-2.
* John Madge het die volgende stap in sy professionele loopbaan, om sy onoorwonne rekord teen die taai en ervare 35-stryd veteraan Dionisio Miranda.
Madge, 167, Rutherford, NJ, 'n tuiste gevind vroeg vir sy hotklou reguit linker, verdeel sy opponent se wag en landing gelykvlakkig teen Miranda, 169, van Miami, FL. Not to be discouraged, Miranda geland het 'n paar regte hande laat in die rondte.
Die bout het in 'n patroon met Madge landing 'n paar goeie kombinasies onderbreek met sy laser linkerhand terwyl die stadiger Miranda probeer om af en toonbank met reg hard, maar ongereelde hande sit.
Miranda het sy beste sukses in die 4ste ronde met 'n paar goeie regterhand vroeë, maar Madge herwin vinnig momentum. Sy beter vaardigheid en werkverrigting was genoeg om die aksie oor die laaste twee rondes beheer.
Madge cruised om 'n eenparige besluit oorwinning deur tellings van 59-55 en 60-54 twee keer en bly onoorwonne op 11-0 (7 KO se), terwyl Miranda daal tot 22-12-2 (19 KO se)
* Nog onoorwonne vooruitsig, Earl Newman, het die meeste van sy geleentheid om te beïndruk deur die vernietiging van die veteraan Lamont Capers in vyf wrede rondes.
Newman, 177, van Brooklyn, NY, begin die bout eerder stadig, sodat Capers, 177, van Hawley, PA, to disrupt his momentum by clinching after each punch thrown. Newman started to warm to the task in the 2nd ronde, working behind a stiff jab and penetrating Capers defense with thudding body shots. A thunderous body shot suddenly drove the air from Capers, vou hom na die doek.
Newman het die aanval van die uitgeput Capers in die 3rd ronde, and the only respite came when Capers took a low blow. The extra minute to recover did very little for him as he continued to take punishment. By the 4ste ronde, Capers was in suiwer oorlewing met Newman landing 'n reeks van vyf reguit uppercuts, stuur Capers die doek vir die 2nd tyd.
Newman het gekom op soek na die dood in die 5ste ronde, punishing Capers throughout the round before finally flooring him for the third time with a big uppercut. Capers managed to climb to his feet, maar aangedui skeidsregter Blair Talmadge dat hy genoeg gehad, waarna 'n onmiddellike staking by die 2:56 merk.
Newman bly onoorwonne 6-0 (5 KO se) met Capers gly om 5-7.
* Uit na sy vaardighede ten toon te stel, was 'n ander onoorwonne vooruitsig; Stephen Fulton was indrukwekkend in die aftakeling Pablo Cupul oor drie eensydige rondes.
Fulton, 123, van Philadelphia, vermors geen tyd in die neem van die stryd om Cupul, 120, San Diego, SOOS. Fulton quickly found a home landing his jab to the body and arching his right hand over Cupul’s low left hand, landing it with ease. Despite his courage, Cupul was eenvoudig te stadig en te wyd oop om te kompeteer.
Dit het erger vir die besoekende vegter in die 2nd ronde, as Fulton besluit om 'n links haak en liggaam stoot voeg by sy arsenaal, landing virtually every punch he threw. The beating continued through the 3rd ronde met Fulton in dominerende opdrag, leaving a badly swollen and beaten Franco wobbling back to his corner. His corner and the doctor decided the punishment over three rounds was more than enough, stop die bout voor die 4ste ronde.
Fulton hou ook sy onoorwonne rekord bewaar en is nou 6-0 (3 KO se) en die veteraan Cupul dips te 8-18 (5 KO se).
* Samuel Quinones het die vuurwerke Valley Forge 'n paar weke voor die 4ste Julie, en Shiwone Gortman was die ongelukkige ontvanger van sy grand finale.
Quinones, 149, van York, PA moes 'n vroeë aanslag van Gortman oorleef, 147, Grand Prairie, MY, wat uit die hoek gooi wilde bestorm, ineffective punches. Quinones established control late in the round with a combination at the bell.
Quinones begin tot grond bonsende voorsprong gelaat hakies in die 2nd ronde terwyl Gortman is verminder tot gooi stadig, single punches. With Gortman breathing heavily, Quinones versterk met 'n bose hands reg in die 3rd ronde, depositing Gortman flat on his back. It didn’t last much longer as Quinones attacked his wounded prey, dwing Blair Talmadge die bout stop.
Quinones lig sy rekord 9-3 (4 KO se) terwyl Gortman is nou 4-8-1 (2 KO se).
In 'n slordige affêre, Jack Grady en Kevin Garcia gesukkel om 'n betwiste vier-round trekking.
Grady, 138, Buffalo NY, 'n lang en lenige vegter met ongemaklike beweging en amateuragtig vermoëns begin vinnig, throwing long and sloppy punches. Garcia, 135, PHOENIXVILLE PA, geland het 'n paar tellers.
Garcia slowly gained control as Grady tired with the bouts spiraling into a crude affair. After four uninspiring rounds, it seemed as Garcia had secured his second professional victory. One judge agreed, awarding him the win by the score of 39-37. Unfortunately for him, die ander twee regters kon nie besluit op 'n wenner, draai in die tellings van 38-38, met die bout verklaar 'n meerderheid trekking.
Garcia is nou 1-1-1 en Grady nog winless by 0-1-1.
Die geleentheid, bevorder deur Marshall Kauffman se Kings Promotions, was again an entertaining show with an appreciative crowd. The Valley Forge Casino is a fan-friendly place to see a boxing match and there was a lot of mingling going on after the show. Garrett Wilson was wearing his newly-won belt, skud hande, and taking photos with friends and fans. His career has been rejuvenated and his smile showed a man that was happy to be back on the right path. His eyes showed a man who knows he is now a target with that belt around his waist. It is exciting to see who he will fight next and where “The Ultimate Warrior” will go from here.
