Holt, Torres Produce Round of the Year
What the Showtime announcers missed (until right before they signed off when most fight fans had undoubtedly tuned away) was the blow that set up the knockout punch. As Torres was leaning in to throw a right, Holt lunged forward to throw a counter shot. As he did, the top of his head came up and hit Torres solidly in the face. The force of that inadvertent clash of heads was what propelled Torres back into the ropes and made him momentarily vulnerable to the crushing right hand that Holt landed to end the fight. While the primary camera angle largely obscured the clash of heads, a replay from a different angle clearly showed its effect. As they watched the replay, Steve Farhood and Nick Charles said Torres was driven back by a left hook to the body "that didn't look that devastating" and missed Torres' head being jerked up and to the right by the force of Holt's head crashing into the left side of his face. To Showtime's credit, someone must have alerted Farhood and Charles to the head butt because - as they returned from assorted station promos to sign off - they did show the replay again and, finally, called attention to what proved to be the turning point of the fight.
Torres scored a controversial 11th round TKO over Holt in their first meeting last September. While the contract for this fight reportedly did not include a rematch clause, these two absolutely should meet a third time.
On the undercard, junior welterweight Lamont Peterson remained undefeated with a relatively one-sided ninth round TKO of veteran Rogelio Castaneda.
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Spot on write up.
keep up your good work, Sir! I have recently gotten into the depth of your “Ratings” and, it is breathtaking what your organization has done. Especially, it it remarkable, because, I take it that About.com IS NOT in the “boxing junkie” business. /by the way, I read commentary concerning starting up a Amateur records section. If you like - there, “take it like this”: see if About.com can not -hire- ex-world’s Light Heavyweight contender “Iceman” John Scully to patch-that-all-together. I really can’t think of a “better” (more “energetic”) sort, for the such task. Just: He already is “so wrapped up” that, About.com will, indeed, need to make it a substantial finacial offer to him (that would be “substantial” news, here in Connecticut, too!). I can give you his email/well…i’m sure you must have it (”About.com it a” SOURCE!). -Scully- could do big things for you, in-that-way. But, Nonetheless, About.com may certainly have the
24-15-1;57-13 -amateur- records of both myself, and John Scully (we were often team mates with the boxing; john scully no-wheres close to the “magnitude” of career as my other friend, “Mouchie” Marlon Srarling the -twice- worlds welterwt. kingpin- just…Scully developes what he has done into a severe personal industry using his combined strength and intellect -to gain- an unusually large audience).
as-for-myself:I’m into politics since 97 (i tryed running for New Britain, Ct Mayor’s position for my 1st effort). this min i am on a -thus far- 21 months campaign running for PRESIDENT; my 2nd such attemt (in 2000, also i was trying). That’s all I’ll say about that, right now. ps: Can I learn something on Youtube boxer Morris Eason of Ohio, please. I faced him - as the Army V Corp champion- in the USAREUR 1/4 finals of 1977 /those same championships -featured- hugh stars: Edward Green, welterweight; & Juan Dominguez, at 125 lbs; my team-mates Jerry Wiles — ex-teammate of “Sugar” Ray Seales — and Robert Napper -Beckley, W. Va. native- ea. faced off against those two; Napper gave Green quite the tussle; Jerry,1975 All-Army champion, and our teams most celebrated boxer found Juan on one of his “hottest days” and, a bad bloody nose, he got stopped in the 2-d r. –sometimes, i wish, i had gone-over and “slapped” him in the face, hard, before the fight - –i just ‘couldn’t–Jerry was a “big hero” of our team, though! OUR coach, Miami Florida’s Ssgt
William (Rob) Robinson).
-if- About.com displays its letters I haven’t any problem with my email displayed: WilkinsonJBoxing@Hotmail.com (at “51″ -well, yesterday, i was -51-I’m -looking to make a -return- against the comebacking Saoul Mamby, if that’s possible) -JOHN WILKINSON-
“Congratulations” Kendall Holt. Isn’t it ironic how Torres made -one- “foul” as he did; then, Kendall won the fight evening-up on the one “point”, there. This is a very, very “remarkable” contest between these two combatants. I have been following Kendall Holt’s career ever since he appeared In Ring Magazines’ “New Faces” (’remember he had his -underware- showing in that -pictue- “ha!”). THIS IS A “GREAT” developement for the sport of boxing and, i predict that Kendall Holt will soon become a millioaire from the boxing!
-One of my more favorit boxers, active, today-
“Go” Kendall! (Thank You)
I think John Wilkinson might need some help. He’s a little cuckoo for cocoa puffs
I bet I wouldn’t need much help to KICK-YOUR-ASS in a boxing ring though, right??
I don’t know what YOU “Hang on” for problems but…-I think you exagerate- “David Blankenroe”.
David I bet I wouldn’t need much HELP to KICK YOUR ASS inside a square Circle. What ever your hung up on is not my problem but, one insult deserve another. But, you have got no experience what so ever boxing, do you. So…that won’t -help- “David No-Name”.
ps: “if” you are a Police Officer -never mind “Completely” any-and-all -ring- combat. I might have a complex if I walk out of a sparring contest and the person I left behind wound up passing away from fatigue (especially if you are any “David” Police I ever “aquainted”)