Fantasy Boxing Dynasty

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Boxing Dynasty


When you are not working, you have a ton of time to play computer games and write dynasties. So I am going to play Title Bout Championship Boxing by OOTP Developments. I am not a boxing guru, but I watch on HBO, ESPN, or whatever, and ready the weekly or monthly updates in the newspapers, etc… I am not the most knowledgably boxing fan, but I know most of the better fighters in the last decade or two, and basically just enjoy the sport.


For this dynasty, I am taking about 50 boxers, mostly heavyweights, but a few from other divisions, and matching them up in fantasy fights and cards. All boxers will be in their prime, and fighting at the class they historically performed the best in.


There is no real dynasty mode in this game, but I’ll have fun creating my own type of dynasty, hopefully with some fictional story lines. I will try not to make this too much like a wrestling dynasty, but it will probably have some aspects of that, severely limited by my weak imagination.


Also, I have created a new boxing federation, called the Ultimate Heavyweight Championship (The UHC). This will be the most prestigious belt in boxing. I will also use the WBC Title as a secondary title. I don’t really want to get bogged down in the alphabet soup of belts in boxing these days.


Of course, any boxing fans, or just any fans of this dynasty as it develops are encouraged to give me feedback and ideas that they would like to see me implement. While my #1 reason for writing a dynasty is to really get into the game, I also try to entertain you guys, and what to give you the info you want.


With that, we need to hold a tournament, with 16 fighters, to determine our very first UHC Champion!

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Card 1 - UHC Open Tournament

Sixteen of the best heavyweight fighters in the world will get together for a 16 fighter tournament today. The top 4 fighters will square off on the next card to crown the actual champion. So the winner of the finals, and the 3rd place finisher will duke it out for the title in Card #2.


Here are the 16 fighters entered into this tournament.


(1) Muhammad Ali, USA - “The Greatest”, but can he prove it against the best competition in the world? A boxer in every sense of the world, and rated 15, the best that there is. The title is his for the taking.

Vs.

(16) David Tua, Samoa - Tuaman is a slugging type fighter and is a huge underdog in the first round of the tournament. Rated an 8.




(2) Joe Louis, USA - “The Brown Bomber” is probably the guy who has the best chance to beat Ali. He can slug it out or he can box with the best of them. Rated 14.

Vs.

(15) Oliver McCall, USA - The Atomic Bull is another slugging type fighter. A very long shot to beat Louis. Rated 9.





(3) Gene Tunney, USA - The Fighting Marine is a boxer. While not a real hard hitter, he has great ring smarts. Rated 13.

Vs.

(14) Hasim Rahman, USA - The Rock had an extremely brief, and very lucky title reign. There is little hope he can pull off another upset. Rated 7.




(4) Rocky Marciano, USA - The Brockton Blockbuster has a chance to get to Semi-Finals here. He is a real slugger, and will fight dirty if he needs to. Rated 13.

Vs.

(13) Floyd Patterson, USA - Patterson will slug it out if he has to, or he can box if that is the match up. Rated 9.




(5) Jack Dempsey, USA - The Manassa Mauler is a slugger and likes to fight dirty if he feels it will give him the necessary edge. Rated 13.

Vs.

(12) Lennox Lewis, UK - The Lion has a very good shot at pulling the first round upset. He loves to show how he can box, but is possibly a slugger at heart. He is not quite as smart in the ring as he thinks he is. Rated 10.





(6) Mike Tyson, USA - Iron Mike can knock anyone in this tournament out with one punch. He has been known to do anything in the ring to help him out, even bite. Rated 12.

Vs.

(11) Riddick Bowe, USA - Big Daddy presents an interesting first round opponent for Iron Mike. Both have a very similar style. Rated 12.






(7) Sonny Liston, USA - The Bear is a powerful hitter and has a real killer instinct. Rated 12.

Vs.

(10) George Foreman, USA - Big George is a load for any fighter to knock down. He puts his weight behind his punches and can flatten you with a single punch. Rated 12.






(8) Larry Holmes, USA - The Easton Assassin is a a fine boxer, but will also slug it out. He is rated 12.

Vs.

(9) Joe Frazier, USA - Smokin’ Joe will slug it out with anyone, anytime. He is a slow starter, but let him get warmed up and watch out! Rated 12.

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Match #1, From The Staples Center in LA, CA.

Muhammad “Prime” Ali Vs. David Tuaman Tua

Ali has trained hard for this fight and looks like he cannot wait to get into the ring. Tua appears to be in great condition as well and looks like he is ready for a fight.

In the first round, the fighters were feeling each other outher, but both landed a couple of hard punches. As we moved into the next couple of rounds, Ali started landing some big puches that were having a major affect on Tua. In the third round, Tua is cut under his right eye and is bleeding! After 3, it looks like Ali leads the fight 30-28.

Over the next two rounds, Ali just abuses Tua and finally late in the 5th, Tua hit’s the canvas. The ref counts to 10 and Ali wins this match by knock out. The official time was 2:52 in the 5th Round, Ali by KO.

Ali landed with an amazing 87% of his punches while Tua landed only 28%.

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Match #2

Joe Louis Vs. Oliver McCall

Both fighters have trained hard for this fight and both look ready to go!

Through the first 3 round, Louis is just dominating this fight and hurting McCall with almost every punch he throws. Unless McCall can figure something out, he is not going to last much longer.

McCall comes out firing in round 4 and lands a few solid punches. One of them staggers Louis a bit. Louis counters with some big hits and if it wasn’t for the ropes, McCall would have gone down I think. McCall backs into a corner and take more punishment, but then starts to fight back. He pushes Louis all the way back to the other corner and is just unleashing lefts and right on Louis! Louis looks like he is in bad shape.

McCall then lands a huge uppercut and Louis hit’s the canvas! Oh my, can we be seeing a huge upset? Louis is down and the ref begins his count. Louis is not getting up! The ref counts to 10 and McCall pulls off the monumental upset!!

At 1:54 of Round 4, McCall wins via KO! Louis landed 121 punches in this fight to McCall’s 45, but it was that one good barrage of punches that determined this fight.

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Match #3

Gene Tunney Vs. Hasim Rahman

Both fighters look to be in perfect shape for this bout.

Right from the opening bell, Tunney was all over Rahman and only 2 minutes into the fight, he cut Rahman under the left eye. The blood is flowing freely already! In the second round, Rahman landed a few solid punches, but Tunney is still dominating this fight. After 4 rounds, Tunney is dominating this fight, although Rahman has had a couple of decent flurries that got to Tunney.

Tunney continues to pick up rounds until we get to the 6th. The cut under Rahman’s eye has closed up for him and that led to some confidence as he starts firing back at Tunney and landing some solid blows. The momentum might be turning here, as Rahman easily wins the 6th round.

Rahman continues to take it to Tunney in the 7th round. Tunney just looks frustrated out there and is swinging wildly and missing quite a bit. Rahman seems more focused and it picking his spots wisely.

The 8th round was a breather for these guys, and right now Rahman is making a nice comeback. I think this fight is still too close to call as we head into the final 4 rounds.

Tunney re-asserts himself in the 9th round and appears to have easily won that round with some dominating boxing.

Early in round 9 Rahman walks right into a hard right by Tunney and hit hit’s the canvas like a bag of Rocks! He gets up very quickly, only a count of two, but he is obviously hurting right now. Soon after getting up he gets clobbered with an overhead right and takes a knee in the corner! He gets up at the count of 9, but he may not last this round. Tunney could not finish Rahman off in that round. Somehow Rahman lasted. In between rounds we see that Rahman’s right eye is now heavily swelled up.

Late in the 11th round, Tunney catches Rahman again and he drops to the canvas like he was shot. Somehow Rahman manages to pull himself up at the count of 8! Rahman somehow gets through the round, but it is obvious he will need a knockout in the 12th to win this one.

Tunney plays it safe in the final round and this fight goes to the cards…

Alex Zeilke scores it 116-108
Horacio Castilla scores it 117-107
Greg Baker scores it 117-107

Your winner by unanimous decision: Gene Tunney!

Tunney landed 407 shots to Rahman’s 104.

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Match #4

Rocky Marciano Vs. Floyd Patterson

Both fighters have trained hard and look ready for a great fight!


Right from the opening bell, Rocky was all over Patterson, landing punches left and right. In the second round, a 2 punch combo knocked Patterson down. He was able to get up at the count of six and finish the round. The third round still all Rocky Marciano and with the knockdown he is already building up a big lead.

In round four it is more of the same, with Marciano just using Patterson as a punching bad. Finally, the referee has to step in and stop this one.

The official results: At 2:58 of the 4th Round, Rocky Marciano by TKO!

Rocky landed 142 punches to just 64 by Patterson.

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Match #5

Jack Dempsey Vs. Lennox Lweis

Both fighters are well prepared for this fight. In fact, Lewis looks to be in the best fight shape of his life right now!


Early in the fight, Lewis comes out swinging and lands some nice punches on Dempsey. Dempsey responds in the second round with some solid hits of his own. In the third round, the two fighters stand toe to toe and just let loose for about 2 solid minutes. Neither fighter gave any ground, but they both landed a ton of big shots!

The 4th round is pretty even, but Dempsey has a huge 5th round, buckling Lewis’s knees a few times and landing a ton of big blows. One of those shots landed below the belt and caused Lewis to double over. The ref gave Dempsey a warning for that low blow.

Dempsey lands more big hits in the 6th round and there is noticeable swelling under Lewis’s left eye. Later in the round, Lewis hits Dempsey with a flurry of punches and caps it off with a solid uppercut that drops Dempsey! Dempsey cannot answer the 10 count!

At 2:12 of the 6th Round, Lennox Lewis wins by KO!

Dempsey landed 131. Lewis only landed 87, but that last flurry did the damage.

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Match #6

Mike Tyson Vs. Riddick Bowe

Tyson looks to be in great shape for this one, but Bowe looks a little sluggish. Rumors were circulating around Bowe’s camp that Riddick is not at all happy with his management team. These are distractions that Bowe does not need.

Tyson comes after Bowe like a pit bull when the bell rings and it is a classic Tyson fight as he drops Bowe to the canvas only 90 seconds into the fight. Bowe manages to get to his feet, but he is almost floored again later in the round. He gets out of the 1st round, but I doubt he will last much longer.

As Round 2 begins, Bowe’s right eye has already swollen up. Tyson targets it early in the second round and after landing some big shots right on that eye, the ref steps in and stops this fight!

The winner by TKO at the 1:10 mark in Round #2, Iron Mike Tyson!

Bowe was only able to land 12 punches. Tyson landed 51, but it is going to feel like 500 to Bowe in the morning.

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Match #7

Sonny Liston vs. George Foreman

Both fighters look to be in great shape for this fight.


The first two rounds were some of the best boxing we have ever seen. These two heavyweights were slugging it out, throwing as many punches as they possibly can and landing a high percentage of power shots! After two round, both fighters have taken a beating. Foreman has some swelling under his left eye.

In the 3rd, Liston sees the swelling on Foreman’s eye and tries to go for the kill. He pummels Foreman in that round, and his eye is getting worse and worse right now.

In the 5th round, Foreman’s eye looks real bad, and Liston hits him with a big right that Foreman failed to even see coming. The punch floored Foreman! Foreman gets up and the ref lets the fight continue for a few more seconds, but finally he steps in and stops Foreman from getting pounded on any more.


The official results: The winner by TKO at the 2:19 mark of Round 5 is Sonny Liston!

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Match #8

Larry Holmes Vs. Joe Frazier

Both fighters are in great shape and ready to go!


We see another great first round as the two fighters duke it out toe to toe in the middle of the ring. Each fighter landed a big blow than the last one! When the bell rings, the two fighters nod to each other to acknowledge the great round and the fans stand up and cheer like mad!

Holmes start to get the better hand of this slugfest in round 2. Early in the third round, a big bomb by Holmes cuts Frazier open over the right eye and blood is tricking down his face and into his eye. This is not good news for Frazier. He barely made it out of that round, he looked exhausted.

Frazier’s cut man does a wonderful job between rounds and seems to have stopped the bleeding.

Holmes continues to dominate this fight in the fourth and into the fifth when Frazier gets cut under his left eye. Frazier looks like he has been through a meat grinder. The ref finally has to stop this one.

Officially: The winner by TKO at the 2:58 mark of Round 5, Larry Holmes!



That completes Round 1 of the tournament

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Round #2, Match #1


Muhammed Ali Vs. Oliver McCall

Ali comes in looking good and looking ready for this one. McCall is coming off a huge upset. Is he emotionally drained, or full of confidence?


The first two rounds were all Ali, as McCall looked intimidated out there. After he absorbed some hard hits, he felt he could stand in with Ali and started to fight back strong in the third round, probably winning it.

The next three rounds are very slow moving as both fighters seem content to just dance around the ring and clinch each other. The ref has to break up a lot of clinching. Ali has landed some fo the bigger puches, but there has not been many yet.

The next two rounds are not all that much more exciting, but any action that developes is mostly because of Ali, which is likely to get him the lead on the cards. You wouldn’t think Ali would want such an important fight to go to the cards, but he just seems out of sorts there.

Finally, in the 9th round, we see some good action as Ali hits McCall with a series of combos that all land cleanly. The last one sends McCall to the canvas, but he shakes it off, gets up and finishes the round.

In the 10th and 11th rounds, Ali seems to just be sleepwalking through this fight, content to win on the cards, which he likely will.

In the 12th and final round, Ali is content to go the distance, and McCall looks like he doesn’t want to take any chances and get knocked out. The bout goes the distance.


Omar Mintun scores it 118-109.
Horacio Castilla scores it 118-110.
Greg Baker scores it 117-110.

The winner by unanimous decision is Muhammed Ali!

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Round #1, Match #2

Gene Tunney Vs. Rocky Marciano

Rocky looks to be in perfect shape for this bout. As far as Tunney, some are saying that he has over trained for this fight and might be a little tired coming in.


The first round was pretty slow, but in round two Marciano landed a clean cross shot that caused Tunney’s knees to buckle and hit the canvas. He popped right back up but score it a knockdown for Rocky!

In the third round, Marciano turns up the heat and looked as if he had Tunney ready for the kill, but Tunney managed to get out of the round on his feet.

Tunney has some massive swelling going on under his right eye as we begin the 4th round. Tunney fights back in the 4th round and catches Marciano with a blow that opens up a large gash over his left eye. He is bleeding badly as he heads to the corner. Over the next two rounds, Tunney’s swelling over the eye is getting worst, but the gash over Rocky’s eye is still open. The cut man cannot seem to get it to close and he is losing quite a bit of blood. Through 6 rounds, this is way too close to call right now.

The 7th inning is a lot of clinching and dancing. Rocky lands a few more shots on that swollen eye.

As the fighters come out to start the 8th round, the ref takes a good look at Tunney’s eye and waves his hands. He is stopping the fight!


Officially:

At the :03 mark of Round 8, the winner by TKO is Rocky Marciano!

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Round #2, Match #3

Lennox Lewis Vs. Mike Tyson

Both fighters are in perfect shape for this match.

Lewis is the aggressor early on in this fight, but Tyson fights back in the second round. Tyson gets warned for backhanding Lewis in the second round. Tyson complains to the referee, but he doesn’t want to hear it at all. The fight restarts and Tyson is still mouthing off to the referee about the warning when Lewis lands a roundhouse and flattens Tyson! Tyson goes down to his back and finally gets back to his feet at the count of 8. Lewis cannot finish Tyson off in the second round, but in the corner we notice some decent swelling under Tyson’s right eye.


In the third round, Tyson feels like he is backed into a corner, and you want to be careful around a caged dog so to speak. Lewis is not and he comes after Tyson and takes a powerful right to the jaw that drops him to the canvas for a count of 8! Both men have now been down in this fight and we are only in the third round!

Lewis gets out of the round alive, but Tyson’s eye continues to give him problems. He is going to have to finish Lewis off or that eye may cost him this fight.

The 4th round is pretty even between these two fighters. The crows is roaring their approval of this great fight.

Lewis took a ton of punishment in the 5th round, but managed to stay on his feet.

In the 6th round, Lewis starts to get the better of Tyson. Tyson is clinching and pushing a lot, and Lewis is getting frustrated. Lewis then throws a punch on the break and the ref pauses the fight to isse a warning to Lewis!

This fight is way to close to call, but Tyson’s eye got noticeably worst in that last round.

Tyson gets the better of Lewis in the 7th round, by a wide margin, but his eye is now seriously swollen and I would not be surprised if this fight gets stopped because of it.

In the opening seconds of the 8th round, Tyson catches Lewis in the ribcage and sends him to the canvas! Lewis gets back up quickly though and continues to fight. The crows is at a deafening level right now. Tyson with another backhand punch and the ref pauses the fight again and takes away a point from Tyson! Oh my, Tyson is pissed off now!

Tyson comes after Lewis and gets him in a corner and starts wailing away. He backs off and Lewis slumps to the canvas! Lewis gets up at the count of 6 and the fight continues! Tyson hits Lewis a few more times and Lewis backs away. Tyson tells he should have ended the fight, and the ref steps in and waves his hands! Unbelievable! Tyson talked the ref into stopping it!


The winner by TKO at the 2:53 mark of the 8th Round is Iron Mike Tyson!

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Round #2, Match #4

Sonny Liston Vs. Larry Holmes

Neither fighter looks to be in great shape here. Liston is bone dry coming into the ring which is not a good sign. Holmes appears soft in the middle and maybe he did not train as hard as he should have.

Holmes gets the best of the action in round 1 and 2, but heading into the corner after 2 rounds, Holmes already looks exhausted. In the third round, Liston catches Holmes with a wicked punch and cuts him open under his right eye.

Holmes’s corner gets the bleeding stops and the two fighters exchange some heavy blows in the fourth round.

Liston now looks tired in the 5th round and he is carrying his hands low. A lot of clinching going on in this round, and then the fight is stopped so the ref can give a warning to Liston for a low blow. Both fighters look very tired in the 6th round. Liston’s hands are still being carried low, but he is able to catch Holmes with a ribshot that sends him to the canvas! Holmes gets up at the count of 8. Holmes gets out of the round, but you have to think Liston has taken a lead in that round.

In round 7, Holmes rallies and send Liston to his back with a surprise jab. Liston is so tired it takes him until the count of 8 to get up. Liston survives the 7th round, but now this fight is too close to call again.

Both fighters have swelling under their left eyes as the 8th round begins. This round goes by pretty uneventful. Both fighters are just trying to get air in the lungs at this point.

The 9th is another uneventful round. Both swellings are getting larger, but Liston’s looks worse at this point.

Late in the 10th round, Holmes knocks Liston to the canvas again. Liston gets up as the bell rings to end the round. This knockdown may have given Holmes the advantage on the cards.

Holmes is tired in the 11th and is doing a lot of clinching early on. The ref catches him head butting and gives him a warning. Holmes starts popping Liston and the ref steps in to look at Liston’s eye. After checking it out, he waves his hands and stops this one!


Officially:

The winner, by TKO, at the 0:58 mark of round 11 is Larry Holmes!

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lets go iron mike!!! iron mike all the way, kill ali!!!

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Round #2, Match #1

Muhammad Ali Vs. Rocky Marciano

Both fighters are in perfect shape for this bout.

Through the first three rounds, Rocky got some nice power punches in on Ali, but overall Ali is controlling the tempo of the fight and scoring points every round.

Through rounds 4 and 5 , Ali was still doing better, but Rocky was showing signs of life and connecting more often. In the 6th round, Rocky catches Ali flush with a short clean hook and drops Ali to the canvas for a 4 count! That could get Rocky right back into this fight. Ali gets out of that round, but we have a fight again here.


Rounds 7 and 8 are pretty even, but Ali starts to assert himself in the 9th round with some big punches. With only 3 rounds to go, Ali has gotten the better of Rocky, maybe by a small margin, but the knock down could make up the difference for Rocky.

In the 10th round, the fighters exchange blows, but Rocky get a very important point taken away for hitting with the back of his glove! That could come back and haunt him.

As round 11 begins, Ali has a bit of swelling on his right eye, but at this stage of the fight, it should not be a big factor. The 11th round was all Ali, but there is one more round to go, and I am not sure who would be leading on the cards right now.

Late in the 12th round, Ali puts this decision to rest by sending Rocky to the canvas with a shot to the ribs. Rocky gets up at the count of 6, but scoring this as a 10-8 round should give the fight to Ali.


We head to the judges:

Glen Hamada scores the fight 115-109.
Horatio Castilla scores it 115-109.
Greg Baker scores it 116-109.

The winner, by unanimous decision, is Muhammad Ali!

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Round #3, Match #2

Mike Tyson Vs. Larry Holmes

Both fighters are in great shape here.


In the first round, Holmes took it to the body of Tyson. In the second round, Tyson covered up the body and Holmes took it to his head. I would have to give Holmes both of the rounds.

In the third round, Tyson landed some huge shots, but probably still lost on the cards. Holmes is being precise and patient and it is paying off. Tyson is in trouble now with a pretty bad swelling under his left eye.

In the fourth, Holmes continues to pick his spots wisely and is scoring points left and right and avoiding the big blows from Tyson. Tyson seems to be trying to win this fight with one punch, and meanwhile, he is taking the punishment. In addition, that eye is starting to get bad.

Tyson is still headhunting in the 5th round, but got some clean shots off and probably picked up his first round of the fight. Still, that eye has to be a concern, and maybe he should try to get the KO, because I don’t think he will last 12 rounds.

The 6th was another solid round for Holmes as he is jabbing and body punching Tyson to death out there.

Tyson’s eye looks like ground beef and he is look very tired between rounds. He is going to need to knock out Holmes soon if he wants this fight.

In the 7th, Holmes pops Tyson in that swollen eye and blood starts spurting everywhere. The ref jumps in waving his hands and stops this one!


The winner, by TKO at the 0:35 mark of round 7 is Larry Holmes!

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The Final Match

Muhammad Ali Vs. Larry Holmes

The winner of this fight will fight for the UHC Title on our next fight card! Opponent is to be determined by a showdown fight between Tyson and Liston.

Ali looks in great shape for this fight, But Holmes looks a little soft around the middle.


In the first three rounds, Holmes got off to a great start in each of them, but Ali weathered the storm and finished strong, probably stealing all three rounds. Now that is smart boxing!

Ali continues to put on a boxing clinic out there tonight. He is scoring lots of points every round and hurting Holmes in the process. I am not sure if Holmes has even won a round yet. This is a very lopsided fight so far.

In the 7th, Ali started to dominate Holmes and then in the 8th, he sent him to his knee for an 8 count. Ali is in total control of this fight.

In the 9th, Holmes comes out to fight with a swelling in his left eye, and Ali adds to his pain with a punch right in the kisser, that splits Holmes lip right open.

Ali continues to dominate in the 10th and 11th rounds, but cannot finish off Holmes. You have to love the heart and determination Holmes is showing to go the distance. He is taking an absolute beating out there.

The 12th round comes to a close and we go to the cards:


Carlos Berrocal scores it 119-108
Horacio Castilla scores it 117-110.
Greg Baker scores it 118-109.

The winner by unanimous decision is Muhammad Ali!

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The first title fight will actually be on Card #3.

Card #2 will have some lesser heavyweights fighting along with the main event of Mike Tyson Vs. Sonny Liston for the right to fight Ali for the title.

The other big match on the card will be Larry Holmes Vs. Rocky Marciano for the WBC Title.

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Card #2

Opening Bout: In the Middleweight division, Marvin Hagler and Bernard Hopkins will fight for the vacant Middleweight UHC title.

Preliminary Bout #1: Vitali Klitschko vs. Lou Savarese

Preliminary Bout #2: Jameel McCline vs. Buster Douglas

Support Bout: In the Lightweight division, Roberto Duran Vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the vacant Lightweight UHC Title.

Co-Feature: Larry Holmes Vs. Oliver McCall for the Vacant WBO Heavyweight title.

Main Event: Iron Mike Tyson vs. Rocky Marciano for the right to face Ali for the Vacant UHC Heavy weight title of the world!



This event will be coming to you live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada!

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Opening Bout.

Marvin Hagler vs. Bernard Hopkins for the Vacant UHC Middleweight Title. The odds makers have this as an even fight tonight.

Both fighters come to the ring looking in top shape. Hagler is a great slugger and has a powerful punch. Hopkins considers him a master of boxing style. We will see which style wins this bout.


Through the first three rounds the punches landed are about equal, but Hagler is landing more of the power shots and that may give him a slight edge on the judge’s cards.

In round 4, Hagler catches Hopkins with a straight right to Hopkins chin. His knees buckle, he stumbles and hit’s the canvas for an 8 count! Hopkins is able to get up and finish the round, but Hagler has just taken control of this bout.

In round 5, Hagler turns on the heat and is trying to finish Bernard Hopkins off. Maybe out of desperation, Hopkins head butts Hagler in a tie up and the judge immediately gives him a warning. Hagler looks a little dazed and the momentum swings to Hopkins favor for the rest of the round, although Hopkins does have a tiny bit of swelling going on under his right eye.

In the next couple of rounds, the momentum has switched Hopkins’ way and in the 7th, he stuns Hagler with a knockdown. Hagler quickly popped back up. The hit seemed to wake him up more than damage him.

Hagler comes back in round 8 and dominates Hopkins. This is a very close fight at this point. Both fighters are pretty tired though and we are seeing a lot of clinching and holding out there as the rounds go by.

Over the 9th and 10th rounds, neither fighter is able to get a decided advantage and with 2 rounds left, this fight is still up for grabs.

Hagler completely dominated round 11, and set himself up nicely for a win as long as he has a nice 12th round.

The 12th round is still all Hagler. Hopkins just looks like a tired fighter out there. He does last the fight and takes the decision to the judges…

Abe Pacheco scores the bout 116-111.
William Hutt score it 115-111.
John Wright scores it 114-113.

Your winner, by unanimous decision, Marvin Hagler! Hagler is the first undisputed UHC Middleweight Champion!

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Opening Bout #1

Vitali Klitschko Vs. Lou Savarese

The books have Vitali as a 2 to 1 favorite. Vitali looks to be in great shape for this fight. Savarese looks tired, and is not in great fighting shape for this one.


Round 1 was a dominating display by Vitali. He landed about every punch he threw. It looks like a man against a boy out there. There is no way Savarese is going to get through the next couple of rounds with this beating he is taking. He already has a large swelling on his right eye.

The Second Round is still all Vitali and he sends Savarese to the canvas with a wild punch. Vitali was swinging away trying to finish this fight off. Savarese gets to his feet and survives the round, but just barely. His eye looks terrible and he is sucking wind.

Round 3 barely gets underway when the ref waves his arms and stops the fight. That right eye of Savarese is just too swollen for him to go on!

Officially, The winner of this bout, by TKO at the 0:02 mark of Round 3 is Vitali Klitschko!

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Opening Bout #2

Jameel McCline Vs. Buster Douglas.

This books have this as an even fight.

Both fighters appear to be in great shape for this fight.


Right off the bat in this fight, Douglas lands a punch that split’s the skin over McCline’s right eye. It is bleeding profusely and getting into his eye it seems.

McCline says the cut is not bothering him and he proves it in round two by sending Douglas to the canvas with a still right hand. Douglas gets up at the count of four and the fight continues.

The fighters go toe to toe in the third round and McCline busts up Goudlas and cuts him under his left eye. Both fighters a bleeding quite a bit. They both look like they have gone 15 innings and it has only been 3. Late in the round, Douglas lands a low blow and the ref takes a point away from him!

McLine’s left eye is starting to swell and his right eye still has an open cut over it as we start the 4th round.
The round is pretty slow with both guys trying to catch some breathe. After this round, both corners get those cuts closed up and all the bleeding has stopped for now. McCLine still has a good swelling on his left eye though.

The 5th round is another slow one, but in the 6th, Douglas catches McCline with a sweeping hook that catches him totally off guard. McCline hit’s the canvas and barely gets up in time, but he does finish the round. His eye is getting pretty bad, and he may not be able to continue much longer.

In Round 7, McCline rallies and sends Douglas to the canvas with a straight right! There is no quit in either of these fighters as Douglas regroups and gets up at the count of 6. Later in the round, Douglas hit’s the canvas once again, but manages to get up at the count of 6! He gets out of the round, but it is clear that niether fighter will last 12 rounds.

The 8th round goes by pretty much uneventful. In the 9th, Douglas lands a few solid punches to the swollen eye of McCline and the ref steps in and calls this fight off. McCline is fuming, saying he can go on and he put Douglas on the mat twice in the last round, but the ref doesn’t want to hear a thing. This one is over!


The winner, by TKO at the 0:20 mark of Round 9 is Buster Douglas!

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Support Bout:

Roberto Duran Vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the Vacant UHC Lightweight Title.

The odds makers have Duran as a 2-1 favorite in this fight.

Both fighters are in perfect shape for this fight.


Through the first three rounds, this fight is a one sided affair with Duran just doing as he pleases in the ring and nailing Mayweather with jabs and power punches. There is no doubt that Duran is controlling the fight and has taken the first three rounds on the cards.

The next three rounds are more of the same, with Duran just dominating Mayweather. Hard rights, jobs, hooks…everything is landing for Duran, and Mayweather looks exhausted out there. I doubt he has won a single round yet.

In round 7, Mayweather starts to show some offense and got the better of Duran, but Duran comes back in the 8th and ninth rounds to probably win both of them. Duran gets a warning in the 8th for holding and hitting. Mayweather did land a solid jab right to Duran’s nose in the 9th round that drew some blood. It shouldn’t be a factor though. Duran’s corner plugs up his nose and the bleeding stops for round 10...


In round 10, Duran takes control early, pounding Mayweather. But again he is holding and hitting. The ref breaks the fighters up and then disqualifies Duran for the illegal holding and hitting, saying that it was intentional and blatant! The crowd is in an uproar as Mayweather celebrates!


Officially, Roberto Duran has been disqualified and the UHC Lightweight Champion of the world is Floyd Mayweather Jr.!

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Co-feature

Larry Holmes Vs. Oliver McCall for the vacant WBO Heavyweight Title of the World!

Both fighters are in tip top shape. Holmes earned this fight by making it to the finals of the tournament on our last card. McCall is here because he is the top ranked contender not eligible to fight for the UHC Title at the next card. McCall pulled off the stunning upset of Joe Louis.

In the first round, both fighters are feeling each other out, throwing a lot of little jabs. Holmes got the better of McCall, but no damage was done. In round 2, Holmes started to open up this fight, landing some big rights that hurt McCall.

In round 3, both fighters landed some solid power punches, but Holmes is winning this fight by consistently landing the jab as well. One solid jab split McCall’s lip in this round. His corner was not able to get the bleeding to stop in between rounds and McCall is starting to look really tired.

In round 4, McCall opened with a couple hard punches that stunned Holmes, but Holmes regrouped and dominated the rest of the round. McCall’s corner is still having trouble stopping the bleeding from his lip.

McCall comes back with a very solid 5th round, staggering Holmes a few times with some heavy uppercuts to the chin.

Holmes reasserted himself in round 6, landing lots of hard shots. McCall looked out of sorts and I am not sure if he even landed a clean punch in that round. He is quickly falling far behind and may need a knockdown or even knockout to win this thing.

Early in round 7 Holmes lands a huge right, but the ref gives him a warning for hitting on the break. McCall got the quick advantage in this round, but in the final 60 seconds, Holmes landed a massive barrage of offense. I have no idea how McCall was able to stay on his feet, but he took a ton of punishment in this round. McCall has a slight swelling around his left eye now.

Round 8 is more of the same, and in round 9, Holmes lands a thudding shot to McCall’s ribs that crumbles him like stale bread! McCall jumps right back up, but that knocked the wind right out of him. Holmes goes in for the kill, but McCall somehow stays on his feet and lasts another round.

Round 10 is more punishment from Holmes, but at least McCall is answering with some counterpunching.

Holmes continues to pour on the punishment n Round 11, but give McCall some credit for staying on his feet. McCall would need a knockout to win this fight, and I doubt he has any power left in his punches to get it.

In the 12th and final round, McCall tries to throw some haymakers and win this thing, but Holmes avoids them and counter punches with success. The round ends and we go to the cards for the formality.


Jean Louis Legland scores the bout 118-108.
Horatio Castilla scores the bout 119-108.
Greg Baker scores it 119-108.

Your winner, and our first WBO Heavyweight Champion of the world is Larry Holmes!

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The Main Event!

Mike Tyson Vs. Rocky Marciano

The winner of this fight will face Muhammad Ali for the UHC Heavyweight Title of the World!

The bookmakers have this fight listed as even odds.

Both fighters are in the best shape of their lives for this very important fight.


A tremendous first round for the fans as both fighters looked to get the early knock out. They both landed huge bombs that sent their opponents into the ropes. It is tough to say who got the better of the exchanges, but if this fight continues this way, it could be the early favorite for fight of the century.

In round 2, Tyson starts out by clobbering Rocky, and really hurting him. His legs already looked pretty wobbly. After 2 minutes of getting pummeled, Rocky uses a cheap low blow shot that doubles over Tyson. The ref immediately deducts a point from Rocky, and gives Tyson the time to recover from the low blow.

Round 3 goes to Tyson as he landed some big blows in this all out slug fest. One shot almost sent Marciano to the canvas.

Round 4 was pretty much a draw in term of points, but each fighter landed some heavy blows that you can tell are having their desired affects.

The slugfest continues in Round 5 and I cannot believe that niether fighter has hit the canvas yet, never mind suffering any cuts or bruises.

Round 6 seemed to be going Marciano’s way until the last minutes when Tyson unleashed a fury of rights that landed clean. This fight is way too close to call, although I would suspect Tyson is stealing rounds late in the 3 minute count of each one with a strong finish.

Round 7 is another pretty even round. Both fighters are just standing in the middle of the ring trying knock each others head off.

The action slows in round 8 as both fighters are starting to show fatigue. I think they were trying to find a second wind in this round.

In Round 9, Tyson really roughs up Marciano and it could even have been a 2 point round for Tyson if it was not for a late flurry by Rocky. Tyson’s punches had their desired affect in round 9 as Rocky’s left eye has ballooned.

Tyson doles out the punishment in round 10, targeting that left eye of Marciano. I really don’t know if the ref is going to let him continue after this round unless his corner gets that swelling down a bit.

It is gut check time for Rocky in round 11, and he responds with a great first two minutes, raining blows down on Tyson and staggering him back. Rocky might have been too aggressive though as late in the round he walks right into a right hand from Tyson that just floors him. Marciano shakes it off and gets up at the count of 4. The ref checks him out and then stops this fight. Rocky cannot continue!


Officially, the winner by TKO at the 2:25 mark of Round 11 is Iron Mike Tyson!

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Card #3, a Champion is Crowned


Opening Bout: Tommy Morrison Vs. Corrie Sanders

Preliminary Bout #1: Chris Byrd Vs. Wvladimir Klitschko

Preliminary Bout #2: Michael Moorer Vs. Evander Holyfield

Support Bout: Roy Jones Jr. Vs. Michael Nunn for the Vacant UHC Super Middle Weight Title.

Co-Feature: George Foreman Vs. Lennox Lewis

Main Event: Mike Tyson Vs. Muhammad Ali for the Vacant UHC Heavyweight title of the World!

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Coming to you from the historic Madison Square Garden in New York City, tonight, a Champion will be crowned for the first time ever.


Opening Bout

Tommy Morrison Vs. Corrie Sanders

Morrison is a 2 to 1 favorite in the books tonight.

Both fighters look in great shape and are ready to go.


Corrie Sanders comes out and just attacks Morrison landing lefts, rights and everything in between! Morrison just puts his gloves up to protect himself from the onslaught, but the blows keep coming and most of them are breaking through the defense. Before we know it the ref is jumping in between the two fighters and waving his hands! He has stopped the fight already! Corrie Sanders with an amazing UHC debut!


Officially, the winner by TKO at the 2:10 mark of Round 1 is Corrie Sanders!

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Preliminary Bout #2

Wladimir Klitschko Vs. Chris Byrd

Vlad is a 3 to 2 favorite in this fight.

Vlad appears to be in perfect shape for this fight, but Byrd is pretty soft around the middle tonight. He certainly does not look like he trained hard for this matchup.


Through 3 rounds, the ref is as involved in the action as the fighters are. He is constantly having to break up the holding and clinching going on. When Vlad punches, he is effective, but he is being ultra conservative tonight. Maybe he is trying to just wear Byrd down. On the other hand, Byrd is active and throwing a lot of short jabs and scoring points with them.

Through the next 3 rounds, the boo birds have come out at MSG as this fight has becme a dancing contest, or maybe a clinching contest. The fans are agitated with the lack of action. Finally, late in round 6, Vlad shows some offense and lands some big hits, staggering Byrd.

Rounds 7 and 8 are much like the first 6 rounds. Both fighters are very cautious and conservative in their approach. The fans let them know they don’t like it.

Finally, in the 9th round, Vlad opens up a bit and lands some solid rights which cause a swelling to start on Byrd’s right eye.

In round 10, Vlad finally starts to take control of the fight, while Byrd looks like he is just out there to pick up a paycheck.

Round 11 also goes to Vlad, but at least Byrd showed a little life out there. Mercifully, we reach the 12th and final round of this one.

Byrd throws a few big swings in the 12th round hoping for a lucky punch, but of course it doesn’t happen and this fight goes to the cards.


Anibal Miramontes scores the fight 120-111.
Terry Smith scores it 118-111.
Lulama Mtya scores it 118-113.

The winner by unanimous decision is Wladimir Klitschko!

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Preliminary Fight #2

Evander Holyfield Vs. Michael Moorer.

Holyfield is a 2-1 favorite tonight.

Both fighters are in great shape for this match.



Holyfield comes out the aggressor in round 1, getting some solid punches in. Moorer just looks like he is biding his time, and the strategy actually works as he catches Holyfield totally out of nowhere with a devastating jab right to the nose. Holyfield drops like a sack of potatoes and doesn’t get up until the countr reaches 8!

Holyfield comes back in round 2 and lands some power punches of his own that seem to have staggered Moorer.

Over the next 2 rounds, Holyfield starts to pick it up and is starting to gain a noticeably advantage over Moorer. It is looking like that knockdown was just a lucky shot that stunned Evander.

The momentum swings back and forth a couple of times over the next 2 rounds, with each fighter probably taking 1 round.

Round 7 is pretty even, but Holyfield might have stolen it with a late flurry of punches that landed. In Round 8, Holyfield start to take control of the fight and knocks Moorer down with a slid right to the ribcage. Moorer is quick to get back up and restart the fight. Holyfield shows that killer instinct and comes right at Moorer and sends him to the canvas again in the 8th round. This time it takes a count of 8 before Moorer gets back up. Moorer survives the round, but is in big trouble now.

Holyfield continues the attack in round 9 and once again puts Moorer on his back. Moorer gets up on the count of 4, and Evander shakes his head, wondering what he ahs to do to keep him down. Evander continues to attack and Moorer has his gloves up. The ref tells him to do something or the fight will end, and Moorer throws a few weak punches but gets out of the 9th round alive.

In Round 10, Evander sends Moorer to the canvas once again and as he starts to get up, he thinks better of it and stays down for the 10 count.


Officially, The winer by KO at the 2:54 mark of Round 10 is Evander Holyfield!

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Support Bout


Roy Jones Jr. Vs. Michael Nunn for the vacant UHC title.

Jones is a 2 to 1 favorite for this fight.

Both fighters are in fine shape for this one.



Through two rounds, Nunn is putting on quite a performance, stunning Jones and his legion of fans in the crowd tonight. Nunn is repeating scoring points and doing damage to Jones and keeping Roy out of the flow of his game.

Jones comes to life in the 3rd round, and lands many, many good punches. But Nunn comes right back out in the 4th and takes it to Roy once again, piling up the points and a lead in this fight.

Jones starts off round 5 strong, but Nunn comes right back and staggers Jones. Jones dances around a bit to regroup and then attacks, sending Nunn to the canvas with a devastating right cross! Nunn gets up at the count of 8, but suddenly this fight has turned.

Jones comes out for the 6th round in a southpaw stance to try and change things up here. Nunn is a bit thrown off by the move and suffers some damage in this round.

The 7th round is pretty even, but at the second tick down, Jones will try to steal the round with a flurry. One of his punches hit Nunn square in the face and blood erupts everywhere! The ref halts the fight and sends the fighters to neutral corners. The ring physician comes up and takes a look at Nunn’s eye, which is just pouring blood. Nunn pleads with the doctor to continue but he has seen enough and calls this one.


Officially, The winner and the UHC Supper Middleweight Champion by TKO at the 2:47 mark of Round 7 is Roy Jones Jr.!!!!!!

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Co-Feature

George Foreman Vs. Lennox Lewis

The bookies have this as an even fight.

Both fighters are in great shape and ready to get it on.


Foreman comes out the aggressor in round 1 and backs Lewis into the corner. He unleases lefts and rights and when he finally backs out there is blood everywhere. Lewis has a gash over his right eye that is bleeding pretty badly. He wipes the blood from his eye with his glove and makes it out of the round, but already badly hurt.

Lweis regroups in the corner and comes out with some solid shots in the second round, but once again Foreman backs him into a corner and does some heavy damage on Lewis. If Lewis keeps getting caught in there, he is not going to last long. As the third round starts, the gash is still bleeding from Lennox’s eye.

Lewis moves around a lot in the third round, staying out of harms way, but he eventually gets trapped in the corner and once again Foreman unloads into him with some damaging hits.

Round four is once again all George Foreman, but Lewis shows signs of life in round five, staggering Foreman a couple of times and almost sending him down. Foreman gets conservative after that flurry and dances around for the rest of the round. As we head to round 6, the cut over Lewis’s eye is better, but still obviously open and bleeding.

Foreman takes back control in the 6th round and easily wins it, dealing out a lot more punishment for Lewis. The corner has finally got that cut to stop bleeding.

Lewis comes back with another strong round in the 7th, but time is not on his side right now. Foreman looks considerably slower and may be fading as this fight wears on.

Foreman gains the momentum back with a very strong round 8. Lewis looks like he spent a lot of energy trying to get back into this fight.

Round 9 is a classic toe to toe slugfest, and Foreman may have gotten the btter of it, but not by much. Both fighters took some heavy damage in that round, and either one is primed to be knocked down or out in the final 3 rounds.

The first knockdown of the fight comes in the 10th when Foreman lands a crushing blow to Lewis’s ribcage. Lewis gets up on a 5 count. Foreman starts swinging wildly trying to finish this one off and eventually catches Lewis with a big hook that puts him down. Lewis pops right back up though and the bell rings to end the 10th.

Both fighters look totally spent in the 11th round. They are probably saving up for the final round, where Lewis would surely need a knockout to win.

The fuel tanks are on empty and round twelve goes by pretty uneventful. We head to the judges.


Larry Chavez scores the bout 116-110.
Vince Delgado scores it 117-107.
Robert Byrd scores it 116-110.

The winner, by unanimous decision, is George Foreman!

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The Main Event!

Muhammad Ali Vs. Mike Tyson - for the undisputed UHC Heavyweight Championship of the World!

The books have this fight as even money on either fighters.


Ali looks primed and ready to go, however, Tyson looks just a bit out of shape, like maybe he could have put a bit more effort into training for this fight. Against a guy like Ali, you better be in the best shape of your life.


Ali gets off to a quick start to this fight, landing a few big punches to Tyson’s face. Tyson is a little discouraged by these early shots, but regroups and makes a fine showing in closing out the first round.

The fighters did all of their feeling out in round 1, which they obviously skipped over in the first round. Neither fighters threw many punches, never mind landing any.

Ali completely dominated round 3, sending Tyson reeling into the ropes on two or three occasions. Tyson was weakly swinging at Ali and failed to connect time and time again. His punches do not even seem to have any power behind them right now.

In round 4, Tyson looks as if he could care less about the title that is on the line. His hands are held low and he is sluggish moving around the ring. In the meantime, Ali continues to rack up points.

Tyson shows signs of life in the 5th round, snapping some clean hard punches that landed squarely. Still, he did not overwhelm Ali in this round, but he has to start somewhere.

Ali regains control of the fight in the 6th round. Tyson is missing his mark again and his hands are still being carried low. Ali makes Tyson pay dearly for it and lands several hard shots that sent Iron Mike reeling. Those punches also caused a pretty large swelling on his right eye. It looks like the type that could cause the referee to stop things.

Things go from bad to worse for Tyson in the 7th round. Ali is using Tyson as a punching bag out there and Mike is barely responding. The swelling on his eye is much worse now and it looks like he has given up.

Tyson continues to take abuse in the 8th round, and as he comes out for the 9th, the referee takes a good look at his eye, and at his body language and calls this fight right there on the spot.

Officially, The winner and UHC Heavyweight Champion of the World, by TKO at the 0:03 mark of the 9th Round is Muhammad Ali!

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I am going to have to get some more fights in for these guys before things sort out and the contenders list starts taking shape. I think you need 10 fighters before you show up on the contenders list.

So the next few cards willl just to get work in for these fighters.

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Card #4

Opening Bout: Andrew Golota (0-0) Vs. Vitali Kitsch (1-0)

Preliminary Fight #1: Joe Lewis (0-1) Vs. Tommy Morrison (0-1)

Preliminary Fight #2: Jack Dempsey (0-1) Vs. Lou Savarese (0-1)

Support Bout: Gene Tunney (1-1) Vs. Corrie Sanders (1-0)

Co-Feature: Sonny Liston (1-1) Vs. Wladamir Klitchsko (1-0)

Main Event: Larry Holmes (4-1) Vs. Buster Douglas (1-0) for the WBO Heavyweight title.

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And now, from Bally’s Las Vegas in beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, it is fight Night!



Opening Bout


Andrew Golota Vs. Vitali Klitschko

The odds are even on this fight. Both fighters are in perfect condition for this bout.


Nothing out of the ordinary in the first three rounds of this fight. Vitali is probably getting the better of Golota, but Golota is hanging in this one.

In round 4, the fighters start by feeling each other out, Golota is throwing a lot of jabs, looking for an opening, and he finally finds one that buckle Vitiali’s knees, and they hit the canvas. He takes a second to catch his breath and gets right back up on a 2 count. Golota went after Vitali after he got up and a couple of times it looked like the ref was going to stop it, but Vitali started punching back and he lasted through the round.

Vitali comes into round 4 with some swelling on his left eye. Golota keeps the pressure on and scores a decisive win in round 5.

Early in round 6, Golota connects with a big uppercut and sends Vitali sprawling to the canvas. He has trouble getting up, but makes it at the count of 8. Golota cannot finish Vitali off in this round though. Vitali’s eye is taking more punishment and looks pretty bad now.

Round 7 was the first good one for Vitali as he started to rally back with some good power punches that got to Golota cleanly. If Vitali can keep the momentum going he may be able to get himself back into this fight with his thunderous right hand. Golota looks really tired after this round.

Golota regains his composure and scores another victory in round 8. Vitali looks almost finished out there after his breif second win in the last round.

Early in round 9, Golota lands a punch to the ribs and Vitali goes down hard. He is not getting up. This fight is over!


Officially, The winner by KO at the 0:32 mark of round 9 is Andrew Golota!

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Preliminary Bout #1

Joe Louis vs. Tommy Morrison

Louis is a 3-1 favorite in this fight. After losing early in the tournament, he just has to take on a few easier fights to re-establish himself. Louis looks in great shape for this fight, but rumor has it that Morrison over trained and may have left the fight in the gym.

The first round is pretty even, with Morrison jumping out early and landing some shots as the aggressor. Louis has a solid fight plan though and is picking his spots and scoring points.

In round 2, it is all Louis and it gets ugly real fast. He lands power punches at will. Morrison is stumbling around the ring like a rag doll until the ref finally steps in and stops this fight.


Officially, The winner by TKO at the 2:53 mark of Round 2 is Joe Louis!

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Preliminary Bout #2

Jack Demsey vs. Lou Savarese

Another bout that looks like a mismatch on paper. Demsey just needs to get a couple wins under his belt. He is a 3-1 favorite.

Both fighters look to be in good condition as the opening bell rings.


Right from the start, Dempsey comes out and you can just see he is the better fighter. He imposes his will on Savarese for most of the round. In the second round it is again all Dempsey and late in the round he finally lands the big punch and Savarese just crumples to the canvas. He is down and he is staying down.


Officially, At the end of round 2, Jack Dempsey wins by KO!

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Support Bout


Gene Tunney vs. Corrie Sanders

Tunney is a 3-1 favorite, but Sanders had an impressive first round knockout in his first bout. This could be a better fight than expected. Both fighters are in great condition and ready to go.

Tunney is clearly in control of the fight after three rounds. He has dominated each round and probably won all three on the judges cards. Sanders is hanging in there though and with his big punch can turn this whole fight just that quickly.

In rounds 4 and 5, Sanders seems to have found something that works. He is picking his spots, landing some good shots and then tying up Tunney. Tunney is getting frustrated with this tactic and Corrie Sanders is right back in this fight.

Tunney comes back strong in round 6, landing blow after blow and easily taking the round, but in the waning seconds the ref deducts a point from Tunney for a rabbit puch! All that hard work and this may end up being a 9-9 round. Still the damage was done and Sanders looks worse for the wear with a huge swell on his right eye.

Sanders starts out round 7 with a lot of success, but then he gets careless and walks into a right hand that sends him down for a 3 count. Sanders gets right back into the mix, and even though there was knockdown, Sanders did enough in this round to not lose more than a point to Tunney. In fact, he would have won it easily if not for the knockdown. His eye, however continues to get worse as this fight goes on.

In round 8, the action is slow but Tunney was pressing it more than Sanders so he probably gets the round. In the last second of the round, Tunney targets Sanders swollen eye and connects, cutting him open above that same eye. I don’t think the ref will let this go any longer.

As expected the first puch landed by Tunney in round 9 ends this fight. The ref stops it. A great effort by Sanders, and I am sure he will be back with more good fights and wins.

Officially, The winner by TKO at the 0:25 mark of round 9 is Gene Tunney.

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Co-Feature

Sonny Liston vs. Wladamir Klitschko

Sonny is a 3-2 favorite in this fight. He is just trying to get some wins under his belt before he takes on some of the top contenders. Vlad is 1-0 but the win was a poor showing.

Both fighters are in great shape and ready to rumble.


In the first minute of both rounds 1 and 2, Vlad looks like a champion prize fighter, landing punches at will. But Liston has a chin like nobody else and he absorbed all those hits and it just seemed to piss him off. He came back strong in the second half of each round and probably ended up winning both of them, as well as hurting Vlad pretty badly.

Rounds 3 And 4 follow the same pattern with Vlad starting strong, but Liston winning the round and dealing out more damage in the end. After the 4th round, Vlad’s hands are down low and his lip is split open.

In round 5 it almost seems as if Liston is just toying with Vlad. Finally, midway through the round a devastating body blow sends Vlad to the canvas for an 8 count. As soon as he gets up, Liston puts himi right back down again, but this time only for a 3 count. A few more punches from Liston and the ref stops this one before it gets even uglier.


Officially, The winner by TKO at the 2:50 mark in Round 5 is Sonny Liston!

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Tonight’s Main Event

WBO Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes defends his title against Buster Douglas.

Holmes is a 2-1 favorite in this fight.

Both fighters are in great shape for this title match.


Through three rounds, Holmes is just outclassing Douglas in the ring. While the first round was pretty close, Holmes has since taken over and is dealing out a lot of damage. Douglas already looks exhausted as we begin round 4.

Round 4 was pretty close but things got a bit ugly in round 5. The two fighters have resorted to a lot of clinching and midway through this round they head butted real hard. It did not look intentional, but Douglas’ lip is all busted open and he keeps swiping at it with the glove.

In round 6, the bleeding has stopped, but not the punishment that Holmes is dishing out. He is really dominating this fight, and it seems like sooner rather than later, Holmes will deliver the knockout punch.

In round 7, the tide turns as Douglas catches Holmes with a straight jab to the temple, Holmes knees buckle and he takes a knee! It is just for a second, but it is called a knockdown! Douglas doesn’t seem like he is going to followup on the knockdown, but with just seconds left in the round, he delivers a wicked hook that again sends Holmes to his knee for just a second, but again, it is called a knockdown! Two knockdowns in the round for Buster Douglass!

Early in round 8, Douglas connects again and opens up a cut on top of Holmes left eye. Suddenly, Holmes went from cruising to a victory to now hanging on for dear life and his WBO Title. Something must have went off inside of Holmes when he saw his own blood though. He charges Douglas and lands a heavy barrage of punches that sends Douglas to the canvas! Douglas manages to get up at the count of 8 and the round continues. Holmes moves in for the kill and after landing a ton of punches the ref steps in and stops this one!

Officially, the winner, and STILL WBO Heavyweight Champions, by TKO at the 2:54 mark of round 8, Larry Holmes!

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Card #5

Opening Bout: Joe Frazier (0-1) Vs. Michael Moorer (0-1)

Preliminary Bout #1: Riddick Bowe (0-1) vs. Jameel McCline (0-1)

Preliminary Bout #2: Joe Louis (1-1) vs. Corrie Sanders (1-1)

Support Bout: Evander Holyfield (1-0) vs. Andrew Golota (1-0)

Co-Feature: Mike Tyson (3-2) vs. Sonny Liston (2-1)

Main Event: Muhammad Ali (5-0) vs. Tim Witherspoon (0-0) for Ali’s UHC Heavyweight title.



This card will come to you from The Boston Garden in Boston, MA.

Following this card, I think I will run a double elimination tournament to determne the #1 contender and get a whole bunch of fights under these guys belts. That will build up some stats and the rankings can begin to sort each other out.

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Opening Bout

Joe Frazier vs. Michael Moorer.

Frazier is a 2 to 1 favorite in this fight.

Frazier appears to be in great condition. Moorer has been consistently inconsistent in his training sessions.


Both of these fighters are 0-1 in their careers, and Frazier knows he cannot drop to 0-2 so he comes out firing and makes a mess of Moorer in the first round. Moorer’s left eye is already starting to swell up.

Round 2 is all Frazier and in round 3, Moorer hits canvas for a 5 count. He gets back up but clinches Frazier the rest of the round in order to survive.

Round 4 and 5 is all Frazier as well in this classic mismatch. Midway through Round 5, the ref stops this fight before Moorer gets seriously injured.


The winner by TKO at the 1:42 mark of Round 5 is Joe Frazier!

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Preliminary Bout #1

Riddick Bowe vs. Jameel McCline

Bowe is a 2 to 1 favorite in this fight. Both fighters come to the ring in perfect shape.


The frist two rounds go to Bowe as he landed a bunch of power shots on McCline. Meanwhile, McCline was able to score some points in each round, but they came with little jabs that did not damage at all to Bowe. In round 3, McCline started opening it up a bit and that round was a toss up.

Rounds 4 and 5 have Bowe reasserting himself. In Round 5, a cut opened over McClines’s right eye. This fight looks like it is nearly over as Bowe just needs a couple more good shots to put McCline down to the canvas. If that doesn’t happen, the ref may just stop it instead.

Round 6 is all Bowe and it looked as if the ref was ready to stop it near the end. Things take a turn for the wrost for McCline in Round 7. He goes down midway through the round and it takes him until 9 to get to his feet. The ref should have stopped it right there, but instead he allows McCline to take more punishment. One more big sweeping right by Bowe sends McCline slying into the ropes and down. He is unconscious. The count reaches ten and this fight is in the books.


The winner by knockout at the 2:42 mark of Round 7 is Riddick Bowe.

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Preliminary Bout #2

Joe Louis vs. Corrie Sanders

Louis is a 3-1 favorite, but Sanders has looked impressive in his 2 fights, winning one and losing the other. Louis looks to be in great considition. Sanders said he has never trained as hard as he has for this fight. Hopefully, he did not overdo it.

Sanders looks nothing like the fighter we saw in his first two fights. He is getting pummeled in the first two rounds of this fight. In round 2, he hit’s the canvas with just a few seconds left in the round. He manages to get up, but he does not look like he will last much longer.

Louis continues to pick apart Sanders in round 3 and finally the ref makes the right call and stops this one.


The winner by TKO at the 2:22 mark of Round 3 is Joe Louis.

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Support Bout

Evander Holyfield vs. Andrew Golota

Evander is a 3-2 favorite in this fight. He looks to be in perfect shape for this fight. Golota has a slight paunch in the middle. He could have worked out harder for this fight.

After the first two rounds we appear to have yet another mismatch fight. Holyfield is taking to Golota hard and is easily winning this fight early on. In round 3 Golota starts to fight back, and then Holyfield moves in and they crack heads hard. The ref, McIntosh, steps in and calls an intentional head butt on Holyfield. That butt took Golota off his game, and Holyfield cleaned up in that round again.

Right off the bat in round 4, Holyfield lands a low blow and the ref immediately takes a point away. If Holyfield is not careful here, he may get DQ’d. He is winning this fight easily and should take care to keep it clean. Holyfield finishes the round strong, and you have to wonder how much longer Golota can go on. His left eye is swelling pretty bad at this point as well.

In round 5, Holyfield cuts Golota open under that same left eye that is swollen up. I am a bit surprised the ref is letting this one continue. Golota is out on his feet.

In round 6, Holyfield cuts Golota open over the other eye and the ref has finally seen enough, stopping this one right there.


The winner by TKO at the 1:42 mark of round 6 is Evander Holyfield.

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Co-Feature

Mike Tyson vs. Sonny Liston

This should be our only really competitive fight of the night. The odds are even on these fighters. Tyson looks to be in outstanding shape. Liston may have trained too hard for this fight according to reports.


Liston comes out in round 1 and just completely dominates Tyson in the first round. I don’t think Tyson expects him to be so aggressive and it really threw him off his game plan.

In a real shocker, Tyson goes down early in round two, but manages to pop right back up after only a 3 count from the ref. His legs look real shaky though. Just a few seconds later a hard body shot sends Tyson down again. This time it takes until a 6 count for Tyson to get back up. He looks totally lost out there and was obviously not ready for this fight. With 12 seconds left in round 2, Liston floors Tyson again and with the 3 knockdown rule in effect, this fight is over. You have to wonder what happened to Tyson in this fight. He barely landed a punch and had a glass chin.


The winner by TKO at the 2:43 mark of Round 2 is Sonny Liston!

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The Main Event

UHC Champion Muhammad Ali vs. Tim Witherspoon for the UHC Title.

Ali needed to get some work in so he took this fight, which should not last long. Ali is a 2-1 favorite. Both fighters look to be in perfect shape as round 1 begins.


Witherspoon puts on a good showing in the early rounds here against Ali. This is Tim’s first professional fight and he figures he has nothing to lose going against the champ, and everything to gain. He easily won the first round and keeps the next 2 rounds pretty close.

Round 4 was pretty even, but round 5 was a very nice one for Witherspoon, and my bet is that he won it easily. Ali looked frustrated on his stool in between rounds and came out in round 6 and started to take control of the fight. He landed several big shots that stunned Witherspoon and had him realing. After 6 rounds, I have Ali ahead, but not by all that much.

In round 7, Witherspoon again looks great and he is getting Ali more confused and frustrated as the rounds go by. In round eight the fighters exchange big punches, but Ali gets the better of it and sends Witherspoon to the canvas for an 8 count. Tim gets out of the round, but the momentum took a huge swing in Ali’s favor and I am sure the judges scorecards did as well. There is still time for Tim to get back into this fight though.

Ali’s first punch of the 9th round opens up a cut on Witherspoon’s head and the ref immediately stops the fight. Witherspoon’s corner is going nuts and Tim is screaming at the ref, asking Why in the hell are you stopping this? The crowd is booing very loudly as the ref quickly makes his way out of the arena.

The winner and still UHC Heavyweight Champion with a TKO at the 0:20 mark in Round 9 is Muhammad Ali!

The judges cards had Lai up 3 or 4 points in this fight at the time it stopped. That is counting the knockdown, so Tim was in this fight up until the knockdown and really still had a shot when it was stopped. Great showing for Tim against the champ, and maybe a rematch will be in order soon.

After the fight, when interviewed, wither spoon went off on the poor referee decision and said that he had Ali confused and frustrated with the great fight plan. He said that Ali was damn lucky to land that one punch which sent him down and changed the fight. He said Ali is lucky it was stopped because he was about to pull off the greatest upset ever.

When told about these comments Ali shrugged them off and just pointed to his belt. He did look frustrated with his performance though, and I am sure he will take Tim much more seriously if they should ever meet again.

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Double Elimination Tournament to determine the #1 contender.

Due to the number of fights that will be fought here, the descriptions until the end will be just quick recaps of the fights. I am just trying to get a decent number of fights in before I start some story lines. I really want a more accurate picture of how these fighters rank so there will not be so many mismatches.

This card is coming to you from Arrowhead Pond in California.


Opening Round Matchups

(1) Larry Holmes (5-1, WBO Champ) vs. (16) Tommy Morrison (0-2)

(2) Sonny Liston (3-1) vs.(15) Chris Byrd (0-1)

(3) Mike Tyson (3-3) vs. (14) Vitali Kitsch (1-1)

(4) Rocky Marciano (2-2) vs. (13) Hasim Rahman (0-1)

(5) Evander Holyfield (2-0) vs. (12) Tim Witherspoon (0-1)

(6) Gene Tunney (2-1) vs. (11) Corrie Sanders (1-2)

(7) Oliver McCall (1-2) vs. (10) George Foreman (1-1)

(8) Lennox Lewis (1-2) vs. (9) Jack Dempsey (1-1)

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Opening Round Results

(1) Larry Holmes vs. (16) Tommy Morrison

Morrison never had a shot today. He came in and just looked for the knockout punch, but never found it. Holmes opened up cuts on his right eye, above and below in the first round. Then he knocked him down in the 5th and then he knocked him out in the 8th.

The winner by TKO at the 2:51 mark of round 8 is Larry Holmes.





(2) Sonny Liston vs. (15) Chris Byrd

Liston looked good early on, but in the second round he came charging ina dn it looks like he broke his nose on Byrd’s forehead. Blood is gushing from his nose and over the next two rounds, his corners cannot get the bleeding to stop. Finally, early in round 4, the ref has to stop the fight! Byrd pulls off the huge upset!

The winner by TKO at the 0:01 mark of round 4 is Chris Byrd!






(3) Mike Tyson vs. (14) Vitali Klitschko

The first three rounds are classic Tyson. He is like an angry pit bull, not even giving Vitali a chance to breathe and almost knocking him down twice. In the third round Tyson get s apoint taken away for leading with the head, but later in the round he cuts Vitali open under the right eye. In rund 4, maybe Tyson was getting way too confident over how easy this was, but he walked right into a thundering right from Vitali that sent him down and through the ropes! He barely got up at the count of 9, and then later in the round Tyson went down once again and it took him until the count of 8 to get up!

In round 5 Tyson just tries to survive and he does. He comes back strong in round 7, almost knocking Vitali down, but in Round 8 Vitali sends Tyson to the canvas once again for a 5 count. Tyson is just being very careless out there. Both fighters have bad swellings over their eyes, and if the ref stops this, who knows who is going to win it.

Round 9 is pretty even, but Tyson loses another valuable point for hitting on the break. Round 10 sees Tyson hit the canvas for the fourth tim ein this fight, but once again he gets back up and keeps fighting. It looks like Tyson is going to need a KO to win this thing, and he might get the TKO due to Vitali’s eyes. There are just 1 more rounds to go!

In round 11, the ref does indeed stop the fight. Both fighter’s eyes are swollen up, but the ref feels Vitali is in danger if he lets this one continue. Somehow, Tyson gets the win in this fight even though he was way behind on all 3 judge’s scorecards and was knocked down 4 times!

The winner by TKO at the 0:41 mark of Round 11 is Mike Tyson!






(4) Rocky Marciano vs. (13) Hasim Rahman

This fight was all Rocky. He dominated Rahman, and put him down in the 2nd, and then put him down for good in the 3rd. Rocky barely broke a sweat.

The winner by KO at the 2:51 mark in Round 3 is Rocky Marciano.