Dawson: Campillo Showed The Blueprint To Beat Cloud
NEW YORK — Chad Dawson understood why nearly 5,000 fans booed so loudly Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Lewkowicz Discusses The Campillo-Cloud Outcome, More
This past Saturday night, a shameful act went down in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Gabriel Campillo: I Thought I Had The Victory in The Bag
The latest edition of The Boxing Lab, BoxingScene.com's official audio show, featured Gabriel Campillo who lost a very controversial decision to IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud this past Saturday. Campillo appeared to win a minimum of 8 rounds despite getting dropped twice in the first round.
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Williams Cruises, While Campillo Heisted in Corpus Christi
By Cliff Rold - 30-year old Jr. Middleweight Paul Williams (41-2, 27 KO) of Aiken, South Carolina, picked up his first real win since May 2010 on Saturday night at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas with a dominant unanimous decision over 36-year old Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9 KO). It was the first fight for Williams since a soundly dismissed split decision win over Cuban Erislandy Lara in July 2011. Ishida was hoping to ride the momentum of a huge 2011 knockout of contender James Kirkland but it was not to be. Ishida came into the bout a pound over the Jr. Middleweight limit at 155, Williams just under at 153 ½ lbs. The referee was Jon Schorle. Williams began the fight behind his long southpaw right jab but soon walked into a looping right hand counter to knock him off balance. Williams landed two clean rights near the corner but Ishida responded, back at center ring, with a nice lead left. Action slowed to a feeling out form as each man surveyed the other to finish the first round.
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Team Campillo To File IBF Protest Over Cloud Decision
Sampson Lewkowicz, promoter of Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8KOs), plans to file an official protest with the International Boxing Federation [IBF] on Monday. Lewkowicz, along with Campillo and the boxer's co-promoter Lou Dibella, will dispute Saturday's twelve round split decision loss to IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19KOs), which took place at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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ShoStats: Campillo Dominates The Numbers Over Cloud
More stench from Texas! Gabriel Campillo survived two first round knockdowns to outlanded defending champ Tavoris Cloud 2-1 in power shots, backing up the Don King promoted Cloud for the majority of the fight. Campillo landed more power shots in 9 of 12 rounds. ShoStats provided by CompuBox.
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DiBella Explodes on Cloud Decision: A F***ing Disgrace!
Lou DiBella, promoter for Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8KOs), went wild over Saturday's scoring in the fight between his boxer and IBF champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19KOs), which took place at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Campillo was able to overcome two knockdown in the first round, and then proceeded to outbox Cloud for the majority of the fight. The scores were 115-111 for Campillo, and 114-112 and 116-110 for Cloud. The Showtime announcers were shocked at the scores for Cloud.
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Tavoris Cloud Decisions Campillo in a Harsh Robbery
American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas - Gabriel Campillo (21-4-1, 8KOs) survived two bad knockdowns in the first round and appeared to dominate most of the next eleven, but the two of the three official judges gave the decision to IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud (24-0, 19KOs). The scores were 115-111 for Campillo, 114-112 and 116-110 for Cloud.
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CompuBox Comparisons: Cloud-Campillo, Williams-Ishida
Paul Williams throws nearly twice as many punches per round, while Ishida lands at a slightly higher percentage. Williams threw and landed twice as many power shots as Ishida, who landed half the 154-pound average for power shots.
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Cloud-Campillo, Ishida-Williams: Pre-Fight Report Card
It could have been a unification fight. What appears to be the best-matched contest of the weekend should feature an exciting, violent IBF titlist against an exciting, cerebral WBA beltholder. The judges screwed Gabriel Campillo out of his WBA belt against Beibut Shumenov in 2010. They almost gave screwed him again in a draw last year against Karo Murat. Saturday night, he can find redemption against a man who never fights to get to the cards. Redemption isn’t a storyline contained to the title affair. At Jr. Middleweight, Paul Williams tries to bounce back from what should have been two straight defeats (no, there is no rational argument for his winning against Erislandy Lara last year) against one of the best stories of 2011. Can his opponent keep lightning in the bottle?
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