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[butterfly1964]

*sigh* This is really taking a while; especially since the second round is all but figured out in the NBA. Still, kudos to you butterfly1964 for the effort.

well, i kind of didn't post any matchups for a few days, so i'm behind. but i'll catch up.

[butterfly1964]

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butterfly1964 here, and welcome to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA for fight #4 between holyfield and marciano. holyfield took the lead at 2-1, but will marciano turn the tide? marciano came in again at 183, and holyfield was 209.

and marciano is now coming into the ring and mixed cheers and boos could be heard. and holyfield is in the ring and a loud roar of applause is heard! both men looked hungry and determined. here's the tale of the tape.

Evander Holyfield

age: 28
height: 6'-2"
weight: 209
reach: 77"
record: 25-0-0 (21ko)

Rocky Marciano

age: 30
height: 5'-11"
weight: 183
reach: 67"
record: 45-0-0 (40ko)

let's listen to ring announcer michael buffer.

buffer: "welcome to the geooorgia dooome, for this eastern matchup. Lllllllllets get ready to ruumbllllllleee! in the blue corner, from Brockton, Massachusetts, wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands 5'-11", he weighs one eighty-three, the Brockton Blockbuster, Roockyy Marciaanoooo! (a few boos could be heard) and in the red corner, from Atlanta, GA, he's wearing black trunks with white trim, he stands 6'-2, he weighs two oooh nine, The Real Deal, Evaaaaaaandeeeeeeeer Hooooolyfiiiieeeeeeld! 15 rounds!"

Round 1: Both fighters come out and marciano dipps down low in his famous croutch. evander is missing his face cause marciano's head is too low. marciano throws a few wild punches, but holyfield dances away from him. holyfield is using the ring well, countering and making rocky miss: both men are fresh and ready for action.

Round 2: Both men come out trading, and evander is getting the best of it. rocky pounds the body during clinches and goes for the arms and neck as well. holyfield trys to stay out of a clinch, cause he knows rocky will go for anything. marciano is pressing the fight and is cutting off the ring pretty well, but holyfield is landing his jab and one-two's with pin-point accuracy: holyfield listens to sheilds with great attention, and goldman is giving a few pointers to rocky.

Round 3: holyfield is boxing well, landing his jab and making rocky miss. rocky looks sloppy and wild now. holyfield is sticking to his game plan and staying away. marciano is still pressing, but holyfield is a tad-bit faster. holyfield get consideration from the judges on this one: Sheilds is telling holy to keep doing what he's doing, and goldman is telling rocky to pick his shots carefully.

Round 4: holyfield and rocky get into frequent clinches, and holyfield now uses his new found strength to pound rocky's body, outmuscle marciano, and to hurt his with some head combos. rocky tries to make a fight of it, but can't. holy is doing everything right. this is a great round for evander: goldman is telling marciano to concentrate on the body and to croutch lower to make evander miss. sheilds says to keep applying the pressure on the inside and tie marciano up when he can.

Round 5: marciano croutches lower, which gives holyfield problems in landing his jab cleanly. holy applies presure on the inside and gets marciano on the ropes and pounds him. marciano fights back, but holy uses his strength to tie him up. marciano throws his suzie q a few times, but misses by a mile. evander is now up on his toes and is landing his jab about half the time, puffing up marciano's face. marciano is pressuring holy, but holy boxes sharply: holyfield looks pretty good in terms of stamina, and marciano looks as fresh as ever.

Round 6: Marciano is still pressing the fight, this time landing some right hands to the jaw and hurting holyfield. holy shakes them off and continues to move. holy gets a bit tired now of running and marciano begins to close the gap. holy is cornered and uses his strength to push him off, but marciano is relentless in attacking. holyfield plays keep away, and the round is about even: marciano still looks good, except for that eye, and holy is tired. it seems that the added weight took a tool on his stamina.

Round 7: marciano continues to land, and holyfield hits marcano a few times to make a good fight of it, but holy looks pretty well spent, but marciano is still fresh: holy needs all 60 sec. to refresh himself, but marciano is up at the warning bell.

Round 8: Holyfield is now fighting back in the clinches and is landing some punches. marciano's face is cut again, and holy fight back more. marciano and holy are both throwing punches. holy throws body punches to wear marciano down, and marciano hits the face, body and arms. the round is even: both men needs some rest and some ice on their eyes.

Round 9: Holy comes out, tired but willing. marciano is strong in the clenches, and holy is taking some shots. marciano is crouching low to get in a good uppercut that staggers holyfield. holy shakes it off and keeps putting punches together. The round is even: Both men are tired, but marciano looks pretty good still. marciano eye has blood coming out of it, so goldman takes care of that situation.

Round 10: Holy is now looking better landing jabs and straight rights and dancing away from marciano's punches. marciano tries, but holyfield is too fast for rocky. it's all hoilyfield: marciano's eye becomes a problem, but goldman ha it under control. holyfield's eye is swollen, and he is almost blind in one eye, but he still presses on.

Round 11: Marciano comes back strong, and land some punches, that worries evander. holyfield spends most of his time against the ropes while rocky hits what ever is infront of him. holy tries to box him, but he is tired and marciano continues to close the gap. rocky has evander hurt and he is going for the ko, but evander lasts the round: marciano recieves instructions, and so does evander and th warning bell sounds.

Round 12: Marciano is throwing punches with both hands and hurts holyfield continuously. marciano is strong, but holy is extremely tired. this is attributed to the superb conditioning of rocky marciano. marciano convincingly wins this round, but evander for some reason is not going down: Marciano is ready for the kill, and evander wants to turn the tide of this fight badly.

Round 13: Marciano is landing some good shots, but holy fights back and staggers marciano. holy follows up with some big shots, but marciano takes them. they both get into a slugfest. marciano goes down! he is up at 5 and they continue. marciano fights back and rocks evander. the round ends as both fighters need some rest.

Round 14: Round 14: marciano goes for the ko, cause he thinks he might be behind on points. marciano swings his hardest shots, and holy is worried. it's an all out battle now as holyfield and marciano are now trading. holy's chin survives the exchange and marciano is now pressuring the fight. holy is jabbing, but marciano uses his great leverage to punish evander. evander fights back, but to no avail: marciano is pretty tired, but ready for action. evander looks done for the night, but he will decide to keep going for three more minutes.

Round 15: Both men come out and evander throws hard fast combos that stop marciano in his tracks. holyfield is landing his jab effectively , cause he waits for rocky's head to come higher and then throw it. evander uses the ring well. evander works on that eye, which is cut again. marciano pressures landig some terrific head blows and some hooks to the boddy. marciano jjabs a bit and lands his suzie q on holyfields temple and holy is stunned, but quickly shakes it off, and is now on his toes, circling marciano. holy is moving well, and although he is dead tired, he has great heart, and is toughening it out. marciano is now being outclassed and cannot find evander as easily as before. holyfield uses his strength to outmuscle rocky in the clinches. they both are tired, and holyfield throws a flurry as the bell ending the fight rings!

marciano was down in the thirteenth. and now here's buffer with the decision.

buffer: "Judge Artie Aidala scores it 7-7-1! judge Tony Castellano scores it 8-7 for holyfield! (boos could be heard) Referee Mark Conn scores it 8-7 marciano, it's a draw!!"

so that means that we will have our first overtime in the tournament! an extra round will be fought to decide the winner.

both fighters are ready.

Round 16: marciano comes out and throws some big shots and the tired holyfield has no answer. marciano pounds the body, and holy lands some shots, but marciano is connecting with the much harder blows! holy is up against the ropes, and marciano wales away at whatever he sees in front of him. holy continues to fight off the back foot as the round ends.

buffer: "the winner of the 16th round marciano, winner by overtime decision in the 16th round, rocky marciano!!!

well, the series is tied at 2-2. who will win the series now? find out right here on monday. well, that all for now. the final scores are, Part1-ali ko7, Part2-dempsey ko2, Part3-louis tko1, Part4-marciano od16. butterfly1964 signing off.

[RockyMarcianofan00]

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butterfly1964 here, and welcome to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA for fight #4 between holyfield and marciano. holyfield took the lead at 2-1, but will marciano turn the tide? marciano came in again at 183, and holyfield was 209.

and marciano is now coming into the ring and mixed cheers and boos could be heard. and holyfield is in the ring and a loud roar of applause is heard! both men looked hungry and determined. here's the tale of the tape.

Evander Holyfield

age: 28
height: 6'-2"
weight: 209
reach: 77"
record: 25-0-0 (21ko)

Rocky Marciano

age: 30
height: 5'-11"
weight: 183
reach: 67"
record: 45-0-0 (40ko)

let's listen to ring announcer michael buffer.

buffer: "welcome to the geooorgia dooome, for this eastern matchup. Lllllllllets get ready to ruumbllllllleee! in the blue corner, from Brockton, Massachusetts, wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands 5'-11", he weighs one eighty-three, the Brockton Blockbuster, Roockyy Marciaanoooo! (a few boos could be heard) and in the red corner, from Atlanta, GA, he's wearing black trunks with white trim, he stands 6'-2, he weighs two oooh nine, The Real Deal, Evaaaaaaandeeeeeeeer Hooooolyfiiiieeeeeeld! 15 rounds!"

Round 1: Both fighters come out and marciano dipps down low in his famous croutch. evander is missing his face cause marciano's head is too low. marciano throws a few wild punches, but holyfield dances away from him. holyfield is using the ring well, countering and making rocky miss: both men are fresh and ready for action.

Round 2: Both men come out trading, and evander is getting the best of it. rocky pounds the body during clinches and goes for the arms and neck as well. holyfield trys to stay out of a clinch, cause he knows rocky will go for anything. marciano is pressing the fight and is cutting off the ring pretty well, but holyfield is landing his jab and one-two's with pin-point accuracy: holyfield listens to sheilds with great attention, and goldman is giving a few pointers to rocky.

Round 3: holyfield is boxing well, landing his jab and making rocky miss. rocky looks sloppy and wild now. holyfield is sticking to his game plan and staying away. marciano is still pressing, but holyfield is a tad-bit faster. holyfield get consideration from the judges on this one: Sheilds is telling holy to keep doing what he's doing, and goldman is telling rocky to pick his shots carefully.

Round 4: holyfield and rocky get into frequent clinches, and holyfield now uses his new found strength to pound rocky's body, outmuscle marciano, and to hurt his with some head combos. rocky tries to make a fight of it, but can't. holy is doing everything right. this is a great round for evander: goldman is telling marciano to concentrate on the body and to croutch lower to make evander miss. sheilds says to keep applying the pressure on the inside and tie marciano up when he can.

Round 5: marciano croutches lower, which gives holyfield problems in landing his jab cleanly. holy applies presure on the inside and gets marciano on the ropes and pounds him. marciano fights back, but holy uses his strength to tie him up. marciano throws his suzie q a few times, but misses by a mile. evander is now up on his toes and is landing his jab about half the time, puffing up marciano's face. marciano is pressuring holy, but holy boxes sharply: holyfield looks pretty good in terms of stamina, and marciano looks as fresh as ever.

Round 6: Marciano is still pressing the fight, this time landing some right hands to the jaw and hurting holyfield. holy shakes them off and continues to move. holy gets a bit tired now of running and marciano begins to close the gap. holy is cornered and uses his strength to push him off, but marciano is relentless in attacking. holyfield plays keep away, and the round is about even: marciano still looks good, except for that eye, and holy is tired. it seems that the added weight took a tool on his stamina.

Round 7: marciano continues to land, and holyfield hits marcano a few times to make a good fight of it, but holy looks pretty well spent, but marciano is still fresh: holy needs all 60 sec. to refresh himself, but marciano is up at the warning bell.

Round 8: Holyfield is now fighting back in the clinches and is landing some punches. marciano's face is cut again, and holy fight back more. marciano and holy are both throwing punches. holy throws body punches to wear marciano down, and marciano hits the face, body and arms. the round is even: both men needs some rest and some ice on their eyes.

Round 9: Holy comes out, tired but willing. marciano is strong in the clenches, and holy is taking some shots. marciano is crouching low to get in a good uppercut that staggers holyfield. holy shakes it off and keeps putting punches together. The round is even: Both men are tired, but marciano looks pretty good still. marciano eye has blood coming out of it, so goldman takes care of that situation.

Round 10: Holy is now looking better landing jabs and straight rights and dancing away from marciano's punches. marciano tries, but holyfield is too fast for rocky. it's all hoilyfield: marciano's eye becomes a problem, but goldman ha it under control. holyfield's eye is swollen, and he is almost blind in one eye, but he still presses on.

Round 11: Marciano comes back strong, and land some punches, that worries evander. holyfield spends most of his time against the ropes while rocky hits what ever is infront of him. holy tries to box him, but he is tired and marciano continues to close the gap. rocky has evander hurt and he is going for the ko, but evander lasts the round: marciano recieves instructions, and so does evander and th warning bell sounds.

Round 12: Marciano is throwing punches with both hands and hurts holyfield continuously. marciano is strong, but holy is extremely tired. this is attributed to the superb conditioning of rocky marciano. marciano convincingly wins this round, but evander for some reason is not going down: Marciano is ready for the kill, and evander wants to turn the tide of this fight badly.

Round 13: Marciano is landing some good shots, but holy fights back and staggers marciano. holy follows up with some big shots, but marciano takes them. they both get into a slugfest. marciano goes down! he is up at 5 and they continue. marciano fights back and rocks evander. the round ends as both fighters need some rest.

Round 14: Round 14: marciano goes for the ko, cause he thinks he might be behind on points. marciano swings his hardest shots, and holy is worried. it's an all out battle now as holyfield and marciano are now trading. holy's chin survives the exchange and marciano is now pressuring the fight. holy is jabbing, but marciano uses his great leverage to punish evander. evander fights back, but to no avail: marciano is pretty tired, but ready for action. evander looks done for the night, but he will decide to keep going for three more minutes.

Round 15: Both men come out and evander throws hard fast combos that stop marciano in his tracks. holyfield is landing his jab effectively , cause he waits for rocky's head to come higher and then throw it. evander uses the ring well. evander works on that eye, which is cut again. marciano pressures landig some terrific head blows and some hooks to the boddy. marciano jjabs a bit and lands his suzie q on holyfields temple and holy is stunned, but quickly shakes it off, and is now on his toes, circling marciano. holy is moving well, and although he is dead tired, he has great heart, and is toughening it out. marciano is now being outclassed and cannot find evander as easily as before. holyfield uses his strength to outmuscle rocky in the clinches. they both are tired, and holyfield throws a flurry as the bell ending the fight rings!

marciano was down in the thirteenth. and now here's buffer with the decision.

buffer: "Judge Artie Aidala scores it 7-7-1! judge Tony Castellano scores it 8-7 for holyfield! (boos could be heard) Referee Mark Conn scores it 8-7 marciano, it's a draw!!"

so that means that we will have our first overtime in the tournament! an extra round will be fought to decide the winner.

both fighters are ready.

Round 16: marciano comes out and throws some big shots and the tired holyfield has no answer. marciano pounds the body, and holy lands some shots, but marciano is connecting with the much harder blows! holy is up against the ropes, and marciano wales away at whatever he sees in front of him. holy continues to fight off the back foot as the round ends.

buffer: "the winner of the 16th round marciano, winner by overtime decision in the 16th round, rocky marciano!!!

well, the series is tied at 2-2. who will win the series now? find out right here on monday. well, that all for now. the final scores are, Part1-ali ko7, Part2-dempsey ko2, Part3-louis tko1, Part4-marciano od16. butterfly1964 signing off.

ya know its great Marciano won etc... but i like how you give the details at what they're doing in the corner. Up at the warning bell, trainers giving instructions, although you make Holyfeilds dancing sound like he was Ali or someting

[butterfly1964]

Welcome to today's edition of playoff boxing! I'm butterfly1964, and tonight, we have a quadruple header. here are the matchups for tonight!

west

6. Max Schmeling vs. 3. Jack Johnson - in the Volkstaad Poststadion, Berlin, Germany for fight #4. (johnson leads 2-1)

5. Lennox Lewis vs. 4. George Foreman - in New London Arena, Millwall, London, England for fight #4. (foreman leads 2-1)

east

6. Sonny Liston vs. 3. Larry Holmes - in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA for fight #4. (liston leads 2-1)

5. Mike Tyson vs. 4. Joe Frazier - in Madison Square Garden, New York, NY for fight #4. (tyson leads 2-1)

hope you like them! and now let's send the cameras overseas to Berlin, Germany!!

[butterfly1964]

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And, welcome to the Volkstaad Poststadion in Berlin, Germany for fight #4 between schmeling and johnson. johnson has the series lead and the momentum. johnson tipped the scales at 210, and schmeling was 194. schmeling's spirits seems to be low. he needs an answer to johnson speed and craftiness. well, here's the tale of the tape.

Max Schmeling

age: 26
height: 6'-1"
weight: 194
reach: 76"
record: 44-4-3 (32ko)

Jack Johnson

age: 32
height: 6'-1"
weight: 210
reach: 74"
record: 67-6-10 (49ko)

jack johnson now is in sight, walking casually down the aisle. he is now in the ring moving around and practicing on his footwork. a few boos could be heard. and now max schmeling is in the ring and 70,000 fans go wild! both men seem well prepared, especially johnson.

michael buffer: "ladies and gentleman, lllllets get ready to rumbllllllee! in the blue corner, from Galveston TX, wearing black trunks, standing 6'-1", weighing 210, the Galveston Giaaant, Jaaack Johnsooon!! and in the red corner, from Brandenburg, Germany, wearing white trunks with red trim, standing also 6'-1" weighing 194, The Black Uhlan of the Rhiiiine, Maaaaaax Schmeeeeeeliiiiiing!!!(loud cheers)"

both men look determined as referee mark conn gives instructions.

Round 1: both fighters are flatfooted. johnson lunges in and schmeling counters with hard right hand, but johnson takes it well. johnson scores with a right hand and ties the smaller schmeling up. johnson pounds the body, and schmeling does some inside work as well. schmeling counters a good number of the shots jack throws. schmeling narrowly wins the round: both men recieves instructions and are up at the warning bell.

Round 2: schmeling jabs johnson and then throws a right hand, but johnson is there to tie him up. johnson continues to try to wear down his weaker opponent, with a body attack while tying him up. he hits schmeling with fast hard right that shakes max periodically. this is johnson's round: schmeling is a bit tired, but johnson is fresh.

Round 3: johnson continues to hit the body and lunge with fast left and rights. schmeling counters a few shots but they are not enough. johnson is strong in the clinches, and schmeling is helpless as johnson holds him at will. schmeling counterswith a right all of a sudden and stuns johnson. he then follows up with a barrage of punches and he has johnson against the ropes. but johnson bounces back and manages to tie schmeling up again as the round ends: johnson needs some rest, and so does schmeling. both men listen intently to instruction from their trainers.

Round 4: johnson is still wearing schmeling down. johnson then opens up and lands a combo that drops schmeling! schmeling is up at two, and they continue. johnson is landing some good shots, and a right cross sends max down to the canvas for good. johnson smiles in celebration as he always does.

buffer: "The winner by a ko at 1:53 of the fourth roung, jaaack Joohnsoooon."

Johnson: "Well, i'll just finish him off in game 5 and so i could go after dempsey."

well, that was an interesting fight, don't you think? well now, lets go over to london england now.

[butterfly1964]

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butterfly1964 here at New London Arena, Millwall, London, for fight #4 between lennox lewis and george foreman. foreman has the lead, but can lewis bounce back?

there was nothing special about the press conference, lewis just doesn't seem like his own self, so lets go straight to the fight. here's the tale of the tape.

Lennox Lewis

age: 28
height: 6'-5"
weight: 250
reach: 84"
record: 25-0-0 (22ko)

George Foreman

age: 24
height: 6'-4"
weight: 223
reach: 81"
record: 38-0-0 (35ko)

it looks like foreman is in good shape for the fight. and now foreman's in the ring and some boos could be heard. foreman is wearing a black robe. lewis comes out and 50,000 fans go wild! lewis is wearing a white-hooded robe.

michael buffer: "Ladies and gentleman, llllllllets get ready to rummbllllllleee! in the blue corner, from Houston, TX, he's wearing red trunks with the blue trim, he stands six-foot four, weighing two twenty-threee, "Biiig" Geooorge Fooremaaan!(loud boos from the stadium) and in the red corner, from London, England, he's wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands six foot five, he weighs two-hundred fifty pounds, the Lioooooooon, Lennoooooooooox Leeeeeeewiiiiiiiiiiiis!(huge applause)"

well, foreman has a very mean look on his face as mark conn gives the instructions.

Round 1: Lewis boxes foreman and foreman is swarming into lennox. lennox is landing some shots and lennox quickly walks into a foreman haymaker and down he goes! the crowd is on their feet as they feel that foreman will end the fight early. lewis is up at 3, and foreman continues to go after lennox, but he survives the round: both men are up at the warning bell.

Round 2: lennox is keeping away from george and is throwing the right hand at him. george is looking for that spot to throw his big shots. lennox fight a smart fight and cleanly wins this round: foreman is resting and lennox is ready for more.

Round 3: foreman is a little more patient in trying to corner lennox, but lennox uses his good defense to block the big blows and counter with some shots to foreman's head, but foreman walks through those punches and lands some of his own. lennox get a sneaky right hand in that hurts foreman a little, and then another right hand drops foreman for the first time in this tournament! the crowd is on their feet as foreman is up at 2. foreman is trading bombs with lennox and they do this until the round ends: lewis and foreman are both tired and they listen intently to their trainers.

Round 4: Foreman is chasing lennox down, but lewis plays it safe. lennox uses his jab and his right hand to keep foreman away and to score points. foreman lands some shots, but lennox is looking better right now and wins this round: foreman is a little tired, but lennox is pretty good.

Round 5: Lennox now realyzing that foreman is out of it, attacks foreman with some fast, hard jabs and then his big right hand that drops foreman. foreman barely makes the count at 9, and then lewis continues as foreman tries to fight back, but he looks slow as lewis picks him apart and hits him with a one-two that lays foreman on the canvas. the crowd is excited as they feel lewis will win. but, foreman is up at the count of 8, and they continue. foreman seems to be holding on, but all of a sudden foreman unleashes a blockbuster of an uppercut and lewis goes down hard! the crowd is in stunned silence. lewis gets up at 6 and the round ends: saddler is encouraging foreman and foreman is building confidence.

Round 6: Foreman charges out and throws a right hand that misses. lewis circles foreman and throws jabs, but foreman pars them with his gloves. foreman somehow gets lewis on the ropes and unleashes a ton of body blows that drop him for the third time in this fight! lewis doesn't make it. foreman goes up 3-1 on lennox!

buffer: "The winner at 0:36 seconds of the sixth round by a knockout, geeorgee fooremaaan!"(the crowd does not show it's appreciation for foreman at all)

foreman: "i know i will win, and i will beat up on that loud mouth ali in the second round!"

well, it looks like lewis is done for, but is he? find out soon on Playoff boxing. now, lets go over to Philly.

[butterfly1964]

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Welcome to Convention Hall in Philadelphia, PA for fight #4 between liston and holmes. the liston leads the series at 2-1. who will win this time? here's the tale of the tape.

Sonny Liston

age: 28
height: 6'-1"
weight: 212
reach: 84"
record: 28-1-0 (18ko)

Larry Holmes

age: 30
height: 6'-3"
weight: 214
reach: 80"
record: 36-0-0 (27ko)

now larry holmes is in the ring and a few cheers could be heard. and now charles sonny liston is in the ring and the crowd erupts with applause! they both are poised and ready. here is michael buffer.

Michael Buffer: "Ladies and gentlemen, llllllets get ready to ruumblllllllllee! in the blue corner from easton, PA, wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands six-three, weighing two hundred fourteen, The easton assassin, Laaaryyyy Hooolmesss!! Hooolmmess!! and in the red corner, from Philadelphia, PA, wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands six-foot-one, weighing two-twelve, The Big Bear, Chaaaaaarles Sooooonnyyyyyy Liiiiiistoooonn! Liiiistoooooon!!(loud applause)"

conn: "protect yourself at all times. break when i tell you to brek. the 3 knockdown rule is in effect, so is the standing eight count. go to the neutral corner upon scoring a knockdown until i tell you to came out. A fighter will be saved by the bell if knocked down. any questions? ok, touch gloves, and good luck!"

Round 1: Holmes circles liston and is landing his jab well. liston throws his pile driver left jab and connects a few of them. liston is once again cutting off the ring well and lands to the body. holmes continues to ride that bicycle and stick and move on liston, however sonny is not bothered. holmes continues to stay away and land his jab nd occasionally a straight right: reddish is telling liston to be patient and to cut him off, and giachetti is telling holmes to keep on the moove and avoid trading.

Round 2: holmes keeps moving and landing occasioanal combinations. liston keeps pressuring, but holmes is moving well. holmes lands some shots that is scoring heavily for the judges. holmes is pulling from liston's punches pretty well. liston is a bit worried. he keeps throwinh his left hook and jab, but holmes either blocks them or side steps from them. this is holmes' round: holmes is in good shape and is quickly ready for action. liston is concerned.

Round 3: Holmes is continuing to fight off the backfoot, and liston is cutting the ring off occasionally. holmes is doing everything right and keeping liston away: liston and holmes are still fresh, and ready for action.

Round 4: holmes is a little flatfooted and is landing some combos that shake sonny. sonny is pressing, but at this point, holmes is just too fast for liston. liston tries to corner holmes, but holmes avoids the ropes. holmes boxes sharply. liston gets a few good shots in, but this is clearly holmes' round: holmes and lston are resting, but holmes looks good.

Round 5: Holmes is still circling and outboxing sonny, but charles closes the gap a little and manages to pound the body and land the left jab. liston is doing much better in cuttin off the ring and jabbing at holmes. the round is about even: liston noddes his head when reddish says something to him , and holmes is up off his stool early.

Round 6: Liston continues to cut off the ring and lands some punches that shakes holmes a little, but holmes is doing pretty good as well, holmes gains a little confidence and putts some good punches together, that worries sonny. sony eyes are swollen from holmes jab, but holmes' condition is not much better. some infighting is done, with liston dominated that phase of the fight, holmes still keeps away most of the time: liston is getting help with that eye. holmes looks ok.

Round 7: Holmes is now flatfooted. liston is cutting off the ring better and landing a host of jabs. holmes looks sloppy as he thinks he has it in the bag. liston still is landing saome body shots and is lading huge right hand to the face. holmes chin takes them, though. liston is wearing down holmes with more body shots as the round ends: liston is cofident, while holmes needs some rest.

Round 8: Liston is now throwing his "big" bombs, but holmes stays away from them. holmes uses his jab to keep liston away, but liston slowly closes the gap and corners them. it seems that sonny's top-notch conditioning is paying off, and he is fast in cutting off the ring on the elusive holmes. liston dominated this round as his body shots wear down holmes.

Round 9: Liston smells blood, he throws a 5-punch combo that staggeres holmes, and then he finishes off with a left hand lead. holmes is down and is up at 8, but is still wobbly, so referee mark conn steps in and stops the fight!

michael buffer: "The winner, at 0:31 sec of the ninth round, by a tecknical knockout, soooonyyyyyy liiistoooon!!"(the crowd cheers liston's victory)

now liston is up 3-1. will liston win the series? find out next time. this was a great fight, and i enjoyed it, i i hope that you did, too. now lets go over to New York City.

[butterfly1964]

vs.

And welcome to Madison Square Garden in New York City, for fight #4 between Mike Tyson and Joe frazier. tyson leads the series at 2-1, so frazier needs to bounce back. tyson came in at 218 1/2, and frazier was at 207. i had a chance to interview frazier.

butterfly1964: "Well, joe what's your answer for frazier tonight?"

frazier: "well, i'm well prepared this time, and when i'm on my a-game, watch out!"

butterfly1964: "Good luck, joe."

frazier: "Thank you very much!"

well, there you have it folks. looks like frazier is ready. and frazier is bouncing into the ring, wearing a white robe, and now tyson comes in and 110,000 fans go wild! tyson is wearing no robe and looks in great shape. here's the tale of the tape.

Mike Tyson

age: 21
height: 5'-11"
weight: 218 1/2
reach: 71"
record: 35-0-0 (31ko)

Joe Frazier

age: 27
height: 5'-11"
weight: 207
reach: 71"
record: 27-0-0 (23ko)

buffer: "Ladies and gentleman, llllllets get ready to rumblllllllllle! 15 rounds! introducing in the blue corner, from Philadelphia, PA, wearing white trunks with the orange trim, he stands 5'-11" weighing two hundreed seevenn, Smmmooookin" joooe fraaazieeerrr!! and in the red corner, from catskill, NY, wearing solid black trunks, standing five foot eleven, weighing two eighteeeeen and a half, The Iron one, "irrooooooonn" miiiiiiiiiike tyyyyyyyyyyysoooooon!(loud cheering)"

both men put the stare on each other.

Round 1: both men come out bobing and weaving. tyson lands some jabs, but frazier keeps coming. tyson is landing some good shots to the heqad, and frazier does some bodywork. frazier lands some good left hooks, and tyson keeps coming and both men get into a slugfest, with neither fighter doing more damage than the other as the round ends.

Round 2: tyson is landing some good shots, and frazier is still warming up. tyson begins to work the body in an attampt ot weaken frazier. frazier tries to stay away, but tyson is right on him. frazier still comes forward and gets under tyson's jab and lands an uppercut and a left hook. but this is still tyson's round.

Round 3: both men come out trading blows. tyson's blows are harder, but both men takes them. frazier is pounding the body, and so is tyson, but not as relentlessly as frazier. joe throws thunderous body shots, and the a left hook, that tyson takes. tyson a firing back, but frazier keeps on coming! tyson throws a fast combo that drops frazier! however, frazier is up at two, takes the mandatory 8-count, and is firing back. tyson is suprised and just tries to take frazier out early. frazie is relentless and doesn't take any crap from the intimidating tyson. the round ends: both frazier and tyson are up quickly and are ready for action.

Round 4: Tyson comes out like in the first round, and now it's a slugfest. they both hurt and stun each other, but after all that, frazier is stronger and he bulls his way into tyson's skull, via right hand. frazier continues his concentrated body attack and lands some hellacious right hands to tyson's jaw. tyson hits frazier back, by joe seems to e taking every punch that joe dishes out: yank is giving frazier instructions, and rooney tries to revive is fighter.

Round 5: both men comes out and frazier connects with a solid left hook to the jaw and then a right hand followed by another left hook that stunns tyson. tyson then tries to hold on, but frazier is strong in there. and still pounds the body during clinches. tyson then recovers and throws a fast three punch combo to the face that drops frazier. DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER! DOWN GOES FRAZIER! Frazier is up at 5, but tyson presses on and throws a textbook left hook that drops him again! frazier is up at 3, and tyson lands some bodyshots, and frazier is bobbing to try and avoid tyson's shots. the round ends: tyson is listening intently to rooney's instructions. yank is cursing at frazier saying, "Come on, ****sucker. take you head out your ass!"

Round 6: frazier comes out and throws a huge left hook that misses as tyson rolls out of the way. tyson uppercuts frazier and then hits him with a big right hand and down frazier goes again! frazier gets up and tries to tie tyson up, but tyson manages to free himself and lands two bodyshots and then another vicious uppercut that floores frazier again! frazier is slow in getting up and takes the standing 8-count. frazier goes after tyson againg trying to land one big bomb, but to no avail and a tyson fluury sends him down again. frazier is up at nine and is defenseless. tyson moves in to finish with two lefthooks to the body and a left hook to the chin, followed by an over hand right. frazier is down and gets up too late. the fight is over!

Buffer: "The winner via ko at 2:50 of the sixth round, iiiiroooon miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyysoooooooooooooooonnnn!"

The whole garden goes wild. well that was some fight, and now tyson is up 3-1. will tyson finish frazier off, or will frazier come back, find out next time! this is butterfly1964 saying goodnight! once again, our final scores are, Part1-johnson ko4, Part2-foreman ko6, Part3-liston tko9, and Part4-tyson ko6. to comment on this thread, go to www.boxingscene.com/forums and look for the thread "NBA Playoffs + Boxing =". once again, this is butterfly1964 saying, goodnight from Madison Square Garden, in New York City!

[Kid Achilles]

I just can't get over the fact that these guys are fighting each other over and over again. A traditional tournament would be a lot more fun and less repetitive. Maybe I'll do one eventually.

Still, I'm impressed with the effort you're putting it.

[butterfly1964]

I just can't get over the fact that these guys are fighting each other over and over again. A traditional tournament would be a lot more fun and less repetitive. Maybe I'll do one eventually.

Still, I'm impressed with the effort you're putting it.

thank you. i do try.