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[butterfly1964]

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butterfly1964 here at New London Arena, Millwall, London, for fight #3 between lennox lewis and george foreman. it's tied up, but can foreman bounce back?

there was nothing special about the press conference, so lets go straight to the fight. here's the tale of the tape.

Lennox Lewis

age: 28
height: 6'-5"
weight: 244
reach: 84"
record: 25-0-0 (22ko)

George Foreman

age: 24
height: 6'-4"
weight: 218
reach: 81"
record: 38-0-0 (35ko)

it looks like foreman is in great 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 black trunks with the white trim, he stands six-foot four, weighing two eighteen, "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 forty-four pounds, the Lioooooooon, Lennoooooooooox Leeeeeeewiiiiiiiiiiiis!(huge applause)"

Round 1: Both men circle each other, and jab. foreman lands a right hand that lewis takes. foreman gets lewis on the ropes and pummels him. foreman is landing clean wild shots on lewis, and lewis is holding on. foreman then gets him on the ropes again, and tees off once more until the round ends.

Round 2: Lewis tries to land some punches, but foreman blocks them and lands a vicious right hand that drops lewis. lewis cannot move as he is counted out. the fight is over!

buffer: "The winner at 0:31 seconds of the second round by a knockout, George Fooreman!"(loud boos can be heard and also some dropped jaws can be seen)

foreman: "i know i can win now. he can't handle my power. i can't lose to this guy again."

well there you have it folks. foreman wins a two round demolition and goes up 2-1 in the series. now lets head back to the united states to philadelphia, PA.

[mgkirkpatrick]

so u look at all the posts or just the ones u dont like?

[butterfly1964]

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Welcome to Convention Hall in Philadelphia, PA for fight #3 between liston and holmes. the series is tied up at 1-1. who will take the 2-1 lead? here's the tale of the tape.

Sonny Liston

age: 28
height: 6'-1"
weight: 213
reach: 84"
record: 28-1-0 (18ko)

Larry Holmes

age: 30
height: 6'-3"
weight: 211
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 red trunks with white trim, he stands six-three, weighing two hundred eleven pounds, 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-thirteen, The Big Bear, Chaaaaaarles Sooooonnyyyyyy Liiiiiistoooonn! Liiiistoooooon!!(loud applause)

they are both ready.

Round 1: both men circle, with liston as the agressor. liston uses his jab and so does holmes. liston gets holmes on the ropes and works the body and head. holmes does some inside work as well, and he uses his jab to try to keep liston away. both men look pretty good as the round ends.

Round 2: liston is still pressing forward, keeping holmes on the run. holmes throws a right hand, but liston parries it well. liston is landing some good shots that holmes takes. the crowd is egging liston on to fight a good fight and liston feels the confidence growing as he cuts off the ring uses his jab and then throws a left hook that hurts holmes. holmes shakes it off, but cannot fire back as the round ends.

Round 3: holmes is still uses his jab and tries to box around liston, but he realizes that liston is too fast and he is being cornered often. so holmes decided to lay on the ropes and try to tire liston out. liston pounds his midsection and tries to take him out. holmes is hurt, but this enables him to surviv the round, although he feels a little pain as he walks back to his corner.

Round 4: liston corner holmes, and holmes tries to tire liston out, but liston's precision punching does not work as it would against foreman, and holmes can't take it anymore. holmes is dropped by a vicious left hook to the liver! holmes gets up and tries to survive the round, but is defenseless and liston's right hand drops him again with a vengeance. holmes now is trying to stay away and lasts the round.

Round 5: Again, holmes is trying to play keep away, but liston closes the gap. liston smells blood as he throws some hard, fast combinations. holmes looks out on his feet as he is getting pummeled. mark conn steps him and stops it!

buffer: "The winner at 2:00 of the fifth round via tko, chaaaarless soonyyyyyyy liiiiiistooooooooooonn!" the crowd is very happy! now liston takes a 2-1 lead in the series. now lets head over to New York City!

[Southpaw Stinger]

sonny liston is in the ring and the crowd erupts with applause!

I remember the boos he recieved more than the cheers!

[butterfly1964]

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And welcome to Madison Square Garden in New York City, for fight #3 between Mike Tyson and Joe frazier. the series is even at one, so who will take the lead. tyson came in at 216 1/2, and frazier was at 209. i had a chance to interview tyson.

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

tyson: "well, i'm well prepared this time, and when i'm on my a-game, i can't lose. i know i will win!"

butterfly1964: "Good luck, mike."

tyson: "Thank you very much, and good day."

well, there you have it folks. looks like tyson is ready. and frazier is bouncing into the ring, wearing a blue 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: 216 1/2
reach: 71"
record: 35-0-0 (31ko)

Joe Frazier

age: 27
height: 5'-11"
weight: 209
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 blue trunks with the white trim, he stands 5'-11" weighing two hundreed niiine, Smmmooookin" joooe fraaazieeerrr!! and in the red corner, from catskill, NY, wearing solid black trunks, standing five foot eleven, weighing two sixteeen 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: frazier is still pressing forward, and tyson comes out and lands some good shots, but frazier is now working the body and tyson is a bit worried. tyson still bobbs and weaves and comes forward and lands a tremendous uppercut that drops frazier! at this point frazier is holding on. the crowd is on their feet as their fighter attempts to come away with a win. tyson staggers frazier as the round ends.

Round 4: frazier is still fighting back and is pressing, only to get dropped again. frazier throws a prayer of a left hook that catched tyson flush and now tyson is staggered. frazier smells blood and tries to finish, but tyson recovers as the round ends.

Round 5: frazier is throwing alot of left hooks, and tyson is caught with some of them but walks right into a tyson fluury, and frazier is down. frazier gets up and is still affected, and tyson moves in to finnish with a left hook to the body-left uppercut combination. frazier is down again, get's back up but stumbles, and conn stops it!

michael buffer: "The winner, by tko at 1:33 of the fifth round, miiiiike tyyyysooooooon!!" the crowd is estatic as tyson takes a 2-1 lead in the series.

well, this is butterfly1964 saying good bye from MSG. once again, the final scores are, Part1-johnson ko3, Part2-foreman ko2, Part3-liston tko5, and Part4-tyson tko5. good night!!

[butterfly1964]

Welcome to playoff boxing! butterfly1964 here with some first-round action. here are the matchups for taday:

West matchups:

8. James Jeffries vs. 1. Muhammad Ali - Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco, CA for fight #4 (ali leads 3-0)

7. Max Baer vs. 2. Jack Dempsey - Arcadia Pavilion, Oakland, CA for fight #4 (dempsey leads 2-1)

East matchups:

8. Ezzard Charles vs. 1. Joe Louis - Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH for fight #4 (louis leads 3-0)

7. Evander Holyfield vs. 2. Rocky Marciano - Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA for fight #4 (holyfield leads 2-1)

once again, the home-ring advantage goes to the lower seeds today. home you enjoy the fights! now let's send our cameras over to San Francisco, CA!!

[butterfly1964]

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Hi, and welcome to the Mechanics Pavilion in San Francisco, CA for fight #4 between james jeffries and the dancing master muhammad ali. ali will try to eliminate jeffries tonight, and jeffries will try to stay alive. ali is a 20-1 favorite to win. ali was 214 today, jeffries was 219.

ali: "This bum's done for. i'm just as good as won this fight. if this bum goes over seven rounds with me, i will leave the country and not return to the united states for 30 days, and that's final!"

well, there you have it folks. ali is now bouncing down the aisle into the ring and is warming up. now jeffries is in the ring abd the crowd goes wild. ali is once again protected by the police.

Michael Buffer: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Machanics Pavilion in Saaan Franciiso, CA! Lllllllllets get ready to ruumbllllllllle! 15 rounds in this first-round playoff. Introducing, from Houston, TX, wearing white trunks with blue trim, he stands six foot three, he weighs two hundred fourteen pounds, the Greeatesst, Muhaamaad Aaaliii!(incessant boos from all corners of the stadium) And his opponent,(loud cheers) from San Francisco, CA, he's wearing white trunks with black trim, he stands six foot two, he weighs two nineteen, the boiiiler maaakeeeeeeeer, Jaaaaaaaameessss Jeeeeeeeeeeeeefriiiieessssssss!!!!!(hysterical applause)

Now lets listen in on mark conn the referee.

Mark Conn: "protect yourself at all times. i want to to break when i tell you to break, in event of a knockdown, i want you to go to the farthest neutral corner until i tell you to come out. three knockdowns in any round, and the fight is automatically stopped. if a fighter is knocked down, he will take the mandatory eight-count. if knocked down, a fighter will be saved by the bell if the round ends before i finish the 10-count, any questions jeffries? and questions ali? ok, shake hands and come out fighting. good luck to both of you!"

Round 1: ali jabs jeffries and is throwing good combinations. jefries is throwing and missing, and ali is taking advantage. somehow, jeffries lands a vicious right hand, and ali holds on. when they are separated, there is blood on jeffries' left arm, and it's coming from ali's nose! ai rubs his nose with his gloves and he sees the blood on his gloves. ali has to be more careful. jeffries lands a few more shots, but ali's constant jabs and right hands are enough to win the round.

Round 2: Ali is now flatfooted, but his speed is still the same. jeffries throws a barrage of punches, but misses them all. ali gets in a right hand, throws a double left jab, and hits james with an uppercut and two hooks. jeffries finally hits ali with a left hook, but ali follows that up with some uppercuts that stuns jim. ali then get up on his toes and dances. jeffries hits him a couple of times, but misses ali most of the time and the round ends.

Round 3: Ali's constant jabbing and other punches have puffed up jeffries eyes. ali keeps doing this and jeffries has no answer for this. ali is throwing some hard, stinging punches and jeffries could feel them. ali then dances and keeps jabbing and jabbing, working on that eye. ali wins the round convincingly.

Round 4: Ali still is doing well, putting punches together and landing his left jab just like a piston. jefries is now cut, and ali is working on that eye some more. they get into a few clinches, and ali is able to hold his own. near the end of the round, ali is hit with some blockbuster punches, and ali is holding on. jeffries then pounds away at every part of his body. ali is stunned, but holds on as the round ends!

Round 5: Ali comes out for round 5 after the shock of his life. he keeps on the offensive, landing his punches, and now jeffries is cut again, and it is a really bad cut indeed. ali keeps working on it and busting it up some more, but ali predicted a seventh round stoppage, so ali is carrying the fight until that time. he is now taunting jeffries trying to make him look small. jim looks terrible with that cut.

Round 6: ali comes out after his manager herbert muhammad tells ali to cut out the funny business. ali then ontinues to jab and jab and jab and one-two, and on-two, and one-two-three jeffries to death. aliis doing well, landing his jab and miving out of the way of jeffries punches. ali is moving well, and boxing sharply, just as the round ends, ali sees a pretty lady in the audience and looks at her momentarily, and jeffries takes the advantage and lands a textbook left hook that sends ali into the ropes and onto the canvas, ala henry cooper! the crowd is going wild! the bell rings. and ali is up at three: dundee is trying to revive ali and ali doesn't know where he is. dundee is really giving his fighter a good talking to. ali is virtually out on his stool. ali's glove isn't torn, so that won't work. but ali has a slightly better chin now than he did in '63, so by the warning bell, ali is alright.

Round 7: ali comes out and is mad. he does not like the humiliation of being on the canvas. ali storms out and lands some shots and now the eye is really cut and bleeding. the crowd is getting more and more silent as they watch ali stagger the done fighter, and follow up with some hard punches, and down goes jeffries for the first time in this tournament! jeffries gets up at the count of 6, and a quick ali fluury sends him down again, this time for good! ali makes his prediction stick and has won the first round in four straight fights!

buffer: "the winner at 2:01 of the seventh round via ko, muhammaaaad aaliiiiii!" the crowd is silent and starts to file out quickly.

ali has won the first round and he will face either george foreman or lennox lewis next.

ali: "i'm coming after you george foreman, you slow moving mummy!"

now, lets go over to oakland for our next fight!

[butterfly1964]

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this is butterfly1964 and welcome to the Arcadia Pavilion in Oakland, CA for fight #4 between Max Baer and Jack Dempsey. Dempsey is a 8 to 1 favorite. can dempsey take a commanding 3-1 lead? well, dempsey weighed 191, and baer was 210. the crowd is showing it's full support for baer. here's the tale of the tape.

Max Baer

age: 25
height: 6'-2 1/2"
weight: 210
reach: 80"
record: 40-7-0 (30ko)

Jack Dempsey

age: 28
height: 6'-1"
weight: 191
reach: 77"
record: 61-4-9 (49ko)

now dempsey is in the ring wearing a black robe. he has a serious look on his face. he is warming up in the ring right now. the crowd cheers as baer is in the ring. baer also looks determined.

buffer: "Lllllllllllets get ready to rumbllllllllllleeee!! fighting in the blue corner, from Manassah, CO, he wears solid black trunks, he stands 6'1, he weighs one ninety-one, the manassah mauler, Jaack Dempseeey! and in the red corner, from Livermore, CA, wearing white trunks, he stands 6'2 and one-half inch, weighing twoooo teeeeen, the Livermore Larupper, Maaaaaaaaaax Baaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeerr!! (loud cheers)

conn: "you know the rules of the California State athletic boxing commision. protect yourself at all times. shake hands, and good luck to both of you."

Round 1: baer uses his jab a little, and dempsey gets under it. dempsey lands some great left hooks and stun baer. baer tries to fight back, but dempsey bobes and weaves out of the way. dempsey does some body work to wear down max. they both get into a slugfest, and max goes down! he is up at 4, and the round ends.

Round 2: dempsey bobes and weaves out of the way of baer's wild swings, and does some work inside. baer lands some shots but dempsey takes them and keeps coming. dempsey lands a tremendous left hook out of the blue, and baer is down. he tries to get up, but it is useless.

buffer: "The winner by a knockout, at 1:45 of the second round, jaaack deempseey!(the crowd boos)

dempsey: "i hope i can win the fifth game and move on. i sure would like to fight jack johnson."

well, there you have it folks. dempsey takes a 3-1 lead. now let's go over to Cincinatti, OH.

[butterfly1964]

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butterfly1964 here, at Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, OH to bring you fight #4 between Ezzard Charles and Joe Louis. louis has a 3-0 lead. can louis eliminate charles tonight? we will see. one of our reporters interviewed louis.

reporter: "Well, joe what are you gonna do tonight?"

louis: "Well, hopefully i'll win this fight, and move on to the next round."

reporter: "Any last words/"

louis: "Just this.(louis holds up his right thumb to signal one round like he did with schmeling)"

rep: "thank you, champ."

and joe louis is now walking down the aisle. louis is a 15-1 favorite to win. he is wearing a silver robe. and now charles comes in and cheers could be plainly heard. charles is wearing a black robe. here's the tale of the tape.

Ezzard Charles

age: 29
height: 6'
weight: 186
reach: 73"
record: 61-5-1 (35ko)

Joe Louis

age: 28
height: 6'-2"
weight: 205
reach: 76"
record: 56-1-0 (50ko)

and now here is michael buffer!!

michael buffer:"Ladies and gentlemen, lllllllllllets get ready to rumblllllllleeee!!! In the blue corner, wearing silver trunks with black trim, from Detroit, MI, he stands 6-feet two, he weighs two ooh five, the brown bomber, joooee loouuiiss! and in the red corner, from Cincinnati, OH, wearing solid black trunks, standing six feet, he weighs 186, the cincinnatti cobra, ezzaaaarrrd chaaaarless!! (loud applause from the entire stadium).

lets listen in on referee mark conn!

Mark Conn: "protect yourself at all times. i want to to break when i tell you to break, in event of a knockdown, i want you to go to the farthest neutral corner until i tell you to come out. three knockdowns in any round, and the fight is automatically stopped. if a fighter is knocked down, he will take the mandatory eight-count. if knocked down, a fighter will be saved by the bell if the round ends before i finish the 10-count, any questions? ok shake hands and good luck!"

Round 1: charles is on his toes, and louis is pressing forward. charles gets in a light right hand, and louis counters. louis then comes forward jabbing and then unleashes a blockbuster right hand that hurts charles. louis then measures and throws a flurry of left and right hooks and down goes charles! charles is up at 4, and louis then walks in and snaps charles neck with a right hand and charles lets out a scream that could be heard in the entire stadium as he goes down again! charles is slow in getting up and then louis measures again and charles tries to stay away, because he knows that if he goes down again, the fight is automatically stopped. louis jabs and jabs and charles is fighting back with some jabs, but louis blocks them with the palms of his gloves, and then continues on the attack. louis then hits charles with a left hook and down he goes for the last time! charles gets up at 7, but it doens't matter, the fight is stopped! louis has a slight grin on his face as he goes back to his corner.

michael buffer: "The winner at 0:59 seconds of the first round, and the winner of this series, Jooooe Louuuiiss!"

Louis now moves on to the second round and he will fight either joe frazier or mike tyson.

louis blazed his trail, just like ali did in the west. i may be jumping the gun a little, but i feel that these two may be the finalists!! well, now lets turn the cameras over to Atlanta, GA!

[Brassangel]

*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.