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The fight with Monte Barrett was not pretty to watch, but Rahman got the job done by grabbing an important unanimous decision to set up a title fight with Vitali Klitschko within 120 days. The judges were in agreement and scored the fight 118-110, 118-110 and 116-112, all for Rahman.
Barrett had his running shoes on for most of the fight as Rahman chased him around the ring. It was very difficult for Rahman to look spectacular when you consider the amount of running, holding and lack of activity on the part of Barrett. Rahman had to resort to stalking and jabbing for most of the fight in order to catch up to Barrett and administer some punishment. The pistol jab of Rahman made an absolute mess of Barrett's left eye. Barrett's eye was badly swollen and cut for more then half of the fight. Rahman was momentarily wobbled by Barrett in the final round, but did not allow Barrett to follow up.
Now with Monte Barrett (31-4) behind him, Hasim Rahman (41-5) has his sights set on regaining the heavyweight title he briefly held. The Rahman-Barrett bout, despite being for the WBC "Interim" heavyweight title, was nothing more than an elimination bout. The fighter who holds the title, WBC champ Vitali Klitschko, was been mandated to fight the winner of Rahman-Barrett before the end of the year. However, nothing has been finalized yet. [details]
Barrett had his running shoes on for most of the fight as Rahman chased him around the ring. It was very difficult for Rahman to look spectacular when you consider the amount of running, holding and lack of activity on the part of Barrett. Rahman had to resort to stalking and jabbing for most of the fight in order to catch up to Barrett and administer some punishment. The pistol jab of Rahman made an absolute mess of Barrett's left eye. Barrett's eye was badly swollen and cut for more then half of the fight. Rahman was momentarily wobbled by Barrett in the final round, but did not allow Barrett to follow up.
Now with Monte Barrett (31-4) behind him, Hasim Rahman (41-5) has his sights set on regaining the heavyweight title he briefly held. The Rahman-Barrett bout, despite being for the WBC "Interim" heavyweight title, was nothing more than an elimination bout. The fighter who holds the title, WBC champ Vitali Klitschko, was been mandated to fight the winner of Rahman-Barrett before the end of the year. However, nothing has been finalized yet. [details]
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