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By Cliff Rold - In a wave of back and forth trash talk before the bout, Tim Coleman threatened that Vernon Paris might be the first man he beat to death in a ring. The mouth was willing. It turned out the body was not, though it made a hell of an effort.
In an exciting clash of promising young fistic talents, 23-year old Vernon Paris (25-0, 15 KO) of Detroit, Michigan, avoided what has seemed a jinx for the unbeaten in 2011, coming off the floor in round two to drop 27-year old Tim Coleman (19-2-1, 5 KO) of Baltimore, Maryland, twice in round six and for a final time in the seventh, all with body blows, to score the stoppage victory on Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
Both men weighed in spot on the Jr. Welterweight limit of 140 lbs.
Coleman came out right away with nasty intentions, landing a lead left hook right away. Paris was firing right back, measuring a right hand before the first minute had passed but continuing to take the left. Of the two, it was Paris wisely sticking the jab with authority, his posture suggesting a commitment to rounds. Coleman, conversely, was looking for the home run, rocking Paris with a right hand bomb near the minute mark and another at the thirty-second mark. Paris answered loudly in the final ten seconds, a hard body shot opening up a right to the chin that wobbled Coleman at the bell. [Click Here To Read More]
In an exciting clash of promising young fistic talents, 23-year old Vernon Paris (25-0, 15 KO) of Detroit, Michigan, avoided what has seemed a jinx for the unbeaten in 2011, coming off the floor in round two to drop 27-year old Tim Coleman (19-2-1, 5 KO) of Baltimore, Maryland, twice in round six and for a final time in the seventh, all with body blows, to score the stoppage victory on Friday night at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California.
Both men weighed in spot on the Jr. Welterweight limit of 140 lbs.
Coleman came out right away with nasty intentions, landing a lead left hook right away. Paris was firing right back, measuring a right hand before the first minute had passed but continuing to take the left. Of the two, it was Paris wisely sticking the jab with authority, his posture suggesting a commitment to rounds. Coleman, conversely, was looking for the home run, rocking Paris with a right hand bomb near the minute mark and another at the thirty-second mark. Paris answered loudly in the final ten seconds, a hard body shot opening up a right to the chin that wobbled Coleman at the bell. [Click Here To Read More]
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