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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 5
Date: Nov 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Jones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Duran cracks Jones Jr with an open hand slap.
Duran misses with a shot to the body
and Jones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Roberto Duran has been cut.
Jones Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jones Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT#It looks like Roy Jones Jr has been cut.
Jab from Duran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr works Duran's body with a nice hook.
Roberto Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Duran misses
and Jones Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duran thinking. #T1#
Duran misses the body punch
and Jones Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Duran looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Duran throws a sloppy body shot
letting Jones Jr counter with a right hand.
Duran looks to land a right hand but Jones Jr moved out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones Jr misses.
Jones Jr connects with a jab.
Jones Jr lands a right and a left and another right! Duran goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roy Jones Jr!
The defeated Roberto Duran had this to say: 'No mas!'. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 3
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotto with a body shot.
A left lands for Cotto.
Duran blocks a jab.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Cotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duran's hands.
Duran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cotto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Duran misses with a looping left.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto slips under a jab from Duran.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Duran throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran slips a straight right by Cotto.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.#T2#
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duran misses the body punch
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Duran manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotto takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Duran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duran digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
Cotto cracks Duran with an open hand slap.
Cotto connects with a looping right hand.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duran swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Cotto defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Cotto catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Duran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duran throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Duran misses with a body punch
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto scores with a shot to the body.
Duran scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Duran thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duran throws out the jab. #T1#
A big left from Duran misses.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Duran is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duran throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Duran misses with a left hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Duran.
A jab from Cotto misses.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotto throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.#T3#
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Duran staying out of range there.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto. #T4#
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran unleashes a big counter combination but Cotto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran throws a counter combo.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Duran's head back.
Cotto thuds his right hand into Duran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Duran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duran digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotto.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto misses with a body shot
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran tries to move into range but Cotto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Cotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Cotto coming out on top.#T1#
Cotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Duran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Good shot there by Cotto.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duran there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Cotto throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Duran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Cotto connects with a jab.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Duran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T3#
Cotto misses with a looping right.
A jab from Duran misses.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotto, as that shot connected.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cotto throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cotto scores with a jab.
Donk. Cotto catches Duran right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran slips a jab from Cotto.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Cotto misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Cotto.
Well Cotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Roberto Duran spoke after the fight, saying 'No mas!'. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 2
Date: Sep 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#It looks like Roberto Duran has been cut.
Duran loads up on a big right hand but Tiger slips the punch.
Duran throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Duran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiger moves away.
Duran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tiger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tiger misses with a hook. Duran ducked under it nicely.
Dick Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duran catches Tiger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tiger clobbers Duran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tiger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger moves away from the strike by Duran.
Duran moves away from the strike by Tiger.
Duran dodges the punch combination from Tiger.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger scores with a body shot.
#T1#
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duran walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Duran takes one on the button.
Tiger misses with a straight right.
Tiger misses with an uppercut
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
A big right from Duran misses.
Tiger throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duran takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#That has opened up Roberto Duran's cut even more.
Tiger connects with a body shot that sends Duran's belly button to the back.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran slips a jab from Tiger.
Duran feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tigers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger swings for the body but Duran moves out of range.
#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Tiger is just out of range.
Tiger throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duran scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiger swings widly with a right hand
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Tiger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duran throws out a counter right but Tiger avoids it with no problem.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Duran.
Tiger misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a straight right hand.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiger.
Tiger misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a right hand to the body.
Duran scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Tiger throws a big shot that misses.
Duran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiger misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tiger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tiger missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Duran on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the body from Tiger misses
and Duran counters with a right, followed by a huge uppercut that sends Tiger crashing to the mat! Tiger is trying to use the ropes to get back to his feet but he's all over the place - the referee has seen enough and has stopped the fight! Duran screams with a mixture of joy and relief, whilst celebrating with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Duran!
Our winner, Roberto Duran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 1
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Mundine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mundine misses the shot to the body.
Mundine swinging wildly here.
It looked like Duran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mundine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duran counters with a nice body shot.
Mundine moves out of range of the strikes.
Mundine tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mundine slips a jab from Duran.
Duran throws a body punch but Mundine moves out of range. #T1#
Mundine just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Mundine finds it's target.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mundine was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Duran throws a body punch but Mundine moves out of range.
Duran is looking to wear down Mundine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Duran cracks Mundine with an open hand slap.
Duran throws a hook but Mundine avoids it easily.
Mundine lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mundine just misses with a punch to the body.
Mundine misses the shot to the body.
Duran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Duran misses with a hook
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundine. Duran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mundine.
Duran walks into a straight right hand from Mundine.
Duran misses with a hook to the body
and Mundine counters with a left and a right that stings Duran.
Anthony Mundine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mundine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A big right from Duran misses. #T3#
Mundine scores with a shot to the body.
Duran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duran looks to throw the jab but Mundine is out of range.
Mundine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran misses with a shot to the body
and Mundine counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mundine.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundine is looking for the big counter here.#T4#
Jab by Mundine.
A shot to the body from Mundine misses
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Mundine blocks a jab.
Mundine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#KD#
and Duran counters with a nice right hand that sends Mundine toppling to the canvas! Mundine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Duran finish him?!#ROC#Mundine is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Anthony Mundine has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duran misses with a wild body shot.
Mundine throws a poor cross that misses
#KD#
and Duran counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mundine! Duran lets Mundine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mundine is still on wobbly legs! Can Duran finish him?
Mundine misses with a series of wild punches.
Duran throws the left hand but Mundine avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Mundine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mundine tries to bum rush Duran with a series of wild strikes but Duran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duran is looking to counter punch.
Mundine seems to have recovered his senses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Mundine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Duran has got the better of the exchanges.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mundine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duran.
Mundine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundine scores with a punch to the head.
Duran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mundine.
Mundine walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Duran! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Duran!
A relieved looking Roberto Duran thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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