Peter stays busy, stretches Long
By JE Grant
UNCASVILLE --- Heavyweight power puncher Samuel Peter, 26-1 (22 KOs), Nigeria, 256 ½, blasted out a reluctant 7-footer Julius Long, 14-8 (12 KOs), Romulus, Mich., in one round of a scheduled 10.
Long appeared to lose interest in the fight with the first big right hand landed by the feared Peter. Samuel winged wide shots at the giant journeyman and dropped his giant opponent for the first of two knockdowns that came from shots that did not appear to land solidly.
Peter forced Long into the ropes with a right hand and quickly followed the big man, making only the barest of contact with a left hand and followed it with a glancing right hand. Despite not landing flush, Long hit the deck hard and made no attempt at rising before the count of 10.
Time of the knockout was 2:35.
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In a warm-up bout, Brian Minto, 24-1 (14 KOs), Butler, Penn., 220, overcame a determined effort by Billy Zumbrun, 19-7-1 (11), Ogden, Utah, 229 ¾, capturing a unanimous 8-round decision.
The 31 year-old Minto clearly won the first 2 rounds behind a snappy left jab. Zumbrun routinely squared up in an effort to get inside and had his head popped back repeatedly.
In round 3, Zumbrun began to walk through Minto’s jab and landed awkward, but effective, combinations. His crude methodology carried him through the 4th as Minto continued to rely almost exclusively on the left hand.
Minto resumed control of the fight in round 5, mixing in right hands and occasional hooks.
Sweeping the second half of the fight, Minto hurt Zumbrun at the end of the 7th round and nearly stopped his rugged foe in the 8th. Landing sharp punches from multiple angles in the opening minute of the final round, Minto left no doubt as to the outcome.
Ringside scoring was 78-74, 79-73, and 79-72, all for Minto. JEBoxing scored the fight 78-73, scoring the 8th round a 10-8 round for Minto.
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In a walk-out bout, 20 year-old prospect Mike Marrone, 14-0 (11 KOs), Vero Beach, Fla. 222 ½, stopped hapless Dan Whetzel, 7-6-1 (4 KOs), Toledo, Ohio, 225, at 1:00 of the opening round of a scheduled 6.
The young heavyweight wasted no time in chasing down Whetzel who offered almost zero offense from the opening bell. Landing at will, Marrone fired multiple shots that forced Whetzel to the ropes. Referee Ken Ezzo stopped the bout with Whetzel failing to return punches.
UNCASVILLE --- Heavyweight power puncher Samuel Peter, 26-1 (22 KOs), Nigeria, 256 ½, blasted out a reluctant 7-footer Julius Long, 14-8 (12 KOs), Romulus, Mich., in one round of a scheduled 10.
Long appeared to lose interest in the fight with the first big right hand landed by the feared Peter. Samuel winged wide shots at the giant journeyman and dropped his giant opponent for the first of two knockdowns that came from shots that did not appear to land solidly.
Peter forced Long into the ropes with a right hand and quickly followed the big man, making only the barest of contact with a left hand and followed it with a glancing right hand. Despite not landing flush, Long hit the deck hard and made no attempt at rising before the count of 10.
Time of the knockout was 2:35.
***
In a warm-up bout, Brian Minto, 24-1 (14 KOs), Butler, Penn., 220, overcame a determined effort by Billy Zumbrun, 19-7-1 (11), Ogden, Utah, 229 ¾, capturing a unanimous 8-round decision.
The 31 year-old Minto clearly won the first 2 rounds behind a snappy left jab. Zumbrun routinely squared up in an effort to get inside and had his head popped back repeatedly.
In round 3, Zumbrun began to walk through Minto’s jab and landed awkward, but effective, combinations. His crude methodology carried him through the 4th as Minto continued to rely almost exclusively on the left hand.
Minto resumed control of the fight in round 5, mixing in right hands and occasional hooks.
Sweeping the second half of the fight, Minto hurt Zumbrun at the end of the 7th round and nearly stopped his rugged foe in the 8th. Landing sharp punches from multiple angles in the opening minute of the final round, Minto left no doubt as to the outcome.
Ringside scoring was 78-74, 79-73, and 79-72, all for Minto. JEBoxing scored the fight 78-73, scoring the 8th round a 10-8 round for Minto.
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In a walk-out bout, 20 year-old prospect Mike Marrone, 14-0 (11 KOs), Vero Beach, Fla. 222 ½, stopped hapless Dan Whetzel, 7-6-1 (4 KOs), Toledo, Ohio, 225, at 1:00 of the opening round of a scheduled 6.
The young heavyweight wasted no time in chasing down Whetzel who offered almost zero offense from the opening bell. Landing at will, Marrone fired multiple shots that forced Whetzel to the ropes. Referee Ken Ezzo stopped the bout with Whetzel failing to return punches.
posted by JE Boxing at Friday, April 28, 2006
9 Comments:
James Toney will chop down Sam Peter cause he don't know how to fight.
Simply put folks - this was both farcical and downright unsightly to the very core.I have had ORANGE "Julius's" that have put up more resistance than Julius "Not For" Long.Yes,he "goes down easier" than his namesake beverage.This fight did absolutely NOTHING for Peter,and NOTHING for the JE 'crew' here.As for Peter (what can you really tell from this fight?) he looked about the same to me,but was CLEARLY too heavy.He should be in the 230's or 240's max.What...Has he been eating with "Mr.Toney" here and Orltroy's buddy Briggs lately? (LOL)
Oh,while I'm on a roll here,who the f*ck is "Brian Butler" JE??? (LOL!) Yes,you obviously meant Brian MINTO.Minto HAS improved tremendously since his first few pro fights,but the guy-simply put-needs to go down to 200.lbs.It would be PERFECT for him.He could possibly be a legit contender down there,but at hvy? A fringe-contender at absolute best.And the top-hvy's would absolutely DESTROY him.
:-(
BTW-I think Austin would have a better shot against Briggs than Sultan IMO Orltroy.Nothing against Briggs (Well,it is kinda...But I like him.) how he got ranked #1 or #2 based off of beating a few good journeymen (Good title for an article there...Hmm...) and a 45-yr old Ray Mercer,is yet another tireless example of 'alphabet absurdity'...
:-(
Oh,I almost forgot about Marrone.(Damnit! I thought for certain I had! LOL) Well,simply put - couldn't tell jack-squat from this fight.He looked dreadful to me in nearly losing to that 201-pound club-fighter a few months ago,but (perhaps) more importanly - I just saw very limited 'upside' and potential in him.This fight didn't change anything one way or the other,but he did what he had to do,and didn't waste anytime in doing it I suppose.Probably the right proverbial 'confidence-builder' for him,as well as a 'do-over' national tv showcase of sorts.Blah,blah,blah...
*He did look a bit 'tighter' physique-wise to me,and at 6'3" 220 more like a true hvy.
I corrected the Brian "Butler" error. I would say that all-in-all I was not that impressed by anyone on the card. We already know that Peter can hit hard, but Julius Long tasted one punch and decided that the night would be short. Minto will not become a top heavyweight fighter -- too short, underpowered, not all that hard to hit. Mike Marrone has a long, long way to go but he is only 20 and many things can happen.
YES Troy! Just being the straw that stirs the drink here.Good post BTW.I still think collanders should be only used for draining pasta though...
*Checks Boxrec to see who-the-fook Orltroy was referring to!*
(LOL)
Mr. Oltroy you put down James Toney just like they did when he was robbed against Hasim. Just wait to the rematch
...Are you going to AT LEAST come in at UNDER-230 this time 'J.T'?
(LOL)
;-)
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