Bad Left Hook Live Boxing Results and Commentary: Prizefighter 10
by SC on Feb 26, 2010 2:36 PM EST
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The tenth edition of Prizefighter is live today at 3pm ET on Sky Sports from York Hall in London. We'll have live, round-by-round coverage, scoring and analysis of the event.
Our preview is here, and Dave Oakes' Boxing Bulletin preview is here. Join us!
First Round Matchups/Results:
George Hillyard (9-4-1, 5 KO) v. Prince Arron (14-3-1, 1 KO)
- Arron UD-3 (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). Bad Left Hook had it for Arron, 30-27.
Bradley Pryce (28-7, 17 KO) v. Neil Sinclair (33-7, 26 KO)
- Pryce SD-3 (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Bad Left Hook had it for Pryce, 30-27.
Danny Butler (18-3, 3 KO) v. Brett Flournoy (9-0, 4 KO)
- Flournoy UD-3 (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Bad Left Hook had it for Flournoy, 30-27.
Steve O'Meara (10-0, 2 KO) v. Martin Concepcion (16-6, 10 KO)
- O'Meara UD-3 (30-27, 30-28, 30-27). Bad Left Hook had it for O'Meara, 30-27.
Semifinal Matchups/Results:
Prince Arron (15-3-1, 1 KO) v. Bradley Pryce (29-7, 17 KO)
- Arron UD-3 (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). Bad Left Hook had it for Arron, 29-28.
Brett Flournoy (10-0, 4 KO) v. Steve O'Meara (11-0, 2 KO)
- Flournoy SD-3 (29-28, 28-29, 29-28). Bad Left Hook had it for Flournoy, 29-28.
Finals:
Prince Arron (16-3-1, 1 KO) v. Brett Flournoy (11-0, 4 KO)
- Arron UD-3 (29-28, 28-27, 29-28). Bad Left Hook had it for Arron, 29-27.
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Great stuff and very creative.
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 26, 2010 2:39 PM EST reply actions
They’re really excited about 67 knockouts among eight fighters. 53 of those are between Sinclair, Pryce and Concepcion.
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Pryce 5/2
Sinclair 7/2
O’Meara 5/1
Arron 6/1
Butler 7/1
Concepcion 8/1
Flournoy 10/1
Hillyard 16/1
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O’Meara went from 25/1 to 5/1
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hillyard-Arron just about to start
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Boxing News
are picking Sinclair to beat O’Meara in the final.
I’m going with BLH’s pick of Pryce to win it,although he can be a bit erratic/inconsistent.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 3:10 PM EST reply actions
They reckon Pryce starts slowly.Not good in this kind of format.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
It’s a very valid concern for sure. I figure the Pryce-Sinclair winner wins the whole shebang, but I’m not confident really in picking Pryce over Sinclair.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Never seen Prince Arron before.Didn’t expect him to be a white guy with a name like that to be honest:).
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 3:12 PM EST reply actions
Mind You,
we’ve got Prince Charles and Prince William so why not?
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hillyard-Arron R1
Hillyard starts by lunging at the tall Arron, then pops him with a good right hand after their heads clash. Arron trying to jab and stay at distance. He wants nothing to do with mixing it up. Hillyard, though, is trying to jump all over him him. Arron with an uppercut, but man he has no power, so he’s not going to keep Hillyard back. Big right by Hillyard. He’s really taking control of this. Arron’s jab is fine, but if you’re just jabbing and the other guy is actually landing some good punches and staying busy, what’s the big deal about the jab? It’s really all he’s got.
But he is starting to take over with it after I go on that spiel. Hillyard isn’t defending, and now Arron is mixing it up with the right hand behind the jab here and there. Uppercut lands again. Arron has settled this down nicely and Hillyard is having a ton of trouble landing anything. But there’s a right from Hillyard at the bell.
Close round in a lot of ways, but I go with the boxer despite my earlier bitching.
Arron 10-9
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Hillyard-Arron R2
Arron’s uppercut is really landing pretty well when he throws it after those jabs. Hillyard roughs him up and tries to unsettle Arron. Hillyard needs to land something significant quickly, because Arron is using his movement to pretty good effect this round. Early in the first Arron was doing some good stuff, but now he can’t find Arron and is missing wildly on left hooks and right hands. Left hook by Arron. Uppercut lands. Arron is taking Hillyard to school now. This has gotten pretty one-sided. Hillyard with a nice uppercut that may have stunned Arron a bit. But Arron comes back throwing punches in combination. Good stuff. Hillyard being warned about the rough-house tactics.
Hillyard pressing now after Arron smacks him nicely again, but Hillyard can’t get anything done.
Arron 10-9
Arron 20-18
Bad Left Hook
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I think I punch harder than this guy
Evidently, nobody’s ever taught him how to throw anything other than an arm punch.
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Hillyard-Arron R3
Well, Hillyard has three minutes.
Hillyard slips chasing Arron. Hillyard can’t do anything in the first half of the round, with Arron keeping him at bay fairly easily. Arron is just laying back, and Hillyard hasn’t made him change that strategy. Two long rights from Arron. He’s got nothing on his shots. I mean really.
Hillyard, as Watt says, is showing no real urgency. He might as well just start winging shots. He’s about to be 9-5-1, it’s not like he’s protecting some sparkling legacy. And he’s clearly lost. Arron drilling him with both hands as Hillyard just stands there taking it, frozen like a deer in the headlights.
Nice performance from Prince Arron, and barring a terrible decision he’ll move on.
Arron 10-9
Arron 30-27
Bad Left Hook
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HILLYARD-ARRON OFFICIAL SCORES
30-27
30-27
30-27
PRINCE ARRON via unanimous decision
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Sometimes I get bored and go between HBO standard def and HBO HD just to keep hearing the same thing over and over.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
I have no idea how I could be ahead of you. That’s weird.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
Sinclair and Pryce in the ring
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Seemed off balance to me
Not really caused by a punch
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Pryce-Sinclair R1
Pryce left hooks Sinclair, whose glove touches the mat and the referee makes no move toward the action to call it a knockdown. Arguably should have been, but not sure the punch caused it anyway. Sinclair recovers. These guys are looking for the quick KO. Body shot by Sinclair, and Pryce shakes him with another left hook.
Sinclair is short on just about everything. Watt says it wasn’t an easy round to score. I thought it was pretty easy.
Pryce 10-9
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A lot of leather thrown
but not a lot of punches landed by either guy.
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Why the hell has Sinclair abandoned the jab?
It was working great for him early in the round.
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no idea
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Pryce-Sinclair R2
Sinclair with a right that lands, and he’s trying to pick Pryce off coming in, hoping to get him to cowboy up. Sinclair landing his jab well. I don’t know how much zip he really has on those shots, but they’re landing. Pryce coming back now with nice shots. Pryce is a lot more accurate than Sinclair. And he hasn’t been that accurate.
Pryce is taking over again in the second half of this round. There’s a slapping left hook from Sinclair. There was nothing on that. Sinclair is cut near his left eye.
Pryce 10-9
Pryce 20-18
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2/5, yeah
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
Concepcion and Hammond are due to rematch on 4/23, too.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Didn't know that
Hammond looked to have won by a few rounds in my opinion, built like a brick sh*thouse, too
Pryce-Sinclair R3
Pryce is getting stupid. The way he’s showboating I sort of hope he gets knocked out cold. He’s beating a washed-up guy in a three-round fight and acting like he’s Joe Calzaghe against Jeff Lacy. Sinclair is just short on some really big shots, but just short might as well be off by a mile.
Sinclair should probably retire.
Pryce 10-9
Pryce 30-27
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PRYCE-SINCLAIR OFFICIAL SCORES
29-28 Pryce
29-28 Sinclair
29-28 Pryce
BRADLEY PRYCE via split decision
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I love how they show betting odds in the middle of the telecast
They don’t pretend like boxing ins’t a bettor’s sport
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Oh God, they have eHarmony in England now too
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YES THEY DO
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
AQnything that makes their creepy inventor richer is bad in my book
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At least that cougar isn’t salivating over Butler and comparing him to Oscar de la Hoya this time.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
I think Flournoy is going to win
Because he says when he sets his mind to something, he really goes for it
Butler-Flournoy R1
Couple of guys standing around. Right hook from Flournoy.
Some folks are singing “Butler Wonderland.” Trust me, guys — there are a lot of Danny Butlers in the pro boxing ranks.
Butler slapping at him like a crazy child. That ruled, kinda. Butler is getting him near the ropes and just going APESHIT. He’s done that twice. Flournoy with some decent boxing.
Now that could have been tough to score, maybe, but I’ll take Flournoy’s boxing over Butler’s slap attacks.
Flournoy 10-9
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I had Butler in that one
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Butler-Flournoy R2
Flournoy is picking Butler apart out there. I thought Butler looked better than this against Barker, who is much better than Flournoy. Butler does lots of squatting and jerky movement stuff, but he’s just not throwing or getting anything done offensively.
Flournoy 10-9
Flournoy 20-18
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Flournoy would have been a tasty little wager in hindsight.He has looked the classiest of the lost so far,imo.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 4:06 PM EST reply actions
He looked very good.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
Butler-Flournoy R3
Butler coming out flinging his hands all over the place. I think he thinks he’s down 2-0 or at least split, making this round must-win if not must-stop. Flournoy is picking him off again with counter shots and even leading the action some. Butler tries to go for another freakout flurry, but Flournoy just sidesteps this time.
Flournoy outclasses Butler.
Flournoy 10-9
Flournoy 30-27
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BN did say he ‘could be an excellent outside bet’ but his inactivity was the worry.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 4:07 PM EST reply actions
That’s what concerned me too. He was just a lot better than Butler.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
BUTLER-FLOURNOY OFFICIAL SCORES
29-28
30-27
30-27
BRETT FLOURNOY via unanimous decision
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about to get the final first round fight going
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O'Meara-Concepcion R1
They’re insane over O’Meara having sparred with Floyd Mayweather once last year. O’Meara slipping and slapping from distance to start. O’Meara with some potshots. Concepcion has done nothing for the first 2:30. Boo birds are coming out near the end of the round. Really nothing in this round.
O’Meara 10-9
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Concepcion looks tired from having fought last month
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not even a month yet
Three weeks.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
O'Meara-Concepcion R2
Concepcion has seemingly figured out that even with his chin, O’Meara can’t punch for beans. But Concepcion can’t get off. He’s not old and hasn’t had a ton of fights, but I think he’s pretty well worn down. O’Meara is potshotting him to death.
O’Meara is making him look awful now. Concepcion looks like he wants a one-punch knockout and that’s all he prepared to do. O’Meara is dominating. O’Meara is doing all the best of what Flournoy and Arron did in earlier fights.
O’Meara 10-9
O’Meara 20-18
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If this keeps up, O’Meara-Flournoy looks really interesting for the semis.
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O'Meara-Concepcion R3
Concepcion is looking for the big shot, and O’Meara has turned up his own aggression. It’s just an amped-up version of what he did in the first two rounds, and it’s effective.
First half of the round is all O’Meara. Concepcion is swinging wildly when he does, but it’s just not enough. He’s got little in the tank. O’Meara has 30 seconds to go.
Concepcion is totally out of gas. Good win for O’Meara.
O’Meara 10-9
O’Meara 30-27
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wtf did Watt see for Concepcion in that round?
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
O'MEARA-CONCEPCION OFFICIAL SCORES
Well I got all of one fight right in the first round, but then again I wasn’t confident in any of the picks, and that’s why I like this format so much.
30-27
30-28
30-27
STEVE O’MEARA via unanimous decision
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BTW, you doing Sonsona Vazquez tomorrow?
If not, could you put up a thread anyway? I might get it…on the fence still
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I think I’m gonna do it, but I’ll have a thread up either way.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
Best Prizefighter so far?
I think this is the best one I have seen (seen about six / seven of the ten).
Both semi-finals are more than interesting and I think you could make a case for any of th four to win it. I know Pryce has the best pedigree, but I don’t see him winning this.
If I could get on Betfair then I would lay him at 6/5.
Not too many blatant mismatches
BTW, I’m a bit surprised someone hasn’t tried running with this format on an FNF or something. I guess it’s a bit more difficult in the US because you have to fly fighters in, but still…
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I figure if anyone could get that done it’d be Golden Boy with their building stable of Fight Night Club guys.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Pryce looks like he doesn't know how to get inside
Double up the jab dude!
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Wide, wide round for Arron
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Punches landed
Arron – 25
Pryce – 3
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Arron-Pryce R1
Apparently being tall and having a long reach makes you “octopus-like.” I do not get that at all.
“But look at this from Prince Arron!” they exclaim. Not one single punch landed that he threw there. Pryce isn’t getting inside very well, but he did early in the round and dug in some clinched-up shots. Arron starting to land jabs, but there’s a short left from Pryce. Long right by Arron. Body shot by Pryce. Jabs sting Pryce again — well, sting isn’t the word.
Jesus Christ, Arron completely dominated that round. Watt says it could even be 10-8 and he’s really not off.
Arron 10-9
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Obviously you haven't seen an octopus jab
by LtfcPete on Feb 26, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
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haha
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
Arron seems to be getting a bit complacent now
He’s showboating a bit, and that’s not a good thing.
Also, the ref could penalize him for holding his arm out.
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Arron-Pryce R2
Pryce coming on strong and hurts Arron! Arron suddenly doesn’t look so great with his showboating, what with the limelight of the glam boxing world that made him call himself Prince. BIG right from Pryce. Arron throwing the jab as hard as he can now.
Pryce has definitely adjusted. Arron doesn’t seem to be responding terribly well to pressure from Pryce. I don’t think he likes being tested. That first round cruise and dodging slow Hillyard was what he wants. Getting hit some is not for him.
Pryce 10-9
19-19
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19-19
Best round of the day so far. Arron still dominated chunks, but Pryce landed a few really good shots, and that’s Arron’s fault. He allowed Pryce to close the gap. Pryce didn’t really change anything other than upping his workrate.
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You
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You're on a roll rudeboy
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Arron-Pryce R3
Watt has it 2-0 Arron. It could be, too.
Pryce pressing him again. Arron really does not like pressure. Arron just threw one God awful looking uppercut that missed, and since I pointed that out, I’ll also point out that his uppercut has been his best punch tonight, keeping his weak but constant and accurate jab viable.
THERE’S a good uppercut from Arron that snaps Pryce’s head back. Boy this is gonna be close to call. Arron turns and flicks his right hand out with a jab a couple times. He’s boxing very well again. I think he’s settled back down. Pryce is getting tired, Arron is pumping shots from distance and making Pryce miss.
Pryce needs a big final 45 seconds.
Arron 10-9
Arron 29-28
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I think Arron won that last round
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well, I'll admit it
I did not see Prince Arron coming at all. I figured if he did get past Hillyard he’d get ripped by Pryce or Sinclair. He mostly dominated that fight.
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Pryce COULD have beat him
Wrong gameplan
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I mean, he was pretty damn wide open to be hit
if he had been able to get inside.
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If the Prince wins this tourney does he start calling himself King Arron?
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 4:55 PM EST reply actions
ARRON-PRYCE OFFICIAL SCORES
30-27
30-27
29-28
PRINCE ARRON via unanimous decision
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“Yeah, there’s big names. I can beat a big name over three rounds.”
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John Duddy disagrees
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I think I’d pick this kid to beat Duddy now.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
yeah me either after I thought about it for two seconds
Duddy is fine getting punched a lot to land and would probably still smash him within four.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
As soon as a puncher realizes he can walk through Arron's punches
Arron gets knocked out. If Flournoy wins, I think he beats Arron. O’Meara I’m not so sure about. He’s a better boxer than Arron, but I don’t know if he gets inside either, and he doesn’t punch much harder than Arron.
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that's what I'm thinking too
I don’t like O’Meara against Arron’s length in that pillow fight.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
Pryce said earlier on how he thinks he’s beaten everyone he’s ever fought. Think this might be the first loss on his record in his own mind.
He said he’d like to fight everyone who’s beaten him as he believes he can now beat them. He’d lost to Sinclair in ’03.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:02 PM EST up reply actions
I think Brett Floorcloth could win this whole thing.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 5:03 PM EST reply actions
Flournoy-O'Meara R1
O’Meara starting kind of aggressive and landing some rights to the body. Straight right down the pipe clips Flournoy. Not much by way of clean punches landing. Flournoy turns it up down the stretch a bit, but I just barely give it to O’Meara.
O’Meara 10-9
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Flournoy-O'Meara R2
Flournoy is getting some clean shots in, but here comes O’Meara with a charge. This is hard to score. Both of these guys seem like they’re uncomfortable leading, Flournoy doesn’t like pressure and isn’t countering O’Meara well, and O’Meara’s charges generally amount to nothing.
Flournoy with some nice shots as we near a minute left in the round. Flournoy has a small cut. Flournoy round.
Flournoy 10-9
19-19
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Flournoy-O'Meara R3
Left early by Flournoy. Right from O’Meara. Neither were too heavy. O’Meara has really not gotten anything done in the last two rounds, and Flournoy essentially gave the first round away if O’Meara won it at all. I think we’ve seen pretty much the same Flournoy performance that we saw against Butler, but O’Meara hasn’t gone bananas with slap attacks.
Good shots from Flournoy to close it out, and he seals the deal IMO.
Flournoy 10-9
Flournoy 29-28
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stats
Flournoy: 33/122, 27%
O’Meara: 15/159, 9%
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Looking at more of Flu+ornoy
I think it’s actually closer to a 50/50 fight. Flournoy is even having a little trouble closing the gap on O’Meara when O’Meara is further outside.
Anyway, Flournoy pretty clearly won that one.
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Flournoy was getting tired, too. Arron might just be fresher.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:19 PM EST up reply actions
FLOURNOY-O'MEARA OFFICIAL SCORES
29-28 Flournoy
29-28 O’Meara
29-28 Flournoy
BRETT FLOURNOY via split decision
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Not sure how that was a split decision
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Shouldn’t that be “Yay, Anthony Small!”.
He’s exciting and entertaining when talking… just not when boxing so much.
I don’t think he’s entertaining or exciting ever. I’ve seen him box before, so his talking is ruined.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
holy crap he's turning into Mushmouth
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:20 PM EST up reply actions
It’s rare when a 12-round fight has both guys landing the exact same amount of punches. It’s even rarer when one guy lands 39 punches in a 12 round fight. But BOTH OF THEM???
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:21 PM EST up reply actions
Anthony Small is what the American’s refer to as a DOUCHEBAG.
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 5:19 PM EST reply actions
Or to give him his proper name Anthony ‘SugarRayClayJonesJr’ Small.
But of course!
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 5:21 PM EST reply actions
Prince Arron kinda bugs me when he talks. Maybe it’s his blazin neck tatt
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so if you're following but not watching...
The guys in the finals are the two in the back on the left-hand side of the group photo on the main post.
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“He gets the glamorous showbiz entrance for the first time in his career.”
He fought John Duddy.
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He should have danced like Uzzy Ahmed
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wow that was glamorous showbiz!
The vocals of his song even had barely started by the time he got there.
Brett Flournoy is out to Sam & Dave. Brett Flournoy rules.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
oh god he is
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
Let's see what Fluornoy has left
He was tiring out a bit at the end of the last fight. If he can keep up that workrate for three more rounds, I think he wins.
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
NO!
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
by Drunken cutman on Feb 26, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Arron-Flournoy R1
First minute is Arron jabbing and Flournoy coming up short. Long looping left from Flournoy is just short. Slow round, especially out of Flournoy, which isn’t going to do him any favors. He’s finding Arron’s range a bit more perplexing than the first two guys did, and not even trying to test it much.
Arron 10-9
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My ususal and very good stream has disappeared
So I’m stuck with some awful and pixelated thing now.
"Honey i forgot to duck" - Jack Dempsey
BTW
Fluornoy remind anyone else a bit of Ryan Rhodes?
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yes
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
And a southpaw
And a counterpuncher. And he has pretty good head movement. Sort of a poor man’s Rhodes.
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Arron-Flournoy R2
Flournoy looking a hair better in the first half of this round. Arron is still doing range OK, but not as well as earlier. Flournoy is closing distance a lot better than Pryce and Hillyard did and sort of taking Arron out of his jab-jab-jab-jab offense. That uppercut that Arron had used so well hasn’t been here either. Flournoy kind of imposing his will a bit this round and as it goes on, looking stronger and stronger. His left hand is getting in there. It’s not always totally clean, but it’s there.
Flournoy 10-9
19-19
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Odds split even
Doesn’t get closer than that
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Going into the 3rd round it was 5/6 5/6
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Aww, how sweet
Arron gave Fluornoy a hug
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
I think that hug might have thrown Fluornoy off his game a bit actually
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
Well, that about seals it
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
What happens if it's a draw?
Box-off?
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
OK, that answers the question
If it’s a draw, the ref gets the tiebreaker
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Arron-Flournoy R3
Good right by Arron AND A FLURRY AND DOWN GOES FLOURNOY! OH MY! WOW!
THAT MAY HAVE SEALED IT!
Under two minutes to go or so. Flournoy needs to let it go now. Arron starting to showboat a bit, now Flournoy charges and Arron ties him up.
One minute to go. Right hook by Flournoy swipes. Flournoy coming again, nothing much there. 20 seconds to go.
Right by Flournoy, Arron ties him up again. Flournoy really swings hard, but gets clipped with a right. And it’s over!
Arron 10-8
Arron 29-27
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ARRON-FLOURNOY OFFICIAL SCORES
29-28
28-27
29-28
PRINCE ARRON via unanimous decision
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Glen McCrory
just compared the Prince to a young Tommy Hearns!?!
My respect for Glen just dropped a couple of notches.:).
by Matt (Yorkshire) on Feb 26, 2010 5:55 PM EST reply actions
Jesus, I missed that. What a completely delusional and idiotic thing to say.
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by SC on Feb 26, 2010 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Post-fight is up.
http://www.badlefthook.com/2010/2/26/1328359/upset-city-prince-arron-wins
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