ShoBox: Gonzales vs Duran - Live Results and Round-By-Round Coverage
by Scott Christ on Oct 28, 2011 10:00 PM EDT
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Tonight at 11 p.m. EDT on Showtime, the latest edition of ShoBox: The New Generation goes live from Bally's Event Center in Atlantic City, N.J., with a pair of fights from Goossen Tutor Promotions.
The main event was originally scheduled to be a heavyweight eliminator between contenders Eddie Chambers and Tony Thompson, but that fight was scrapped when Chambers injured his back in training. Instead, the main event will be an eight-round middleweight bout between recently signed GTP prospect Brandon Gonzales (14-0, 10 KO), and never-stopped veteran Ossie Duran (26-8-2, 10 KO). It'll be a good first, real look at Gonzales, a 27-year-old who was the man in the ring with Andre Ward when Ward suffered his freak cut in recent sparring.
The co-feature is a welterweight contest, also eight rounds, between former amateur standout Javier Molina (9-0, 4 KO) and Artemio Reyes (13-1, 11 KO). Molina has done well so far in his pro career, but has been far from flawless, and this one could be a little more interesting than it seems. I'm getting sort of an Archie Ray Marquez vs Art Hovhannisyan vibe from this one.
We'll be here at 11 with live coverage of both fights.
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Great, the one time I have the chance to sit down and do live boxing in a while, nobody’s here.
Anyway, I’m getting drunk, so this could be fun. and I mean getting drunk fast. none of this mixing crap.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Woo, Joe Antonacci. That’s a man that knows a good buffet.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Molina vs Reyes Round 1
Hideously ugly ring. Reyes jabbing, but you’d be overdoing it to call it crisp. Half of the round is feeling out. Molina making Reyes miss on counters. Farhood notes that Molina is very comfortable, and he’s right. Molina always looks very relaxed. Molina with some jabs getting in, Reyes with a slapping left to the body. Reyes very slow with his left hook. Reyes gets him into the corner with the jab, then gets a couple body shot sin. Jabs from Reyes to end the round. Close, but I think Molina controlled most of it. Reyes did pressure.
Molina 10-9
Bad Left Hook
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Molina vs Reyes Round 2
Reyes closing the gap some to start the round, but once there he finds himself on the end of a Molina combo. But this is better, more effective pressure. Body shot by Molina. Molina being backed to the ropes a lot. Reyes missing more than landing, Molina landing nice shots in counter. Molina doing work as they trade in close. Body shot from Reyes, then a nice uppercut that pops Molina’s head back. Reyes starting to get his way — Molina warned for a low shot. Molina looking for counters, and a left lands. But Reyes marches through it. Getting some action now.
Reyes 10-9
19-19
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Molina vs Reyes Round 3
Reyes again aggressive to start the round. Molina doesn’t seem to know how to deal with that so well. Eats a right hand inside. Reyes is tall, but he’s effective close. He just looks stronger than Molina. Molina warned for another low shot. Reyes with a right. Another right. Molina now getting sloppy. Leaving himself open. Reyes with a body shot. Reyes is neutralizing Molina’s speed advantage and it’s really something to watch him do. What a pace they’re cutting this round — both throwing and landing. Reyes landing harder. Tarver keeps beating me to what I want to say here. That’s how I know he’s great.
Reyes 10-9
Reyes 29-28
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I missed the first two rounds. Scored the third for Reyes.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Molina vs Reyes Round 4
Both guys really throwing the last two rounds. Molina doing good work to the body, getting himself back in this fight, even if it’s not the way he might want to do it. Reyes thudding on Molina. Reyes with a nice right. Molina backing down on exchanges now, not just from being walked down. Reyes starting to really sit down on his shots. Body shot by Reyes.
Reyes 10-9
Reyes 39-37
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Cardinals win the World Series.
I’m not really a baseball fan, but I happened to chance upon last night’s game. So I was cheering for them tonight.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I was rooting for the Rangers, but last night’s game was really something. I missed the end of tonight’s, but way to go Cardinals.
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"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
by Scott Christ on Oct 28, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes. He’s the Goossen Tutor kid and a former amateur star.
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by Scott Christ on Oct 28, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Molina vs Reyes Round 5
Reyes is just trucking in this fight. It’s not flashy and it’s not eye-opening, but Molina just can’t budge him. Reyes is breathing a little heavy, though. Pace might get to him. Not that he’s showing it yet — his right hands are the story of this round, I think. Molina is doing OK, but he’s just not winning this fight. Reyes with a body shot.
Reyes 10-9
Reyes 49-46
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Good action. Reyes had the upper hand most of the round.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
pretty good action in the phonebooth right now
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Molina vs Reyes Round 6
Left to the body by Reyes. I’m running out of ways to say that Molina isn’t fighting badly, but this is a bad fight for him. Reyes is doing all the more noticeable work — Molina is getting popped frequently. And it’s a good fight, by the way.
Reyes 10-9
Reyes 59-55
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Molina wins the first minute or so, but Reyes gradually takes over and wins another around on my card anyway
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Molina vs Reyes Round 7
SO WHO ELSE IS ASSUMING THAT REYES GETS BONED ON THE CARDS?
Molina is doing better this round, and I’m scoring it for him as we wrap it up, but I tried to really just watch this one, and man Reyes is just the far more determined, stronger guy. Still, tip this one to Javier.
Molina 10-9
Reyes 68-65
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I thought Molina did a better job pressing the action and won r7
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Molina vs Reyes Round 8
Molina trying to find a big punch here, fighting wildly. Reyes doesn’t appear to have the gas left to keep pace, and Molina is bouncing around better. I think Reyes has worn himself out pressuring and, unless Molina does something really special, winning this fight. Reyes landing shots, but Molina coming right back. now Reyes closing the round hard. Both guys shoulder to shoulder. Reyes with a right hand. 10 seconds — Reyes throwing his hands, Molina lets his go, and we had a nice fight.
Molina 10-9
Reyes 77-75
I scored it close, but I really think Reyes won this fight.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
R8 really close. Giving the edge to Molina, but it could have easily gone the other way
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Molina vs Reyes Scores
77-75
78-74
78-74
Artemio Reyes by unanimous decision
How about THAT? He deserved it, he got it.
Bad Left Hook
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Nice to see.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
Not gonna do PBP. Too…well, I’m drinking. I’m not drunk, but those of you here are watching too. will be keeping score.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Also went with Duran in the first
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
Boy, Duran isn’t gonna make this easy at all.
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I thought R2 was pretty even and could have gone either way
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
er 4
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Oct 29, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, Duran’s winning this fight.
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What is Tarver talking about? “Virgil Hunter is one of the better trainers that don’t get recognition when you look at the work he’s done with Andre Ward and now Gonzales.” What work with Gonzales? Everyone recognizes Ward is good. And then what?
Bad Left Hook
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So I’ve got it 4-2 for Duran.
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same
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
by Matt Miller on Oct 29, 2011 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Duran won the fight. Hope the judges think so too. Can they get it right twice?
There is no safety in numbers, or in anything else--James Thurber, 1939
Gonzales vs Duran scores: 77-75 Gonzales, 78-74 Duran, 77-75 Gonzales
Bad Left Hook
"To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day..."
I actually don't like any of those cards much.
A draw or a narrow Duran win sounds right to me.
Boxing writer: "Iran, what are you going to do when you retire?"
Iran Barkley: "Rob your house"
I thought Duran had it
If it was a 10 rounder, I think he would have had it the way he was fighting.
I thought he was tiring badly in the 8th.
At my signal, unleash hell.
by Maximus Decimus Meridius on Oct 29, 2011 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions
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