REAL FIGHTS

BY JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com


STILL WONDERFUL TO HAVE CLUB CARD BOXING IN LAS VEGAS.


THIS AN HBO LATINO.... DBE ENTERTAINMENT... SAMPSON BOXING PROMOTION AT THE TROPICANA DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS.  GLAD THEY ALL GOT TOGETHER AND DID THIS !


ALWAYS GOOD TO GO TO THE FIGHTS....THAT UNTIL THE RAP MUSIC AND THE DELAYS IN MATCHES OVERCOME YOU.....WE PLOD ALONG.


6 MATCHES  AND THE BEST WAS THE FIRST WITH JOAQUIN CHAVEZ 7-12 TAKING AN INTERESTING 57-57... 58-56 AND 58-56 MAJORITY DECISION OVER DONTE STRYHORN IN A 140 POUND OPENER THAT STARTED ON TIME WITH CHAVEZ AND HIS LOSING RECORD OVERCOMING STAYHORN IN A REAL COMPETITIVE MATCH.


ON FRIDAY I WENT TO SMITH CENTER FOR JOHNNY MATHIS.....IMPECCABLE SOUND SYSTEM AND ON  SUNDAY THE LAS VEGAS LIBRARY THEATRE HAD PERFECT SOUND FOR THEIR BARBERSHOP PROGRAM......NOT HERE.....TRULY AMAZING THAT YOU COULD NOT HEAR ONE WORD OR ONE SCORECARD FROM THE RING ANNOUNCER.....THE BETWEEN FIGHTS RAP MUSIC...... PERFECT....I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING...WHERE WAS THE PRE FIGHT SOUND CHECK....? WHY HAVE AN ANNOUNCER WHO CANNOT BE HEARD ?  IT WAS NOT JUST ME.


SERGIO MORA 25-3... A FIFTH ROUND TKO OVER OVERMATCHED SAMUEL ROGERS....165ERS.


UNIMPRESSIVE OVER EXHUBERANT LOCAL ROCCO SANTOURMARO 12-0 A STRANGE 77-70, 78-69 AND 78-69 UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER DANIEL QUEVEDO 13-15-1 WHO WOULDN'T QUIT BUT WHO COULDN'T WIN....TOO MUCH SHOWBOATING BY SANTOUMARO WHO COULD NOT TAKE OUT A 13-14 FIGHTER IN 8 ROUNDS.


TWO MAIN EVENTS..... LOPSIDED..... JUAN ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ 98-91 ACROSS THE BOARD WIN OVER JAVIER FORTUNA.....FEATHERWEIGHTS......LOUIS ROSA.... 98-91 97-92 AND 97-92 JUNIOR FEATHERWEIGHT TEN ROUND UNANIMOUS WIN.


6:30 FIRST BELL THAT TIL AFTER 11 FOR 6 FIGHTS....REQUIRES THE FANS TO BE TOLERANT AND PATIENT..NOT THE VIRTURES OF THE PRESS.....THIS SCHEDULE KILLED OVER NIGHT NEWSPAPER RESULTS.


THANKS  AGAIN FOR THIS CARD AND ANY BOXING CARD...NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU GET IN THESE AND AS REPORTERS WE ARE GREATFUL TO JUDGE.


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