R J J BOXING

BY  JOHN MASTALIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

CLUB BOXING AT ITS BEST....SATURDAY LAST...COX PAVILLION

AS A BOXING REPORTER IN LAS VEGAS FOR 34 YEARS I HAVE
COVERED THEM ALL....BIG FIGHTS...SMALL FIGHTS....INBETWEEN
FIGHTS...52 VENUES IN LAS VEGAS AND NOW THE COX PAVILLION
ON THE UNLV CAMPUS...

ALWAYS LOVED THE SMALL CARDS...BEEN AWHILE....IT WAS JUST A
GREAT EXPERIECE FRIDAY NIGHT...

ROY JONES JR CARD.....COMPETITIVE FIGHTS....GOOD VENUE..

5 MATCHES WITH LAS VEGAS NATIVE MAX ORNELAS TAKING
A UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER TONY LOPEZ....

ORNELAS 11-0 AND LOPEZ 12-4 CAME TO FIGHT AND
CHALLENGED EACH OTHER EVERY ROUND....BOTH LVEN
REPORTERS AND THE JUDGES ALL HAD ORNELAS WINNING ALL
BUT ONE ROUND......SURE LOOKED CLOSER THAN THAT....
ORNELAS LONGER REACH AND SUPER FOCUS ALONG WITH
ABILITY ....THE DIFFERENCE HERE.

MORE GOOD FIGHTS ON THIS CARD WITH THE OPENER....GABRIEL
FLORES JR 7-0 ...A UNANIMOUS DECISION OVER ALEJANDRO
ROCHIN 5-2....AGAIN..... TWO WHO CAME TO BOX...

ALSO LIKED WELTERWEIGHT MARQUIS TAYLOR 9-1 WHO
UPSET JIMMY WILLIAMS 14-1....REAL GOOD WELTERWEIGHT
MATCH WITH ACKWARD STYLES AND AGAIN FIGHTERS
WHO CAME TO BOX !

ALWAYS TOUGH TO START THE CARD AT 5 ...HAVE TWO
OPENING MATCHES BEFORE TV,...... THAT ENDED AT 615 AND
NOW WAIT 45
MINUTES FOR TV AT SEVEN....THIS SCENARIO HAS ALWAYS
TROUBLED OLD IMPATIENT BOXING WRITERS AND STILL DOES.

THANKS TO RJJ BOXING FOR THIS WONDERFUL EVENT
THEY HAVE HAD MATCHES DOWNTOWN AND NOW HERE...
LOOKING FORWARD TO ANY MORE THEY DO ANYWHERE...

THERE IS HOPE FOR BOXING

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