There have been two wonderful fights final Friday evening.
And neither Mike Tyson nor Jake Paul participated.
Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano went to struggle once more.
The battle was intense and symbolized what boxing is meant to be about.
Guts and glory, child.
Dennis Taylor and I wrote about it in Intimate Warfare, our guide on Arturo Gatti and Mickey Ward and their epic fights.
We known as what they did, “stunning brutality”
The battle was shut – a seesaw battle of precision versus energy. I watched it twice. I had Serrano edging it the primary time. Opon a rewatch with the sound down – I had Taylor profitable it by some extent.
That shut.
Two shut fights that might have gone manner.
The second bout had extra blood. An unintentional headbutt precipitated a deep gash over the left eye of Serrano. It regarded and was unhealthy. Many followers at AT@T Stadium figured the battle can be stopped. But it surely wasn’t. Taylor and Serrano returned to the darkish aspect, combating and digging down. By the top, crimson escaped from each of them.
Taylor received by some extent on every of the decide’s playing cards. She’s not soiled – simply powerful and gritty.
Earlier within the night, Mario Barrios and Abel Ramos went 12 ferocious rounds. For 5 rounds, it was all Barrios. He was cruising. He knocked Ramos down with a straight proper in spherical two. The battle was thought-about a showcase for Barrios. He was exhibiting properly till getting caught with a depraved shot he didn’t see in spherical six.
Ramos, a 13-year veteran, was alive. He surprised Barrios quite a few instances for the remainder of the bout. Barrios got here on sturdy late, discovering the need to battle again.
The choice was a well-liked draw.
4 rounds of Paul and Tyson have been all I may deal with. Solely positives I can see is Tyson went the space and Paul has improved. I want the insanity would cease, however it received’t, not when 70,000 individuals present as much as see it.
Taylor, Serrano, Barrios and Ramos symbolize what boxing is meant to be about.
A giant THANK YOU to them.
