Watched the November 1982 fight between Mike McCallum and Ayub Kalule. McCallum totally dominated the former 154 pound champion. McCallum's jab was as good as any jab you will ever see, and his pinpoint accuracy was ridiculous in this fight. Not only is McCallum one of the great body punchers of all time, his jab was one of the best as well. Kalule was totally outclassed and retired in his corner after the 7th, immediately retiring from boxing. Kalule retired with a record of 40-3, the 3 losses coming from Sugar Ray Leonard, Davey Moore and McCallum.
Yeahh ive seen that fight to, McCallum really put on Kalule did'nt he?
i had it 114-113.the KD pac scored making the difference,could easily have it the other way in favour of JMM though.i counted 4 rounds where is was almost impossible to pick between the two
Watched the November 1982 fight between Mike McCallum and Ayub Kalule. McCallum totally dominated the former 154 pound champion. McCallum's jab was as good as any jab you will ever see, and his pinpoint accuracy was ridiculous in this fight. Not only is McCallum one of the great body punchers of all time, his jab was one of the best as well. Kalule was totally outclassed and retired in his corner after the 7th, immediately retiring from boxing. Kalule retired with a record of 40-3, the 3 losses coming from Sugar Ray Leonard, Davey Moore and McCallum.
To be fair though he pretty much was shot by that time. He made the same mistake that Donald Curry did by staying at 154 when it became an unnatural weight for him and it took away his durability and after his title loss to Leonard he seemed to only be good for the first couple of rounds then fade badly. He was a much better fighter in his prime with excellent defense and counterpunching.
Moreno won this round clear by keeping it at
long range and getting his with straight left, Sidorenko
found it hard to get off
Round 2 Moreno
Another good round for Moreno where he dictated the pace
and scored counters as Sidorenko came foward, Sidorenko
put more pressure on this round but he still found it hard
to get off
Round 3 Moreno(closer)
Better round for Sidorenko but still not sure whether he won
it as Moreno answered most of his work and closed the round
out better, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure on this round
landed some solid shots but he is way too inactive imo, Moreno
is taking advantage by dictating the pace and catching him with
the right hook as he moves away.
Round 4 Moreno
Moreno dictating the action and countering Sidorenko who threw shots this
round but got nailed on the way in by the clusters of counters Moreno is
throwing, Sidorenko missed quite a bit in this round and paid the price for it he
just cant get out of the way of the right hook at all
Round 5 Moreno
Moreno is making Sidorenko look so one dimensional he is
dictating the pace making Sidorenko miss and nailing him Moreno
must of landed 3/4 clean straight lefts on Sidorenko in this round
as he outboxed him most of the way made him miss made him
pay with counter lefts
Round 6 Sidorenko
Sidorenko put a lot of pressure on Moreno this round and shook
him outta his rhythm he landed good body shots and landed
a couple of good right hands on Moreno, Sidorenko has been
putting pressure on but not intense pressure the only other time
he did was in round 3 and whilst i did not give him that round
it was clearly his best round until this one so it comes as no
shock they he went back to applying more intense pressure and
took the round in my card.
Round 7 Moreno close
Close round which was on the table imo but Moreno closed out
the round better so i gave it to him could of gone either wa
though as neither did anything significantly good consistently
over the round
Round 8 Moreno
Sidorenko walking into shots this round as he got countered
with straight lefts and right hooks he came back a bit toward
the end but got hit with the better shots for most of the way
Round 9 Sidorenko
although this could of gone either way i just liked Sidorenko's consistency, body
attacks, short rights a little more this round.
Round 10 Sidorenko
Sidorenko landed with two right hands early the he managed
to stay intight most of the round and go to the body, Moreno
did not do a lot in this round as he was mostly dictated by
Sidorenko's aggression
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno came alive this round as he went back to using his
legs dictating to Sidorenko and he actually went to Sidorenko's
body in this round, he also closed the round out better nailing
Sidorenko with a combo
Round 12 Moreno (closish i guess)
Moreno started out well using his legs and boxing and
he managed to counter Sidorenko but he laid inside with
Sidorenko too much and allowed him to get off Sidorenko
did okay pressuring Moreno but he was not landing very
effectively meanwhile taking clean counters from Moreno
right hook and straight lefts.
Moreno kept it long as he knew Sidorenko can only get off when you get that
6inch closer to him because of his peek a boo style, Sidorenko was outboxed for
the first two rounds as Moreno kept the range and picked him off
with straight lefts and dictated the pace of the fight, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure
on in round 3 and arguably had his best round even though i still felt Moreno won
that to, however after that round he was back to putting pressure on but not intense
pressure like in round 3 he subsequent was made to miss a lot and got picked off
with straight lefts and right hooks in round 6 Sidorenko reverted back to what he
did in round 3 and put intense pressure on Moreno and shook him outta his rhythm
and won the round on my card, Moreno came back in the next two rounds picking off
Sidorenko but down the stretch of the fight i felt Sidorenko kinda took away
Moreno's legs with the body shot and he won his fair share of the last few rounds as
Moreno was less inclined to his his legs and keep it long.
Sidorenko struggled badly with the southpaw stance and got caught on the way in
with too many clean punches, particularly the right hook which never seen to miss.
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Anselmo Moreno vs Sidorenko 2
Round 1 Moreno
More head movement from Sidorenko in this fight as
he put intense pressure on Moreno but Moreno still
managed to pick him off with sharp straight lefts and
right hooks, Sidorenko came back toward the end of
the round but not enough for me as he got hit with the
cleaner punches imo
Round 2 Moreno (close)
Close round which could of gone either way as both
guys scored well to the body, i just felt Moreno
outpunched Sidorenko down the stretch of the round
Round 3 Moreno
Round 4 Sidorenko
Moreno was outworking Sidorenko in this round but
down the stretch Sidorenko came alive and committed to a
body attack and stayed down stairs and did the more effective
work imo, Moreno took a bit punishment to the body this
round that could show up later imo
Round 5 Sidorenko (very close)
Tough round to score as Sidorenko worked hard and scored
well to the body (hard) but took the cleaner shots in return
, this round could of gone either way but im gonna go with
Sidorenko's consistency
Round 6 Moreno (very close)
Not much in this round and it could of gone either way but
i just felt Moreno dictated the pace and got off first, he also scored to
the body a bit more
Round 7 Moreno
Sidorenko started well nailing Moreno with right and left
hooks but Moreno came back mid round and nailed him witha
combination of right hooks and straight lefts.
Round 8 Moreno
Not much in this round and it was on the table until
Moreno closed it out landing counter lefts on Sidorenko
toward the end
Round 9 Sidorenko (Extremely close)
Sidorenko was very consistent over this
round, that said Moreno scored well to punctuate the round
Round 10 Moreno (close again)
I just felt that Moreno landed the cleaner counter
punches over the round as he nailed Moreno
with a nice 1 2 combo early and scored better
over the round imo, although Sidorenko was
consistent and went to the body
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno scored 2/3 right hooks early and then countered with the straight left
toward the end.
Round 12 Moreno
Moreno picked Sidorenko off with counters as he came foward and got off
first almost the whole round.
Probably a closer fight than i scored it as almost all of the rounds were close, Sidorenko
moved his head more early in this fight and that seemed to throw Moreno a little
as he was no where as effective early in this fight as he was in the first, Sidorenko
started fast and tried to stay close from the beginning but i just felt he was outpunched
in the rounds that were close, or he was hit with the cleaner punches in the rounds that
were close, or Moreno closed better in some close rounds, it seemed to be one or the
other for the most part, no question who landed the cleaner head
punches throughout the fight though.
Moreno does not look like a
an exceptional talent to me, he reminds me of Cermeno in terms of he is more a mess
you about type of guy than anything, he makes you fight his fight and dictates the pace
but he also pushes his punches a lot of time with no snap, however what he does well
is he is a good counter puncher with the left hand and he can fight inside
if need be, he does have a pretty
good defense and ability to slip punches to.
Sidorenko just could not cope with the Southpaw stance imo, then again he still had
trouble landing solidly when in tight because of Moreno's defense, although he did
go to the body well in both fights. Sidorenko is a victim of his style, he cant get
off if you keep it long because he needs you to be 6 inch closer due to his peek
a boo defense, therefore he has to pressure you to get off if you keep it
long because he cant get off from range.
Watched Floyd Cummings vs Joe Frazier in Joe's final fight, ironically a week before Ali's final fight. First time I ever saw it and I was always told Floyd was robbed. IMO, this fight could have gone either way as both fighters showed no defense whatsoever. A war that saw Joe actually have more in the tank than Floyd at the end.
Moreno won this round clear by keeping it at
long range and getting his with straight left, Sidorenko
found it hard to get off
Round 2 Moreno
Another good round for Moreno where he dictated the pace
and scored counters as Sidorenko came foward, Sidorenko
put more pressure on this round but he still found it hard
to get off
Round 3 Moreno(closer)
Better round for Sidorenko but still not sure whether he won
it as Moreno answered most of his work and closed the round
out better, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure on this round
landed some solid shots but he is way too inactive imo, Moreno
is taking advantage by dictating the pace and catching him with
the right hook as he moves away.
Round 4 Moreno
Moreno dictating the action and countering Sidorenko who threw shots this
round but got nailed on the way in by the clusters of counters Moreno is
throwing, Sidorenko missed quite a bit in this round and paid the price for it he
just cant get out of the way of the right hook at all
Round 5 Moreno
Moreno is making Sidorenko look so one dimensional he is
dictating the pace making Sidorenko miss and nailing him Moreno
must of landed 3/4 clean straight lefts on Sidorenko in this round
as he outboxed him most of the way made him miss made him
pay with counter lefts
Round 6 Sidorenko
Sidorenko put a lot of pressure on Moreno this round and shook
him outta his rhythm he landed good body shots and landed
a couple of good right hands on Moreno, Sidorenko has been
putting pressure on but not intense pressure the only other time
he did was in round 3 and whilst i did not give him that round
it was clearly his best round until this one so it comes as no
shock they he went back to applying more intense pressure and
took the round in my card.
Round 7 Moreno close
Close round which was on the table imo but Moreno closed out
the round better so i gave it to him could of gone either wa
though as neither did anything significantly good consistently
over the round
Round 8 Moreno
Sidorenko walking into shots this round as he got countered
with straight lefts and right hooks he came back a bit toward
the end but got hit with the better shots for most of the way
Round 9 Sidorenko
although this could of gone either way i just liked Sidorenko's consistency, body
attacks, short rights a little more this round.
Round 10 Sidorenko
Sidorenko landed with two right hands early the he managed
to stay intight most of the round and go to the body, Moreno
did not do a lot in this round as he was mostly dictated by
Sidorenko's aggression
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno came alive this round as he went back to using his
legs dictating to Sidorenko and he actually went to Sidorenko's
body in this round, he also closed the round out better nailing
Sidorenko with a combo
Round 12 Moreno (closish i guess)
Moreno started out well using his legs and boxing and
he managed to counter Sidorenko but he laid inside with
Sidorenko too much and allowed him to get off Sidorenko
did okay pressuring Moreno but he was not landing very
effectively meanwhile taking clean counters from Moreno
right hook and straight lefts.
Moreno kept it long as he knew Sidorenko can only get off when you get that
6inch closer to him because of his peek a boo style, Sidorenko was outboxed for
the first two rounds as Moreno kept the range and picked him off
with straight lefts and dictated the pace of the fight, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure
on in round 3 and arguably had his best round even though i still felt Moreno won
that to, however after that round he was back to putting pressure on but not intense
pressure like in round 3 he subsequent was made to miss a lot and got picked off
with straight lefts and right hooks in round 6 Sidorenko reverted back to what he
did in round 3 and put intense pressure on Moreno and shook him outta his rhythm
and won the round on my card, Moreno came back in the next two rounds picking off
Sidorenko but down the stretch of the fight i felt Sidorenko kinda took away
Moreno's legs with the body shot and he won his fair share of the last few rounds as
Moreno was less inclined to his his legs and keep it long.
Sidorenko struggled badly with the southpaw stance and got caught on the way in
with too many clean punches, particularly the right hook which never seen to miss.
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Anselmo Moreno vs Sidorenko 2
Round 1 Moreno
More head movement from Sidorenko in this fight as
he put intense pressure on Moreno but Moreno still
managed to pick him off with sharp straight lefts and
right hooks, Sidorenko came back toward the end of
the round but not enough for me as he got hit with the
cleaner punches imo
Round 2 Moreno (close)
Close round which could of gone either way as both
guys scored well to the body, i just felt Moreno
outpunched Sidorenko down the stretch of the round
Round 3 Moreno
Round 4 Sidorenko
Moreno was outworking Sidorenko in this round but
down the stretch Sidorenko came alive and committed to a
body attack and stayed down stairs and did the more effective
work imo, Moreno took a bit punishment to the body this
round that could show up later imo
Round 5 Sidorenko (very close)
Tough round to score as Sidorenko worked hard and scored
well to the body (hard) but took the cleaner shots in return
, this round could of gone either way but im gonna go with
Sidorenko's consistency
Round 6 Moreno (very close)
Not much in this round and it could of gone either way but
i just felt Moreno dictated the pace and got off first, he also scored to
the body a bit more
Round 7 Moreno
Sidorenko started well nailing Moreno with right and left
hooks but Moreno came back mid round and nailed him witha
combination of right hooks and straight lefts.
Round 8 Moreno
Not much in this round and it was on the table until
Moreno closed it out landing counter lefts on Sidorenko
toward the end
Round 9 Sidorenko (Extremely close)
Sidorenko was very consistent over this
round, that said Moreno scored well to punctuate the round
Round 10 Moreno (close again)
I just felt that Moreno landed the cleaner counter
punches over the round as he nailed Moreno
with a nice 1 2 combo early and scored better
over the round imo, although Sidorenko was
consistent and went to the body
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno scored 2/3 right hooks early and then countered with the straight left
toward the end.
Round 12 Moreno
Moreno picked Sidorenko off with counters as he came foward and got off
first almost the whole round.
Probably a closer fight than i scored it as almost all of the rounds were close, Sidorenko
moved his head more early in this fight and that seemed to throw Moreno a little
as he was no where as effective early in this fight as he was in the first, Sidorenko
started fast and tried to stay close from the beginning but i just felt he was outpunched
in the rounds that were close, or he was hit with the cleaner punches in the rounds that
were close, or Moreno closed better in some close rounds, it seemed to be one or the
other for the most part, no question who landed the cleaner head
punches throughout the fight though.
Moreno does not look like a
an exceptional talent to me, he reminds me of Cermeno in terms of he is more a mess
you about type of guy than anything, he makes you fight his fight and dictates the pace
but he also pushes his punches a lot of time with no snap, however what he does well
is he is a good counter puncher with the left hand and he can fight inside
if need be, he does have a pretty
good defense and ability to slip punches to.
Sidorenko just could not cope with the Southpaw stance imo, then again he still had
trouble landing solidly when in tight because of Moreno's defense, although he did
go to the body well in both fights. Sidorenko is a victim of his style, he cant get
off if you keep it long because he needs you to be 6 inch closer due to his peek
a boo defense, therefore he has to pressure you to get off if you keep it
long because he cant get off from range.
Watched the 1987 Mike McCallum-Milt McCrory fight. McCrory gave McCallum serious problems in the first 4 rounds, landing with several right crosses. However, starting with the 5th round, McCallum began digging hellacious shots to McCrory's midsection and began taking over. In the 10th, McCallum went in for the kill and viciously put McCrory away. McCrory's face after the foot looked like someone took a razor blade to it. It is a crying shame that the Body Snatcher never fought the Hit Man.
Moreno won this round clear by keeping it at
long range and getting his with straight left, Sidorenko
found it hard to get off
Round 2 Moreno
Another good round for Moreno where he dictated the pace
and scored counters as Sidorenko came foward, Sidorenko
put more pressure on this round but he still found it hard
to get off
Round 3 Moreno(closer)
Better round for Sidorenko but still not sure whether he won
it as Moreno answered most of his work and closed the round
out better, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure on this round
landed some solid shots but he is way too inactive imo, Moreno
is taking advantage by dictating the pace and catching him with
the right hook as he moves away.
Round 4 Moreno
Moreno dictating the action and countering Sidorenko who threw shots this
round but got nailed on the way in by the clusters of counters Moreno is
throwing, Sidorenko missed quite a bit in this round and paid the price for it he
just cant get out of the way of the right hook at all
Round 5 Moreno
Moreno is making Sidorenko look so one dimensional he is
dictating the pace making Sidorenko miss and nailing him Moreno
must of landed 3/4 clean straight lefts on Sidorenko in this round
as he outboxed him most of the way made him miss made him
pay with counter lefts
Round 6 Sidorenko
Sidorenko put a lot of pressure on Moreno this round and shook
him outta his rhythm he landed good body shots and landed
a couple of good right hands on Moreno, Sidorenko has been
putting pressure on but not intense pressure the only other time
he did was in round 3 and whilst i did not give him that round
it was clearly his best round until this one so it comes as no
shock they he went back to applying more intense pressure and
took the round in my card.
Round 7 Moreno close
Close round which was on the table imo but Moreno closed out
the round better so i gave it to him could of gone either wa
though as neither did anything significantly good consistently
over the round
Round 8 Moreno
Sidorenko walking into shots this round as he got countered
with straight lefts and right hooks he came back a bit toward
the end but got hit with the better shots for most of the way
Round 9 Sidorenko
although this could of gone either way i just liked Sidorenko's consistency, body
attacks, short rights a little more this round.
Round 10 Sidorenko
Sidorenko landed with two right hands early the he managed
to stay intight most of the round and go to the body, Moreno
did not do a lot in this round as he was mostly dictated by
Sidorenko's aggression
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno came alive this round as he went back to using his
legs dictating to Sidorenko and he actually went to Sidorenko's
body in this round, he also closed the round out better nailing
Sidorenko with a combo
Round 12 Moreno (closish i guess)
Moreno started out well using his legs and boxing and
he managed to counter Sidorenko but he laid inside with
Sidorenko too much and allowed him to get off Sidorenko
did okay pressuring Moreno but he was not landing very
effectively meanwhile taking clean counters from Moreno
right hook and straight lefts.
Moreno kept it long as he knew Sidorenko can only get off when you get that
6inch closer to him because of his peek a boo style, Sidorenko was outboxed for
the first two rounds as Moreno kept the range and picked him off
with straight lefts and dictated the pace of the fight, Sidorenko put a lot more pressure
on in round 3 and arguably had his best round even though i still felt Moreno won
that to, however after that round he was back to putting pressure on but not intense
pressure like in round 3 he subsequent was made to miss a lot and got picked off
with straight lefts and right hooks in round 6 Sidorenko reverted back to what he
did in round 3 and put intense pressure on Moreno and shook him outta his rhythm
and won the round on my card, Moreno came back in the next two rounds picking off
Sidorenko but down the stretch of the fight i felt Sidorenko kinda took away
Moreno's legs with the body shot and he won his fair share of the last few rounds as
Moreno was less inclined to his his legs and keep it long.
Sidorenko struggled badly with the southpaw stance and got caught on the way in
with too many clean punches, particularly the right hook which never seen to miss.
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Anselmo Moreno vs Sidorenko 2
Round 1 Moreno
More head movement from Sidorenko in this fight as
he put intense pressure on Moreno but Moreno still
managed to pick him off with sharp straight lefts and
right hooks, Sidorenko came back toward the end of
the round but not enough for me as he got hit with the
cleaner punches imo
Round 2 Moreno (close)
Close round which could of gone either way as both
guys scored well to the body, i just felt Moreno
outpunched Sidorenko down the stretch of the round
Round 3 Moreno
Round 4 Sidorenko
Moreno was outworking Sidorenko in this round but
down the stretch Sidorenko came alive and committed to a
body attack and stayed down stairs and did the more effective
work imo, Moreno took a bit punishment to the body this
round that could show up later imo
Round 5 Sidorenko (very close)
Tough round to score as Sidorenko worked hard and scored
well to the body (hard) but took the cleaner shots in return
, this round could of gone either way but im gonna go with
Sidorenko's consistency
Round 6 Moreno (very close)
Not much in this round and it could of gone either way but
i just felt Moreno dictated the pace and got off first, he also scored to
the body a bit more
Round 7 Moreno
Sidorenko started well nailing Moreno with right and left
hooks but Moreno came back mid round and nailed him witha
combination of right hooks and straight lefts.
Round 8 Moreno
Not much in this round and it was on the table until
Moreno closed it out landing counter lefts on Sidorenko
toward the end
Round 9 Sidorenko (Extremely close)
Sidorenko was very consistent over this
round, that said Moreno scored well to punctuate the round
Round 10 Moreno (close again)
I just felt that Moreno landed the cleaner counter
punches over the round as he nailed Moreno
with a nice 1 2 combo early and scored better
over the round imo, although Sidorenko was
consistent and went to the body
Round 11 Moreno
Moreno scored 2/3 right hooks early and then countered with the straight left
toward the end.
Round 12 Moreno
Moreno picked Sidorenko off with counters as he came foward and got off
first almost the whole round.
Probably a closer fight than i scored it as almost all of the rounds were close, Sidorenko
moved his head more early in this fight and that seemed to throw Moreno a little
as he was no where as effective early in this fight as he was in the first, Sidorenko
started fast and tried to stay close from the beginning but i just felt he was outpunched
in the rounds that were close, or he was hit with the cleaner punches in the rounds that
were close, or Moreno closed better in some close rounds, it seemed to be one or the
other for the most part, no question who landed the cleaner head
punches throughout the fight though.
Moreno does not look like a
an exceptional talent to me, he reminds me of Cermeno in terms of he is more a mess
you about type of guy than anything, he makes you fight his fight and dictates the pace
but he also pushes his punches a lot of time with no snap, however what he does well
is he is a good counter puncher with the left hand and he can fight inside
if need be, he does have a pretty
good defense and ability to slip punches to.
Sidorenko just could not cope with the Southpaw stance imo, then again he still had
trouble landing solidly when in tight because of Moreno's defense, although he did
go to the body well in both fights. Sidorenko is a victim of his style, he cant get
off if you keep it long because he needs you to be 6 inch closer due to his peek
a boo defense, therefore he has to pressure you to get off if you keep it
long because he cant get off from range.
Watched Richie Mepranum totally outpunch and outbox the very overrated Tyson Marquez. Hernan is not as good as the Tyson who was ko'd by McBride. Marquez is a one-dimensional fighter who if he can't knock you out with one shot is useless. Mepranum hit him flush all night with straight left hands, winning 8 out of 10 rounds on my card.
This was a great technical slugfest, Whitaker won almost all of the rounds but it was far from a one-sided fight for sure. Whitaker outworked Mayweather almost all of the way through and put on an excellent body punching display as well. The ref was bad, Whitaker hit Mayweather with quite a few low blows throughout the fight as well as punching after the bell and when Mayweather knocked down Pea he hit him with a blatant punch while Whitaker was on the ground. Both men put on gutsy performances in this fight but if you want to see how much heart and how tough Pernell is I would suggest watching this fight, this is also his most exciting performance.
I'm going to try and make some time to go through some Khaokor Galaxy fights and get my scorecards for them posted later. More to come.
This was a great technical slugfest, Whitaker won almost all of the rounds but it was far from a one-sided fight for sure. Whitaker outworked Mayweather almost all of the way through and put on an excellent body punching display as well. The ref was bad, Whitaker hit Mayweather with quite a few low blows throughout the fight as well as punching after the bell and when Mayweather knocked down Pea he hit him with a blatant punch while Whitaker was on the ground. Both men put on gutsy performances in this fight but if you want to see how much heart and how tough Pernell is I would suggest watching this fight, this is also his most exciting performance.
I'm going to try and make some time to go through some Khaokor Galaxy fights and get my scorecards for them posted later. More to come.
This was a tremendous fight. Sweet Pea and Uncle Roger stood toe to toe for most of the fight. Uncle Roger almost ko'd Sweet Pea in the 9th, but Whitaker recovered and almost stopped Uncle Roger late in the fight. Excellent analysis, my friend.
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