The Mega ATG HW championship group 1 matches

[BoxBuzz]

Was it perhaps Anne Murray? In some sort of catastrophic cosmic mixup? Did anyone hear a roar?

[Robinson]

Group 1 - Stage Two match ups.

John L Sullivan (190lbs) Vs Jack Sharkey (198lbs)

Jimmy Bivins (192lbs) Vs Chris Byrd (209lbs)

Bob Fitzsimmons (170lbs) Vs Gene Tunney (176lbs)

Sam Langford (186lbs) Vs Frank Bruno (240lbs)

Jack Johnson (196lbs) Vs Tony Tucker (220lbs)

Jack Dempsey (185lbs) Vs Tommy Burns (180lbs)

[Ezzard]

Group 1 - Stage Two match ups.

John L Sullivan (190lbs) Vs Jack Sharkey (198lbs)

Jimmy Bivins (192lbs) Vs Chris Byrd (209lbs)

Bob Fitzsimmons (170lbs) Vs Gene Tunney (176lbs)

Sam Langford (186lbs) Vs Frank Bruno (240lbs)

Jack Johnson (196lbs) Vs Tony Tucker (220lbs)

Jack Dempsey (185lbs) Vs Tommy Burns (180lbs)

Sharkey

Bivins

Tunney

Langford

Johnson

Dempsey

[BroughtonRulesRefuge]

Group 1 - Stage Two match ups.

John L Sullivan (190lbs) Vs Jack Sharkey by late rd TKO(198lbs)

Jimmy Bivins (192lbs) Vs Chris Byrd (209lbs) by split decision

Bob Fitzsimmons (170lbs) Vs Gene Tunney (176lbs) by wide decision

Sam Langford (186lbs) by late rd KO Vs Frank Bruno (240lbs)

Jack Johnson (196lbs) Vs Tony Tucker (220lbs) by late rd KO

Jack Dempsey (185lbs) by mid rd KO Vs Tommy Burns (180lbs)

How'd Johnson get back into my tourney? Did Don King get his DQ turned to a win after I DQed him for holding and hitting and DQed Savold for low blows?

I'll have to see the Q Murray fight to give Tommy a pass. He has the footwork to disrupt the timing of Q, but don't see how he could generate enough offense on the run to win.

[Robinson]

He guys...I just got back through the worm hole...the matches are
starting soon.

Ill post the results there after.

[Robinson]

Get your picks in lads.

[BoxBuzz]

Ezz and my sentiments are the same in these face offs. Sullivan and Sharkey being somewhat competitive and might go either way. I would say Sharkey is too crafty though. The others less competitive IMHO.

[Jaywheel]

Group 1 - Stage Two match ups.

John L Sullivan (190lbs) Vs Jack Sharkey (198lbs)

Jimmy Bivins (192lbs) Vs Chris Byrd (209lbs)

Bob Fitzsimmons (170lbs) Vs Gene Tunney (176lbs)

Sam Langford (186lbs) Vs Frank Bruno (240lbs)

Jack Johnson (196lbs) Vs Tony Tucker (220lbs)

Jack Dempsey (185lbs) Vs Tommy Burns (180lbs)

Sullivan in a close affair
Bivins
Tunney
Langford
Johnson
Dempsey

[BoxBuzz]

Come to think of it I think Byrd is often under rated and might give Bivins a good run....just not good enough to win.

[Robinson]

John L Sullivan Vs jack Sharkey.

Sullivan has his moments early, when he rushes Sharkey,
but Jack manages to out work Sullivan on the outside and
in the clinch. After five rounds Sullivan
looks for fore arming, head butting and tripping,but still
it does not help to turn the tide come the end.
Sullivan stays standing, but looks battered and a beaten
man.

Sharkey UD.

Jimmy Bivins Vs Chris Byrd.

Bivins is unable to catch Byrd early, who darts in and out
of range with his south paw jab. Bivins manages to catch up
to Byrd in the fourth mounting body attacks that land when
he struggles to find Byrd's head. The fight slows up in the
middle rounds, with both fighters throwing single punches,
mostly jabs. Byrd seems to land the most effective blows,
whereas Bivins played the safe counter game. By the fights
end, both fighters seemed still fresh.

Byrd MD 12.

Bob Fitzsimmons Vs Gene Tunney.

Ruby Rob came out trying to land the big punch early on but
Tunney is just to fleet footed for him, he manages to stay just
out of range. The men spend some time clinching for large parts
of the rounds, Tunney is always working however, body punching and
uppercutting well, throwing Bob of balance. Fitzsimmons, who does his best
to catch Tunney with some thing everytime both men break apart from the
clinch. Tunney is just to slick over all and looks superb in
his dominance. Tunney lands a good flush compination which drops
Fitzsimmons. Ruby Bob survives the 7th, only to be
stopped in the 8th after being floored twice by a focused
and hard hitting Tunney.

Tunney TKO 8.

Sam Langford Vs Frank Bruno.

The size difference was apparent at the weigh in, but it was
even more so during the stare down. Langford from the get go
struggled to get inside and is floored after absorbing some
long range jabs followed up with a menacing right hand.
The 2nd and 3rd round is a little slower with Langford staying
low and throwing wide and suprisingly long range hooks that
do find Bruno. The big Briton is able to send Langford down
again after a series of blows from from long range.
Langford looks unsteady, but is able to come back with some
over hand rights and left hooks that do land hard.
Bruno sends Sam to floor again this time from a left
hook. Langford as game as ever rushes in wildly looking to land
that one big shot. Bruno is able to send him down again,
this time the ref stepped in and saves the brave Canadian.

Bruno TKO 4

Jack Johnson Vs Tony Tucker.

Tucker's jab is dominant for most of the fight, Johnson does
his best to catch it and counter from it, but is often hit cleanly.
Both men have some good melee's in the clinch, and on the inside
but it is Tucker's movement and constant jab that is the ket to his
control of the fight for the most part. Johnson spends most of the
fight following Tucker unable to launch his own assaults. Tucker
the bigger of the two is able to smother Johnson who has good
strength in the clinch and is some what effective in his short blows
and uppercuts. The jab, counter punching and combinations all are
the key to Tucker's getting the nod.


Tucker UD.

Jack Dempsey Vs Tommy Burns.

As soon as the first bell set both fighters in motion it was a
centre of the ring affair. Dempsey sending Burns to the canvas
after a blast of double left hooks at the end of the 1st round.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounds see an aggressive and strong Dempsey
batter Burns across the ring. Burns does everything to avoid the quicker
Dempsey who is a non stop punching machine. Burns is knocked down
again in the 6th and 7th. Still standing in the 8th he is bloodied
and all but beaten. Two hard right uppercuts drop Burns who is
finnally unable to get back to his feet. From the begining it was
a one sided fight with Dempsey controlling most stages, Burns had
his moments, just to few.

Dempsey KO 8.


It was an interesting and suprising round of fights.

[dempseyfire]

Tucker beating Johnson, Byrd beating Bivins (Byrd does awful vs guys he can't outspeed and outslick) . . .these aliens sure seem to share the opinion of a certain poster here . . hmmmmm

[Robinson]

DF....

I report the results that is all my friend.

[Robinson]

Next phase...

Jack Sharkey (196lbs) Vs Chris Byrd (212lbs)

Gene Tunney (182lbs) Vs Jack Dempsey (184lbs) - both in their primes-

Tony Tucker (219lbs) Vs Frank Bruno (235lbs)

[Goodnight, Irene]

Sharkey probably decisions Byrd, provided he's at the top of his game. Sharkey, in-form, was a little under-rated.

Dempsey knocks out Tunney in eight. Cards at time of KO --- 4-3 (Tunney), 5-2 (Tunney), & 3-3-1 (Even).

Tucker to out-point the more robotic Bruno.

[BroughtonRulesRefuge]

Next phase...

- Here's where your tourney falls out of sorts. Without starting the next set and getting to this point, and so on, you end up with an odd number.

At any rate:

Jack Sharkey (196lbs) via split decision Vs Chris Byrd (212lbs)

Gene Tunney (182lbs) Vs Jack Dempsey (184lbs) via mid round KO - both in their primes-

Tony Tucker (219lbs) via mid round KO Vs Frank Bruno (235lbs)

[Robinson]

BRR
I agree. I can only run the tourny with the guys in it.
I did not come up with the final number.

So what I do, I get each group to go to the furthest
point I can, and then I start the next group.
This is why I have broken it into 4 rough groups.

The committee decided on this.

[Robinson]

I shall up load the matches for the Group 2 shortly.

As this is the last stage for the Group 1 fighters.

[Robinson]

I just got in from the fights. Som interesting results. Pretty entertaining.
I shall post results later on this eve.

Group 2 first line up will be up in a separate thread shortly.

[Robinson]

The results are in...

Chris Byrd UD12 Jack Sharkey.

Byrd was to fast and offered to much movement to Sharkey who appeaered
alot smaller than Byrd. As often as Byrd hit Sharkey, Jack kept coming back
and though stumbling in the sixth never seemed close to going down.

Gene Tunney SD12 Jack Dempsey.

This one was close and hard to call. Dempsey had the early rounds, really
going after Tunney, brutalising his body. After 5 or so rounds Dempsey
slowed up and Tunney'd jab and counters just started to get through. After
alot of game exchanges it was to hard to call. But the judges no doubt got
it right. A real good fight.

Tony Tucker TKO 8 Frank Bruno.

Some good blows thrown hard in this one, Bruno looking really strong early
on, both guys working well of the jab. Up until the stoppage it was really
anyones fight, but it seemed that Tucker was ahead. A massive right hand
floored Bruno, he was back up but Tucker was all over him. It was a pretty
fair stoppage.

That is the end of this Group. Tucker, Tunney and Byrd are now ready
to go into the final stages once the othe groups have been completed.

[BroughtonRulesRefuge]

The results are in...

Chris Byrd UD12 Jack Sharkey.

Byrd was to fast and offered to much movement to Sharkey who appeaered
alot smaller than Byrd.

- Oh brother, you got a virus infecting your 'puter. Sharkey was a ripped to the bone 6 footer at 200 and Byrd a doughy 210 at the same height.

Bad enough you got Gene beating Jack when Gene barely won a handful of heavy bouts, but enough is enough now!

[BoxBuzz]

Let's not forget that this is all taking place on "Bizarro" turf.

[Robinson]

what does body looking ripped and looking flabby have
to do with performance ??

Byrd is a bigger man than Sharkey, with better skills
and reflexes. That is how the fight played out I am
sorry to say. Its not my prediction per se. It is just
the results.

Buzz....

While it is on 'bizaro' turf. Any result is going to get
debate from all corners....no one is ever happy with
any outcome.

[HomicideHenry]

sorry i been gone, thanks Kym for doing these in my absence.

[Robinson]

No sweat HH.