Posted: 21 Jul 2007, 18:09
--Cruiser Jones Shocks Braithwaite In Four--
By Luis Escobar
(September 3, 2005) Cleveland, OH. (Gund Arena)--
It was a night for journeyman, underdogs and boxers who always somehow seem to keep their dreams alive.
Six-foot-four-inch former welterweight Guillermo Jones has been banging on the door for so long he finally decided to kick it down.
A solid 3-to-1 favorite and former WBC cruiserweight champion, Wayne Braithwaite might have all ready been looking past Mr. Jones and eyeing his next shot at a world crown.
However, that's why they laced 'em up and Braithwaite found out the hard way after the native of Colon, Panama pummeled the ex-champ along the ropes with wicked right hands to the head until referee Jimmy Villers finally halted the bout at 2:26 of the fourth round.
Braithwaite was still on his feet but he offered little resistance, as Jones continued to tee off with bad intentions and batter the former WBC titleholder along the perimeter. With the victory Jones, who has fought twice and lost both times in previous title bids in lighter weight divisions captured the WBA cruiserweight title eliminator contest and now stands next in line to win a world championship.
The Cleveland fight fans did not react well to the fight being stopped and neither did Braithwaite.
"I'm disappointed. I don't think the referee should have stopped the fight. What can I say, I think it is a bad stoppage," the dejected Braithwaite said after the TKO loss. "I wasn't hurt. The referee was an amateur. I don't know where they got that referee from? I could have continued to fight."
The referee held firm with his decision to halt the contest despite Braithwaite's protests and he maintained that the former champion was lucky to have survived a one-sided first round.
"I would stop it again. He was lucky he made it through the first round," Villers confided. "I asked him several times to show me something, to respond. He looked right at me and he was getting pummeled. He was getting hit and you could see he was getting hit and I was thinking about stopping it in the first round.
After jumping on Braithwaite in the first round, Jones struggled in the 2nd and 3rd, suffering from a severe muscle cramps in his left leg. However, he continued to throw punches and the former sparring partner never eased off the throttle when caught Braithwaite on the ropes.
"I knew this was going to be a good fight. Braithwaite is a good champ and a good fighter," Jones said. "I sparred with him in 2000, in Brooklyn. I knew him from last time and I knew what was coming and I knew what he wanted to do."
--Heavy Leather--
The number-three ranked WBC contender Jones (33-3-2, 26 KO's) wasted little time and with 1:56 to go in the 1st, he drilled Braithwaite (21-2, 17 KO's) with a chopping right hand to the jaw followed by two more sizzling right hands to the face. Braithwaite's (192 ½) knees buckled momentarily, as he struggled with his balance and Jones' sudden assault.
Jones (199) continued to throw bombs and seconds later; he caught the ex-champion on the ropes and nailed him with another scalding right cross square on the chin. Braithwaite, Brooklyn, NY, via Georgetown, Guyana attempted to return fire but Jones just kept blasting away and landed another volley of leather. With Braithwaite, 6', in full retreat the Panamanian continued to let his hands go and he battered the former cruiserweight king around the ring. At the 1:08 mark of the 1st, Jones, hammered Braithwaite with two more stiff left jabs and a follow up right cross that rocketed off his skull.
Braithwaite, 30, simply couldn't escape the ropes and Jones repeatedly tagged him with whip-like right hands to the head and body. After catching seven consecutive scalding right hands to the face Braithwaite finally grabbed Jones, 34, around the waist and held on, as his opponent pressed his forearms against the shorter man's throat.
As soon as the action resumed Jones clipped the southpaw with a lead right hand to the chin that ricocheted off of Braithwaite's profile. After catching five more sharp right hands to the face Braithwaite emerged with blood curling down his chin from a cut in his mouth. With his legs gone and the former titleholder still languishing near the ropes, Braithwaite was an easy target and Jones repeatedly ripped him with savage right hands to the head until the sound of the bell.
--False Hope--
Braithwaite was a far more effective boxer out of a right hand stance, however, he continued to fight as a southpaw and still caught withering shots that he was unable to block or slip. At the 1:29 mark of the 2nd, Jones landed another long overhand right cross to the mouth that drove Braithwaite back along the perimeter.
Forced to fire or fall, Braithwaite came to life boxing as a righthander and with 1:20 remaining in the round, he cracked Jones with a searing straight right hand counter to the jaw. The counter right bought Braithwaite some time and moment's later, he landed a volley of punches that forced Jones to hit reverse gear.
Inexplicably despite strong urging from his cornermen, Braithwaite opened the third round boxing as a southpaw. With little more than two-minutes to go in the 3rd, Braithwaite switched back to an orthodox stance and drilled Jones with two solid combinations that thudded off the Panamanian's chin.
With 1:55 to go in the 3rd, Braithwaite hammered Jones with two searing left hooks to the ribs that forced the taller man back into the corner. Jones simply quit throwing punches for much of the round and he allowed Braithwaite back into the battle because of inactivity. At the 47-second mark of the round, Braithwaite caught Jones leaning back in close quarters and he tagged the Panamanian with a short crisp three-shot combination to the face.
Braithwaite continued to let his hands go and late in the round he scored with another sharp volley of punches that drove Jones back across the ring and forced him to counter. Finally with 17-seconds to go in the 3rd, he clipped Braithwaite with a chopping counter right hand square on the jaw. Jones simply kept punching and with Braithwaite in the corner, the ex-champ unloaded with both of his hands and another flurry followed by a scalding right hand to the jaw wobbled his opponent.
Between rounds, Jones' trainer Antonio Armstrong worked on the Panamanian's left leg and tried to get some spring back in his get-away sticks.
--Over In Four--
In the opening seconds of the 4th, Braithwaite caught the flat-footed Jones in the center of the ring and he bounced a whistling straight right cross off of his jaw. Braithwaite had regained control of the bout and with 2:32 to go in the round, he ripped Jones with a digging series of right hands and left hooks just above the Panamanian's beltline.
After withstanding a thirty-second volley of leather, Jones finally snapped out of his zombie-like effort and began throwing punches and returning fire. At the 2:09 mark of the 4th, Jones connected with a short left hook to the head and a brutal chopping right cross flush on the jaw.
Braithwaite widened his stance but his legs looked wobbly, as he struggled to try and counter. The former champion retreated back across the ring and then slipped to his hands and knees, on a logo that was covered with water and ice. Jones returned to pulling the trigger with high artillery and within seconds Braithwaite was sliding to his left and trying to get out of the way.
Two more lunging right hands to the point of the chin drove Braithwaite back against the ropes. The ex-cruiser champ wasn't done and with a 1:10 remaining in the round, Braithwaite landed a long left hook to the side of Jones' face. Braithwaite suddenly rallied and he connected with a half-dozen more hammering shots, as the momentum of the bout seemed to twist back and forth.
With the fans standing and cheering, Jones dug in and he landed a long right cross that detonated on Braithwaite's chin. With his back against the ropes and his left hand dangling at his side, Braithwaite tried to slip Jones' relentless attack but he lacked the poise and determination to equal the Panamanian's power.
Jones returned to firing blistering punches to the chin and Braithwaite had little reserve left in his tank. Braithwaite again tried to tackle Jones around the hips but instead Jones kept pulling the trigger on scalding right hands to the head. With his left glove draped over the top strand, Braithwaite was almost defenseless as he leaned away from the combination and Jones connected with yet another volley of whipping right crosses.
Braithwaite attempted to cover up near the ropes but Jones was relentless and after a dozen more shots, including two scalding right hands to the chin the referee had finally seen more than enough. Villers jumped between the fighters and waved off the action at 2:29 of the fourth round.
Jones collapsed face first to the deck in celebration while across the ring Braithwaite and the fight fans argued with the sudden stoppage. Their plea would go unheard. This was a night for underdogs-even ones that towered six-feet-four.
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By Luis Escobar
(September 3, 2005) Cleveland, OH. (Gund Arena)--
It was a night for journeyman, underdogs and boxers who always somehow seem to keep their dreams alive.
Six-foot-four-inch former welterweight Guillermo Jones has been banging on the door for so long he finally decided to kick it down.
A solid 3-to-1 favorite and former WBC cruiserweight champion, Wayne Braithwaite might have all ready been looking past Mr. Jones and eyeing his next shot at a world crown.
However, that's why they laced 'em up and Braithwaite found out the hard way after the native of Colon, Panama pummeled the ex-champ along the ropes with wicked right hands to the head until referee Jimmy Villers finally halted the bout at 2:26 of the fourth round.
Braithwaite was still on his feet but he offered little resistance, as Jones continued to tee off with bad intentions and batter the former WBC titleholder along the perimeter. With the victory Jones, who has fought twice and lost both times in previous title bids in lighter weight divisions captured the WBA cruiserweight title eliminator contest and now stands next in line to win a world championship.
The Cleveland fight fans did not react well to the fight being stopped and neither did Braithwaite.
"I'm disappointed. I don't think the referee should have stopped the fight. What can I say, I think it is a bad stoppage," the dejected Braithwaite said after the TKO loss. "I wasn't hurt. The referee was an amateur. I don't know where they got that referee from? I could have continued to fight."
The referee held firm with his decision to halt the contest despite Braithwaite's protests and he maintained that the former champion was lucky to have survived a one-sided first round.
"I would stop it again. He was lucky he made it through the first round," Villers confided. "I asked him several times to show me something, to respond. He looked right at me and he was getting pummeled. He was getting hit and you could see he was getting hit and I was thinking about stopping it in the first round.
After jumping on Braithwaite in the first round, Jones struggled in the 2nd and 3rd, suffering from a severe muscle cramps in his left leg. However, he continued to throw punches and the former sparring partner never eased off the throttle when caught Braithwaite on the ropes.
"I knew this was going to be a good fight. Braithwaite is a good champ and a good fighter," Jones said. "I sparred with him in 2000, in Brooklyn. I knew him from last time and I knew what was coming and I knew what he wanted to do."
--Heavy Leather--
The number-three ranked WBC contender Jones (33-3-2, 26 KO's) wasted little time and with 1:56 to go in the 1st, he drilled Braithwaite (21-2, 17 KO's) with a chopping right hand to the jaw followed by two more sizzling right hands to the face. Braithwaite's (192 ½) knees buckled momentarily, as he struggled with his balance and Jones' sudden assault.
Jones (199) continued to throw bombs and seconds later; he caught the ex-champion on the ropes and nailed him with another scalding right cross square on the chin. Braithwaite, Brooklyn, NY, via Georgetown, Guyana attempted to return fire but Jones just kept blasting away and landed another volley of leather. With Braithwaite, 6', in full retreat the Panamanian continued to let his hands go and he battered the former cruiserweight king around the ring. At the 1:08 mark of the 1st, Jones, hammered Braithwaite with two more stiff left jabs and a follow up right cross that rocketed off his skull.
Braithwaite, 30, simply couldn't escape the ropes and Jones repeatedly tagged him with whip-like right hands to the head and body. After catching seven consecutive scalding right hands to the face Braithwaite finally grabbed Jones, 34, around the waist and held on, as his opponent pressed his forearms against the shorter man's throat.
As soon as the action resumed Jones clipped the southpaw with a lead right hand to the chin that ricocheted off of Braithwaite's profile. After catching five more sharp right hands to the face Braithwaite emerged with blood curling down his chin from a cut in his mouth. With his legs gone and the former titleholder still languishing near the ropes, Braithwaite was an easy target and Jones repeatedly ripped him with savage right hands to the head until the sound of the bell.
--False Hope--
Braithwaite was a far more effective boxer out of a right hand stance, however, he continued to fight as a southpaw and still caught withering shots that he was unable to block or slip. At the 1:29 mark of the 2nd, Jones landed another long overhand right cross to the mouth that drove Braithwaite back along the perimeter.
Forced to fire or fall, Braithwaite came to life boxing as a righthander and with 1:20 remaining in the round, he cracked Jones with a searing straight right hand counter to the jaw. The counter right bought Braithwaite some time and moment's later, he landed a volley of punches that forced Jones to hit reverse gear.
Inexplicably despite strong urging from his cornermen, Braithwaite opened the third round boxing as a southpaw. With little more than two-minutes to go in the 3rd, Braithwaite switched back to an orthodox stance and drilled Jones with two solid combinations that thudded off the Panamanian's chin.
With 1:55 to go in the 3rd, Braithwaite hammered Jones with two searing left hooks to the ribs that forced the taller man back into the corner. Jones simply quit throwing punches for much of the round and he allowed Braithwaite back into the battle because of inactivity. At the 47-second mark of the round, Braithwaite caught Jones leaning back in close quarters and he tagged the Panamanian with a short crisp three-shot combination to the face.
Braithwaite continued to let his hands go and late in the round he scored with another sharp volley of punches that drove Jones back across the ring and forced him to counter. Finally with 17-seconds to go in the 3rd, he clipped Braithwaite with a chopping counter right hand square on the jaw. Jones simply kept punching and with Braithwaite in the corner, the ex-champ unloaded with both of his hands and another flurry followed by a scalding right hand to the jaw wobbled his opponent.
Between rounds, Jones' trainer Antonio Armstrong worked on the Panamanian's left leg and tried to get some spring back in his get-away sticks.
--Over In Four--
In the opening seconds of the 4th, Braithwaite caught the flat-footed Jones in the center of the ring and he bounced a whistling straight right cross off of his jaw. Braithwaite had regained control of the bout and with 2:32 to go in the round, he ripped Jones with a digging series of right hands and left hooks just above the Panamanian's beltline.
After withstanding a thirty-second volley of leather, Jones finally snapped out of his zombie-like effort and began throwing punches and returning fire. At the 2:09 mark of the 4th, Jones connected with a short left hook to the head and a brutal chopping right cross flush on the jaw.
Braithwaite widened his stance but his legs looked wobbly, as he struggled to try and counter. The former champion retreated back across the ring and then slipped to his hands and knees, on a logo that was covered with water and ice. Jones returned to pulling the trigger with high artillery and within seconds Braithwaite was sliding to his left and trying to get out of the way.
Two more lunging right hands to the point of the chin drove Braithwaite back against the ropes. The ex-cruiser champ wasn't done and with a 1:10 remaining in the round, Braithwaite landed a long left hook to the side of Jones' face. Braithwaite suddenly rallied and he connected with a half-dozen more hammering shots, as the momentum of the bout seemed to twist back and forth.
With the fans standing and cheering, Jones dug in and he landed a long right cross that detonated on Braithwaite's chin. With his back against the ropes and his left hand dangling at his side, Braithwaite tried to slip Jones' relentless attack but he lacked the poise and determination to equal the Panamanian's power.
Jones returned to firing blistering punches to the chin and Braithwaite had little reserve left in his tank. Braithwaite again tried to tackle Jones around the hips but instead Jones kept pulling the trigger on scalding right hands to the head. With his left glove draped over the top strand, Braithwaite was almost defenseless as he leaned away from the combination and Jones connected with yet another volley of whipping right crosses.
Braithwaite attempted to cover up near the ropes but Jones was relentless and after a dozen more shots, including two scalding right hands to the chin the referee had finally seen more than enough. Villers jumped between the fighters and waved off the action at 2:29 of the fourth round.
Jones collapsed face first to the deck in celebration while across the ring Braithwaite and the fight fans argued with the sudden stoppage. Their plea would go unheard. This was a night for underdogs-even ones that towered six-feet-four.
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