If they had fought,it would've likely been in Scotland.
Opening round has Mancini measuring Watt and charging in with body attacks and left hooks.
Watt stays mostly defensive,but starts seeking countering opportunities after 2 minutes in.
Mostly a feeling out process for both Combatants.Crowd intensely cheering away soccer style.
Watt gets in a counter late in the round and the crowd bellows out a high note cheer.
Watt raises his hands after the bell.Crowd continues to cheer.
Round two has both boxers circling and measuring.The flat footed Watt Plods in and out looking for opportunities since Mancini is the majority of the aggression and offensive initiation in general.Watt mostly being patient,looking for counter opportunities.
Quite similiar to the first round except Mancini intensifies things after midway through round 2.
Watt times the counter opportunities a bit better overall while Mancini's aggression continues to increase.
The intensity of the bout has increased substaintially with 45 seconds remaining in the round.Both boxers exchange.
Round 3 has Mancini throwing some serious overhands as he barrels in.Watt's hands remain high.Mancini goes for the body,Watt sidesteps and throws two jabs followed by an uppercut and then a straight left which grazes Watt,Watt then ducks in and quickly lifts his head into Mancini's chin.Mancini gets temporarily stunned.Watt follows up with a barrage of lefts and rights.Mancini gets low in a crounch,throws a few haymakers and then complains to the ref.Ref looks at em like he has 3 heads,the crowd cheers and starts taunting Mancini with chants of "Raymond" "Raymond" "Raymond"...Mancini makes a gesture at the crowd as he disgustedly waves em off in a "screw you A-holes" type of manner,the crowd cheers and resumes with the standard soccer style chant.
The last minute is mostly both boxers jabbing and parrying.Continuing to measure one another for ideal punching range.
Round 4 has both boxers swarming and then tying each other up.Watt lands the left right and then pumps the jab.Mancini ducks under and sidesteps,comes back with some overhands.Watt ties em up.Mancini starts trying to egg on Watt to fight his fight instead of tying em up and looking for counters most of the time.Mancini barrels in again and again and Watt jabs and throws the straight left mostly grazing The crouching barreling in style of Mancini.Watt ties em up,lets em go,then finds a counter and then Mancini side steps and goes to jabbing.
Round 5-8 is mostly jabbing and countering.Rounds look pretty even.Mancini throws more but Watt's land percentage is a bit better.
Round 9-Mancini goes for it with a series of overhands and hooks.Really lets em fly.Watt stays on the defensive.Holds when he needs to.Mancini clearly wins the round.
Round 10-Mancini takes this round off for the most part and Watt seizes the opportunity to pump the jab rapidly.Not as many counter punch opportunities but he's basically the aggressor and wins the round by way of workrate.
2 Judges have it 4-4-2 at this point.Ref is third judge.no one knows how he has it yet.
Each judge is entitled to re-align/re-evaluate they're scoring after the last round.
Round 11-Both boxers are made aware its an even fight and each corner really gets after they're Boy.
Mancini barrels in and Watt shoots the hooks and uppercuts.Going more for power than the previous Boxer-Counterpunch style.Watt is really in brawler mode.Mancini is basically in Go for it mode himself.Things start to get ugly.Watt butts Mancini again.Mancini goes in a rage as blood streams down his face.The crowd's cheers intensify.Watt sees blood and is feeling very opportunistic.Barrels in with hooks and uppercuts.Mancini throws wild vicious overhands and hooks.Tries the uppercut but Watt counters it well,as he has the entire bout.Watt clinches and then counters Mancini's ill intention bombs.
30 seconds remain and Watt seems to have the momentum.The crowd is Really pleased.Mancini takes the rest of the round off so he can have enough to really go at it in the 12th.
12th Round begins.Boxers touch gloves.They circle.Watt measures Mancini,counters,Jabs,all is well the first minute and 20 seconds.Then,Mancini lands a hook followed by an overhand right.Watt staggers against the ropes.Mancini's corner goes wild."Get em,you got em",they yell.Mancini proceeds his barrage with Watt trapped in the corner.Watt wisely takes a knee.
Mancini dances to the neutral corner with hands raised.Watt gets up at 8.Looks okay to continue.Ties up an on rushing Mancini who continues to throw the ill intentioned flurries.Watt gets a bit desperate,and they both get tackled down.
Mancini goes down a bit harder.Watt seemed to know just how to do this sorta thing as a last resort survivalist tactic to avoid being Tko'd.
Mancini slows down.Opts to try and use speed and lateral movement.Starts dancing around with 30 seconds to go.
Starts raising his hands and waving away the crowd which is a bit displeased but glad that Watt escaped being Tko'd.
Watt tries to finish extra strong in the last 20 seconds.The boxers exchange away and the crowd cheers.The bell rings.The boxers touch gloves and then walk to they're corners.Both with they're arms raised.
The decision is waited upon for a prolonged period.
Minutes go by.The crowd and the corners are antzy with the dely.
The verdict.
5-4-3 Mancini 5-4-3 Watt
final judge which is the ref,rules it,
5-5-2 Even.
And so it is.
A Draw. 8)
Next Up:
Michael Nunn vs Paul Williams at 160
12 Rounds
