Recently Discovered Footage of Hamed Vs Morales
Posted: 26 Apr 2021, 18:14
Erik Morales vs Naseem Hamed
Fight info: Cafe Royal, London, England, 2021-03-29, announcer is Jim Fitzgerald, referee is Howard John Foster, the bout will be scored by three judges: Roberto Ramirez (Puerto Rico), Larry Hazzard Jr. (United States) and Carlos Colon (Puerto Rico), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 4 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will not adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'random', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Erik Morales - Record: 6-4-0 (3) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Spider Kelly - Cut Man: Chick Ferrara
In the blue corner: Naseem Hamed - Record: 6-3-3 (5) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Don House - Cut Man: Danny Milano
Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell sounds and the two fighters are ready to trade blows. 0:0
0:14 Hamed picks off the jab thrown by Morales. 0:0
0:27 Morales put on a good show in his last fight. Let's see how he will do in this fight. 0:0
0:40 Morales is bouncing on his toes, avoiding Naseem Hamed attempts to move inside on him. 0:0
0:44 Not much happening at the moment. 0:0
0:54 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment, as Morales blasts home a hook. 2:0
01:08 Erik Morales wants to go downstairs, but can't penetrate Hamed's defense. 2:0
01:15 Hamed lands a crushing cross! 2:4
01:15 Morales was shaken by that blow! 2:4
01:29 Hamed scores with a tremendous left just above the waistline! 2:9
01:29 Morales was stunned by that blow! 2:9
01:57 Fans call for more action as Hamed ties up Morales. Foster agrees with the fans and yells for Naseem Hamed to quit playing games and fight. 2:9
02:06 Morales pushes Hamed away. 2:9
02:15 Morales lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Hamed. 2:9
02:22 Morales quickly hitches up his trunks. 2:9
02:25 Morales backs into the upper left corner. 2:9
02:29 Morales takes a heavy combination downstairs. 2:13
02:29 Those punches hurt Morales and he looks to hang on. 2:13
02:51 Morales lands a hard hook! 7:13
02:51 Hamed looks shaken! 7:13
03:00 After the bell both fighters continued to throw punches forcing Foster to step in and break it up. 9:12
Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Morales looks a bit disgusted as Round 2 gets underway. 0:0
0:08 Hamed takes a hard jab to the face from Morales 3:0
0:16 Whatever Don House said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect as Naseem Hamed has some spring in his step here in the 2nd round. 3:0
0:18 Morales has Hamed trapped! 3:0
0:23 Morales lands a strong hook! 8:0
0:23 Hamed was stunned by that blow! 8:0
0:41 Hamed's misses as Erik Morales backpedals away. 8:0
0:56 Morales lands a solid cross! 12:0
0:56 Hamed is hurt and he had better reach deep if he's going to continue! 12:0
01:09 Morales bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 14:0
01:28 Hamed catches Erik Morales coming in with a sweet uppercut! 14:4
01:28 That shot buckled Morales's legs and he is really unsteady now, like he could go down at any moment! 14:4
01:42 Morales is utilizing the ring to his advantage with constant movement. 14:4
01:47 Morales is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 14:4
01:54 Morales has his arms wrapped around Hamed... Now they separate. 14:4
02:04 Morales pushes Hamed away. 14:4
02:18 Morales finds a home for that debilitating hook. 17:4
02:30 Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now they're back in the middle of the square. 17:4
02:34 OH! Morales landed the big hook flush! 21:4
02:34 Hamed is hurt! 21:4
02:44 As high as Hamed is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Morales takes advantage of it. 21:4
03:00 Hamed does a great job with subtle movement to avoid Morales's punches in close. 21:4
03:00 The bell sounds - more boxing to come in a moment. 22:4
Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Hamed is off his stool and waiting for the bell to begin Round 3. 0:0
0:09 Erik Morales lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 2:0
0:18 * Erik Morales is told to quit rabbit punching by Foster. 5:0
0:18 * Foster is stopping the action and is going to take a point away from Morales! 5:0
0:26 Spider Kelly seemed to pump up Morales between rounds. 5:0
0:31 Morales connects with a violent combination! 10:0
0:31 Hamed was staggered by those punches! 10:0
0:52 Hamed lands a vicious uppercut! 10:4
0:52 Mercy! that was a crushing blow! Morales is trying to hang on... 10:4
01:04 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Morales lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Hamed. 12:4
01:18 * Foster is telling Hamed to quit holding and hitting. 12:7
01:41 Morales dances gracefully across the canvas 12:7
01:50 There's a straight right by Morales! 17:7
01:50 Morales has Hamed in trouble after that punch! 17:7
02:04 Morales is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. 17:7
02:06 Hamed lands a flurry to the ribs of Morales. 17:9
02:18 Morales seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 17:9
02:25 Morales traps Hamed in the corner! 17:9
02:30 Morales lands a devastating uppercut! 21:9
02:30 That punch may have stunned Hamed momentarily. 21:9
02:46 Both fighters move back to ring center. 21:9
02:51 Morales grabs Hamed. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 21:9
02:55 Foster steps in and breaks it up. 21:9
03:00 Morales retreats into a neutral corner. 21:9
03:00 Hamed forces his way inside. 21:9
03:00 That round personified the word brawl, as both fighters really went at it the for entire three minutes. 22:10
Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look determined as the final round gets underway. 0:0
0:07 Hamed got some great advice from Don House between rounds, let's see if he puts it to use here in round 4. 0:0
0:14 Morales fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 0:0
0:21 Hamed dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Morales back on his heels! 0:4
0:21 Morales appears to be stunned! 0:4
0:26 These guys both look like they have barely been in a fight at all.. 0:4
0:45 Hamed's fans are here in force tonight, cheering everything he does. 0:4
0:56 Morales drives that short hook into Hamed's midsection! 4:4
0:56 Hamed is reeling.. 4:4
01:08 Morales has Hamed trapped in the upper left neutral corner... 4:4
01:13 Morales is giving Hamed a lot of side-to-side movement. 4:4
01:25 Morales does a great job of moving as Hamed tries to work inside. 4:4
01:32 Erik Morales scores with a tremendous right just above the waistline! 8:4
01:32 Hamed appears shaken by those punches! 8:4
01:53 Hamed tries to get the hook into the the ribs, but Morales blocks it. 8:4
02:05 Morales misses with that punch. 8:4
02:16 Hamed really buried that punch into Morales's ribs. 8:9
02:16 That series of punches rocked Morales and he looks to be in trouble. 8:9
02:31 Morales snakes the jab through Hamed's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 10:9
02:47 The fighters are back at ring center... 10:9
02:51 Hamed drives home a wicked hook to the midsection! 10:13
02:51 Erik Morales was hurt by those blows! 10:13
03:00 Hamed has Morales blocked in! 10:13
03:00 Both fighters look finished as the fight ends with the ringing of the bell. 11:14
Fight Result
Jim Fitzgerald has the call...
Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision...
Roberto Ramirez, Puerto Rico scores the bout 38 to 37 for Erik Morales
Larry Hazzard Jr., United States scores the bout 38 to 37 for Naseem Hamed
Carlos Colon, Puerto Rico scores the bout 38 to 37 for...
...Naseem Hamed
The winner by split decision is Naseem Hamed!
Score Cards
Roberto Ramirez Round Total
Puerto Rico 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 10 38
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 9 37
Larry Hazzard Jr. Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 9 37
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 10 38
Carlos Colon Round Total
Puerto Rico 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 9 37
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 10 38
Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 27 30 27 28 112
Naseem Hamed 30 27 27 29 113
Statistics
Categories Erik Morales Naseem Hamed
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 4.50 3.00
Hooks / Round 4.25 3.25
Crosses / Round 5.75 3.00
Combinations / Round 5.00 3.25
Uppercuts / Round 6.00 2.25
Punches Landed / Round 25.50 14.75
Punches Missed / Round 47.25 20.25
Punching Accuracy 35.1% 42.1%
Total Number of Fouls 1 1
Holding Head and Hitting 1
Rabbit Punching 1
Foul Penalties:
Point Deduction 1
Caution 1
No cuts occured
Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 1 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Defensive) 0 / 0 1 / 1
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight info: Cafe Royal, London, England, 2021-03-29, announcer is Jim Fitzgerald, referee is Howard John Foster, the bout will be scored by three judges: Roberto Ramirez (Puerto Rico), Larry Hazzard Jr. (United States) and Carlos Colon (Puerto Rico), ring card girl is Amy Longlegs, this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 4 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will not adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'random', Scoring System is 10 Points
In the red corner: Erik Morales - Record: 6-4-0 (3) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Spider Kelly - Cut Man: Chick Ferrara
In the blue corner: Naseem Hamed - Record: 6-3-3 (5) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Top Condition - Trainer: Don House - Cut Man: Danny Milano
Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell sounds and the two fighters are ready to trade blows. 0:0
0:14 Hamed picks off the jab thrown by Morales. 0:0
0:27 Morales put on a good show in his last fight. Let's see how he will do in this fight. 0:0
0:40 Morales is bouncing on his toes, avoiding Naseem Hamed attempts to move inside on him. 0:0
0:44 Not much happening at the moment. 0:0
0:54 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment, as Morales blasts home a hook. 2:0
01:08 Erik Morales wants to go downstairs, but can't penetrate Hamed's defense. 2:0
01:15 Hamed lands a crushing cross! 2:4
01:15 Morales was shaken by that blow! 2:4
01:29 Hamed scores with a tremendous left just above the waistline! 2:9
01:29 Morales was stunned by that blow! 2:9
01:57 Fans call for more action as Hamed ties up Morales. Foster agrees with the fans and yells for Naseem Hamed to quit playing games and fight. 2:9
02:06 Morales pushes Hamed away. 2:9
02:15 Morales lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Hamed. 2:9
02:22 Morales quickly hitches up his trunks. 2:9
02:25 Morales backs into the upper left corner. 2:9
02:29 Morales takes a heavy combination downstairs. 2:13
02:29 Those punches hurt Morales and he looks to hang on. 2:13
02:51 Morales lands a hard hook! 7:13
02:51 Hamed looks shaken! 7:13
03:00 After the bell both fighters continued to throw punches forcing Foster to step in and break it up. 9:12
Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Morales looks a bit disgusted as Round 2 gets underway. 0:0
0:08 Hamed takes a hard jab to the face from Morales 3:0
0:16 Whatever Don House said to him in the corner between rounds must have had some effect as Naseem Hamed has some spring in his step here in the 2nd round. 3:0
0:18 Morales has Hamed trapped! 3:0
0:23 Morales lands a strong hook! 8:0
0:23 Hamed was stunned by that blow! 8:0
0:41 Hamed's misses as Erik Morales backpedals away. 8:0
0:56 Morales lands a solid cross! 12:0
0:56 Hamed is hurt and he had better reach deep if he's going to continue! 12:0
01:09 Morales bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 14:0
01:28 Hamed catches Erik Morales coming in with a sweet uppercut! 14:4
01:28 That shot buckled Morales's legs and he is really unsteady now, like he could go down at any moment! 14:4
01:42 Morales is utilizing the ring to his advantage with constant movement. 14:4
01:47 Morales is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 14:4
01:54 Morales has his arms wrapped around Hamed... Now they separate. 14:4
02:04 Morales pushes Hamed away. 14:4
02:18 Morales finds a home for that debilitating hook. 17:4
02:30 Both fighters keep straying from ring center. Now they're back in the middle of the square. 17:4
02:34 OH! Morales landed the big hook flush! 21:4
02:34 Hamed is hurt! 21:4
02:44 As high as Hamed is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Morales takes advantage of it. 21:4
03:00 Hamed does a great job with subtle movement to avoid Morales's punches in close. 21:4
03:00 The bell sounds - more boxing to come in a moment. 22:4
Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Hamed is off his stool and waiting for the bell to begin Round 3. 0:0
0:09 Erik Morales lands the uppercut but there wasn't much on it. 2:0
0:18 * Erik Morales is told to quit rabbit punching by Foster. 5:0
0:18 * Foster is stopping the action and is going to take a point away from Morales! 5:0
0:26 Spider Kelly seemed to pump up Morales between rounds. 5:0
0:31 Morales connects with a violent combination! 10:0
0:31 Hamed was staggered by those punches! 10:0
0:52 Hamed lands a vicious uppercut! 10:4
0:52 Mercy! that was a crushing blow! Morales is trying to hang on... 10:4
01:04 Each fighter is measuring the other. Now Morales lets his hands go and scores several quick punches to the head of Hamed. 12:4
01:18 * Foster is telling Hamed to quit holding and hitting. 12:7
01:41 Morales dances gracefully across the canvas 12:7
01:50 There's a straight right by Morales! 17:7
01:50 Morales has Hamed in trouble after that punch! 17:7
02:04 Morales is still trying to find the range with his punches. He's just missing with some of his shots. 17:7
02:06 Hamed lands a flurry to the ribs of Morales. 17:9
02:18 Morales seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 17:9
02:25 Morales traps Hamed in the corner! 17:9
02:30 Morales lands a devastating uppercut! 21:9
02:30 That punch may have stunned Hamed momentarily. 21:9
02:46 Both fighters move back to ring center. 21:9
02:51 Morales grabs Hamed. Too much of this kind of thing can have a negative affect on the scoring of the fight. 21:9
02:55 Foster steps in and breaks it up. 21:9
03:00 Morales retreats into a neutral corner. 21:9
03:00 Hamed forces his way inside. 21:9
03:00 That round personified the word brawl, as both fighters really went at it the for entire three minutes. 22:10
Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Both fighters look determined as the final round gets underway. 0:0
0:07 Hamed got some great advice from Don House between rounds, let's see if he puts it to use here in round 4. 0:0
0:14 Morales fails to connect with that punch. He pushed it out there instead of cutting loose with it. 0:0
0:21 Hamed dips as if to launch a body shot, then goes upstairs with a quick hook to the head that puts Morales back on his heels! 0:4
0:21 Morales appears to be stunned! 0:4
0:26 These guys both look like they have barely been in a fight at all.. 0:4
0:45 Hamed's fans are here in force tonight, cheering everything he does. 0:4
0:56 Morales drives that short hook into Hamed's midsection! 4:4
0:56 Hamed is reeling.. 4:4
01:08 Morales has Hamed trapped in the upper left neutral corner... 4:4
01:13 Morales is giving Hamed a lot of side-to-side movement. 4:4
01:25 Morales does a great job of moving as Hamed tries to work inside. 4:4
01:32 Erik Morales scores with a tremendous right just above the waistline! 8:4
01:32 Hamed appears shaken by those punches! 8:4
01:53 Hamed tries to get the hook into the the ribs, but Morales blocks it. 8:4
02:05 Morales misses with that punch. 8:4
02:16 Hamed really buried that punch into Morales's ribs. 8:9
02:16 That series of punches rocked Morales and he looks to be in trouble. 8:9
02:31 Morales snakes the jab through Hamed's gloves. He had some snap on that one. 10:9
02:47 The fighters are back at ring center... 10:9
02:51 Hamed drives home a wicked hook to the midsection! 10:13
02:51 Erik Morales was hurt by those blows! 10:13
03:00 Hamed has Morales blocked in! 10:13
03:00 Both fighters look finished as the fight ends with the ringing of the bell. 11:14
Fight Result
Jim Fitzgerald has the call...
Ladies and Gentlemen, the judges have tallied their scorecards and here is your decision...
Roberto Ramirez, Puerto Rico scores the bout 38 to 37 for Erik Morales
Larry Hazzard Jr., United States scores the bout 38 to 37 for Naseem Hamed
Carlos Colon, Puerto Rico scores the bout 38 to 37 for...
...Naseem Hamed
The winner by split decision is Naseem Hamed!
Score Cards
Roberto Ramirez Round Total
Puerto Rico 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 10 38
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 9 37
Larry Hazzard Jr. Round Total
United States 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 9 37
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 10 38
Carlos Colon Round Total
Puerto Rico 1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 9 10 9 9 37
Naseem Hamed 10 9 9 10 38
Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4
Erik Morales 27 30 27 28 112
Naseem Hamed 30 27 27 29 113
Statistics
Categories Erik Morales Naseem Hamed
Knockdowns scored 0 0
Jabs / Round 4.50 3.00
Hooks / Round 4.25 3.25
Crosses / Round 5.75 3.00
Combinations / Round 5.00 3.25
Uppercuts / Round 6.00 2.25
Punches Landed / Round 25.50 14.75
Punches Missed / Round 47.25 20.25
Punching Accuracy 35.1% 42.1%
Total Number of Fouls 1 1
Holding Head and Hitting 1
Rabbit Punching 1
Foul Penalties:
Point Deduction 1
Caution 1
No cuts occured
Strategies (demanded/followed)
Cover Up 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Inside 0 / 0 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Offensive) 1 / 1 0 / 0
Fight Outside (Defensive) 0 / 0 1 / 1
Go for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Go All Out for KO 0 / 0 0 / 0
Protect Cut 0 / 0 0 / 0
Take a Round Off 0 / 0 0 / 0