Pernell Whitaker vs. Farrain Comeaux - Revision history

Earl at 01:32, 13 November 2013

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	== Bout Summary ==		== Bout Summary ==
	Whitaker completely outclassed Comeaux, hammering him with big shots and rarely missing. Midway through the opening round, Whitaker caught Comeaux with a straight left as he was preparing to throw a left hook. Comeaux was knocked off balance and spun around in the center of the ring. As the round concluded, Comeaux was backed into ~~the~~ corner and received a beating that, to his credit, would have sent many down for the count. Whitaker continued to pick his shots and pound Comeaux in the second round. Late in the round, Whitaker finished a three punch combination with a right hook on the button and then sent Comeaux into the ropes with a left. As Whitaker moved in, the referee waved an end to the bout as it was clear Comeaux was unable to protect himself.		Whitaker completely outclassed Comeaux, hammering him with big shots and rarely missing. Midway through the opening round, Whitaker caught Comeaux with a straight left as he was preparing to throw a left hook. Comeaux was knocked off balance and spun around in the center of the ring. As the round concluded, Comeaux was backed into a corner and received a beating that, to his credit, would have sent many down for the count. Whitaker continued to pick his shots and pound Comeaux in the second round. Late in the round, Whitaker finished a three punch combination with a right hook on the button and then sent Comeaux into the ropes with a left. As Whitaker moved in, the referee waved an end to the bout as it was clear Comeaux was unable to protect himself.

	According to an experimental computer used to count punches at ringside, Whitaker threw 124 punches and landed 94, 78 of them clean shots to the head. Meanwhile, Comeaux landed only 10 of the 81 blows he launched against Whitaker, and none of them did any damage.		According to an experimental computer used to count punches at ringside, Whitaker threw 124 punches and landed 94, 78 of them clean shots to the head. Meanwhile, Comeaux landed only 10 of the 81 blows he launched against Whitaker, and none of them did any damage.

Earl at 00:50, 13 November 2013

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* ~~The telecast indicated Comeaux entered with~~ a ~~record~~ of ~~10-0 (6 KOs) and weighed 134 lbs~~.		*There was a crowd of 19,000 at [[Madison Square Garden]] to see U.S. [[Olympics\|Olympians]] Pernell Whitaker, [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Mark Breland]], [[Meldrick Taylor]], [[Tyrell Biggs]] and [[Virgil Hill]] make their professional debuts.
	* Professional debut for the 1984 Lightweight Olympic Gold Medalist Whitaker.		*The card was called "Night of Gold."
	* The card was named "Night of Gold" as numerous American Olympians ~~including~~ [[Evander Holyfield]], [[~~Virgil Hill~~]], [[~~Mark Breland~~]], [[Tyrell Biggs]] and [[~~Meldrick Taylor~~]] ~~made~~ their professional debuts.		*The bouts were shown live in primetime on ABC.
	* Following the loss, Comeaux did not fight for ~~over a year~~. He returned to the ring in January of 1986 ~~and won 1 of~~ his next ~~3 bouts before retiring in July of the same year~~.		*Whitaker, the 1984 Olympic lightweight gold medalist, made $75,000.
			*Comeaux's record was announced as 10-0 with 6 KOs.
			*Following the loss to Whitaker, Comeaux did not fight again for 14 months. He returned to the ring with a win in January of 1986 but retired after losing his next two fights.

	== Bout Summary ==		== Bout Summary ==
	Whitaker "completely outclassed" Comeaux ~~and hammered~~ him with big shots, rarely missing ~~throughout the first round~~. Midway through the opening round, Whitaker caught Comeaux with a left ~~hand~~ as he was preparing a left ~~of his own that set him~~ off balance and spun ~~him~~ around in the center of the ring. As the round concluded Comeaux was backed into the corner and ~~receiving~~ a beating that, to his credit, would have sent many down for the count. Whitaker continued to pick his shots and pound Comeaux in ~~Round 2~~. ~~A thudding combinations capping~~ with a right ~~hand~~ on the button sent Comeaux into the ropes. ~~At that~~, the referee waved an end to the bout as it was clear Comeaux was unable to protect himself.		Whitaker completely outclassed Comeaux, hammering him with big shots and rarely missing. Midway through the opening round, Whitaker caught Comeaux with a straight left as he was preparing to throw a left hook. Comeaux was knocked off balance and spun around in the center of the ring. As the round concluded, Comeaux was backed into the corner and received a beating that, to his credit, would have sent many down for the count. Whitaker continued to pick his shots and pound Comeaux in the second round. Late in the round, Whitaker finished a three punch combination with a right hook on the button and then sent Comeaux into the ropes with a left. As Whitaker moved in, the referee waved an end to the bout as it was clear Comeaux was unable to protect himself.

	== ~~Comments~~ ==		According to an experimental computer used to count punches at ringside, Whitaker threw 124 punches and landed 94, 78 of them clean shots to the head. Meanwhile, Comeaux landed only 10 of the 81 blows he launched against Whitaker, and none of them did any damage.
	* "Four months after winning the gold, Whitaker debuted as a professional along with fellow Olympians Evander Holyfield, Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor, and Tyrell Biggs on a card appropriately called "Night of Gold." But it wasn't so much that Pernell disposed of his ~~opponent - one~~ of life's losing stuntmen who went by the name of Farrain ~~Comeaux - in~~ two, as that he outshone the other four, putting on a display of moves unseen since the heyday of [[Willie Pep]]." - [[Bert Sugar]] in his book Boxing's Greatest Fighters [http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&lpg=PA164&ots=BW8mfVRhuE&dq=abc%20boxing%2C%20%22night%20of%20gold%22&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q&f=false]
			== Comment ==
			"Four months after winning the gold, Whitaker debuted as a professional along with fellow Olympians Evander Holyfield, Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor, and Tyrell Biggs on a card appropriately called "Night of Gold." But it wasn't so much that Pernell disposed of his opponent—one of life's losing stuntmen who went by the name of Farrain Comeaux—in two, as that he outshone the other four, putting on a display of moves unseen since the heyday of [[Willie Pep]]." - [[Bert Sugar]] in his book ''Boxing's Greatest Fighters''. [http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&lpg=PA164&ots=BW8mfVRhuE&dq=abc%20boxing%2C%20%22night%20of%20gold%22&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q&f=false]

Sweetscientist at 03:19, 13 April 2011

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			'''Judge:''' [[Harold Lederman]]<br>
			'''Judge:''' [[Tony Castellano]]<br>

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	* The telecast indicated Comeaux entered with a record of 10-0 (6 KOs) and weighed 134 lbs.		* The telecast indicated Comeaux entered with a record of 10-0 (6 KOs) and weighed 134 lbs.
	* Professional debut for the 1984 Lightweight Olympic Gold Medalist Whitaker.		* Professional debut for the 1984 Lightweight Olympic Gold Medalist Whitaker.
			* The card was named "Night of Gold" as numerous American Olympians including [[Evander Holyfield]], [[Virgil Hill]], [[Mark Breland]], [[Tyrell Biggs]] and [[Meldrick Taylor]] made their professional debuts.
	* Following the loss, Comeaux did not fight for over a year. He returned to the ring in January of 1986 and won 1 of his next 3 bouts before retiring in July of the same year.		* Following the loss, Comeaux did not fight for over a year. He returned to the ring in January of 1986 and won 1 of his next 3 bouts before retiring in July of the same year.

			== Bout Summary ==
			Whitaker "completely outclassed" Comeaux and hammered him with big shots, rarely missing throughout the first round. Midway through the opening round, Whitaker caught Comeaux with a left hand as he was preparing a left of his own that set him off balance and spun him around in the center of the ring. As the round concluded Comeaux was backed into the corner and receiving a beating that, to his credit, would have sent many down for the count. Whitaker continued to pick his shots and pound Comeaux in Round 2. A thudding combinations capping with a right hand on the button sent Comeaux into the ropes. At that, the referee waved an end to the bout as it was clear Comeaux was unable to protect himself.

			== Comments ==
			* "Four months after winning the gold, Whitaker debuted as a professional along with fellow Olympians Evander Holyfield, Mark Breland, Meldrick Taylor, and Tyrell Biggs on a card appropriately called "Night of Gold." But it wasn't so much that Pernell disposed of his opponent - one of life's losing stuntmen who went by the name of Farrain Comeaux - in two, as that he outshone the other four, putting on a display of moves unseen since the heyday of [[Willie Pep]]." - [[Bert Sugar]] in his book Boxing's Greatest Fighters [http://books.google.com/books?id=qRAFvgU2WjsC&lpg=PA164&ots=BW8mfVRhuE&dq=abc%20boxing%2C%20%22night%20of%20gold%22&pg=PA164#v=onepage&q&f=false]

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== Notes ==
* The telecast indicated Comeaux entered with a record of 10-0 (6 KOs) and weighed 134 lbs.
* Professional debut for the 1984 Lightweight Olympic Gold Medalist Whitaker.
* Following the loss, Comeaux did not fight for over a year. He returned to the ring in January of 1986 and won 1 of his next 3 bouts before retiring in July of the same year.