Wilfred Benitez vs. Mustafa Hamsho - Revision history

Boxsoup at 04:29, 7 June 2015

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	*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)		*'''Promoter:''' [[Don King]] (Don King Productions)
	*'''Show:[http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=2206]		*'''Show:[http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=2206]
	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 119-111 Hamsho

	"Benitez was thoroughly dominated Saturday by Hamsho, the World Boxing Council's top-ranked challenger, who used his strength and brawling style to pin Benitez in his corner through much of the bout in taking a unanimous 12-round decision. From the opening bell, when Hamsho backed Benitez into his corner, he dominated the fight, throwing punches from every direction while Benitez answered with only weak counterpunches that had little effect on Hamsho~~....Benitez had fought only once before as a middleweight, winning a lackluster 10-round decision over a mismatched Tony Cerda in May~~....Neither fighter seemed seriously hurt during the bout, although Benitez appeared stunned in the third round when he was pushed or wrestled to the canvas four times. Referee Davey Pearl ruled no knockdowns and warned Hamsho to stop pulling and pushing Benitez. Hamsho, 157¾, ran his record to 37-2-2, while Benitez, 157¾, fell to 44-3-1. Hamsho received $200,000 and Benitez $150,000 for the fight."		==Notes==
			*The fight took place in an outdoor stadium at the Dunes Hotel on a day when the temperature was 101°.
			*In early 1983, Benitez split with his father, [[Gregorio Benitez]], who had trained him since his first day in the gym, and hired Victor Machado as his new trainer. Later, [[Cus D'Amato]] was brought in as an adviser. D'Amato said, "Benitez can punch a lot harder than people think. But he doesn't punch; he just comes out to outbox opponents with his smarts. I talked to him about moving side to side and punching." [[Pat Putnam]] of [[Sports Illustrated]] reported: "During training, Benitez showed no inclination to adopt D'Amato's suggestion."
			*Two months earlier, in his first fight as a middleweight, Benitez defeated Tony Cerda by a 10-round decision. Pat Putnam called Benitez's performance "dismal."
			*Tim Dahlberg of the Associated Press reported: "Benitez was thoroughly dominated Saturday by Hamsho, the [[World Boxing Council]]'s top-ranked challenger, who used his strength and brawling style to pin Benitez in his corner through much of the bout in taking a unanimous 12-round decision. From the opening bell, when Hamsho backed Benitez into his corner, he dominated the fight, throwing punches from every direction while Benitez answered with only weak counterpunches that had little effect on Hamsho. . . . Neither fighter seemed seriously hurt during the bout, although Benitez appeared stunned in the third round when he was pushed or wrestled to the canvas four times. Referee Davey Pearl ruled no knockdowns and warned Hamsho to stop pulling and pushing Benitez. Hamsho, 157¾, ran his record to 37-2-2, while Benitez, 157¾, fell to 44-3-1. Hamsho received $200,000 and Benitez $150,000 for the fight."
			*The Associated Press scored the fight 119-111 for Hamsho, and Sports Illustrated had it 120-107 for Hamsho.
			*[[Jim Jacobs]], Benitez's manager, said after the fight, "You keep moving up and up until finally you reach a plateau where the people are stronger and tougher. Hamsho was much stronger than Wilfred. I think this fight dictated that Wilfred will fight as a junior middleweight."

	[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0KA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4018,554791&dq=wilfred+benitez+hamsho&hl=en The Associated Press - July 18, 1983]		==Articles==
			*[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0KA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4018,554791&dq=wilfred+benitez+hamsho&hl=en "Hamsho Dominates Benitez" By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, July 18, 1983]
			*[http://www.si.com/vault/1983/07/25/619456/hamsho-put-on-some-kind-of-show "Hamsho Put On Some Kind Of Show" By Pat Putnam, Sports Illustrated, July 25, 1983]

Luiz gomes at 05:50, 21 May 2015

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	*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 119-111 Hamsho		*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 119-111 Hamsho

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			*'''Unofficial AP scorecard:''' 119-111 Hamsho

	"~~A brawling Mustafa Hamsho~~ thoroughly dominated ~~Wilfred Benitez~~ Saturday to ~~take~~ a unanimous 12 round decision ~~in a middleweight title elimination bout~~. ~~Hamsho took the fight to Benitez from~~ the opening bell ~~and kept~~ Benitez ~~pinned in~~ his corner ~~against~~ the ~~ropes for most of the bout~~. Benitez~~, making~~ only ~~his second appearance~~ as a middleweight ~~since moving up~~ in ~~class,~~ seemed ~~unable to get untracked and the few punches he managed to land did no damage. The most interesting moments of~~ the bout ~~came~~ in the ~~3rd~~ round when ~~Benitez~~ was ~~thrown~~ or ~~pushed~~ to the canvas on four ~~separate occasions~~. ~~Although Benitez was seemingly dazed at one point, referee~~ Davey Pearl ruled no knockdowns and warned Hamsho ~~for~~ pushing and ~~grabbing~~." ~~-Associated Press~~		"Benitez was thoroughly dominated Saturday by Hamsho, the World Boxing Council's top-ranked challenger, who used his strength and brawling style to pin Benitez in his corner through much of the bout in taking a unanimous 12-round decision. From the opening bell, when Hamsho backed Benitez into his corner, he dominated the fight, throwing punches from every direction while Benitez answered with only weak counterpunches that had little effect on Hamsho....Benitez had fought only once before as a middleweight, winning a lackluster 10-round decision over a mismatched Tony Cerda in May....Neither fighter seemed seriously hurt during the bout, although Benitez appeared stunned in the third round when he was pushed or wrestled to the canvas four times. Referee Davey Pearl ruled no knockdowns and warned Hamsho to stop pulling and pushing Benitez. Hamsho, 157¾, ran his record to 37-2-2, while Benitez, 157¾, fell to 44-3-1. Hamsho received $200,000 and Benitez $150,000 for the fight."

	*Unofficial AP scorecard - 119-111 Hamsho		[http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0KA0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=X3MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4018,554791&dq=wilfred+benitez+hamsho&hl=en The Associated Press - July 18, 1983]

	*Purses: ~~Hamsho - $200,000~~, ~~Benitez~~ - ~~$150~~,~~000~~

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"A brawling Mustafa Hamsho thoroughly dominated Wilfred Benitez Saturday to take a unanimous 12 round decision in a middleweight title elimination bout. Hamsho took the fight to Benitez from the opening bell and kept Benitez pinned in his corner against the ropes for most of the bout. Benitez, making only his second appearance as a middleweight since moving up in class, seemed unable to get untracked and the few punches he managed to land did no damage. The most interesting moments of the bout came in the 3rd round when Benitez was thrown or pushed to the canvas on four separate occasions. Although Benitez was seemingly dazed at one point, referee Davey Pearl ruled no knockdowns and warned Hamsho for pushing and grabbing." -Associated Press

*Unofficial AP scorecard - 119-111 Hamsho

*Purses: Hamsho - $200,000, Benitez - $150,000