I know, I know - the ESPN2  fite nite series is strictly bush league - still, I see no rhyme or reason for all too many of this season’s double-dip (WNF-FNF) pairings, other than being fillers at best.

The culprit of the two is the Wednesday summer shows - the July 5 card came to us from Colorado Springs - a travesty that bordered on white collar criminality from the get go.

Televised opener saw popular local middleweight David Medina 10-1, 5 by KO in with a hapless Charles Blake who arrives with tomato can resume` of  8 wins, 6 losses and four wins by stoppage.

Small print coughs up the rest of the story - Blake age 35 qualified by losing six of his last nine fights, with four coming by knockout.

Good news, it was a quick kill - Blake down in opening candle courtesy a Medina power right hand to the head - beats the count , but is quickly down a second time during a brief exchange, from another right.

Counted out at 2:02 mark.

David Medina ~ age 27 and a now dozen kept appointments. Best I have for the seemingly likable kid, is he sits tight out there at the Rocky Mountain State - any serious wandering should carry the surgeon general stamp.

Chas. Blake ~ only direction is out of town - any town. Tale of the tape should include what size box fits the body. Mandatory retirement a must.
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Then a super/middleweight mismatch in Carlos Deleon (13-1-2, 10KO) staring across the ring at victim Oscar Montano of  2 wins, 5 losses and one big knockout fame.

No surprise this one a quickie - DeLeon first tenderizes Oscar in opening stanza with hurting left hooks to the body - then round two and the power hook drops his hapless foe once, before dropping curtain with shot to the solar plexus.

No sooner Montano is on the canvas he opts to not only call it no-mas, but also  kicks the referee for attention while signaling he’s having breathing problems.

Local medic enters to administer the soothing at 2:05 mark of the round.

DeLeon ~ son of past Cruiserweight champion Carlos DeLeon Sr. who was a good one. Junior now at age 27 shows technique and appears to have some power in the left hook. Jury still out - first needs displaying the wares against the living.

Montana ~ Please, go home and find a job.
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Main event  saw Jerome Ellis coming from behind to stop Neil Sinclair with a left hook to the right rib cage - Neil sinks to the canvas with a pained look on the face and remains there for the full math. Time of 1:49 of numero six.

Jerome Ellis ~ 11-4-1, 10) his "MO" is far from text book in style - maybe kangaroo best description. Regardless, the future is yesterday.

Neil Sinclair ~ 28-5, 22)  believe Belfast is calling - where them 22 scalps were heisted needs some serious explaining. Guy delivers cream puffs from both sides and clearly displays a strong disdain for pain.
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Other negatives had Marvin Cordova going to 11-0, 7 via opening stanza knockout over Darnelle Sukerow who entered at 13 wins and 14 losses - and nobody really needs the rest of the story.
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Final atrocity had females paired - and the Colorado Commission, promoters and corner people should be collectively charged in the mugging.

Chantel Cordova (4-0, 3 KO) road kills a frightened ewe without a clue in Unity Young who entered 0 and 1 and was quickly dispatched to 0-2 at 1:06 of round one.

How the kiddie channel (ESPN2) exposed the unwitting viewers to this boxing version of the yesterday hangings in the town square boggles the mind.

GEL -

7-5-08

 

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