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VARGAS VANDALIZES BALLETTO
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VARGAS VANDALIZES BALLETTO
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Still, the feature attraction was worth the wait ... IBU lightweight title affair with local Gary "Tiger" Balletto facing former feather champ Gregorio "Goyo" Vargas ... and nothing more satisfying than seeing over the hill past champ brought in to pad the resume of a new face highly touted banger - and upsetting the proverbial apple cart.
From opening bell Vargas clearly showed some of the skills that earned him upper level recognition back in 1991 ... there he was, age 33 and painting the mush of the younger and much taller Gary the tiger with jabs and a radar-like right hand.
Only question needing answers was the stamina factor ... pace was a fast one ... from start to finis Balletto walked into the traps of the sharp-shooting veteran - and paying the price.
As early as stanza three Balletto hits the deck from picture-perfect left hook ... and what followed was anything but pretty ... as in a tiger with busted beak and assorted cuts and bruises.
Still, Gary gave it his best ... but club fight skills is where he's at ... and a fraudulent resume doesn't get the job done ... with, or without help from a friendly third man in the ring.
Local Joe Lupino penalizes Vargas a point for questionable low blow in round eight ... failed to help ... by then Vargas was peppering his novice opponent with eye-catching combinations.
And then the scoring ... confused the ring announcer enuf he needed a second effort with the proclamation ~ what we eventually got was a 115-113, 114-112, 114-114 majority win for Vargas.
PS: All three scorer hacks need refresher for qualification purposes ... other than the tainted point deduction, I had Balletto winning no more than two rounds over twelve rounds of Vargas vandalizing.
The future: the Goyo gang should remain on course ... as Dinah once sang it, "see the USA in your Chevrolet" - and visit them tank towns in search of other local "prospects" for easy pay checks - avoid the serious ones at 130 ... the game ain't what it once was.
Balletto? Shame on the alleged brain trust in getting hungry over a kid with nothing better than amateur skills - instead of being mesmerized over the 25 whacks versus pugilistic pablum, they should correct the jock-itch - the low left hand invited them quick Vargas right hands all noche.
Pit stop Providence ... as in "Little old" Rhode Island ... played to a ESPN2 version of HBO's after-dark format when once again pre-empted by amateur football -a week back it was high school- this trip was low-level college.
Good news department: was spared a Halloween horror show with Dumont "Dewey" Welliver once again in role of sacrificial lamb - first peek an August lynching at hands of "promising" Anthony "Messenger" Thompson - this nasty saw "Dewey" hammered by "Bad" Chad Dawson who goes to 14-0 and ten starches ...and Welliver? Don't even ask.
Semper fi,
GEL
10-31-2003
