Was no surprise here that the Calvin Brock brain trust selected Timor over cousin Sultan Ibragimov to keep the "USA" hopeful alive and well - until the bubble breaks - and what the paying clientele at Caesars, Vegas got for its do, re, mi, was as terrible an exhibition of professional boxing as it gets.

Fact is Brock, at age 31, and no more than a now 29 carefully selected trips to the office is more no-hope than hopeful among the top dogs at heavyweight - as in Wlad, Hasim, Sergei, Toney, Brewster …  and likely Peter, Briggs, Krasniqi as well.

The people's choice on this side of the big pond is simply a nice guy … but as that past beizbol manager of days gone by Leo Durocher once shouted, "nice guys finish last" - and Brock baby fits the image to the letter.

Brock is a counter puncher by nature - problem is nothing comes natural-like … must have it teed up like a golf ball with no chance of anything coming back in return - this Timor had  gimme written all over it but cautious Calvin lets a show case op get away.

Problem with Brock is he played too many team sports - and rare as a snowball in hell is a no-hitter in this great sport of professional boxing - and judging by last noche’s outing that is what Brock is in search of - sorry Calvin, in this racket there’s nobody to toss a ball to.

Timor enters at undefeated with a fraudulent 21-0-1, 13 KO’s - good grief, the guy hits like a featherweight - 13 whacks? Could be the victims were survivors of short rationed Soviet salt mines on community service parole.

No way does Timor the timid make it to the finish line against a valid heavyweight contender - were it a Peter fight the search would still be on for the missing Ibragimov dome.

Scoring went unanimous Brock 119-109, 117-111, 115-113 - this unofficial saw it 118-110 in points and 10- 2 under the round by round method.

Post Scripts: Calvin Brock 29-0, 22 KO) ~ for my taste has written himself off as valid heavyweight hopeful - already age 31 and still works like an amateur - can punch if no threat of incoming in sight - has zero pro fighting instincts. The rush for USA hopeful is not spelled Calvin Brock.
                   Timor Ibragimov ( 21-1-1, 13 KO) ~ hopefully cousin Sultan shows us more on his USA debut - in the interim Uzbekistan is calling.
                  Referee Vic Draculak - like how this guy breaks clinches - negatives are constant gestures that only he can interpret.

Gel -

6-25-2006        

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