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The ESPN Tuesday visit to Brockton town for the Ian Gardner - Mohamad Said
middleweight pairing, coughed up a couple unexpected dividends, when the
transplanted Canadian southpaw tossed a near perfect performance over the
made to order hapless Egyptian.
The surprise bonus named Gardner begins with the letter "E" … as in enigma.
Nice enough persona prior to the opening bell - then show time and the kid
converts to a pugilistic riddle that even he cannot solve.
Still, with nothing more than small arms power, the guy is a crowd pleaser
in style … even when the style is indescribable - whether in defensive mode
or on offense, he’s all about quickness.
Following ten rounds of one-sided, Ian the animated gone berserk, I will no
longer blindly buy into the theory of speed making power - but with or
without it, if paired smartly this Gardner will put butts in the seats.
No surprise the plodding Said, at age 31, hadn’t a single prayer … speed
from the port side slinger was one unsolvable … the left-right, in-out, body
twisting and feet shuffling and more, will surely magnetize a following.
The official scoring went for Gardner 100-89,100-89, 99-90 - this unofficial
had it 10-0 in rounds, and 100-89 under the point scoring system.
Gardner goes to 19-2, 7 KO … Said drops to 17-4, 10 KO.
Post Scripts: Gardner ~ No question the young kid with the entertaining
style can do superbly at the small club venues. A natural for the
ESPN-ShoBox scene. The shortage of clout will likely be the eventual
equalizer once moving up a few rungs. Brain trust should enjoy while it
lasts.
Said ~ At age 31 and looking older yet, should return
to wherever it was he constructed a very decent 17-3, 10 rap sheet. The
future was yesterday.
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Prelim middleweight mismatch saw Rasheem "The
Untouchable" Brown going to 16-2, 14 knockouts with a two round stoppage of
Chris Troupe at 2:07 seconds mark.
The battered Troupe fell to 9-4, 5 KO s when after being dropped twice in
opening stanza, and seen wobbly returning to corner, fared no better during
stanza two.
Rasheen, a late starter and a now age 29 with no more than 18 kept
appointments not exactly a prospect. Troupe should pack the game in before
becoming a statistic. Single positive is the guy has heart.
Closing comments: With main eventer Gardner confused to which sobriquet
wears better, "The Truth" or "The Cobra," think maybe renting the Brown
"Untouchable" a much better fit.
GEL
7-5-2005
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