Last night’s ESPN main event between Cruiserweights Matt
Godfrey (18-1, 10 KO) and Shawn Hawk (18-0-1, 18 KO) showed promise on paper -
but then the opening bell and what we get is a ten round yawn provoker. One
that qualified for a few choruses of that yesterday B’klyn fan favorite “Let
me call you sweetheart.”
But this one was played in downtown Philadelphia, Penna -
and come the halfway mark the tried and proven fans of the “City of Brotherly
Love” accepted the fact they were stuck with a lemon from start to finis -
Godfrey tossed a proverbial shutout on my card -100-90 in points and 100-0H
under the yesterday round by round method.
The official numbers that count had it Godfrey 99-91,
98-92, 97-93 - no argument here, I mean, round after round the “Sioux
Warrior” Hawk, walked into the quicker Godfrey version of “Slapsy Maxie
Rosenbloom” offense - problem was the Hawk never once tossed a single punch
with bad intentions.
Club fight level without fire and brimstone - Godfrey
tapped his way to victory as if on a ten round gym sparring session - Hawk may
have been helped had the corner brain trust played that yesterday Nancy
Sinatra hit “These shoes are meant for walkin’ between each stanza - had the
Hawk let the hands go just maybe a fight would have broken out.
Closing comments:
Godfrey (age 28) advances to 19-1, 10 KO’s - entered last nite at #11
among the cruisers - good news the Cruiserweight division not exactly loaded
with talent.
Hawk suffers first loss and is now at 18-1-1, 16 KO’s - advice is to
return to the Reservation at Sioux Falls, SD until learning a bit about
offense. Now at age 25 there’s still time to learn.
Light heavyweight prelim between Brooklyn’s Shaun George
and Chris Henry of Houston, Texas begins with George having the better
courtesy of a big counter right hand that shook Henry - at that point George
should have called it a night - was the only stanza he would claim.
Henry quickly recovers in candle two - busier of the two
while taking control come stanza three courtesy of a big right hand that rocks
George - nothing much changes come the final stanza six with George on the
canvas after catching a big right hand.
Beats the count, but Henry quickly follows with a barrage
and George is down again from power right hand - time of contest 1:08 of
stanza six.
Rest of the story:
Henry improves to 24-2, 19 KO’s - young enough at 28 to
improve his lowly ranking at 175 - but as yet not near ready for the upper
echelon.
George - drops to 18-3-2, 9 KO's - at a now age 30 is
pretty much a trial horse for new kids on the block.
