The last noche ESPN visit to Time Square, NYC returned me to a time when a 14 year old Paramount Pictures (1501 Broadway) summer mail room messenger boy - that  once offered a picture perfect 6th floor view of the celebrations below, come the year 1945 news that the big WW2 had ended. 

Keeping the Sechew Powell-Deandre Latimore main event on the theatrical side, was ESPN commentators Joe Tessitore-Teddy Atlas with a pre-fight ramble of “Powell a world class number one rated light middleweight” likely making short work of young Latimore of questionable glittering 18-1, 15 résumé. 

The Latimore knock, not a name among the taken scalps - most the success while working the hometown St. Louis, MO scene - and then the opening bell with both southpaws showing skills - the edge to the first time visitor to the Big Apple in a mutually spirited stanza. 

Good news, it slowed the Joey-Teddy tilted dialogue - then a big Powell stanza evoked “told you so” from our experts at the mic, with the kid looking in big trouble - but the IBF numero uno ranked favorite comes up short in finisher department. 

Both fighters displayed good skills over three and four - but the earlier Powell edge would go AWOL come candle five, when on the receiving end of a Latimore power combo that went left hand/right uppercut that visibly rocked the house favorite. 

As a 1940s lady pop vocalist Paramount stage singer once sang it, “From this moment on “ - and the touted “Iron Horse” begun showing rust, and it would be all Latimore over stanzas six, and fight ending numero seven. 

End arrives at 2:11 mark with Powell caught in corner and catching leather without returning fire - referee Benji Estevez jumps in and calls it no-mas. 

Post Scripts:

• Sechew Powell (23-2, 14 KO) ~ age 29 - at the proverbial doorstep and being prepped for title fight with IBF champion Verno Phillips, this loss slams the door shut on a second shot at a world title.

• Deandre  Latimore (19-1, 16 KO) ~ age 22 - going in, this one looked like rush job written over it. Ended in a grabbing the brass ring to instant recognition. This kid not only easy on the eyes but born with punching power - has plenty room to grow, and if handled with TLC could graduate from promise to quality.

• Referee Benji Estevez worked another solid job. One of the better around. 

• Tessitore-Atlas: apparently this duo hasn’t gotten the reality of working TV vs. radio. They are two widely different properties: the non-stop chatter results in too much distraction. Ok to point out fighter A) has better résumé than fighter B). However, from that point on let the ring action speak for itself. Job is to report, not to promote.