Pretty much went according to Hoyle once Sosa solved a bit of early rounds puzzlement - my card had it Huerta 3-1 over the opening four candles - but from stanza five on the nite belonged to the taller and better skilled Dominican.
Appeared here the game and willing Huerta had too many obstacles blocking any valid shot at victory ... the Mexican mauler lacked the punching power to pull off an upset ... but to his credit he did baffle the smoother machined Sosa from time to time by switching from orthodox to portside.
The tide turned suddenly in round five with Sosa scoring with both hands - easy to see how Victoriano had once earned title shots with Floyd Mayweather and Paul Spadafora - the 29 year-old veteran has a snapping jab and puts together sizzling combinations with both hands.
And so it came down to the proverbial wire with Sosa in complete control - still, come the final candle we're treated to what we've come to expect - as in the unexpected - it's Huerta in a final banzai resulting in nothing more than a collision ... the bumping has Sosa being tripped up while trying to avoid a clinch and landing on his derriere.
Enter third man themer Frank Garza ... and what we get is what Frankie boy thinks may have happened ... as in Huerta scoring a knockdown ... luckily, no big damage done by the blown call.
Judges scoring went Sosa 96-93, 96-94, 95-94.
Post Scripts: The eye-opener for proponents of the point scoring system is in how this one played out - unlike the round by round system the points method offers too much room for judges to play the ol' "numbers" game - too handy a tool for bailing out home town favorites in a losing but competitive outings. Didn't apply here but is fairly likely at in some of them pit-stops ESPN2 touches down at from time to time.
Semper fi,
GEL
The Friday ESPN2 fite card had itself a spirited lightweight affair with Victoriano Sosa besting Miguel Angel Huerta by unanimous decision in the main event.
10-10-2003