The ESPN FNF offering between Juan Urango
and Hermann Ngoudjo for the vacant IBF Jr. Welter bauble was
billed as a classic boxer vs. puncher affair - then the
opening bell and the Urango power punching caught the eye.
Ngoudjo displayed heart in going the
distance - but a nasty stanza three saw the lighter punching
local via Cameroon down twice - first trip courtesy of a
Urango left uppercut and then again from a finishing right
hand.
The scoring went lopsided for the port
side Colombian bomb thrower to the unanimous tune of
120-106, 118-108, 116-110 - it also translated to three
scoring judges favoring the puncher over the boxer, also
known as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
My unofficial tabulations saw it much
closer - had it Urango 114-112 in points and all square at
6-6 using the yesterday round by round method.
While Urango’s non-stop aggressive style
caught the eye, he missed the target on more occasions than
finding the mark - still, the stanza three 10-7 round paid
dividends on my unofficial.
Post Scripts:
-
Juan Urango (21-1-1, 16 KO) ~ age 28 -
what you see is what you get, fan favorite in style crowd
pleaser. The reign likely a short one if not choosing
opponents carefully. A fan dream pairing would be a
defense with fellow Colombian bomb-thrower Ricardo Torres
(32-2, 28 KO) the challenger.
-
Hermann Ngoudjo (17-3, 9 KO) ~ age 29 -
shortage of punching power too big an albatross to grab
the brass ring - big heart and while more boxer than
puncher he chooses not to run. Future is yesterday.
Passing thoughts: As a past ice hockey
fan, I recall the Canadian national anthem prior to the
dropping of the cup beginning with “Oh Canada” - seeing
Montreal hack Gerry Bolen as third man in the ring for the
NABO welter club fight title the anthem takes on a whole
different meaning. Undefeated local Anton DeCarrie 21-0, 6
KO’s is tossing a shutout over washed up veteran Dorin
Spivey and Bolen debits Spivey points for holding in rounds
six and eight. For what it’s worth DeCarrie has no future -
punches as hard as my sister Maureen. Short notice Spivey
age 35 was there for the paycheck - no need for the
penalties.
Brian Kenny
studio guest Bernardo Osuna - call it a bonus. Guy is top of
the line. Teddy Atlas on the money with evaluation of Anton
De Carrie - punchers are born - kid in trouble once stepping
up a rung on the ladder.
