HOLT THUNDER STEALS MIAMI CARD

By George Elsasser

 

Fact is you can't tell from the resumé alone ... and seeing is sometimes no more than half-truths with these young unbeatens - but remember the name Kendall Holt and file it under "future considerations."

A  22 year old ... but in last night's semi-final he took on the look of a seasoned pro ... and while it enters the books as KO1 over Gilberto Reyes it seems here to tell much more.

Was no gimme this Reyes ... enters with a look of confidence ... opening bell has him showing some good things ... quick hands and ready to go to war ... and over them opening 120 seconds he was the busier and seemingly in control.

And then it comes ... at 2:23 seconds mark ... a shocking inside counter left-hook to the sweet spot ... a lethal bolt of lightning that likely lit up the outside Miami skies ... Reyes was out of it before heavily hitting the canvas.

So what it seems we have here, is still another name to be added to that growing list of futures at 140 pounds ... along with the stunning eye catcher of a left hand power punch was the poise ... no flash and dash ... textbook and disciplined behind a solid jab and seemingly in no hurry.

And with that grand finale, the youngster, now at 15-0 with 11 by knockout has earned a ticket on the express lane to bigger things.

Post Scripts: Kendall Holt ~ The lethal weapon that stole the thunder at that Miccosukee Resort, and today is surely the talk of the town, was once labeled as an inside hook ... today they call it an uppercut ... matters not, when finding the sweet spot, by any other name it's spelled Nite All.

Gilberto Reyes ~ Only a kid himself at age 23 ... gotta wonder tho' ... enters at 8-1-1, 6 by KO ... game and willing and can deal with the usual suspects ... but  got to wonder about the brain trust that feeds him to a stranger with the demeanor of a gunfighter.

GEL     

3-26-2004

 

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