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VITALI
KLITSCHKO RETAINS WBC TITLE WITH 9TH ROUND STOPPAGE OF JUAN
CARLOS GOMEZ ... by Larry Flores
In a fight that surely will
not make the “Boxing Classic” series, “WBC” Heavyweight champion
Vitali “Dr. Ironfist” Klitschko, stopped a game but outclassed
Juan Carlos Gomez, “The Black Panther” from Cuba, in the 9th
round at Stuttgart, Germany.
Making his second appearance after returning from a
four-year retirement, Klitschko (36-2 with 35 KOs)
was just too big and awkward for Gomez (44-1 with 35 KOs),
the former world Cruiserweight champion. After a
round that saw both fighters playing “patty-cake” by
swatting down each others’ gloves in a comical display,
Klitschko began to assert his “attack” on Gomez. By
“attack” I mean Klitschko would throw a futile half-jab and
the fighters would end up in a clinch.
March 21, Stuttgart, Germany Report... by Per-Ake
Persson
Chris Byrd, fresh off three weeks of sparring with Vitali Klitschko, stopped
outclassed German Mathias Sandow in the fourth of a scheduled eight-rounder.
Byrd, down to cruiser, looked fit, trim and toyed with his opponent before
opening up in the fourth forcing a stoppage.
Tony "the Tiger" Thompson, also a sparring partner for Vitali, had a much
tougher opponent in Adnan Serin but won a fifth round TKO when Serin's chief
cornerman threw in the towel.
There was a final ten count for WBC representative Edmund Lipinski, 74, who
passed away in Stuttgart Friday. Lipinski's last creation was the WBC Baltic Sea
title and he was also the man behind the CIS / Slovanic title that at first was
sort of a "pirate" organization before Lipinski got affiliated with the Russian
Federation-
American heavy Nathan James got an easy win when Taras Varva injured his
shoulder 15 seconds into the very first round and was unable to continue.
VITALI KLITSCHKO TKO'S J. C. GOMEZ IN NINE... by Frank
Gonzalez Jr.
Saturday afternoon, ESPN Classic and ESPN2 aired the Heavyweight Championship
fight between WBC titlist Vitali Klitschko (37-2, 36 KO’s)
and Juan Carlos Gomez (44-2, 35 KO’s). The fight took place
in a tiny ring at the Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in
Stuttgart, Germany.
Klitschko has sparred with Gomez and they know each other a bit.
After being away from boxing for almost four years and then
coming back and administering a beating to former titlist Sam
Peter, Vitali Klitschko looked great. He made easy work of Peter,
who’s usually a very tough fight for anyone. Vitali didn’t expect
the southpaw Gomez to be an easy fight.
For a heavyweight fight, this one was fairly entertaining.
VITALI
KLITSCHKO RETAINS WBC BAUBLE VIA TKO9... by George Elsasser
The ESPN heavyweight Saturday special from Stuttgart, Germany
saw Vitali Klitschko successfully retaining the WBC title with
a stanza nine stoppage of game but outgunned Juan Carlos Gomez.
This mismatch proved more about size and power, than sweet
science skills, as the bigger Klitschko methodically broke down
Gomez with each passing round - early on it was a cut eye, and
later, a round seven knockdown was clearly the handwriting on
the wall.
March 21, Stuttgart, Germany Report... by Per-Ake
Persson
Chris Byrd, fresh off three weeks of sparring with Vitali Klitschko, stopped
outclassed German Mathias Sandow in the fourth of a scheduled eight-rounder.
Byrd, down to cruiser, looked fit, trim and toyed with his opponent before
opening up in the fourth forcing a stoppage.
Tony "the Tiger" Thompson, also a sparring partner for Vitali, had a much
tougher opponent in Adnan Serin but won a fifth round TKO when Serin's chief
cornerman threw in the towel.
There was a final ten count for WBC representative Edmund Lipinski, 74, who
passed away in Stuttgart Friday. Lipinski's last creation was the WBC Baltic Sea
title and he was also the man behind the CIS / Slovanic title that at first was
sort of a "pirate" organization before Lipinski got affiliated with the Russian
Federation-
American heavy Nathan James got an easy win when Taras Varva injured his
shoulder 15 seconds into the very first round and was unable to continue.
UNVEILING JUAN CARLOS GOMEZ... by Ricky Ray Taylor
I guess I feel this same nagging feeling about "The Black
Panther" Juan Carlos Gomez. By taking a look at this monster's stats on paper
it's difficult not to be SOLD. Gomez stands 6' 4", weighs in the 240+
range and has an awkward Cuban Southpaw stance to back up his incredible 44-1
record. Nice, huh? Maybe he'll even have a shot to halt the 4 fight
KO streak of his next opponent (3/21 ~ ESPN) WBC Heavyweight Champion Vitali
Klitschko?
Well, maybe, yet it is highly doubtful.
Hey, I've seen Gomez fight about five times and just can't make
myself like him. Gomez hasn't fought one top 15 opponent, ever!
How he got the title-shot "gift" to face Klitschko for the WBC
Championship over countless more worthy contenders is politics at
its best.
MARTIN WADE'S MARCH PAD WORK - PART
TWO...
March 21 Klitschko vs. Gomez:
The big man, fresh off of taking
Samuel Peter's lunch money is doing the right thing by staying
busy. That the broadcast will be an afternoon feed from ESPN is
also encouraging, look for the network to give this fight the
championship treatment. Gomez, the "Black Panther," was a very
solid cruiserweight and thought to be an interesting interloper
to the division a couple of years ago. The same intrigue that
surrounds David Haye used to surround the Cuban so I look for the
cocky Gomez to bring his deep skill set to the afternoon
festivities. Klitschko is a year older and if Gomez can come in
shape and use movement and angles this fight could get
interesting. Meanwhile, baby brother can't seem to get anything
put together with David Haye or Chris Arreola.
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3-21-2009
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