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Pastimes : Boxing: The Sweet Science -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: mr.mark who wrote (14)	5/6/2000 8:53:00 PM
From: LPS5	Respond to of 10489

Hey, Mr. Mark, Yeah, I certainly do remember Mike Weaver doing so, but more recently - and it's egg on my face that I can't remember the other guy's name - Oscar Delahoya. He KO'ed his first post-Trinidad loss opponent with a sixth or seventh round body shot that had me cringing miles upon miles away. I remember Tate getting wounded (by who, I also can't recall) and limping away the same way I remember Tommy Hearns' unforgettable dazed, sideways run/hop - reeling from a right cross - before the thrower, Hagler (bloodied in the first two minutes of the first round) finished him off in 1985. Incidentally, two rounds widely credited with being among the best boxing of the century. I have Showtime, but didn't know Tapia was on tonight. I guess I know what I'll be watching tonight, though :) This afternoon I watched HBO's new "KO nation" and saw what the future of the heavyweight division is bringing to bear. A bout between L. Brewster (28-0) and newcomer Clifford Ettiene (15-0) went the distance, with Ettiene justifiably getting the uni. He'll need some more ring time, though, to look like serious competition for Lewis, Tyson, Holyfield, Rahman, or Tua. And time isn't on his side: Ettiene is 30, and has been fighting since getting out of prison at 28. But he's a power puncher, besting his younger, more experienced, and 1" taller opponent. He's one to watch for on the horizon. LPS5