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To: mr.mark who wrote (9869)5/23/2004 2:05:30 AM
From: MulhollandDrive  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12669
 
i don't remember the number of power punches thrown ( over 200 i think)....his connect percentage was over 50%.....chop chop in the low 20's...corley was getting pasted

a fuuny moment (had to laugh) when floyd tried to help corley up off the canvas (after 4 or 5th time down??)

i saw the tarver-jones replay too, enjoyed it...but was glad i didn't buy the PPV <gg>

i'll pay for mayweather/gatti though

:)

(lots of really good fights coming up soon)

sfgate.com

Floyd Mayweather Jr. triumphs in 140-pound debut

JOHN CURRAN, Associated Press Writer
Saturday, May 22, 2004

(05-22) 20:44 PDT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) --

Crafty and powerful, Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the jump in weight class look easy.

Mayweather, one of boxing's brightest young stars, overwhelmed DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley on Saturday in a 140-pound WBC elimination bout.

Shaking off two minor injuries and a fourth-round scare, Mayweather knocked Corley down twice and toyed with him for much of the 12-round fight, coasting to victory and a possible showdown with junior welterweight champ Arturo Gatti. ......