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| Polo Punishes Toledo; Scottland Hospitalized by Kurt Emhoff (Wed June 27, 2001) NEW YORK, June 26th — On the deck of the U.S.S Intrepid on the west side of Manhattan, Victor Polo took a big step towards getting himself back in the featherweight title picture by pounding out a 12-round unanimous decision over International Boxing Federation Intercontinental champ David Toledo. Polo broke open the closely contested bout with a knockdown in round 11. The judges were unanimous, 114-112 and 115-110 twice. On the undercard, Beethoven Scottland was carried out of the ring on a stretcher after being stopped in the 10th round of his light heavyweight bout with unbeatenGeorge Jones. Scottland is reportedly breathing on his own but still unresponsive. In the main event, Polo, 125.5, was the busier fighter throughout though Toledo, 126, was game to the end. The first three rounds were close and could have gone either way in this battle of southpaws. The shorter Toledo circled the ring looking to counter while the rangier Polo chugged forward in hot pursuit. Both men landed well and the exchanges were fast and furious. In round four, Polo started to pull ahead as he hurt Toledo along the ropes. He was landing nearly everything he threw at this point but he could not put Toledo down. In rounds five and six, Polo was fairly successful at keeping Toledo on the end of his punches. Toledo circled and boxed but still got hit often by Polo's straight left hand. In round seven, Polo again hurt Toledo along the ropes but then put him down with a low blow. Referee Wayne Kelly warned Polo but Polo landed again below the belt and Kelly took a point away. This turned what could have potentially been a 10-8 round for Polo into a 9-9 round with the point deduction. Round eight saw Polo beating Toledo to the punch and outworking him. Toledo landed some good counter shots but this was Polo's round. Rounds nine and 10th were close. Toledo landed the snappier shots but Polo was in heavy pursuit and landing in spurts. Toledo continued to move quite a bit and managed to keep Polo off in these rounds. Round 11 was the turning point as Toledo circled and boxed well. He had Polo running into shots until he ran into a right, left combo himself that put him down. He did not appear hurt and the bell sounded soon afterwards. Polo fought the final round like he had the fight locked up as he stood back and boxed, letting Toledo take the play away. It was a close round that Toledo stole by being slightly busier. However, it was too little too late. Judge Tony Paolino had it 114-112, while Bob Gilson and Steve Weisfeld both scored it 115-110 — all three for Polo. Polo, fighting for the first time since losing a split decision to World Boxing Association champ Derrick Gainer last October, improves to 30-3-2, 22 KO's while Toledo falls to 31-3-2, 13 KO's. In the main support bout, George Jones, 174.75, wore down a tough Beethoven Scottland, 170.75, and stopped him at 2:23 of the 10th. Jones, making his first step up in competition showed good late power and solid combination punching. Scottland, unfortunately, was too brave for his own good as he was carried from the ring on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. Preliminary reports are that he is breathing on his own but has some brain swelling. Our prayers are with him. In another bout between lefties, Jones dominated from the start. The first six rounds followed a similar pattern as Jones did most of the punching and landed the harder blows — especially with the right hook. Scottland managed to throw enough back to keep Jones' respect but he wasn't winning any rounds. In round seven, Scottland took a beating and appeared to be ready to go at a few points. Jones could not quite bring across the finisher, however, as he appeared to get a little arm weary. In rounds eight and nine, Scottland bravely came back and forced the fight. Jones retreated for the first time and attempted to box the smaller man from the outside. Scottland appeared to do enough to win the ninth. Jones began the final round with a renewed vigor. He wore Scottland down with a barrage of punches and put him down and out with a hard right hook. Referee Arthur Mercante, Jr. stopped the bout before he reached a 10 count. Scottland remained on the canvas until being removed by stretcher a few minutes later. Jones is now 16-0, 12 KO's, while Scottland, a late sub for David Telesco drops to 20-7-2, 9 KO's. Jones was well ahead on all three cards going into the 10th. On the non-televised portion of the broadcast, heavyweight prospect Erik Kirkland, 222, scored a somewhat dubious one punch knockout of lefty late sub Curtis Taylor, 218.2, stopping him at 1:42 of the 2nd round. Kirkland hit Taylor with a decent right hand that sent him down in a slightly delayed reaction. Taylor appeared to be overreacting a bit and seemed like he could gotten up. Kirkland is now 12-0, 6 KO's while Taylor falls to 6-6, 5 KO's. Dominican Olympian Jerson Ravelo, 165.5, stopped soft Bert Jackson, 173, with a big right hand to the chin at 2:01 of the first round. The referee stopped it before reaching the 10 count while Jackson was sprawled against the ropes. Ravelo ups his record to 6-0, 4 KO's. Jackson is now 3-5, 3 KO's. In other bouts, Said Ouali, 147, 6-0, 4 KO's, gave Amado Navarro, 148.3, 7-6-2, 2 KO's a six round pasting and won a unanimous decision. Jason Heit, 188.1, 3-0, 2 KO's turned Rida Saadiq, 182.1, 0-4 into a bloody mess and stopped him at 1:53 of the 2nd. Heit is managed by Burt Young of Rocky fame. Carl Johannsen, 130, 6-0, 2 KO's, landed hard to the body in every round and beat veteran loser Joseph Figueroa, 135.5, 9-46-5, 3 KO's by unanimous decision over six rounds. Kendall Holt, 140, 3-0, 3 KO's sank Marat Suyantayev, 138.5, 2-1, 0 KO's with a right to the body. Suyantayev was counted out on one knee at 1:20 of the second of a scheduled four. For Questions or Comments E-Mail Kurt Emhoff at emhoffk@yahoo.com Kurt Emhoff's Archives - Click Here |
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